CHL MTB 2015

Big D Cycling Closes out Last Weekend in April with Speed … and a Little Mud!

The last weekend in April started out the way the prior weekend started: wet with the chance of storms in the area! Even with the conditions, eleven hardened cyclists from the team rose up and got some worms stuck to the bottom bracket area of their bikes at the 2015 Bruce Michael Edwards Memorial Time Trial!

Greg Vaught put his Argon time trial bike to good use, breaking the 15-minute mark, with a time of 14:56 for the 10-kilometer time trial. The result earned him the top spot on the podium for the Men’s Master 50+ category. His son, Nigel Vaught, continues to impress with his results, completing his time trial in 9:58, which was two minutes and 25 seconds faster than his top competitor. Nigel won gold, as a result.

Greg Vaught in a nice tuck at the start of his time trial.
Greg Vaught in a nice tuck at the start of his time trial.

Kathleen Raupp and Stan Wiehe joined in the fun, with this being Wiehe’s first race. He mentioned he had a lot of fun and learned a lot.  Raupp earned bronze with her efforts in the Women’s Master 60+ category.

Kathleen Raupp turning over the pedals right after her standing start!
Kathleen Raupp turning over the pedals right after her standing start!

Kathleen’s husband, Jay Raupp, earned silver in the Men’s Master 60-64 category, with his time of 16:20. He was also the only one of the group to double up in races and race in Category 3, posting a time of 16:29.

Finally, Cody Jones earned gold in Category 5, with his time of 15:59. That’s his second time to place first in Category 5 already this season. The team sees Category 4 in the near future for him.

Big D Cycling closed out the weekend with some gravel and a little bit of mud at the Cool Hand Luke Gravel Grinder in Leavenworth, KS. Six competitors (John Field, Alvaro Gamarra, Tim Herre, Cody Jones, Joe Kleidosty, and Greg Vaught) entered the 109-mile gravel race and completed it! Kleidosty rode Vaught’s Gary Fisher moutain bike to the top spot on the podium for the mountain bike category, with a time of 7 hours, 23 minutes and 45 seconds.

CHL MTB 2015

The course featured scenic vistas with grueling climbs on the latter part of the race. In the first half of the race, racers had to dismount and walk up a mud road due to the poor conditions.  In addition to the long course, Shane Jones and Reg Robertson completed the 50-mile course.

Click on Tim Herre’s name above if you grind your teeth when you ride or if you just need general help with your smile!

 

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