Once again, Idyllwild locals rode great races in the 2013 Spring Challenge mountain bike race.
Kenny Gioeli of Idyllwild Cycling came in first in the Cross Country Race, Open Men Category, age 40 to 49. Gioeli said he also came in 10th overall. Gioeli has captured first place in previous Spring Challenges. Freddie Espinoza, also a top finisher in previous ISC races, notched two first-place finishes this year — in the Cross Country Category 1, men 40 to 49 and in the Time Trial Race.
Misty Hitchcock rode to a first-place finish in the Cross Country, Category 2, women 40 to 49.
Josh White placed in both the Cross Country and Time Trial races — 4th place in Category 2 Men in the Time Trial and 8th in the Cross Country, Category 2 Men, age 30 to 39.
Other locals who garnered top spots include Don Sutton, who finished 3rd in the Cross Country, Open Men 50+, and Elias Wilke Jr. who cycled to a 4th-place finish in the Cross Country, Category 3 Men, 15 to 18.
As Race Director Katie Hedrich noted, locals are dedicated participants in this homegrown race that has accumulated accolades from pro riders, kudos from Cycling International and listing as a major race by national and international cycling associations.
Hedrich said this year’s ISC attracted some big profile pro riders including Sid Taberly, 33, from Australia and David “Tinker” Juarez, 55, a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Taberly, of team Kenda/H2O Overdrive, won the men’s pro race and Larissa Fitchett, 27, of team Lost Coast/Marin Bikes, won the women’s.
“The race went great but we were really down on numbers, only 255,” said Hedrich. “I guess we were up against some other events.” Local organizations including Mile High Radio Club/Mountain RACES and Mountain Disaster Preparedness pitched in to provide infrastructure and communication support.
Complete race results can be found at www.idyllwildcycling.com, the list below shows the top three finishers in each category.
The club is working with the Forest Service and landowners adjacent to the racecourse to achieve status as a Designated Trail System prior to the running on next year’s race. Designation as a dual-use mountain bike and equestrian system would bring additional cache to the event and sanction continued long term use by ISC organizers.
A small percentage of ISC race proceeds support next year’s race while a majority helps fund Idyllwild Cycling’s club activities, including working with local land managers to create the Designated Trail System. The race also donates to Living Free Animal Sanctuary in Mountain Center and World Bicycle Relief.
Idyllwild Spring Challenge 2013 Cross Country Results
Place Name Bib# Age Team Time Time back
Pro Men
01 Sid Taberlay 145 33 Kenda / H2O Overdrive 2:15:00
02 Menso de Jong, 152 24, Team Clif Bar Cycling 2:16:40 0:01:31
03 David Tinker Juarez 146 52 FACTORY CANNONDALE 2:17:12 0:00:59
Pro Men Single Speed
01 Doug Andrews, 153 52 La Ruta 2:44:13
Pro Women
01 Larissa Fitchett 158 27 Lost, Coast / Marin Bikes 2:48:55
02 Anna Dvorak 157 26 Spy / Giant / Ride 3:32:30 -0:43:35
03 Timari Pruis 156 38 Pivot Cycles/Kenda 3:39:02 -0:50:07
Jr. Category 1 Men 15-18
01 Brent Burcham, 536 18 2:10:29
Men 19-29
01 Scott Moore 220 28 Incycle 2:58:23
02 Patrick Barrett 211 29 Austinbikes/Revenant 3:26:00 -0:27:37
Category 1 Men 30-39
01 Marco Arocha 231 36 Bikes4Boobs / Rock N Road 2:35:24
02 Ben Jones 232 39 Velo Hanger/Focus Bikes 2:39:29 -0:04:05
03 Daniel Perez 215 37 Bear Valley Bike 2:47:51 -0:12:27
Category 1 Men 40-49
01 Glenn Stanton 221 46 Velobum 2:36:58
02 Pascal Bonaventure 207 43 SKLZ-Swamis 2:41:24 -0:04:26
03 Gareth Roberts 228 44 Triple Threat 2:44:19 -0:07:21
Category 1 Men 50-59
01 David Marsh 539 59 Chains Required 2:49:35
Category 1 Men 60+
01 Jon Miller 543 61 Platinum Performance 2:14:34
02 Bob Macy 540 66 The Bike Shop Temecula 2:34:52 -0:20:18
03 Mark Blakeslee 538 62 Bear Valley Bikes 2:35:08 -0:20:34
Category 1 Men Single Speed
01 Allan Laframboise 222 41 Don’s Bikes/Ellsworth 2:38:13
02 Timothy Sparks 225 42 Platinum Performance 2:47:57 -0:09:44
03 Craig Sisino 227 46 Platinum Performance 3:07:37 -0:29:24
Category 1 Women 40-49
01 Heidi Bowen 541 44 Giant Factory Team 2:55:29
Jr. Category 2 Men 15-18
01 Evan Christenson-Meyer734 16 Zumwalts Bicycle Center 1:57:23
02 Sage Washbaugh 749 17 O-Tus Chains Required 2:03:08 0:04:39
03 Jonah Sanchez 735 13 Simple Green/Bike Religion 2:20:04 -0:12:17
Category 2 Men 19-29
01 Spencer Rathkamp 762 19 Gaerne Shoes 1:44:54
02 Matthew Smith 630 24 Baghouse/Rock N Road 2:00:02 -0:15:08
03 Jakob Schwam 725 29 2:00:38 -0:15:44
Category 2 Men 30-39
01 Kevin Carlson 745 37 Rock N Road/Velosport 1:48:05
02 Dan Soto 737 36 Hemet 1:48:45 -0:00:40
03 Travis Clater 775 39 Troupe Racing Co. 1:49:09 -0:01:04
Category 2 Men 40-44
01 Ben Blank 628 43 Troupe Racing Company 1:53:04
02 Charlie Marinko 778 40 Rokform Velosport 1:54:17 -0:01:13
03 Kevin Chandler 758 43 1:54:18 -0:01:14
Category 2 Men 45-49
01 John Meissner 744 46 Outer Circle Racing 1:52:37
02 Mike Giroux 771 47 Triple Threat 1:53:08 -0:00:31
03 Greg Burcham 619 46 1:57:42 -0:05:05
Category 2 Men 50-59
01 Dave Culbertson 763 51 Platinum/Sho-Air 1:56:02
02 Doug Davison 767 51 Tri-A-Bike / D&D Enterprises/ESI 1:56:03 -0:00:01
03 Shannon Scott 625 50 Cal Coast Bike 2:06:16 -0:10:14
Category 2 Men 60+
01 Rob Bernhard 699 60 Cal Coast Bicycles 1:37:29
02 Earl Guenther 753 67 Skuld Racing 2:46:10 -1:08:41 999 Philip DeRose 761 69 DN√F
Category 2 Men Single Speed
01 Joey Dolowy 742 47 Outer Circle Racing 1:57:29
02 Lance Lespina 772 43 Triple Threat 1:59:28 -0:01:59
03 Al Garza 692 52 2:04:32 -0:07:03
Category 2 Men Clydesdale
01 Todd Flaming 626 43 VeloRasta 2:15:00
02 Michael Ramer 736 53 Curb Your Horse 2:25:14 -0:10:14
03 Rich Fersch 624 57 la habra cyclery 2:25:50 -0:10:50
Category 2 Women 19-39
01 Wilhelmina Zuckerman 627 31 Troupe Racing Co. 2:21:40
02 Melissa Smith 740 26 2:54:16 -0:32:36
03 Laura Kelley 754 29 3:31:31 -1:09:51
Category 2 Women 40-49
01 Misty Hitchcock 697 43 2:10:33
02 Astrid Monroe 616 48 2:28:57 -0:18:24
03 Krisztina Holly 752 46 La Grange 2:58:04 -0:47:31
Jr. Category 3 Men 15-18
01 David Stringfellow 857 15 Team Julian 1:00:07
02 Evan Biley 859 13 1:03:25 0:03:32
03 Jayden Washabaugh 878 15 O-Tus Chains Required 1:05:41 0:01:16
Category 3 Men 19-39
01 Tim Shirley 847 28 0:57:40
02 Mike Stewart 869 28 0:57:41 -0:00:01
03 Daniel Greer 852 31 1:00:28 -0:02:48
Category 3 Men 40-49
01 Brian Strawter 867 42 0:58:57
02 Glenn Anderson 841 45 Team Dem Nutz 0:59:15 -0:00:18
03 Todd Hunsaker 872 49 0:59:46 -0:00:49
Category 3 Men 50+
01 Rick Poleto 863 55 Outer Circle Racing 1:02:14
02 Randy Banales 868 59 Rokform Velosport 1:02:15 -0:00:01
03 Gary Hayes 845 61 BNG riders 1:05:24 -0:03:10
Category 3 Men Clydesdale
01 Scott DeLaurentis 848 55 Zumwalts/Team Pitbull 1:12:13
02 Dan Villars 873 46 1:25:36 -0:13:23
03 Andrew Acosta 842 30 1:29:29 -0:17:16
Category 3 Women 19-39
01 Heather Washabaugh 877 37 O-Tus Chains Required 1:18:02
Category 3 Women 40+
01 Cindy Villars 856 46 1:13:28
02 Jann Banales 866 58 1:26:23 -0:12:55
03 Dianne Dalton 858 48 1:49:14 -0:35:46
Open Women Novice
01 Jamie Kelkenberg 955 32 0:55:41
02 Lynn Jutovsky 959 48 0:56:13 -0:00:32 0
03 Martina Gerland 936 43 DAV MÌ_nchen 0:56:13 -0:00:32
Jr. Men 10 & under
01 Micah Sanchez 952 9 1:08:34 WON
Jr. Men 11-12
01 Ethan Sanchez 951 11 Simple Green/Bike Religion 0:46:31
02 Luke Villars 949 11 0:57:13 -0:10:42
03 Forrest Wells 953 11 Bear Valley Bikes 1:20:11 -0:33:40
Jr. Men 13-14
01 Ethan Elisara 957 13 0:44:53
02 Jedediah Kron 954 13 0:47:01 -0:02:08
03 Patrick Vandewalle 958 13 0:47:02 -0:02:09
Jr. Women 11-12
01 Willow Washabaugh 961 12 Big Bear City 1:25:07
Open Men 19-39
01 Chad Nicholson 410 38 La Habra Cyclery 2:37:31
02 Cesar Mora 437 38 Veloz 2:51:21 -0:10:09
03 Cale Wenthur 430 32 Team Pegasus 2:53:15 -0:12:03
Open Men 40-49
01 Kenny Gioeli 43 429 2013 2:35:09
02 Richard Merrick 445 49 Cycling Escapes 2:47:09 -0:12:00
03 Charlie Gilmore 444 46 Troupe Racing Co. 3:00:00 -0:24:51
Open Men 50+
01 Randy Liechty 438 56 Albien Brewing 2:47:11
02 Jack Kairy 425 50 Albion Brewing 2:49:43 -0:02:32
03 Don Sutton 422 54 idyllwild Cycling 2:51:01 -0:03:50
Open Men Clydesdale
01 Jake Pronio 447 41 3:09:11
02 Kevin Troutman 418 59 4:42:12 -1:33:01
Open Women 19-39
01 Kristin Walters 405 31 3:19:08
02 Marilyne Deckman 433 39 Big Orange Cycling 3:44:59 -0:25:51
03 Heather Hawks 428 33 Rokform/Rock N Road 3:48:50 -0:29:42
Open Women 40+
01 Christina Probert 426 46 Turner 3:09:49
02 Alana Heise 402 40 Terrascape Racing 3:23:22 -0:13:33
03 Jen Hannon 414 42 Doug Johnson’s Thursday Riders 3:28:32 -0:18:43
