Otto, Clauss post fastest mens, womens 40K times, respectively
MILTON — Temperatures approaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit didn’t slow down the action July 16 at the USA Cycling State Time Trial Championship.
The event, hosted by KS Energy Services/Team Wisconsin, drew 115 riders in categories ranging Juniors to Masters 65+, and perhaps the only thing hotter than the speed in this race against the clock was the competition.
- Photo by Jeremey Rodriguez– Andrew Hellpap, KS Energy Services/Team Wisconsin, battles some rough stretches of road and temperatures in near 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the mens Elite 4/ 5 category at the USA Cycling State Time Trial Championship July 16 in Milton. Hellpap won the category with a time of 59:47.60.
Several podium places were separated by seconds.
In the Pro 1/2 category, less than a second divided second and third place as IS Corp Cycling’s Josh Gillingham nipped Kevin Pomasl, KS Energy Services/Team Wisconsin, with a time of 56:32.50 to 56:33.30. Brian Rach, Nova Cycle Sports Foundation, took the top spot in the Pro 1/2 category with a scorching time of 55:31.90.
Arrietta Clauss, MadCity Velo Club, won the Women/Cat 4 division with a time of 1:02:38.70. Rachel Roessingh, IS Corp Cycling, finished in second place at 1:08:14.70 and Karen Burrows, unattached, rounded out the podium at 1:17:35.80.
Jeff Otto, Lamb Little Racing, poured in the fastest time of the day in a blazing 53:04.90, in the Masters 40 to 44 category. He bested his nearest competitor, Jeff Melcher, Team Pedal Moraine, by more than three minutes. Melcher’s 56:56.30 garnered second place, while Travis Goodlund, Team Madcross, rounded out the Masters 40 to 44 podium with a time of 58:42.80.
The USA Cycling Wisconsin State Time Trial, which is contested each year as part of the Wisconsin Cycling Association calendar, was run on a 40-kilometer course (24.8 miles), southeast of Milton. Racers took off one at a time, with one minute separating each rider. The start line was positioned just southeast of the Townline Road, Highway M intersection.
The course traveled along Highway M for several miles before making a sharp right turn, which forced riders to exit their aerodynamic riding positions and pedal back up to speed. The riders then rode several more miles before making a U-turn and heading back on the same route.
There was only one report of a rider crashing at the time trial. A male racer hit the deck making the U-turn on the 40-kilometer course. No serious injuries were reported. There was also only one comment from race organizers that a rider took a wrong turn on the course.
The time trial also featured a shorter 20-kilometer (12.4 miles) course for juniors, mens Masters 65+ and womens Masters 55+ categories.
Photo by Travis Miller-- WI State TT Champions Men Pro-1-2.
More Podium Photos.
Here is a quick look at the winners of each division:
• Mens Elite Category 3 – Marshall Greene, Brazen Dropouts Cycling Team, 57:32.20
• Mens Elite Category 4/5 – Andrew Hellpap, KS Energy Services/Team Wisconsin 59:47.60
• Womens Juniors Girls (20K) – Bethany Sodergren, Baraboo Sharks, 40:30.10
• Mens Juniors 10 to 12 (20K) – Austin Connelly, Baraboo Sharks, 34:41.60
• Mens Juniors 13 to 14 (20K) – Christopher Sodergren, Baraboo Sharks, 32:31.40
• Mens Juniors 15 to 16 (20K) – Everett Jones, Baraboo Sharks, 31:59.30
• Mens Juniors 17 to 18 (20K) – Benjamin Senkerik, IS Corp Cycling, 31:41.20
• Mens Masters 30 to 34 – Brian Hertzberg, HTFU Racing, 1:00:29.60
• Mens Masters 35 to 39 – Albertus Rohling, unattached, 55:13.30
• Mens Masters 40 to 44 – Jeff Otto, Lamb Little Racing, 53:04.90 (overall winner)
• Mens Masters 45 to 49 – Craig Gartland, Brazen Dropouts Cycling Team, 56:55.70
• Mens Masters 50 to 54 – John Van Susteren, LAPT CC, 56:43.80
• Mens Masters 55 to 59 – Robert Downs, Planet Bike, 59:49.10
• Mens Masters 60 to 64 – Mick Mathews, unattached, 1:05:41.50
• Mens Masters 65+ (20K) – George Eckart, unattached, 38:38.90
• Womens Masters 35 to 39 – Sheyrena Boswell, unattached, 1:20:58.30
• Womens Masters 40 to 44 – Antonia Leal, Planet Bike, 1:04:50.80
• Womens Masters 45 to 49 – Deana Courtney, Team Chiropractic Partners, 1:06:43.50
• Womens Masters 50 to 54 – Shirley Crocker, S3 Racing Team, 1:04:13.00
• Womens Masters 55+ (20K) – Nancy Iglinski, IS Corp Cycling, 38:02.10
• Mens Pro 1/2 – Brian Rach, Nova Cycling Sports Foundation, 55:31.90
• Womens Women/Cat 4 – Arrietta Clauss, MadCity Velo Club, 1:02:38.70
A complete list of results are available here.
Photo by Travis Miller-- WI State TT Champions Men Cat 4-5.