The final race of the WORS calendar included
huge Diablo participation and many podium finishes!
Congratulations to Andy and Sam Dipiazza on their upgrade from
Junior to Citizen category. 

Junior girls
Macy Lester 1st in age, 2nd overall
Kylie Lester 3rd in age, 8th overall 

Junior Boys
Vinny Dipiazza 
Ethan Potrykus 
Hunter Lester

Citizen Women
Megan Lester 2nd in age, 6th overall

Citizen Men
Andy Dipiazza, bumped up from Junior 
Sam Dipiazza, bumped up from Junior 
Ben Kleppek
Mike Lester
Rod W Janssen 4th in age, 4th overall

Sport Women
Sally Lester 1st in age

Sport Men
Ethan Janssen 4th in age
Scott Niemi

Comp Men
Todd Mertz

Elite Junior men
Nick Niemi 1st in age, 1st overall 
William Frank 2nd in age, 2nd overall

Elite Men
Jason Gibson
Jon Lester

​A humongous group of Diablo's covered a broad spectrum of categories.

Junior girls 
Kylie Lester age 9-10 4th in age
Macy Lester age 11-12 4th in age

Junior males
Vinny Dipiazza age 7-8
Andy Dipiazza age 9-10 1st in age 
Ethan Potrykus age 9-10
Sam Dipiazza age 11-12 2nd in age 6th overall 
Hunter Lester age 11-12

Citizen Female
Megan Lester age 11-14 1st in age 6th overall

Citizen Male 
Ben Kleppek age 15-16
Jason Potrykus age 35-39 4th in age
Mike Lester age 40-44
Rod W Janssen

Sport Female 
Alexis Pyrchalla age 15-18 4th in age
Sally Lester age 40-49 1st in age 9th overall

Sport Men 
Ethan Janssen age 15-16 4th in age
Eddie Kolka age 35-39
Frank Pyrchalla 
Shawn Nelson open fat bike 5th

Comp Men 
Brent Williams age 25-28 1st in age 2nd overall 
Jeff Abitz age 45-49 2nd in age
Todd Mertz age 45-49

Elite Junior men
Nick Niemi age 15-16 4th 
William Frank age 15-16 5th

​Elite Men
Jon Lester age 40-49 mid pack pro/elite finish

5k Trail Run
 Jeff Abitz 1st overall

Waupaca Area Triathlon
August 19th, 2017
South Park ~ Downtown Waupaca WI
800 Meter Swim, 20.1 Mile Bike, 3.1 Mile Run
http://www.waupacaareatriathlon.com/
Scot Rajsich
Division - 3rd out of 22
Overall - 16 out of 292
​

Diablo Cycling participation was huge on this 100 mile race around
Lake Winnebago.
In Wave 1:
Other than one rider who launced a solo attack 
in the first 3 miles (more on that later), the 95 rider group stayed together.
After the High Cliff Park climb (mile 50), a few Diablo's and several others lost contact with the peloton. The remaining Diablos  generally rode at or near the front for most the second half.
In support of last years two top finishers Brent Williams and Andy Webb,
Brent Rohrs, John Robertson, Jeff Abitz, and John Lester helped cover attacks
(there were none that succeeded), and kept a lookout for hijinks.
At about mile 70, John Lester and Jeff Abitz took up the chase with a small, 6 person chase group, and no help from an unresponsive peloton, to bring back a solo rider (HERO) that had built up a five minute margin on the peloton.
In the final four miles, with the Diablo's (a little Abitz, a little more Rohrs, some Robertson, and ALOT of Lester) at or near the front, Webb and Williams tried to navigate the 30+ mph* swarming 72 rider peloton to position themselves for the final two tight turns and sprint finish. With less then 1/2 mile to go, and Williams behind him, Abitz tried to shoot thru a gap, only to feel the squeeze of the rider to his a right. A little bike shimmy correction (lean you leg on the top tube - Jabitz Top Tip) averted disaster. 
Bunch sprint finishes this massive are all about positioning.
Every racer finds their own balance of risk, aggression, patience, adherance to the centerline rule (there were violators!) and even compassion to the safety of their fellow racers (we have jobs and families). 
Rounding the final hard left turn, and into the long finish straight,
some sprinted to the line, some stayed on the gas in hopes of getting a Division award, and some outside the top ten safely "sat up" and cruised in with dignity.
Minutes later the remaining Diablo's rode in.
Adam Koenig fought to the finish with a severe leg cramp, requiring assistance off his bike. 
Amber Searer's courage and skills in her first Wave 1 attempt, and her team commitment, secured our Coed Team result.
​* 48 kph (courtesy to Adam Koenig).
In the end there were five Diablo's on the podium,
and a 2nd place finish in Coed Team.
                             Division      Overall
Brent  Williams         1             8         Podium!   
Jeff Abitz                    4             26 
John Robertson         5             27  
Andy Webb                3             28      Podium!   
Brent Rohrs               6             31  
Jon Lester                   8            32
Jason Potrykus          12           86 
Amber Searer            2            143     Podium!   
Adam Koenig             17          178  
Shawn Nelson           30           181
Mark Framness         35           244 
Dylan Zinkgraf           2             270    Podium!   
Keegan Miller             3             290    Podium!   
Andrew Smits           27            532  

Diablo cycling would like to extend our congratulations to our Recyclist Bicycling Company friends with their 2nd place finish in Female Team.

​https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/Events/National-Championships/2017/2017-Age-Group-National-Championships
Omaha, Nebraska on August 12th.
Olympic Distance:
Swim-0.93mi (1.5km), Bike-24.8mi (40km), Run-6.2mi (10km) 
Just qualifying for this event is an accomplishment most will never have.
Scot Rajsich's summer long commitment to this goal brought him here last weekend.
With a summer of hot, hard, and long runs before and after many of our bicycle rides, trips to lakes and quarrys, and podium finishes in several triathlons,
Scot earned the right to compete with the nations best!

Scot Rajsich: Division 70 out of 159;  941 Overall out of 1997
​https://runscore.runsignup.com/race/results/?raceId=50584#resultSetId-89016