TMD News

Boston-Munfordville-Boston Century. 

Ride Report:

This was the final Stage of the 2011 Tour De Mad Dog. I would like to thank everyone who could attend any TMD event this year. We got Lucky with the weather and were able to get all stages done.
Thanks to the Ride Captains , Volunteers and Riders for making this another great year.
There were 37 People who completed the challenge this year. Thanks to Rocky and Mule Dog for Working on an award for the People who completed the challenge.
Thanks to our club and our sponsors who helped with the award as well. They will be visible on the award and reminders to us of how our community supports us in our quest to extend our love of cycling into something more.
   

 

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I have 16 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was Susan Howell. There was a 1 minute draw bonus for age being 20-24. That bonus was awarded to no one. If you qualify and I don't have you listed get in touch with me.

 

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
100.6 miles
 
Stage Winner at 5:01:48
 
  Susan Howell
  
Stage Winning Group at 5:02:48 Team "Stayin' Alive"

  David King
  Steve Rice
  Mark Rougeux
  Jeff White

Group of 11 at 5:03:48 Team "Double Yellow"  

  Nita Bernat
  Carla Dearing
  Larry Preble
  Bob Grable
  Matt Tinal
  Mike Kamenish
  Jim Moore
  Dave Tank
  Bruce Heichelbach
  Jim Whaley
  Clay Cralle
 
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Thanks to everyone who participated this year. Captains, Volunteers and Riders
 
 
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Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

 

The Carefree Century. 

Thanks to Cathy Hill and Kirk Roggenkamp for hosting the stage.

Ride Report:

This one was good to. One rookie rider riding over half the ride with only 3 gears. One rider in Captain Kirks group got injured and left a blood trail back to the car, Ironically this rider was not wearing a red shirt.(If you watch Star Trek the crewmember who visited the planet that wore a red shirt often didn't return to the ship). All in all a great day for a ride on a fun course.

 

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I have 26 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was David King. Their was a 1 minute draw bonus for age being 50-59. That bonus was awarded to three people that I am aware of John Pyron,Kirk Roggenkamp and Chillydog. If you qualify and I don't have you listed get in touch with me. There was also a 2 minute dificulty bonus for this stage.

 

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
97.7 miles
 
Stage Winner at 4:53:06
 
  David King
 
  
Stage Winning Group at 4:54:06 Team "Tribbles"

  Kim Stanton
  Nita Bernat
  Carla Dearing
  Melissa Hall
  Kelly McGill
  Steve Rice
  Wes Warren
  Larry Preble
  John Larson
  Bob Grable
  Matt Tinal
  Stephen Dunsford
  Mark Rougeux
  Mike Kamenish
  Steve Montgomery

Group of 9 at 4:55:06 Team "Iron Blood and No Whine"  

  Cathy Hill
  Susan Pyron
  Lise  Andreasen
  Diane Bellafronto
  Elizabeth Cull
  Steve Sexton
  John Pyron
  Ed Gootee
  Kirk Roggenkamp

Solo at 5:03:06 Team "New Guy"
 
Andrew Tai (First Century)

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
******************
Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

The Doolittle Century. 

Thanks to Dick Rauh for hosting the stage.

Fictional Ride Report:

You should have been there. The weather was great. The route was pretty, stinging eyesweat was noticeable on the BIG hill and some saw the flying corn stalk.

 

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I have 25 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was Kim Stanton. Their was a 1 minute draw bonus for riders who completed the stage and were in Yellow or White Jerseys. That bonus was awarded to Nita Bernat,Carla Dearing and Larry Preble. There was also a 2 minute dificulty bonus for this stage.

 

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
96.5 miles
 
Stage Winner at 4:49:30
 
  Kim Stanton
  
Stage Winning Group at 4:50:30 Team "Grizzly & the Cubs"

  Wes Warren
  Jim Moore

Group of 9 at 4:51:30 Team "DoBig"  

  Nita Bernat
  Carla Dearing
  Larry Preble
  Bruce Heichelbach
  Ford Barr
  John Larson
  Bob Grable
  Matt Tinal
  Ray Mathews

Group of 7 at 4:51:30 "Living on the Edge"

  Susan Howell
  Cathy Hill
  Steve Rice
  Steve Meredith
  Timothy Stephen
  Dick Rauh
  Clay Cralle
 
Group of 3 at 4:54:30 Team "Second Wind"

  Melissa Hall
  Bill Pustow
  David King

Group of 2 at 4:56:30 Team "Reroute"

  Kelly McGill
  Perry Finley
  

Solo at 4:59:30 Team "Chien fou tout seale"
 
  Tim Chilton

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
******************
Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

To All interested,
 
Monday September 5th was Stage 18 of the 2011 Tour De Mad Dog.
The King/Queen of the Mad Dog Mountain. 

I would like to thank Bob Grable and Wes Warren for helping with the Start and Finish of the Time Trial.

Fictional Ride Report:
The air is charged with anticipation, No wait that’s ice and wind. In a drastic change of Weather the temps have dropped almost 60 degrees in 2 days. You can't tell this from the crowd as 29 competitors show up to test their climbing legs. And some fans have braved the cool temps themselves in support of the goofballs who want to try this out.
How will it turn out this year? At the last stage there was some talk of who might be this years King and Queen of the Mad Dog Mountain. You can never tell who will show up to these events or what they will be riding. We have one person on a mountain bike and one person on a bike that would give a mule a positive body image just by being pictured with it. Who will improve, who will stay steady,  and who will take a step back? Will there be surprises? Can a rider win one of the illusive stage winner awards?  We will all know in a mile and a half.
The course is straight foreword. Ride up the hill and don't turn. If you don't see Bob G at the top you've made a turn. The first third is fairly flat then Bam! The road goes up for a short section then levels out a few degrees for the next eight tenths of a mile with some nice switchbacks and views. Then we pop back up a degree or two for just a few meters then see the finish an sprint for it as fast as you can. Someone once told me that if you don't feel like you are going to be sick you haven't pushed hard enough. Let’s see if the century on Saturday had any affect on the competitors.
Without any further ado here are the results. Thanks to everyone that came out.

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I have 29 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winners were Trevor Miller(out of town friend of Jeff V's) and Nita Bernat.

 

Here are the Results for the Stage:
1.5 miles
 
Women   
Position Name     Actual Time 
1   Nita Bernat   09:36.0 
2   Kelly McGill*  09:58.0 
3   Kim Stanton*  10:47.0 
4   Lise  Andreasen*  11:16.0 
5   Carla Dearing*  11:36.0 
6   Jody Patterson  11:46.0 
7   Susan Howell  12:10.0 
8   Cathy Hill   12:54.0 

Men   
Position Name     Actual Time 
1   Trevor Miller(NM) 06:51.0 
2   David R.King  07:48.0 
3   Mike Kamenish  07:53.0 
4   Steve Montgomery 08:05.0 
5   Matt Tinal*   08:24.0 
6   Nathan Callaway* 08:45.0 
7   Dean Brooks   08:46.0 
8   John Larson   09:13.0 
9   Perry Finley  09:19.0 
10   Jeff Vinniard  09:34.0 
11   Larry Preble  09:36.0 
12   Bruce Heichelbach 10:01.0 
13   Dave Combs   10:03.0 
14   Stephen Dunsford* 10:04.0 
15   Mike Jenkins  10:41.0 
16   Steve Rice   10:55.0 
17   Timothy Stephen* 11:19.0 
18   Kirk Roggenkamp 11:26.0 
19   Steve Maurer*  11:46.0 
20   Ted King*   12:59.0 
21   Steve Meredith  13:22.0 

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
******************
Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

The Salvisa Century. 

Thanks to Mike Kamenish for hosting the stage and for Cathy Hilly and Kirk Roggenkamp for the heat assist.

Fictional Ride Report:

Over three quarters of the Way done with this years Tour De Mad Dog and Temps are still rising. Let’s start with one word, Hot. Notice humidity was not mentioned. We finally get temps alone over 100 degrees for our first Stage this year. This days Stage is very popular and gets pulled out of the closet every year at the same time. We get to travel some unfamiliar roads. We start in Taylorsville and move through the Familiar town of

Mt. Edenbefore arriving at the Feed zone in Salvisa. Once we leave Salvisa we head through the little town of Chaplinwhere legend has it they use to be without an indoor powder room. Once we leave Chaplin we head back to Taylorsvillebut not before riding the SR Memorial Highway. Everybody is excited today. Some for the fun route, some for Diesel Dogs B-day, some because there are some familiar and rarely seen faces(Gnarly and Clay) and some because there is a DQ within site of the parking lot,etc,etc. The ride is off to a quick start because the first hill, a category 2 climbs is about 4 miles into the ride. Lapin and BamBam take off, a small ripple in the road propels BamBam, Le Lapin counters but it is not going to be enough and BamBam takes the points. From here we drop down again before climbing out and going through the now unmarked town of Little Mount. A breakaway has formed I looks like members from Team "Deadbeats" and Team "Living on the Edge" are forming an alliance trying to breakaway from the pack. In the mix are our current Yellow Jerseys and one of our White Jerseys. Down the Hill out of Little Mount and along the creek to our second hill a Cat 3. A hard left and the road pitches towards the sky. Not to be out done one of our 4 legged friends decides to help by motivating us up the hill. Stormy takes this an opportunity to Stretch the Elastic and distance herself from the canine. Leaving a trail of dust no one seems to be able to catch here as she arrives at the top of the hill first. The rest of the group regroups and chases her down before the first sprint points of the day in the town of Mount Eden. There is confusion in the pack, Le Lapin boxes in BamBam. Gizmo sees the action and jumps. Le Lapin counters and takes the points in a most unusual sprint. At the start of the ride riders were informed of the doom of the feed zone in Mt. Edenbut are pleasantly surprised to notice that it has now reopened. The lead pack decides to forgo the stop and continue. A group of riders from Teams "Overheaters" and "Deadbeats" decide to check it out. The race continues and hits some more rollers with the same breakaway in the lead. Temps are still relatively cool and this helps when we reach out next climb of the day up to the Corinthchurch. Riders are neutral as we reach the summit. Probably saving some energy for the Heat that is due to arrive. Most of the lead group stops for a nature break as Teams "Double Vision" and "Heatstroke" approach. Around a few curves and whats this I see. a "No Dying" sign and it appears to have the tours mascot on it. Chilly Dog and Anchor Dog have set up an unofficial feedzone to help our competitors along the way. Many thanks are exchanged and calories consumed by the plethora of delicious snack choices available. Most riders stop for a chat and all but team "Bboy" seem to be present. Team "Heatstroke" and team "Doublevision" sneak away and move out down the road towards the official feedzone. After some rollers they decend down to the famous Four Roses Distillery, Regretfully no production is in the works but the vision is still lovely. The lead three continue into the District of Mercer on there way to the sprint point on the outskirts of the Salvisa feedzone. It looks as if team "Double Vision" is setting up for a run on Jason W from "Heatstroke". Yes Gnarly is locked on Meat's wheel. They catch Jason W and Gnarly slingshots past taking the point. After the fine meal in Salvisa the riders are off on an fairly strait, fairly flat, very sunny ridge road. A treat for the riders since this is the only ride where we get to ride on this road. The race continues now down a tricky decent. Looks like Bandit is taking the lead. WHoa! Look out for the little girls in the green and yellow tutu and high-tops. That’s one fan who almost got a little to close to the action. This section after the lunch stop is starting to affect the riders. It looks as if most are running low on liquids. With hopes for water at Mt. Olivet. On the approach we find the riders slowing down where it appears the road had melted and grabbed onto their tires. As bad luck would have it there is no water at the church so the riders continue with a store within five miles. Riders from team "Deadbeats" take advantage of this unscheduled stop and are back on the road. As they climb back up the Col du Chaplin they approach riders from "The Overheaters". Fresh legs seem to be working better but Steve M and a few others will not be deterred from stretching the elastic for the points at the top of the Col. I looks like, it is Kim S coming out of the pack to take the points. The riders roll through Chaplin and down Ashes Creek. Mixed feelings are abound as the riders know this shady downhill will turn into a shaded uphill then a series of unshaded long rollers. The riders reach 53 for a fast paced prefinishing stretch where the riders have fun mingling in with the locals auto carriages. Most riders are happy when the see the turn off on 2239 (aka SR Memorial Highway) that takes them past the dam at Lake Taylorville. The riders are getting tired as the approach the last turn to a downhill finishing stretch. The Pack has regrouped and it looks as if the trains are getting in line for the sprinters. The "Overheaters" are setting up for Janice T, The "Deadbeats" are setting up for Puddle, "Double Vision" is setting up for Meat, "Heatstoke" is out of position, "Living on the Edge" is setting up for Nita B and Team "BBoy" is setting up for Diesel Dog but it appears they have left a few of their teammates to retire from today’s finish. This group finish was not anticipated but the fans will be happy. Two teams are using numbers to their advantage and delivering their hopefuls to the line. It looks like a two person race between Puddle and Janice T. Puddle finds another gear and takes the prize. Time for a DQ. I hope everyone had a good ride and has a good ice cream. We'll see you next at the King of the Mad Dog Mountain. Bye.            

 

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I have 23 riders listed as finishers.

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Results:

The Stage Winner was Melissa Hall. Fresh back From Paris this Lady turned up the heat to lead the Field to the DQ at the end. Their was a 1 minute difficulty bonus for this stage. There was a drawn bonus for Backpacks (Bob?) for 2 minutes. If you qualify please let me know off list I think I saw 2 people with back pack but please let me know off list.

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:

97.7 miles

 

Stage Winner at 4:53:06

 

  Melissa Hall

  

Stage Winning Group at 4:54:06 Team "The Deadbeats"

  Susan Howell

  Steve Rice

  Bill Pustow

  Mark Rougeux

  John Larson 

  David King

Group of 6 at 4:55:06 Team "Overheaters"  

  Kim Stanton

  Janice Theriot

  Wes Warren

  Stephen Dunsford

  Steve Montgomery

  Bob Grable

Group of 5 at 4:56:06 "Living on the Edge"

  Nita Bernat

  Carla Dearing

  Larry Preble

  Bruce Heichelbach

  Tim Chilton

 

Group of 2 at 5:00:06 Team "Double Vision"

  Steve Royse

  Steve Meredith

Group of 2 at 5:00:06 Team "Bboy"

  Nathan Callaway

  Mike Kamenish (Sweeper Rule 4:55:06)

  

Solo at 5:03:06 Team "Heatstroke"

 

  Jason Willis

DNF

  Ted King

  Clay Cralle

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.

This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.

 

 

 

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Ride Safe,

David King

2011 TMD Director

Sorry I didn't put directions up:

Use I-65 north to I-265 west to Grantline exit at IUS.  Exit north and take
immediate left on Hausfeldt Ln, which will tee at Green Valley in New
Albany.  TT will start near that intersection, plenty of parking in the
closed business lots nearby.

If you're riding over, after crossing 2nd St. Bridge, head to downtown New
Albany by hugging river, then north on State St. till you pick up Green
Valley which leads out to Moser Knob.

Saturday August 27th was Stage 16 of the 2011 Tour De Mad Dog.
The Virgin Century. 

Thanks to Mark Rougeux for hosting the stage.
Ride Report From Mark from the List Serve:

Sturday's 16th stage of the TMD started out in some of the best riding weather in a while. Low temps and low humidity. 50 riders showed up to take advantage of the weather and route. 10% (that would be 5) of the riders had never done a century before: Chris Mattingly, Carlos Mendia, Dave Dowdell, Colin Lindsay and Mark Lamb. They all did great and finished well ahead of the sweeper. Congrats new Mad Dogs.

Flats were one of the themes for the day. The first at 11.5 miles, after a
dog-dodging, and the second at 30 miles. We finally figured out a way to slow Ed Sharfenberger down: give him a couple flats.

With the bridge closed outside Lexington, we took a 4 mile detour to get back on the route. Planning the detour was fairly easy. The hard part was coming back home earlier in the week after discovering the road closure during a drive, and figuring out where to cut some miles, so lunch would not be almost at mile 70. The result was a bit of "Runge" road -- 1.5 miles of gravel (for those who didn't ride around it. Tires were checked for gravel dust at the end of the ride ;>)) The new riders got a full taste of Mad Dog cycling! Apologies to those allergic to gravel. It was unintended, but made for a bit of adventure. Even Bernice soldiered through it!

The rest of the ride was fairly uneventful. We had a nice surprise back at the parking lot however. Waiting for us was sub-80 hour Paris-Brest-Paris finisher, our TMD director Dave King, who had returned from Paris the night before. It was great to get a first hand report of his ride, which was more than 10 hours under his 2007 time. (Not to be outdone, Steve Rice improved his time by 14 hours.)

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making my day as a virgin Mad Dog Ride
Captain a good one.

Mark

 

 

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I have 43 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was Ted King. This has truely been a year for the rookies with 9 of the 16 stage being taken by them. Their was a 1 minute diffuculty bonus for this stage. There was a drawn bonus for Triple gearing(1 minutes). If you qualify please let me know off list.

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
101.5 miles
 
Stage Winner at 5:04:30
 
  Ted King
  
Stage Winning Group at 5:05:30 Team "One Pint Low"

  Carla Dearing
  Nita Bernat
  Cathy Hill
  Steve Sexton
  Larry Preble
  Steve Meredith
  Ford Barr

Group of 10 at 5:06:30 "Gravel Dogs"

  Vicky Dobbs
  Carol Medley
  Bernice McGill
  Robin
  Ron Dobbs
  Rick Croslin
  George Cooper
  Dave Dowdell
  Ed Gootee
  Mark Rougeux
 
 
Group of 6 at 5:06:30 Team "Groveling in Gravel"  

  Lise Andreasen*
  Diane Bellafronto
  Bruce Heichelbach
  Carlos Mendia
  Bob Grable
  Nathan Callaway
 
Group of 3 at 5:09:30 Team "3"  

  Kelly McGill
  Perry Finley
  Anthony Rickert

Group of 3 at 5:09:30 Team "2 Salty Dogs and a Virgin"  

  Dave Combs
  John Larson
  Colin Lindsay (1st Century)
 

Group of 3 at 5:11:30 Team "Return of the 06 Champ"  

  Kim Stanton
  Kelly Flowers (NM)
  Wes Warren

Group of 2 at 5:11:30 Team "Short Break"  

  Matt Tinal
  Jason Willis
 
Group of 2 at 5:11:30 Team "Two Gears"

  Susan Pyron
  John Pyron
  
Group of 2 at 5:14:30 Team "Twinspires.com"  

  Tim Chilton
  Dave Bennett (NM)
 
Group of 2 at 5:14:30 Team "Pair O' Profs"  

  Jim Moore
  Tom Blackburn (NM)

Solo Team "Team Kish" at 5:14:30

  Mike Crawford

Solo at 5:14:30
 
  Mark Lamb

 

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
******************
Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

To All interested,
 
Saturday August 21st was Stage 15 of the 2011 Tour De Mad Dog.
The Hot Sink or Swim Century. 

Thanks to Nita and Larry for hosting the stage.

I have 30 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was Stephen Dunsford, for his second stage win of the Year. This has truely been a year for the rookies with 9 of the 15 stage being taken by them. Their was a 1 minute diffuculty bonus for this stage. There was a drawn bonus for Standard Double gearing(2 minutes). If you qualify please let me know off list.

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
100.6 miles
 
Stage Winner at 5:01:48
 
  Stephen Dunsford
  
Stage Winning Group at 5:02:48 Team "Tough"

  Carla Dearing
  Kim Stanton
  Janice Theriot
  Susan Pyron
  Mike Jenkins
  Bruce Heichelbach
  Mike Kamenish
  Steve Sexton
  John Pyron
  Steve Montgomery
 
 
Group of 6 at 5:03:48 Team "Dehydration Moment"  

  Susan Howell
  Cathy Hill
  Kirk Roggenkamp
  Jeff White
  Mark Rougeux
  Wes Warren
 
Group of 5 at 5:04:48 Team "Five & Alive"  

  Nita Bernat (Ride Captain rule 5:03:48)
  Lise Andreasen*
  Larry Preble (Ride Captain rule 5:03:48)
  Dave Combs
  John Larson
 
Group of 3 at 5:06:48 Team "Scott's Train"  

  Tim Chilton
  Julie Lerner
  Trent Bashmore (NM)
  Scott Hobeck
 
Group of 3 at 5:06:48 Team "Salty Dogs"  

  Ted King
  Jim Moore
  Mike Pitt (Still Abandoned)
 
Solo Team "Table for one" at 5:11:48

  Matt Tinal

 

 

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
******************
Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

More to come but with the power outage time is short.

Thanks to Vic and Ron for hosting the stage.

 

Stage winner was Rick Croslin.

Stage bonus was for TMd Rookies.

Please check the GC for the upcomming stages abandon list. it is up to date as of Stage 13.

Thanks,

David R. King

2011 TMd Director

 

 

Saturday was Stage 13 of the 2011 Tour De Mad Dog.
The Tour Dupont Century. 
 
Fictional Ride Report:
We have reached stage 13 of the tour "Tour Dupont". We will be crossing the border over the river Ohio and traveling from Charleston to Dupont on one of our highly used tour stages. The distance will be 101 miles=163 km and this distance will be similar to traveling from Nice to Toulon.  This will definitely be a flat stage with 3 cat 4 climbs, one before the feed zone and the other 2 after.
  We start off this morning with a warm up through Charlestown. The race director pulls in the white flag and the race is on. Immediately there is a breakaway from Team "Les Confreres". Members from team "Trois" mark the move as we head on to our first categorized climb of the day on the road of Tunnel Mill. The chase has spent so much energy they can't compete with the power of le Lapin and he takes the point. The race continues on and comes to the hard left onto Deputy Pike. Careful there boys and girls, that’s a tricky left. If you miss it you will literally be going up the waterway. It looks as if all riders have made it through safely. This is one of the beautiful lumpy parts of the day where the riders will have shelter from the elements. A quick little jog on the "everday" Bridge and a few miles later we are back into the harsh elements of the day. The riders roll into the town of Hanover for a quick respite and are setting a blistering pace.  
  Quickly through Hanover and the riders are back into the open unprotected fields of southern Indiana. In no time we are heading to the feed zone in the town of Dupont. The towns youngsters have been know to protest the race but we find through the local elders that this is not the overall feeling of the community. We find from the locals that the road know as Chicken Run has been the site of many and illegal race in which many of these elders have participated in. This is fitting since this road will be the spot for today’s sprint points. All the riders have left the feed zone except for BamBam it appears a bottle has jettisoned from his machine and been tossed about the rear wheel.
  After a quick correction our riders regroup and head back towards our sprint point. Many are up to the challenge. Members from teams "Re-Instate Sparky.net", "Trois" and "Crispy Critters" are all present. 300 yards to go and two are separating from the pack. It looks like a 2 person race between The Internet Sensation and Stormy. They have stretched the elastic. Pedals turn in anger but the Sensation is no match for Stormy as she takes the point by a wheel.  A quick ride through Hanover and we turn west towards the town of Lexington. On the road to Lexington we approach a technical descent with a hard left onto the second climb of the day. It looks as if the Internet Sensation is up for the Challenge and Sparky is going with him. They have made this a two person race to the top very early. The are dropping the field and at the top of the climb it’s Sparky. This is no surprise as onlookers have noted his lack of participation early in the tour to be building up for something and this must have been it. The peleton is coming together for the last major department of today, Lexington.   
  The riders refresh and are on their way to the finishing town of Charlestown. This leg holds the most difficult terrain of today’s stage. The riders may be opposed to the terrain but the shelter from the elements is much welcomed. The race has really turned on at this point and the peleton is flying. Taking many risk in this rolling section of the course. Gaps are forming but the riders refuse to drop. We approach the road of Vienna and the riders know here is the last climb. The Internet Sensation is there again but joined by a new foe. It is Scout from Team "Let Sparky Ride". One by one they pass and drop the whole field. These two are really going at it but in a act of defiance the Internet Sensation finally gets his prize. After that amount of effort I can't imaging either one of those riders will have anything left for the finish. We roll back up to the burg for Charlestown and it looks as if we are going to have another bunch sprint. Riders are setting up from all teams.   "Re-Instate Sparky.net" is setting up the Yellow Jersey and team "Crispy Critters" is setting up one of last years winners Janice T.  It looks as if the remaining member from team "Heat Magnet" has also joined the sprint. 100 meters and its a four person race, Gizmo, Janice T, Mule and Nita B. Janice T. has the wheel of Nita B. and uses that advantage to slingshot past the three and take the stage victory.
  Well what a exciting race. These Boys and Girls have shown good form in a tough weekend in the elements. Congratulations to all who completed both stages.
 

I have 25 riders listed as finishers.
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Results:
The Stage Winner was Janice Theriot, the Bonus was an age bonus for riders 65 and up for 2 minutes. No one was over 64 to my knowledge. If you meet the requirements for the bonus let me know off list and I will adjust your final time or let you know if it was awarded to you.

Here are the Results and finishing groups for the Stage:
101 miles
 
Stage Winner at 5:03:00
 
  Janice Theriot 
 
Stage Winning Group at 5:04:00 Team "Crispy Critters"

  Cathy Hill
  Jody Patterson
  Kirk Roggenkamp
  Steve Maurer
  Ed Gootee
  Jim Moore
 
Group of 6 at 5:05:00 Team "Re-Instate Sparky.net"  

  Nita Bernat
  Carla Dearing
  Mike Pitt (Still Abandoned)
  Larry Preble
  Steve Montgomery
  Rick Haynes

Group of 6 at 5:05:00 Team "Let Sparky Ride"  

  Melissa Hall
  Susan Pyron
  John Pyron
  David King
  Steve Sexton
  Wes Warren

Group of 3 at 5:10:00 Team "Trois"

  Kelly McGill
  Perry Finley
  Brett (?)
 
Group of 2 at 5:10:00 Team "Les Confreres"

  Tim Chilton
  Steve Meredith

Solo Team "Heat Magnet" at 5:13:00

  Steve Rice

DNF

 Chris Quirey

 

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Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.
 
 
 
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Ride Safe,
David King
2011 TMD Director

 

 

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To be abandoned if they Don't complete Stage 14

  Mike Kamenish

To be abandoned if they Don't complete Stage 14 or 15

  Rick Croslin
  John Larson
  Ron Dobbs
  Lise  Andreasen  
  Allison Dobbs
 
Also if your last attempt was a DNF please make sure you and your bike are ready to finish the next time you come to ride of you could also be considered abandoned. There is one people in this category

 Chris Quirey
 
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Next Stages

This Weekend is a rest weekend for the tour.  

 

Saturday August 13th
8:00 am – 100 mi. #4 Urbane Century [TMD Stage #14]  E.P.Tom Sawyer Park,

Sunday August 21th
7:00 am – 100 mi. #3. Hot Century Sink or Swim--an LBC favorite Mad Dog Century [TDM Stage #15]. Westport Park, Westport, Ky. Scenic, often shady, moderate ride to points east. Lunch in Carrollton with optional dip in Ohio River to cool off for ride home. Map and Cue Sheet on www.kybikerides.org, Ride # 3021.

Entry to this years challenge is closed. This does not mean we do not want new or old  riders. Come out an play, See what its all about.
This is a separate competition that coincides with regular club rides.