Joe Savoie at the Babcook Memorial Road Race
The Omaha Cycling Weekend is in the books, with an asterisk. The asterisk would denote incredbily hot temperatures and heat indices in the 110+ degrees range on both Saturday and Sunday. Those that stuck it out and finished their races were tough enough but those that rode multiple races over the weekend, noteably Joe Savoie and Glen Houts (who raced multiple times at the Papio Crit), deserve extra credit for their effots.
EVCC had two riders podium at Saturday morning’s Elkhorn Time Trial in the Dynamic Duo of and Cole Skiba (2nd) and Glen “Buddy” Houts (3rd). The highest placed riders at the Papio Twilight Crit were Buddy Houts and Janna Vavra who each garnered a fourth place. Sunday’s Babcook Memorial Road Race was a good one for EVCC stalwart Joe Savoie who took a third place in the Men’s Masters 40+ race. The Dynamic Dup struck again in the road race but this time Houts was 3rd with Skiba just off the podium in 4th. Not to be ignored were Addison Albin and Dan Zieg who had strong races both Satuday and Sunday.
The “Hardman Award” for the weekend goes out to Glen Houts. At the Papio Crit Glen lined up, in the heat and humidity, for the Men’s Masters race (9th), Men’s Cat 5 race (5th), then upgraded to Cat 4 and race again getting 21st. Great effort Glen!
Elkhorn Time Trial
Men Cat. 4
7. Sam Oakes (Team Type I) 34:49
Men Masters 60-plus
4. Richard Hake (Elkhorn Valley Cycling) 37:42
Men Junior Cat. 4
2. Buddy Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling) 34:45
3. Cole Skiba (Elkhorn Valley Cycling) 35:28
Papillion Twilight Criterium
Men Cat. 3
9. Ben Dilley (Team Type I)
14. Joe Savoie (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
16. Dan Spray (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Men Cat. 4
4. Buddy Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
5. Addison Albin (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
21. Glen Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
22. Troy Leavitt (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
DNF Rich Anderson (Team Type I)
DNF Cole Skiba (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Men Cat. 5
5. Glen Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
10. Dan Zieg (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
24. Rob Skiba (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Men Masters 40-plus
7. Joe Savoie (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
9. Glen Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Women 1/2/3
4. Janna Vavra (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Babcook Memorial Road Race
Men Cat. 4
4. Addison Albin (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
14. Rich Anderson (Team Type 1)
Men Cat. 4 Juniors
3. Buddy Houts (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
4. Cole Skiba (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Men Cat. 5
9. Dan Zieg (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
Men Masters 40-plus
3. Joe Savoie (Elkhorn Valley Cycling)
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.
