Octoginta Time Trial a Big Success
October 7, 2007 -- 92 riders attended the 2007 Octoginta Time Trial making this the largest field ever for the event. Near perfect weather greeted the riders who enjoyed the race and the custom blended coffee from Broadway Cafe and lots of Krispy Kreme donuts.
Dennis Weinback (Capp's Rebound Racing Team) had the fastest time overall winning the Category 4 class covering the 6.2 mile course in 13:22. Other class winners: Category 1/2 - Phil Gronniger (Free State Racing) 13:26, Category 1/2/3 Women - Shari Woiwood (Free State Racing) 15:54, Category 3 - Jason Fife (KCOI Boulevard) 13:46, Category 4 Women - Nancy Rehak (Swift Cycling) 17:05, Category 5 - Steve Luttjohan (unattached) 13:45, Junior 14-18 Luke Lininger (Bicycle Shack) 17:21, Masters 35+ - Steve Wathke (Capp's-Rebound Racing Team) 14:18, Masters 45+ - Dennis Weinbeck (Capps's-Rebound Racing Team) 13:27, Masters 55+ - Bernell Rice (Unattached) 14:45, Masters 65+ - Joe Douglas (Free State Racing) 15:48, Tandem Witt/Shuman (Slimenundgrossen) 16:21.
Mark Breeding shot a lot of really nice photos of the event, visit his website to see them all. Thanks Mark and to the many thanks to the voluteers, officials and sponsors who helped make this event such a big success.
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Gardner Time Trial
September 6, 2007 -- FSR made a strong showing at the final NEET Gardner Time Trial of the season posting 4 of the top 10 times. Congrats to Phil Gronniger, Scott Langton, Jason Knight, and Stan Hoehn. | Results |
Cyclocross Training Series
August 27, 2007 -- Matt McKillip is organizing a cyclocross practice again this year in Lawrence. See flyer. This will be on Tuesdays. The location is really perfect and provides a chance to work on cross skills in advance of the racing season. It's a great workout also!
Matt needs a little bit of help setting up and tearing down the course each week. Contact him if you can arrive at about 5:30 and stay until about 7:00 to help. FSR is sponsoring this event so please attend and volunteer if possible. Thank you.
Craguns Promise Bright Future for FSR
July 18, 2007 -- Congratulations Mike and family from all of FSR! We welcome the newest addition to the roster. Austin looks great in his new jersey.
Pederson Wins Muddy Duathalon
April 16, 2007 -- All the other races in the area where cancelled due to wet conditions but not the Lunatic Fringe Duathalon at Smithville Lake. Russ Pederson overcame the very muddy conditions and won the 50+ men by about 15 minutes.
Pederson said he left the race in a rather disgusted mood after having a major mechanical on the bike section not knowing he had won. He went home and checked the results to find out he won.
"The first run section wasn't bad but the 10 mile bike was awful. I was running a single speed to avoid gear problems but about halfway through the Singulator wrapped itself around the sprocket. I wound up running with my bike for 5 miles. Even running with it I had to stop several times and dig the mud out of the frame. It was crazy. I guess the other guys had worse problems than I did".
FSR Riders Take 2 Wins and a 2nd at Gods Country MTB Classic
April 1, 2007 -- FSR riders scored 2 wins and second place today at the Midwest Fat Tire Series Race at the River Trails in Lawrence.
Doug Plumer held off John Rines for the win in Expert Men with winning time of 1:32:00. Hiram Salvini edged out Andy Lucas by 2 seconds in Expert Men 35+ at 1:35:57. Curtis Martell won the Sport 40-49 in 1:44:39.
FSR Getting Good Results in 'Cross, Jensen Wins Third Race
November 12, 2006 -- Michelle Jensen collected her third win of the 2006 'cross season at the Sunflower Cyclocross in Lawrence November 11. New FSR rider Matt Gilhausen also continues to show well in local 'cross races with his best finish yet at the same race in Lawrence. Matt led the breakaway group of 5 for a while and eventually finished 2nd in the Cat 3/4 race. Michelle and Matt have the potential to bring home medals at the upcoming Kansas Cyclocross Championships on December 10.
Giles Takes Third at Sedalia Criterium
August 26, 2006 -- Freshly minted Cat 4 rider John Giles placed 3rd in the Sedalia Criterium with
teammate Chris Carr in 11th. John came back in the Cat 3/4 race and finished 19th. Great riding John and Chris!
FSR Development Team Snags 1-2 Finish at Baldwin City Stage Race
June 25, 2006 -- The FSR Cat 5's continued to show well at the 2006 edition of the Baldwin City Stage Race. With solid rides in the criterium and road race, John Giles (Lawrence) overcame team mate Wes Allred (Garden City) for the G.C. win. Allred won the opening 10 kilometer time trial in a time of 15:50 but Giles came back with a second place finish in the criterium and road race to take the overall victory
In the Cat. 5 road race new racer Brian Heck (Lawrence) rode very well to finish 5th out of 46 starters in the road race. Allred was 12th, Scott Murrison (Garden City) was 28th, and another new race Chris Burger (Lawrence) placed 31st.
Kristin High (Lawrence) was rested up and ready after riding the Bike Across Kansas a week ago and finished a strong 5th overall in the Womens Cat. 4 category.
FSR Sweeps Category 5 medals at Kansas Criterium Championship
June 18, 2006 -- Free State Racing Development Team riders made their debut at the State Cycling Championships last weekend, with outstanding results. In the Cat 5 criterium, Scott Murrison and Wes Allred (both from Garden City) won the gold and silver medals for first and second, respectively, while John Giles (Lawrence) took fifth, winning the bronze medal as the third Kansan over the line. (Two Missouri riders took 4th and 5th).
They were supported by Chris Burger (Lawrence), who took 12th. John also finished a strong 11th place in the 4/5 crit, just to show off!
Meanwhile, in the Cat 4 road race, Kent Sinclair (Garden City) and Chris Carr (Lawrence) both made the top ten, with support from David McLeod and road captain Curtis Martell.
In the Womens Category 4 Kristen High took 4th overall and the Silver Medal in the Kansas State Championships. Congratulations to the FSR medalists and to all the Kansas champions! | Photos |
Sinclair and Allred Take Gold at Kansas Time Trial Championship
June 4, 2006 -- It didn't take long for new FSR Development Team members Kent Sinclair and Wes Allred to find success. Sinclair finished the 40 kilometer time trial in 58:14 wich was good for 13th overall and first in the Masters 45-49 age group.
Allred wasn't far behind and showed his consderable skills in the race against the clock with a time of 58:57, good for 15th overall and a gold medal in the Category 5 state championship.
April 28, 2006 -- Free State Racing today announced the creation of a development team for
beginning adult bike racers. The mission of the team is "Provide an environment for beginning adult racers
to learn all aspects of bicycle road racing and upgrade through the USCF categories as a team."
The team will be a part of Free State Racing and will be known as the FSR Development Team.
One of the primary principles the team will be guided by is that cyling is a team sport and this team will
work to build the team racing skills and mentality of the riders.
The FSR Developement team aims to assist aspiring racers with learning all aspects of bicycle road racing through
organized classroom and on the bike training sessions. Members will also get assitance with developing goals and
training plans.
Curtis Martell is the FSR Development Team Director and will be assited by Eric Struckhoff and others.
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