The 2002 Durand Road Race

In 1993 our club was looking for a date to hold a road race. Being impatient, we settled on a Saturday in April. It was an open date, which gave us a feeling of security. And it turned out to be a good choice. It was a glorious spring day held under clear skies and balmy temps, and the race was a success. The following day on Sunday it snowed.

Ever since then we’ve been rolling the dice and hoping we won’t crap out with the weather. With an eye on the radar we greeted this years poker faced collection of crapshooters.

John Stamm and Tom Grothe were the day’s first winners. When it came time to sprint they both walked away from the table and came across together.

Category 45+ - 13 riders, 27 miles
  1. John Stamm, Loon State
    Tom Grothe, SPBRC
  2. Dave Montgomery, SPBRC
  3. Dan Meyer
  4. George Szymansky, Loon State
  5. Bob Cattanach, SPBRC
  6. John Waldron, 3VBC
  7. Steve Week, CVCC
  8. Nelson O'Bryan, Loon State
  9. Peter Silbernagel, Loon State
  10. Hart Kuller, SPBRC
  11. Steve Harmon, CVCC
  12. James Connolly, CVCC
Stephanie Hannos was a safe bet in the Women’s field, riding much of the race by herself. Kyia Malenkovich and Stephanie Moats Liebke teamed up to complete the podium.
Women - 12 riders, 27 miles
  1. Stephanie Hannos, Nature Valley
  2. Kyia Malenkovich, Dogfish
  3. Stephanie Moats Leibke, Dogfish
  4. Sara Russell
  5. Toni Leal
  6. Aimee Bagley, Dogfish
  7. Shana Sturla, Gopher Wheelpersons
  8. Dayna Ring, SPBRC
  9. Star Falk, SPBRC
  10. Kathy Ostlund, Gopher Wheelpersons
  11. Barb Harick, SPBRC
  12. Diane Ostenso
Women

For the second consecutive year, Bruce Harick had the winning ticket in a Masters’ race that had been torn apart like a slow rabbit amongst greyhounds. The odds favored a fast finishing Rod Raymond in the sprint for second.

Category 35+ - 26 riders, 42 miles
  1. Bruce Harick, MBRC
  2. Ron Raymond, MBRC
  3. Greg Goblirsch, The Route
  4. Eric Piche, SPBRC
  5. Vincent Bernet, SPBRC
  6. Tim Boyle, Makeshift
  7. Cleve Petterson, MBRC
  8. Jeff Thompson, 3VBC
  9. Richard Spielberg
  10. Bruce Breitrick
  11. Jim Peterson, Loon State
  12. Tom Rinehart
  13. Pat McGovern
  14. Alan Ludtke, SPBRC
  15. Don Gerhart, Silver
  16. Tim McCarty, Silver
  17. Jeff Peterson, CVCC
  18. Phillip Stringer, SPBRC
  19. Bryan Jones
  20. Ted MacLeod, SPBRC
  21. James Goblirsch, RASC

Mike Sunitren’s game is mountain biking but he wagered an entry fee on the C race. It paid off big for him as he collected a sprint win over an experienced David Asp.
Category C - 23 riders, 42 miles
  1. Mike Sunitren, Brones
  2. David Asp, SPBRC
  3. Jonathan Armor, SPBRC
  4. Chris Bretz, Loon State
  5. Evan Carver, Carleton
  6. Jerad Poling, Backdoor
  7. Todd Nesvold, SPBRC
  8. Ed Alpasa, Eriks
  9. Greg Crites, 3VBC
  10. Tim Girod
  11. Derek Laan, Gopher Wheelmen
  12. Mario Minelli, RASC

 C racers
B field
Picking the B race has always been a risky proposition. The more experienced racers take chances and throw caution to the wind, while the B racers play their cards more conservatively. So while the attrition rate was high, there was still a large group coming across at high speed at the end. David Pramann aced the field for the win. Gambler in the saddle Eric Balzer and Mario Macuruso came across separated by… not much. Too little for either the riders or the pickers to say for sure.

Category B - 63 riders, 54 miles
  1. David Pramann, Tonka
  2. Mario Macuruso, MBRC
    Eric Balzer, GIS

The A race was loaded with high rollers and the aggressive nature of this group showed itself early as attackers raised the stakes right from the start. Within the first few laps several moves solidified led by the trio of Peter Fairbanks, Aric Hareland, and Dale Sedgewick. Behind them was a larger chase group that eventually whittled itself down to defending champion Dave Metza and local talent Ryan Hebert along with Dan Arden and Jason Tamminsen at a gap of around 2:00. Behind them was a third group of players including Scott Ralston, Jake Stechmann, and Kyle Bukiewicz. And behind them was a field that seemed uncertain about putting out a lot of energy on a demanding course with so much of the race left and was holding their cards close to the vest.

As the breakaways rolled away off the front the B racers began to show themselves from behind providing the catalyst for some action in the field. The Grand Performance team began playing their cards forcing another split in the field as many riders folded into the second group. The trio of Ralston, Stechmann, and Bukiewicz was absorbed by the surge.

As the race wound down the stakes rose and the wheel was spun. In the end it was Peter Fairbanks whose Euro experienced number came up while others crapped out and went backwards.
Category A - 64 riders, 68 miles
  1. Peter Fairbanks, Nature Valley
  2. Aric Hareland, Orbea
  3. Doug Swanson, Nature Valley
  4. Adam Bergman, SPBRC
  5. Dale Sedgewick, SPBRC
  6. Dave Metza, CVCC
  7. Scott Flanders, MBRC
  8. Jeremy Sartain, SPBRC
  9. Jason Tamminsen, Superteam
  10. Paul Ellis, SPBRC
  11. Anthony Coughlin, Nature Valley
  12. Jeff Hall, Salsa
  13. Matt Gates, FCCC
  14. Duane Dickey, SPBRC
  15. Dan Arden, GIS
  16. Ryan Hebert, Scheels

 A race

A race
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