2013 Junior National Road and Track Championships

Junior Road Nationals in Madison, Wisconsin went quite well this year for 15 year old Luke Mullis.  Out of a field of over 90 boys, Luke came 33rd in the time trial, 75th in the road race, and 74th in the crit.  Just finishing the road race was an awesome accomplishment, as many DNF'd.

The crit

With thousands of feet of climbing, Luke said that this race is the
hardest he's ever done

Luke in the TT, his best event

A few more juniors went to track nationals that to road nationals. Luke Mullis, Ben Hume, Douglas Wells, and Max Staran all went to represent the Wolverine Sports Club at junior track nationals.

Ben Hume 

Luke Mullis and his team pursuit team got 2nd!

Douglas Wells, winner of the scratch race

Luke Mullis made it to the finals in both the points and scratch race

Douglas Wells at the front

Top ten placings from the Wolverine Juniors:

Luke Mullis 9th in the points race final 15-16

Luke Mullis 9th in the 500m time trial with a time of 37.104 seconds 15-16

Luke Mullis 2nd in the team pursuit 15-16

Douglas Wells 1st in the scratch race 10-12

Douglas Wells 10th in the 500 m with a time of 45.989 seconds 10-12yr old

Douglas Wells 4th in the points race final 10-12

Douglas Wells 3rd in the overall omnium

2013 Maple Hill State Road Race

The 2013 Maple Hill State Road Race took place on the 14th of July and was the Michigan state championship road race.
Although no one from the Wolverine Sports Club was crowned the Michigan state champion, there were still many top ten finishes!
Sven Baumann 5th in the pro 1/2 men
Scott Kroske 7th in the masters 45+
Alex Stchekine 7th in the masters 35+
Cameron Robertson 5th in the junior men 10-14
Elliot Sarnacki 7th in the men cat 4
Patrick Robb 10th in the men cat 3
James Robertson 5th in the men cat 5 35+
Dori Leib 2nd in the women pro 1/2
Erin Robertson 2nd in the women cat 4

Kroske came 7th in the masters 45+

It was great to see a huge junior field!

Dori Leib comes 2nd in the womens pro 1/2!

Erin Robertson comes 2nd in the womens cat 4 race!

Milford Criterium

Milford Criterium was definitely a very rainy event this year, especially during the pro men's race.  However, the Wolverine Elite team persisted and still got some great results!
Some notable accomplishments:
James Robertson 5th in the men cat 5 35+
Randy Rodd 7th in the pro 1/2 men
John Sammut 9th in the masters 45+
Cameron Robertson 2nd in the junior men 10-14
Anup Diwakar 5th in the junior men 15-18
Erin Robertson 4th in the cat 4 women
Dori Leib 2nd in the pro 1/2 women

Sylvania Cycling Classic, Ohio

Taking place in Ohio, the Sylvania Cycling Classic was a big criterium race in which many people took apart in.
Three Wolverines went down to Ohio to participate in this race, and all stood on the podium!
Scott Kroske got 3rd in the Masters 45+ race
Erin Robertson got 2nd in the women's cat 4 race
Cameron Robertson won his first race of the season, winning the junior men 10-14 catagory!

Cameron Robertson and his mom, Erin Robertson both stood on the podium this weekend!

Cameron Robertson

Miller Energy Criterium (BTR)

The Miller Energy Criterium took place on July 13th, 2013.  

The notable results from this race were as follows:

Randy Rodd 2nd in the pro 1/2!

Ray Dybowski 5th in the masters 45+

Scott Kroske 7th in the masters 45+

Scott Kroske 4th in the masters 35+

Cameron Robertson 5th in the junior 10-14

Enrique Jackson 9th in the men cat 4

Erin Robertson 8th in the women cat 4

Dori Leib 3rd in the cat 1/2/3 women

Ryan Rodd

Scott Kroske, getting top 8 in two races!

Scott Kroske!

Randy Rodd, second in the pro 1/2 race

Randy Rodd sprinting to the podium position!

Erin Robertson, cat 4

Dori Leib leading the womens race

Cherry Roubaix

Like the Tour de Mont Pleasant, Cherry Roubaix is an omnium event from June 14th-16th. (Time trial, crit, and road race).
Probably the most important event was the criterium race on Saturday.  The crit was the state championship crit!  The winner of each race would get a state championship title!

Top ten notable finishes in the crit:
Cameron Roberton 2nd in the junior men 13-14
Luke Mullis 4th in the junior men 15-16
Max Staran 3rd in the junior men 17-18
Scott Kroske 2nd in the masters men 45+
Ray Dybowski 5th in the masters men 50+
Erin Robertson 5th in the cat 4 women
Dori Leib WINS THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PRO 1/2 WOMEN!

Dori Leib - the 2013 WOMEN'S STATE CRITERIUM CHAMPION!

Dori Leib!! (photo cred Nigel Mullis)

To end such a successful weekend, the Wolverines also did well at the road race on Sunday!
Some notable results from the road race were:
Cameron Robertson 2nd in the Junior 13-14 men
Max Staran 6th in the men cat 5
Dori Leib WINS the pro 1/2/3 women!
Erin Robertson 5th in the cat 4 women
Sven Baumann 6th in the pro 1/2 men

Luke Mullis, only 15 years old, coming up the final climb in the cat 3 catagory!

Sven Baumann climbing up the final big hill at Cherry Roubaix,
about to get 6th place!

Le Tour de Mont Plesant

Le Tour de Mont Plesant was an omnium event (a time trial, road race, and criterium) from July 7th-9th. It started with a 3.87 mile time trial, followed by a road race, and a criterium on Sunday.
Notable results from the weekend:
Time Trial:
Doug McKibbon 7th in the masters 45+

Road Race:
Max Staran, a junior member of the wolverine elite team, takes another Cat 5 win!
Doug McKibbon 6th in the Masters 45+
Cameron Robertson 3rd in the junior men 10-14
Ryan Rodd 9th in the pro 1/2 event

Criterium:
Max Staran 8th in the cat 5 men
Randy Rodd 9th in the pro 1/2
John Sammut 8th in the masters men 45+
Douglas Wells 3rd in the junior men 10-14

The Masters 45+ field, including John Sammut and Doug McKibbon

Doug McKibbon, placing top ten twice this weekend!

Ray Dybowski

New member of the 2013 team, Jamie Smith participating in the crit

West Branch Classic

On Saturday, June 1st, there was a hilly road race and on Sunday, June 2nd, there was an intense, fast criterium race.  Both races were MBRA points series races. 

The road race course was a very hilly 22 mile-per-lap course, with the pro 1/2 men doing 88 miles.

Notable finishes for the road race:

Sven Baumann - 10th in the pro 1/2 men

Alex Stchekine - 8th Masters 35+

Paul Heirtzler - 9th Masters 35+

Cameron Roberston - 7th junior 12-14 men

Anup Diwakar - 6th junior 15-18 men

Max Staran (18 years old) - 1st cat 5 men

Ben Hume (16 years old) - 4th cat 5 men

 

Notable finishes for the criterium:

Donald Cumming - 3rd pro 1/2 men

Randy Rodd - 6th pro 1/2 men

Ray Dybowski - 5th Masters 45+

Luke Mullis - 1st junior 15-18

Cameron Robertson coming up the huge hill at the finish! Only 13 years old! 

Luke Mullis, 15 years old, participated in the cat 4 men's race and upgraded to a cat 3 afterwards!

Max Staran, junior, takes the win in the cat 5 men!

Sven, 10th in the pro 1/2 men.

Two of our junior boys up together on the cat 5 podium!
Max in 1st (18 years old) and Ben Hume in 4th (16 years old)

Tour de Frankenmuth

The Tour de Frankenmuth is part of the Michigan Challenge Series.  Some of the juniors did one lap, 16 miles, but the pro 1/2 men did 80 miles/5 laps.
The race took place in the downtown area of Frankenmuth on May the 25th.

Some notable places:
James Roberton - 7th in the cat 5 40+
Patrick Robb - 5th in the cat 3
Scott Kroske - 8th in the masters 45+
Cameron Robertson - 5th in the Junior men age 10-14
Max Staran - 4th in the junior men age 15-18
Anup Diwaker - 7th in the junior men age 15-18
Dori Leib - 2nd in the pro women 1-3

Dori Leib coming in 2nd place in the sprint
(Photo Credit: Scott Kroske)

Cone-Azalia Road Race

Sunday May 5th

Milan MI

Another wonderful Spring day for the Cone Azalia Road Race with the temperatures in the 60's and 70's. However, the dry, dusty conditions proved to be tough for the Wolverines with many riders having a hard day in the saddle. Not so for Sven Baumann who despite flatting managed to get back with the lead group finishing second in a thrilling field sprint to Dan Korienek in the Pro men's catagory.

Other notable placings came from:

Edwin Ho - 10th place in the Cat 5 Men 35+

Patrick Robb - 10th place in the Cat 3 Men

Cameron Robertson - 5th place in the Junior 10-14

Brian Kozeliski also hung in the Cat 1/2 Men for a 22nd place finish after many others had DNF'd

Former Wolverine Danielle Mullis also managed her first Cat 1,2,3 Women's Road Race win.

Ray Dybowski (photo cred Scott Kroske)

Sven Baumann on the right in the pack.  He sprint finishes and gets a 2nd place in thee Pro 1/2 men! (Photo cred Scott Kroske)

Willow Run Time Trial

April 27th 2013

The Willow Run Time Trial is the curtain opener for the Michigan Challenge Series and one of the main events run by the Wolverines during the year.

The conditions were ideal, dry, warm and sunny with very little wind resulting in fast times for the day. Find below a novel way at looking at how our team finished.

Our very own Sven Baumann was the fastest competitor on the day with a time of 28 minutes and 03 seconds. Luke Mullis also managed a 2nd place in a strong Junior Men 15-18 field with a time of 31 minutes and 47 seconds. Kelly Patterson also finished in 2nd place in the Women 35+ with a time of 35 minutes 38 seconds.

Name	Category	Time	Place in Cat
Sven Baumann	Cat 1/2	28.03	1st
Aimone/Phillips	Mixed Tandem	30.16	1st
Brian Kozeliski	Cat1/2	31.20	8th
Scott Kroske	Cat1/2	31.26	9th
Ray Dybowski	Cat1/2	31.27	10th
Luke Mullis	Jnr Men 15-18	31.47	2nd
Chris Arendoski	Cat 5 Men	31.54	5th
Jeff Tenniswood	Masters 45+	32.24	6th
Cullen Watkins	Cat 3	32.55	8th
Doug McKibbon	Cat 3	33.00	9th
Tim Faas	Classic	33.19	5th
John Stefanidis	Cat 4	33.24	9th
Elliott Sarnacki	Cat 4	34.23	12th
Kelly Patterson	Women 35+	35.38	2nd
Max Staran	Jnr Men 15-18	36.21	8th
Ben Hume	Jnr Men 15-18	37.48	12th
Leslie Skora	Cat 4 Women	39.27	6th
Cameron Roberston	Jnr Men 10-14	49.05	4th
Matt Hughes	Jnr Men 15-18	54.16	15th

For a full listing of results...

http://www.usacycling.org/results/?permit=2013-656

Cullen Watkins - It's nice to see him back on the racing scene! (Photo cred Kelly Patterson)

Luke Mullis came in with a time of 31.47 and is only racing age 15 years old! (Photo cred: Nigel Mullis)

Sven Baumann came in at 28.03, crushing his competition as he gets the fastest time of the day!

2013 Sponsors

The Wolverine Sports Club team would like to say a big thank you to our 2013 sponsors!

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