Two Big D racers came away with podium finishes in Sunday’s Bazaar Road race. On a day when the race seemed to have a bipolar personality, Casey Coffman and Stephen Whalen finished second and third in their races.

In the Masters 50+ race, Coffman and the rest of the field fought a fierce wind heading south on the hilly course. Speeds hovered around 10-12 mph into a sustained 25mph+ headwind, until the turnaround, where things really opened up. Heading north, the riders approached speeds of 50mph and continued north past the finishing line to the turnaround in Cottonwood Falls. Coffman was among two giants of regional cycling; Wheatland’s Kris Tilford, and 360’s Bill Anderson, who pushed back into the wind and up a brutal Flint Hills climb towards the finish.

In the Category 5 event. Stephen Whalen came up with a third place finish, with the help of Antoine Winkelmolen, who finished fouth in his first race since a skiing accident in Decmber. Big D was well-represented in the Cat 5’s. Chip Zimmer and Shawn Hawkins both had top-ten finishes.

In the Cat. 4/5 race, Kurt Wilson placed 5th, Tim Lightenberg had a strong showing with a 6th place, and Ryan Rochford finished 9th. Donavon Hottman also came in 5th in his Masters 60+ race.