October 24, 1999
Newark, DE
1999 Iron Hill XC
Delaware Trail Spinners

     The Delaware Trail Spinners with all the usual suspects -
Bill Bowen, Mrs. Bowen, Ken Robinson, Alan Turns, Todd Forrest, Bob Cox, Pete Brakhage, Mark Nickerson, Kelly Keith, Ted McDaniel, Lisa Myerberg & Volunteers from the Sierra Club did an excellent job promoting the 1999 Iron Hill XC mountain bike race at the Iron Hill Park - Newark, DE on Sunday. It was sunny with temperatures in the mid-50s making it
a beautiful day for a mountain bike race. It had rained the day before the race making the course very slick (wet clay and leaves in some areas} and muddy.
      Dave Radziewicz - Jamis ran what seemed to be a perfect race gapping the number two rider in the Expert/Pro race by eight minutes. This is nothing new to Dave. Last week he had a 16 minute gap on the number two finisher and lapped all but one Sport rider missing him by just 3 minutes. Dave brought the wrong tires to the Iron Hill race anticipating a little dryer conditions. However he seemed to be flying around the course (like a Pro) with or without the proper traction! Dave turned Pro in 1999 and is looking forward to the 2000 racing season. Check out his interview.

Trail Maintenance at GRANOGUE SATURDAY 11/6

November 6, 1999
Granogue Estate

     Craig Shaffer (chainsaw ace), Tyler Keith, Paul Gassler and myself cleared a large tree from the singletrack near the pond, raked leaves off the trail (and other debris), cut a second tree higher up near the pond - then took 4 railroad ties (that Craig put into the back of his truck by himself) into the woods to build bridges for more singletrack.
      We started off carrying them into the woods with one person on each end. Tyler Keith who has a broken collarbone had no problem with this. After the first two we thought it would be a good idea to carry one railroad tie with 4 people. Next time we'll bring Terry Blanch and put one on each of his shoulders.
     Lastly we put two railroad ties over the gully that starts the singletrack along the river after exiting the motocross course. I'll put some treated lumber on top to complete a small bridge to make for easy access. The weather was beautiful and we rode a lap after all of that hard work. Keeping up with Paul was tough.
     Next scheduled trail maintenance: Saturday November 20
9:30 to 12:30- Ride at 12:45.
Call Bill Deputy 598-5371 or meet at the Pond at 9:30.

INTERVIEW WITH
DAVE RADZIEWICZ - JAMIS
FIRST OVERALL
1st Place Pro/Expert Senior
1999 IRON HILL XC

INTERVIEW WITH
SCOTT HENRY
SMORGASBORD CYCLES
TEAM HARRISBURG
1st Place Expert Veteran
1999 IRON HILL XC

INTERVIEW WITH
JONATHAN ROZANKOWSKI
LATERAL STRESS VELO
1st Place Expert Junior
1999 IRON HILL XC

INTERVIEW WITH
PHIL COOK
1st Place OVERALL Beginner
1st Place Beginner Veteran
1999 IRON HILL XC

Elite Men
Monkey Hill Cyclo-cross UCI points to top 5

Sunday October 24, 1999
Wilmington, DE

      Tobias Nestle, from Team Focus in Germany, attacked early on the first lap. He would turn a small advantage into a much larger advantage by carefully extracting 10-15 seconds on each lap to win first place prize, plus a nice Bulova Millenia watch,
      This immediately strung the group out. Riders that tried to stay with him would pay the price later. By several laps into the race, after Nestle had clearly separated himself from the field, a group of 4 formed. Prenzlow from Colorado, Applegate from New Jersey, Myerson from Mass., and Justin Thompson from Avondale Pennsylvania. By just being there, with this company, Justin Thompson has proven that not only can he ride (and out ride) some of the best Masters in the country, but that he is clearly a top 20-30 Senior rider in the US, all while being a Junior.
      By 45 minutes into the race, Myerson fell to the fatigue of having raced a hard Super Cup the day before. Applegate was next, leaving Brent and Justin vying for 2nd and 3rd. Brent separated himself from Justin for the win.
      Hometown boy, Greg Ferguson, fresh off his junket of local Wilmington media outlets, hauled in the every-tiring Myerson. Myerson however held off Ferguson.
      Ferguson however, was rewarded for his excellent barrier technique (which ended up being the best bunny-hop) in winning the inaugural Smart Fuel Barrier Competition, which was judged by announcers Joe Saling and John Verheul.
      The course, set-up by Dave Manhardt and the First State Velo Sport Crew was met with rave reviews by many racers. They thought it had an excellent mix of run-ups, easy grass, slow-bog grass, up and downhills.

1st Tobias Nestle Focus 58:18:00 2nd Brent Prenzlow Bonafide 59:59:00 3rd
Justin Thompson-Devo 1:00:07 4th Andy Applegate Ideal Tile 1:00:24
5th Adam Myerson NCC 1:00:59 6th Greg Ferguson Trek 1:01:00 7th Mike Yozell Trek 1:01:48
8th George Menard Bicycle Therapy 1:02:13 9th Randall Root Snow Valley 1:02:49 10th James Bilodeau Team Douglas 1:02:59 11th Blair Saunders Delaware 1:03:21 12th Jason Moore Devo 1:04:02 13th Christopher Newell RPM Cycling 1:04:32 14th Gunnar Shogren Allegheny 1:05:03 15th Szymon Niemotko Somerset Wheelmen 1 lap 16th Matt Myers Trek 1 lap 17th Brent Biddle FSVS 1 lap 18th Phil Riggio Pax Velo 1 lap 19th Mike Kuhn Wendy's/AllSport 1 lap 20th Peter Hymas Piedmont 1 lap 21st John Verheul Somerset Wheelmen 1 lap 22nd Rick Mihills FSVS 1 lap 23rd Brent Kametz Green Mtn 1 lap 24th Rob Palachick Bicycle Therapy 1 lap 25th Mike Tamayo Defeet 1 lap 26th Mike Buchness Bike Doctor 1 lap 27th Basil Moutsopoulos Cycling Spoken 1 lap

INTERVIEW WITH
JASON MULVENY
1st Place Beginner Senior
1999 IRON HILL XC

INTERVIEW WITH
JIM FALONE
1st Place Beginner Junior
1999 IRON HILL XC

INTERVIEW WITH
JOSIE SHEW - FSVS
1st Place Beginner Women
1999 IRON HILL XC

November 1,1999
by Marc Vettori

Overview
      After Monkey Hill, The Wooden Wheels team has moved up from 17th to 12th in the Mid Atlantic Cup Cyclo-cross Series. The team was excited and pleased with outstanding weather. The team brought 5 riders to Annondale, Va with hopes of making the top ten in the team standings and improving upon what has been a strong start to this 'cross season. The team was happy to have both Tim and
Ted McDaniel Jr. back in the line up. If Monkey Hill was the hardest cross course I ever raced on, this was the funnest course.

A Race
     This race was a battle between 3 top dogs. Will Frishkon (Mercury), who was 5th in the JR. worlds last year, Chris Hour (Galaxy), and Gunnar Shogren (Diamond Back). Early on Frishkorn, Hour and Shogren set a blistering pace. Frishkorn, riding a road bike, broke away from the group and was super smooth through the barriers on his way to the win. Hour was able to recover from a wheel change and over come fan favorite Gunnar Shogren to take second. Phil Riggio finished up in 4th.

Women's Race
     The first lap the racers where still very packed together, with 8 of the 10 starters still riding together. As the second lap began, a break became clear. The top three riders were Jen Shogren, a nice woman on a Kona, and Julie Larson. From Wooden Wheels, Diane Vettori, and Jeanie Rengers battled with Fuji rider Tracy Lea. Diane and Jeanie's team tactics proved to be too much for Tracy Lea. In the second to last lap, Jeanie protected Diane and helped pull her up to Tracy Lea. On the final climb of the final lap, Diane attacked the climb and was able to out sprint Tracy Lea. Diane finished 5th , while Jeanie finished up 7th. Jeanie was proud of her teamwork, but frustrated battling her medical condition through out the early part of this season. Diane and Jeanie continue to work together and climb in the Mid Atlantic Rankings.

B men
     This field continues to be the deepest class week in and out. With series leader Mike Dovin (Shirk's); Scott Gibbon's (cross legend); and junior ace Nick Atkins (Sobe Head Shock) all present the race promised to be competitive. 35 riders lines up. Atkins and Gibbons set a furious pace at the beginning of the race. Two laps in they had broken free from the main group. The main group had 2 Whole Wheel racing riders, Mike Dovin, Chip______ (Lateral Stress), and me. In the end Nick Atkins made a strong last lap move to win the race 3 seconds a head of Gibbons. I was able to hang on to third in a close finish with Chip and Mike Dovin taking 4th and 5th respectively. Wooden Wheels rider Tim McDaniel battled a tough field to finish 13th.

C Race
     Ted McDaniels mounted an outstanding attack building a early lead on the first lap. Unfortunately, Ted may have over extended himself as he faded slightly mid way through the race. He finished up 5th. Mike Brevoort, long time Wooden Wheels family member , and personal confidant, raced his first cross race. Mike was suffering at some points , but had fun finishing just outside of the top 12.

INTERVIEW WITH
SCOTT REYNOLDS
1st Place Beginner Master
1999 IRON HILL XC

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