29th Annual Tidewater MTB Challenge Oct. 29-30, 2016

29th ANNUAL TIDEWATER MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE RESULTS
Williamsburg, VA October 29 & 30, 2016

CLASS: Trifecta - (Men)
Name Marathon Solo (X2) Marathon Team STXC S.S. Regular Race Points Place
Edward Anderson 1 3 Pro 2 6 1st
Gordan Wadsworth 4 1 Pro 4 9 2nd
Wes Watkinson 2 2 Pro 8 12 3rd
Josh Craig 4+4=8 Pro 7 15 4th
Scottie Pendleton 3 3 Pro 9 15 5th
Jeff Hellner 3 4 Pro 11 18 6th
Bruce Lowekamp 7+7=14 Vet 4 18 7th
Jeff Morris 13+13=26 Beg 2 28 8th
Joshua Cave 9 13 Vet 9 31 9th
Kyle Little 14+14=28 DNS DNF 10th

CLASS: Trifecta - (Women)
Name Marathon Solo (X2) Marathon Team STXC S.S. Regular Race Points Place
Andrea Dvorak 1 1 Pro 1 3 1st
Laura Maple 1+1=2 Pro 3 5 2nd
Evelyn Cooper 2=2=4 40+ 2 6 3rd
Melissa Cooper 3 5 Pro 4 12 4th

CLASS: MARATHON SOLO (MEN) / 5 HOUR SOLO Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 89 Michael Danish 17 laps
5:12:43
2
76 Nathan Kottkamp 16 laps
5:09:52
3 71 Richard Serton 16 laps
5:10:29
4 79 Josh Craig 16 laps
5:26:15
5 75 Jon Gaudio 15 laps
5:03:24
6 83 Garry Gappy 14 laps
5:03:33
7 78 Bruce Lowekamp 14 laps
5:16:07
8 77 Andre Oja 14 laps
5:21:14
9 87 Eric Horgan 13 laps
4:59:22
10 73 Dave Hardisky 13 laps
5:10:07
11 82 Michael Lipka 12 laps
4:40:00
12 68 Peter Haynes 12 laps
5:05:45
13 65 Jeff Morris 12 laps
5:14:14
14 74 Kyle Little 11 laps
3:56:00
15 69 Brian Kastelein 11 laps
4:12:00
16 85 Danna Liebler 11 laps
5:04:54
17 88 Bryan Findley 11 laps
5:13:44
18 90 Steven Prestyly 10 laps
3:31:00
19 91 Jon Markiewicz 10 laps
4:03:00
20 67 Eitenne Bochet 10 laps
4:50:00
21 84 Tom Yaquera 9 laps
4:27:00
22 86 Rui Zhang 9 laps
5:26:08
23 70 Anthony Haufler 8 laps
5:15:36
24 81 Eric Alger 4 laps
2:18:00
25 66 Anthony Groves DNS
26 72 Joe Fish DNS

CLASS: MARATHON SOLO (Women) / 5 HOUR SOLO Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 115 Laura Maple 11 laps
4:32:00
2
116 Evelyn Cooper 10 laps
4:43:00
3 114 Melanie Whitlo 6 laps
4:00:00




CLASS: MARATHON OPEN TEAM / 5HR 2 Person Team Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 47 Edward Anderson / Andrea Dvorak 18 laps
5:05:11
2 39 Wes Watkinson / Tyler Tetreault 17 laps
5:01:30
3 31 Jeff Hellner / Scottie Pendleton 17 laps
5:04:57
4 42 Adolfo Carrion / Keith Papanicolas 17 laps
5:08:10
5 41 Marco Demartin / John Kromis 16 laps
5:03:48
6 48 Christopher Rouzie / Wik Smith 16 laps
5:07:11
7 43 Sam Ghalayini / Michelle Tsai 16 laps
5:14:05
8 45 Jessica Lehman / Jerry Hadley 15 laps
5:02:27
9 37 Joshua Cave / Billy Miller 15 laps
5:03:34
10 50 Shaun Stripple / Robert Maye 15 laps
5:04:43
11 34 Steve Dye / Todd Smith 15 laps
5:11:42
12 35 Fran Lenahan / Andy Smith 15 laps
5:21:58
13 49 Irene Bierie / Jack Bierie 14 laps
5:10:13
14 46 Michael Carhart / Liz Schleeper 13 laps
5:23:00
15 36 Ed Morris / Beneline Williams 12 laps
5:04:37
16 51 Daniel West / Amanda Mullen 12 laps
5:05:54
17 44 Chris Little / Ryan Little 12 laps
5:20:06
18 40 Jill Williams / Ryan Kendall 11 laps
4:21:00
19 32 Paul Croft / Clair Walizer 10 laps
4:16:00
20 38 Dave Gaske / Oscar Gaske 10 laps
4:17:00
21 33 John Jadlinski / Marsha Jadlinski 10 laps
4:45:00

CLASS: STXC (Short Track) (Men) DISTANCE: 5 Laps + JOKER
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Time
1 556 Adam Croft 22:19
2 555 Ryan Cullen 22:20
3 560 Edward Anderson 23:11
4 557 Gordan Wadsworth 23:44
5 565 Steve Nevins 23:45
6 561 Josh Craig 24:11
7 558 Clarke Tanner 25:14
8 564 Lester Brown III 25:18
9 554 Alex Gilliam 25:32
10 566 Daniel Hockenberger 27:26
11 552 Bernard Williamson 28:05
12 562 Billy Miller 28:57
13 553 Joshua Cave 30:30
14 551 Jeff Morris 32:30
15 563 Michael Nerino 36:39
16 559 Jason Dechant 42:55


CLASS: STXC (Short Track) (Women) DISTANCE: 5 Laps + JOKER
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 492 Andrea Dvorak 26:08
2 493 Avanell Scales 26:32
3 491 Melissa Cooper 30:43
4 494 Duffy Danish DNF



CLASS: Kids 6 AND UNDER DISTANCE: ~5 MINUTES
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 54 Owen Tennant 3:58
2 51 Olivia Nevins 4:00
3 49 Carson Cave 4:49
4 56 Lauren May 5:04
5 55 Elizabeth Stein 5:13
6 52 Reese Chittum 5:20
7 57 Ishbel Bristow 5:44
8 50 Jacob Hill 7:27
9 53 Canon Liesden 8:43

CLASS: Kids 10 AND UNDER DISTANCE: 2 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 81 Landon May 8:59
2 82 Jewel Bartels 9:20
3 78 Conner Tennant 10:23
4 74 Nolan Woddard 10:29
5 75 Ian Liebler 12:03
6 80 Coleman Hunt 12:43
7 73 Keller Walton 13:21
8 72 Raiden Liesfeld 14:18
9 79 Erin Kromis 14:28
10 76 Hanna Croft 15:07
11 77 Evan Williams 17:33




CLASS: Kids 14 AND UNDER DISTANCE: 4 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 256 Caleb Nevins 18:30
2 255 Robert Berry 20:29
3 258 Camden Woodard 21:56
4 257 Thomas Walton 23:52
5 260 Brayden Kromis 24:08
6 259 Nathan Liebler 24:28
7 254 Alejandro McFarland DNS




CLASS: MEN BEGINNER / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 128 Patrick Sommer 57:30
2 108 Jeff Morris 58:00
3 110 Dan West 58:07
4 109 Eric Reeves 1:01:36
5 112 Ron Schaecher 1:02:45
6 127 Nicolas Casetta 1:03:17
7 123 Glen Flobart 1:03:30
8 116 Peter Walton 1:04:48
9 111 Chris Pride 1:09:14
10 113 Dustin Houchin 1:11:10
11 115 Robert Thompson 1:11:18
12 125 Randy Ward 1:13:53
13 129 Shawn Kirby 1:14:49
14 124 Brian Davis 1:15:41
15 114 Mike Soost 1:17:45
16 117 Ryan Little 1:19:53
17 118 Jason Dechant 1:20:22
18 119 Jason Mitchell 1:22:28
19 122 Anthony Wilkins 1:23:58
20 121 Charles Sexton 1:26:51
21 120 Ramon Vinas 1:26:52
22 107 Tyler Charles DNF
23 126 Julio Peralta DNF


CLASS: JUNIOR 18 & UNDER OPEN / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 556 Trace Saum 55:33
2 558 Andrew Wible DNF




CLASS: JUNIOR 14 & UNDER / 2 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 316 Caleb Nevins 35:31
2 278 River Green 38:47
3 280 Cooper Muench 41:04
4 275 Robert Berry 41:25
5 284 Eric McKenna 41:35
6 282 Hunter Muench 43:09
7 276 Alejandro McFarland 43:58
8 279 Camden Woodard 47:43
9 283 Thomas Walton 52:50
10 285 David Dick 54:26
11 328 ? 1:13:38
12 322 Mickade Atchley 1:19:56
13 325 Ian Liebler DNF
14 326 Nathan Liebler DNF
15 317 Jack Koleszar DNS

CLASS: BEGINNER WOMEN / 2 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 117 Magnolia Lang 44:07
2 115 Amanda Mullen 46:18
3 118 Ana Ward 47:34
4 116 Annette Dusenbury 1:05:31
5 113 Ester King DNF
6 114 Andrea Catasus DNF

CLASS: SINGLE SPEED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 473 Gordan Wadsworth VA SS Champ 1:02:43
2 477 Wes Watkinson 1:05:48
3 476 Scottie Pendelton 1:08:38
4 474 Jeff Hellner 1:11:07
5 479 Melissa Cooper 1:31:22
6 478 Danna Liebler 1:31:26
7 475 Ethan Lindbloom DNF
8 480 Rob Tripp DNF


CLASS: VET 35+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 651 Mike Hosang 1:03:57
2 649 Michael Phillips 1:08:29
3 647 Brandon Gibbons 1:10:48
4 648 Bruce Lowekamp 1:13:43
5 653 James Ezzell 1:16:11
6 650 Frank Palmieri 1:16:53
7 646 Jeff Swanson 1:19:57
8 654 David Wheeler 1:20:45
9 645 Joshua Cave 1:22:12
10 644 Chad Caden 1:23:58
11 642 Jevenal Herrea 1:36:39
12 643 Gregory Gibbons 1:40:49
13 652 Billy Miller DNF

CLASS: MASTERS 45+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 158 Steve Nevins 1:02:18
2 180 Rob Suydam 1:05:11
3 172 Thomas Richeson 1:06:20
4 170 Clarke Tanner 1:07:52
5 164 Ken Jefferson 1:09:14
6 175 Paul Panetta 1:09:20
7 167 Trae Duty 1:09:50
8 156 Steven Prestyly 1:10:14
9 166 William Gilmer 1:10:53
10 165 Terry Duquette 1:11:31
11 163 Miles Pettengell 1:11:50
12 168 Jay Cullen 1:11:56
13 159 Russell Nevins 1:13:44
14 177 Steve Tetreault 1:14:39
15 169 Dan Hockenberger 1:15:23
16 171 Brad Cole 1:18:52
17 178 David Satira 1:19:03
18 179 David Osman 1:27:14
19 181 Jeff Shakelford 1:27:44
20 173 Troy Edwards 1:31:26
21 176 Mark Broadwell 1:32:22
22 174 Mike Baker 1:37:36
23 162 Eddie Porter DNF
24 160 Jeff Nutter DNF
25 161 Shawn Powell DNF


CLASS: Age 55+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 612 Thomas Richeson 1:10:50
2 609 Chris Berry 1:20:14
3 610 Charles Futcher 1:22:18
4 618 Barry Herneisey 1:23:09
5 614 Tony Watkinson ?
6 608 Dave Olds 1:25:59
7 615 Mike McDonald 1:36:12
8 616 Frank Schmitz
9 617 Eric Alger
10 613 Jeff Gainer DNF
11 607 Paul Atkinson DNF
12 611 Ken Starkey DNF

CLASS: SPORT MEN OPEN / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 317 James Allmon 1:06:10
2 307 Tyler Tetreault 1:07:43
3 309 Alex Gilliam 1:08:59
4 305 Wick Smith 1:10:06
5 314 Adam Veneris 1:11:00
6 312 Michael Carhart 1:14:23
7 315 Ryan Scott 1:16:01
8 319 Sam Park 1:16:27
9 310 Stephen Moran 1:17:03
10 306 Bernard Williamson 1:17:41
11 304 Chris Rouzie 1:18:09
12 308 Reed Williams 1:21:18
13 316 Chris Liesfeld 1:21:33
14 318 Roger Jacklay 1:31:30
15 321 Joshua Campbell 1:32:23
16 313 Brandon McCormick 1:35:43
17 320 Matthew Pettygrove DNF
18 351 Kyle Little DNS

CLASS: SPORT WOMEN / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 790 Autumn Bartels 1:28:34
2 789 Marion Palmieri 1:31:17
3 788 Amanda LeClair 1:34:09



CLASS: WOMEN 40+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 962 Jean Troutman 1:37:12
2 961 Evelyn Cooper 1:39:19


CLASS: PRO/EXPERT MEN / Prolog + 6 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 4 Adam Croft 1:37:45
2 14 Edward Anderson 1:37:46
3 1 Keck Baker 1:37:54
4 12 Gordan Wadsworth 1:39:10
5 7 Ryan Cullen 1:40:10
6 16 John Petrylak 1:42:24
7 17 Josh Craig 1:51:26
8 13 Wes Watkinson 1:55:01
9 19 Scottie Pendleton 1:56:41
10 21 John Witherspoon 1:57:21
11 18 Jeff Hellner 2:02:53
12 20 Charles Snyder DNF
13 22 Lester Brown DNF
14 15 Lucas Mariutti DNS

CLASS: PRO/EXPERT WOMEN / Prolog + 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 66 Andrea Dvorak 1:15:06
2 67 Avanell Scales 1:19:33
3 68 Laura Maple 1:24:54
4 65 Mellisa Cooper 1:35:28

29th Annual Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge - 2016

28th Annual Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge – Oct 24 & 25, 2015

28th Annual Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge – Oct 24 & 25, 2015 The year of the Mechanical! Once again great weather and course conditions greeted racers for both days of competition at this year’s Tidewater Challenge. The weekend started off with the 5 Hour Marathon events and saw the return of Joe Fish to the top step of the Men’s Solo podium completing 17 laps in under 5 hours! Joel Nankman and Wes Watkinson took 2nd and 3rd with 16 laps each in a little over 5 hours. On the women’s side it would be Jessica Nankman taking the Women’s Solo Victory in her first appearance at Tidewater with 13 laps in 5 hours. She was followed by Laura Maple with 12 laps and Evelyn Cooper with 9 laps. The Team Marathon saw Adolfo Carrion & Keith Papamcolas take the win with 17 laps in 5:07:54 ahead of Marco Demartin & John Kromis 17 laps in 5:15:10 and followed in third by Dean Katsaros & Andrew Moore with 16 laps at 5:15:04. The STXC was up next and included a “Joker Lane” this year adding extra strategy and excitement to the mix for racers and spectators. The Joker Lane was a slightly longer section off of the main STXC lap that all riders were required to take on 1 of their 5 laps! The short course runs about 5 minutes per lap and is mostly on the Motocross sections with all its lumps, jumps and berms but also includes some fast flat twisty sections. 2014 Junior Short Track National Champion Adam Croft would grab the Holeshot but be passed early by Steve Nevins who would hold the lead for almost 2 of the 5 lap race as Croft and Matt Bailey chose to dive into the Joker Lane early. Croft would charge back to the front with Bailey nipping at his heals until a miscue in one of the berm turns would put Bailey down hard and give Croft an easy cruise to the finish. Bailey would pick himself up in time to hold off Nevins for 2nd. Sunday's events start with the Kids races which includes ages 3, 6, 10, 14 and under short course races. Winners were Lillyan Felmey, Joey Koch, Caleb Nevins and Tyler Corliss respectively. Caleb Nevins got a vine wrapped tightly around his cassette causing a severe chain skip requiring a quick pit stop to clear it out without losing the lead. Minor Mechanical #1. The Group 1 racers use the full course less one section for safety reasons, which cuts off about 45 seconds per lap. The Beginner Men saw Westyn Wilhelm dominate their 3 lap race with a very fast time of 49:00. Time to move up Westin! John Koch took 2nd at 55:41 and Richard Mays took 3rd at 58:48. The Beginner Women’s division saw 11 year old Autumn Bartels (2014 9-10 National Champion) take the victory in 42:10 over Amanda Moller 44:02 and Veronica Salazar 44:56. Adam Veneris improved his time and position from last year to take the victory ahead of Craig Hamilton and James Allman in the highly competitive Junior 18 & Under Open class. The Junior 14 and Under Open was the only class other than the Pro/Experts to ride the Prolog section to allow them to have a full lap (minus the 45 second piece). 9 year old Caleb Nevins would take the victory at 22:47 over longtime rival and friend Tyler Corliss and Camden Woodard. Group 2 was up next and included the return of Matt Bailey to the Single Speed line up and another Championship to his mantle as he completed the 5 lap race in 1:17:18 followed by Ethan Lindbloom at 1:25:19 and Zachary Griffin at 1:26:21. Michael Hosang would again take the 35+ title at 1:03:30 ahead of Cameron Holland at 1:05:38. Hosang had already begun to pull away when Cameron’s rear tire went down forcing him to run his bike in the last few sections. Mechanical #2. Cam was able to hold onto 2nd place ahead of Michael Phillips by 10 seconds. Once again one of the largest divisions of the weekend was the Master 45+ class which saw 2014 Champion Steve Nevins engaged in a seesaw battle with Darren Cox for the 2015 crown. Nevins off to a fast start would hold the lead until a chain drop and jam, Mechanical ‪#‎3a‬, on a fast section on lap 2 of 4 would allow Cox to pass. Nevins would catch Cox’s wheel and hold it until Cox crashed in a sharp turn allowing Nevins to squeeze by and retake the lead for the rest of lap 3. Nevins would go down in a turn on lap 4 but quickly remount to maintain the lead with just a half lap to go. Nevins (who often jokes about being able to ride sections of the course with his eyes closed) would again make an uncharacteristic mistake clipping a tree and going down hard this time causing his hamstring to tighten up forcing him remount and spin slowly to avoid a lockup. Nevins would give Cox room to pass at the top of the next hill but then regain composer and once again grab Cox’s wheel setting the stage for a last half lap showdown. But alas the drama would end as Nevins would again drop his chain, Mechanical ‪#‎3b‬, in a root garden allowing Darren Cox to open up enough of a gap to hang on for the win. Their times of 1:02:39 and 1:03:23 were the fastest of all the 4 lap races. Tidewater regular Clarke Tanner would come through in 3rd at 1:07:21. Group 3 saw Evan Lang take the win in the Sport Men’s class at 1:06:18 followed just 12 seconds later by Joseph Hoskins with Chris Puzan taking 3rd with a time of 1:09:04. Tony Watkinson decided to race the Senior 55+ class instead of the Single Speed division that he has raced for years and it paid off with a win ahead of Tidewater sponsor Barry Herneisey of Bikes Unlimited in Williamsburg. Jon Markiewicz would come across in 3rd. Larysa Stein was the winner and only finisher of 2 racers in the Sport Women’s division this year. The Women’s 40+ class saw 2 new entries this year but lost 2 of the regulars. Becky Borkett completed 4 laps in 1:32:17 ahead of Beneline Williams at 1:36:13 and Jean Troutman at 1:46:43. The Pro/Expert Men and Women were the grand finale of the weekend and would not disappoint the large crowd that had stayed to watch the action. The Prolog would be used again this year to allow the riders more time to spread out and give the spectators more time to see the close action before the riders head to the back of the course for the first of 6 laps. The Pro/Expert women only had 2 competitors this year as the CX season would draw several of the top ladies out of the region for the weekend. This would open the door for Mason Hopkins to take her first Tidewater crown ahead of Jessica Nankman who would take the Women’s Trifecta Title! The Pro/Expert Men would see Adam Croft grab another holeshot for the weekend with Jeremiah Bishop and Keck Baker in tow and the trio would begin to gap the field early. Not far into the race Matt Bailey ripped his cleat out of his shoe, Mechanical #4, and was thinking his day was done when race director Steve Nevins saw what had happened and quickly ran through the woods looking for a replacement pair of size 43 shoes. The 1st person he came upon was York River Mechanical Contracting’s Jeff Hellner, Tidewater’s new title sponsor for 2015, who said “I have a size 44”. Nevins got the shoes and dashed back through the woods and got Matt back into the race in a NASCAR style pit stop! Meanwhile the trio of Croft, Bishop and Baker were trading places and putting on one of the best races in years at Tidewater. The previous days Marathon Solo winner Joe Fish was all by himself in no man’s land between the top 3 and NICA standout Taylor Clarke in 5th. By the third lap the unrelenting pace of the seasoned Pro’s Bishop and Baker started to show on Croft as he started to loose contact with the leaders. All of the sudden a very fresh looking Joe Fish, who was still throwing whips off the jumps even after riding 17 laps the previous day, started looking like he may be able to bridge up to Croft. Meanwhile Bailey, who was last after the cleat incident had been steadily making up ground and closing on Clarke in 5th place. Fish finally caught Croft and it looked like he would be able to pull away as Croft appeared to be struggling, but the young gun found another gear and stuck right on Fish’s wheel. So the drama was set for the closing lap with 3 pairs of racers battling for 1st, 3rd and 5th! Matt Bailey’s come from behind ride would end just 13 seconds shy of Taylor Clarke who would take 5th. Joe Fish and Adam Croft would take their battle for 3rd right to the line in a sprint finish with Fish just nipping Croft across the line which may be the ride of 2015 considering he had just completed his 23rd lap of the weekend! This finish would also give Joe Fish the Men’s Tidewater Trifecta Title ahead of Matt Bailey and Joel Nankman. Ryan Cullen would finish in the money with a 7th at his first Tidewater Pro/Expert race followed by Eric Sjoerdsmal in 8th also in the money. Of note is the fact that 3 of the top 7 riders (Croft, Clarke, Cullen) are High School age and have been racing each other for years in the Virginia High School and NICA Series! The future is here! Multi time Tidewater Challenge Champion Jeremiah Bishop and 2014 Champion Keck Baker had never been more than a few bike links apart the entire race as they were heading for another final lap showdown. The anticipation was high as everyone expected the duo to come out of the woods together with only “Horseshoe Hill”, “Jerry’s Jump” and the run up to the Finish Line left. Bishop had other ideas beside a sprint finish and launched an attack going full Ninja gaining a 10 second lead with less than a half mile to the line. It appeared that Bishop’s strategy had worked to perfection except for it was the year of the what…. Mechanical…..#5! On one of the final significant rooty climbs of the day Bishop’s chain would let loose allowing Baker to pass and cruise in for the win successfully defending his #1 plate for 2015! Bishop was able to to run/coast it in to the line for 2nd and his first defeat at Tidewater Challenge in years. Bishop taking the events with true professional sportsmanship and no excuses merely stated “hey it happens”! What excitement will October 29-30, 2016 hold for next year’s Tidewater Challenge? Hopefully all the excitement and drama without the Mechanicals! Thanks to Title Sponsor York River Mechanical Contracting, Inc. who really can do it all for your home or business and would literally give you the shoes off their feet if need be! Our Platinum sponsors include Sports Williamsburg, Bikes Unlimited, BikeBeat, The Daily Grind, Village Bicycles, Howard Hanna Ted Evans Realtor, Red Barn Bicycles, East Coast Bicycles and Conte’s Bike Shop. Gold Sponsors include Scat Bicycles, Hawley, Glide Bikes, FreeRider, Inc., Wave Riding Vehicles, North End Cyclery and Bartlett & Spirn Attorney’s at Law. *Special Thanks to Anne Nevins, Ralph and Joanne Strojny, Tammy Gomez, Todd Cooke, Ralph and “J” Will and of course the Tidewater Challenge course which waits patiently each year for the last 24 years for the party to begin!

27th Annual Tidewater MTB Challenge - 2014

27th Annual Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge

Williamsburg, VA - October 25-26, 2014

Fantastic weather, lots of sun and temps in the 70’s made for a great weekend of racing at the 27th edition of the Tidewater MTB Challenge. The 3rd largest turnout in event history was recorded for the classic fall event, which was once again the finals for the 2014 Virginia Off Road Series (VORS).

The Marathon classes started the weekend events as both the Solo and Team categories got underway Saturday morning. Jordan Kahlenberg logged a record 16 laps in 5:09:14 and used the double points allowed for Marathon Solo Men riders toward his overall Trifecta bid. John Gaudio and Garry Gappy completed 15 laps to round out the top 3. Danelle Grant would also complete a record number of laps for the Marathon Solo Women with 13 laps in 5:03:44 and use this score toward her Trifecta tally. Brittany Hatcher and Lorene Davidson completed 12 and 11 laps respectively for 2nd and 3rd. The Marathon Team of Jeff Hellner and Scott Pendleton set the Team record with 18 laps at 5:16:42. These two competed on Single Speed MTB’s for their entire weekend’s bid for Trifecta glory. Jeff Hellner was all in this year for Tidewater both in his Trifecta bid and as a new sponsor for the event with his newly established York River Mechanical Contracting, Inc. The teams of Adolfo Carrion / Keith Papamcolas and Marco Demartin / John Kromis both completed 17 laps to fill out the top 3.

The Men’s STXC would see the 2014 Short Track National Champion (boys 13-14 years) Adam Croft take the victory ahead of Ryan Cullen and race director Steve Nevins. Cullen ran a Handlebar cam and produced a nice video which can be seen on YouTube by searching “Tidewater Challenge”. Brian Kunz also posted a couple of nice videos on YouTube and there are some vintage Tidewater videos there as well! Mason Hopkins took the Women’s STXC ahead of Emily Croft and Samantha McKinnon.

Sunday morning began with the kids short track races and saw Luke Rudolph take the victory 4 seconds ahead of Olivia Nevins who was followed by Elizabeth Stein in 3rd for the 3 and Under class. Seth Rudolph took the win in the 6 and Under age class ahead of Brook Bartels and Rocco Lehman. Next up was the highly competitive 10 and Under class which saw an exciting battle between Virginia High School Elementary State Champion Robert Berry and Cross Country National #4 (boys 6-8 years) Caleb Nevins. The two were never more than a wheel apart for their 17 minute dual to the finish line. Lapped traffic going up the finish hill on the final lap kept Nevins from making a run for 1st as Berry was able to defend his victory from last year by less than a second. Landon May grabbed the holeshot but would washout in the 2nd turn and recover for an impressive 3rd place finish and much improved time and place over last year’s result. In the 14 and Under class Elijah Shipp would take the victory over Kirk Hopson, Tyler Corliss and 2014 National Champion (girls 9-10 years) Autumn Bartels who was racing up in age and against the boys.

The Beginner Men were up next and compete on the full lap minus 1 tricky section that cuts out about 45 seconds per lap compared to the other adult classes. AW Woolfrey took the win followed by Lee Abston and David Wilkerson in a large field of 35 riders. Of note is the fact that back in the record setting attendance year of 1994 there were over 200 Beginners and First Timers at Tidewater Challenge!

The Junior 18 & Under saw Charlie Ormsby and Adam Veneris renew their rivalry from the VA High School race series this year with Ormsby pulling away for a 1 minute victory followed by Veneris and Craig Hamilton in 3rd.

The Beginner Women saw a good rider turn out and Kristian Kesecker taking the victory. Marsha Lynn Jedlinski took 2nd about 3 minutes back followed by Brenda Seyler. Kesecker and Jedlinski were the only 2 Beginner Women to complete 3 laps as it was decided to cut the race to 2 laps for the remaining field.

In the new Junior 12 and Under full lap category Caleb Nevins was ready to avenge his 2nd place finish from his earlier 10 and under race. Nevins took an early lead and never looked back posting and impressive 23 minute lap for an 8 year old! Ryan Little used his mad bike handling skills to hold off a hard charging Autumn Bartels who would round out the top 3 podiums spots.

The Virginia State Single Speed Championship event was up next and crowned a new champ in local rider Cameron Holland in his first appearance in the class. 2nd place went to Wes Watkinson who was also racking up Trifecta points. 3rd place went to former champion and Tidewater regular Robert Suydam.

The Vet 35+ would see a repeat winner with Michael Hosang followed by Jerry “Airtime” Hadley and Chris Scales for 3rd. Hadley’s image, in full “wrestler” costume, was used for the T-Shirt and Pint art this year.

The Master 45+ class was one of the largest and deepest classes of the weekend with 2 former Tidewater Pro/Expert Champions and several class champions in the lineup. Two time Pro/Expert Champion Steve Nevins would be competing in his first cross country race in 13 years. Nevins would grab the holeshot, quickly gap the field and be out of sight by the ¼ mile mark! The other former champ Paul Brown worked his way into 2nd place but allergies and the relentless hills of Tidewater would slow his progress eventually dropping him out of the top ten. Terry Duguette would move up to 2nd place and be followed by former winner Bill Gilmer in 3rd.

A good turnout in the Sport Men category made up one of the largest classes of the weekend. Ryan Cullen showed it is time to move up to the Expert level with the win and an impressive race time of 1:22:09 for 5 laps. Oliver Harris and Jason Wood tried to keep Cullen in sight but had to settle for 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The Age 55+ class was once again won by longtime Tidewater competitor Frank Smith. Smith was there at the 1st Tidewater event and has only missed a few over 27 years! Bikes Unlimited owner and Tidewater sponsor Barry Herneisey would once again have to settle for the runner-up position followed by former MX rider and longtime Tidewater supporter, Dave Olds.

Sarah Twiford would roll over the small Sport Women’s class with the biggest margin of victory of the weekend, absolutely crushing the course record for that class! Liz Spencer took 2nd and had to stay on the gas just to stay on the lead lap. The clock doesn’t lie and Twiford’s average lap times would have put her battling for a top 3 in the Pro/Expert women’s division! Bye Bye Sport Class!

The Women’s 40+ class was again dominated by Paula Smith, the other half of “Team Smith”. Jean Troutman and Deborah White would take 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The Pro/Expert Women saw the return to form of Avanell Scales who would set one of the fastest race times in recent memory. Denelle Grant would take 2nd place giving her a near perfect Trifecta score and the Womens’s Trifecta title with a nice cash bonus and Fender electric guitar. Mason Hopkins rode well to secure 3rd place for the second year in a row followed by Melissa Presnell fourth and Brandy Adams in fifth.

Multi time Pro/Expert Men’s champion Jeremiah Bishop had planned to make his annual pilgrimage to Tidewater, but a family function combined with a bum vehicle would have JB on the sidelines for 2014 and the number 1 plate up for grabs. Keck Baker, still recovering from emergency appendicitis surgery just weeks earlier, was cleared by his doctor to “train” but not “race”. Baker decided to line up and trained his way to his first Tidewater Challenge Championship. Charles Synder would stick on Baker’s wheel but lose touch around the halfway mark, still holding onto 2nd place. Adam Croft improved his finish position from last year but more significant is the fact that he lopped about 7 minutes off his race time! He could be competing for the win within a couple years. Finishing in 4th place was Michael Runnels who was able to keep the gap close to Croft and regain a top placing after last year’s crash and DNF. Jordan Kahlenberg would finish a strong 5th which would be high enough to give him the Men’s Tidewater Trifecta Championship complete with a nice cash bonus and Fender guitar! Jeff Hellner would finish 9th which would be just enough to take 2nd overall in the Trifecta compared to Wes Watkinson’s 10th place for 3rd place overall in the Trifecta. Scott Pendleton and Matthew Kesecker would round out the top 5 Trifecta Podium.

Special Thanks to all our GREAT Sponsors: Casey Auto Group, Sports Williamsburg, Bikes Unlimited, BikeBeat, Village Bikes, Red Barn Bikes, East Coast Bicycles, William E. Wood Realtors, The Daily Grind, York River Mechanical Contracting Inc., Contes Bike Shop, Raleigh/Lapierre, Scat Bikes, Free Rider Inc., Glide Bikes, Hawley, North End Cyclery, Wave Riding Vehicles, Bike West and Bartlett & Spirn Attorneys at Law.

Extra Special Thanks to all the Volunteers, Land Owners and Racers that help make the event a success!

27th Annual Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge 2014 - Results

27th ANNUAL TIDEWATER MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE RESULTS
Williamsburg, VA October 25 & 26, 2014
CLASS: Trifecta-(Men)
Name STXC SS MarathonTeam Marathon Solo Pro/Exp Points Place
Jordan Kalenberg 1+1=2                                     5     7          1
Jeff Hellner          4        1                                    9   14          2
Wes Watkinson    2        4                                    10   16        3
Scott Pendleton    5        1                                    12   18        4
Matthew Kesecker                                5+5=10   11   21        5
William Miller 8                7                                13   28        6
CLASS: Trifecta-(Women)
Name STXC SS MarathonTeam Marathon Solo Pro/Exp Points Place
Danelle Grant   1+1=2     2    4   1
CLASS:  MARATHON SOLO (MEN)       /        5 HOUR SOLO Race 
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 282 Jordan Kahlenberg  16 laps
5:09:14
2               279 John Gaudio  15 laps
4:52:00
3 284 Garry Gappy  15 laps
5:02:00
4 290 Nathan Kottkamp  14 laps
5:01:00
5 269 Matthew Kesecker  14 laps
5:09:22
6 271 Joseph White  13 laps
5:01:59
7 285 Brad Cooke  13 laps
5:10:24
8 274 Alan Agee  12 laps
5:03:41
9 276 John Cloutier  12 laps
5:08:14
10 270 David Copper  11 laps
4:46:00
11 286 Matthew Ralph  11 laps
4:52:00
12 289 Fran Lenahan  11 laps
5:11:20
13 277 Ian Stott                   11 laps
5:19:09
14 273 Ben Faust   10 laps
4:40:00
15 278 Richard Morrison  10 laps
5:14:24
16 291 Matthew Ferry  10 laps
5:43:00
17 280 Robert Eiserman  9 laps
4:01:00
18 292 Peter Hansen  9 laps
5:29:42
19 288 Scott Baker  7 laps
4:29:30
20 272 Dion Miller  6 laps
3:09:00
21 281 Joshua Rudolph  5 laps
3:29:00
22 275 Jerico Slavin  4 laps
1:19:00
23 287 Adam Cartwright  3 laps
1:17:00
CLASS:  MARATHON SOLO (Women)    /   5 HOUR SOLO Race 
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 27 Danelle Grant  13 laps
5:03:44
2               24 Brittany Hatcher  12 laps
5:23:20
3 26 Lorene  Davidson  11 laps
5:12:05
4 21 Evelyn Cooper  10 laps
4:48:00
5 23 Deborah White  10 laps
5:01:02
6 25 Lynn Faust  9 laps
4:51:00
7 22 Kristin Kesecker  8 laps
5:06:46
8 28 Mackenzie Murphy  2 laps
1:07:00
9 29 Dreama Davis   2 laps
1:17:00

CLASS:  MARATHON OPEN TEAM  /    5HR 2 Person Team Race 
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 X67 Jeff Hellner / Scott Pendleton                 18 laps
5:16:42
2 X70 Adolfo Carrion / Keith Papamcolas 17 laps
5:06:42
3 X68 Marco Demartin / John Kromis  17 laps
5:11:49
4 X73 Alec Mckenzie /Wes Watkinson 16 laps
5:13:41
5 X72 Milton Rojas / Tyler Papanicolas 16 laps
5:16:15
6 X69 Steve Dye / Todd Smith  15 laps
5:06:18
7 X74 William Miller / Sean Matthews  15 laps
5:09:57
8 X75 Liz Schleeper / Michael Carhart 15 laps
5:20:08
9 X91 Steven Prestyly / Michael Killius 14 laps
4:55:00
10 X89 Joshua Cave / Christian Martel  14 laps
5:03:07
11 X65 Shawn Strippel/Dan Hockenberger 14 laps
5:11:54
12 X71 Debbie Papanicolas / Sonny Gray 14 laps
5:12:04
13 X76 Chris Berry / Robert Berry  11 laps
5:15:19
14 X66 Ed Morris / Beneline Williams  10 laps
4:51:00
15 X90 Mike Starts / Ben Bristow  9 laps
4:09:00
CLASS: STXC (Short Track)  (Men)  DISTANCE: 5 Laps 2 Heats
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Total Score
1 379 Adam Croft  1+1=2
2 378 Ryan Cullen  2+2=4
3 384 Steve Nevins  3+3=6
4 380 Lester Brown III  4+4=8
5 376 Devon Fournier  5+5=10
6 383 Richard Shurtz  7+6=13
7 377 Bradley Harger  6+7=13
8 382 Billy Miller                   8+8=16
9 375 Chase Webb  11+9=20
10 374 Shawn Powell  9+DNS=21
11 381 Ben Faust                  10+DNS=22

CLASS: STXC (Short Track)  (Women)   DISTANCE: 5 Laps 2 Heats
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Total Score
1 629 Mason Hopkins  1+1=2
2 631 Emily Croft  2+2=4
3 632 Samantha McKinnon                3+3=6
4 630 Lynn Faust  4+DNS
5 628 Emily Miles  DNS

CLASS:  KIDS 3 AND UNDER      DISTANCE:  ~2 MINUTES
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 351 Luke Rudolph   2:05
2 350 Olivia Nevins   2:09
3 353 Elizabeth Stein   5:36
4 352 Nicole Rooney
CLASS:  Kids 6 AND UNDER     DISTANCE:  ~5 MINUTES
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 234 Seth Rudolph    3:17
2 236 Brook Bartels    3:28
3 232 Rocco Lehman    3:59
4 237 Chloe Mclain    4:41
5 238 Coleman Hunt    4:48
6 233 Erin Kromis    5:12
7 235 Lauren May    6:37
CLASS:  Kids 10 AND UNDER       DISTANCE:  2.5 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 22 Robert Berry  17:20
2 19 Caleb Nevins  17:21
3 24 Landon May  19:45
4 28 Tyler Hobbs  21:57
5 29 Samuel Sturt  24:56
6 21 Brayden Kromis  25:49
7 23 Oscar Gaske  25:51
8 25 Connor Martin  27:03
9 26 Jewel Bartels  30:30
10 20 Lauren Corliss  30:59
11 27 Jonah Wilkenson  DNF



CLASS:  Kids 14 AND UNDER      DISTANCE:  3.5 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 814 Elijah Shipp  23:11
2 815 Kirk Hobson  23:33
3 813 Tyler Corliss  25:42
4 817 Autumn Bartels  26:24
5 816 Eric Willetts  29:08
6 818 Keagan Ave Drummond DNF


CLASS:  MEN BEGINNER  /  3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 162 AW Woolfrey  52:34
2 150 Lee Abston  56:36
3 165 David Wilkerson  57:47
4 168 Ran Cabell  57:52
5 167 Noah Schiller  58:19
6 161 Shannon Hirtriter  59:20
7 172 Chris Rouzie  59:28
8 149 Jay Mathews  1:00:17
9 163 Edward Anderson  1:00:43
10 171 Ron Schaecher  1:01:22
11 169 Sam Sturt                   1:02:02
12 181 Steve Pingree  1:03:54
13 177 Brian Prax  1:05:45
14 180 Kyle Moran  1:06:10
15 176 Ned Ormsby  1:06:30
16 158 Jeffrey Johnson  1:06:48
17 182 Benjamin Nickless  1:07:41
18 159 Jason Sweat  1:07 :45
19 174 Brian Davis  1:10:56
20 170 John Woodard  1:11:21
21 164 Jon Miller                  1:12:00
22 179 Zack Moran  1:13:26
23 151 John Jedlinski  1:14:00
24 160 Michael Killius  1:14:47
25 173 Casey Murray  1:16:16
26 153 Jay Poston  1:18:37
27 154 Hobie Leyman  1:22:34
28 155 Michael Buff  1:23:55
29 178 Kevin Moray  1:27:24
30 166 Joey Maxtin  DNF
31 157 Brian Ezzelle  DNF
32 148 Chris Pride  DNF
33 152 John Gulatsi  DNS
34 156 Stu Young  DNS
35 175 Bryan Deem  DNS
CLASS:  JUNIOR 18 & UNDER OPEN  /   3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 68 Charlie Ormsby  52:30
2 60 Adam Veneris  53:44
3 59 Craig Hamilton  57:41
4 62 Jack Anderson  58:31
5 56 Chase Webb  59:57
6 65 Elijah Shipp                 1:01:43
7 63 Kyle Little                  1:01:54
8 67 John Rosemond                 1:09:18
9 57 Collin Fornier  1:14:22
10 69 Blaze Prax  1:22:00
11 70 Timonthy Mills  1:24:42
12 66 Robert Berry  1:31:03
13 64 Rachel Crytser  1:35:55
14 55 Dillon Crytser  No Time
15 58 Casey Fulton  DNF
16 61 Edward Anderson III  DNF
CLASS:  JUNIOR 12 & UNDER   /   1 LAP
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 278 Caleb Nevins  23:00
2 281 Ryan Little  24:21
3 283 Autumn Bartels  24:35
4 279 Tyler Corliss  27:18
5 282 Eric Willetts  DNS
CLASS:  BEGINNER WOMEN    /   2 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 667 Kristian Kesecker 1:21:15  for 3 laps 47:39
2 661 Marsha Lynn Jedlinski1:25:10 for 3 laps 50:47
3 668 Brenda Seyler  56:05
4 671 Debbie Glover  58:10
5 666 Melissa Feeley  59:12
6 664 Carmin Hamlin  1:04:20
7 665 Jodi Gold                  1:04:37
8 662 Robin Ivey  1:12:40
9 663 Becky Crytser  1:12:44
10 669 Lilo Navales  1:26:26
11 660 Emily Miles  DNS
12 672 Elizabeth Rooney  DNS
CLASS:   SINGLE SPEED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP / 5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 964 Cameron Holland, VA SS Champ   1:20:18
2 956 Wes Watkinson  1:21:45
3 958 Robert Suydam  1:23:03
4 955 Jeff Hellner  1:24:08
5 960 Scott Pendelton  1:25:34
6 954 Powell Blankenship  1:25:44
7 962 Jay Cullen  1:28:49
8 957 Bryan Carpenter  1:28:53
9 965 Ben Buchanan  No Time
10 963 Kevin Horvath  DNF
11 960 Tony Watkinson  DNF
12 56 Ian Stott                  DNF

CLASS:  VET 35+   /   4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 406 Mike Hosang  1:03:36
2 410 Jerry Hadley  1:06:34
3 413 Chris Scales  1:07:20
4 415 Michael Phillips  1:07:55
5 408 Chris Little  1:18:02
6 404 James Ezzell  1:18:11
7 405 Travis Lloyd  1:21:00
8 414 Brian Mowry  1:24:29
9 407 James Hoard  1:28:36
10 411 Craig Valentine  1:31:22
11 412 Dave Gaske  1:32:19
12 409 Richard Chittick  1:33:03
13 416 Brent Segeleon  DNF
CLASS:  MASTERS 45+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 839 Steve Nevins  1:06:31
2 857 Terry Duguette  1:08:51
3 842 Bill Gilmer                  1:09:11
4 861 Steve Tetrault  1:10:27
5 840 Russell Nevins  1:10:58
6 847 John Kromis  1:11:31
7 862 Steven Prestyly  1:11:32
8 852 Rick Young  1:11:43
9 853 Paul Panetta  1:12:32
10 863 Eric Cofer                  1:12:35
11 844 Joel Clark                  1:12:53
12 855 Paul Brown  1:14:56
13 858 John Brodie  1:15:40
14 846 Shawn Powell  1:15:46
15 851 Miles Pettengell  1:17:44
16 854 George Willetts  1:17:51
17 856 Jim McCullen  1:18:27
18 849 Pete Veneris  1:21:10
19 843 Bob Corliss  1:22:39
20 860 David Poling  1:24:10
21 841 Mike Baker  1:24:27
22 859 Mark Mugler  1:29:01
23 845 Brad Cole                    DNF
24 850 Paul Croft         1:06:53 3laps
25 848 Joesph White   DNF
CLASS:   Age 55+   /   4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 116 Frank Smith  1:14:04
2 111 Barry Herneisey  1:17:42
3 117 Dave Olds  1:19:27
4 115 Tim Starkey  1:21:42
5 120 Glen Hobart  1:28:31
6 114 William Gerhardt  1:29:33
7 112 Dennis Bigler  1:38:37
8 121 Larry Dell                   1:48:34
9 118 Frank Schmitz  DNF
10 113 Steve Hamilton  DNF
11 119 Eric Alger                  DNF
CLASS:  SPORT MEN OPEN  /    5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 711 Ryan Cullen  1:22:09
2 724 Oliver Harris  1:26:40
3 701 Jason Wood  1:28:47
4 725 Joseph Hoskins  1:28:59
5 729 Andrew Coleman  1:30:18
6 706 Trae Duty                  1:31:05
7 712 Frank Palmieri  1:31:15
8 705 Stephen Hersh  1:31:25
9 720 Will Suhring  1:31:57
10 716 Ross Moorefield  1:33:36
11 715 Samuel Park  1:34:33
12 730 Danny Frizzell  1:34:34
13 719 Roy Caris                   1:35:50
14 710 Alec McKenzie  1:36:14
15 728 Hayden Westberry  1:37:58
16 721 Tyler Tetreault  1:38:58
17 722 Sean Murphy  1:39:51
18 702 Peter Henry  1:41:16
19 707 Devon Fournier  1:43:04
20 718 Matthew Ralph  1:43:26
21 713 Jason Boyd  1:45:15
22 732 Michael Carhartt  1:51:23
23 714 John Cloutier  1:52:00
24 708 Nicolas Casetta  DNF
25 727 Jerry White  DNF
26 726 Wick Smith  DNF
27 717 Mike Seek  DNF
28 723 Brantley Tyndall  DNF
29 731 Dave Osman  DNF
30 703 Ian Ayers                  DNF
31 704 Pwn Ayers  DNF
CLASS:  SPORT WOMEN   /    4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 589 Sarah Twiford  1:18:09
2 588 Liz Spencer  1:33:18
3 587 Marion Palmieri  DNF

CLASS:  WOMEN  40+  /   4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 313 Paula Smith  1:19:22
2 312 Jean Troutman  1:38:59
3 311 Deborah White  1:46:16

CLASS:  PRO/EXPERT MEN    /    6 LAPS + Prolog
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 3 Keck Baker  1:30:13
2 21 Charles Synder  1:32:50
3 5 Adam Croft  1:34:17
4 18 Michael Runnels  1:35::04
5 19 Jordan Kahlenberg  1:38:56
6 23 Eric Sjoerdsmal  1:39:40
7 14 Andrea Oja  1:44:42
8 8 Lester Brown  1:47:42
9 11 Jeff Hellner  1:48:36
10 15 Wes Watkinson  1:50:43
11 16 Matthew Kesecker  1:53:44
12 12 Scott Pendleton  1:56:40
13 17 William Miller  1:59:00
14 20 Frank Cundiff  DNF
15 22 David Reid  DNF
16 13 David Cooper  DNF
CLASS:  PRO/EXPERT WOMEN  /   5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 6W Avanell Scales  1:35:44
2 8W Denelle Grant  1:38:08
3 3W Mason Hopkins  1:39:55
4 4W Melissa Presnell  1:43:33
5 9W Brandy Adams  1:50:01
6 7W Emily Croft  DNF
7 2W Ali Ingram                   DNF

27th Annual Tidewater MTB Challenge - 2014

26th Annual Tidewater Challenge Results - 2013

26th ANNUAL TIDEWATER MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE RESULTS
Williamsburg, VA October 26 & 27, 2013

CLASS: Trifecta-Mtn Crit or Enduro/Single Speed/Pro-Exp
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Place
1 Matthew Bailey 1+1+4=6
2 Wilson Hale 2+4+9=15

CLASS: Womens -Tri-Mtn Crit or Enduro/Single Speed/Pro-Exp
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Place...
1 Francine Rapp 2+2+5=9
2 Avanell Schmitz 2+1+7=10

CLASS: ENDURO MEN / 5 HOUR SOLO Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 22 Christopher Jones 15 laps
5:00:00
2
30 Michael Phillips 15 laps
5:07:00
3 16 Tracy Michaud 15 laps
5:09:00
4 26 Matthew Kesecker 15 laps
5:23:00
5 21 Christopher Lane 14 laps
5:09:00
6 24 Brian Lancaster 14 laps
5:11:00
7 31 Steven Prestley 14 laps
5:19:00
8 27 Joseph White 13 laps
5:11:00
9 18 David Wilson 13 laps
5:21:00
10 29 Robert Maple 12 laps
5:22:00
11 20 Joshua Cave 11 laps
4:58:00
12 19 Fran Lenahan 11 laps
5:02:19
13 17 Talmage Bullock 10 laps
5:02:20
14 33 Dean Katsaras 10 laps
5:05:00
15 15 RJ Gray 9 laps
4:17:00
16 28 Ben Reynolds 8 laps
2:58
17 23 Jason Mozer 8 laps
4:30:00
18 25 Wilson Hale 6 laps
2:01
19 32 Eric Alger 6 laps
3:24
20 34 Kirk Hobson DNF

CLASS: ENDURO Women / 5 HOUR SOLO Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 44 Teresa DeWitt 11 laps
5:30:00
2
47 Francine Rapp 10 laps
4:45:00
3 48 Evelyn Cooper 9 Laps
4:58:00
4 46 Deborah White 9 laps
5:28
5 49 Dreama Davis 7 laps
4:30
6 45 Sarah Twiford DNF

CLASS: DUO-ENDURO OPEN / 5 Hour 2 Person Team Race
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 X83 Adolfo Carrion / Keith Papamcolas 16 laps
5:02:00
2 X81 Marco Demartin / John Kromis 16 laps
5:03:00
3 X85 Zachary Griffin / Garry Gappy 16 laps
5:11:00
4 X88 Ben Bristow / Robert Maye 14 laps
5:09:00
5 X80 Steve Dye / Todd Smith 14 laps
5:10:00
6 X84 Sam Ghalayini / Tyler Papamcolas 14 laps
5:19:00
7 X79 Richard Sisson / Gorden Wilkens 14 laps
5:21:00
8 X77 John York / David Cooper 13 laps
5:25:00
9 X86 Steve Stein / Larysa Stein 12 laps
4:55
10 X87 Ed Morris / Brian Findley 11 laps
5:26
11 X90 John Thompson/Matthew Terry 9 laps
4:12
12 X82 Steve McKnight / Uriah Moore 9 laps
4:22
13 X89 Sharon Oakley / Dave Osgood 9 laps
4:28
14 X78 Michael Shipp / Elijah Shipp 4 laps
1:45

CLASS: MTN CRIT (Men) DISTANCE: 2: 20min + 1 Lap Heats
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Total Score
1 5 Matthew Bailey 1+1=2
2 6 Adam Croft 2+2=4
3 22 Cameron Holland 3+3=6
4 9 Clarke Tanner 5+4=9
5 3 Jeffery Hellner 7+4=11
6 18 Wilson Hale 5+6=11
7 7 Steve Nevins 6+8=14
8 25 Keith Schmann 9+7=16
9 19 Lester Brown III 8+9=17
10 20 William Miller 11+10=21
11 4 Devon Fournier 10+11=21
12 8 Shawn Powell 13+12=25
13 24 James Fournier 12+13=25
14 10 Chase Webb 14+14=28
15 2 Tracy Michaud DNS
16 23 Don Mann DNS

CLASS:MTN CRIT (Women) DISTANCE: 2: 20min + 1 Lap Heats
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN Total Score
1 44 Mason Hopkins 2+1=3
2 45 Avanell Schmitz 1+3=4
3 21 Emily Croft 3+2=5

CLASS: KIDS 3 AND UNDER DISTANCE: 2 MINUTES
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 310 Wyatt Wallace 1:03
2 725 Lauren May 1:18
3 85 Luke Rudolph 1:24
4 90 Olivia Nevins 2:00

CLASS: Kids 6 AND UNDER DISTANCE: ~5 MINUTES
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 72 Jewel Bartels 4:22
2 75 Luke Rudolph 5:03
3 73 Brook Bartels 5:06
4 79 Rocco Lehman 5:19
5 83 Hugh Wallace 6:29
6 77 Coleman Hunt 6:59
7 78 Reese Lanahan 8:23
8 82 Heide Roberts 9:36
9 81 Chloe Roberts 14:58
10 74 Seth Rudolph DNF
11 80 Brodie Lehman DNF

CLASS: Kids 10 AND UNDER DISTANCE: 2 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 336 Robert Berry 16:29
2 343 Tyler Corliss 16:34
3 335 Autumn Bartels 17:04
4 337 Caleb Nevins 17:05
5 344 Ryan Little 19:48
6 340 Ryan Sisson 21:14
7 349 Jackson Martel 21:46
8 338 Hayden Gray 22:17
9 847 Landon May 22:20
10 845 Tyler Hobbs 23:23
11 339 David Carey 24:44
12 341 Samuel Sturt 24:47
13 346 Hailey Cooke 26:18
14 342 Wade Wilkens 30:20
15 348 Kaileigh Sisson DNF

CLASS: Kids 14 AND UNDER DISTANCE: 2 Laps
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 983 Adam Veneris 22:40
2 992 Cole Shenigo 22:55
3 993 Frances Chdal 23:39
4 990 Keagan Aue Drummond 23:41
5 994 Cade Davidson 23:42
6 987 Elijah Shipp 24:08
7 988 Colin Fournier 25:19
8 986 Jack Anderson 26:05
9 989 James Allman 26:38
10 984 Casey Fulton 30:10
11 991 Connor Hone DNF
12 985 Kirk Hobson DNS

CLASS: MEN BEGINNER 34 & Under / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 945 Ray Caris 52:27
2 947 Frank Palmiari 52:45
3 209 Ryan Cullen 55:06
4 952 Ran Cabell 55:38
5 948 Noah Schilles 57:08
6 953 Ryan Moberley 1:09:08
7 951 Brian Davis 1:15:07
8 946 Kyle Little 1:16:42
9 950 Walter Felmey 1:29:15
10 949 Neil Dinn 1:32:46

CLASS: MEN BEGINNER 35 & Over / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 39 Ryan Slone 56:14
2 48 Chris Woods 59:27
3 42 Joshua Rudolf 1:00:20
4 41 Chris Berry 1:01:09
5 43 Edward Anderson 1:01:52
6 40 Lee Abston 1:03:12
7 46 Chris Martel 1:04:08
8 36 Dean Womack 1:12:19
9 35 Sam Sturt 1:13:11
10 38 Chris Little 1:15:14
11 45 Hobie Leman 1:26:22
12 44 Ash Thumm 1:27:48
13 37 Joey Guth 1:31:07
CLASS: JUNIOR 18 & UNDER OPEN / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 215 Chris Lloyd 57:14
2 216 Thomas Carey 58:11
3 208 Chase Webb 1:08:11
4 204 John Gavin 1:16:22
5 210 Robert Berry 1:20:48
6 211 Ryan Little 1:49:01
7 212 Edward Anderson III DNF
8 217 Brant Shenigo DNF
9 205 Connor Gavin DNF
10 213 Josh Craig DNF
11 214 Elijah Shipp DNF

CLASS: BEGINNER WOMEN / 3 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 510 Marion Palmieri 1:09:24
2 508 Tami Cole 1:22:20
3 507 Ellie Hill 1:31:56
4 511 Donna Wolf 1:37:58
5 509 Julie Roberts DNF

CLASS: SINGLE SPEED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP / 5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 52 Matthew Bailey, VA SS Champ 1:16:15
2 51 Jeff Hellner 1:21:02
3 61 Ben Buchanan 1:26:05
4 60 Davy Hazelgrove 1:27:45
5 57 Wilson Hale 1:28:54
6 54 Scott Pendelton 1:28:55
7 50 Allen Campbell 1:29:31
8 59 Mike Seek 1:31:01
9 62 Tony Watkinson 1:36:50
10 55 Stephen Wood 1:41:23
11 53 Avanell Schmitz1st Place Women 1:45:26
12 56 Jay Cullen DNF
13 58 Kevin Horvath DNF

CLASS: VET 35+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 553 Mike Hosang 1:01:00
2 545 Robert Suydam 1:02:57
3 540 Chris Scales 1:03:30
4 537 Clarke Tanner 1:03:58
5 552 Hugh Wallace 1:04:41
6 546 Keith Schumman 1:06:03
7 548 Brandon Gibbons 1:07:00
8 544 Jeff Hadley 1:07:52
9 534 Jason Wood 1:07:56
10 543 Trae Duty 1:09:38
11 547 Brad Cooke 1:14:40
12 541 Juan Oropeza 1:15:36
13 550 Brian Mowry 1:18:43
14 538 Alan Dawkins 1:19:30
15 535 James Hoard 1:20:00
16 549 Chris Mclain 1:24:00
17 551 Daniel Ballin 1:25:00
18 539 John Barnes 1:27:00
19 532 Ryan Boone DNS
20 533 Dan Gibson DNS
21 536 Talmage Bullock DNS

CLASS: MASTERS 45+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 903 Rick Young 1:06:11
2 904 Paul Brown 1:06:26
3 915 Terry Duguette 1:07:38
4 906 Bill Gilmer 1:08:23
5 902 William Monroe 1:08:38
6 996 Eric Koehn 1:13:12
7 910 Russell Nevins 1:13:44
8 916 Eric Cofer 1:14:00
9 905 Stuart Hubbard 1:14:32
10 919 Dave Osman 1:15:17
11 913 Robert Kane 1:16:27
12 999 Mike McDonald 1:17:26
13 997 Mark Vann 1:18:00
14 918 Mark White 1:25:44
15 911 Mike Baker 1:22:04
16 995 Ron Schaecher 1:26:41
17 912 Harry Carraway 1:34:54
18 914 Jerry Nichols 1:47:14
19 998 Wes Petrin 1:54:00
20 917 Brad Cole DNF
21 908 Ken Jefferson DNS

CLASS: Age 55+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 927 Frank Smith 1:15:30
2 928 Barry Herneisey 1:15:31
3 933 Al Burgess 1:19:35
4 930 Dave Olds 1:20:39
5 934 Glen Hobart 1:29:30
6 931 Eric Alger 1:46:13
7 929 Bob Welch 1:46:19
8 932 Frank Schmitz DNF

CLASS: SPORT MEN OPEN / 5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 267 Tracey Michaud 1:24:53
2 266 Oliver Harris 1:27:50
3 268 Devon Fournier 1:32:13
4 280 Wick Smith 1:32:14
5 278 Tyler Tetreault 1:36:43
6 270 Robert Carrico 1:37:02
7 273 Billy Miller 1:37:51
8 279 Timothy Pope 1:40:53
9 275 Chris Brennan 1:41:47
10 276 Michael Carhartt 1:42:47
11 269 Shawn Powell 1:44:39
12 277 Jason Boyd 1:45:28
13 274 Jason Polacheek 1:50:58
14 272 Jamie Thompson 1:51:34
15 271 Joseph Hoskins DNF

CLASS: SPORT WOMEN / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 257 Laura Maple 1:28:28
2 258 Larysa Stein 1:30:31
3 259 Evelyn Copper 1:42:46
4 256 Jennifer Pope DNF

CLASS: WOMEN 40+ / 4 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 792 Paula Smith 1:19:39
2 794 Jean Troutman 1:38:40
3 793 Liz Schleeper 1:39:28

CLASS: PRO/EXPERT MEN / 6 LAPS + Prolog
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 1 Jeremiah Bishop 1:30:16
2 11 Nick Waite 1:32:37
3 2 Keck Baker 1:34:05
4 12 Matthew Bailey 1:37:07
5 15 Adam Croft 1:46:16
6 13 Levi Thornton 1:49:00
7 9 Wilson Hale 1:53:30
8 18 Lester Brown 1:53:58
9 22 Steven Prestley 1:55:04
10 21 Nathan KottKamp 1:55:42
11 20 Davy Hazlegrove 1:58:23
12 14 Frank Deal 1:59:45
13 19 Alan Campbell 2:11:30
14 16 Scott Pendleton 2:11:30
15 8 Jeff Hellner DNF
16 5 Mike Runnals DNF
17 7 Cameron Holland DNS

CLASS: PRO/EXPERT WOMEN / 5 LAPS
FINISH RIDER # RIDER NAME TEAM/HOMETOWN TIME
1 583 Julie Kuliecza 1:41:00
2 586 Ali Ingram 1:45:42
3 582 Mason Hopkins 1:51:15
4 584 Melissa Presnell 1:52:45
5 581 Francine Rapp 1:53:40
6 585 Emily Croft 1:57:57
7 580 Avanell Schmitz 2:00:44