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2025 Results

Dawn to Dusk MTB Race

FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. – The team’s 2025 campaign came to end Dec. 13 in the deserts of Arizona at the Dawn to Dusk MTB race.

The team of Jeremy Pomeroy, Nelsen Wahlstrom, Dan Gump, and Caleb Bush finished 3rd in their cumulative- age-based racing division in the relay race.

Racing resumes in 2026!

November

Wisconsin State Cyclocross Championship

WATERLOO, WISC. – The 2025 Wisconsin CX season came to end on a dry, but challenging, course at Trek headquarters near Madison.

Andy Boettcher rounded out his season with a 4th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race.

Joseph McCrary picked up his first career win — and another 2025 state title for the team – in the Cat. 5 race.

Afternoon racing saw Madison LeBeau finish 3rd in the state race for the Women’s Cat. 3/4 title. She was followed by Bailey Rudolph in 10th (overall).

In Masters 40+ Cat. 3/4, Mike LeBeau was the top team, finisher in 18th. He was followed by Andy Boettcher in 22nd, Nate Phelps in 25th and Matt Becker (mechanical) in 26th.

In Cat. 1/2/3, Chad Cannon rode to a 12th-place finish while Brent Rohrs was 11th in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

The day wrapped up with Archer Munson scoring an 11th-place finish in the singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 14th.

CamRock & Roll CX

CAMBRIDGE, WISC. – The racing was fast, mostly flat, and dusty at the CamRock & Roll CX rave nearCambridge, Wisconsin.

Moring racing saw Andy Boettcher take a 6th-place finish in the Men’s 50+ Cat. 4/5 race while Mary Kremer put the pedal down to take second in the Women’s Cat. 4/5.

In Men’s Cat. 4, Archer Munson was 16th followed by Andy Boettcher in 21st.

Joseph McCrary nabbed a 4th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

Afternoon racing saw Bailey Rudolph ride to a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Matt Becker brought home the top team finish in the Men’s 40+ Cat. 3/4 race in 14th followed by Mike LeBeau in 17th and Nate Phelps in 27th.

Archer Munson was 19th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs overcame a broken wheel and dislocated finger to finish 8th in the 50+ 1/2/3 race while Chad Cannon battled back from a crash to finish 9th in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

The day’s racing was rounded with Archer Munson taking a 10th-place finish in the singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 11th.

Cranksgiving Alley Cat

OSHKOSH, WISC. – Helping others — and having some fun — is what the Cranksgiving Alley Cat race in Oshkosh is all about.

Sharon Bauch was part of a hastily assembled team that scored a second-place finish in the event.

Kern Park Kross

MILWAUKEE, WISC. – With just three weekends of Wisconsin Cycling Association ‘cross racing left, the series rolled into Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee for the Kern Park Kross.

Less than 24 hours after officially being added to the roster, Mary Kremer made her GVR racing debut with a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Racing in the Men’s Cat. 4 race saw Archer Munson take a 24th-place finish while Joseph McCrary landed another podium (3rd) in the Cat. 5 race.

In the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race, Bailey Rudolph was part of an entertaining race that saw her finish third.

In Masters 40+ Cat. 3/4, Matt Becker overcame a crash to finish 8th followed by Andy Boettcher in 19th and Nate Phelps in 21st.

In the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race, Chad Cannon finished 3rd. That was a result duplicated by Brent Rohrs in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Racing wrapped with Archer Munson finishing 9th in the singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 14th.

Battle of Waterloo CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – There’s not much that’s flat at his venue that’s essentially on the side of a big hill.

Andy Boettcher started the day’s racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 3/4 race.

Archer Munson finished 18th in the his first of the day in Cat. 4 race. He was followed by Andy Boettcher in 20th.

In the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race, Maddie LeBeau rode to a 9th-place finish.

In Men’s 40+ Cat. 3/4, Matt Becker took the top team spot in 10th followed by Mike LeBeau in 15th and Nate Phelps in 27th. Archer Munson was 17th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs nabbed a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Archer Munson rounded out the days racing with a 12th-plce finish in the Singlespeed race.

October

Diablo Sunnyview CX

OSHKOSH, WISC. – A double weekend of racing wrapped up with a flat and fun course in Oshkosh.

Morning races saw Ava Paruleski make her GVR racing debut with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Archer Munson put up a 10th -place finish in the Cat. 4 race and followed it up with an 8th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race and a 4th-place finish in Singlespeed.

Joseph McCrary followed up a successful day Saturday with a 4th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

Madison LeBeau was back in action in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race with a 4th-place finish.

In the Masters 40+ Ct. 3/4 race, Mike LeBeau was 9th followed Andy Boettcher in 13th and Nate Phelps in 14th.

Chad Cannon rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race while Brent Rohrs scored a 2nd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Mike LeBeau and Nate Phelps rounded out the day’s results with 5th- and 8th-place finished in the Singlepeed race.

Stump Farm Trail Races

SUAMICO, WISC. – In one the final mountain bike races of the season, Mark Schindel scored a 4th-place age group finish (12th overall) in the 10-mile race.

Grafton Pumpkin Cross

GRAFTON, WISC. – Elevation is one of the main features at this event — both up and down.

In early racing, Andy Boettcher notched a 7th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a 18th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race.

Archer Munson rode to a 14th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race before backing it up with a 5th-place finish in the Singlespeed race.

Joseph McCrary notched his first career podium with a 2nd-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

In the Masters 40+ Cat. 3/4 race, Nate Phelps was 20th. Derek Moran was a DNF (crash).

Chad Cannon (Cat. 1/23) and Brent Rohrs (Masters 50+ 1/2/3) both rode to 5ht-place finishes in their respective races.

Mountain Bay Challenge

WAUSAU, WISC. – Sharon Bauch and Jaime LeCapitaine hopped on a bus and headed to Wausau for a 90-mile gravel ride on the Mountain Bay Trail to Green Bay.

Bauch finished the full distance while LeCapitaine called the “team car” for assistance in Shawano due to miserably cold feet.

Cross Fire CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISC – Fourth place anyone?

That pretty much sums up the day for many GVR riders Oct. 18 near Madison.

Fourth place finishes: Andy Boettcher (Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5); Brent Rohrs (Masters 50+ 1/2/3); Chad Cannon (Men’s 1/2/3); and Matt Becker (Masters 40+ 3/4).

In other finishes: Archer Munson was 17th in the Cat. 4 race; 20th in the Cat. 3/4 race; and 15th in singlespeed.

Nate Phelps was 18th in Masters 40+ 3/4 and 17th in singlespeed.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League (Trek)

WATERLOO, WISC. – Emryn Peters finished out the Wisconsin High School Cycling League season with a 34th-place finish in the Girl’s Freshmen race.

She rides for the New Belin Composite team.

Englewood CX

FALL RIVER, WISC. – The second weekend of UCI racing in Wisconsin saw riders racing on a beef farm near Madison over two days.

Saturday’s racing saw Chad Cannon score a second-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Bailey Rudolph rode to a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

The second day of racing kicked off with Chad Cannon scoring a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Matt Becker was 5th in the 35+ Cat. 3/4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 8th.

Bailey Rudolph finished up the weekend’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Iron Bull Red Granite Gravel Grinder

WAUSAU, WISC. – It was all about central Wisconsin’s gravel at the Iron Bull Red Gravel Grinder in Wausau.

Jay Birkholz finished 2nd in the 100-mile singlespeed race, while Niki Birkholz nabbed a 7th-place age group finish in the Women’s 50 mile event.

Jeremy Pomeroy rounded out the results with 7th-place age group finish in the 50-mile geared race. Mark Schindel finished 8th in his age group in the same race.

Karl Becker Memorial Gravel Challenge

JONESBURG, MISSOURI – Kensa Koeppen made her gravel racing debut Saturday in the 38-mile race at the Karl Becker Memorial Gravel Challenge in Missouri.

The race saw her swinging from the lead to fourth place ad back towards the front again where she finished 2nd overall for women.

Oshkosh Alley Cat (Halloween)

OSHKOSH, WISC. – It’s not all serious business around here.

Archer Munson scored a 2nd-place finish in the Halloween-themed Oshkosh Alley Cat on Saturday evening. He was dressed as a Winnebago Bicycle employee.

Huntsman World Senior Games

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Matt Hall continued his tour of the American southwest at the multi-day Huntsman World Senior Games.

He picked up a second-place age group finish in the gravel race Tuesday and followed it up Thursday with 7th-place finish in the 5K hill climb and a 6th-place finish (without his aero helmet) in the time trial.

In Friday’s 33-mile road race he finished 4th in his age group.

Trek CX Cup

WATERLOO, Wisc. – With temperatures in the 80s, it felt more like summer road racing that ‘cross racing at the 2025 Trek CX Cup near Madison.

Jaime LeCapitaine was up first and landed a 14th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

In the 40+ 3/4/5 race, Matt Becker rode to a 15-place finish followed by Nate Phelps in 39th.

Bailey Rudolph retired early from the Women’s Cat. 3 race due to the heat while Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 2 race.

In Sunday’s racing, Matt Becker took 7th in the 40+ 3/4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 28th.

Bailey Rudolph scored a 14th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3 while Chad Cannon stormed to a 2nd-place finish in Cat. 2.

Nevada Senior Games

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Matt Hall hasn’t given up on the road season yet racing up a number of podiums at the Nevada Senior Games.

He took age group wins in the 10K TT and 20K RR Saturday.

That was followed up with 2nd-place age group finish in the 5K TT and another age group win in the 40K RR.

The Hiberntor

LAONA, WISC. – Morgan Fisher and Robert Sorenson added a little gravel to the weekend mix.

The pair finished the 31-mile event after stopping to assist an injured rider.

September

Simba’s CROSSing

MUSKEGO, WISC. – For the second year the WCA CX series rolled into Muskego for a revamped course at Simba’s CROSSing CX race.

Archer Munson notched the early result of the day with a 23rd-place finish in the Cat. 4 race. He followed that up with a 10th-place finish in singlespeed.

Nate Phelps rode to a 10th-place finish in the Masters 40+ Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs went from the whistle to claim in the win in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Field of Riches CX

RICHFIELD, WISC. – In weather more like summer, riders headed to a hilly and technical course in Richfield.

Jaime LeCapitaine started the day’s racing with an 18th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Archer Munson kicked off his day with a 21st-place finish in the Cat. 4 race. He followed it up with a 25th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Andy Boettcher made his CX season debut with a 10th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4 race and a 24th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

In Masters 40+ 3/4, Matt Becker claimed the top team spot in 7th followed by Mike LeBeau in 12th and Nate Phelps in 25th.

Brent Rohrs claimed a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race while Chad Cannon battled back from an early crash to finish to take 5th in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

In singlespeed, Archer Munson finished his day with a 10th-place finish. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 11th.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #4 (Englewood)

FALL RIVER, WISC. – Emryn Peters’ Wisconsin High School Cycling League season rolled on with an 27th-place finish in the Girl’s Freshmen race.

She rides for the New Belin Composite team.

Sheboygan County Cycling Classic CX

SHEBOYGAN, WISC. – The longest sand section of the season greeting riders at the Sheboygan County Cycling Classic Sept. 20.

Jaime LeCapitaine kicked off the team’s racing with her CX debut in the Women’s 4/5 field. She finished 7th.

In the Men’s Cat. 4 race, Archer Munson rode to a 17th-place finish while Joseph McCrary scored a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

In Women’s Cat. 3, Bailey Rudolph landed on the podium with a 3rd-place finish. She was followed by Madison LeBeau in 7th.

The Men’s Cat. 3/4 race saw Archer Munson finish 13th.

In the Masters 40+ 3/4 race, Matt Becker nabbed a 5th-place finish followed by Mike LeBeau in 20th and Nate Phelps in 23rd.

Chad Cannon just missed the podium with a 4th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race. Brent Rohrs matched him with a 4th-place finish in the 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Singlespeed rounded out the day with Mike LeBeau finishing 7th followed by Archer Munson in 8th, Joseph McCrary in 10th and Nate Phelps in 13th.

US Gravel Nationals

LE CRESCENT, MINN. – There are plenty of hills and gravel roads in southeast Minnesota making it the site of the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Gravel National Championships.

Jay Birkholz put up the highest team finish in 6th in the singlespeed division.

Matt Hall was 20th in the 65-69 age group while Derek Moran was 45th in the 50-54 division.

Marji Gesick

MARQUETTE, MICH. – Mark Schindel was one of the early adopters to the Marji Gesick race a decade ago.

He made it 60 miles this year before a mechanical issue forced him out of the event.

VeloCross CX

KENOSHA, WISC. – A day that started off with heavy rain cleared up in time for GVR riders to enjoy sunshine and summer-like tempertures.

Joseph McCrary kicked off the day’s racing with a 5th-plce finish in the Cat. 5 (Novice) race.

Afternoon racing saw Bailey Rudolph pick up a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In Masters 40+ 3/4, Matt Becker overcame a series of tire issues to finish 13th on a loaned singlespeed pit bike. The finish keeps him in the series leader jersey. Nate Phelps finished 23rd in the race.

Brent Rorhs picked up the team’s only podium of the day with a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3.

In the Men’s 1/2/3 race, Chad Cannon scored a 4th-place finish.

Nate Phelps rounded out the day’s racing with a 7th-place finish in the Open Singlespeed race.

Chequamegon Fat Tire 40

CABLE, WISC. – One of the largest mountain bike races in the nation is also one of the last.

Branden Downs, Jeremy Pomeroy and Nelsen Wahlstrom took on the trails around Cable and Hayward Sept. 13.

Downs notched the sole result coming in 129th overall. Wahlstrom and Pomeroy succumbed to mechanical and other issues during the event.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #3 (Minooka)

WAUKESHA, WISC. – Emryn Peters’ Wisconsin High School Cycling League season rolled on with an 11th-place finish in the Girl’s Freshmen race.

She rides for the New Belin Composite team.

Wisconsin Masters Games

BROWN DEER, WISC. – In some of the last road events of the year in Wisconsin, Matt Hall and Nate Phelps lined up for four races at the Wisconsin Masters Games Sept 9 and 10.

In Tuesday’s racing, Nate Phelps finished 2nd overall in the 10K time trial and 7th in the 20K road race. Matt Hall was 3rd in the TT and 4th in the RR.

Wednesday’s racing saw Nate Phelps finish 5th overall in the 5K time trial followed by Matt Hall in 6th. In the 40K road race, Matt Hall finished 6th followed by Nate Phelps in 7th.

Greene Acres CX

ST. FRANCIS, WISC. – Race two of the Wisconsin CX series moved to the greater Milwaukee area Sept. 7 for a course that mixed a lot of turns with sand and a small section of trail.

In the Men’s Cat. 4/5 50+ plus race, Chris Edwards rode to a 29th-place finish.

Afternoon racing saw Matt Becker take 11th in the 40+ Cat. 3/4 race (after breaking shifter/break lever on lap 2) followed by Nate Phelps in 12th.

Brent Rohrs rode to a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race while Nate Phelps rounded out the day’s racing with a 7th-place finish in the singlespeed race.

Door County Century

STURGEON BAY, WISC. – The 100-mile Door County Century is a fall tradition for many riders.

Both Jaime LeCapitain and Lana Phelps capped off their weekend riding by finishing the full distance of the event.

Flyover Silver Creek CX

MANITOWOC, WISC. – The 2025 WCA ‘cross season got underway on the fun, but challenging, course in Manitowoc along Lake Michigan.

In the men’s Cat. 4/5 race Archer Munson rode to a 12th-place finish and followed it up with a 17th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race later in the day.

In Women’s 3/4, Bailey Rudolph started her season with a 4th-place result.

Matt Becker took the inaugural win in the new 40+ Cat. 3/4 division. He was followed by Mike LeBeau in 8th and Nate Phelps in 15th.

Brent Rohrs nabbed his first podium of the year with 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race while Chad Cannon was 4th in the 1/2/3 division.

The day’s racing wrapped up with Chad Cannon taking a 2nd-place finish in the singlespeed race followed by Archer Munson in 11th and Nate Phelps in 12th.

August

Tour De Flambeau RR and TT

PARK FALLS, WISC. – The end of the WISPORT season — and the end of the citizen racing organization — rolled into Park Falls for last hurrah Labor Day weekend.

Matt Becker scored an age group in in Saturday’s 37-mile road race and followed it up with an overall win (and course record) in Sunday’s time trial.

Both these races are expected to return for the 2026 season.

Copper Harbor Trails Fest

COPPER HARBOR, MICH. – One last weekend before the start of the 2025 ‘cross season, Joseph McCrary and Chad Cannon made the trek to the upper peninsula of Michigan for the cross country race at the multi-day Copper Harbor Trails Fest.

Cannon was 4th in the long race followed by McCrary in 66th.

McCrary doubled up into Sunday’s enduro race where he finished 89th in the Sport Division.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #1 (Cable)

CABLE, WISC. – The 2025 WIsconsin NICA season kicked off with racing on the trails around Cable Wisconsin.

Emryn Peters (New Belin Composite) finished 20th in the Girl’s Freshman Sunday.

Aug. 26 Racing At Washington Park Velodrome

KENOSHA, WISC. – Ken Munson finished out his 2025 WCA track season with an 8th-place finish in the Belgian Win and Out in the Cat. 4/5 division.

He was 5th in the eight-lap snowball and 9th in the One Known Distance Race.

Red Barn Classic MTB Race

WATERLOO, WISC. – The last WORS race of the season saw Archer Munson finishing out his career as a junior and Joseph McCrary getting in a tune-up ahead of the 2025 ‘cross season.

Munson finished 6th in the 17-18 Sport Division race.

McCrary closed out his MTB season with a 8th-place finish in the 19-29 Sport Division category.

Big Bull Falls Gran Fondo

WAUSAU, WISC. – Jaime LeCapitaine lined up for the 101-mile Big Bull Falls Gran Fondo and battled wind all day.

Her efforts earned her an age group win in the women’s division.

UP Northwoods Triathlon

IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH. – Wake up call was Zero Dark O’clock for Emily Marenger who headed into the UP of Michigan for the Olympic distance tri at the UP Northwoods Triathlon Aug. 24.

She took the overall win in the Women’s Division

Seeley Pre Fat MTB Race

CABLE, WISC. – On the dirt, Jeremy Pomeroy rode to a 5th-place age group finish in the elite race at the Seeley Pre Fat in northwest Wisconsin.

The race covered 24 miles of trails.

Aug. 19 Track Racing At Washington Park Velodrome

KENOSHA, WISC. – Ken Munson was back on the track in Kenoshaas its 2025 season winds down.

He finished 4th in the Cat. 4/5 keirin; 7th in the unknown distance race; and 7th in the 30-lap points race.

Race The Lake

FOND DU LAC, WISC. – After five attempts, the annual 89-mile race around Lake Winnebago saw Katie Kornaus score an overall women’s podium with a 3rd-place finish.

Derek Moran churned out an 18th-place (overall) finish in the men’s division.

Double Bong 40K TT

KANSASVILLE, WISC. – Rounding out racing in three states, eight GVR riders headed to southeast Wisconsin for a 40k time trial at the Bong Recreational Area.

In Women’s Cat. 4/5 road bike division: Sharon Bauch scored the win followed by Emily Marenger in 2nd and Jaime LeCapitaine in 3rd.

In the Women’s 50-54 time trial bike race, Sally Lester rode to a 2nd-place finish.

In Men’s Cat. 1/2 time trial bike division: GVR Alum Riley Wrightsman took the win followed by Matt Becker in 2nd and Jon Lester in 4th. Nate Phelps was 5th.

In the Men’s 50-54 time trial bike age group: Derek Moran took the top step of the podium.

Ore to Shore

MARQUETTE, MICH. – It was a hot one in the UP of Michigan at the Ore to Shore mountain bike race.

Rebecca Downs started toward the back of the field and fought off late leg cramps in the 28-mile race to score a 16th-place age group finish.

In the 48-mile event, Branden Downs also battled late race leg cramps to take a 14th-place age group result.

Minnesota Senior Games

MANKATO, MINN. – A week after National Senior Games, Matt Hall was back in action at the Minnesota Senior Games in south central Minnesota.

In Saturday’s racing he finished 2nd in the 10K time trial and followed it up with a 4th-place finish in the 20K road race.

Sunday’s racing saw him take the win 5K TT and follow it up with another win in the 40K RR.

Reforestation Ramble

SUAMICO, WISC. – The WORS series rolled into the Green Bay area Aug. 2 and 3 with the Refo Ramble.

In Saturday night short track racing, Madison LeBeau finished 8th in the Women’s Sport Division.

In Sunday’s cross country race, Archer Munson brought home a 6th-place finish in the Sport Division.

100K Duel at Dickinson

IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH – Matt Becker headed to the UP of Michigan for the Duel at Dickinson road race.

The course featured almost 4,000 feet of climbing, much of it in the last 15 miles.

Becker was in 10th overall.

Chequamegon 100

HAYWARD, WISC. – Why ride gears for 100K when one will do?

Jeremy Pomeroy finished 24th overall on a singlespeed bike in this 100K mountain bike race in northwestern Wisconsin.

Maah Daah Hey 100

MEDORA, NORTH DAKOTA – Jay Birkholz headed to western North Dakota Aug. 2 for the grueling 107 mile (and 13,000 feet of elevation) Maah Daah Hey 100 mountain bike race.

He finished 28th overall in 12 hours and 46 minutes after suffering a broken finger at mile 12.

Bike to the Beat

COMBINED LOCKS, WISC. – Jamie LeCapitaine rolled out for more than 50 miles at Bike to the Beat as an angel for My Team Triumph, pulling captain Jacob for the entirety of the event.

She had close help from teammate Sharon Bauch all the way.

July

National Senior Games

DES MOINES, IOWA – It was four races in five days for GVR riders at the bi-annual National Senior Games in Des Moines July 30 to Aug. 3.

The event wrapped up Sunday with a 40K road race that saw Derek Moran score a 2nd-place finish followed by Matt Christiaansen in 8th.

Brian Kult was 19th in the 50-59 race while Matt Hall was 11th in the 65-69 age division.

Saturday’s 20K Road race saw Derek Moran pick up yet another 3rd-place finish in the 50-54 age group followed by Matt Christiaansen in 7th. Brian Kult was a DNF (Mechanical)

Matt Hall was 5th on the 65-69 age group.

Thursday’s 10K TT was a repeat for Derek Moran and Matt Christiaansen with 3rd and 6th place finishes respectively.

Matt Hall scored a 6th-place finish in the 64-69 race.

In the 5K TT, Derek Moran was 3rd in the 50-54 age group followed by Matt Christiaansen in 6th.

Matt Hall was 7th in the 65-69 division.

Wisconsin State Time Trial

RUTLAND, WISC. – The final event in the 2025 WCA road schedule, five GVR members tackled the 24-mile state TT near Madison in the rain July 26.

Jon Lester scored a win for a state title followed by Derek Moran in second and Nate Phelps in 5th in the men’s 45-54 division.

Matt Becker brought home another state champion title in the 35-44 race while Sally Lester was scored in second in Women 45-54.

Wausau24

RIB MOUNTIAN, WISC. – The official start to the end of summer saw roughly a dozen GVR riders spending 12 and 24 hours on the trails in Wausau as part of the Wausau24 mountain bike race.

Branden Downs scored a 3rd-place finish in the men’s 12-hour solo division completing 11 laps.

Nelsen Wahlstom and Jeremy Pomeroy were part of a four-man 12-hour team (with Caleb Bush and Ben Bluhm) that scored a second-place finish in that division.

The four-women team of Morgan Fisher, Kris Tiles, Diane Callaway and Jen Barden overcame a number of challenges during the week and race to finish 5th in the 12-hour race.

Joseph McCrary rode eight laps solo to finish 18th in the 12-hour Men’s Duo race.

Maddie and Mike LeBeau brought home an 11th-place finish in the co-ed two-person-12-hour race.

Mark Schindel finished 23rd in the 24-hour solo race.

Bluenose 50 Gravel Race

GRANITE FALLS, MINN. – Matt Christiaansen made his first foray into gravel racing at the Bluenose 50 race July 26th.

He finished 3rd overall in the 50-mile race in central Minnesota.

RAGBRAI

IOWA – It took a week, Sharon Bauch rode her ay across Iowa — with thousands of other people — as part of the Register’s Great Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa.

The ride was more than 400 miles with about 10,500 feet of climbing.

July 22 Track Racing At Washington Park Velodrome

KENOSHA, WISC. – Ken Munson notches the team’s first track win in the Cat. 5 Scratch Race July 22. He also scored a second-place finish in the Cat. 5 Danish Win and Out.

Door County Tri

EGG HARBOR, WISC. – It was a one-two weekend for GVR riders at the Door County Triathlon July 12 and 13.

Jaime LeCapitaine made her GVR racing debut with a 11th-place age group finish (136th in women) in Saturday’s sprint tri.

Emily Marenger backed it up with 8th-place age group finish (65th overall in women) in the half tri Sunday.

July 8 Racing at Washington Park Velodrome

KENOSHA, WISC. – After a hiatus for the Fourth of July weekend, Ken Munson resumed summer racing with a night at track in southeastern Wisconsin.

He finished 3rd in the Cat. 5 Miss and Out race; 6th in the Cat. 4/5 Tempo Race and 7th in the Cat. 4/5 points race.

June

USA Cycling Junior & Masters Nationals TT and RR

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN – When masters road nationals are essentially in your backyard, you go.

Seven GVR riders lined up over two days at the 2025 event held near Milwaukee.

A recap from the June 30 time trial can be found here: https://gryphonveloracing.com/2025/06/30/2025-usa-cycling-masters-nationals-time-trial/

Derek Moran doubled his nationals enjoyment with a 50th-place finish in his age division in the July 2 road race in East Troy.

Lutsen 99’er

LUTSEN, MINN. – Rain across the arrowhead of northern Minnesota in the days leading up to the Lusten 99’er set up sloppy conditions (again) for the 2025 edition of the race.

Rebecca Downs made her GVR racing debut in the 29-mile race where she finished 39th overall in women.

Branden Downs challenged the washing machine gods and wore white team kit for the 99-mile race. He finished 103rd overall in the men’s division.

Duck Creek Triathalon

HOWARD, WISC. – It was a weekend full of competitive debuts for new GVR riders.

Emily Marenger swam, rode and ran to a second-place age group finish (6th overall) at the Duck Creek Triathlon near Green Bay June 29.

She’s back in action at the Door County Tri in two weeks.

Tour of America’s Dairyland

WISCONSIN, USA – Tracy Peters is all in this year for the the 11-day Tour of America’s Dairyland racing in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 for the first half and Women’s Cat. 4 the second.

19 – Janesville

23rd – Tracy Peters (Crash)

20- West Allis

20th – Tracy Peters

21- Grafton

DNF – Tracy Peters (Crash, 3 laps to go)

23 – De Pere

Women’s Cat. 3/4

10 – Tracy Peters

24 – Cedarburg

1 – Tracy Peters

25 – Oak Creek

8 – Tracy Peters

26 – Bayview

7 – Tracy Peters

27 – Shorewood

8 – Tracy Peters

OVERALL (Cat. 4/5)

3rd: Series

2nd: Lowlands Points Competition

29 – Wauwautosa

Men’s Cat. 3/4

16 – Chad Cannon

Coletivo Coffee Classic (WORS)

WAUKESHA, WISC. – The weekend’s mix of dirt and pavement included Emryn Peters racing the WORS series mountain bike race in Waukesha Sunday.

She took 4th in the 15-18 age group of the Citizen division races.

Washburn TT and Alpe Bl’Huez TT

WASHBURN AND BLUE MOUNDS, WISC. – Time trials were on the schedule for Matt Becker and Matt Hall ahead of next week’s USAC Masters National Championship TT.

Matt Becker took the overall win in a remote time trial in the woods of far northwestern Wisconsin while Matt Hall was first in his age group at the super-challenging Alpe Bl’Huez TT near Madison.

Dirty Donut

MARTIN, MICH. – Donuts and bikes all factor into the scoring at this off road race in Michigan.

Kris Tiles took an age group win in the 42-mile race. Eating two donuts helped her time.

Oshkosh Century

OSHKOSH, WISC. – Hot? Who cares! Sharon Bauch rolled out for 63 miles of soupy heat at the Oshkosh Century Sunday.

Marquette Trails Fest

MARQUETTE, MICH. – The weekend saw Chad Cannon racing mountain bikes in the upper peninsula of Michigan at the Marquette Trails Festival.

He finished 4th overall in Sunday’s cross-country race.

Omnium Night (Track)

KENOSHA, WISC. – Ken Munson racked up the first team results (ever) on the track at Omnium Night at the Washington Park Velodrome in Kenosha.

Over the course of four sessions he finished 9th in the 4/5 elimination race; 10th in the tempo race; 8th in the scratch race; and 9th in the 15-lap race.

Wausau Nine Mile MTB Race

RIB MOUNTAIN, WISC. – In another GVR racing debut, Branden Downs rode to a 5th-place age group finish in the men’s Comp Division.

In Saturday’s short track race, Jeremy Pomeroy finished 3rd in the Citizen Division. Nelsen Wahlstrom was a DNF due to a crash.

Refo24

SUAMICO, WISC. – The Brown County Reforestation Camp played host to he inaugural Refo24 race on June 14 and 15. It offered up racing in 6-, 12- and 24-hour divisions.

In the six hour races: Chad Cannon took the overall win in the geared raced while Taylor Bogdanske scored the win in the singlespeed division. Archer Munson was 5th in the fat bike race.

Bailey Rudolph was part of a two-person team with Amber Searer (Broken Spoke) that finished third in the two-person female division.

In the 12-hour solo women’s race Kris Tiles finished second followed by Diane Callaway in third.

Mark Schindel and Nate Phelps rounded out the day with a fourth-place finish in the 12-hour Male Duo race.

Pine Island Gravel Race

SPEARFISH, SD – Derek Moran and Jay Birkholz made the trip to western South Dakota for this 100-mile gravel event.

Birkholz took the win in the singlespeed division while Moran brought home a 3rd-place finish in the 50+ race.

Minnesota State TT

ST. PETER, MINN. – Matt Hall lined up for the Minnesota State TT where he finished 5th in the 60+ division.

BayCare Clinic Century, Green Lake 100, Tour of the Mississippi River Valley

WISCONSIN AND IOWA – Jaime LeCapitaine, Sharon Bauch and Lana Phelps all rode for a combined total of 324 miles this weekend in a trio of events in Wisconsin and Iowa.

LeCapitiane completed the 103-mile BayCare Clinic Century out of Green Bay while Bauch tackled the 60-mile course at the Green Lake 100. Phelps racked up 109 miles and another 52 miles at the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley in Iowa over the weekend.

Battle of CamRock MTB Race

CAMEBRIDGE, WISC. – The WORS season moved on to its third weekend of racing near Madison.

I the Citizen division: Ken Munson brought home an 6th-place age group finish while Chris Edwards rode to 5th-place in his race (different age groups).

In the Sport Division, Archer Munson rode to an 5th-place age group finish while Mark Schindel was 6th in the Clydesdale race and Mike LeBeau was 10th in his age group.

Maddie LeBeau notched the team’s highest finish of the day with a 2nd-place finish in the Women’s Citizen 15-18 race.

Single Bong TT

KANSASVILLE, WISC. – June opened with the single Bong TT in southeastern Wisconsin.

Derek Moran scored a 4th-place finish in the 12-mile event racing in the P/1/2 ABR category.

May

Wisconsn State Crit

MEQUON, WISC. – The last day in May saw GVR riders competing in the Wisconsin State Crit at Concordia University near Milwaukee.

Nate Phelps finished 3rd in the Masters 50+ race (2nd in Wisconsin scoring) followed by Matt Hall in 5th (3rd in Wisconsin scoring).

Archer Munson took the win in the Junior Men’s 17-18 race after putting up a 17-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race.

ABD Memorial Day Omnium

WOODDALE, ILL – Matt Hall took the long holiday weekend to mix it up at the ABD Memorial Day Omnium in northern Illinois.

Racing kicked off Saturday with a criterium where he finished fourth in the 60+ race. He followed that up Sunday with a win in the10K time trial.

The weekend wrapped up with another crit in WoodDale Sunday afternoon where he finished.

Le Grand Du Nord

GRAND MARAIS, MINN. – Bob and Diane Callaway headed to northern Minnesota for the Le Grand Du Nord gravel race May 24th.

They finished 178th (men) and 32nd (women) overall in the 50-mile event.

Treadfest

LAKE GENEVA, WISC. – The second stop on the WORS series saw riders roll into the hills and rocks of the course at Lake Geneva.

Chris Edwards made his 2025 racing debut with a 10th-place age group finish in the Citizens division while Archer Munson celebrated his 18th birthday with a 6th-place age group finish in the Sport race.

Tracy Peters took her second age group win in the Women’s Elite Division.

Stray Kats Kankakee 20K TT

KANKAKEE, ILL – With a new TT bike in hand, Matt Hall is making the most of his investment this season hitting up time trials around the upper Midwest.

He rolled to Illinois May 18 for the Stary Kats Kankakee 20K TT where he finished second in his age group.

Gamehaven Lakeside Grind

ROCHESTER, MINN. – The Minnesota Mountain Bike Series kicked off May 18 in Rochester, Minn.

Jay Birkholz finished 16th overall in the Elite division.

Muskego Park Criterium

MUSKEGO, WISC. – For the thrid weekend in a row the WCA crit series was in action near Milwaukee May 10 at the Muskego Park Crit.

Tracy Peters picked up the win in the Women’s 35+ 4/5 race while Chad Cannon brought home a 13th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race a X-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Climbing Cub 27 (Hungry Bear Gravel)

CABLE, WISC. – On the dirt side of the house, Jeremy Pomeroy racked up 1,500 feet of climbing over 27 miles on a single speed bike in the shorter version of the Hungry Bear 100 Gravel race.

He finished 7th or 8th.

LaCrosse Omnium

LACROSSE, WISC. – There was a lot of racing crammed into three days at the La Crosse Omnium in southwest Wisconsin May 2-4.

In Friday night’s uphill time trial, Julie Phelps Scored the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ Open race.

Matt Becker was also victorious in the Men’s 35+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Matt Hall in 12th and Nate Phelps in 22nd.

Archer Munson finished 2nd in the Men’s 17-18 race while Ken Munson took 31st in the Cat. 4 race.

Derek Moran rounded out the day’s racing with an 8th-place finish in the Men’s 50+ open race.

Saturday’s racing moved the hills near Chaseburg for the road race that was also doubling as the Wisconsin State Road Race Championship.

Julie Phelps handled the hills to secure the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race, also taking the WI State RR champion title for the category.

Archer Munson rode to a 30th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race followed by Ken Munson in 33rd.

Matt Becker racked up another win in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race (also good for a WI State RR champion title for the category) with Matt Hall finishing 19th and Nate Phelps 27th.

Derek Moran wrapped up an abbreviated weekend of racing with a 15th-place finishing the Masters 50+ open race.

The omnium rounded out racing with a criterium in downtown LaCrosse Sunday.

Julie Phelps finished 2nd in the Women’s Master 35+ race to take the overall omnium victory.

Matt Becker rode to an 8th-place finish in the Men’s Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race which was good enough to claim the overall omnium victory. He was followed by Matt Hall in 13th and Nate Phelps in 16th.

Englewood Open

FALL RIVER, WISC. – The main mountain bike series (WORS) season got underway Sunday at the Englewood Open MTB racenorth of Madison.

In the Women’s Citizen 15-18 race, Emryn Peters made her GVR racing debut with a 2nd-place finish.

In the Sport division, Archer Munson finished 9th in his age group while Mark Schindel was 7th in the Clydesdale Division.

Tracy Peters rounded out the day’s racing with her first start in the Women’s Elite Division. She finished second.

The Bear

LAONA, WISC. – After a rain week, the Bear 100 went off Saturday in the northwoods of Wisconsin.

Chad Cannon finished 2nd overall in the 114-mile race.

Kris Tiles, Bob Callaway and Diane Callaway raced the 60-mile event. (Results were not immediately available)

April

Battle on the Border

KENOSHA, WISC. – The WCA Crit Series (and road reason, for that matter) got underway April 27 with the Battle on the Border Crit in Kenosha.

Nate Phelps was a DNF (equipment) in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race, but followed it up with a 36th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race.

It was much better day for Tracy Peters who scored the team’s first road win of the 2025 season by topping the podium in the Women’s Masters 35+ 4/5 race.

Rock River Multisport TT

CHERRY VALLEY, ILL. – In more road action, Matt Hall scored a second-place age group finish in the 20K Rock River Multisport TT in northern Illinois Sunday.

Driftless 100

ELKADER CITY, IOWA – Gears are overrated on a 100 mile ride through hilly terrain, right?

Well, apparently.

Jay Birkholz took the single speed win at the Driftless 100 in far northeastern Iowa on April 26.

He finished the race in under seven hours, the first singlespeed rider to do so.

Barry-Roubaix

HASTINGS, MICH. – The first monument of the Midwest gravel scene went off in nice weather in central Michigan.

Chad Cannon kicked off his 2025 racing season with a 32nd-place overall finish in the men’s division. He finished the 62-mile race in 2:53.

March

Hell of the Wind

NEW LIBERTY, IOWA – It’s a second-place finish for Jay Birkholz in the singlespeed division of the Hell of the Wind Gravel Race in New Liberty, Iowa, on March 22.

The race was 64 miles and… windy.

Dirty South Roubaix and Sweaty Yeti

ALTO PASS, ILL. and NIELSVILLE, WISC. – March is a season of transitions.

As the fat bike season winds down in the Midwest the gravel season is gaining momentum.

Derek Moran made his annual pilgrimage to the Dirty South Roubaix gravel race in southern Illinois March 1 where he finished 97th overall in the hilly 100K event.

Further north, Nelsen Wahlstrom and Jeremy Pomeroy made up 66 percent of a fat bike relay team that brought home a 2nd-place finish at the Sweaty Yeti fat bike race in Wisconsin.

February

CIRREM

CUMMING, IOWA – Just weeks after scoring a singlespeed win on the fat bike, Jay Birkholz made the last-minute decision to race the SS gravel bike near Des Moines.

He lead 60 miles of the race before being passed in the last four miles to claim second place in SS.

Snow Crush

FARIBAULT, MINN. – The road season is less than 60 days away, but Jay Birkholz figured it was time to cram in his fat bike race for the season at Snow Crush in south central Minnesota.

He scored the win in the Intermediate division while riding a singlespeed fat bike.

US Fat Bike Open

BRILLION, WISC. – A very brown start to the Snow Crown Fat Bike race series ended in a snow storm at Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wisc., Feb. 8.

Archer Munson finished 6th overall in the beginners division. The finish earned him a spot (3rd) on the overall series podium.

Fatathon

ST. GERMAIN, WISC. – This is always a unique event on the calendar. The event combines a fat bike race with cornhole.

Sally Lester used all her biking skills to take top honors in the women’s division. It’s a good thing she had the legs: she didn’t sink a single cornhole toss.

January

Snow Crown Series #2 – Refo Camp

SUAMICO, WISC. – The second stop of the Snow Crown series of fat bike races rolled into the Reforestation Camp near Green Bay Jan. 25.

Archer Munson finished 10th overall in the Beginners division in the night race held under the lights.

Snow Crown Series #1 – Hilly Haven

LEDGEVIEW, WISC. – The New Year got off to a fast start with Archer Munson putting up the team’s first result of the new season with a 4th-place finish in the Beginners Division at the not-terribly-snowy Hilly Haven Golf Course race Jan. 11.

This is the first stop on the three-race Snow Crown fat bike race series.

2024 Results

December

U.S. Cyclocross Nationals

LOUISVILLE, KY. – A night of rain ushered in muddy conditions for the final day of U.S. Cyclocross Nationals in Louisville.

Julie Phelps rode, ran and fell to a 5th-place finish in the Women’s 50-54 race, earning a place on the wide-angle podium.

It was her 50th race start (and finish) of the ‘cross season.

Dawn To Dusk MTB Race

FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. – In a traditional end to the racing season, Jeremy Pomeroy teamed up with two other rides to take on the Dawn to Dusk MTB race in Arizona.

The trio finished the race 13th in the open men’s relay division.

ILLINOIS STATE CX

CHICAGO, ILL. – I’m pretty sure it went something like this, “OK. Just ONE more CX race this season.”

A trio of GVR riders headed south of the border Sunday for the Illinois State CX Championship at Montrose Harbor.

Maddie LeBeau opened the team’s account with a win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race and followed it up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4/5 race.

Mike LeBeau finished out his season (again) with a 29th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon hung on to his from a just a little longer to secure a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s. Cat. 1/2/3 race.

November

Wisconsin State Cyclocross

WATERLOO, WISC. – Just one more race.

GVR riders finished up the Wiconsin CX season at the Wisconsin State CX Nov. 23 at the Trek World Headquarters near Madison.

Andy Boettcher wrapped up his season with a 12th-place finish in the Master 50+ Cat. 4/5 race and a 25th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

Julie Phelps scored 3rd-place finishes in the Women’s Master 50+ race and the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed Race. She also placed 6th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph was 4th in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race followed by Maddie LeBeau in 10th. LeBeau also took a podium spot (3rd) in her final Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Archer Munson battled back from a broken chain to finish 12th in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race. It was also his final race in the junior division.

Brent Rohrs took the title of Wisconsin State CX Champion in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race with a 6th-place overall finish (the riders ahead of him were from Minnesota and Michigan). Nate Phelps finished 32nd in the race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the Wisconsin season with a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Mike LeBeau closed out the year with a 14th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Diablo Sunnyview CX

OSHKOSH, WISC. – The last points race of the WCA CX season rolled into the Sunnyview Expo center in Oshkosh Nov. 17. It’s the only venue of the season with barns as part of the course design.

Early racing saw Andy Boettcher score a 4th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He followed it up with a 12th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 4 race followed by Archer Munson in 14th.

Archer Munson finished out the day with a 7th-place result in the Junior 15-18 race and a 5th-place finish in his first Cat. 4/5 Singlspeed race.

Madison LeBeau had a full day of racing with wins in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race and Junior Women’s 15-18 race as well as a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Julie Phelps was second in the Women’s Masters 35+ race; third in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race ad took an uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph raced to a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs continued his winning ways in the Men’s 50+ 1/2/3 race followed by Nate Phelps in 16th.

Chad Cannon again faced some speedy competition to earn a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Matt Becker made his last race start of the season riding to a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race. He was followed by Mike LeBeau in 9th.

CamRock & Roll CX

CAMBRIDGE, WISC. – One of the fastest courses on the WCA circuit, the event didn’t disappoint that expectation this season.

Andy Boettcher picked up the first results of the day with an 11th-place finish in the 50+ Cat. 4/5 race.

In the Cat. 4 race, Archer Munson was the top team finisher in 30th followed by Andy Boettcher in 31st and Ken Munson (making his CX debut) in 46th. Archer Munson backed up his result with a with an 8th-place finish in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race.

Maddie LeBeau scored wins in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race and he Junior 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps finished 3rd in the Women’s Masters 35+ race; 7th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and took to the “win” in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph put together a solid race to finish 2nd in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs notched another win in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race followed by Nate Phelps in 21st.

Chad Cannon faced a tough field for a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race while Mike LeBeau rode to a 14th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Kenosha VeloCross CX

KENOSHA, WISC. – The WCA CX series made it’s first stop in Kenosha at the Kenosha VeloCross race Nov. 10.

The course feature some flat, fast racing with a few features tossed in to keep riders on thier toes.

Julie Phelps chalked up another three-race day taking the win in the Women’s 35+ race race, second place in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and an uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Maddie LeBeau rode to a second-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race and backed it up with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Joseph McCrary continues to build on his inaugural ‘cross season with a 12th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 5 (Novice) race.

Brent Rohrs scored a second-place finish in the Men’s Masters 50+ Cat. 1/2/3 race followed by Nate Phelps in 9th. Mike LeBeau just missed out on a podium spot in the Men’s Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race with a fourth-place finish.

Chad Cannon wrapped up the day’s racing with a win (his second of the season) in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Flyover Silver Creek CX

MANITOWOC, WISC. – A tried-and-true event on the Wisconsin Cycling Association ‘cross schedule, Flyover Silver Creek CX in Manitowoc was hosted about 60 days later than usual — but the weather was still good.

Early races saw Andy Boettcher put up a 13th-place finish in the Men’s Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He followed that up with a 15-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

Archer Munson scored a 12th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race and turned around and took 9th Men’s Junior 15-18 race.

Madison LeBeau rode to the win in both the Women’s Junior 15-18 race and the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Julie Phelps rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and backed it up with a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race a win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph rode a steady race to finish second in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Speaking of second place, Brent Rohrs was second in the Men’s Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race followed by Derek Moran in 19th and Nate Phelps in 24th.

Mike LeBeau was 10th in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race while Matt Becker scored a 12th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon added to the household total of podiums with a third-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Minnesota State CX

CRYSTAL, MINN. – Minnesota’s ‘cross season ended over the weekend near Minneapolis.

Jay Birkholz finished just of the podium in 4th in the Singlespeed division, but brought home some hardware (woodware) after winning the trail run.

South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Mountain Bike Championship

BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS – Gabby Wrightsman (Midwestern State University) was part of the winning team at the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Mountain Bike Championship in Texas.

She scored a podium position in the cross country race.

Kern Park Kross

MILWAUKEE, WISC. – After more than a month of bright sunny CX weather, things got a little dreary for series return to Milwaukee proper.

Moring racing was dry and saw Andy Boettcher take a 7th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

In the Cat, 4 race, Archer Munson rode to a 14th-place finished followed by Andy Boettcher in 15th. Munson doubled up in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race where he finished 5th.

Joseph McCrary returned to ‘cross racing with a 14th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

On the Women’s side, Julie Phelps finished second in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. She also took the win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Madison LeBeau continued her winning ways in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race while also putting up a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Bailey Rudolph finished the day with a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In the Men’s Masters 50+ race, Brent Rohrs claimed the top step for the second time in as many weeks. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 16th.

Chad Cannon battled through rain and muddy conditions to take the win in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race. It was his first win of the season.

Kringle Cross

WAUKESHA, WISC. – It was a battle among the upland game birds at the Kringle Cross CX race at the Wern Valley game farm near Milwaukee.

Andy Boettcher kicked off the day with a 7th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race. He followed it up with a 20th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race followed by Archer Munson in 22nd.

Archer Munson rode to a 8th-place finish in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race.

Madison LeBeau scored the win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race and followed it up with her Cat. 3/4 debut where she finished 9th.

Julie Phelps notched a win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race race and tacked on a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. She also took the uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed Race.

Brent Rohrs sprinted to a 2nd-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race followed by Nate Phelps in 23rd.

Chad Cannon rounded out the days racing with a strong second-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

October

Cross Fire CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISC. – October racing wrapped up with the Cross Fire CX in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Julie Phelps kicked off the day’s racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race. She followed it up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and rounded out the day with an uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Junior racing saw Archer Munson finish 6th in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race and 24th in the Cat. 4 race.

Madison LeBeau scored a podium (3rd-place) in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race and tallied an 8th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Afternoon racing saw Brent Rohrs score his first race win in seven years in the Masters 50+ Cat. 1/2/3 race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in XX place.

Matt Becker rounded out the day’s results with an 18th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Mike LeBeau in 24th.

Stump Farm Trail Races

SUAMICO, WISC. – One of the last local mountain bike races of the season rolled into the Brown County Reforestation Camp near Green Bay Oct. 27.

Mark Schindel rode to an 8th-place finish in the 10-mile race.

Midwest Regional CX

HUDSON, WISC. – Midwest CX Regionals rolled into western Wisconsin Oct. 26.

Jay Birkholz rode and ran to a second-place in the Masters 35+ race.

The result follows up on an 8th-place finish in the Masters 35+ race Oct. 6 at Versus CX in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

Simba’s Crossing CX

MUSKEGO, WISC. – Sunday’s racing was at a new venue near Milwaukee. Race organizers made the most of the park’s elevated features.

The day’s racing got underway with Julie Phelps taking the win in the Women’s 35+ Masters race. She followed it up with the 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race and a win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Archer Munson continued his inaugural CX season with a win in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race and a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

Bailey Rudolph continued her weekend podiums with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Nate Phelps was 15th in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Chad Cannon Battled to a third-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race.

The day’s racing wrapped up with Mike LeBeau finishing 10th in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Nate Phelps in 11th.

Grafton Pumpkin Cross

GRAFTON, WISC. – You always know what you’ll get at Grafton Pumpkin Cross, a hill, most times a snad pit and larger race fields.

The day’s racing kicked off with Chris Edwards taking the hole shot in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race an finishing in 29th.

Racing rolled on with Julie Phelps finishing 3rd in the Women’s Masters 35+ race. She followed it up with a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and a win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Morning race saw Madison LeBeau score a second-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Bailey Rudolph battled back to make a pass at the sand pit on the last last to finish 3rd in the Women’s Cat. 3 race.

Brent Rohrs rode to a second-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race. He was followed by Derek Moran in 12th and Nelsen Wahlstrom in 24th.

Chad Cannon was 5th in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Rounding out the day’s racing, Matt Becker was 19th in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Nelsen Wahlstom in 20th, Mike LeBeau 24th and Nate Phelps 29th.

Field of Riches CX

RICHFIELD, WISC. – A revamped course greeted riders at the Field of Riches CX race near Milwaukee OCt. 12.

Racing kicked off with Nate Phelps taking a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race followed by Chris Edwards in 36th.

In Cat. 4, Nate Phelps was 20th followed by Archer Munson in 21st and Chris Edwards in 35th.

Joseph McCrary made his CX racing debut with a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race while Archer Munson doubled up with a 9th-place finish in the Men’s 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps put up a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. She also took an uncontested win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 singlespeed race.

Maddie LeBeau overcame an early crash to finish 3rd in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race. She was a DNF in the Junior 15-18 race due to a mechanical.

Bailey Rudolph scored a 5th-place finish in Cat. 3/4.

Brent Rohrs was the highest GVR finisher in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race in 7th. He was followed by Derek Moran in 9th.

Chad Cannon shook off a first-lap crash to finish 2nd in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race.

The day’s racing wrapped up impending thunderstorms that saw Mike LeBeau finishing 14th in the Cat. 3/4 race and Nate Phelps 5th in the Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race.

Huntsmans World Senior Games

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Matt Hall was in action during the week at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah.

He notched a 4th-place age group finish in the hill climb and followed it up with a 5th-place finish in Wednesday’s Crit.

Hall finished 3rd in Friday’s 30-mile road race.

Racing wrapped up Monday (10/14) with a 2nd-place finish in the cross-country mountain bike race.

Trek CX Cup

WATERLOO, WISC. – Riders from around the nation and world took on the much-used UCI ‘cross course at the Trek Headquarters in Waterloo over two days as part of the Trek CX Cup.

Saturday’s racing kicked off with Matt Becker scoring a 15-place finish in the 40+ 40 Cat. 3/4/5 race. He was followed by Derek Moran in 25th and Nate Phelps in 34th.

Julie Phelps opted for one-gear and took a second-place finish in the Women’s Singlespeed race while Bailey Rudolph raced to a 12th-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the first day of racing with a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 2 race.

Sunday’s racing saw Julie Phelps score a second-place finish in the Women’s 50+ race while Bailey Rudolph took 8th in the Women’s Cat. 3 race.

Derek Moran was scored in 15th-place while Matt Becker recovered from a choppy start to finish 17th in the 40+ Cat. 3/4/5 race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 31st.

Chad Cannon wrapped up a strong weekend of racing with a 4th-plcace finish in the Men’s Cat. 2 race.

Nevada Senior Games

CLARK COUNTY, Nevada – Tuning up for the Huntsman’s World Games, Matt Hall hit the Nevada Senior Games October 5 and 6th.

In Saturday’s racing he finished first in his age group in the 10K TT and followed it up with an overall win in the 20K road race.

Hall rounded out the weekend age group wins in both the 5K TT and the 40K road race.

Downshift MTB Race

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The words “hot” and Texas apparently go together.

Gabby Wrightsman (Midwestern State University) took the Cat. 1 win at the Downshift MTB race in Wichita Fall, Texas, Sunday. She worked in conjunction with teammate Emma Kasaz-James to take the win and go 1-2 in the results.

September

Badger Prairie CX

VERONA, WISC. – Six days of racing a mudder in Waterloo, the sight of dust of a welcome at Badger Prairie CX near Madison on Sept 28.

Nate Phelps kicked off the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50 Cat. 4/5 race. He followed it up with an 18-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

Julie Phelps brought home a pair of 6th-place finishes in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and the Women’s 1/2/3 race. She rounded out her day with a win in the Women’s 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph picked her way through the Women’s Cat. 3/4 field to secure a 5th-place finish.

Nelsen Wahlstrom made his 2024 CX racing debut with an 8th-place finish in the Master 50+ 1/2/3 race. He was followed by Brent Rohrs (who had a tire issue on the first lap) in 20th.

Chad Cannon made a couple bike changes to finish 9th in a speedy Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 field while Matt Becker finished 15th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Nate Phelps wrapped up the day’s racing with a win in the Men’s Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race. It was his first career cyclocross victory.

Midwestern State College MTB Race Weekend

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS – From the pavement to the dirt, Gabby Wrightsman and the riders from Midwestern State College kicked off their collegiate season with a some race weekend.

Wrightsman scored second-place finishes in the time trial and short track races behind fellow Wisconsinsite and MSU teammate Emma Kasza-James.

She followed it up with a 2nd-place finish in the cross country race Sunday — behind Kasza-James.

Battle of Waterloo CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – The sun and heat of Saturday’s racing were replaced by rain and mud for Sunday’s Battle of Waterloo CX in Waterloo, Wisconsin.

In morning racing, Nate Phelps finished 3rd in the Masters 50-Cat. 4/5 race followed by Chris Edwards in 10th.

In the Cat. 4 race, Archer Munson slogged to a 19th-place finish followed by Nate Phelps in 20th. Archer Munson than went right back to the start line where he finished 7th in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race.

Maddie LeBeau keep the junior train rolling with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a muddy win in the Junior Women’s 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps finished 5th in the Women’s Masters 35+ race; 7th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race; and took the (uncontested) win in the Women’s 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph returned to her winning ways with a victory in the Women’s Cat. 3 race.

Chad Cannon dirtied a pair of bikes to earn a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Mike LeBeau rounded out the day’s racing with 16-place finish in the Man’s Cat. 3 race.

Sheboygan County Cycling CX Classic

SHEBOYGAN, WISC. – The last day of summer sure felt like it for riders at the Sheboygan County Cycling CX classic cyclocross race.

The day’s racing kicked off with Nate Phelps taking a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Chris Edwards in 18th.

In the Cate. 4 race, Nate Phelps finished 14th followed by Archer Munson in 21st and Chris Edwards in 23rd.

Archer Munson went back-to-back in his first weekend of CX racing to take a 4th-place finish in the Men’s Junior 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps brought home a second-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Bailey Rudolph recovered from an early-race mishap to finish 4th in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon lined up in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race where he nabbed a 4th-place finish.

SInglespeed racing rounded out the day with Julie Phelps taking the (uncontested) win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race. Nate Phelps was 4th in the Cat. 4/5 SS race.

Greene Acres CX

ST. FRANCIS, WISC. – The 2024 Wisconsin Cycling Association cyclocross season got underway Sept. 14 on the southside of Milwaukee with the Greene Acres CX.

The season kicked off with Andy Boettcher scoring a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 11th and Chris Edwards in 32nd. The trio doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where Nate Phelps finished 18th followed by Andy Boettcher in 19th and Chris Edwards in 36th.

In Women’s fields, Madison LeBeau finished 5th in the Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a win in the Junior 15-18 year old race. Julie Phelps rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 35+ race and followed it up with 5th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race and second in the Women’s Singlespeed race. Bailey Rudolph rounded out the women’s racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

In the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race, Brent Rohrs brought home a 4th-place finish followed by Derek Moran in 18th. Chad Cannon scored a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race with Mike LeBeau finishing 22nd in the Cat. 3 race. Nate Phelps rounded out the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Chequmegon Fat Tire 40

CABLE, WISC. – The Chequamegon Fat Tire 40 is one of the premier mountain bike races in the United States.

Nelsen Wahlstrom put up the fastest team time finishing 148th overall for men. He was followed by Jeremy Pomeroy in 495th.

Wisconsin Masters Games

GLENDALE, WISC. – One of the final events of the team’s Wisconsin road season were the Wisconsin Masters Games near Milwaukee Sept. 10 and 11.

In Tuesday’s 10K TT, Derek Moran ended up in a tie for the overall win with a time of 14 minutes flat. Matt Hall was 3rd overall and Nate Phelps 5th.

In the 20K Road Race, Nate Phelps finished 2nd overall with the help of Matt Hall (7th overall) and Derek Moran (11th overall).

Wednesday’s racing kicked off with a 5K TT that saw Derek Moran take the overall win followed by Matt Hall in 4th and Nate Phelps in 5th.

In the 40K Road race, Derek Moran won from a three-man break that went about halfway through the race. Matt Hall was 5th and Nate Phelps 11th.

Englewood CX

FALL RIVER, WISC. – The 2024 cyclocross season kicked off with a double weekend at the Englewood CX near Madison.

Julie Phelps kicked off her season with a win in Saturday’s Women’s 50+ race while Brent Rohrs finished 3rd in the Men’s 50+ event.

Derek Moran raced to a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 12th.

Sunday racing saw Julie Phelps take an uncontested win in the Women’s 50+ race (she was also second in the Junior 13-14 girls race :)).

Derek Moran and Matt Becker finished 2nd in 3rd in the 40+ Cat. 3/4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 14th.

Hoosier Down Country

BROWN COUNTY, INDIANA – The team also left tracks in some Indiana dirt this weekend with Mark Schindel heading to this 50-mile mountain bike race in Indiana.

His result was not immediately available.

August

Flambeau 40 Road Race and Time Trial

PARK FALLS, WISC. – The road season isn’t done just yet this year, but it’s getting there.

Matt Becker got in a six-man break at the Flambeau 40 RR in Park Falls, Wisconsin, Aug. 31 where he finished 6th. Matt Hall brought home a 9th-place finish followed by Nate Phelps13th and Ken Munson in 28th.

Becker followed that up with an overall win in Sunday’s Time trial followed by Hall in (maybe) 3rd.

Copper Harbor Trails Fest

COPPER HARBOR, MICH. – Chad Cannon headed to the UP of Michigan for a weekend of mountain bike racing.

He kicked it off with a win in the Long Cross Country Race Saturday.

Coon Fork 40

BRIDGE CREEK, WISC. – Late summer saw the arrival of a new gravel event in west central Wisconsin, the Coon Fork 40.

Derek Moran rode to a 6th-place overall finish in the 40-mile event.

Matt Hall and Mindy Searer finished the 88-mile version of the race. Results were not available.

Hotter N’ Hell 100

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS – Gabby Wrightsman picked up a pair of 8th-place finishes in the Women’s Pro/1/2/3 crits at the Hotter N’ Hell races in Wichita Falls, Texas, August 23-35th.

The weekend marked her racing debut with the Midwestern State University Cycling Team. Each race saw triple digit tempertures.

Alpine Valley WORS/ WI State MTB Championship

EAST TROY, WISC. – The 2024 WORS season wrapped up with the race at Alpine Valley Aug. 18. The event was also the host of the Wisconsin State MTB Championship.

In the Citizen division, Joseph McCrary scored a 4th-place finish in the Men’s 17-18 division followed by Archer Munson in 5th.

Tracy Peters took the age group win in the Comp Women’s race which also earned her a state MTB champion title in her age division.

Core4

IOWA CITY, IOWA – Pavement, dirt, gravel, grass and single track made up this 100-mile race around Iowa City, Iowa, August 17.

Chad Cannon had the highest team finish in the men’s race in 5th.

Julie Phelps took 7th in the women’s race followed by Bailey Rudolph in 11th.

Minnesota Senior Games

ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA – Two days of time trials and road races made up the Minnesota Senior Games August 15 and 16th near St. Cloud.

Day one racing saw Matt Christiaansen score the win in his age group in the 10K time trial, while Matt Hall was second in his division. Matt Hall doubled up with a second-place age group finish in the 20K road race in the afternoon.

In Friday’s racing, Matt Christiaansen took an uncontested age group win while Matt Hall was (again) second in his age group in the 40K time trial. Matt Hall was 3rd in the afternoon 5K Time Trial.

Standing Rocks Enduro

AMHERST, WISC. – It was a greasy day at Standing Rocks near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, for the Standing Rocks Enduro.
Henry Eberhart slipped through the elements to finish 11th in the 12 to 17-year-old age group.

New Glarus RR/WI State RR

NEW GLARUS, WISC. – The 2024 WCA road season wrapped up Aug. 10 with the New Glarus Road Race. The event also serves as the Wisconsin State RR.

In early racing, Archer Munson overcame a missed course direction and a dropped chain to finish 5th in the Junior 15-18 race. The result earned him a 3rd-place finish among Wisconsin riders.

Matt Becker got into an early three-man break in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race. The break stayed away for the reminder of the race with Becker finishing second. Nate Phelps finished in 20th.

In the Masters 1/2/3 35+ race, Brent Rohrs scored a 17th-place finish with Derek Moran in 19th.

Katie Kronaus took the start in the Women’s Elite race but was a DNF to a mechanical.

Ore To Shore

MARQUETTE, MICH. – I was almost 50-miles of dirt, pavement and sand for Chad Cannon and Bailey Rudolph at the Ore To Shore mountain bike race in Michigan’s upper peninsula.

Cannon finished 21st in the men’s race while Rudolph scored a 26th-place finish in the women’s event.

Double Bong WI State TT Championship

KANSASVILLE, WISC. – Matt Becker and Derek Moran traded a day of hills and road bikes on Saturday for a flat course and TT bikes on Sunday.

Becker finished 2nd in the Cat. 1/2/3 race followed by Moran in 4th.

The event was the Wisconsin state championship for ABR-sanctioned races.

Bluff to Bluff RR

ARPIN, WISCONSIN – There aren’t a ton of true road races in the upper Midwest these days, so you’ve got to take advantage of what you can.

Justine Ertl (guest riding as part of a team competition) scored the women’s overall win in the 49-mile Bluff to Bluff Road race near Marshfield, Wisconsin. Chad Cannon put up the top finish on the men’s side with a second-place overall finish.

Rounding out the overall results, Nelsen Wahlstrom was 17th; Matt Becker 19th; Derek Moran 26th; Matt Hall 39th and Nate Phelps 44th.

Refo Ramble

SUAMICO, WISCONSIN – With the WORS season quickly winding down, a number of GVR riders figured it was time to notch some wins ad podiums on the dirt.

Archer Munson nabbed the victory in the Citizens 17-18 race while Maddie LeBeau took the top step in the Women’s 15-18 race.

In sport, Mike LeBeau scored a 3rd-place age group finish while Adian Otradovec was 6th. Mark Schindel was 6th in the Sport Clydesdale division.

In the Comp Division, Brent Rohrs made is 2024 MTB racing debut with a second-place age group finish.

In the Newbie race, Ken Munson scored a 4th-place overall finish in the MTB racing debut.

July

Wisconsin State TT

STOUGHTON, WISC. – Riders headed to the Madison area July 27 to test the clock at the WI State TT.

Matt Becker finished 2nd in the Masters 35-44 rage group by two seconds. Due to a USAC rule technicality, Becker is awarded the 2024 state TT title.

Bailey Rudolph broke out the stock bike to a ride to a second-place finish in the Women’s Elite 19-34 race.

Derek Moran secured a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 45-54 bracket followed by Nate Phelps in 6th.

Matt Hall rounded out the racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 55-64 race.

Minnesota State Omnium

LAKEVILLE, MINN. – Why stay in Wisconsin when you can race in the Twin Cities.

Katie Kornaus scored a pair of wins in the time trial and crit Saturday in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race. She followed it up with a 34-milr solo break to win in the road race July 28.

Wausau 24

WAUSAU, WISC. – In an annual tradition pushing close to 20 years, GVR riders saddled up to race various categories at the Wausau 24 mountain bike race in Central Wisconsin July 27.

The two-person team of Mike and Madison LeBeau finished the 12-hour race in 10th place.

Archer Munson and Mark Schindel put up a 11th-place finish in the men’s two-person 12-hour race.

The four woman team of Morgan Fisher, Kris Tiles, Diane Callaway and Julie Phelps rode to a 3rd-place finish in the 12-hour race.

Nelsen Wahlstrom was part of a four-man 12-hour team that finished 3rd.

Robert Sorenson finished 14th in the six-hour solo division.

Fulton Market Grand Prix

CHICAGO, ILL. – Gabby Wrightsman raced the first day of the Chicago Grit series of races and the last.

She scored a 7th-place finish in the downtown crit in the Women’s Cat. 2/3 race.

Duck Creek Triathalon

HOWARD, WISC. – Why only race bikes when you can race on foot and in water.

Mindy Searer finished the event in 3rd-place in her age division.

Iowa Senior Games

BOONE, IOWA – Gearing up for the 2025 National Senior Games in Des Moines, a quartet of GVR riders headed to south central Iowa July 20 an 21 to qualify for the event next summer.

Through a combination of wins and podiums, Matt Hall, Derek Moran, Julie Phelps and Nate Phelps all qualified for nationals in the time trial and road race categories at the Iowa Senior Games.

Nate Phelps picked up an additional age group podium in the Iowa Summer Games time trial.

Chicago Grit

CHICAGO, ILL. – After a strong showing at Tour of America’s Dairyland, Tracy Peters hopped in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race at the Glen Ellyn crit on the opening day of the Chicago Grit series of races.

She finished second in the race in a sprint.

Gabby Wrightsman rode to a 12th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 2/3 race.

Treadfest

LAKE GENEVA, WISC. – The WORS series of mountain bike races hit the southeast corner of Wisconsin July 21 with Treadfest.

Archer Munson but up a career-high finish in second place in the Citizen’s Men’s 17-18 category. Aidan Otradovec brought home a 7th-place finish in the Sport Men’s 17-18 bracket.

Masters Pan American Games

CLEVELAND, OHIO – There’s an international flair to race reports from Matt Hall this week from Ohio.

Hall finished 7th in the 60-64 crit race Monday, 9th in the time trial Tuesday and 13th in the road race Wednesday.

He rode the bike leg on a tri sprint team that won a gold medal on July 14.

Wisconsin State Criterium

GLENDALE, WISCONSIN – There was hot and high-speed racing at Brown Deer park near Milwaukee July 13 as new state champions in the criterium disciplined were crowned.

Nate Phelps picked up the win in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race while Chad Cannon got caught up in a last-lap crash (again) to finish 19th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Julie Phelps and Gabby Wrightsman rounded out the day going second and third in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3/4 race.

Triple Bypass

EVERGREEN, COLORADO – It was a long day in the saddle for Matt Christiaansen as he checked the epic Triple Bypass ride off his bucket list.

The ride was 118 miles with more than 10,000 feet of climbing.

ORA Trails Festival

LA CROSSE, WISC. – It was a Friday night on the trails for Jeremy Pomeroy where he picked up an 8th-place overall finish in the ORA Trails Festival (MTB) Time Trial.

Sunday saw Aidan Otradovec head to the cross country course where he finished 2nd in the Men’s 17-18 Sport division race Sunday.

June

Washburn TT and RR

WASHBURN, WISC. – The WiSport series of races moved to far northwestern Wisconsin (again) the weekend of June 29/30.

Matt Hall scored a 4th-place finish in Saturday’s time trial and followed it up with a 10th-place finish in Sunday’s road race. Matt Christiaansen made the trek north from the Twin Cities metro are to claim a 14th-place finish in the race.

Romp In The Swamp

WAUSAU, WISC. – The Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series rolled into the Wausau area June 29.

Tracy Peters nabbed the women’s win in the six-hour race race. Mark Schindel took the start in the six-hour race but retired due to an injury sustained in a crash.

Tour of America’s Dairyland

EASTERN WISCONSIN – Team riders were active in the 11 days of the Tour of America’s Dairyland in crit races throughout the state.

13 – Janesville

Women’s Novice: 1- Tracy Peters; 2 – Katie Kornaus

Women’s 3/4: 16 – Gabby Wrighstman

Men’s Cat. 2/3: 16 – Jura Gerlach; 20 – Chad Cannon; DNF- Derek Nolan; DNF- Jon Lester

14 – West Allis

Women’s Novice: 1- Tracy Peters

Women’s 3/4: 13 – Gabby Wrightsman

Men’s Cat. 2/3: 5 – Chad Cannon; 15- Jura Gerlach

15 – Grafton

Women’s Novice: 1- Tracy Peters

Women’s 3/4: 8 – Gabby Wrightsman

Men’s Cat. 2/3: 19- Chad Cannon; 22- Jura Gerlach

16 – Manitowoc

Women’s Novice: 1- Tracy Peters

Women’s 3/4: 8 – Gabby Wrightsman

Men’s Cat. 2/3: 19- Chad Cannon; 22- Jura Gerlach

17 – De Pere

Women’s Novice: 1- Tracy Peters (overall “Colby Series” champion); 2 – Carly Sample

Women’s 3/4: DNF – Gabby Wrightsman,

Men’s Cat. 2/3: 6- Jura Gerlach; 13- Chad Cannon

18 – Cedarburg

Women’s 4/5: 12 – Tracy Peters

Junior 17-18: 9 – Gabby Wrightsman

19 – Mt. Pleasant

Junior 17-18: 13 – Gabby Wrightsman

20 – Bay View

Junior 17-18: 9 – Gabby Wrightsman

21 – Shorewood

Junior 17-18: 7 – Gabby Wrightsman

22 – Downer Avenue

Women’s 4: 5 – Tracy Peters

Junior 17-18: 10 – Gabby Wrightsman

23 – Wauwautosa

Women’s 4/5: 7 – Tracy Peters

Women’s 2/3: 21 – Gabby Wrightsman

Collectivo Classic (WORS)

WAUKESHA, WISC. – Another Sunday WORS race and a another day racing in mud. That seems to be a theme this summer.

Racing kicked off with Archer Munson and Joseph McCrary going 6th and 7th in the Citizens Junior 17-18 race.

Maddie LeBeau scored the win in the Citizens Junior 15-18 Women’s race, while Mike LeBeau scored a second-place age group finish in the Sport division.

Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon

VERONA, WISC. – Matt Hall handled the 10-mile bike leg in the sprint triathlon division of the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon near Madison June 22.

The team finished 3rd.

Nine Mile WORS (Short track and cross-country)

WAUSAU, WISC. – The WORS series returned to the greater Wausau area for the first time in several years June 15 and 16.

In Saturday evening short track racing, Matt Hall finished in 4th in the Beginners race followed by Joseph McCrary (result unknown)

Jeremy Pomeroy and Nate Phelps followed that up with 8th- and 9th-place finishes (respectively) in the race.

Sunday’s cross country race was wet and muddy.

Archer Munson finished 4th in the 17-18 juniors race followed by Joseph McCrary in 5th.

Madison LeBeau took the win in the Citizen’s women’s 15-18 race.

Mike LeBeau put up the only adult podium of the day with a 5th-place age group finish in the Sport Division.

Dirty Donut Race

MARTIN, MICHIGAN – Eating donuts is part of he scoring at the Dirty Donut Race, a gravel event in lower Michigan.

Kris Tiles finished the 42-mile race in 6th-place in the women’s division. She reports consuming two (vegan) donuts.

Indiana Senior Games

MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA – Derek Moran locked up qualification spots for the 2025 National Senior games with overall wins in both the time trial and road race at the Indiana Senior Games on June 9.

He won the road race from a early solo break.

Epic Bike Fest

HAYWARD, WISCONSIN – Jeremy Pomeroy added more grime to this week’s results by racing the full gravel event at the Epic Bike Fest in northwestern Wisconsin.

He finished 96th in men in the event.

Alpe Bl’Huez TT

BLUE MOUNDS, WISC. – Hills? You want hills? Matt Becker finished 5th overall at the revived Alpe Bl’Huez TT in the, well, hills southwest of Madison.

The event crammed almost 1,200 feet of climbing into 10 miles.

Prairie Burn 100

GRINELL, IOWA – It was all about Iowa gravel for Matt Hall at the Prairie Burn 100 in central Iowa.

He finished 7th after a little more than seven hours of ride time.

In-Sayner

TOWN OF PLUM LAKE, WISC. – Andy Boetcher saddled up for 50-miles of mixed terrain racing at this race in north central Wisconsin.

He estimates he finished 4th overall in the event.

Battle of CamRock

CAMBRIDGE, WISCONSIN – A very soggy day Saturday near Madison gave way to sunny, slippery and humid race at at Battle of CamRock WORS race.

Archer Munson opened the day with a 4th-place finish in the Citizen Division 17-18 year old race while Madison LeBeau nabbed her first MTB podium with a second-place finish in the women’s Citizen 15-18 division.

Adian Otradovec overcame a crash to finish 9th in the Sport Division 17-18 year old race. He was followed by Joseph McCrary (making his GVR racing debut) in 12th. Mike LeBeau rounded out the sport division racing with a 10th-place age group finish.

Tracy Peters earned a birthday gift by taking an divisional win in the Women’s Comp division.

Unbound

EMPORIA, KANSAS – Mindy Searer traded the crushed red granite roads of north central Wisconsin for the rugged gravel roads of Kansas st the 2024 edition of the Unbound gravel race June 1.

She finished 169th overall in women in the 108-mile version of the race.

May

Kwik Star Criterium

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Racing on Memorial Day proper saw Katie Kornaus head south of the border to Davenport, Iowa, for the Kwik Star Criterium.

Due to a schedule shake up, she raced the men’s Cat. 5 race where she finished 9th.

Le Grand Du Nord Gravel Classic 

GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA – Memorial Day weekend saw a quartet of GVR riders heading to the arrowhead region of Minnesota for 54 miles of gravel racing at the La Grand Du Nord Gravel Classic.

Robert Sorenson finished 175th overall for men followed by Bob Callaway in 177th.

In women, Morgan Fisher finished 45th overall followed by Diane Callaway in 46th.

Englewood Open WORS

FALL RIVER, WISCONSIN – Mountain bikers were back in action on working beef farm north of Madison May 19.

The day’s racing kicked off with Archer Munson recovering from a start chute crash to finish 6th in the 17-18 Citizens Division race.

In the Sport Division, Aidan Otradovec notched a 5th-place finish in the Men’s 17-18 race. Andy Boettcher put up a 7th-place finish in his age group, while Mark Schindel was 5th in the Clydesdale Division.

Making her Gryphon Velo Racing debut, Tracy Peters took the win in the Women’s Comp division. Gabby Wrightsman got off to a good start in the Junior Elite race, but her day ended early due to a crash.

Badger State Games Pancake TT

CORNING, WISC. – No one came off this 25-mile course near Merrill, Wisconsin, saying it was easy this year. Wind added another element for riders in this event.

Matt Becker scored the tops men’s finish in 2nd overall followed by Derek Moran in 7th. Nate Phelps was 14th overall followed by Matt Hall.

Julie Phelps scored the women’s win with a 17th-overall finish.

The Hollander Hustle

SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Spring crit racing returned to the south side of Milwaukee with The Hollander Hustle May 18.

Chad Cannon scored a 4th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race and followed it up with a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Mississippi Senior Games

BILOXI, MISS. – Brian Kult became the first GVR rider to qualify for the 2025 National Senior Games in Des Moines following his 3rd-place finish age group finish in the Mississippi Senior Games May 18.

He’s qualified in both 40 and 20K road race categories.

Oshkosh Alley Cat #2

OSHKOSH, WISC. – Seeing Oshkosh from the backstreets and byways is one of the highlights of the Oshkosh Alley Cat series of races.

A team of Archer Munson, Aidan Otradovec and Ava Hietpas rode the second race in the series May 18. They finished XX.

Muskego Park Criterium

MUSKEGO, WISC. – Week three of the 2024 Wisconsin Cycling Association road reason rolled into greater Milwaukee area for this long-standing race (technically a “circuit race”).

Chad Cannon kicked off team results with a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race. He followed that up later in the day with a 20th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Gabby Wrightsman scored a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Derek Moran brought home a 4th-place finish in the Men’s 45+ 1/2/3 race.

The Fox River Challenge

WRIGHTSTOWN, WISC. – Matt Becker shifted gears slightly to handle the bike leg of a three-person relay team in the The Fox River Challenge Duathlon near Green Bay on May 11.

The team took the win their division.

Gulf Coast Half Iron Man Relay

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – What’s up with all these bike leg rides at mutli-sport events this week?

Brian Kult took the bike leg for a team racing the Gulf Coast Half Iron Man in Florida, May 11.

The team finished third.

Snacking Bear 60

CABLE, WISC. – Jeremy Pomeroy tackled the gravel roads of northwest Wisconsin in the shorter race at the Hungry Bear 100.

He finished 66th overall in the 60-mile Snacking Bear event.

La Crosse Omnium

LA CROSSE, WISC. – The days of early season road racing were on tap in one of the hillier parts of Wisconsin May 3-5 at the La Crosse Omnium.

The event kicked off with a two-mile up hill time trial.

Cat. 3

Chad Cannon: 15th

Masters 35+ Open

Julie Phelps: 1st

Junior 17-18

Archer Munson: 3rd

1/2/3 35+

Jon Lester: 6th

Men’s 50+

Derek Moran: 5th

4/5 35+

Nate Phelps: 15th

Matt Becker: 1st

Ken Munson: 24th

Saturday’s racing moved to the undulating road race course in Chaseburg, Wisconsin.

Cat. 3

Chad Cannon: 17th

Masters 35+ Open

Julie Phelps: 1st

Junior 17-18

Archer Munson: 2nd

1/2/3 35+

Jon Lester: 7th

Men’s 50+

Derek Moran: 5th

4/5 35+

Matt Becker: 1st

Nate Phelps :DNF (mechanical)

Ken Munson: DNF

The weekend wrapped up with a high-speed downtown crit in La Crosse.

Cat. 3

Chad Cannon: 19th

Masters 35+ Open

Julie Phelps: 2nd (1st overall Omnium)

1/2/3 35+

Jon Lester: 8th

Men’s 50+

Derek Moran:13th

4/5 35+

Nate Phelps: 18th

Matt Becker: 4th (1st Overall in Omnium)

Trek Red Barn Classic

WATERLOO, WISC. – The 2024 WORS season kicked off May 4 and 5 on the Trek Trails just across the highway from the Trek headquarters near Madison.

Gabby Wrightsman and Matt Hall put up the first results of the weekend (respectively) in the dual slalom and individual time trial. Wrightsman won the dual slalom while Hall was (unknown result) in the ITT. Hall raced up a win in Saturday night’s short track event while Wrightsman rode to a second-place finish on the women’s side.

In Sunday’s cross country races:

Archer Munson was 4th in the Junior 17-18 Citizens race while Matt Hall won the 60-69 Citizen race.

Andy Boettcher was 6th in the 50-54 Sport division while Mark Schindel was 11th in the Sport Clydesdale race. Aidan Otradovec took the start in the Sport 17-18 race but ended his day early with a broken chain ring.

Gabby Wrightsman rounded out the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Elite Junior 17-18 race.

Bear 100

LAONA, WISC. – Rounding out the racing surfaces this weekend, five GVR riders lined up for the Bear 100 gravel race in northern Wisconsin.

Aaron Messenger finished 15th overall in the 31-mile event.

Robert Sorenson was 81st overall in the 58ish-mile race followed by Robert Callaway in 82nd.

On the women’s side, Diane Callaway with 20th overall followed by Morgan Fisher in 21st.

April

Battle on the Border Crit

KEONSHA, WISC. – The 2024 Wisconsin Cycling Association road season kicked off April 28 with the Battle on the Border Criterium in Kenosha.

Nate Phelps kicked off the day’s racing with a 18-place finish in the Cat. 4 race. He followed it up with a 5ht-place finish in the Masters 35+ 4/5 division.

Gabby Wrightsman continued her strong start to the season with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Derek Moran wrapped up the day’s racing with a 14th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Cheesehead Roubaix and Dairy Roubaix

NEWBURG and VIROQUA, WISC. – A pair of spring classics-style events were on tap for April 27 on opposite ends of Wisconsin.

On the eastern side of the state, Andy Boettcher, Mark Schindel, Jim Saueressig, Nate Phelps and Julie Phelps rode all — or portions of — the 63-mile Cheesehead Roubaix.

On the western side of Wisconsin, Morgan Fisher, Robert Sorenson, Diane Callaway and Bob Callaway completed the 42-mile ride at Dairy Roubaix.

Lindenwood Road Extravaganza and MO State RR Championship

DEFINACE, MO. – Road racing took center stage near St. Louis the weekend of April 20-21.

Jon Lester picked up the team’s first results of the weekend in the Masters 40+ race with the 6th-place finish in Saturday’s road race. He followed it up with a 2nd-place finish in the masters 40+ race Sunday’s crit. He squeezed in more race in the Men’s 1/2 race where he hung on … for a while.

Gabby Wrightsman jumped into Sunday’s racing where she put up a 4th-place finish in the women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Sally Lester finished 8th in the women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Rough Road 100

MORRIS, ILL. – After several years of less-than-ideal race day day conditions, the sun greeted riders at the Rough Road 100(K) mixed-surface race in north central Illinois.

In the USAC division, Julie Phelps finished 6th in the women’s race. Nate Phelps was 109th in the men’s race followed by Matt Hall in 135th.

Derek Moran rode to an 8-th-place finish in the Open men’s race while Mark Schindel finished 48th in the 37-mile race.

March

Autobahn Omnium

JOLIET, ILL. – A new addition to the squad, Katie Kornaus made her GVR debut in Saturday racing on the road course at Autobahn County Club near Joliet, Ill.

The earliest in the year she’s raced her bike, Kornaus finished 7th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race

Midwest Cycling Classic

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Rounding a week long road trip filled with racing and riding, Jon Lester rolled into the Midwest Cycling Classic March. 30 where he finished mid-pack in the 40+ Cat. 1/2/3 race.

He doubled up into the Pro/1/2 race where he… raced around for a while.

Tour of St. Louis Omnium

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – The team’s 2024 road campaign got under way March 23 and 24 near St. Louis.

Jon Lester got things started with an 11-mile time trial Saturday where he took the win in the Masters 40+ A race. He followed that up with a 8th-place finish in the afternoon crit.

On the women’s side, Gabby Wrightsman scored a 11th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4/5 criterium.

Sunday’s racing saw a trio of GVR riders back in action in another crit.

Gabby Wrightsman finished third in Women’s Cat. 3/4/5 race with Sally Lester finishing 16th.

Jon Lester finished out the weekend with a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Masters 40+ A Race. He took the overall win in the omnium.

Jon Lester (Lindenwood University) then doubled up into the Pro/1/2 race where he …. raced for a while.

Sweaty Yeti

NEILSVILLE, WISC. – Is a fat bike race with no snow still a fat bike race?

Apprarently.

Jeremy Pomeroy, Nelsen Wahlstrom and Caleb Bush took the win in the three-hour team division at a very brown Sweaty Yeti Fat Bike race in central Wisconsin March 2.

Dirty South Roubaix

ALTO PASS, ILL. – The GVR gravel season got underway March 2 in southern Illinois with Quentin Gniot (aka Derek Moran) taking on the 32-mile version of the race.

He finished the dirty, and hilly, race in 114th-place.

February

Fat Tracks

DENMARK, WISC. – With winter fading quickly (at least for now), Jon Lester jumped into a hastily rescheduled Snow Crown Series fat bike at Neshota Park near Green Bay on Feb. 3.

He finished 13th in the Elite Division.

January

U.S. Fat Bike Open and Fatty Shack Fat Bike Races

BRILLION, WISC. – Julie Phelps made her fat bike debut at the U.S. Fat Bike Open at Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wisconsin, Saturday, Jan. 20.

She finished 3rd in the Women’s Elite race.

The race is part of the Snow Crown Series of races in the greater Green Bay area. Jeff Gantz finished 35th overall in the Intermediate Division at the Fatty Shack race at Hilly Haven Golf Course in Ledgeview a week earlier.

USA Cycling Esports National Championships

RICHMOND, WATOPIA – One years ends GVR riders in a national championship and another begins the same way.2024

Riley Wrightsman cranked up the trainer for the USA Cycling Esports National Championships on the Zwift racing platform.

He finished 30th and 19th in two of the events three races before technical issues cut the day short..

2023 Results

December

USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – After a fall and winter filled with ‘cross racing, Julie Phelps finished up here season with race number 42 at USA Cycling ‘Cross nationals in Louisville Dec. 8.

She finished 5th in the women’s 50-54 age bracket.

Dawn to Dusk

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – In what is likely the last team result of the season, Jeremy Pomeroy teamed up with Caleb Bush and Derrick Reinke for the 12-hour Dawn to Dusk mountain bike race near Phoenix Dec. 9.

The trio finished 10th in the four-man open category.

November

Wisconsin State Cyclocross Championship

WATERLOO, WISCONSIN – It was one last fling for the 2023 Wisconsin Cycling Association ‘cross season Nov. 18 at Trek HQ in Waterloo.

The day’s racing kicked off with Nate Phelps taking second in Wisconsin (Third overall. The race winner is from Illinois) riders in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4 race. He was followed by Chris Edwards in 27th. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4/5 race where Nate Phelps finished 26th and Chris Edwards 30th.

Julie Phelps kicked off a full day of racing with a second-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 field. She wrapped up the day with a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph finished off her season with a strong third-place finish in the Women’s Masters 3/4 race.

Mike LeBeau nabbed a 20th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race, while Nate Phelps concluded his season with a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

In the last race of the Wisconsin cross season, Brent Rohrs set the pace early in the race and held on for a second-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

CamRock & Roll CX

CAMBRIDGE, WISCONSIN – The last of the WCA CX series races rolled into the super-fast course near Cambridge, Wisconsin, Nov. 11

The day’s racing kicked off with Nate Phelps taking a 4th-place finish in the masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Andy Boettcher in 5th and Chris Edwards in 26th. The trio doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where Andy Boettcher was 15th, Nate Phelps 21st and Chris Edwards 30th.

Julie Phelps rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 35+ race and followed it up with on 8th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph overcame a pair of flat tires to finish 5th in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Jeremy Pomeroy and Nate Phelps raced each other for 4th and 5th place respective finishes in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Mike Le Beau rounded out his series scoring in the Cat. 3/4 race with a 31st-place finish while Brent Rohrs held on to a 3rd-place finish in the Master 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Julie Phelps and Bailey Rudolph finished out the day with first- and third-place finishes in the very causal Women’s 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Minnesota State CX

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – The 2023 MCF ‘cross season wrapped up with the state championship race Nov. 11.

Niki Birkholz scored a 6th-place finish in the Women’s 23-44 race while Jay Birkholz was 20th in the Men’s 23-44 division.

Kern Kross CX

MILWAUKEE, WISCONISN – The WCA ‘cross series moved to a new venue ay Kern Park in the Riverwest Neighborhood of Milwaukee.

Racing kicked off with Nate Phelps taking a 7th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Chris Edwards in 22nd. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where they finished 17th and 26th respectively.

Julie Phelps took the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race while Madison LeBeau was 5th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race. She followed that up with a win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps scored a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and wrapped up her day with a “win” in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph brought home a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Mike LeBeau stepped up the Masters 35+ Cat. 1/2/3 race where he finished 17th.

Nate Phelps wrapped up his day with a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Brent Rohrs rounded out the day’s racing with a 8th-place finish in the Master 50+ 1/2/3 race.

MCF CX

COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA – It was a new venue for racers in Minnesota as the series rolled into the Cottage Grove Bike Park to race.

Jay Birkholz made his 2023 CX debut with a win in the Open Singlespeed division.

October

CrossFire CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN – The 2023 Wisconsin cyclocross season is moving into it’s last four races of the year, starting with CrossFire CX just outside of Madison on October 28.

Andy Boettcher opened the team’s account for the day with a 9th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 11th. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where Nate Phelps finished 23rd and Andy Boettcher in 28th.

Julie Phelps scored the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed that up with a 6ht-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Madison LeBeau rode to a 12th-place finish in a large Women’s Cat. 4/5 field and followed it up with a solo win in the Juniors 15-18 race.

Matt Becker made his final start of the season in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race where he finished 18th.

Bailey Rudolph continued her late season run with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Mike LeBeau continues to hang tough in the Cat. 3/4 field where he finished 25th.

After a race long three-way battle, Brent Rohrs sprinted to a 3rd-plce finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Julie Phelps scored the win in a festive version of the Women’s 1/2/3 Singlespeed race while Nate Phelps was 5th in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Stump Farm Races

SUAMICO, WISCONSIN – The Stump Farm Races at the Reforestation Camp near Green Bay is one of the last mountain bike events of the season in Wisconsin.

In the 10-mile event, Chris Edwards scored a 3rd-place finish in his age group while Devin Yoder was 4th in his.

In the 20-mile event, Gabby Wrightsman rode to a second-place finish in the Under 19 race.

In the 5K run, Robert Sorenson finished 22nd followed by Morgan Fisher in 35th.

Grafton Pumpkin Cross

GRAFTON, WISC. – After a wet and muddy weekend at Trek Cup, it was nice to get back to less-damp racing conditions (but not completely dry).

Andy Boettcher lead off the day with a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 17th and Chris Edwards in 30th. The trio doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where they finished 8th, 14th and 22nd.

Maddie LeBeau started her day with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps rode to a win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race. She also finished 5th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race and took an uncontested win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Bailey Rudolph found her way back onto the podium in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race with a third-place finish.

Chad Cannon took 9th in a speed Cat. 1/2 race while Mike LeBeau continues to move up in the Cat. 3/4 race with a 16th-place finish.

Nate Phelps rounded out his day with a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race.

Rain returned just in time for Brent Rohrs in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race where he finished 7th.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League Championship

WATERLOO, WISC. – The Wisconsin High School Cycling League wrapped up its season on the trails across the road from Trek’s world headquarters near Madison.

Gabby Wrightsman (Milwaukee Rec) finished up her varsity season with a 12th-place finish.

Trek Cup

WATERLOO, WISC. – Wisconsin has been a drought all summer and fall, but the course at Trek Cup picked up almost three inches of rain just in time for racing.

Friday’s events kicked off with Julie Phelps riding to a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed Race. Nate Phelps with 10 in the Men’s Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed Race followed by Jeremy Pomeroy in 14th.

Chad Cannon put up a 9th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race followed by Matt Becker in 75th.

In the Men’s 45+ race, Derek Moran finished 19th followed by Chris Edwards in 23rd. Edwards doubled up in the Cat. 4/5 race where he finished 93rd.

Day two was spent in deep mud, rain and water.

Nate Phelps got the day’s racing started at 7:30 a.m. with a 14th-place finish in the Masters 45+ Cat. 4/5 race.

Julie Phelps took second in the Women’s Masters 45+ race while Maddie LeBeau rolled into a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 5 event.

Matt Becker and Mike LeBeau ran to 26th- and 28th-place finishes (respectively) in the Masters 35+ race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing/running with a 23rd-place finish in the men’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Saturday’s soupy mud was replaced with peanut butter mud and ruts.

Nate Phelps finished his weekend with a 40th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race while Mike LeBeau was 42nd in the Cat. 3 race.

Madison LeBeau was 5th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race while Julie Phelps took 13th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 division.

Huntsman Senior Games

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – In considerably drier conditions, Matt Hall hit up the Huntsman Senior Games road and mountain bike races in Utah.

He picked up a slew of podium positions over several days of racing on the road, including the overall omnium title.

Hall took to the dirt Monday in the mountain bike race where he finished second overall and first in his age group.

Ironman World Championship Kona

KONA, HAWAII – Kari Gondeck spent part of her week in the middle of the Pacific getting ready for the Ironman World Championship Kona in Hawaii.

She finished in the event in 13:19:54 where was good for 1,355 overall for women.

Diablo Sunnyview CX

OSHKOSH, WISC. – This course got a significant overhaul for the 2023 edition that saw a lot of fast racing on day that actually felt like autumn.

Derek Moran opened the team’s account with a win in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4 race followed by Andy Boettcher in 2nd, Nate Phelps in 7th and Chris Edwards in 21st. All four doubled up into the Cat. 4 race with Derek Moran finishing 9th, Andy Boettcher 11th, Nate Phelps 14th and Chris Edwards 20th.

In women’s junior racing, Madison LeBeau finished second in the 15-18 age group and fourth in the Women’s open Cat. 4/5 race.

Maria LeBeau made her CX racing debut in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race where she finished 7th.

Julie Phelps rode to a win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 4th-plce finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Matt Becker dropped in to take a 12-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Mike LeBeau put up a season-high 13th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

In singlespeed racing, Nate Phelps was 5th in the Cat. 4/5 race while Kris Tiles rode to a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race. Julie Phelps took the uncontested win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Brent Rohrs finished off the days racing with a feisty battle in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race where he finished second.

Nevada Senior Games

CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA – Matt Hall isn’t done with road racing just yet (he still has more on the scheudle).

He headed to Nevada for the Senior games where he finished second overall in the 10K time trial; won the 20K road race; finished second in another 10K TT and was second overall in the 40K road race.

Marquette Fall Enduro

MARQUETTE, MICH. – Bailey Rudolph and Chad Cannon headed north to the craggy trail of the Marquette Fall Enduro.

Rudolph finished 13th in the Sport Division while Chad Cannon was 55th in his division.

Field of Riches CX

RICHFIELD, WISC. – Hot. Hot. Hot.

The day’s racing got underway with Derek Moran riding to a second-place finish in the Masters 50+ race followed by Andy Boettcher in 6th, Nate Phelps in 9th and Chris Edwards in 23rd.

All three doubled up into the Cat. 4/5 race where Derek Moran was 17th, Andy Boettcher 24th, Nate Phelps 30th and Chris Edwards 35th.

Julie Phelps took the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race.

Madison Le Beau finished 4th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Julie Phelps finished 8th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Bailey Rudolph raced to a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon sweated out an 8th-place finish in the in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Matt Becker chalked up a 14th-place finish in the Master 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Mike Le Beau took a 23rd-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

In singlespeed racing, Nate Phelps was 6th in the Cat. 4/5 race while Julie Phelps took the uncontested win in the women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Brent Rorhs wrapped up the weekend with a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League: Mt. Morris (I)

MT. MORRIS, WISC. – Gabby Wrightsman was back in action with the Milwaukee Rec. team in central Wisconsin on Oct. 1.

She rode to a 7th-place finish in the Varsity race.

IM 70.3 Muncie

MUNCIE, INDIANA – Kari Gondeck topped off her preparation for IM Kona with an 8th-place age group finish at the IM 70.3 Muncie.

She finished in 5:31:52.

Marian University Collegiate MTB Race

MARIAN, INDIANA – This past weekend Megan Lester, Riley Wrightsman and the entire Lindenwood Mountain Bike Team headed to Indianapolis, Indiana, for a conference race at Marian University.

Friday was the Cross Country race at South West Way Park. 

Riley finished 5th in the Men’s A race and Megan finished 5th in the Women’s A race. 

Saturday was filled with Team Relay, Short Track Races and Dual Slalom racing on Marian turf. 

Megan and Riley (with Mya and Cade) took 3rd in the team relay. 

Riley finished 5th in the Men’s A short track and Megan finished 7th in the Women’s A short track.

Both Megan and Riley finished mid-pack in the Dual Slalom races, completing an excellent final conference race of the season. 

Next, Megan and Riley will be headed to Ride Rock Creek in North Carolina on Tuesday, October 10th to race Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals! 

September

Badger Prairie CX

VERONA, WISC. – GVR riders got a tast of late season summer on the last day of September.

Nate Phelps kicked off the days racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Master 50+ Cat. 4/5 race while Julie Phelps scored the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ open division.

Nate Phelps doubled up to the Cat. 4/5 race where he finished 20th while Julie Phelps finished 9th in the women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph made her 2023 CX debut with 8th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon nabbed 10th in the Cat. 1/2/3 race while Nelsen Wahlstrom finished his first CX race of the year in the Cat. 3/4 race where he finished 13th.

In singlespeed racing, Jeremy Pomeroy was 8th in the Cat. 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 9th. Julie Phelps took the uncontested win in the Women’s 1/2/3 race.

Brent Rohrs rounded out the days racing with a 4th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Battle of Waterloo CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – It’s a rarity to have a bone-dry day at Battle of Waterloo, but that’s what riders got this year.

Nate Phelps kicked off the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Chris Edwards in 16th. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4/5 race where Nate Phelps finished 28th and Chris Edwards 36th.

Madison Le Beau took the win in the Women’s Junior 15-19 race and finished 7th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 event.

Julie Phelps was 2nd in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it with a 9th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Chad Cannon was 6th (again) in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race while Mike Le Beau was 17th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Brent Rohrs rounded out the day’s geared racing with a 4th-place finish in the Master 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Nate Phelps was 7th in the Men’s Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race while Julie Phelps finished 2nd in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singleseed race.

Sheboygan County Cycling Classic

SHEBOYGAN, WISC. – If there’s one thing riders at the Sheboygan CX race will remember, it’s sand.

About 100 yards of sand.

Derek Moran opened the team’s account on the day with a win in the Master 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 13th and Chris Edwards in 20th. The trio doubled up to the Cat. 4/5 race where Nate Phelps finished 11th followed by Derek Moran in 12th and Chris Edwards in 21st.

Julie Phelps was second in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Chad Cannon scored a 6th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Brent Rohrs was second in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Kris Tiles made her 2023 ‘cross debut with a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Jeremy Pomeroy finished 4th in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 6th.

Julie Phelps took an uncontested win in the Women’s Cat/ 1/2 Singlespeed race.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League: Englewood

FALL RIVER, WISC. – The latest stop on the Wisconsin High School Cycling League brought high school races from around Wisconsin to Englewood Grass Farms near Madison.

Gabby Wrightsman rode to a 9th-place finish in the Varsity race.

Oshkosh Alley Cat #6

OSHKOSH, WISC. – The brawn of Henry Eberhart was coupled with the brains of Archer Munson to earn the pair a second-place finish in September’s Oshkosh Alley Cat race.

Hill Bill Vol. III

FRANKLIN, WISC. — Easily one of the toughest CX courses on the Wisconsin schedule, Hill Bill returned with a little bit of rain for morning racers Sept. 17.

Nate Phelps started the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He followed it with a 19th-place finish in the rain in the Cat. 4/5 race.

Julie Phelps kicked off her day with a win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and She rounded out her day with a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Madison LeBeau had a two-race day that saw her finish 3rd in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race. She followed that up with a win in the Junior 15-18 race.

Mike LeBeau finished 17th in the Cat. 3/4 race while Brent Rohrs wrapped up the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the 50+ Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Englewood CX

FALL RIVER, WISC. – Wisconsin ‘cross racing retured to the pastures of the Englewood grass farm for the second year Sept. 16.

Racing kicked off with Andy Boettcher racking up a third-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 6th and Chris Edwards in 37th. Boettcher and Phelps doubled up into the Cat. 4/5 race where they finished 14th and 25th respectively.

Julie Phelps finished 3rd in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race. She took the uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed race.

Matt Becker was 11th in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race while Brent Rohrs rode to a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Chequamegon Fat Tire 40

CABLE, WISC. – One of the crown jewels of mountain biking, the Fat Tire 40 takes riders through the woods of northwestern Wisconsin.

Nelsen Wahlstrom finished the race in 2:48:17, good for a 16th-place finish in his age group and 82nd overall. Derek Moran had his race delayed by a pileup in front of him three miles into the race and finished 102nd in his age group and 315th overall.

Al Stern Road Race

AROMA, ILL. – Matt Hall lined up for some late-season action on the road at the Al Stern Road Race on Sept. 16.

He finished 3rd in his age group.

Collegiate Track Nationals

TREXLERTOWN, PENN. – Lindenwood University riders Megan Lester and Riley Wrightsman competed at the infamous T-town Velodrome in Pennsylvania for Collegiate Track Nationals this weekend.

Both started racing on the track this summer and produced strong results at Nationals against stiff and seasoned competition (talk about impressive).

Megan rode to an impressive 9th in Women’s Individual Pursuit and rounded out the weekend with an outstanding 12th in the Women’s Points Race.

Riley had a strong performance in a stacked men’s field finishing 11th in Men’s Major Points Race final.

Some team highlights included Lindenwood’s Women’s Pursuit team (including Megan) bringing home a solid 4th place and Riley’s Co-Ed Sprint team riding to a suburb third place.

Lindenwood University’s Dillon Geary brought home national titles in the Men’s Individual Pursuit and Men’s Points race. The energy of the team was unmatched, a huge testament to the strength and camaraderie of the Lindenwood collegiate program.
— Lindenwood Women’s Team Pursuit (including Megan): 4th place
— Lindenwood’s Men’s Team Pursuit (including of Riley): 6th place
— Men’s Individual Pursuit (Riley): 17/41
— Women’s 500m Individual (Megan): 28/37
— Men’s Major Scratch Race Final (Riley): 15th
— Women’s Scratch Race (Megan): 18th
— Men’s Kilo (Riley): 29th
— Women’s Pursuit (Megan): 9/31 (amazing performance!!!)
— Men’s Points Race Final (Riley): 11/24 (such a solid race!!)
— Women’s Points Race Final (Megan): 12/24
— Co-Ed team sprint (including Riley): 3rd!!! (excellent ride!!!)

Wisconsin Senior Games

MUSKEGO, WISC. – The road season isn’t over just yet.

Derek Moran and Matt Hall rolled in the Wisconsin Senior games near Milwaukee on Sept. 12 and 13.

In day one racing, Derek Moran scored the win in the 20K road race followed by Matt Hall in 3rd. Moran was 3rd in the 10K TT followed by Hall in 5th.

Day two racing saw Moran finish 2nd in the 40K RR with Hall finishing 4th. Moran was second in the 5K TT and Hall was 5th.

Silver Creek Flyover CX

MANITOWOC, WISC. – The 2023 Wisconsin Cycling Association cyclocross season kicked off Sept. 9 in Manitowoc.

In the first race of the season, Nate Phelps rode to a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Chris Edwards in 30th. Andy Boettcher was a DNF after dropping a chain while in the lead.

Julie Phelps nabbed the win in the Women’s Masters 35+ race.

Madison Le Beau was 6th in the Women’s cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race.

Nate Phelps was 17th in the Cat. 4/5 race. Andy Boettcher was a DNF after a dropped chain.

In afternoon racing, Julie Phelps was 5th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Chad Cannon was 10th in a stacked Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 field.

Matt Becker made his first Cat. 3 start in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race where he finished 14th.

Mike Le Beau finished 20th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Jeremy Pomeroy nabbed a podium slot with a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singleseped race. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 6th.

Brent Rohrs finished off the day’s racing with a 3rd-place finish in Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

Ironman Wisconsin

MADISON, WISC. – Kensa Koeppen and Mindy Searer were back in the state’s capitol at Ironman Wisconsin Sept. 10.

Koeppen finished 12th place in her age group with a time of 16:32:40.

Searer finished 45h in her age group with a time of 16:52:20.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #2

WAUKESHA, WISC. – Gabby Wrightsman (Milwaukee Recreation Composite) rolled into the second Wisconsin NICA race Sept. 10 where she rode to a 6th-place finish in the Varsity race.

Tour De Flambeau RR and TT

PARK FALLS, WISC. – One of the last road events in Wisconsin for the season, GVR riders headed to the northwoods of Wisconsin for the Tour De Flambeau Races Labor Day weekend.

Nelsen Wahlstrom put up the top team finish in 3rd in Saturday’s road race. He was followed by Matt Becker in 10th, Matt Hall in 12th and Nate Phelps in 17th.

Sunday’s time trial saw Matt Becker take the overall win followed by Matt Hall in 5th.

Gateway Cup

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – The team’s Lindenwood University riders were action four days over the Labor day weekend at the Gateway Cup in the greater St. Louis area.

In Friday night racing, Megan Lester finished 25th in the Women’s Pro/1/2 field while Riley Wrightsman finished 19th in the Men’s Pro 1/2 race.

Saturday’s racing saw Megan Lester finish 27th in the Women’s Pro/1/2 field while Riley Wrightsman put up a 28th-place finish in the Men’s Pro/1/2 race.

In Sunday’s action, Riley Wrightsman finished 29th in the ACC Pro/1 race.

Racing wrapped up Monday with Megan Lester securing a 43rd-place finish in the Women’s Pro/1/2 while Riley Wrightsman was 16th in the Men’s Pro/1/2 race.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #1

CABLE, WISC. – The Wisconsin high school cycling season kicked off Sept. 3 in Cable, Wisconsin.

Gabby Wrightsman (Milwaukee Recreation Composite) rode to a 14th-place finish in the Varsity race.

Copper Harbor Trails Fest

COPPER HARBOR, MICH. – Chad Cannon hit the dirt in the UP of Michigan for the multi-day Copper Harbors Trail Fest.

He finished 6th in the cross country race Saturday and followed that up with an 53rd-place finish in the downhill event and 62nd in the enduro.

He was also 36th in the trail run.

August

Treadfest

LAKE GENEVA, WISC. — It was a day to shine for GVR junior riders at the last WORS race of the season Aug. 27.

In the Citizen’s Junior 15-16 race, Henry Eberhart finished 8th followed by Archer Munson in 11th. Chris Edwards scored a 5th-place age group finish in a slightly older age category.

Gabby Wrightsman continued a strong day of racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Junior Elite race.

Gravel Worlds

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – 299.97 miles.

That’s how far Derek Moran rode at the Long Voyage 300 mile gravel race at Gravel Worlds in Nebraska.

He finished 36th overall after more than 26 hours of riding.

Ironman 70.3 World Championship

LAHTI, FINLAND – Kari Gondeck made what we think is the first international GVR start at the IM 70.3 World Championship in Finland Aug. 26.

She finished the event in a little more than six hours which was good for a 240th-place finish in her age group.

Race The Lake

FOND DU LAC, WISC. – A pair of GVR riders lined up for the annual 100ish-mile race around Lake Winnebago in eastern Wisconsin.

Derek Moran survived the hectic sprint to finish 41st overall while Ken Munson pushed his distance limits for the year with a 346th-place overall finish.

No GVR riders were harmed in the making of this race.

Standing Rocks Enduro

AMHERST, WISC. – A new event, the Standing Rocks Enduro brings this MTB discipline to the well-used MTB trails in east central Wisconsin.

Henry Eberhart captured a 5th-place overall finish in the Youth Division.

Oshkosh Alley Cat MTB Relay

OSHKOSH, WISC. – The fun and tight singletrack at the Aurora Alley Trail hosted the second annual Oshkosh Alley Cat MTB relay race. Gryphon Velo Racing field two teams in the event.

Do These Tires Make Us Look Fat? (Mark Schindel, Julie Phelps and Nate Phelps) took the win followed by Inferno Velo (Mike Le Beau and Maddie Le Beau) in second.

Midwest Challenge

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Back to school for the Lindenwood University riders means class time on the track.

Megan Lester and Riley Wrightsman raced a lot of track this past week, including the Midwest Challenge in Indianapolis. Results were plentiful. Too plentiful to collate here!

Ore to Shore MTB Epic

MARQUETTE, MICH. – The first of three major late-season mountin bike races in the Midwest was a little soggy (again) this year.

Chad Cannon finished 27th overall in the 48-mile Hard Rock race which was good for a second-place age group finish. On the women’s side, Bailey Rudolph finished 30th overall, also good for second in her age group.

Derek Moran made his first start at the race and finished 224th overall, 27th in his age group. Quentin Gniot returned to the race after several years away and finished 620th overall which was good for 70th in his age group.

Penrose Park Velodrome Racing

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Riley Wrightsman and Megan Lester (Lindenwood University) spent the week building their track racing skills — and putting them to use.

Wrightsman scored a win in the points race early in the week to become the Missouri state champion in that discipline. The pair raced again Sunday with Wrightsman finishing 4th in the omnium and Lester 6th.

Bluff To Bluff RR

ARPIN, WISC. – Fifty miles of racing greeted nine GVR riders at this race near Marshfield.

Chad Cannon put up the highest finish in 3rd followed by Derek Moran in 16th; Nelsen Wahlstom in 20th; Matt Becker in 22nd; Matt Hall in 24th; Nate Phelps in 31st; Ken Munson in 36th; Archer Munson in 39th and Quentin Gniot in 42nd.

Refo Ramble WORS Race

SUAMICO, WISC. – The hometown dirt got a little love too with GVR riders heading to the Reforestation Camp near Green Bay for the latest stop on the WORS schedule.

In the Citizens division, Madison Le Beau hit the podium with a 3rd-place finish while Henry Eberhart made his XC racing debut with a 5th-place finish.

Mike Le Beau was second in the Sport Singlespeed Division while Brent Rohrs rounded out the day’s racing with a 17-place finish in the Elite race.

Wisconsin State RR

NEW GLARUS, WISC. – One of the few USAC road races on the Wisconsin schedule this year, three GVR riders headed to the Madison area to face off against this hilly course.

Jon Lester got in a two-man break from the gun that stayed away for three of the four laps. He was reeled in on the last lap and finished 7th in Masters 1/2/3 race. Derek Moran and Matt Becker took the start but dropped out after to laps to save something for the next day’s race.

July

Wausau 24

RIB MOUNTAIN, WISC. – GVR Riders took to the dirt at the Wausau 24 mountain bike race near Wausau on July 29 and 30th

In 6-hour events:

Jay and Niki Birkholz finished 3rd in the two-person co-ed divison.

Nate Phelps was 31st in the 6-hour Solo Masters race followed by Robert Sorenson in 32nd.

In 12-hour events;

The team of Kris Tiles, Morgan Fisher, Diane Callaway and Julie Phelps finished second in the Masters Women’s division.

Maddie and Mike Le Beau finished 6th in the co-ed division.

Chad Cannon and Jeremy Domingue finished first in the 2-person race.

Nelsen Wahlstrom and Jeremy Pomeroy were part of a 4-person team that took the win in the 4-person Masters race.

Wrapping things up, Mark Schindel finished 13th in the 24-hour solo division.

Wisconsin State TT

STOUGHTON, WISC. – For the third year in a row the Wisconsin State TT hit the rural roads around Stoughton on July 29.

Matt Becker, Derek Moran and Matt Hall all finished third in their respective divisions.

Intelligentsia Cup

CHICAGO, ILL. – The second of the large race series in the upper Midwest — Intelligentsia Cup — got underway July 21 in the greater Chicago area.

Gabby Wrightsman took 6th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race (junior win) in Lombard, Ill., July 25. while Riley Wrightsman eared a 6th-place finish in the men’s Cat. race.

Racing moved to Brookfield, Ill, July 26 where Gabby Wrightsman rode to an 11th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4 race.

The series rolled into Northbrook, Ill., July 27 where Gabby Wrightsman finished 8th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race (junior win).

A hot and steam day greeted racers on July 28 in Elgin where Gabby Wrightsman rode to a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

Racing rolled into Lake Bluff on July 29 where Gabby Wrightsman took another 5ht-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race (and the junior win)

Jon Lester hopped into the Masters 40+ 1/2/3 race where he finished 33rd.

Megan Lester put up a 59th-place finish in the Women’s Pro/1/2 race while Riley Wrightsman (making his first Cat. 1 start) rode to a 41st-place finish in the Men’s Pro/1/2 ACC race.

The final day of racing moved into Chicago where Gabby Wrightsman scored a second-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race capping off a strong week of racing.

Jon Lester was back at it with a 33rd-place finish in the Masters 40+ 1/2/3 race.

Megan Lester was 67th in a large Women’s Pro/1/2 field while Riley Wrightsman capped the weekend off with a 29th-place finish in the Men’s Pro/1/2 race.

Penokee Mountain Range Classic RR

MELLEN, WISC. – Jim Saueressig came home with a second-place age group finish from this long-running road race in northweatern Wisconsin.

The Red Barn Classic

WATERLOO, WISCONSIN – The latest stop in the 2023 WORS series of races took racers to the Trek trails in Waterloo, Wisconsin, near Madison.

Archer Munson made his MTB debut with a 18th-place finish in the Boys 15-16 Citizens division.

Gabby Wrightsman rode to a 4th place finish in the Cat. 1 Junior Girls race while Riley Wrightsman landed the thirds-step of the podium in the Men’s 29 and Under race.

Langelade County Explore and Fork Horners 47 Gravel Races

MERRILL, WISCONSIN – Matt Hall spent two days racing gravel in the middle of Wisconsin’s northwoods.

He scored a 3rd-place overall finish in the 45-mile race at the Langelade County Explorer July 22 and a 5th-place overall finish in the Fork Horners 47 race July 23.

National Senior Games

PITTSBURGH, PENN. – Matt Hall traded riding through the Wisconsin country side for the urban landscape of Pittsburgh for the 2023 Senior National Games.

He kicked off a long weekend of racing with a 7th-place age group finish in the 5K time trial Thursday and followed it up with an 8th-place finish in the 10K time trial Friday.

Hall finished roughly 15th in Sunday’s road race. He wrapped up the weekend with a XX-place finish in Monday’s road race.

The Crusher

AU TRAIN, MICHIGAN – It was all about fire roads and double track at The Crusher gravel race in the upper peninsula of Michigan July 15.

Derek Moran and Chris Edwards finished the 50-mile event.

Door County Triathalon

EGG HARBOR, WISCONSIN – It was two days of riding, running and getting wet for GVR riders at the Door County Triathlon July 15 and 16.

Kari Gondeck finished 15th overall for women in Saturday’s sprint distance tri, which was good for a 3rd-place age group placing. She followed that up with a 48th place women’s finish in the Half Iron Sunday, good for 6th in her gae group.

Jeff Gantz lined up for Saturday’s sprint tri where he finished 362nd for men and 20th in his age group. The event fulfills one of his life’s bucket list items.

Oshkosh Alley Cat #4

OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN – Mike, Maddie and Maria Le Beau scored the win in the monthly Oshkosh Alley Cat race. No jorts were worn by them.

Platteville RR

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN – Jim Saueressig kicked off his 2023 road racing season at the Platteville Road Race July 15.

He finished 10th overall in the 34-mile race.

Collectivo Coffee Bean Classic

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN – Riders were back on the dirt July 9 near Milwaukee for the most recent stop on the 2023 WORS calendar.

Chris Edwards got the racing underway with an 11th-place age group finish in the Citizens Division.

Derek Moran followed that up with 22nd-place age group finish in the Sport Race.

Gabby Wrightsman nabbed a second-place finish in the Junior Elite race while Megan Lester rode to a second-place finish in the Women’s Elite race.

Riley Wrightsman rounded out the day with a 8th-place overall finish in the Men’s Elite Race (he was also 3rd in the U-29 race).

Fitchburg Festival of Speed (Wisconsin State Crit Championship)

FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN – It was full tilt boogie for GVR riders at the Fitchburg Festival of Speed near Madison, Wisconsin, July 8.

Nate Phelps kicked off the day’s racing with a 10th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race.

Derek Moran and Jon Lester hopped into the Masters 35+ 2/3 race where the pair finished 10th and 12th respectively.

Gabby Wrightsman rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race followed by Sally Lester in 7th.

Megan Lester hit the podium in Women’s Pro/1/2/3 race with a third-place finish. She was followed by Julie Phelps in 5th.

Racing wrapped up in the twilight with Riley Wrightsman taking a 6th-place finish in the Men’s Pro/1/23 race followed by Jon Lester in 28th.

June

Tour of America’s Dairyland

WISCONSIN – The 11 day Tour of America’s Dairyland becomes the epicenter of U.S. domestic racing each June. The 11-day event takes riders to communities around eastern Wisconsin.

Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of how GVR riders placed.

June 15 – Janesville

Novice Women: Gabby Wrightsman, 5th

Cat. 3/4 Women: Megan Lester, 7th

Cat. 3/4 Men: Chad Cannon, 1st

Cat. 2/3 Men: Riley Wrightsman, 2nd; Jon Lester, finished.

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman, 1st.

June 16 – East Troy

Cat. 3/4 Women: Megan Lester 2nd

Cat 3/4 Mens: Chad Cannon 10th

Cat. 2/3 Mens: Riley Wrightsman 4th; Jon Lester, Finished

Cat. 2 Mens: Riley Wrightsman 1st; Jon Lester, held on for 11 miles.

June 17 – Grafton*

Men’s Cat. 3/4: Chad Cannon 3rd

Women’s Cat. 3/4: Megan Lester 1st

Men’s Cat. 2/3: Riley Wrightsman 1st

June 18 – Manitowoc

Men’s Cat. 3/4: Chad Cannon 13th

Women’s Cat. 3/4: Megan Lester2nd

Men’sCat. 2/3: Riley Wrightsman 2nd; Jon Lester (Crash)

Men’s Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st

June 19 – De Pere

Men’s 3/4: Chad Cannon: 6th (3rd overall)

Women’s 3/4: Megan Lester 1st (1st overall)

Men’s 2/3: Riley Wrightsman 3rd (1st overall); Chad Cannon 28th; Jon Lester 31st

Men’s Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st (1st overall)

June 20 – West Allis

Cat. 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 20th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 27th; Derek Moran 33rd

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 3rd

June 21 – Mount Pleasant

Cat. 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 11th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 31st; Derek Moran 34th

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st (series leader)

June 22 – Bay View (Milwaukee)

Cat. 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 10th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 30th; Derek Moran 41st

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st (series leader)

June 23 – Shorewood

Cat. 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 8th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 31th; Derek Moran 41st

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st (series leader)

June 24 – Downer Avenue (Milwaukee)

Cat. 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 28th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 23rd; Derek Moran 35th

Women’s Pro/1/2: Megan Lester 11th

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 3rd (series leader); Jon Lester 36th

June 25 – Wauwatosa Village

Cat 2/3 Women: Megan Lester 19th (United Cycling)

Masters 40+ 1/2/3: Jon Lester 14th

Cat. 2: Riley Wrightsman 1st (series winner)

Marquette Trails Festival

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – It was all about dirt (and mud) at the Marquette Trails Festival in the UP of Michigan.

Chad Cannon put up a 48th-place overall finish in Saturday’s enduro and followed it up with a 7th-place finish in Sunday’s cross-country race.

Washburn TT and RR

WASHBURN, WISCONSIN – Matt Hall headed to northwest Wisconsin for two days of WiSport racing June 24 and 25.

He finished 5th overall in Saturday’s time trial and followed it up with a 14-place finish in the road race.

Lumberjack 100, Chequamegon 100, Horribly Hilly Hundred

MICHAIGAN and WISCONSIN – It was all about distance at three events in two states June 17 for a quartet of GVR riders.

Derek Moran only crashed once in his bid to finish the Lumberjack 100 MTB race in western Michigan. He finished 157th overall, almost smackdab in the middle.

Diane Callaway and Kris Tiles teamed up to start the Chequamegon 100 MTB race in northwestern Wisconsin. They were still on speaking terms at the end of the day.

Archer Munson decided hills were in his weekend plan and he finished the 100K version of the Horribly Hilly Hundred in southwestern Wisconsin. He joked the course was both hilly and horrible.

Osseo Tri

OSSEO, WISCONSIN – Clark and Cole Stoik returned to racing at the Osseo Tri (run, bike canoe) on June 17.

The father son duo won the Ball And Chain division.

OFFO Time Trial

NAUGART, WISCONSIN – Bike racing returned for the both the Badger State Games and WiSport racing series June 10 with the 22-mile OFFO Time Trial near Athens, Wisconsin.

Matt Becker scored the overall win in the event followed Matt Hall in 10th over all and Nate Phelps in 11th.

Bellin Run Elite Runner Lead Out

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – GVR Riders were honored to again assist with providing a riding escort for elite men’s and women’s runners the Bellin 10K in Green Bay. Riders included: Morgan Fisher, Mike Le Beau, Maddie Le Beau, Henry Eberhart, Mark Schindel, “Big Daddy Ken” Munson and Archer Munson.

Devin Yoder did the 10K race and finished 57th in his age group.

Battle of CamRock

CAMBRIDGE, WISCONSIN – Not all the dirt this weekend was gravel (and mud).

Chris Edwards continued his WORS campaign on the mounting bike trails near Cambridge, Wisc., June 4. He rode to a 6th-place age division finish in the Citizens Race.

He also successfully popped a wheelie.

Unbound Gravel Race

EMPORIA, KANSAS – Eastern Kansas appears to be the epicenter of gravel racing thanks to the globally known Unbound race.

Mindy Searer lined up in the women’s 100-mile race where she finished 192nd overall with a time of 11:38:34.

On the men’s side, Derek Moran raced for the fourth time at Unbound where he finished 426th overall in the men’s division of the 200-mile race with a time of 18:11:18.

May

Melon City Crit and Kwik Star Crit

QUAD CITIES, IOWA – Megan Lester kicked off two days of Memorial Day racing in Iowa with a second-place finish (from a two-rider break) in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race at the Melon City Crit. She followed that up with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race later in the afternoon.

Riley Wrightsman jumped into the Cat. 3 race where he finished 4th.

Riley Wrightsman picked up a spot Monday in the Kwik Star Crit, good for a third-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

Megan Lester rounded out the weekend’s racing with a third-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race and a 9th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

North Aurora Crit and Kaneville 16K TT

NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS – Matt Hall made the trek south of the border for a pair of ABR-sanctioned races.

In Saturday’s crit, he raced to a 4th-place finish in the 60-64 age group.

He followed that up with a 2nd-place age group finish in the Kanville 16K TT Sunday.

Le Grand Du Nord

GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA – Perfect weather greeted riders at Le Grand Du Nord gravel race in the arrowhead of Minnesota.

Bob Callaway, Diane Callaway, Robert Sorenson, Morgan Fisher and Mark Schindel all fished the 54-mile event

Pancake TT

CORNING, WISCONSIN – Wisport Series racing hit its second time trial in as many weeks May 20 near Merrill, Wisconsin, on the 25-mile Pancake TT course.

Julie Phelps took the overall win in the women’s division while Matt Becker put up a time good enough for 3rd overall in the men’s race. Nate Phelps finished 11th overall followed by Matt Hall in 12th.

Englewood Open

FALL RIVER, WISCONSIN – Three days of UCI/WORS racing took place just north of Madison at Englewood Farms May 19-21.

In Friday’s Short Track Race, Riley Wrightsman took 4th in the Cat. 1 race. He followed that up with a Cat. 1 (non-UCI) overall win in the men’s race of Saturday’s cross country event.

Megan Lester scored the win in the 19+ women’s division in Saturday’s XC event.

Sunday’s WORS racing kicked off with Aria Edwards making her first GVR start. She finished 16th in the Women’s Newbie division.

Chris Edwards finished 8th in the Citizens Division race while Derek Moran survived the course uninjured to bring home a 16th-place age group finish in the Men’s Sport division race.

Bailey Rudolph made her return to WORS racing with a third-place age group finish in the Women’s Sport race followed by Sally Lester in 11th (in a different age group).

In the Pro/1 Men’s race, Jon Lester finished 11th in his age group while Riley Wrightsman was 12th in the U29 division. Chad Cannon cracked a rim late in the rave and was a DNF.

Megan Lester rounded out the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Pro/1 U29 race.

Gamehaven Lakeside Grind

ROCHESTER, MINN – Niki and Jay Birkholz celebrated their wedding anniversary with a race close to home May 21.

Niki Birkholz finished 5ht overall in Women’s Comp which eared her an age group win. Jay Birkholz was22nd overall in men’s comp, good for 4th in his age group.

Muskego Crit

MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN – IF you like your criteriums with a little bit of climbing the circuit at Muskego County Park delivers.

That’s days racing kicked off with a couple of races held in moderate rain.

Gabby Wrightsman took 3rd in the Junior 15-18 race while Nate Phelps finished 25th in the Cat. 4/5 race.

Things dried up a little for Derek Moran in the Master 40+ race where he finished 11th after trying an early solo breakaway.

Masters racing continued with Nate Phelps taking 6th in his first open 50+ race and Matt Hall finishing 4th in the 60+ race.

Riley Wrightsman jumped in the Cat. 1/2/3 race where he finished 4th in a spring finish.

Megan Lester wrapped up the day’s racing with a win in the Women’s Open race. She was followed by Gabby Wrightsman in 9th.

Bob Barabe Memorial Time Trial

HUDSON, WISCONSIN – Matt Christiaansen went to the line of his first time trial in a couple of years at this long-running event just outside of Hudson.

His time was good enough to earn him a 4th-place finish slot in his age group and 20th overall.

RASTA Rally

RHINELANDER, WISCONISN – From road Saturday to mountain bikes Sunday, it was (another) busy racing weekend foe the Lester family.

Megan Lester scored the women’s win in the long race at the RASTA rally while Jon Lester took second overall in the men’s division of the same event.

Sally Lester was second overall in women in the short race.

La Crosse Omnium

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN – A big weekend of racing kicked off May with the three day La Crosse Omnium.

In Friday’s uphill time trial Archer Munson scored a 6th-place finish in the Junior 15-16 race. Ken Munson put up his first team result with a 14th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 5 race.

Nate Phelps was 16th in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race while Matt Becker was 10th in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 division.

Nelsen Wahlstrom rounded out the men’s efforts with a 6th-place finish in the Masters 50+ race.

Julie Phelps scored the win in the Women’s 35+ race followed by Sally Lester in 5th place.

Day two racing moved to the road race in Chaseburg, Wisconsin.

Matt Becker rode to a 16th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race while Archer Munson nabbed 5th in the Junior 15-16 race.

Julie Phelps got her second win of the weekend in the Masters 35+ race and was followed by Sally Lester in 5th.

Afternoon racing included Nate Phelps taking 22nd in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race followed by Matt Christiaansen in 26th. Ken Munson wrapped up the day’s racing with a 15th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

The weekend was rounded out with a crit in downtown La Crosse.

Julie Phelps rode to a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ open field which earned her a second-place overall finish for the weekend. She was followed by Sally Lester in 5th.

Nelsen Wahlstrom jumped into the 50+ Men’s race where he took 15th.

Nate Phelps raced the Masters 35+ 4/5 race bringing home a 15th-place finish.

Matt Becker rounded out the day and the weekend with a 27th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Collegiate Nationals

ALBEQURQUE, NEW MEXICO — A pair of Lindenwood University riders headed out west for the three days of racing at Collegiate Nationals.

In Friday’s team time trial, Megan Lester was part of a squad that finished 8th in the women’s varsity race.

Riley Wrightsman and his team finished in 5th-place in the men’s varsity race, good for a spot on the final podium.

Day two racing moved to the road race course where Megan Lester finished the Varsity Woman’s race.

Sunday’s racing moved to the crit where Megan Lester finished 35th in the Women’s Varsity race and Riley Wrightsman came home 44th in the Men’s Varsity division.

The Bear 100

LAONA, WISCONSIN – Wet and cold. Yep sounds about right for this spring.

Derek Moran made it into a break in the 70-mile race at the Bear 100 Gravel race in northern Wisconsin May 6 where he finished 4th overall. Brent Rohrs missed a turn but still salvaged a 12th-place overall finish.

In the 31-mile race, Mark Schindel finished 10th overall followed by Aaron Messenger in 20th and Robert Sorenson in 26th.

Morgan Fisher scored a 4th-place overall finish in the women’s 31-mile race.

Iola Bump & Jump

IOLA, WISCONSIN – The 2023 WORS season got underway May 7 on the skill hills and trails in Iola.

In the Sport division: Derek Moran finished 7th in his age group; Andy Boettcher was 4th and Quentin Gniot made his return to MTB racing with a 15th-place age group finish.

Gabby Wrightsman took the start in the Cat. 1 Junior Girls race.

Ironman 70.3 St. George

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Kari Gondeck kicked off her 2023 multisport season at a course she knows well in St. George, Utah.

She finished the event in 6:16:43 which was good for 20th-place finish in her age group.

April

Battle On The Border

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN – The first WCA road race of the season saw a mix of Wisconsin and Illinois riders battling it our just north of the Cheddar Curtin.

Gabby Wrightsman took the win in the Women’s 15-18 Juniors race and followed it up with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 race.

She then went to her job.

Lindenwood Road Extravaganza

DEFIANCE, MO. – Te last weekend of collegiate racing before nationals saw several GVR riders in action with Lindenwood University near St. Louis.

Kensa Koeppen wrapped up her collegiate racing career with a win in the Collegiate B team time trial on Saturday. The Collegiate A teams of Megan Lester and Riley Wrightsman both took second. Lester and Wrightsman doubled up into the road race. Lester finished around 6th while Wrightsman was a DNF due to a dropped chain.

Jon Lester took the start in the road race but retired early (planned) to drive the wheel car for the Lindenwood riders.

In Sunday’s racing Megan Lester was part of a squad working to get their teammate the win. They succeeded.

Up next, collegiate national in two weeks.

Dairy Roubaix

TOWN OF FREEMAN, WISC. – Winter has left the upper Midwest just yet.

Riders at Dairy-Roubaix got a helping of sleet, snow and sun along with the usual mix of gravel roads and punchy climbs.

Morgan Fisher, Robert Sorenson and Bob and Diane Callaway represented the team in the 40-mile version of the ride.

Oshkosh Alley Cat Race #1

OSHKOSH, WISC – Ducking into another discipline, Mike and Maddy LeBeau completed the first of several alley cat races in Oshkosh this spring and summer.

World Wide Technology Raceway Spring Crit & Tilles Park Crit

GREATER ST. LOUIS AREA — Spring road racing in going strong around St. Louis where five GVR members lined up for pair of races April 15 and 16th.

Megan Lester took the win the Women’s 3/4/5 race, she was followed by Sally Lester in 5th.

Jon Lester scored a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 1/2/3 race after making it into four-man break that stayed away to the finish.

Riely Wrightsman rounded out the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

The squad moved on to the races at Tilles Park Sunday.

Megan Lester doubled up on the wins taking another in the Women’s Cat. 3/4/5 race. Sally Lester was 4th in the same race. Megan Lester rounded out the weekend with a 4th-place finish in the women’s open race.

For the second day in a row Jon Lester got into a break in the Masters 40+ race. Despite his efforts to get a solo win he was caught and finished 3rd.

Riley Wrightsman wrapped up the weekend’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

John Fraser Memorial TT

MAPLE PARK, ILL – Matt Hall got the 2023 time trial season underway at the John Fraser Memorial TT in northern Illnois.

He finished third in his age group.

Barry-Roubaix

HASTINGS, MICH. – Barry-Roubiax is like a box of chocolates…

This year racers faced temperatures in the 80s as they took on 36 and 63 miles in the mixed surface race.

Derek Moran put up his best ever finish in 134th in the 63-mile division. He was followed by Chris Edwards in 869th.

Brent Rohrs made his GVR racing debut with a 79th-place finish in the 36-mile race. He was 4th in his age group.

Marian Midwest Cycling Classic

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Easter weekend saw some strong racing from GVR/Lindenwood University riders at the Marian Midwest Cycling Classic.

Gabby Wrightsman scored a 4th-place finish in the Women’s 4/5 race while Megan Lester (Lindenwood University) was 11th in the Women’s Pro/1/2 race.

Riley Wrightsman (Lindenwood University) took the win the Men’s 3/4 field and followed it up with a 13th place finish in the Pro/1/2 race after working for a teammate’s win.

Rough Road 100

MORRIS, ILL – Brutal head- and crosswinds were the story of the day at the 62-mile Rough Road 100 mixed surface race in north central Illinois April 1.

Julie Phelps rode to an 11th-place finish in the women’s USAC race while Nate Phelps was 109th on the Men’s side. Matt Hall was 67th in the open division.

Quentin Gniot scored an 80th-place finish in the 64K race.

Mean Green Mayhem

DENTON, TEXAS — The GVR contingent with the Lindenwood University Cycling team packed up their bikes and headed south for a weekend of racing at the University of Norther Texas.

Megan Lester took the win in both the TT and cit in Saturday’s Collegiate A races and followed it up with a win in Sunday’s road race. She won the overall omnium.

Kensa Koeppen finished second in the TT and third in the Collegiate B cit Saturday. She followed that up with a third in Sunday’s road race. She finished 3rd in the omnium.

Riley Wrightsman was 3rd in the Collegiate A TT and 7th in the crit. He finished 5th in Sunday’s road race, He was third overall in the omnium.

March

Tour of St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO. – Early season road racing got underway in frigid conditions at the Tour of St. Louis March 18 and 19.

In Saturday’s racing, Jon Lester took the win in the 40+ time trial and followed it up with an 8th-place finish in the crit. Sally Lester finished 17th in the Women’s 3/4/5 crit.

Riley Wrightsman (Lindenwood University) finished 8th in the Pro/1/2/3 Collegiate crit.

Megan Lester (Lindenwood University) rode to an 14th-place finish in the women’s Pro/1/2/3 Collegiate crit while Kensa Koeppen (Lindenwood University) was 9th in the women’s 3/4/5 Collegiate cirt.

Sunday’s racing saw Jon Lester finish 13th in the 40+ crit. That was enough for him to finish 3rd overall in the omnium.

Riley Wrightsman (Lindenwood University) finished 11th in the Pro/1/2/3 Collegiate crit after the team put in a strong coordinated effort.

Megan Lester (Lindenwood University) rode to an 15th-place finish in the women’s Pro/1/2/3 Collegiate crit while Kensa Koeppen (Lindenwood University) was 9th in the women’s 3/4/5 Collegiate crit.

Fat Bike Birkie

CABLE, WISC. – With the fat bike season quickly drawing to a close three GVR riders headed to Wisconsin’s northwoods for the Fat Bike Birkie.

Nelsen Wahlstrom finished 62nd overall in the full-distance “Big Fat” race.

Mindy Wagner rode to a 53rd overall-place women’s finish in the “Half Fat” race while Jeff Gantz scored a 90th-place finish on the men’s side.

Dirty South Roubaix

ALTO PASS, ILL – Heavy rain leading up to the weekend gave way to sunny skies in southern Illinois for the Dirty South Roubaix gravel race in southern Illnois.

Derek Moran finished 73rd overall in the 100K race while Quentin Gniot was 63rd overall in the 50K race.

Sweaty Yeti

NEILSVILLE, WISC. – Cyclocross skills came in handy for the three-person team of Nelsen Wahlstrom, Jeremy Pomeroy and Caleb Bush at the Sweaty Yeti Fat Bike March 4.

The team scored the win the men’s team division.

February

Mississippi Gravel Cup #4

BENTONIA, MISSISSIPPI – Matt Hall headed south to race his bike in weather that was just right for bare legs.

He finished 3rd in his age group.

Hugh Jass Fat Bike Race: Salem

SALEM, Wisc. – Gabby Wrightsman notched her first fat bike podium in her her GVR team debut.

She was part of the three-rider team that too second in the women’s relay race Feb. 4 at the Hugh Jass Fat Bike Series race in Salem, Wisconsin.

January

Fat-athalon Fat Bike Race

ST. GERMAINE, Wisc. — Jon and Sally Lester kicked of the GVR new year with a pair of age group podiums Jan. 7 at the Fat-athalon Fat Bike Race in north central Wisconsin.

Jon Lester finished second in his age group in the 20-something mile race with Sally Lester also scoring a second-place age group finish in the 11ish mile race.

The event included cornhole as part of the course for riders.

2022 Results

December

Dawn To Dusk MTB Race

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – In what is likely the last MTB race f the season, Jeremy Pomeroy’s team scored a 9th-place overall finish in 4-person male category.

Midwest Cyclocross Regionals

CHICAGO, ILL. – Chad Cannon rounded out his ‘cross season racing through the sand of Montrose Harbor near Chicago at Midwest CX Regionals on Dec. 4

He finished 10th in the Cat. 1/2/3 race

November

BMX USA Grands

TULSA, OK — Riley Wrightsman wrapped up his Thanksgiving weekend with the BMX USA Grands in Tulsa, OK, riding with the Lindenwood University collegiate team.

He finished 4th in the Intermediate 17-20 moto in Sunday night’s finals.

Wisconsin State CX Championship

WATERLOO, WISC. — The Wisconsin ‘cross season wrapped up Nov. 19 in a mix of sun and snow squalls and a high temperature in the low 20s.

In the early races Matt Becker rode to a 10th-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. Andy Boettcher was 6th in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 10th. All three raced again in the Cat. 4 race with Andy Boettcher taking 12th, Matt Becker 18th and Nate Phelps 32nd.

Julie Phelps scored a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Master 35+ race and followed it up with a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Ryan Boettcher was 8th in the Junior Boys 9-14 age group.

Afternoon races were rounded out with Chad Cannon taking an 11th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Mike LeBeau put up a 20th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

CamRock & Rolllllllll CX

CAMBRIDGE, WISC. – We all knew 70-degree days in November weren’t going to last. It was back to winter for the return of ‘cross racing just outside of Cambridge, Wisconsin Nov. 12.

Matt Becker continued to a strong finish to his season with a win in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. He followed it up with a 12th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race. Nate Phelps put up a career high CX result with a 5th-place finish in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He finished 22nd in the Cat. 4 event.

Julie Phelps scored a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and a took 6th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. She finished 3rd in the Women’s 1/2/3 singlespeed race.

Chad Cannon racked up a 5th-placc finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race and scored the win in the Cat. 1/2/3 singlepeed race.

Racing in a snowy mix, Mike LeBeau finished 16th in the Cat. 3/4 race while Jeremy Pomeroy was 7th in the Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 11th.

HCC 25th Anniversary CX

WAUKESHA, WISC. – The 2022 Wisconsin cross season is entering the home stretch of the year with just a handful of races left.

The series rolled into southeast Wisconsin Nov. 5 at the Wern Valley Pheasant Farm.

Matt Becker and Andy Boettcher opened the team’s account for the day with wins in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 and Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 races respectively. Nate Phelps was 13th in the 50+ race. Cris Edwards was a DNF due to a crash.

Matt Becker scored a third-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race followed by Andy Boettcher in 7th and Nate Phelps in 18th.

Madison LeBeau rode to a second-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race while Julie Phelps nabbed a second-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ event.

Julie Phelps finished 4th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race, a result she shared with Bailey Rudolph who was also fourth in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 event. Julie Phelps rounded out her day with a win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 singlespeed race.

Chad Cannon scored a second-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race and followed it up with a win in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 singlespeed event.

Mike LeBeau rounded out the day’s event with a 19th-place showing in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Groundhog PSI Cross

WOODSTOCK, ILL. – Chad Cannon made a trek south of the border Nov. 6 to race in Woodstock, Illinois.

He finished 6th in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

October

CrossFire CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISC. – Who doesn’t like getting pelted by children throwing plastic balls? Despite that course feature GVR riders put up some nice results at the CrossFire CX Oct. 29.

Matt Becker rode to a pair of second-place finishes in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race and the Cat. 4 race. Andy Boettcher and Nate Phelps also doubled up with respective finishes of 4th and 11th in the Master 50+ 4/5 race and 15th and 18th in the Cat. 4 race.

Julie Phelps was 5th in the Women’s Masters race and 6th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. Bailey Rudolph holds on to her series lead in Cat. 3 with a 5th-place finish.

Chad Cannon was 5th in the Cat. 1/2/3 race while Mike LeBeau was 26th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon took the win the Cat. 1/2/3 singespeed race. He was followed by Mike LeBeau in 9th. Julie Phelps finished second in the Women’s 1/2//3 singlespeed race.

Jeremy Pomeroy scored a fourth-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 8th.

Stump Farm Trail Races

SUAMICO, WISC. – One of the last mountain bike races of the season was hosted in warm weather at the Reforestation Camp near Green Bay Oct. 30.

Chad Cannon rode to a third-place overall finish in the 20mile race while Sally Lester nabbed a third-place finish in the women’s race in the 10-mile race.

Derek Moran (2nd age group, 10-mile race), Devin Yoder, Chris Edwards and Steph McManus (1st in age group, 20-mile race) also raced.

Ironman 70.3 World Championships

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Kari Gondeck rounded out her multi-sport season on a testing Worlds course in Utah.

She finished the event in 6:14:13, earning her a 206th place finish in her age group.

Grafton Pumpkin Cross

GRAFTON, WISC.- An unusually warm day was the backdrop to the Grafton Pumpkin Cross near Milwaukee Oct. 22

Matt Becker continued his winning ways with a victory in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. Nate Phelps missed a turn and ended up 17th in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Chris Edwards in 30th.

The trio doubled up in the Cat. 4 ad Cat 5 races with Matt Becker taking 10th in Cat. 4 followed by Nate Phelps in 28th. Chris Edwards was 11th in the Cat. 5 race.

Julie Phelps scored a third-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race. She followed that up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. Bailey Rudolph continued her stint on the podium with a third-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In her first season, Maddie LeBeau racked up another win in the Women’s Junior 15-18 age group.

Chad Cannon rode to a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race and doubled up with a second-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Derek Moran rounded out the day’s racing with a 14th-place finish in the Master’s 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Kings Cross CX

CINCINATTI, OHIO — Kensa Koeppen (Lindenwood University) raced her first ‘cross races on a real CX bike Oct. 22 nd 23 in southern Ohio.

She finished 28th and 11th in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 races.

Sheboygan County Cycling Classic

SHEBOYGAN, WISC. – After a multi-year absence from racing in Sheboygan proper, the WCA CX series returned to the city Oct. 16.

Morning racing saw Andy Boettcher finish 4th in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 12th and Chris Edwards in 20th. Boettcher and Phelps raced again in the Cat. 4 race with respective finishes of 9th and 13th. Edwards scored a 12th-place finish in the Cat. 5 race.

Madison Lebeau scored a second-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 age group.

Bailey Rudolph took her first in four years in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race while Julie Phelps was second in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and 6th in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Chad Cannon took the win in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Mike Lebeau was 14th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Julie Phelps rounded out the days racing with a solo win in the Women’s Singlespeed Race while Nate Phelps was 8th in the Cat. 4/5 SS race.

Field of Riches CX

RICHFIELD, WISC. – The second year at this venue saw race traffic flowing the reverse direction from 2021.

Matt Becker kicked off the day with a win the Master 35+ Cat. 4/5 race while Nate Phelps finished 13th in the 50+ Cat. 4/5 event. The pair doubled up in the Cat. 4 race where Becker finished 11th and Phelps 19th.

Julie Phelps rode to to her now usual second-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 7th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. Bailey Rudolph was 7th in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon scored a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race while Derek Moran was 16th in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race and Mike Lebeau was 20th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals

DURANGO, COLO. – Megan Lester headed to MTB Nationals with the Lindenwood University cycling team Oct. 14-16.

She battled the altitude and other riders for a 42nd-place finish in the Cross Country race and 48th in the short track event. The team finished XX in Sunday’s relay event (Lester was an alternate)

Green Bay Duathlon

GREEN BAY, WISC. – Devin Yoder was part of a two-person relay team at the Green Bay Duathlon Oc. 15.

He was in charge of the bike leg and the pair ended up finishing 5th.

PertNear 20 MTB Race

VIROQUA, WISC. – Bob Callaway, Diane Callaway, Morgan Fisher and Robert Sorenson all finished the PertNear 20 MTB race Saturday.

With anything named PertNear the results are secondary.

Trek Cup CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – It was three days of nothing but cyclocross at the Trek Cup race (and UCI World Cup event) at the Trek Factory near Madison, Wisc.

Julie Phelps got the weekend started Friday with a win in the Women’s 1/2/3 Singlespeed race. Jeremy Pomeroy was 12th in the Men’s Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 17th.

Bailey Rudolph finished 24th in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race while Chad Cannon rode to a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Saturday’s racing started on frosty grass with Matt Becker riding to a 5th-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. Nate Phelps was 19th in the Masters 45+ Cat. 4/5 race while Jeremy Pomeroy finished 19th in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Julie Phelps took the win in the Women’s 45+ 1/2/3 race and Chad Cannon finished 25th in the Cat. 1/2 race.

The final day of racing saw Matt Becker finish 20th in the Cat. 4 race followed by Nate Phelps in 63rd. Bailey Rudolph was 29th in the Women’s Cat. 3 race.

Julie Phelps nabbed a 13th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race race while Chad Cannon rounded out the weekend’s racing with a 16th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Huntsman World Senior Games

ST. GEORGE, UTAH — Matt Hall headed out west for the Huntsman World Senior Games in early October.

He finished (age group) second in the hill climb; second in the crit; fourth in the road race and 4th in the time trial.

He also took a second-place age group finish in the 17-mile mountain bike cross country race.

Muncie Ironman 70.3

MUNCIE, IND. – Kari Gondeck lined up for the Muncie Ironman 70.3 the first weekend of october.

She finished the event 6th in her age group, 24th overall for women.

September

Sunnyview CX

OSHKOSH, WISC. – How often in a barn part of the cross course? Well, not often, but it is one of the features of the course in Oshkosh.

Matt Becker started the days racing with a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. Andy Boettcher finished 4th in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 event followed by Nate Phelps in 16th.

Andy Boettcher and Nate Phelps doubled up in the Cat. 4 race where they finished 13th and 18th respectively. Nate Phelps rounded out his racing day with a 5th-place finish in Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

Julie Phelps put up a pair of 3rd-place in the Women’s Masters 35+ and Women’s Cat. 1/2 races. Bailey Rudolph rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In junior races, Madison LeBeau scored her first career win in the Women’s 15-18 age group while Ryan Boettcher nabbed a 3rd-place finish in the Men’s 9-14 division. He also finished 20th in the Cat. 5 race.

In the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race Mike LeBeau finished in 15th followed by Jeremy Pomeroy in 17th.

Chad Cannon wrapped up the day’s racing with second-place finishes in the Men’s Cat. 1/2 and the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed races.

Badger Prairie CX

VERONA, WISC. – The weather was pretty tough to beat at this long-time staple of the WCA ‘cross schedule.

In the first races of the day Matt Becker scored a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race while Nate Phelps finished 11th in the 50+ Masters Cat. 4/5 race. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4 race where they finished 18th and 25th respectively. Nate Phelps rounded out his race day with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race.

In the women’s races, Julie Phelps nabbed a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 9th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race. Bailey Rudolph rode to a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Karma Cross

NEW BRIGHTON, MINN. – Jay Birkholz went to the start line of Kara Cross in the Twin Cities metro area Oct. 1 and 2.

He finished 6th Saturday and 4th Sunday in the singlespeed race.

Fall Color Festival MTB Race

LA GRANGE, WISC – Chris Edwards traded CX tires form MTB tires at the Fall Color Festival race in southeastern Wisconsin Oct. 1

He finished 9th in his age group in the 33-mile race.

Heck Of The North

GRAND MARAIS, MINN. – Diane and Bob Callaway tackled 55 miles of late-season gravel racing in northern Minnesota at the Heck of the North on Oct. 1

Diane Callaway finished second in her age group with Bob Callaway taking 24th in his.

Lindenwood MTB Challenge

WILDWOOD, MO. – It was a home race weekend for the Lindenwood University cycling team Oct. 1 -2.

Megan Lester finished roughly 10th in the short track race but battled back to a 4th-place finish in the cross country race. Her relay team also took second in a sprint finish.

Battle of Waterloo CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – A course that may be best described as a hill on a hill was the site of Sunday’s racing at the Battle of Waterloo CX.

Nelsen Wahlstrom opened the team’s account with a third-place finish in the 50+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Andy Bottecher in 4th, Nate Phelps in 16th and Chris Edwards in 23rd. Matt Becker took 4th in the 35+ Cat. 4/5 race.

All five doubled up inti the Cat. 4 and Cat. 5 races where Nelsen Wahlstrom was 9th; Matt Becker 21st; Andy Boettcher 23rd; and Nate Phelps 30th. Chris Edwards was 17th in the Cat. 5 race.

Julie Phelps rode to a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ race and followed it up with 13th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 and an uncontested win in the Women’s Singlespeed race. Bailey Rudolph took 6th in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In junior races, Madison LeBeau made her racing debut and rode to a second-place finish in the Women’s Junior 15-18 race. Ryan Bottecher brought home a 6th-place finish in the Men’s 9-14 race.

Mike LeBeau jumped into his first CX race of the year where he finished 27th in Cat. 3/4. Derek Moran made the start in the Master 1/2/3 race but broke his chain about 15 feet in.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race and a second-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Englewood CX

FALL RIVER, WISC. – A new WCA cross venue greeted riders for Saturday’s race.

Matt Becker kicked off racing with a 5th-place finish in the 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. Nate Phelps was 12th in the 50+ Cat. 4/5 race.

The pair doubled up in the Cat.4 race where Matt Becker was 12th and Nate Phelps finished 27th.

Julie Phelps scored a second-place finish in the Women’s Masters race and followed it up with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 race. She rounded out the day with a win in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Jeremy Pomeroy made his CX debut and rode to a second-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Singlespeed race to round out the day’s results.

Mizzou Mountain Bike Madness

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – The all dirt weekend continued with Megan Lester racing collegiate A mountain bikes with Lindenwood University.

She nabbed a second-place finish in Saturday’s short track race and followed it up with a third-place finish in Sunday’s cross country event.

Flyover Silver Creek CX

MANITOWOC, WISC. – The second weekend of WCA ‘cross weekend saw riders in dry conditions at the fast and fun course on the shore of Lake Michign.

Matt Becker kicked off the day with a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race while Nate Phelps was 8th in the Masters 50+ race followed by Chris Edwards in 14th.

The trio doubled up into the Cat. 4 and 5 races with Matt Becker taking 5th in the 4s followed by Nate Phelps in 17th. Chris Edwards finished 14th in the Cat. 5 race.

Nate Phelps rounded out the day with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race.

Julie Phelps scored a 2nd-place finish in the Women’s Masters race and followed it up with an 8th-place finish in the women’s Cat. 1/2 race. Bailey Rudolph rode to a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon finished 3rd in the men’s Cat. 1/2 race and doubled up for the win the Cat. 1/2/3 singlespeed race. Julie Phelps was the lone woman scored in the Cat. 1/2/3 singlespeed race.

Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival

CABLE, WISC. – Remember all that mud last week? A few GVR riders got more mud thrown at them at Chequemegon Fat Tire Festival in northwestern Wisconsin Sept. 17.

Morgan Fisher earned an 8th-place age group finish in the women’s edition of the Short and Fat race.

Jeremy Pomeroy took the overall win in the singlespeed division in the Short and Fat while Nelsen Wahlstrom was 3rd in his age group.

In the full-length race, Derek Moran was 7th-overall in the fat bike division while Robert Sorenson rode to a 262nd-place age group finish.

Hill Bill Vol. 2 CX

FRANKLIN, WISC. – When you race at a ski hill, you get a lot of … hills.

Andy Boettcher finished 6th in the cat. 4/5 50+ race at Hill Bill Vol. 2 CX in Franklin Sunday. He doubled up with a 12th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race.

Ryan Boettcher rode to a 4th-place finish in the 9-14 Junior race.

Wisconsin Senior Games

MUSKEGO, WISC. – Matt Hall squeezed in some weekday racing at the Wisconsin Senior Games in Muskego Tuesday and Wednesday.

He nabbed 2nd-place finishes in the 10k TT and 20k RR Tuesday and finished 5th in the 40k RR Wednesday.

LAPT Lion Cross

WATERFORD, WISC. – The 2022 WCA cyclocross series kicked off Sept. 11 under a deluge of rain.

Despite the wet conditions, Derek Moran rode to a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Matt Becker in 4th. Nate Phelps was 12th in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race.

The trio lined up again for the Cat. 4 race where Moran finished 12th, Becker 16th and Phelps 21st.

Julie Phelps scored a second-place finish in the Women’s 35+ race and followed it up with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s 1/2/3 race. Bailey Rudolph rode to a 12th place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon wrapped up a very dirty day of racing with a 14th-place finish in the Men’s 1/2/3 race and a 3rd-place finish in the 1/2/3 Singlespeed race.

Ironman Wisconsin and Ironman 70.3 Michigan

MADISON, WISC., AND FRANKFORT, MICH. – Kensa Koeppen faced a day full of rain at Ironman Wisconsin on Sept. 11.

She just missed the cutoff for the full-distance event with 6.2 miles to go. She reports it was quiet the day out on course and feels good about her effort.

Keri Gondeck was in action at Ironman 70.3 Michigan in Frankfort, Michigan, where she finished in a little over 5:30. That was good for 19th place in her age group.

Gateway Cup

ST. LOUIS, MO. – The last big weekend of road racing saw Megan Lester putting together four days of crit racing at the Gateway Cup in St. Louis with her teammates from Lindenwood University.

She scored a 8th-place finish in Friday’s race in the Women’s 3/4/5 race and followed it with an 11th-place finish Saturday; 22nd place Sunday; and 16th Monday.

Flambeau 40 Road Race and Time Trial

PARK FALLS, WISC. – Wisconsin’s road racing scene wrapped up its season Sept. 3 with the Wisport road race in Park Falls.

Ryan Jones took the win after Matt Becker put in a big effort to chase down a late break. Becker finished 6th followed by Matt Hall in 13th, Jeff Gau in 14th, and Nate Phelps in 17th.

In Sunday’s time trial, Matt Becker rode to an overall win while Matt Hall finished 7th.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #1

CABLE, WISC. – The 2022 Wisconsin High School Cycling League kicked off it’s season Sept. 4 at a new venue and on fresh trails in Cable, Wisconsin.

Macy Lester rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Junior Varsity 3 race for the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team.

August

Momentum Indy Bicycle Festival

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Another weekend, another set of bike races for Megan Lester.

She headed Indy (“The Racing Capital of the World”) for a pair of crits. August 27 and 28.

Lester finished 7th in the Women’s 3/4/5 race in Saturday’s Mass Avenue Crit and followed it up with an 11-place finish in Sunday’s Indy Crit at University Park.

Grand View Cheq 50 Road Race

GRANDVIEW, WISC. – A new race in northwestern Wisconsin filled the void of the now-defunct Firehouse Fifty. The Cheq 50 raced essentially the same course but backwards.

Jeff Gau rode to an estimated 15th-place finish in the event.

Treadfest

LAKE GENEVA, WISC. – The 2022 WORS series season wrapped up Aug. 28 on the rocky slopes of the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa.

Derek Moran survived the course to score an 11th-place age group finish in the Sport division.

Edwardsville Rotary Criterium Festival

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL – It was an exciting unofficial start to college for Megan Lester who jumped into a pair of races Aug. 20 at the Edwardsville Rotary Criterium Festival near St. Louis.

She finished second in the Cat. 3/4 race and turned around for a XX-place finish in the Women’s Open race.

Gravel Worlds

LINCOLN, NEB. – One hundred and fifty four miles of Nebraska gravel makes up the “Worlds” course just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Chad Cannon took top honors in the race with a 38th-place overall finish in the men’s division. He was followed by Derek Moran in 153rd after he and Bailey Rudolph (39th overall in women) put in a team effort to conquer the course and a wayward dog.

Mindy Wagner rounded out the team’s results with a 96th overall place finish in the women’s race.

Seeley Pre-Fat MTB Race

SEELEY, WISC. – It wasn’t all (somewhat) skinny tire this weekend.

Nelsen Wahlstrom and Jeremy Pomeroy headed to the northwoods of Wisconsin for the Seeley Pre-Fat mountain bike race on Aug. 20.

Wahlstrom finished 3rd overall in the 17-mile Sport race while Pomeroy scored an age group podium in the same race.

SBT GRVL

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – It was all about gravel and elevation at the SBT GRVL gravel race in Colorado July 13.

Taylor Cloy finished the 142-mile race in 11-and-a-half hours, good for a 17th-place finish in her age group.

Endurafest Omnium

ELKHAR LAKE, WISC. – Bike racing took over Road America for the weekend of July 12-14.

Matt Becker kicked off racing with an individual time trial on the four-mile race track nabbing the win in Cat. 4/5. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 9th.

Julie Phelps finished second in the Women’s Open race while Derek Moran chalked up a 6th-place finish in Cat. 1/2/3.

Friday night racing on the smaller Motorplex course saw Julie Phelps finish third in the Elimination Race while Nate Phelps brought home a 6th-place finish.

Saturday’s racing stayed at the Motorplex for the crit race where Nate Phelps finished 8th, good enough to take third overall in the Cat. 4/5 Omnium.

Derek Moran was third in the Masters 3/4/5 race (despite a last turn solo-crash). He also finished 4th in the Cat. 3 race and 3rd in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race which was modified to be a points event.

Julie Phelps won the Women’s Open Crit with a late attack — good enough to win the overall omnium title on a tiebreaker.

Ore To Shore

MARQUETTE, MICH. – Who wants a little mud with their Ore to Shore MTB Race?

Riders didn’t really have much of a choice.

Stephanie McManus rode to 4th-place age group finish in the 28-mile Soft Rock Race.

Chad Cannon took 19th overall in the men’s 47-mile race followed by Mike McManus in 348th.

Bailey Rudolph scored a second-place age group finish (34th overall in women) in the 47-mile race.

Minnesota Senior Games

MANKATO, MINN. – Matt Hall’s tour of state games took him to southern Minnesota Aug. 13 for a time trial and road race at the Minnesota Senior Games.

He finished second in his age group in the 10K TT and and third in his age group in the 20K road race.

Refo Ramble MTB Race

SUAMICO, WISC. – Mountain bike racing rolled into the Green Bay area August 7th with the WORS race at the Reforestation Camp.

Tozer Jones nabbed a 8th-place finish in the Citizens 11-14 race while Mark Schindel took the in the Citizens Clydesdale division.

Ryan Jones took the overall and age group win in the Sport division followed by Derek Moran in 4th an Nate Phelps in 9th. Robert Sorenson was 6th in his age group.

Jeff Gantz rode to a 6th-place finish in his age group.

Morgan Fisher took a second-place age group position in the Sport division while Layla Jones was 4th (unofficially)racing up an age group.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day with a 5th-place overall finish (3rd in Under 29) in the Elite race.

July

Wausau 24

RIB MOUNTAIN, WISC. — The late summer tradition of racing around the clock (or part of it) rolled on at the Wausau 24 mountain bike race near Wausau July 30 and 31.

Bob and Diane Callaway scored top honors in the 6-hour, 2-person, masters co-ed race while Sally Lester and Sarah Biolo also took the win in the 6-hour, 2-person Masters Women race.

Anja and Elsa Oestreich took top honors in the 6-hour, 2-person Junior race while Jay Birkholz and Eric Schultz scored a second-place finish in the 6-hour, 2-person men’s race.

Rounding out the six-hour races, Ryan Jones and Kevin Eichelberger won the 6-hour, 2-person masters race.

In the 12 hour races:

In the two-person co-ed division Jeff Gau rode to a 6th-place finish with Katy Zielinski.

Chad Cannon, Bailey Rudolph, Julie Phelps and Nate Phelps defended their title in the four-person co-ed division.

Layla Jones, Tozer Jones, Sam Doberstein and Gunther Nowak rode to a second-place finish in the four-person co-ed under 18 race.

The team of Megan Lester, Macy Lester, Violet Biolo and Anna Olesen took the top step in the four-person women’s race.

Brian Trybula and Ross Koester rode to a 10th-place finish in the two-person male division.

The team of Jeremy Pomeroy, Nelsen Wahlstrom, Derrick Reinke and Caleb Bush rounded out the results with a win in the four-person 40+ race.

Iowa State Senior Games/State Games of America

BOONE, IOWA — Matt Hall continued his nationwide tour of senior games with a stop in Iowa July 30 and 31.

He scored age group wins in the 5K and 10K time trials in the Iowa Senior Games and third in the 20K TT in the State Games of America.

He wrapped up racing Sunday with 13th-place overall finish in the road race (3rd in age group).

Thunderdown Gravel Stage Race

GLEASON, WISC. – It was two days of gravel in north central Wisconsin July 23 and 24.

In Saturday’s 47-mile race, Julie Phelps scored the overall women’s win. On the men’s side Ryan Jones finished 5th; Matt Hall, 7th; Matt Becker, 8th; Kevin Eichelberger, 9th; Joel Hynes, 11th; and Nate Phelps 12th.

Sunday’s racing saw Hall score a third-place finish in the 45-mile version of the Langlade County Explorer. He finished 3rd overall in the two-day event.

Penokee Ridge Cycling Classic

MELLEN, WISC. – On the road, Jeff Gau rode to a 5th-place overall finish at this classic road race in northwestern Wisconsin.

Jim Saueressig won the short (22 mile) race.

Miner’s Revenge (Downhill)

MASS CITY, MICH. – Macy Lester mixed it up a little July 24 and took on the downhill course at the Miner’s Revenge race weekend in Michigan’s upper peninsula.

She scored the win in the women’s division.

Mt. Morris Challenge

MT. MORRIS, WISC. – The next stop in the 2022 WORS season took riders to the central Wisconsin ski hill at Mt. Morris.

Tozer Jones took 3rd in the Men’s Citizens 11-14 age group while Layla Jones took the win in Sport Women’s 13-14 division.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day with a 5th-place finish in Elite Men Under 29..

Ironman Ohio 70.3

SANDUSKY, OHIO – A week fater the Door County Tri, Kari Gondeck was back in the water, running and on the bike the Ironman Ohio 70.3.

She scored a 20th-place age group result, finishing the event in 5:39:03.

Door County Triathlon

EGG HARBOR, WISC. – This event was two days of racing close to home for some of our riders.

Kari Gondeck scored a 32nd overall women’s finish in Saturday’s Sprint distance race and followed it up with a 43rd-place finish in Sunday’s half tri event.

Sally Lester swam, rode and ran to a 137th-place overall place finish in Sunday’s half tri.

Collectivo Coffee Bean Classic

FRANKLIN, WISC. – It wasn’t all tarmac the weekend of July 9 and 10, a few riders doubled up on the dirt, Sunday.

Mark Schindel finished second in the Citizens Division Clydesdale Fat Bike race while Derek Moran rode to a 12th-place finish in the Sport 45-49 age group.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 18th-place finish in the Elite division.

Verona Criterium

VERONA, WISC. – Day two of Madison-area racing saw riders racing in Verona.

Tozer Jones and Elsa Oestreich both took wins and podiums in the combined junior fields of the day.

Ryan Jones scored a second place finish in the Master 35+ 3/4/5 race followed by Jeff Gau in 7th.

Wisconsin State Criterium

FITCHBURG, WISC. – As usual racing fast at Fast & Furious Criterium near Madison July 9.

Ryan Jones took the team’s first podium of the day with a 3rd-place finish in the Masters 4/5 35+ race following a lead out from Jeff Gau who finished 5th. Nate Phelps rounded out the team effort with a 12th-place finish.

Derek Moran nabbed a 7th-place finish in the Masters 35+ 2/3 race while Tozer Jones took the state title in the Under 14 race in the sprint.

Chad Cannon added another podium to the day’s tally with a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Jeff Gau in 15th.

The day’s racing wrapped up with Chad Cannon finishing 15th in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Derek Moran in an unscored position.

Newtown Triathalon

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI – Kensa Koeppen continued her build up to Ironman Wisconsin with a tri Sunday.

She finished the long course in 2:12 which was good for 32nd overall in women and a solo age group victory. She also put up her fastest bike time during the event.

Iowa Gravel Classic

COON RAPIDS, IOWA – Matt Hall traded the hard road for the soft gravel of west central Iowa at the Iowa Gravel Classic on July 2.

He finishrd 3rd overall in the 50+ race.

June

Trek Red Barn Classic

WATERLOO, WISCONSIN – The fourth stop of the 2022 WORS mountain bike season rolled in Trek’s mountain bike trails June 26.

Tozer Jones scored an 8th-place finish in the Men’s Citizens 11-14 race while Mark Schindel rolled to another win in the Citizen’s Clydesdale Fat Bike Race.

Layla Jones nabbed a second-place finish in the Women’s Sport 13-14 race while Nate Phelps was 13th in the Men’s 45-49 Sport division.

Lutsen 99er

LUTSEN, MINNESOTA – Derek Moran rolled out in cool, rainy and muddy conditions at this race in northern Minnesota June 25th.

He finished second overall in the fat bike division in the 69-mile iteration of the race, finishing in a little more than 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Tour of America’s Dairyland 2022

WISCONISN, USA – The tour of America’s Dairyland is nine days of racing around Wisconsin. Gryphon Velo Racing had riders in a number of races throughout the event.

6/16, Janesville Town Square Grand Prix

— Cat. 3/4, Derek Moran, 27th

6/17, East Troy Cycling Classic

— Cat. 3/4, Derek Moran, 20th

6/18, Giro d’ Grafton

— Cat. 3/4, Derek Moran, 18th

6/19, Manitowoc Bay Maritime Classic

— Cat. 3/4: Chad Cannon, 21st; Derek Moran 23rd.

June 20, Cafe Centraal Bay View Classic

— Cat. 3/4: Derek Moran, 11th

June 22, Mount Pleasant Momentum

— W. Cat. 4 (16-17): Macy Lester, 9th

— W. Cat. 2/3: Megan Lester, (DNF- Heat)

June 23, The Great Brady Street Bike Race

— W. Cat. 4 (16-17): Macy Lester, 8th

— W. Cat. 2/3: Megan Lester, 35th

June 24, Shorewood Criterium Cycling Classic

— W. Cat. 4 (16-17) : Macy Lester, ?

— W. Cat 2/3: Megan Lester, 33rd

June 25, Cafe Hollander Otto Wenz Downer Classic

— W. Cat. 4 (16-17) : Macy Lester, 5th

— W. Cat 2/3: Megan Lester, 34th

June 26, Cafe Hollander Tosa Village Classic

— W. Cat. 4 : Macy Lester, 15th

— W. Cat 2/3: Megan Lester, 30th

Chequamegon 100

CABLE, WISCONSIN – Why ride a little singletrack in Wisconsin’s northwoods when you can ride a lot.

Diane Callaway finished 5th in the women’s 65-mile race — then jumped in a lake to celebrate. Bob Callaway tackled the same distance where scored a 24th-place overall finish .

Nelsen Wahlstrom rode the 30-mile event where he finished 7th overall. while Jeremy Pomeroy finished XXX on a singlespeed.

Kris Tiles and Mark Schindel took the start but did not finish.

WORS #3: Battle of CamRock

CAMBRIDGE, WISCONSIN – The WORS MTB series rolled on June 12 to the Battle of CamRock near Cambridge, Wisconsin.

Derek Moran scored a 10th-place age group finish in the Sport race while Mark Schindel took the win in the Citizens Clydesdale Fat Bike division.

Missouri State Senior Games

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – Matt Hall‘s tour of national senior game competitions continued June 11 and 12 in Missouri.

In Saturday’s racing he finished 2nd (in age group) in the 40K road race and 6th-overall in the 5K time trial. He turned around Sunday and nabbed a 7th-place age group finish in the 20K road race and second in the 10K time trial.

Ironman Des Moines

DES MOINES, IOWA – It was back on the bike (and water and running shoes) for Kari Gondeck at the Des Moines Ironman in Iowa June 12.

She finsihed

Rib Mountain and OFFO Time Trials

WAUSAU, WISCONSIN – Its was a weekend one-two of time trials around Wausau the weekend of June 3 and 4.

Friday night’s racing up Rib Mountain say Matt Becker finish 3rd overall. He was followed by Matt Hall in 10th and Jon Oestreich in 14th.

Elsa Oestreich took the win in the women U-19 race followed by her sister Anja Oestreich in 2nd.

Saturday’s action moved to Athens, Wisconsin, for the 25-mile OFFO TT.

Julie Phelps claimed the overall women’s win with Matt Becker taking a second-place overall finish on the men’s side. Nate Phelps was 8th overall followed by Matt Hall in 10th.

Epic Bike Fest (MTB and Gravel Races)

CABLE, WISCONSIN – Dirt was at the heart of two days of racing in Wisconsin’s northwoods.

In Saturday’s mountain bike race, Ryan Jones rode to a 131st overall finish for men followed by Derek Moran in 216th after his day was stained by a high-speed crash.

In Sunday’s gravel race Ryan Jones made the start but was a DNF due to gastrointestinal distress.. Moran was a DNS due to his injuries from Saturday.

Jack Lake Crazy Eights

DEERBROOK, WISCONSIN – The second stop of the 2022 WEMS endurance mountain bike series rolled into north central Wisconsin June 4.

Diane Callaway rode to a second-place finish in the women’s division of the 10-hour race.

In the three-hour race, it’s a Lester 6 (Megan), 7 (Macy), 8 (Sally).

TTT 103 Gravel Event

TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN – Matt Becker finished up his hat trick of bike racing June 5 with the 34-mile route at the TT 103 gravel event in northern Wisconsin.

He finished the ride in just over two hours and was the first finisher (we don’t really know just how to classify this event :))

May

Englewood Open MTB Race

FALL RIVER, WISCONSIN – The second stop of the WORS series saw riders at the Englewood Grass Farm on May 22.

Ryan Boettcher rode to a 13th-place finish in the junior 13-14 age group.

Mark Schindel took the win in the Citizen Clydesdale Fat Bike Race while Tozer Jones was second in the 11-14 year old citizen’s division.

Ryan Jones nabbed the age group in in the 45-49 Sport race with Andy Boettcher taking 3rd in 50-54 race.

Layla Jones moved up to the Sport Division where she finished 4th in the 13-14 year old race.

Chad Cannon wrapped up the day’s racing with a 17th-place finish in a pro-caliber Pro/Cat. 1 race.

Pancake Time Trial

MERRILL, WISCONSIN – The team had nice contingent of riders at the Badger State Games’ Pancake Time Trial in north central Wisconsin May 21.

Sisters Elsa and Anja Oestreich went one-two in the junior race to kick off the day’s results.

Julie Phelps took the women’s overall win in the 25-plus mile event while Matt Becker was second overall in the men’s race and took his age group win.

Nate Phelps finished 10th overall (2nd in age group) while Jeff Gau was 13th (3rd in age group) and Jon Oestreich took 16th.

Robert Sorenson rode to a 15th-place finish which was good enough to score the win in his age group.

National Senior Games: Fort Lauderdale (Road)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – It’s a full week of road racing for Matt Hall at the National Senior Games in Florida. Hall is racing in the 60-64 age group.

On Wednesday, he scored a roughly 11th-place finish in the 5K time trial. He followed that up with a 17th-place finish in the 10K time trail on Thursday.

Competition moved to road races Friday and Saturday where he finished 42nd-place in the 20K race after being involved in a crash and 28th-place finish in the 40K race.

Ironman Tulsa and Chattanooga

TULSA, OKLAHOMA AND CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Kari Gondeck continued her 2022 odyssey of Ironman events in Tulsa May 22.

She finished the race in 14:27:27 good for an 11th-place in her age group.

Mindy Wagner was in action the same day at the IM 70.3 Chattanooga.

She finished the race in 7:12:42 good for 122nd place in her age group.

The Heywood

NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA – Rob a bank or ride a bike, take your pick.

Aaron Messenger opted to ride his bike over 55-miles of gravel from this community which has dubious ties to the James Gang.

Muskego Park Crit

MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN – Things looked a little different at Muskego this year with the course running counter clockwise. This added a little “longer” climb on the course.

Macy Lester kicked off the day’s racing with a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 4 race. She was followed by Sally Lester in 5th.

Chad Cannon scored a 4th-place finish in the Cat. 4 race followed by Nate Phelps in 12th.

Derek Moran nabbed the win in Masters 45+ 3/4 followed by Nate Phelps in 5th.

Megan Lester made her first race start of the year with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Open race.

Moran finished out his day with a 6ht-place finish in Masters 45+ 1/2/3 and 13th in Cat. 3.

RASTA Rally

RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN – Trading road bikes for mountain bikes, the Lester ladies kept it close to home May 15 with the RASTA Rally MTB race in northern Wisconsin.

Megan Lester took the overall women’s win i the long race while Macy Lester rode to a second-place age group finish in the short race. Sally Lester also finished second in her age group in the short race.

National Senior Games Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – In his first of numerous planned stops at National Senior Games events around the country, Matt Hall helped score a gold medal for his team in the Triathlon Relay May 15.

He handled the bike leg with an (unofficial) 26 mph average. Look for more racing from him later this week.

Project Echelon Crit

DELAFIELD, WISCONSIN – There was little time for rest for Derek Moran who was back in action May 15 at the Project Echelon Crit between Madison and Milwaukee.

His day was cut short by a late crash in the Masters 45+ race where he still managed a 7th-place finish.

La Crosse Omnium

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN – After a two year break due to the pandemic, the La Crosse Omnium returned May 6-8.

Day one was a 2-mile uphill time trial that saw Matt Becker win the Masters 35+ 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 13th.

Sally Lester opened her team account with a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 45+ race.

Julie Phelps finished 10th in the Women’s Pro/1/2/3 race followed by Niki Birkholz in 15th.

Derek Moran put up a 20th-place finish in the Cat. 3 race while Jay Birkholz rounded out the night’s racing with a 28th-place finish (on a singlespeed!) in the men’s Pro/1/2/3 race.

Day two racing took riders to a hilly road race circuit in Chaseburg, Wisconsin.

Julie Phelps finished 15th in the Women’s Pro-1/2/3 field while Sally Lester rode to a 4th-place finish in the Masters 45+ race.

Matt Becker nabbed 4th in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 13th.

Derek Moran wrapped up the day’s racing with a 26th-place finish in the Cat. 3 race.

Day 3 moved to downtown La Crosse for a criterium where Matt Becker took a solo win in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race followed by Nate Phelps in 5th. The win sealed his overall victory in the omnium.

Julie Phelps scored a 4th-place finish in the Women’s Masters race followed by Sally Lester in 5th. Lester finished 3rd overall in the omnium.

Derek Moran rounded out the weekend’s racing with a XX-place finish in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race.

Bear 100 (and shorter races)

LAONA, WISCONSIN – The snow has barely melted in the northwoods, but a nice day of racing greeted riders at the Bear 100 May 7.

Chad Cannon put up a strong 3rd-place overall finish in the 100-mile race.

Diane Callaway rode to a third-place overall finish for women in the 71-mile race. Kevin Eichelberger finished fourth in the 50-59 age group followed by Bob Callaway in 13th. Aaron Messenger was 82nd overall.

Devin Yoder took his first career win in the 31-mile race. While both Laya Jones and Tozer Jones also scored wins in that race. Elsa Oestreich was 3rd overall in the mixed division of the 31-mile race followed by Anja Oestreich in 4th and Beth Oestreich in 6th. Ryan Jones also finished the 31-mile race.

Ironman World Championship

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Keri Gondeck made the trek out west May 7 to take on the Ironman World Championship.

She finished the race in 15:10:58 for 70th-place finish in her age group.

Iola Bump & Jump

IOLA, WISCONSIN – Gryphon Velo Racing riders kicked off the 2022 WORS series May 2 with some strong results at the Iola Bump & Jump race in central Wisconsin.

Layla Jones scored a win in the Citizen Girl’s 11-14 age division with Tozer Jones nabbing a 7th-pace finish following an early race kerfuffle.

Derek Moran took the win in the Sport 45-49 race followed by Ryan Jones in second.

Chad Cannon finished 14th overall in the Elite race.

Jeff Gau and Mark Schindel both took 3rd-place finishes in their respective races in the Citizen category.

April

Lindenwood University Weekend

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – It was all about teamwork for Kensa Koeppen as her collegiate team hosted a Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference race weekend in St. Louis.

Koeppen took to the front of the pack and was able to help her Lindenwood University team score a top four finish in the Collegiate B race in Sunday’s criterium. Koeppen finished around 8th.

Rough Road 100

MORRIS, ILLINOIS – There wasn’t so much spring in the air as late winter for the Rough Road 100 mixed surface race in north central Illinois April 2.

Julie Phelps took top team honors with the a second-place overall finish in the women’s USAC race.

Derek Moran finished 63rd overall in the men’s USAC race while Nate Phelps was 49th in the open race followed by Matt Hall in 66th (5th in age group).

March

Barry Roubaix

HASTINGS, MICHIGAN — And you thought fat bike racing as over.

Derek Moran scored a 10th-place overall finish in the 36-mile fat bike race at Barry Roubaix in Michigan on March 26. Frigid weather and snow made the day all the more interesting.

Tour of St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Kensa Koeppen was back in action the weekend of March 19/20 at the Tour of St. Louis with the Lindenwood University Cycling team.

She finished 12th overall in the Cat. 3/4/5 Women’s race (5th in collegiate B) at The Carondelicious Crit Saturday. Koeppen followed that up with a 13th-place finish in Sunday’s Mike Murray Classic Criterium.

Fat Bike Birkie

CABLE, WISCONSIN — The unofficial end of the fat bike season saw Amber Searer finish 6th overall for women (3rd in age group) in the Big Fat race at the Fat Bike Birkie in northwestern Wisconsin on March 12.

Mindy Wagner nabbed a 14th-place age group finish in the Half Fat race.

Dirty South Roubaix

ALTO PASS, ILLINOIS – Derek Moran took on a number of domestic U23 teams to score a 60th-place overall finish at the mixed surface Dirty South Roubaix in southern Illinois March. 5.

He finished the 64-mile race in just over 4 hours.

February

Auburn Classic

AUBURN, ALABAMA – Kensa Koeppen and the Lindenwood University Cycling Team kicked of the 2022 road season at the Auburn Classic Feb. 26-27.

She finished 6th in the women’s collegiate B road race Saturday and followed it up with a 5th-place finish in the crit Sunday.

Fatty Shack

LEDGEVIEW, WISC. – The Snow Crown Series of fat bike races wrapped up Feb. 19 at Hilly Haven Golf Course near Green Bay.

Amber Searer finished second in the women’s Elite race.

Mississippi Gravel Cup Race #4

BENTONIA, MISSISSIPPI – Matt Hall finished out the Mississippi Gravel Cup with a 4th-place finish in the 60+ division of the 50-mile race Feb. 19.

He finished 4th in series standings for 60+ riders (50 miles)

Rip, Zip and Sip

MINOCQUA, WISCONSIN – Layla Jones racked up a Junior and women’s overall win in the 7K race at the Rip, Zip and Sip fat bike bike race.

Tozer Jones was 2nd in the Junior Boy’s division.

Iola Snow Bully and Fat Camp

IOLA and SUAMICO, WISC. – Fat bike racing went nocturnal this weekend with a pair of night races Feb. 4 and 5.

Amber Searer took the win in the one hour race at the Iola Snow Bully while Derek Moran rode a crash-free one hour race to finish 7th overall in the men’s race.

In Saturday night’s racing, Layla Jones scored the win in the junior women’s race while Tozer Jones chocked up a 3rd-place finish in the junior men’s division.

Ryan Jones took the overall win the Intermediate race followed by Derek Moran in 9th, Jeff Gantz in 45th and Mark Schindel in 64th.

Amber Searer finished 3rd in the women’s Elite race with Chad Cannon finishing 18th in the Men’s race.’

Mississippi Gravel Cup Race #3

BENTONIA, MISS. – Matt Hall continued his gravel racing across Mississippi with a 2nd-place finish in the 50-mile race in Bentonia Feb. 5.

This was race number three of four.

January

U.S. Fat Bike Open

GREEN BAY, WISC. – There was a break in brutally frigid weather Jan. 22 for a fat bike race at the Green Bay Country Club.

Layla Jones scored the win the junior women’s division while Tozer Jones was 3rd in the Men’s Junior race.

Ryan Jones finished 4th in the Intermediate race followed by Derek Moran in 32nd and Mark Schindel who was a DNF.

Jeff Gantz was 13th in the beginners race.

Amber Searer rounded out the day’s racing with a 3rd-place finish in the Elite Women’s race.

Seeley Big Fat Race

SEELEY, WISC. – Mindy Wagner jumped into the Seeley Big Fat Race Jan. 22.

Mississippi Gravel Cup #2

CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI – Matt Hall headed south for the second race in the Mississippi Gravel Cup where he finished 4th in the 60+ division of the 50-mile race.

Fatathlon Fat Bike Race

ST. GERMAIN, WISC. – There aren’t many races that incorporate cornhole into the course. This one does.

Ryan Jones nabbed the win in the short race with Tozer Jones taking the top slot in the Junior Race.

Bob Callaway was 5th overall in the long race (2nd in age group) while Diane Callaway finished 3rd overall in the women’s long race (and 3rd in age group).

Fatty In the Falls

OCONTO FALLS, WISC. – The 2022 season kicked off in Oconto Falls with the Fatty In the Falls fat bike race.

Derek Moran and Mark Schindel both finished the intermediate race with Amber Searer and Mindy Wagner racing the advanced division.

Results were not immediately available.

Mississippi Gravel Cup #1

OXFORD, MISS. – In a less snowy climate, Matt Hall rode to a 6th-place overall finish in the 60+ division of the Mississippi Gravel Cup race in Oxford, Mississippi.

He raced the 50-mile course.

2021 Results

December

Shelltrack Fat Bike Race

MANITOWOC – The Snow Crown series of fat bike races kicked off Dec. 18 on the shore of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc.

Layla Jones scored a win the girl’s junior race while her brother, Tozer Jones landed a third-place finish in the boys race. She was joined on the top step by her dad, Ryan Jones, who took the overall win the men’s Beginner race.

Derek Moran overcame the Le Mans running start to finish 9th-place overall in the Intermediate division while Amber Searer wrapped up the day’s racing with a 5th-place finish in the women’s Elite race.

Dusk To Dawn MTB Race

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Jeremy Pomeroy and team made their annual trek to the desert for the 12-hour Dusk To Dawn MTB Race.

The three-person team, including Caleb Bush and Derrick Reinke, finished the event in 15th place.

U.S. Cyclocross Nationals

WHEATON, ILL. – The 2021 ‘cross season effectively came to an end the second week of December at U.S. Nationals in northern Illinois.

Mike McManus kicked off the racing with a 25th-place finish in the non-championship 50+ race Dec. 7. He followed it up with a 54th-place finish in the championship 50-54 race on Dec. 9.

Julie Phelps wrapped up the team’s ‘cross season with a 6th-place finish in the Women’s 50-54 race Dec. 10.

November

Wisconsin State CX

WATERLOO, WISC, – After more than a dozen races, the 2021 WCA ‘cross season wrapped up Nov. 21 at Trek Headquarters near Madison.

Matt Becker scored the team’s first result of the day with a 2nd-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Andy Boettcher in 15th.

Julie Phelps nabbed a 4th-place finish in the Women’s 35+ 1/2/3 race and backed it up with an 11th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Ryan Boettcher was 17th in the 9-14 Junior division.

Chad Cannon took a nice 2nd-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Jeremy Pomeroy in 50th and Nate Phelps in 52nd. Mike LeBeau was a DNF (flat).

Julie Phelps landed on the podium (2nd) in her third race of the day in the Women’s 1/2/3 Single Speed Race. Nate Phelps was 8th in the Men’s 1/2/3 Single Speed Race while Jeremy Pomeroy was 5th in the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed Race. Mike LeBeau was a DNF (crash).

Kevin Eichelberger wrapped up the day’s racing with an 11th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 race.

El Tour de Tucson

TUCSON, ARIZ. – Mindy Bennett rode to a 5th-place overall women’s finish in this popular 102-mile event Nov. 20.

Field of Riches CX

RICHFIED, WISC. – It’s been almost two years since WCA riders have raced in the mud, and they got taste again Nov. 14 at the Field of Riches CX in southeastern Wisconsin.

Derek Moran scored his first career CX podium with a third-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Andy Boettcher in 8th place. The pair doubled up into the Cat. 4/5 race where they finished 12th and 15th respectively.

Julie Phelps rode to a 2nd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race. She followed it up with a 5th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Ryan Boettcher rode to a 12th-place finish in the Boy’s 9-14 junior race.

Afternoon racing saw Mike LeBeau take 25th in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Nate Phelps in 35th. LeBeau doubled up for a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed Race Followed by Nate Phelps in 8th.

Kevin Eichelberger continued his inaugural ‘cross season with a 7th-place finish in the Masters 1/2/3 50+ race.

Chad Cannon wrapped up the weekend’s racing with a 5th-plce finish in the Ca. 1/2/3 race.

Diablo Woodland Cross

NEENAH, WISC. – Cold weather finally showed up as the WCA CX Series rolled into a new venue in the Fox Valley.

Matt Becker kicked off the day’s racing with a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Derek Moran in 6th.

Nelsen Wahlstrom scored his first CX win in the Masters 50+ Cat. 4/5 race while Julie Phelps finished 3rd in the Women’s Masters 35+ race.

Matt Becker doubled up with a 9th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race followed by Mark Schindel in 22nd. Derek Moran (crash/mechanical) and Nelsen Wahlstom (mechanical) were both DNF.

In the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race, Julie Phelps rode to a 6th-place finish.

Mike LeBeau took top team honors in the Cat. 3/4 race in 13th followed by Mike McManus in 15th, Jeremy Pomeroy in 17th and Nate Phelps in 19th.

Kevin Eichelberger made his Cat.3 50+ debut with a 5th-place finish.

Mike LeBeau doubled up with a 9th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race followed by Nate Phelps in 10th.

Jeremy Pomeroy came home 3rd in the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race while Kris Tiles took 2nd in the Women’s Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Kringle Cross

WAUKESHA, WISC. – Pheasants were the backdrop for Kringle Cross at Wern Valley on Oct. 6.

Matt Becker scored his first win of the season in the Masters 35 Cat. 4/5 race followed by Mark Schindel in 28th. Becker doubled up his daily total with a 4th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Kevin Eichelberger finished out his Cat. 4/5 career with a win in the 50+ Cat. 4/5 race and a 2nd-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race.

Julie Phelps tripled up taking a 4th-place finish in the Masters 35+ race, 10th in the Cat. 1/2 race and scoring the win in the Women’s 1/2/3 Single Speed race.

Bailey Rudolph rode to a 10th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In the Masters 3/4 race, Chad Cannon finished 3rd followed by Mike LeBeau in 25th and Nate Phelps in 37th.

Mike LeBeau finished out his day with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed Race followed by Nate Phelps in 8th.

Chad Cannon wrapped up the day’s racing with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

October

CrossFire CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISC. – With a variety of course features, it was a fun day of racing at CrossFire CX on Oct. 30.

Matt Becker scored a 3rd-plac finish in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race followed by Andy Boettcher in 10th, Derek Moran in 12th and Jeremy Pomeroy in 15th.

Kevin Eichelberger rode to the win in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race with Nelsen Wahlstom right on his wheel for a strong 2nd-place finish.

Most of the masters crew doubled up into the Open Cat. 4/5 race where Nelsen Wahlstrom finished 6th; Kevin Eichelberger 15th; Matt Becker 16th; Andy Boettcher 22nd; and Derek Moran 29th.

Ryan Boettcher nabbed a 6ht-place finish in the Junior 9-14 race.

Julie Phelps finished 2nd in the Women’s 35+ race and followed that up with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph took a 10th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

The Men’s Cat. 3.4 race saw Mike LeBeau finish 31st followed by Nate Phelps in 43rd.

Chad Cannon rode to a second-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Seed Race followed by Mike LeBeau in 12th and Nate Phelps in 13th.

Jeremy Pomeroy finished 6th In the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race followed by Kevin Eichelberger in 7th.

Chad Cannon finished up the day’s racing with an 11th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Keweenaw Cup CX

COPPER HARBOR, MICH. — Mike McManus went racing north of the Wisconsin border and nabbed a win (1 out of 2) in the Masters 40+ race at the Keweenaw Cup in Copper Harbor Saturday.

He followed that up with a second-place finish Sunday.

Stump Farm Trail Races

SUAMICO – In the last set of races at the Brown County Reforestation Camp, Derek Moran finished 3rd in the Fat Bike division (8th overall) while Mark Schindel finished 18th overall in the 10-mile race.

Stephanie McManus lined up for the 20-mile race where took an age group win and finished 4th overall for women.

Grafton Pumpkin Cross

GRAFTON, WISC. – A fun and challenging course went back to the future with a new (but old) layout at Grafton Pumpkin Cross near Milwaukee Oct. 23.

Matt Becker opened the team’s podium account with a second-place finish in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Andy Boettcher in 7th place. Both raced again the Cat. 4/5 race with Becker finishing 11th and Boettcher in 19th.

Julie Phelps scored a third-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race and followed it up with an 8th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph rode to a 8th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Mike LeBeau jumped into the Cat. 3/4 race where he took a 22nd-place finish followed by Nate Phelps in 38th place. Both then took the start in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race where LeBeau finished 7th and Phelps finished 11th.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with a 6th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Taco CX

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – It was fast and furious racing at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis Oct. 23.

Jay Birkholz scored a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race while Niki Birkholz rode to a 10th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 3 race.

They then ate tacos.

Big Sugar NWA Gravel Race

BENTNONVILLE, ARK. – One hundred miles of gravel, a thunderstorm and a whole lot of climbing. That’s the Big Sugar NWA Gravel race in new cycling Mecca of northeastern Arkansas.

On the men’s side, Derek Moran finished 102nd overall and 21st in his age group.

For the women, Amber Searer finished 28th overall and 15th in her age group; Taylor Cloy was 29th overall and 16th in her age group; and Mindy Wagner was 57th overall and 14th in her age group.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #5 (WI State Championship)

WATERLOO, WISC. – Megan Lester wrapped up her competitive high school racing career with a win in the varsity division of the Wisconsin State High School Cycling League state Championship Oct. 24.

Macy Lester rode to a 3rd-place finish in the Freshman division. Both race for the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team

It was a pair of 3rd-place finishes for Layla Jones (8th grade) and Tozer Jones (6th Grade); and a matching 4th-place finishes for Elsa Oestreich (6th Grade) and Anja Oestreich (7th Grade). All four ride for Wausau United Ride.

Elise Boettcher took a 35th -place finish in the 8th Grade Race while Ryan Boettcher was 46th in 6th Grade. Both Ride for Fox Valley Composite.

Jingle Cross

IOWA CITY, IOWA – Mike McManus was the sole GVR rider to make the trip south to Iowa for the weekend.

He finished 32nd Friday night in the 50+ division and followed it up with a 43rd-place finish Saturday and a 36th-place finish Sunday.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #4

MOUNT MORRIS, WISC. – Nordic Mountain was the venue for the fourth stop of the Wisconsin High School Cycling League on Oct. 17.

Megan Lester got away in an early break to win the Varsity division while Macy Lester secured a 5th-place finish in the Freshman race. Both race with the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team.

Layla Jones took a 2nd-place finish in the 8th grade race while Tozer Jones was 4th in the 6th Grade Race. Elsa Oestreich was 5th in the 6th Grade race while Anja Oestreich was 7th in the 7th Grade race. All four ride for Wausau United Ride.

Elise Boettcher took a 32nd -place finish in the 8th Grade Race while Ryan Boettcher was 37th in 6th Grade. Both Ride for Fox Valley Composite.

Red Granite Gravel Grinder

WAUSAU, WISC. – Better weather this year lead to a better result for Mindy Wagner.

She scored an age group win in the 54-mile race and finished 6th overall for women.

Matt Hall finished out the 80-mile version of the race with a 2nd-place age group finish.

Green Bay Duathlon

GREEN BAY, WISC. – Mike LeBeau handled the bike leg of a relay team at the Green Bay Duathlon Oct. 16.

The team finished third overall in the in the relay division and took the win in the family classification. Maria and Maddie LeBeau took care of all the running.

Huntsman World Senior Games (Mountain Bike)

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Matt Hall scored yet another second-place age group result at the Hutsan World Senior Games, this time on his mountain bike.

That makes for a total of five second-places finishes there over the past two weeks.

Trek Cup CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – One of the centerpieces of the cyclocross season, more than a dozen GVR riders took on the Trek Cup CX course near Madison, Wisconsin, Oct. 8-10.

Friday’s racing saw Julie Phelps snag a third-place overall finish in the women’s single speed race.

In the open single speed race, Bob Callaway finished 25th followed by Jeremy Pomeroy in 41st and Nate Phelps in 44th

Amber Searer was 8th in the Women’s 1/2/3 race followed by Bailey Rudolph in 19th.

Chad Cannon finished 42nd in the Cat. 1/2/3 race followed by Mike McManus in 65th.

In the Cat. 4/5 race, Kevin Eichelberger finished 7th followed by Matt Becker in 30th, Nelsen Wahlstrom in 45th and Derek Moran in 67th.

Saturday’s racing kicked off with a win by Kevin Eichelberger in the 55+ Cat. 4/5 race. Matt Becker was 4th in the Masters 35+ Cat. 4/5 race.

Nelsen Wahlstrom rode to a solid fifth-place finish in the 45+ Cat. 4/5 race followed by Derek Moran in 22nd.

Tozer Jones made his 2021 CX debut with a 6th-place finish in the Junior 11-12 race.

Julie Phelps nabbed a 3rd-place finish in the Women’s Masters 35+ race.

Matt Becker doubled up in the Cat. 4/5 race with a 50th-place finish followed by Derek Moran in 71st.

Amber Searer was 2nd in the Cat. 3 race followed by Niki Birkholz in 22nd and Bailey Rudolph in 28th.

Chad Cannon scored a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race followed by Bob Callaway in 18th and Jay Birkholz in 33rd.

Chad Cannon backed up his SS result with 13th place finish in Cat 3.

Mike McManus lead the team effort in the Cat. 1/2/3 45+ race with a 44th-place finish. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 53rd.

Jeremy Pomeroy rounded out the day’s racing with a 24th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race.

After two pretty nice (and hot) days of racing, Sunday brought a little rain and temps in the 70s.

Derek Moran kicked off the days racing with a 36th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race. He was followed by Matt Becker in 41st.

Julie Phelps rode to a 16th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Amber Searer was 7th in the Cat. 3 race followed by Bailey Rudolph in 25th.

In the last race of the weekend, Chad Cannon scored a 3rd-place finish in the Cat. 3 race followed by Mike McManus in 54th and Nate Phelps in 57th.

Lone Wolf Gravel Race

IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH. – Stephanie Lade made her return to racing from injury with a third-place overall women’s finish in the 41-mile Lone Wolf Gravel Race on Oct. 9

Telemark Ascent

CABLE, WISC. – Kari Gondeck traded paved roads for 11-miles of mountain bike racing at the Telemark Ascent.

She finished 3rd overall in the women’s division in the 11-mile race.

Huntsman World Senior Games

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Matt Hall made the trek out west for the Huntsman World Senior Games.

He finished 2nd in his age group in the hill climb Tuesday and followed it up with a 2nd-place in the time trial; a 2nd-place finish in the crit; and a 3rd-place finish in the road race.

Hill Bill CX

FRANKLIN, WISC. – A new venue meant a day of unknows on the hills of the The Rock near Milwaukee.

Julie Phelps kicked of the day’s racing with the second-place finish in the Master 35+ race. She followed that up with another second-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph wowed spectators with her knowledge of wolverines before taking a DNF in the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

Derek Moran nabbed a 10th-place finish in the Masters 35_ Cat. 4/5 race and followed it up with an 18th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race.

Kevin Eichelberger took the win in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race and followed it up with a second-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 single speed race.

Nate Phelps was 38th in the Cat. 3/4 race while Chad Cannon wrapped up the weekend with a 5th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #3

WAUSAU, WISC. – The Wisconsin High School Cycling League rolled into Wausau for it’s third stop of the season on Oct. 3.

Megan Lester raced to a second-place finish in the Varsity division while Macy Lester secured a third-place finish in the Freshman race. Both race with the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team.

Layla Jones scored a 3rd-place finish in the 8th grade race while Tozer Jones was 4th in the 6th Grade Race. Elsa Oestreich was 5th in the 6th Grade race while Anja Oestreich overcame several mechanical issues to finish 13th in the 7th Grade race. All four ride for Wausau United Ride.

Elise Boettcher took a 29th-place finish in the 8th Grade Race while Ryan Boettcher was 38th in 6th Grade. Both Ride for Fox Valley Composite.

Badger Prairie CX

VERONA, WISC. – A welcome string of dry ‘cross races greeted riders in Verona, Wisconsin, Saturday.

Julie Phelps finished 2nd in the Masters 35+ race and followed that up with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph rode to a 12th place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Kevin Eichelberger continues his first season of cross with wins in both the Masters 50+ 4/5 race and the Cat. 4/5 Single speed race.

Nate Phelps was 38th in Cat. 3/4 race and followed that up with an 11th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 single speed race.

Chad Cannon rounded out the day’s racing with an 11th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 race.

Karma CX

NEW BRIGHTON, MINN – Jay and Niki Birkholz made their 2021 racing debut Saturday in suburban Minneapolis.

Niki Birkholz finished 3rd in the Women’s Cat. 3 race while Jay Birkholz was 5th in single speed.

Winston County Gravel Cup

HOUSTON, MINN. – Bob and Diane Callaway finished the 60mile Winston County Gravel Cup in southeastern Minnesota Saturday.

September

Battle of Waterloo CX

WATERLOO, WISC. – Wait, what? Dusty and dry at the Battle of Waterloo CX race? Yep.

In the Women’s Masters 35+ race Julie Phelps finished 3rd and followed it up with a 10th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2 race and a 2nd-place finish (of two) in the Women’s Cat. 1/2/3 single speed race.

Bailey Rudolph brought home a 5th-place finish in the women’s Cat. 3/4 race.

In the Masters 35+ race, Matt Becker was 3rd followed by Derek Moran in 15th. The pair lined up again for the Cat. 4/5 race where they finished 16th and 24th, respectively.

Kevin Eichelberger took the win in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race and followed it up with another win in the Cat. 4/5 Single Speed race.

Chad Cannon rode to a 4th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Nate Phelps in 38th.

Bob Callaway took top team honors with a 7th-place finish in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race followed by Nate Phelps in 15th.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #2

EAU CLAIRE, WISC. – The second race of Wisconsin’s NICA season saw GVR riders put up some nice results for the league teams.

Megan Lester took the win in the Varsity division while Macy Lester secored a fourth-place finish in the Freshman race. Both race with the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team.

Layla Jones moved up to a 3rd-place finish in the 8th grade race while Tozer Jones cranked out a ride good for 4th place in the 6th Grande race, Both ride for Wausau United Ride.

Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga

CHATTANOGA, TENN. – Kari Gondeck wrapped up her 2021 tri season with a personal record at the Ironman Chattanooga on Sept. 26.

She finished 24th in her age group, finishing in 12 hours and 10 minutes.

Sun Prairie Cup CX

SUN PRAIRIE, WISC. – A new course on on a veteran venue this year brought a whole new look to this event.

In the Women’s Master 35+ race Amber Searer secured a second-place finish followed by Julie Phelps in 3rd. Searer finished 3rd in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Bailey Rudolph in 10th.

Julie Phelps was 7th in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Matt Becker scored a second-place finish in the Masters 35_ 4/5 race followed by Derek Moran in 14th. Becker lined up for the Cat. 4/5 race where finished 12th.

Kevin Eichelberger scored the win in the masters 50+ 4/5 race and followed that up with another win in the Cat. 4/5 single speed race.

Chad Cannon rode to a third-place finish in the Cat. 3/4 race followed by Mike LeBeau in 17th and Nate Phelps in 37th.

Bob Callaway took top team honors in the Cat. 1/2/3 Single Speed race in 9th followed by Mike Lebeau in 10th. Nate Phelps was a DNF with a flat.

Flyover Sliver Creek CX

MANITOWOC, WISC. – Weekend two of the Wisconsin cyclocross season headed to the shore of Lake Michigan for the Flyover Silver Creek race.

In the Women’s Masters 35+ race Julie Phelps scored a second-place finish followed by Amber Searer in 3rd. Phelps followed that up with a fifth-place finish in the Pro/1/2 race while Searer took 4th in the Cat. 3/4 event.

Kris Tiles made her season debut with a 10th-place finish in Cat. 3/4.

Kevin Eichelberger scored the win in the Masters 50+ 4/5 race while Matt Becker finished was 5th and Andy Boettcher 10th in the Masters 35+ 4/5 race.

Matt Becker turned around for a 9th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race followed by Andy Boettcher in 15th.

Ryan Boettcher was 6th in the Junior 9-14 race.

Mike Lebeau was the top team finisher in the men’s Cat. 3/4 race taking 18th. He was followed by Mike McManus in 33rd and Nate Phelps in 39th.

Single speed action wrapped up the day with Bob Callaway finishing 8th in the 1/2/3 race followed by Mike Lebeau in 9th and Nate Phelps in 13th.

Kevin Eichelberger was 3rd in the Cat. 4/5 singlespeed race.

Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival

CABLE, WISC. – Mid-September mean its time for one of the monumnets of American mountin bike racing: The Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival.

Morgan Fisher scored a 9th-place age group finish in the Short and Fat race.

In the 40 mile race Jeremy Pomeroy finished 8th overall in the single speed race. Aaron Messenger was 112th n his age group while Robert Sorenson was 263rd in his. Nelsen Wahlstrom finished 153rd overall in the race and Derek Moran finished the Fat Bike race in 6th place overall.

Marji Gesick MTB Race

MARQUETTE, WISC. – It’s called one one of the toughest one-day mountain bike events in the world.

And what do you “win?” A belt buckle.

Chad Cannon rode to a third-place overall finish in the event.

Quite the feat (accomplished with the on-course support of Bailey Rudolph)

Ironman 70.3 World Championship

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – This may be the first result we’ve posted with the word “Worlds” in it.

Kari Gondeck headed out west for the 70.3 Worlds where she finished around top half of both women (648th) and her age group (114th) in the race

LAPT CX

WATERFORD, WISC. – Day two of cyclocross (Sept. 12) took riders to southeastern Wisconsin (again) for LAPT CX.

Julie Phelps took second in the Masters 35+ race and followed it up with a 9th-place finish in the Pro/1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph was 12th in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Derek Moran made his return to CX racing with a 4th-place finish in the Master 35+ 4/5 race and followed it up with a 16th-place finish in the Cat. 4/5 race.

Chad Cannon finished second in the Cat. 3/4 race, just missing the win in a sprint. He was followed by Nate Phelps in 40th place.

Phelps doubled up with a 14th-place finish in the singlespeed race while Mike McManus finished the 50+ 1/2/3 race in 14th-place.

Wisconsin High School Cycling League #1

WAUKESHA, WISC. – A umber of GVR riders are active in the Wisconsin High School Cycling League which hosted its first race Sept. 12 at Minooka Park in Waukesha.

Megan Lester rode to a first-place finish in the Varsity division while Macy Lester nabbed a sixth-place finish in the Freshman race. Both race with the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team.

Layla Jones rode to a 5th-place finish in the 8th grade race while Tozer Jones was 17th in the 6th Grade Race. Both ride for Wausau United Ride.

Elsa Boettcher secured a 24th-place finish in the 8th Grade Race while Ryan Boettcher was 48th in 6th Grade. Both Ride for Fox Valley Composite.

LoToJa Road Race

LOGAN, UTAH – Mindy Bennett was part of an all-women team who scored the win in the 220-mile LoToJa bike race between Logan, Utah, and Jackson, Wyoming on Sept. 11.

Cross-Shoosko CX

MILWAUKEE, WISC. – The 2021 WCA Cyclocross season kicked off on the south side of Milwaukee Sept. 11.

Julie Phelps scored a second-place finish in the masters 35+ race followed up with a 4th-place finish in the Pro/1/2 race.

Bailey Rudolph started her season with a sixth-place result in the Cat. 3/4 race.

Chad Cannon nabbed a second-place finish in the Men’s Cat. 3/4 race followed by Mike LeBeau in 27th and Nathan Phelps in 34th.

Lebeau turned around for fifth-place finish in the singlespeed race followed by Nate Phelps in 14th.

Mike mcManus rounded out the days results with a 17th-place finish in the Masters 50+ 1/2/3 field.

Gateway Cup

ST. LOUIS, MO. – A trio of team riders headed to the four-race Gateway Cup around St. Louis over Labor Day weekend.

Amber Searer scored a 13th-place finish in the Cat. 3/4/5 race Friday at the Tour De Lafayette. She was followed by Megan Lester in 31st.

At Saturday’s Tour De Francis Park, Macy Lester scored the win in the Junior Girls race.

Amber Searer was 16th in Cat. 3/4/5 followed by Megan Lester in 38th.

Sunday’s racing at the Giro Della Montagna saw Amber Searer take a 6th place finish in Cat, 3/4/5 race followed by Megan Lester in 27th and Macy Lester in 51st.

The weekend wrapped up Monday with the Benton Park Classic where Amber Searer finished 8th; Megan Lester 24th and Macy Lester in 37th.

Park Falls RR and TT

PARK FALLS, WISC. – The WiSport road season wrapped up Labor Day weekend in northwestern Wisconsin.

Matt Becker took a 4th-place overall finish in Saturday’s road race followed by Matt Hall in 9th and Jeff Gau in 11th.

Ryah Gau took 1st place in girls in the junior race.

In Sunday’s time trial, Matt Becker rode to an overall 2nd-place finish followed by Matt Hall in 8th.

Copper Harbor Trails Festival

COPPER HARBOR, MICH. – Who races about racing up hills, it’s all about the downhill.

Chad Cannon took 21st overall at the eduro at the Copper Harbor Trails fest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Sunday.

Steph Lade was on course to finish the cross country race Saturday before a crash derailed her day about four miles from the finish.

Buzzard Buster MTB Race

NIELSVILLE, WISC. – There was one mid-distance team racing at the Buzzard Buster MTB race at Levis Mound Saturday.

Jeremy Pomeroy was one of the riders on the team that took the uncontested victory.

August

Wisconsin Senior Games

MENOMONEE FALLS, WISC. – Day one of the Wisconsin Senior Games (Aug. 24) saw Matt Hall take an age group win in the 10K TT and a 3rd-place age group finish in the 20K road race.

Day two (Aug. 25) saw Hall take an age group win (third overall) in the 5K TT and first in age (fourth overall) in the 40K road race.

Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League (race #2)

DES MOINES, IOWA – What do you do on your way back from Gravel Worlds? Stop off in Des Moines for a mountain bike race, of course.

Megan Lester scored the overall win followed by Macy Lester in second in the second race of the Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League on Aug. 22.

Gravel Worlds

LINCOLN, NEB. – What’s tarmac? All the weekend’s racing was on dirt and gravel with Kevin Eichelberger riding to a 33rd-place age group finish at Gravel Worlds in Nebraska on Aug. 21.

Refo Ramble MTB Race

SUAMICO, WISC. – In more dirt news, Stephanie McManus finished second in her age group in the Citizen division of the WORS race near Green Bay on Aug. 21.

Mike McManus took the top step in his age group in the Sport division, while Chad Cannon rode to a 4th-place overall finish in the Elite race.

Seeley Pre Fat MTB Race

SEELEY, WISC. – Dirt results continued Aug. 21 with Nelsen Wahlstom scoring an age group win at the Seeley Pre Fat MTB race in northwestern Wisconsin.

Jeremy Pomeroy nabbed a second-place age group result.

Bluff To Bluff RR

MARSHFIELD, WISC. – Matt Hall navigated through a late crash and survived the climb to the finish line to take a 14-place overall finish at the second edition of this road race in central Wisconsin.

His finish was enough to score an age group win.

Ore To Shore

MARQUETTE, MICH. – Chad Cannon and Mike McManus jumped in this usually fast and furious 46-mile mountain bike race in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Aug. 14.

Cannon finished 27th overall, good for an age group win. McManus scored a 16th-place finish in his age group (142nd overall)

Steph McManus lined up in the 28-mile Soft Rock race where she 24th overall in women, good for second in her age group.

Bad Fish 40k TT

STOUGHTON, WISC. – A fast – and slightly rolling – course near Madison greeted Matt Becker and Nate Phelps Aug. 7.

Becker finished second overall and claimed the age group win, while Phelps scored a second place age group finish. Both raced in the WiSport Division.

USA Triathlon Nationals

MILWAUKEE, MISC. – It was two days of racing for Keri Gondeck at USA Tri’s National Championships Aug. 7 and 8th.

She scored a 42nd-place age group finish in Saturday’s Olympic race and followed it up with a 28th-place age group finish in Sunday’s Sprint Race.

July

Penokee Range Cycling Classic

MELLEN, WISC. – Matt Hall finished up the month’s racing on July 31 with a 7th-place overall finish at this Wisport road race in Northwestern Wisconsin.

He finished 2nd in his age group.

Wausau 24

WAUSAU, WISC. – It was a full six, 12 and 24 hours of racing for Gryphon Velo Racing riders at the Wausau 24 mountain bike race in Wausau July 24-25.

In the 6 Hour Masters Solo division Bob Callaway finished 3rd followed by Jeff Gau in 10th.

Mindy and Sean Wagner took 2nd in the 6 Hour Co-Ed Duo division while Aaron Messenger was 14th in the 6 Hour Solo Division.

The team of Chad Cannon, Bailey Rudolph, Julie Phelps and Nate Phelps made a late surge to claim the win in the 12 Hour Co-Ed race.

Brian Trybula made his return to bike racing with a 3rd-place finish in the 12-Hour Four Person race.

The 12-hour Junior team of Samantha Doberstein, Tozer Jones, Layla Jones and Anja Oestreich scored a 3rd-place finish in the Junior Under 18 race.

Diane Callaway teamed up with Suzie Howe for the win in the Women’s Master 12-Hour Duo race.

Jeremy Pomeroy and Nelsen Whalstrom were part of a five-man team 24-hour team that took top honors in that division.

Ohio Half Ironman 70.3

DELAWARE, OHIO — Kari Gondeck continued her run of tri’s July 25 with an 8th-place age group finish at the Ohio Half Ironman.

She qualified for triathlon worlds at the event.

DOOR COUNTY SPRINT TRI AND HALF IRONMAN

EGG HARBOR, WISC. – Why do one one triathlon when you can do two?

Keri Gondeck brought home a fourth-place age group finish in the Door County Sprint Triathlon July 17. She went one better with a third-place age group finish in the half Ironman Sunday.

GREEN LAKE TRIATHALON

GREEN LAKE, WISC. – It’s usually a good idea to let the cyclist handle the bike segment during a relay triathlon.

Matt Hall handled those duties in Green Lake July 18, helping the team to a first-place division finish.

Leadville 50

LEADVILLE, COLO. – It was a rewarding — if at times painful — day in the mountains for Nelsen Wahlstrom at the Leadville 50 mountain bike race July 11.

He battled through leg cramps at mile 35 to finish 228th overall in the men’s division after a little more than six hours of racing.

Wisconsin State Crit

FITCHBURG, WISC – It was an all junior GVR line up at the Fitchburg Festival of Speed near Madison on July 10.

Anja Oestrich took two primes in the junior race on her way to an overall 3rd-place finish followed by Layla Jones in 4th; Elsa Oestrich in 5th and Tozer Jones in 7th.

Iowa Gravel Classic

COON RAPIDS, IOWA – There may have been a few missed turns, but at least Matt Hall didn’t end up in Nebraska.

But he did manage to score a second-place age group finish in the race July 3.

June

Washburn WiSport Challenge RR

WASHBURN, WISC. – You don’t find any racing further north and west in Wisconsin that this race.

Matt Hall rode to a 6th-place overall finish June 27.

Lutsen 99er

LUTSEN, MINN. – Great racing weather and trail conditions greeted Jeremy Pomeroy and other racers for this northern Minnesota event.

Pomeroy finished 15th overall in the 49-mile version of the race on June 26.

Marquette Trails fest Enduro

MARQUETTE, MICH. – Who cares how long it takes to get up the hill, how fast can you get down?

Chad Cannon rolled into the UP of Michigan for the second time in a month to race a mountain bike enduro. He finished around 48th.

Maritime Bay Classic

MANITOWOC, WIS. – The Tour of America’s Dairyland made it’s return to Manitowoc June 21-22 after a lengthy absence. Amber Searer scored a 25th-place finish in the Women’s Cat. 2/3 race on the first day of racing.

She doubled on day 2 scoring a podium (3rd place) in the Women’s Cat. 3/4/5 and a 23rd place finish in Women’s Cat. 2/3.

Chequamegon 100

CABLE, WIS. – Bob Callaway finished the 70-mile mountain bike race in northwestern Wisconsin June 19. He finished somewhere between 17th and 19th, Kris Tiles and Diane Callaway completed 76 miles of the 100-mile event.

Lumberjack 100

WELLSTON, MICH. – Chad Cannon scored a 10th-place overall finish in a wet and muddy endurance mountain bike race in western Michigan on June 19. Bailey Rudolph also made the event start.

Romp In The Swamp

WAUSAU, WIS. – Jeremy Pomeroy was part of a two-man team doing the mid-distance WEMS race in Wausau June 19. The team took the division win.

Des Moines 70.3 Ironman

DES MOINES, IOWA — Despite a delay for severe weather, Mindy Wagner hammered out a 4:50:26 time at the Des Moines 70.3 Ironman on June 20. She finished 57th in her age group and 233rd overall in women,

Iola Bump and Jump

IOLA, WIS. – It was another solid day of racing for the Oestreich sisters at the WORS Series stop in iowa, Wisc. on June 13.

Anja scored the win the 11-12 year old division followed by Elsa in second place.

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InSayner Adventure Race

SAYNER, WIS. – Ryan Jones nabbed a fourth-place overall finish at the InSayner Adventure race in northern Wisconsin June 12. The event included gravel roads, snowmobile trails and at least one water crossing.

Kokopelli 525

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Mindy Bennett was part of an eight-person co-ed team in 525-mile relay race from Moab to St. George Utah. He team finished in first

OFFO Time Trial

ATHENS, WIS. – Matt Becker rode to a second-place overall finish in the OFFO Time Trial near Wausau June 5.

He was followed by Matt Hall in 9^th; Jon Oestriech in 16^th; and Jeff Gau in 17^th.

The team swept the junior podium (and field) with Anja and Elsa Oestreich and Ryah Gau.

Unbound Gravel 200

EMPORIA, KAN. – It was a long day of gravel and dust for Taylor Cloy and Amber Searer at the Unbound Gravel 200-mile gravel race in Kansas June 5.

The pair finished the race in 39^th and 40^th after 15-and-a-half hours of riding

Borah Epic Gravel Race

CABLE, WIS. – Jeremy Pomeroy took on the gravel race at the Borah Epic in northwestern Wisconsin June 5.

He finished 10^th overall in the 35-mile race.

Ironman 70.3 Virginia

ROANOKE, VIR. – Kari Gondeck made her GVR debut at the Ironman 70.3 Virginia in Roanoke June 6

She finished the race in a little more than 6 hours, which ws good 79yj overall in the women’s division.

Rib Mountain Time Trial

RIB MOUNTAIN, WIS. – As the name alludes, the Rib Mountain Time Trial is all about climbing.

Matt Hall took the top team spot in 9^th-place overall.

The entire Oestreich family made their racing debut with GVR at this event on June 4 with Jon finishing 19^th overall, Anja 30^th, Beth 31^st and Elsa 33^rd.