Race Like A Girl

RLAG #3 September 17th

2007-09-23T19:10:00.000-07:00

Another great night at the final stage of the Race Like A Girl Series! Great showing in every category and even harder competition amongst them all. Due to less and less sunlight we were forced to combine the Mens A and Mens B categories for two of the evenings events, which created a 30-lap Miss-N-Out! Just awesome!

We want to thank all of our supporters for their help:
All 9 Yards Cycling Team
Mercy-Specialized Cycling Team
Des Moines Parks and Recreation
Rasmussen Bike Shop
Waukee Cycling & Fitness
Oakley
Monique Ryan and VeloPress
Janet Teachout Massage
Jane Riessen and Dave Mable

And an even bigger thanks to everyone who came out and raced!

** Due to the earth’s rotational axis being tilted at 23.5 degrees from vertical and its ecliptic orbit around the sun, we are currently experiencing what scientists call, “a noticeable seasonal shift”. When we calculate the longitude and latitude of our Central Iowa location and formulate the minutes of daylight we will receive during the season of autumn it becomes evident that our available sunlight will diminish over the course of the season. Meaning that if we held the final stage of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES which has been scheduled for September 27th we will experience civil twilight, when the sun has set 6 degrees below the horizon- the final point of manageable illumination on our area, at approximately 6:31pm. Roughly twenty-five minutes sooner than the event held on the 13th of September. Hence we will not be hosting the final stage of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES, and offer our deepest and most heartfelt apologies for any inconvenience we may have caused to anyone who many have been planning to attend.

Results:

Women 8-Lap Snowball
1. Jane Riessen 20pts
2. Jen Greenberg 15pts
3. Deb 1pt
4. Kelli Mente
5. Jenny Weber
6. Everyone Else

Men A 8-Lap Snowball
1. Dave Lippold 14pts
2. Lou Waugaman 12pts
3. Jared Osterloh 7pts
4. Chris Hansen 3pts
5. Everyone Else

Men B 8-Lap Snowball
1. Jerome Rewerts 24pts
2. Will Holleran 6pts
3. Bruce Reese 6pts
4. Everyone Else

Women Miss-N-Out
1. Jane Riessen
2. Jenny Weber
3. Kim Hopkins
4. Cindy Dubois
5. Dee Mable
6. Everyone Else

Men A&B Miss-N-Out
1. Lou Waugaman
2. Jared Osterloh
3. Chris Hansen
4. Everyone Else

Women Unknown Distance
1. Jane Riessen
2. Kelli Mente
3. Kim Hopkins
4. Joann Schimidt
5. Dee Mable
6. Everyone Else

Men A&B Unknown Distance
1. Chris Hansen
2. Kurt Hantelmann
3. Kris Kunze
4. Matt Gumm
5. Jim Robidoux
6. Everyone Else

RLAG #2 August 30th

2007-09-23T19:02:00.000-07:00

Perfect weather brought plenty of people out to the second running of the RACE LIKE A GIRL series in Des Moines, IA. It is very exciting to watch the track-style format to each of the races. Which shows no favoritism to any one style of rider- hence it is never a safe bet to say that one person will always be the winner. This series is an awesome addition to our local race calendar and a very special thanks should go out to Jane Reissen and Dave Mable for all the work they do putting this series together. And a proper 3am-Southside-Trailerpark-Shout-Out to all of our baby’s daddies:

CyclingUpdate.com
All 9 Yards Cycling Team
Rasmussen Bike Shop
Mercy/Specialized Cycling Team
Waukee Cycle & Fitness
Sock Guy
El Bait Shop & High Life Lounge
Oakley

But, as usual, the top-notch team of race officials were barely awake for most of the evening. And in the wake of their blind, drunken stupor we’ve only gathered results for the top five riders in each event… so everyone else essentially ties for sixth; which really doesn’t seem to upset anyone except the person who truly got sixth place. (So to the people who actually earned sixth place in an event- it is now your goal to try just a little bit harder, or not try at all. Either way it works in your favor.)

RESULTS:

Number of people racing:
Women: 13; Men A: 18; Men B: 10

Womens Points Race- 9 laps
1. Julie Zeirke-Clark: 17pts
2. Delana Feller: 8pts
3. Kelli Mente: 7pts
4. Kim Hopkins: 6pts
5. Kristin Rinderknecht: 3pts
6. Everyone Else

Mens A Points Race- 20 laps
1. Lou Waugaman: 14pts
2. Dave Lippold: 10pts
3. Clark Priebe: 10pts
4. Lane Anderson: 8pts
5. Kurt Hantelmann: 6pts
6. Everyone Else

Mens B Points Race- 12 laps
1. Steve Flood: 14pts
2. John Stimmel: 11pts
3. Will Holleran: 11pts
4. Jerome: 5pts
5. Bruce Reese: 3pts
6. Everyone Else

Womens 8-Lap Scatch Race
1. Kim Hopkins
2. Kelli Mente
3. Julie Zeirke-Clark
4. Kristin Reese
5. Jenny Weber
6. Everyone Else

Mens A 8-Lap Scratch Race
1. Sean Noonan
2. Lou Waugaman
3. Kurt Hantelmann
4. Jake Boyce
5. Dave Mable, Dave Lippold, Pete Basso
6. Everyone Else

Mens B 8-Lap Scratch Race
1. Jerome
2. Steve Flood
3. Bruce Reese
4. John Stimmel
5. Will Holeran
6. Everyone Else

Womens Win-N-Out…. It should be noted here that due to an aggressively setting sun all of the Win-N-Out events had to be cut down to just one lap. Which technically makes it a Chariot Race, not a Win-N-Out.

Womens Not-A-Win-N-Out:
1. Julie Zeirke-Clark
2. Kristin Reese
3. Delana Feller
4. Joann Schmidt
5. Kelli Mente
6. Everyone Else

Mens A Not-A-Win-N-Out:
1. Lou Waugaman
2. Pete Basso
3. Chris Hanson
4. Andy Leaueaieock
5. Clark Preibe
6. Everyone Else

Mens B Not-A-Win-N-Out
1. Jerome
2. James Thacker
3. Danny Kruzic
4. Will Holleran
5. Bruce Reese
6. Everyone Else

Keirin Winners-
Women: Kelli Mente
Mens A: Lou Waugaman
Mens B: Steve Flood

Thanks to everyone who came out! The next RACE LIKE A GIRL events will be held on September 13th and 27th.

RLAG #1 August 16th

2007-09-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

We want to thank everyone who came out to the first running of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES!

Since your race official has the scoring ability of a drunken, blind, 3-legged boar... the results from the evening had to be abridged. We were able to score (at least) the first five people across the line. Everyone else has essentially tied for 6th place- sooooo, congratulations are in order to all those athletes for making the top ten.

Also, team or sponsor affiliations were left out of the official results. Yeah, more of that drunken blindness.

WOMENS RESULTS (16 total racers)

Race # 1: 5 Lap Scratch (top 3 advance to Match Sprint final)
1. Krisitin Reese
2. Kristin Rinderknecht
3. Kim Hopkins
4. Keely Shannon
5. Maria Rhutenberg
6. Everyone Else

Race #2: Unknown Distance (8 laps)
1. Kristin Reese
2. Keely Shannon
3. Kristin Rinderknecht4. Dee Mable
5. Jenny Weber
6. Everyone Else

Race #3: Match Sprint Final
1. Kim Hopkins
2. Kristin Rinderknecht
3. Kristin Reese

Race #4: Points Race
1. Maris Rhutenberg -12 pts
2. Dee Mable -10 pts
3. Kim Hopkins -7 pts
4. Kristin Reese -6 pts
5. Jenny Weber -3 pts
6. Kristin Rinderknecht -2 pts
7. Everyone Else

THE BADDEST KITTY AWARD WENT TO KRISTIN REESE
THE OAKLY EYEWEAR PRIME WENT TO MARIA RHUTENBERG

MENS B RESULTS (8 total racers)

Race #1: 5 Lap Scratch (top 3 advance to Match Sprint final)
1. Jerome Rewerts
2. Louis Dewild
3. Jeff Budwick
4. Will Holeran
5. Brad Bach
6. Everyone Else

Race #2: Unknown Distance (3 laps)
1. Louis Dewild
2. Jerome Rewerts
3. Will Holeran
4. Brad Bach
5. Jeff Budwick
6. Everyone Else

Race #3: Match Sprint Final
1. Jerome Rewerts
2. Louis Dewild
3. Jeff Budwick

Race #4: Points Race
1. Jerome Rewerts -18 pts
2. Louis Dewild -14 pts
3. Will Holeran -7 pts
4. Brad Bach -4 pts
5. Dan Kruzic -1 pts
6. Everyone Else

MENS A RESULTS (21 total racers)

Race #1: 5 Lap Scratch (top 3 advance to Match Sprint final)
1. Kurt Hantelmann
2. Chad Vandelune
3. Lou Waugaman
4. Lane Anderson
5. Kris Kunze
6. Everyone Else

Race #2: Unknown Distance (13 laps)
1. Lane Anderson
2. Pete Basso
3. Kurt Hantelmann
4. Chad Vandelune
5. Lou Waugaman
6. Everyone Else

Race #3: Match Sprint Final
1. Lou Waugaman
2. Kurt Hantelmann
3. Chad Vandelune

Race #4: Points Race
1. Lou Waugaman -21 pts
2. Lane Anderson -13 pts
3. Kurt Hantelmann -6 pts
4. Pete Basso -6 pts
5. Chris Hanson -3 pts
6. Kris Kunze -2 pts
7. Chad Vandelune -2 pts
8. Doug Klahsen -1 pts
9. Everyone Else

Thank you again to everyone for coming out! The next stage of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES will be held on Thursday, August 30th!