Bloomer XC – Rochester, MI - May 24th, 2009

Bloomer XC – Rochester, Michigan

Robert Herriman - Place: 12th Elite Men - Time: 2:36:34 "It was a perfect day, with awesome weather and fast trail conditions. I was rolling in a solid 10th place for the first half of the race but a mechanical slowed me for the 2nd half. I heart mountain biking!!!


Mike Bliss - Place: 8th Expert Men 40-49 - Time: 2:12:20 "Good weather, good race. Typical fast start. Gained some places on the first sled hill climb but gave them back by the end. Classic Bloomer; good fun."

Amanda Ryan - Place: 1st Sport Women 24-Under - Time: 1:42:22 "My first mountain bike race, wow! Why didn't I do this before?!? My shoe came unclipped at the start, but I clipped back in and just kept going as fast as I could for as long as I could. My bike needed new cables and housing and I could definitely tell the difference in it's performance but my final result was still great, 1st place!"

Reported by: Robert Herriman

Waterford Thursday Night Worlds #1 May 7th 2009

“A” Race (40 Starters)
1st – Chris Bogedin
6th – Jeff Weinert
10th – Ray Dybowski
11th – Brett Beddow
12th – Patrick Robb

Field – John Sammut
John Coats
Matt Baroli
Scott Fabijanski
Cullen Watkins
Tom Kachelmeyer


The skies cleared from the afternoon rain showers just in time to have dry pavement under foot for the start of the Waterford Thursday Night Worlds “A” Race. Our own John Coats started things off fast with an attack from the gun, John quickly opened a gap on the field that he was able to hold for most of the first lap before being brought back by the pack. Many others attempted to get off the front, but nothing stuck until about half way through the race when Jeff got into a 4 man brake that stayed away for 3 laps before Chris and Ray bridged across in 2 separate chase groups, once the group was whittled down to 8, the race was on. This group kept a comfortable lead until the closing laps, then for some reason started coming back to the pack. By the time the pack was winding up it’s sprint we were right on their heels, close enough that we passed 2 of the riders in the lead group before the line. Speaking of close, the race finish was so close that despite having it on video, the officials could not tell who won the sprint for 1st between Chris and Bruce Rivera, so they called it a tie. The first time I have ever seen a tie for 1st.

“B” Race
3rd – Randall Rodd
6th – Ricardo Cotto
9th – Doug McKibbon
11th – Kurt Martin

Field - John Talbot

Cone Azalia: 2nd Michigan Points Race - May 3rd 2009

Cone Azalia: 2nd Michigan Points Race

7 laps of a 10 mile road course with 4 miles of gravel road. Hard pack bumpy to 2" rocky/gravel and wind always makes Cone-Azalia one of the hardest road races in Michigan. You need skills, tactics, and a little luck to do well.

Cat 1/2 Race:

The race started with the usual first selection on the dirt roads, flats galore. Our 12 man squad lost 4 riders in the first 7 miles including one of our hopeful contenders Tim Finkel. Alan Smith sacrificed his chances and stopped to switch wheels with Tim, then Tim gave chase. With a little luck the pack slowed, Cruise, Adam and Ray sat on the back waiting for Tim to get close and then dropped back to help him close the last part.

The next few laps included many attempts to crack the field and none succeeded until Cruise Bogedin escaped in a 3 person break. About 1/2 lap later Tim Finkel found himself in 4 person break that caught the "Cruise break". At 7 strong they were gone!

The next selection was an 8 person break including Luke Cavender, Cory Dubrish and Simon Bailey. Then the "Cone-Selection" knocked Cory and Simon out of the break.

In the winning break attacks were going like crazy, Cruise and Tim stayed controlled and at the line it was Cruise earning the WIN and Tim getting secon! d. WOW... great result for a tough race!

Wolverine / American Cycle & Fitness Cat 1/2 placings:
1) Cruise Bogedin
2) Tim Finkel
12) Luke Cavender
14) Scott Kroske
18) Simon Bailey
22) Cory Dubrish
24) Ray Dybowski
25) Alan Smith
29) Adam McClounie
30) Jeff Weinert
31) Matt Baroli
35) John Sammut

Results not posted but others I know:

Cat 3 Placings:
3) Pat Robb
8) Scott Fabijanski

Cat 4 placings:
19) Brett Beddow

Cat 5 placings:
3) Nick Console
5) Ricardo Cotto

Reported by: Ray Dybowski

Pontiac Lake MTB TT – Waterford, Michiga - April 26, 2009

Wolverine Sports Club/American Cycle & Fitness Elite Mountain Bike Team Race Report (April 26, 2009)
Pontiac Lake MTB TT – Waterford, Michigan

Bill Clikeman - Place: 4th Elite Men - Time: 1:20:47 "It was nice to be able to start the race season at a familiar trail; the slippery sections kept it challenging, and I was happy to end up with 4th place."

Robert Herriman - Place: 8th Elite Men - Time: 1:23:56 "Overnight storms left some greasy spots and one small lake. I put my feet on the top tube, and coasted through that giant puddle, made quite a splash! What a fun day!!"

Jeff Weinert - Place: 13th Elite Men - Time: 1:29:56 "Decided to race singlespeed in Elite, my first MTB race since Iceman 07'. Had a great start and felt great until a flat rear tire, just after 2 mile hill. Had a slow change with all the extras that go into a singlespeed and lost motivation to fight. After that I just rolled around the rest of the race having fun along the way. :-)"

Simon Bailey - Place: 12th Expert Men 30-39 - Time: 1:35:23 "With a new bike and a great road race a week before I was sure I'd to have a good ride. But it wasn't to be! Started off fine, but the slippery surface proved I’m still lacking mtb skills. Dug deep to stay with my partner for lap one. Lap two, blew up and lost time. Back to the drawing board."

Mike Bliss - Place: 8th Expert Men 40-49 - Time: 1:32:28 "Yes, it was a mudfest, but at least the sun was out. I had a fast race, only passed by one racer. I cleaned most of the critical sections for a nice ride. I was pleased that I remembered to kick-it on every downhill to max out my speed for the subsequent section."

Pat Russell - Place: 2nd Elite/Expert Single Speed - Time: 0:40:37 "I kept the effort manageable until 2 mile hill. After that I let it fly. Passed by my start partner on the last hill but managed to re-pass and hold him off. Even though I beat him at the finish, I finished 0.353 seconds slower sensor to sensor. Next time I won't take the hole-shot."

Reported by: Robert Herriman