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
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
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.
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.
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
- John Stamm, Loon State
Tom Grothe, SPBRC - Dave Montgomery, SPBRC
- Dan Meyer
- George Szymansky, Loon State
- Bob Cattanach, SPBRC
- John Waldron, 3VBC
- Steve Week, CVCC
- Nelson O'Bryan, Loon State
- Peter Silbernagel, Loon State
- Hart Kuller, SPBRC
- Steve Harmon, CVCC
- James Connolly, CVCC
Women - 12 riders, 27 miles
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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
- Bruce Harick, MBRC
- Ron Raymond, MBRC
- Greg Goblirsch, The Route
- Eric Piche, SPBRC
- Vincent Bernet, SPBRC
- Tim Boyle, Makeshift
- Cleve Petterson, MBRC
- Jeff Thompson, 3VBC
- Richard Spielberg
- Bruce Breitrick
- Jim Peterson, Loon State
- Tom Rinehart
- Pat McGovern
- Alan Ludtke, SPBRC
- Don Gerhart, Silver
- Tim McCarty, Silver
- Jeff Peterson, CVCC
- Phillip Stringer, SPBRC
- Bryan Jones
- Ted MacLeod, SPBRC
- 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
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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
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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
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