 It was a banner day for Diablo Cycling at this year's edition of Race the Lake. Everyone walked away with their skin intact (for the most part, but definitely better than last year) and some even walked away with podiums and sweet, sweet cash prizes. Here's how the racers in Wave 1 fared:
Those results were powered by awesome teamwork, as the Diablos were the best represented team! For a recap of the race, Check out Brian's recap video and subscribe to his YouTube channel: Of course, many other Diablo's participated in the event, which Brian describes as an "88 mile individual time trial." The full results can be found here, but one other rider who did not "race" stands out, and he is none other than the mythical Jabitz. As training for the upcoming Marji Gesick 200, he did Race the Lake on his fat bike and won the category!  An amazing day all around and a special shout out to The Recyclist Bicycle Company and our other sponsors for helping with rider support and bottle exchanges. For more photos (credit to Shawn Nelson, Jeff Abitz, and Mark Framness for this post, respectively) and commentary on the event, join the Diablo Cycling Facebook Group. 
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 Cat 3 (Citizen) Female
11 to 14: Macy Lester – 1st, 1st overall! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male Gabriel Rogaczewski – 3rd Hunter Lester – 4th Samuel Dipiazza – 5th Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Sally Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Male 13 to 14: Andrew Dipiazza Cat 1 (Elite) Junior Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen  August 10, 2019 Reforestation Camp, Suamico, WI wors.org/schedule/reforestation-ramble Hosted by the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST) Junior (14 and under) Female
11 to 12: Kylie Lester- 2nd, 2nd overall Junior (14 and under) Male 9 to 10: Vincent Dipiazza –2nd 11 to 12: Ethan Potrykus Cat 3 (Citizen) Female 11 to 14: Macy Lester – 1st, 1st overall! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male Andrew Dipiazza – 3rd Samuel Dipiazza – 1st, 10th overall Hunter Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Sally Lester – 5th Cat 2 (Comp) 40 to 44: Brian Davis – 4th 45 to 49: Greg Cullen – 1st, 3rd overall 50 to 54: Jeff Abitz – 4th Open Singlespeed Brent Rohrs – 1st, 1st overall  If you find yourself competing in anything with the word "Nationals" in the title, you can be assured that you're in the highest echelon of talent. In early August, the ultra-talented Andy Webb and Jon Lester traveled to Colorado Springs to compete in the 2019 USA Cycling Masters Road Nationals races and they returned with some hardware!  Jon Lester placed third in the time trial for 40-44 age category with a time of 51:01.11! Equally as impressive is how close the podium was, as first place finished in 50:35.17 and fifth was 52:51.72. Andy finished 14th in his race of truth with a time of 58:02:52. To summarize how deep they went to crush a nearly hour-long effort, both were feel the effects the following day and did not finish the road race. That doesn't tell the whole story, though, as Jon made some valiant moves to bridge before finally running out of gas.  Whereas Jon's specialty is long, steady efforts, Andy excels at punchy crit racing.
He finished 21st out of the 35 riders who crossed the finish line, which was the 6th highest placing for a Cat 2 rider. Jon was happy with his bronze, so he rode gravel instead. The laid-back nature of riding crushed stone is much more appealing than the maniacal antics of criteriums, anyways. Hats (or caps, but definitely not helmets) go off to both gentleman for representing Diablo Cycling and all the wonderful sponsors who support the team!
Ethan Janssen, Sam and Andrew Dipiazza, journeyed north the U.P., to race their mountain bikes at the “birthplace” of iron ore in Michigan. Here is how they did, there hey: Hard Rock 48 miles from Negaunee to Ishpeming MI
Soft Rock 28 Miles from Negaunee to Marquette MI
- Jabitz
 Long Course: First to complete 11 laps (or as many laps as possible in 10 hours), for a total of 99 single track miles. Jeff Abitz - 1st place (only rider to finish all 11 laps) wemseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-Stump-Farm-Results.pdf  - Jabitz
The Diablo Cycling WORS “regulars” made the journey to race the Driftless Region of the Hixon bluff land. Lots of elevation changes, rock gardens, root tangles, jumps and punchy climbs with fast descents, challenged even the most skilled riders. Participating Diablos include: Junior (14 and under) Female 11 to 12: Kylie Lester- 2rd, 4th overall Junior (14 and under) Male 9 to 10: Vincent Dipiazza Cat 3 (Citizen) Female 11 to 14: Macy Lester – 1st, 1st overall! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Gabriel Rogaczewski – 1st, 2nd overall Samuel Dipiazza – 2nd, 3rd overall Hunter Lester – 3rd Andrew Dipiazza – 4th 40 to 44: Mike Lester – 4th Cat 2 (Sport) Female 15 to 18: Megan Lester – 2nd 40 to 49: Sally Lester – 2nd  Check out the Diablo domination! This is a BIG DEAL! - Jabitz
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