The final week of racing proved to be the crowning moment for the Ridley Factory team as they were able to hold off a late season run by the Crossniacs squad. Loon State rounded out the podium in a tight battle with Grandstay, GopherWheelman and Grumpy’s/LGR. The competition proved to be fantastic and the Ridley Factory Team will be the first team to grace the MEGA Trophy!:

Final Standing Time Sport USA Team Cup p/b Smithersmpls.com

1. Ridley Factory - 3926pts (LW: 3448pts) +/- 0
2. Crossniacs - 3359pts (LW: 2962pts) +/- 0
3. Loon State - 2087pts (LW: 1877pts) +/- 0
4. Grumpy’s/LGR - 2054pts (LW: 1668pts) +2
5. GrandStay - 1981pts (LW: 1729pts) -1
6. Gopher Wheelman - 1972pts (LW: 1692pts) -1
7. Bianchi/GP - 1771pts (LW: 1541pts) +/- 0
8. Nature Valley/FCCC - 1751pts (LW: 1477pts) +/- 0
9. Cat6 - 303pts (LW: 248pts) +/- 0
10. HUP United - 175pts (LW: 175pts) +/- 0
11. Tonka/MCT - 66pts (LW: 38pts) +/- 0

Ridley Factory - 3926pts (LW: 3448pts)
25 Rob Douglas 1st VeloCX (45+)
20 Dag Selander 2nd VeloCX (45+)
60 Linda Sone 1st VeloCX (WO)
45 Corey Coogan 4th VeloCX (WO)
11 Michael Cisek 11th VeloCX (45+)
60 David Block 1st VeloCX (Cat3)
37 Mike Smith 8th VeloCX (Cat3)
7 Nils Boberg 15th VeloCX (Cat4)
14 Nils Boberg 8th Lake R (Cat4)
55 David Block 2nd Lake R (Cat3)
60 Corey Coogan 1st Lake R (WO)
55 Linda Cooper 2nd Lake R (WO)
29 Joe Schlecther 16th Lake R (Cat3)

Crossniacs - 3359pts (LW: 2962pts)
73 Peter Maxwell 12th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
70 Jared Wah 15th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
69 Guy Alvarez 16th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
15 Ladric Grant 7th VeloCX (M45+)
8 Eric Swenson 14th VeloCX (M45+)
50 Eric Lanners 3rd VeloCX (Cat3)
3 Mike contant 19th VeloCX (Cat4)
32 Eric Lanners 13th Lake R (Cat3)
77 Jared Roy 8th Lake R (Cat1/2)

Loon State - 2087pts (LW: 1877pts)
14 Bill Kuster 8th VeloCX (45+)
11 Dan Meyer 11th VeloCX (45+)
5 John Stam 17th VeloCX (45+)
33 Chad Macy 12th VeloCX (Cat3)
18 Jordan Cullen 4th VeloCX (Cat4)
13 Ben Dubay 9th VeloCX (Cat4)
75 Kent Throlson 11th Lake R (Cat1/2)
16 James cullen 6th Lake R (Cat3)
14 Bill Kuster 8th Lake R (Cat3)
11 Dan Meyer 11th Lake R (cat3)

GrandStay - 1981pts (LW: 1729pts)
95 Doug Swanson 2nd VeloCX (Cat1)
79 Dan Casper 6th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
78 Micah Moran 7th VeloCX (Cat1/2)

Gopher Wheelman - 1972pts (LW: 1692pts)
71 Paul McKinney 14th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
38 Rich Bergstrom 7th VeloCX (Cat3)
19 Dan Jacobsen 3rd VeloCX (Cat4)
10 Bill Conell 12th VeloCX (Cat4)
17 Sherry Townsend 5th VeloCX (W4)
38 Rich Bergstrom 7th Lake R (Cat3)
36 Dan Wheeler 9th Lake R (Cat3)
45 Lee Penn 4th Lake R (Wo)
6 Derek Haag 16th Lake R (Cat4)

Grumpy’s/LGR - 2054pts (LW: 1668pts)
75 Dave Meyer 10th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
66 Jake Helmbrecht 19th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
19 Megan Lennon 3rd VeloCX (W4)
76 Matt Allen 9th Lake R (Cat1/2)
78 Jake Helmbrecht 7th Lake R (Cat1/2)
72 Spencer Haugh 13th Lake R (Cat1/2)

GP - 1771pts (LW: 1541pts)
80 Patty Cakes 5th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
90 Patty Cakes 3rd Lake R (Cat1/2)
60 Mark Mlinar 1st Lake R (Cat3)

Nature Valley/FCCC - 1751pts (LW: 1477pts)
74 Jesse Rients 11th VeloCX (Cat1/2)
45 Jake Hinken 4th VeloCX (Cat3)
25 Jack Hinken 1st Lake R (Cat4)
45 Barry Tungseth 4th Lake R (Cat3)
85 Jesse Rients 4th Lake R (Cat1/2)

Cat6 - 303pts (LW: 248pts)
55 Mario Hernandez 2nd VeloCX (Cat3)

HUP United - 175pts (LW: 175pts)

Tonka/MCT - 66pts (LW: 38pts)
28 Todd Nesvold 17th VeloCX (Cat3)\

*Due to the lack of clarity it was decided to throw out the official results from the Milaca Cross Race as they wasn’t a fair way to distribute the results to all the teams involved.

Our apologies on the lack of an update over the last week. As we all know the season is in full swing and the office has been quite busy computing all of the results and figuring out who belongs where! Naturally, there may be some mistakes and we will do our best to correct them if you notice any discrepancies (some of the Green Acres results lacked team identifications).

It should also be noted that these results do not include the Rum River CX as those results do not contain order of finish. Due to this we are soliciting imput from various individuals to come up with a fair way to distribute points to those that attended the Milaca race. Check back later for how those points will be awarded.

The last two weekends have played a large role in the current standings with the Crossniacs taking a 200pt chunk out of the once formidable lead of the Ridley Factory squad. However, the lack of female racers continues to haunt the relatively well-balanced Crossniacs team.

It also seems that a lack of turnout from one of the largest teams in the area, Bianchi/GP, has started to hurt in the standings with the depth of Gopher Wheelman and Grumpy’s/LGR leapfrogging the group from Grand Ave. The battle for 5th place remains the closest between the Gophers and Little Guys with the Grandstay team within biting distance despite the reemergence of Brian Koeneman to the Hoteliers.

The current standings after seven weeks:

1. Ridley Factory - 3448pts (LW: 2789pts) +/- 0
2. Crossniacs - 2962pts (LW: 2138pts) +/- 0
3. Loon State - 1877pts (LW: 1427pts) +/- 0
4. GrandStay - 1729pts (LW: 1254pts) +/- 0
5. Gopher Wheelman - 1692pts (LW: 1184pts) +1
6. Grumpy’s/LGR - 1668pts (LW: 1152pts) +1
7. Bianchi/GP - 1541pts (LW: 1209pts) -2
8. Nature Valley/FCCC - 1477pts (LW: 987pts) +/- 0
9. HUP United - 175pts (LW: 175pts) +/- 0
10. Cat6 - 248pts (LW: 171pts) +/- 0
11. Tonka/MCT - 38pts (LW: 22pts) +/- 0

Ridley Factory - 3448pts (LW: 2789pts)
20 Greg Goblirsch 2nd Afton (45+)
19 Rob Douglass 3rd Afton (45+)
10 Rich Whitman 12th Afton (45+)
60 Linda Sone 1st Afton (WO)
45 Sara Morse 4th Afton (WO)
25 Sara Morse 1st Green Acres (W4)
19 Dag Selander 3rd Green Acres (45+)
25 Greg Goblirsch 1st Green Acres (45+)
60 Linda Sone 1st Green Acres (WO)
50 Margot Herman 3rd Green Acres (WO)
37 David Block 8th Green Acres (B)
31 Paul Schoening 14th Green Acres (B)
17 Tina Raehsler 5th Red Barn (W4)
36 Sara Morse 9th Red Barn (WO)
20 Dag Selander 2nd Red Barn (45+)
45 Margot Herman 4th Red Barn (WO)
60 Linda Sone 1st Red Barn (WO)
80 Dave Hackworthy 5th Red Barn (A)

Crossniacs - 2962pts (LW: 2138pts)
9 Mike Constant 13th Afton (C)
40 Eric Lanners 5th Afton (B)
18 Ladric Grant 4th Afton (45+)
6 Eric Swenson 16th Afton (45+)
79 Peter Maxwell 6th Afton (A)
78 Jared Roy 7th Afton (A)
75 CJ Faulkner 10th Afton (A)
5 Peter Anderson 17th Green Acres (C)
33 Eric Lanners 12th Green Acres (B)
77 CJ Faulkner 8th Green Acres (A)
76 Guy alvarez 9th Green Acres (A)
73 Jared Roy 12th Green Acres (A)
39 Eric Lanners 6th Red Barn (B)
76 Jared Roy 9th Red Barn (A)
71 CJ Faulkner 14th Red Barn (A)
69 Guy Alvarez 16th Red Barn (A)

Loon State - 1877pts (LW: 1427pts)
25 Jordan Cullen 1st Afton (C)
7 Russ Vanderwiel 15th Afton (C)
36 Alex Atherton 9th Afton (B)
35 Eric Sundstrom 10th Afton (B)
28 Chad Macy 17th Afton (B)
12 Bill Kuster 10th Afton (45+)
11 Dan Meyer 11th Afton (45+)
9 David Ludwigson 13th Afton (45+)
20 Jordan Cullen 2nd Green Acres (C)
18 Bill Kuster 4th Green Acres (45+)
14 Dan Meyer 8th Green Acres (45+)
36 Chad Macy 9th Green Acres (B)
30 Thomas Manderfield 15th Green Acres (B)
68 James Cullen 18th Green Acres (A)*
35 Chad Macy 10th Red Barn (B)
29 Thomas Manderfeld 16th Red Barn (B)
14 Bill Kuster 8th Red Barn (45+)
13 David Ludwigson 9th Red Barn (45+)
10 John Stamm 12th Red Barn (45+)

GrandStay - 1729pts (LW: 1254pts)
69 Brian Koeneman 16th Afton (A)
100 Doug Swanson 1st Green Acres (A)
79 Dan Casper 6th Green Acres (A)
78 Micah Moran 7th Green Acres (A)
75 Micah Moran 10th Red Barn (A)
74 Dan Casper 11th Red Barn (A)

Gopher Wheelman - 1692pts (LW: 1184pts)
18 Sherry Berde 4th Afton (W4)
13 Sue Greely 9th Afton (W4)
50 Rich Bergstrom 3rd Afton (B)
26 Jeff Ingham 19th Afton (B)
25 Paul McKinney 1st Afton (45+)
39 Lee Penn 6th Afton (WO)
17 Dan Jacobsen 5th Green Acres (C)
15 Sherry Berde 7th Green Acres (W4)
20 Paul McKinney 2nd Green Acres (45+)
45 Lee Penn 4th Green Acres (WO)
40 Rich Bergstrom 5th Green Acres (B)
18 Dan Jacobsen 4th Red Barn (C)
13 Dan Schueller 9th Red Barn (C)
40 Rich Bergstrom 5th Red Barn (B)
26 Jeff Ingham 19th Red Barn (B)
25 Paul McKinney 1st Red Barn (45+)
40 Lee Penn 5th Red Barn (WO)
38 Jessica Wittwer 7th Red Barn (WO)

Grumpy’s/LGR - 1668pts (LW: 1152pts)
14 TC Worley 8th Afton (C)
15 Linsey Hamilton 7th Afton (W4)
74 David Meyer 11th Afton (A)
72 Jake Helmbrecht 13th Afton (A)
14 Linsey Hamilton 8th Green Acres (W4)
72 Matt allen 13th Green Acres (A)
71 Jake Helmbrecht 14th Green Acres (A)
69 Spencer Haugh 16th Green Acres (A)
7 Total Coverage 15th Red Barn (C)
35 Linsey Hamilton 10th Red Barn (WO)
73 David Meyer 12th Red Barn (A)

GP - 1541pts (LW: 1209pts)
80 Pat Lemieux 5th Afton (A)
67 Mark Mlinar 18th Afton (A)
6 Tom Bengel 16th Green Acres (45+)
19 Mark Mlinar 3rd Red Barn (45+)
90 Pat Lemieux 3rd Red Barn (A)
70 Ed Alpasa 15th Red Barn (A)

Nature Valley/FCCC - 1477pts (LW: 987pts)
32 Barry Tungseth 13th Afton (B)
31 Jack Hinkens 14th Afton (B)
85 Jesse Rients 4th Afton (A)
70 Scott Ralston 15th Afton (A)
60 Barry Tungseth 1st Green Acres (B)
45 Josh Roeser 4th Green Acres (B)
90 Jesse Rients 3rd Green Acres (A)
77 Jesse Rients 8th Red Barn (A)

Cat6 - 248pts (LW: 171pts)
39 Mario Hernandez 6th Afton (B)
38 Mario Hernandez 7th Green Acres (B)

HUP United - 175pts (LW: 175pts)

Tonka/MCT - 38pts (LW: 22pts)
8 Mark Rathbun 14th Green Acres (45+)
8 Mark Rathbun 14th Red Barn (45+)

*Bonus 1pt for helping Smithers after crash.

The Time Sport USA Cup Standings are beginning to solidify as the MCF cyclocross calendar is now half completed. The big movers this week was the Gopher Wheelman squad with their all out team attack on the lower categories of racing and with an eventual goal of having riders in the A race they will be a squad to watch out for in the coming years.

The Ridley Factory team continues to dominate with their consistent women’s showings and the likes of Dave Hackworthy picking up points in the absence of U-23 National Champion Bjorn Selander. One can only expect that the Ridley team will hold on with the victory due to the lack of consistent points from the Crossniacs in the ever-important Womens races.

After all, it is a team competition!

*If you see any errors please tell Super Rookie at the next race. He did his very best discerning the results, but the lack of teams listed on the Hudson 2.0 results made it rather difficult!

Standings after five weeks:

1. Ridley Factory - 2789pts (LW: 1896pts) +/- 0
2. Crossniacs - 2138pts (LW: 1365pts) +/- 0
3. Loon State - 1427pts (LW: 1125pts) +/- 0
4. GrandStay - 1254pts (LW: 920pts) +/- 0
5. Bianchi/GP - 1209pts (LW: 738pts) +/- 0
6. Gopher Wheelman - 1184pts (LW: 528pts) +2
7. Grumpy’s/LGR - 1152pts (LW: 554pts) +/- 0
8. Nature Valley/FCCC - 987pts (LW: 609pts) -1
9. HUP United - 175pts (LW: 97pts) +1
10. Cat6 - 171pts (LW: 102pts) -1
11. Tonka/MCT - 22pts (LW: 7pts) +/- 0

Ridley Factory - 2789pts (LW: 1896pts)
55 Greg Goblirsch 2nd Theo (B)
45 David Block 4th Theo (B)
60 Linda Sone 1st Theo (WO)
50 Corey Coogan 3rd Theo (WO)
45 Margot Herman 4th Theo (WO)
25 Sara Morse 1st Theo (C)
90 David Hackworthy 3rd Ham Lake (A)
60 Greg Goblirsch 1st Ham Lake (B)
38 Rob Douglas 7th Ham Lake (B)
60 Linda Sone 1st Ham Lake (WO)
45 Corey Coogan 4th Ham Lake (WO)
40 Margot Herman 5th Ham Lake (WO)
9 Nils Boberg 13th Ham Lake (C)
7 Nils Boberg 15th Hudson 2.0 (C)
60 Linda Sone 1st Hudson 2.0 (WO)
45 Corey Coogan 4th Hudson 2.0 (WO)
34 Joe Schlester 11th Hudson 2.0 (B)
95 David Hackworthy 2nd Hudson 2.0 (A)
30 Paul Schoening 15th Hudson 2.0 (B)

Crossniacs - 2138pts (LW: 1365pts)
76 Peter Maxwell 9th Theo (A)
75 CJ Faulkner 10th Theo (A)
73 Guy Alvarez 12th Theo (A)
34 Ladric Grant 11th Theo (B)
11 Mike Constant 11th Theo (C)
73 Jared Roy 12th Ham Lake (A)
71 Peter Maxwell 14th Ham Lake (A)
70 Guy Alvarez 15th Ham Lake (A)
34 Eric Lanners 11th Ham Lake (B)
13 Mike Constant 9th Ham Lake (C)
25 Ladric Grant 1st Hudson 2.0 (45+)
75 CJ Faulkner 10th Hudson 2.0 (A)
74 Guy Alverez 11th Hudson 2.0 (A)
69 Jared Roy 16th Hudson 2.0 (A)

Loon State - 1427pts (LW: 1125pts)
31 Alex Atherton 14th Theo (B)
30 Chad Macy 15th Theo (B)
3 Jordan Cullen 19th Theo (C)
69 Kent Throlson 16th Ham Lake (A)
32 Chad Macy 13th Ham Lake (B)
29 Bill Kuster 16th Ham Lake (B)
27 Thomas Manderfeld 18th Ham Lake (B)
25 Ben Dubay 1st Ham Lake (C)
4 Russ Vanderwiel 18th Ham Lake (C)
25 Jordan Cullen 1st Hudson 2.0 (C)
4 Mike Burger 18th Hudson 2.0 (C)
19 Bill Kuster 3rd Hudson 2.0 (45+)
4 Mike Lyner 8th Hudson 2.0 (45+)

GrandStay - 1254pts (LW: 920pts)
78 Dan Casper 7th Theo (A)
80 Doug Swanson 5th Ham Lake (A)
76 Dan Casper 9th Hudson 2.0 (A)
100 Doug Swanson 1st Hudson 2.0 (A)

GP - 1209pts (LW: 738pts)
100 Pat Lemieux 1st Theo (A)
95 Pat Lemieux 2nd Ham Lake (A)
78 Paul Ellis 7th Ham Lake (A)
74 Dale Sedgwick 11th Ham Lake (A)
37 Mark Mlinar 8th Ham Lake (B)
7 Patrick Graupman 15th Ham Lake (C)
80 Pat Lemieux 5th Hudson 2.0 (A)

Gopher Wheelman - 1184pts (LW: 528pts)
60 Paul McKinney 1st Theo (B)
32 Rich Bergstrom 13th Theo (B)
39 Lee Penn 6th Theo (WO)
37 Jessica Witwer 8th Theo (WO)
14 Dan Jacobsen 8th Theo (C)
6 Bill Connell 16th Theo (C)
17 Sue Greeley 5th Theo (W4)
16 Sherry Townsend 6th Theo (W4)
55 Paul McKinney 2nd Ham Lake (B)
45 Rich Bergstrom 4th Ham Lake (B)
27 Jeff Ingham 18th Ham Lake (B)
39 Lee Penn 6th Ham Lake (WO)
37 Jessica Wittwer 8th Ham Lake (WO)
14 Gabe Masialis 8th Ham Lake (C)
16 Sherry Berde 6th Ham Lake (W4)
15 Sue Greeley 7th Ham Lake (W4)
16 Sherry Berde 6th Hudson 2.0 (C)
40 Lee Penn 5th Hudson 2.0 (WO)
39 Jessica Wittwer 6th Hudson 2.0 (WO)
20 Paul McKinney 2nd Hudson 2.0 (45+)
40 Rich Bergstrom 5th Hudson 2.0 (B)
32 Dan Wheeler 13th Hudson 2.0 (B)

Grumpy’s/LGR - 1152pts (LW: 554pts)
50 Jake Helmbrecht 3rd Theo (B)
29 Jason Prudhom 16th Theo (B)
36 Margaret Montgomery 9th Theo (WO)
72 Matt Allen 13th Ham Lake (A)
50 Jake Helmbrecht 3rd Ham Lake (B)
36 Mark Byrnes 9th Ham Lake (B)
26 Jason Prudhom 19th Ham Lake (B)
38 Margaret Montgomery 7th Ham Lake (WO)
38 Jason Prudhom 7th Hudson 2.0 (B)
79 Dave Meyer 6th Hudson 2.0 (A)
73 Jake Helmbrecht 12th Hudson 2.0 (A)
71 Matt Allen 14th Hudson 2.0 (A)

Nature Valley/FCCC - 987pts (LW: 609pts)
85 Jesse Rients 4th Theo (A)
40 Barry Tungseth 5th Theo (B)
39 Jack Hinkens 6th Theo (B)
77 Jesse Rients 8th Ham Lake (A)
60 Josh Roeser 1st Hudson 2.0 (B)
77 Jesse Rients 8th Hudson 2.0 (A)

HUP United - 175pts (LW: 97pts)
8 Stephen Vitvitsky 14th Ham Lake (C)
70 Todd Schmidt 15th Hudson 2.0 (A)

Cat6 - 171pts (LW: 102pts)
33 Mario Hernandez 12th Ham Lake (B)
36 Mario Hernandez 9th Hudson 2.0 (B)

Tonka/MCT - 22pts (LW: 7pts)
15 Mark Rathbun 7th Hudson 2.0 (45+)

These results are not complete due to the lack of results from the Theo Wirth Classic CX Race. When we see those results we will update the standings. In the meantime the only scoring movement on the weekend was the Grumpy’s/LGR team moving into 8th place over Gopher Wheelman. Meanwhile, the standings have started solidify near the top with Ridley Factory consistently scoring in the Women’s race and throughout the categories.

Standings after four weeks*:

1. Ridley Factory - 1896pts
2. Crossniacs - 1365pts
3. Loon State - 1125pts
4. GrandStay - 920pts
5. GP - 738pts
6. Nature Valley/FCCC - 609pts
8. Grumpy’s/LGR - 554pts
7. Gopher Wheelman - 528pts
9. Cat6 - 102pts
10. HUP United - 97pts
11. Tonka/MCT - 7pts

Ridley Factory - 1896pts
55 Greg Goblirsch 2nd Darwin (B)
40 David Block 5th Darwin (B)
60 Linda Sone 1st Darwin (WO)

Crossniacs - 1365pts
78 Jared Roy 7th Darwin (A)

Loon State - 1125pts
79 Kent Throlson 6th Darwin (A)
72 Jim Cullen 13th Darwin (A)
36 Chad Macy 9th Darwin (B)
34 Eric Sustrom 11th Darwin (B)
31 Dan Cleary 14th Darwin (B)
19 Jordon Cullen 3rd Darwin (C)
11 Matt Christiansen 11th Darwin (C)
7 Dave Will 15th Darwin (C)

GrandStay - 920pts
74 Jim Bell 11th Darwin (A) — Higher score for A race used.
90 Dan Casper 3rd Darwin (A)

GP - 738pts
95 Pat Lemieux 2nd Darwin (A)
71 Mark Mlinar 14th Darwin (A)

Nature Valley/FCCC - 609pts
85 Jesse Rents 4th Darwin (A)
26 Eric Guse 19th Darwin (B)
32 Josh Koesr 13th Darwin (B)

Grumpy’s/LGR - 554pts
38 Jake Helmbrecht 7th Darwin (B)
73 Spencer Haugh 12th Darwin (A)

Gopher Wheelman - 528pts
50 Paul McKinney 3rd Darwin (B)
30 Jeff Ingham 15th Darwin (B)

Cat6 - 102pts

HUP United - 97pts

Tonka/MCT - 7pts

Ridley Factory scores big at their home race in Hudson and the Crossniacs fight to keep in the battle for the really large trophy. The consistent scoring in the women’s race seems to be the huckleberry for the squad featuring Hudson CX winner Bjorn Selander.

Standings after three weeks:

1. Ridley Factory - 1741pts
2. Crossniacs - 1287pts
3. Loon State - 836pts
4. GrandStay - 756pts
5. GP - 572pts
6. Nature Valley/FCCC - 466pts
7. Gopher Wheelman - 448pts
8. Grumpy’s/LGR - 443pts
9. Cat6 - 102pts
10. HUP United - 97pts
11. Tonka/MCT - 7pts

Ridley Factory - 1741pts
60 Greg Goblirsch 1st Cochoran (B)
40 David Block 5th Cochoran (B)
50 Linda Sone 3rd Cochoran (W)
45 Margot Herman 4th Cochoran (W)
40 Corey Coogan 5th Cochoran (W)
3 Nils Boberg 19th Hudson (4)
19 Tina Raehsler 3rd Hudson (W4)
5 Michael Cisek 17th Hudson (4)
45 Rob Douglas 4th Hudson (B)
34 Paul Schoening 11th Hudson (B)
32 Mike Smith 13th Hudson (B)
60 Linda Sone 1st Hudson (W)
50 Corey Coogan 3rd Hudson (W)
45 Sara Morse 4th Hudson (W)
100 Bjorn Selander 1st Hudson (A)
76 David Hackworthy 9th Hudson (A)
67 Dag Selander 18th Hudson (A)

Crossniacs - 1287pts
79 Peter Maxwell 6th Cochoran (A)
73 CJ Faulkner 12th Cochoran (A)
72 Jared Roy 13th Cochoran (A)
50 Ladric Grant 3rd Cochoran (B)
11 Taylor George 11th Cochoran (C)
9 Eric Paulson 13th Cochoran (C)
8 Mike Constant 14th Cochoran (C)
10 Taylor George 12th Hudson (C)
75 Guy Alvarez 10th Hudson (A)
74 CJ Faulkner 11th Hudson (A)
72 Peter Maxwell 13th Hudson (A)

Loon State - 813pts
68 Kent Thorlson 17th Cochoran (A)
35 Alex Atherton 10th Cochoran (B)
31 Chad Macy 14th Cochoran (B)
26 Erel Sundstrom 19th Cochoran (B)
14 Jordan Cullen 8th Hudson (C)
28 Thomas Manderfield 17th Hudson (B)
69 Kent Thorlson 16th Hudson (A)

GrandStay - 756pts
100 Doug Swanson 1st Cochoran (A)
78 Micah Moran 7th Cochoran (A)
75 Dan Casper 10th Cochoran (A)
55 Jim Bell 2nd Cochoran (B)
80 Micah Moran 5th Hudson (A)

GP - 572pts
85 Pat Lemieux 4th Cochoran (A)
80 Paul Ellis 5th Cochoran (A)
85 Pat Lemieux 4th Hudson (A)

Gopher Wheelman - 448pts
38 Paul McKinney 7th Cochoran (B)
30 Rich Bergstrom 15th Cochoran (B)
39 Jessica Wittwer 6th Cochoran (W)
12 Dan Jacobsen 10th Hudson (C)
40 Jessica Wittwer 5th Hudson (W)
60 Paul McKinney 1st Hudson (B)
37 Rich Bergstrom 8th Hudson (B)
36 David Schueller 9th Hudson (B)

Nature Valley/FCCC - 466pts
77 Jesse Rients 8th Cochoran (A)
37 Barry Tungseth 8th Cochoran (B)
78 Jesse Rents 7th Hudson (A)
66 Scott Ralston 19th Hudson (A)
50 Barry Tungseth 3rd Hudson (B)
17 Alison Tunseth 5th Hudson (W4)

Grumpy’s/LGR - 443pts
34 Mark Byrnes 11th Cochoran (B)
33 Jason Prudhom 12th Cochoran (B)
25 Margaret Montgomery 1st Hudson (W4)
55 Jake Helmbrecht 2nd Hudson (B)
38 Jason Prudhom 7th Hudson (B)
79 David Meyer 6th Hudson (A)
68 Matt Allen 17th Hudson (A)

Cat6 - 102pts
27 Mario Hernandez 18th Cochoran (B)

HUP United - 97pts
65 Todd Schmidt 20th Cochoran (A)
5 Steven Vitultsuci 17th Cochoran (C)
27 David Cory 18th Hudson (B)

Tonka/MCT - 7pts

The first two weekends of racing are behind us and the Time Trophy standings are shaping up to be a two team battle between the areas two cyclocross specific teams. With small numbers in Duluth affecting the standings it was a week of big gains for Ridley Factory and The Crossniacs.

For more information about the scoring and methods used for this competition please go to mncross.com for the scoring matrix. Also, remember that only teams that registered with competition organizers are scored for the duration of the season and a chance to win the really, really, really big trophy.

Standings after two weeks:

1. Ridley Factory - 970pts
2. Crossniacs - 754pts
3. Loon State - 565pts
4. GrandStay - 368pts
5. GP - 322pts
6. Gopher Wheelman - 156pts
7. Nature Valley/FCCC - 141pts
8. Grumpy’s/LGR - 111pts
9. Cat6 - 75pts
10. Tonka/MCT - 7pts
11. HUP United - 0pts

Ridley Factory - 970pts
60 Margot Herman (W1) Bikes and Lights
50 Robert Douglas (B) Bikes and Lights
38 Mike Smith (B) Bikes and Lights
33 Joe Schlecter (B) Bikes and Lights
60 Greg Golbirsch (B) Back 2 School
50 Robert Douglas (B) Back 2 School
37 Mike Smith (B) Back 2 School
60 Margot Herman (W1) Back 2 School
55 Sara Morse (W1) Back 2 School

Crossniacs - 754pts
79 CJ Faulkner (A) Bikes and Lights
75 Jared Roy (A) Bikes and Lights
71 Scott Hale (A) Bikes and Lights
12 Taylor George (C) Bikes and Lights
4 Kurt Martinson (C) Bikes and Lights
79 Jared Roy (A) Back 2 School
77 CJ Faulkner (A) Back 2 School
70 Scott Hale (A) Back 2 School
15 Nate Swanberg (C) Back 2 School

Loon State - 565pts
76 Kent Thorlson (A) Bikes and Lights
39 Thomas Manderfield (B) Bikes and Lights
37 Bill Kuster (B) Bikes and Lights
35 Eric Sundstrom (B) Bikes and Lights
75 Kent Thorlson (A) Back 2 School
36 Dan Cleary (B) Back 2 School
30 Bill Kuster (B) Back 2 School

GrandStay - 368pts
73 Lance Buening (A) Bikes and Lights
90 Michah Moran (A) Back 2 School

GP - 322pts
0 Points on the weekend

Gopher Wheelman - 156pts
34 Rich Bergstrom (B) Bikes and Lights
39 Rich Bergstrom (B) Back 2 School

Nature Valley/FCCC - 141pts
45 Peter Flanagan (B) Back 2 School

Grumpy’s/LGR - 111pts
0 Points on the weekend

Cat6 - 75pts
25 Mario Hernandez (C) Bikes and Lights
25 Mario Hernandez (C) Back 2 School

Tonka/MCT - 7pts
7 Steve Pippen (C) Bikes and Lights

HUP United - 0pts
0 Points on the weekend

by thayes on Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:09 am

For Immediate Release

Grumpy’s/LGR
Tim Hayes
hayes.tim@gmail.com
http://www.littleguyracing.com/

Crossniacs
Jared Roy
jaredmroy@hotmail.com
http://www.crossniacs.com

Minnesota Cyclocross Racing Team Cup (MCRTC) Kick-Off This Weekend

September 19, 2008: This weekend marks the start for the 2008 MCF Cyclocross Season. In addition to the 17 races that crisscross the state on 9 consecutive weekends, 11 teams will be battling for the inaugural TIME SPORT USA Team Cup, presented by SmithersMpls.com. This new competition was created to determine the best all around club on the Minnesota racing circuit. With a sliding point scale rewarding the top 3 riders per team from each race, an overall champion will be determined by the end of
the season.

Minnesota has long been a hotbed for cyclocross racing and this season will prove no difference. Teams entered into the Time Cup include the Ridley Factory Team and U-23 National Champion Bjorn Selander. Selander is backed up with other strong riders including a powerhouse women’s team that includes Linda Sone and Corey Coogan. Sure to be nipping at the heels of the Ridley squad throughout the season will be the Grandstay Residential Hotels team that features the Swanson Brothers (Dan and Doug) and Dan Casper a top Masters racer. Doug has been on top of the cyclocross scene in Minnesota for quite a few years, but in the team competition he will need to rely on some other members of the squad to take home the ridiculously large trophy.

Both the Behind Bars/LGR and Crossniacs teams feature deep squads that will be racing across the spectrum. Both teams have added some much needed depth to challenge for the overall title. Hoping to capitalize on results throughout the series, these two teams have been at the forefront of creating this competition and leading the charge to donate money to Minnesota Food Shelves. Despite these good intentions, the SPBRC team will be challenging these teams on the depth front and with the likes of Pat Lemiux and Hurricane Hannah the SPBRC boys should be getting some good results.
The teams in the competition are:

Bianchi / Grand Performance / SPBRC
Category 6 Racing Squad
Crossniacs
Gopher Wheelmen
GrandStay Residential Suites
Behind Bars/LGR
Hup United
Loon State Cyclists
MCT/Tonka
Nature Valley-Penn Cycle
Ridley Factory Team

The winning team will receive the MCRTC and the honor of keeping it at their shop sponsor until next season’s team is chosen – think Stanley Cup of Cyclocross.

Limited edition MCRTC apparel will be available for sale at the cross races.

For Immediate Release

Grumpy’s/LGR
Tim Hayes
hayes.tim@gmail.com

Crossniacs
Jared Roy
jaredmroy@hotmail.com

Minnesota Cyclocross Racing Team Cup (MCRTC)
Sponsored by TIME SPORT USA and Presented by SmithersMpls.com

Announcing season-long team series competition to decide the best Minnesota cyclocross team

After much CRYing, Grumpy’s/LGR and Crossniacs, sat down and put together the end all be all competition to decide the best of the best. After hours and hours of contract negotiations, TIME SPORT USA and SmithersMpls.com stepped up as the title sponsors. “It was a tough decision…we were evaluating sponsoring a pro team or the MCRTC and we decided the MCRTC would give us a lot more exposure for our brands.” stated Smithers. “We are honored to be working with Grumpy’s/LGR and Crossniacs, both world-class teams.”

The guidelines for the series are:
The top 3 racers per team per race are counted for the series. Teams must email the series administrator, hayes.tim@gmail.com, prior to September 7 to let us know to keep track of their team. Teams must also donate a nominal $10 fee to partake. The $10 fee will be donated to a local food shelf.

If you do not notify Super Rookie, then you will not be included in the competition will miss out on bragging rights for a whole year. The MCRTC will be presented at the Minnesota State Championship race.

The winning team will receive the MCRTC and the honor of keeping it at their shop sponsor until next season’s team is chosen – think Stanley Cup of Cyclocross.

Limited edition MCRTC apparel will be available for sale at the cross races.