The 2012 road race season starts in five weeks with the UNL Cycling Weekend. Details haven’t been revealed yet but its sure to be a tough one. Early season races always shake out the cobwebs out and show who put in the hours over the winter.
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2011 Nebraska Rider of Year Final Standings
After an abbreviated season the 2011 Rider of Year standings are final and posted. Elkhorn Valley Cycling came away with three champions – Cole Skiba, Jerry Arnold, and Troy Leavitt – and several top ten finalists.
Congratulations to all and job well done!
Mens Cat 3 19-39
8. Dan Spray
Mens Cat 3 40-49
4. Joe Savoie
Mens Cat 4 U19
1. Cole Skiba
Mens Cat 4 19-39
3. Rich Anderson
9. Addison Albin
10. Sam Oakes
Mens Cat 4 40-49
6. Troy Leavitt
Mens Cat 4 50-59
1. Jerry Arnold
2. Craig Harding
Women 1/2/3
4. Janna Vavra
Mens Cat 5 19-39
3. Dan Zieg
6. Cobly Turpin
Mens Cat 5 40-49
1. Troy Leavitt
2. Rob Skiba
Full results are published here
NRS Crit August 16, 2011
Norfolk Race Series
The Norfolk Race Series saw its largest field of entries to date on August 16 as several team members made their way from the OMaha and Lincoln areas to race and enjoy a post-race get together.
In the Women’s B/C race, Whitney Porn demolished the field while Jill Vernon put in a strong performance for a decisive second place finish. Chris Ingram and Glenda Skiba battled for third with Chris taking the last podium spot. Christine Zorad pedaled her way in for her first ever crit race finish.
Shane Vernon soloed in for the Mens C race.
In Juniors, the grudge match of the year took place between Clayton and Benjamin Spray. The pre-race trash talk fueled an inspired performance by Clayton to take the win over a hard-charging Benjamin.
The Mens A?B race was the largest and fastest field of the night, and its size rivaled that of many weekend races in the area. Off the line a group formed that was eventually pared down to four; Dan Spray, Rich Anderson, Joe Savoie, and Steve Cross. The group resisted attempts by hard-chargers Craig Harding, Dan Zieg, and Colby Turpin to catch on and finished in a bunch sprint with Steve Cross taking the win. Joe Savoie, Dan Spray, and Rich Anderson followed in that order.
Following the race, most of the riders retired to TJ’s Sports Bar for dinner and drinks.
The next race in the NRS is a time trial August 30.
Series Results – Criterium
8/16/2011
Criterium: Advanced – Men
01 Steve Cross – Lincoln
02 Joe Savoie – Omaha
03 Dan Spray – Norfolk
04 Rich Anderson – Omaha
05 Craig Harding – Omaha
06 Dan Zieg – Lincoln
07 Colby Turpin – Norfolk
08 Cole Skiba – Omaha
09 Duane Blair – Norfolk
10 Todd Jochum – Stanton
11 Jon Downey – Norfolk
12 Jerry Hoff – Norfolk
13 Johnathan Spray – Norfolk
Criterium: Beginner – Men
1 Rob Skiba – Omaha
2 Dennis Smith – Norfolk
3 Matt Classen – Norfolk
Criterium: Beginner – Women
1 Whitney Porn-Hoff – Norfolk
2 Jill Vernon – Norfolk
3 Chris Ingram – Omaha
4 Glenda Skiba – Omaha
5 Christine Zorad – Omaha
Criterium: Citizen – Men
1 Shane Vernon – Norfolk
Criterium: Junior – Men
1 Clayton Spray – Norfolk
2 Benjamin “Crazy Benny” Spray – Norfolk
Harding and Stirek Take Multiple Golds a 2011 Senior Games
Nebraska Senior Games
Team Type 1 team members Nancy Stirek and Craig Harding of Omaha headed west to Kearney, Nebraska for the 2011 Nebraska Senior Games, a qualifying event for the National Senior Games. Craig Harding explained “The Senior Games are held every two years. The next National Games are in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. And, yes, I’m going!”
Craig and Nancy came away with a stack of hardware following the two day competion held near the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. All results courtesy of the event organizer.
Craig Harding
1st – Men 50-54 5k
1st – Men 50-54 10k
1st – Men 50-54 20k (1st overall)
1st – Men 50-54 40k (1st overall)
Nancy Stirek
1st – Women 55-59 5k
1st – Women 55-59 10k (1st overall)
1st – Women 55-59 20k
July 18 NRS Time Trial
Norfolk Race Series
Oppressive heat and humidity kept the turnout low but those that turned out for the July 19 NRS TT raced hard. Dan Spray took the A Race 1.5 minutes but the next three spots were very closely contested with Richard Hake taking second and a recent nasty crash. Colby Turpin took the B Race and earned a spot in the Advanced class with an outstanding time. Jill Vernon soloed in for the Women’s B race win.
The next NRS race is a mountain bike XC race at Maskenthine on August 2.
Series Results -Time Trial
7/19/2011
Time Trial: Advanced – Men 10miles
Place Name Time: MPH Points
1 Dan Spray 25:38.00 23.41 30
2 Richard Hake 27:17.00 21.99 29
3 Nick Cleveland 27:59.00 21.44 28
4 Chad Dyhrkopp 28:15.00 21.24 27
Time Trial: Beginner – Men 10miles
Place Name Time: MPH Points
1 Colby Turpin 27:54.00 21.51 20
2 Dennis Smith 30:06.00 19.93 19
Time Trial: Beginner – Women 10miles
Place Name Time: MPH Points
1 Jill Vernon 36:11.00 16.58 20
