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2009 was a great year for the Powerade/IF racing team. We raced 293 times with 80 of them culminating on 3-step podiums. We had 33 victories, (23) 2nd's, (24) 3rd's and 162 Top 10's overall.
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Linn, Greigg at Lincoln CX
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Brent and Bob got out the CX bikes once more and raced in Lincoln on Saturday, November 21st at Pioneer's Park. They agreed it was by far the most challenging CX race either has done this year.
Kluck Upgrades
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Jeff Kluck was recently upgraded to Category 2 for cyclocross and performed quite well in his first two races with the hot shots.
At the Minnesota State Championship in Crystal, MN on November 14th, Jeff was 15th in his category out of 59 finishers. The following day, also at Crystal, he was 12th out of the 42 finishers.
Iowa CX Championship
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Brent and Bob went down for the Iowa State CX Championship in Altoona on November 14th to do some Master's racing: Bob in 35+ and Brent in 45+.
The course, in a city park with athletic field, had terrain ranging from bumpy, flat, technical with some off-camber; to bumpy, hilly, technical and a bit of pavement through the uphill finish. For good measure, a high-step barrier section and another high barrier at the base of a run-up were included to keep the HR high.
After a too brief warmup, the three Masters fields started at 15 second intervals on the chilly but dry, overcast mid-morning.
The cream quickly rose to the top as Lane, Shrek and C. Vandelune put the hammer down to string out the 35+ with the fastest 45+ers soon working their way through the stragglers. Brent, riding borrowed tubulars, seemed to easily float past Bob early while he banged along on what felt like wagon wheels (or clinchers with a little too much psi).
As Bob went backwards, Brent worked his way to 4th before crashing late losing three places he couldn't regain to finish 7th. Bob finished 9th in his race. Full results are here.
Linn, Greigg at Skyview CX
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The first ever CX event in Norfolk was hosted by the EVCC crew at Skyview Park on Saturday, October 24th. This was a nicely flowing power course with one sustained climb, several short ups and downs, a couple of barrier sections but lacking tight, technical challenges. It's a course that a couple fish-out-of-water roadies can handle without too much trouble.
Kluck 2 for 2 in Wisconsin
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Jeff Kluck won both Category 3 races at Centuria and Hudson, WI October 17-18th. He bested 19 competitors at the Orchard CX on Saturday and 27 others at the Big Ring Flyers CX on Sunday. Both victories were by 30 second margins.
Kluck 1st in Minnesota
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Jeff Kluck went up north to compete in Minneapolis October 10th-11th at the Corcoran CX and Wirth Classic Cup CX races. He rebounded from a mechanical DNF on Saturday to take the top step on Sunday over 38 other Cat 3's.
Cyclocross Season Underway
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Fall is here and so is CX season. Three of the PIF crew have already done some racing off road.
Brent Linn went to Des Moines for the first round of the Scheels Central Iowa Cyclocross Series on September 26th at the Capital City Cross. He finished 8th in the 45+ category.
Be Careful Out There
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It's getting dark earlier now that fall is upon us. Be extra vigilant in low-light conditions and when headed into the setting sun if you are road riding in the evening. Yesterday evening another cyclist fell victim to a hit and run
Spoke-n-Sport Series Final Standings
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The Spoke-N-Sport Thursday evening criterium series is complete for the year after the final race was called off at the last minute due to road construction.
'A' series: Although they tied with 36 overall points, Cody McCullough is the series winner with Jeff Kluck taking second based on head to head matchups. Bob Greigg was 4th overall. Five other PIF's did one race apiece up north with Jay Chesterman winning the one he did.
Priebe, Feiges Win in Des Moines
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The East Village Criterium on Sunday, August 30th was the final event in the Iowa Cup competition for 2009.
Going into the event, Jon Nelson held a narrow lead in the Masters 40+ standings over teammates Scott Wall and Sean Loomis (Colorbiotics). Cody McCullough and Clark Priebe both leant their support to Jon's cause in the combined 30+/40+ race but it was not to be. Jon reported he didn't have the good legs he needed due to inconsistent training as of late. He finished 8th in the race but a stronger Loomis took 2nd and Wall 6th to move ahead in the final standings. Clark Priebe won the 40+ race and Cody was 2nd in 30+.
Results- SC Velo TT #3
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What is probably the final installment of the SC Velo Time Trial Series for the season took place on the evening of August 26th under mostly cloudy skies, moderate northeast winds, 70 degrees and over 90 percent humidity.
Priebe, McCullough 1-2 in Sioux Falls
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The Avera Downtown Criterium in Sioux Falls was the site of the South Dakota Criterium Championship on August 23rd. It was the same course as the inaugural event last year but it was run clockwise this time by organizer Dustin Bakker and his well-organized Central Plains Cycling crew (great job again, guys).
Catching Up
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Your Admin has been off the back lately in posting news but the group sat up and he has gotten back on. From oldest to newest news:
Jeff Kluck won the Open Category at the FAB time trial in Sioux Falls on July 30th.
SC Velo TT #3 August 26th
The final race of the SC Velo 20K time trial series will be Wednesday evening, August 26th. It was recently decided there will not be a September race. -Posted 8/19/09
Super Week
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Marc Walter took his annual trip to Super Week to race the 40+ series July 18th- 26th. He raced 9 times with his best finish being 12th at Schlitz Park.
Scanning the results for other races it was noted that Sydney Brown (Marc's girlfriend) had a 1st and a 3rd as her best results.
Results- SC Velo TT #2
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Although winds had been blowing at 25mph throughout the day of July 15th, by the time our 20k time trial started at 7pm, the wind was perhaps 2mph if not calm on what turned out to be a pleasant 80 degree evening for racing. Cody McCullough came just short of his course record by 2 seconds with a time of 27:15. Graham Renee-Fowler improved his time over the last race by a big 1:05 to win the Eddy Merckx division and Buddy Houts improved by a huge 1:55 over his previous time. Thank you to Greg Gleason of Central Plains Cycling for coming out. Bring your teammates next time.
Omaha Cycling Weekend
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It's stale news by now since your Admin has been waiting for all results to finally become available but the Omaha Cycling Weekend July 11th-12th went well for the Powerade/IF team.
Spoke-n-Sport Crit #4
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Thursday, July 9th was the fourth race of the monthly criterium series in Sioux Falls.
Cody McCullough, Jeff Kluck, Graham Renee-Fowler and Bob Greigg went up north on the humid evening to race against the CPC crew. A good chance of rain was in the forecast and it soon showed up in the form of light showers just before the 'A' race started. For most of the race one part of the course was wet and the other stayed mostly dry.
Nelson 40+ State Criterium Champion
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Only three Powerade/IF racers traveled to east central Iowa on July 5th for the Gold Pointe Fitness Club Criterium but one of them returned as an Iowa State Champion.
The course for the Iowa State Criterium Championships was located in downtown Cedar Rapids on a .60 mile rectangular circuit that crossed four bridges over the Cedar River per lap. The wide streets offered a slight uphill finishing straight and a slightly downhill back stretch and made for a fast and safe racing venue.
