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2012 Race Schedule Announced
Jan 13th
It may be a little late getting out, but we wanted to make sure we had things in line before announcing them.
- Sunday, January 29th – Winter MTB XC Series #1 at Harbin Park
- Sunday, February 12th – Winter MTB XC Series #2 at Harbin Park
- Sunday, February 26th – Winter MTB XC Series #3 at Harbin Park
- Sunday, March 18th – OSRS #1: Deer Creek p/b BigDaveSports & Mama Mimi’s Cycling
- Saturday, March 24th – OSRS #2: New Haven Road Race p/b BigDaveSports
- Sunday, April 1st – OSRS #3: Harrison’s Tomb p/b BigDaveSports
- Saturday, April 14th – OSRS #4: Germantown p/b Queen City Wheels
- Sunday, April 22nd – OSRS #5: Lynchburg p/b BigDaveSports & Bishop’s Bicycles
- Sunday, April 29th – OSRS #6: Zanesfield p/b BigDaveSports & Team 614
- Sunday, May 6th – OSRS #7: Lake Hope p/b Team Athens
- Sunday, May 20th – OSRS #8: SERIES FINALE – Vandervort’s Corner p/b Team Dayton
- Wednesday, July 11th – Mainstrasse Summer Race Series #1
- Wednesday, July 18th – Mainstrasse Summer Race Series #2
- Saturday, July 21st – Midwest Regional Masters Championship – TIME TRIAL
- Saturday, July 21st – Midwest Regional Masters Championship – ROAD RACE
- Sunday, July 22nd – Midwest Regional Masters Championship – CRITERIUM
- Wednesday, July 25th – Mainstrasse Summer Race Series #3
- Saturday, August 11th – Caesar Creek MTB Race – State Championship
Other events that we are still trying to put together:
- Thursdays in May – Women’s & Juniors Training Series
- Saturday, June 2nd – Juniors & Masters Road Race in Zanesfield (still verifying State Championship status)
- Mondays, July 30th thru August 27th – Devou Hill Climb TT for both biking and running
- Thursdays, August 9th thru 23rd – Pre-Season CX Series aimed at juniors and entry level racers.
- Saturday, September 1st and Sunday, September 2nd – CX Stage Race
As details develop, we will update the website to reflect those. Please check back regularly.
Bikes 2 Bookbags Funds Get Awarded
Aug 24th
Congratulations to the Mt Healthy City Schools – South Elementary for be awarded the Bikes 2 Bookbags recipient from the Midwest Regional Masters Championship.
Caesar Creek MTB Race is CANCELED!
Aug 5th
Due to poor trail conditions caused by a sever storm about a month ago, we will not be able to have the course ready in time for next weekend’s Mountain Bike State Championship at Caesar Creek. The storm laid down about 60+ trees along the trails. A handful of people have been working numerous hours, sometimes daily, trying to clear the trails in time for the August 13th race. Despite making quite a lot of progress, there is still a lot left to clear, and there just isn’t enough time to get it all done to have a safe race. The work that has been done is greatly appreciated and we hope that work will continue to be done until the entire trail system in Caesar Creek is open again for recreational riding. Many thanks go out to those who have been working on these trails.
We are entertaining the idea of rescheduling the race. HOWEVER, we had a difficult enough time finding a date to hold the event to begin with, so looking for an alternate date will be a steep mountain to climb. There aren’t many weekends left before we get into Cyclocross season, and many MTB-ers also race CX.
There is a rumor that Full Service Racing may be looking to do a repeat of either the Harbin Park Race or Hueston Woods Race to fill the vacant spot in the weekend as well as the vacant spot in the CORA Series.
We apologize for any inconvenience or heartbreak this may have caused you and hope that you understand the situation we are in.
Regional Championship Bib Number Assignments
Jul 16th
We are just a week away from the 2011 Midwest Regional Masters Championship. To keep everyone informed and make your racing a little easy, we are announcing the sequence numbers that will be assigned to each 5-year age bracket. This will help you in your races as you will be racing in fields containing multiple age brackets.
| Category/Age Bracket | Number Sequence |
| Men 30-34 Cat 1/2/3 | 300-349 |
| Men 35-39 Cat 1/2/3 | 350-399 |
| Men 40-44 Cat 1/2/3 | 400-449 |
| Men 45-49 Cat 1/2/3 | 450-499 |
| Men 50-54 Cat 1/2/3 | 500-549 |
| Men 30-34 Cat 4 | Blue 300-349 |
| Men 35-39 Cat 4 | Blue 350-399 |
| Men 40-44 Cat 4 | Blue 400-449 |
| Men 45-49 Cat 4 | Blue 450-499 |
| Men 50-54 Cat 4 | Blue 500-549 |
| Men 30-34 Cat 5 | Red 300-349 |
| Men 35-39 Cat 5 | Red 350-399 |
| Men 40-44 Cat 5 | Red 400-449 |
| Men 45-49 Cat 5 | Red 450-499 |
| Men 50-54 Cat 5 | Red 500-549 |
| Men 55-59 | 550-599 |
| Men 60-64 | 600-649 |
| Men 65+ | 650-699 |
| Women 30-34 | 100-119 |
| Women 35-39 | 120-139 |
| Women 40-44 | 140-159 |
| Women 45-49 | 160-179 |
| Women 50-54 | 180-199 |
| Women 55-59 | 200-219 |
| Women 60-64 | 220-239 |
| Women 65+ | 240-259 |
All riders will get TWO bib numbers and must wear BOTH numbers in all races they are racing.
If you have not signed up yet, there is still time. Online registration closes at 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Go to USA Cycling to register! You will still be able to register on site for an extra $10, so register online to save money.
Important Changes to the Midwest Regional Masters Championship
Jul 13th
There are some important last minute, and necessary changes to the Midwest Regional Masters Championship. Due to a misinterpretation of the rules by myself, BigDave, part of the structure of this event has to be changed. Unfortunately, and yet fortunately, the mistake was caught recently and able to be corrected with little effect to the overall spirit and character of the weekend of events. Please read the MRMC Flyer Addendum to get the full details of the changes. We did our best to restructure the event while causing little change to the riders. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
David “BigDave” Riemenschneider
Owner, BigDaveSports, LLC
Starting Order For the Devou Park Hill Climb Time Trial
Jul 6th
Here is the starting order and times for tonight’s Deviou Park Hill Climb Time Trial.
| ATTEMPTS | ||||||
| BIB # | LICENSE | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM | 1ST | 2ND |
| 292 | 62378 | Wimberg | Peter | Queen City Wheels | 7:00:00 | 8:00:00 |
| 455 | 320692 | Kossek | Janusz | Fuji Cycling | 7:00:30 | 8:00:30 |
| 469 | 298154 | Ambjorn | Christian | Team CNC | 7:01:00 | 8:01:00 |
| 470 | 299864 | Ambjorn | Cooper | Team CNC | 7:01:30 | 8:01:30 |
| 472 | 149473 | horton | bryan | Team CNC | 7:02:00 | 8:02:00 |
| 475 | 345768 | Craig | Billy | Queen City Wheels | 7:02:30 | 8:02:30 |
| 484 | 318110 | matt | braden | Team CNC | 7:03:00 | 8:03:00 |
| 590 | 311026 | Broderick | Thomas | Reser Fusion | 7:03:30 | 8:03:30 |
| 591 | 296822 | willey | alan | Queen City Wheels | 7:04:00 | 8:04:00 |
| 592 | 334496 | Arlinghaus | Brian | Team CNC | 7:04:30 | 8:04:30 |
| 593 | 126148 | Hall | Dave | CES / PedalthePlanet | 7:05:00 | 8:05:00 |
| 594 | 312037 | Wright | Matthew | CES / PedalthePlanet | 7:05:30 | 8:05:30 |
| 595 | 306075 | Miller | Martha | Team Dayton – Secret Cycling | 7:06:00 | 8:06:00 |
| 596 | 287557 | Ackerman | David | Bishop’s Bicycles | 7:06:30 | 8:06:30 |
| 597 | 310242 | lundbeck | maxwell | BSM Cycling | 7:07:00 | 8:07:00 |
| 598 | 347260 | Rudd | Anthony | Bishop’s Bicycles | 7:07:30 | 8:07:30 |
| 599 | 356614 | Carr | Sean | Bishop’s Bicycles (Milford) | 7:08:00 | 8:08:00 |
| 663 | 332994 | Gibson | Grant | Queen City Wheels | 7:08:30 | 8:08:30 |
| 664 | 331066 | Neff | Paul | Queen City Wheels | 7:09:00 | 8:09:00 |
| 665 | 270856 | Collins | Tim | Queen City Wheels | 7:09:30 | 8:09:30 |
| 666 | 94188 | Martines | Mark | Bishop’s Bicycles | 7:10:00 | 8:10:00 |
| 667 | 317636 | Cunningham | Matthew | Trek Store Cincinnati | 7:10:30 | 8:10:30 |
| 668 | 344392 | Schwartz | Marvin | Covington Newport Cycling | 7:11:00 | 8:11:00 |
| 669 | ONE DAY | Hissett | Jay | Team CNC | 7:11:30 | 8:11:30 |
| 676 | 348820 | conte | jon | Bishops Bicycles | 7:12:00 | 8:12:00 |
Each rider will make two attempts up the 1.4-mile climb with their best time counting. These times will also be used to determine the call up order for the first week of this year’s Mainstrasse Summer Race Series.
Riders can still register onsite at the entrance to the Drees Pavilion and must do so before 6:45 PM.
Ever Wanted to Work a Bike Race?
Jul 3rd
If you’ve ever thought about how much fun it would be to work a bike race, here is your opportunity. Below is an e-mail I sent to my database of race volunteers, but this event is bigger than even my usual crew can handle. You can find some of the “Job Descriptions” on the Volunteer (now called Employment) page of this website. If you are able to help at this event, please contact me, BigDave, at bigbikerdave@gmail.com.
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OK All, my next big event is the Midwest Regional Masters Championship to be held Saturday, July 23rd in Cleves and North Bend, OH and Sunday, July 24th in Aurora, IN. Here is the RACE FLYER if you want to read along. I am going to need a small army of people to make this happen, so please be greedy with the number of positions and time slots you want. This event will be bringing in riders from the 12-state Region defined by USA Cycling. I already have one rider registered for all 3 races coming all the way from South Dakota. My target attendance for this event is 200-250 riders per stage, or 600-750 for the entire weekend. Here is what I need: More >
Devou Park Races Moved to Mainstrasse
Jun 29th
The extremely wet spring not only effected everyone’s riding and training, it also effected the residents living around Devou Park in Covington, KY. The heavy rains caused mudslides on N. Park Rd forcing the main road up to the Drees Pavilion to be closed for most of the year. This closure has forced the residents into a long detour to get to and from their homes. To avoid adding additional stress to the residents by closing the roads that were still open for the Wednesday night race series, the City of Covington requested that we move the course. After reviewing many different course options, we have all come in agreement on one course in the city’s entertainment district of Mainstrasse.
This new course is a big change from the “mini-road race” that we grew to love around Devou. Riders will now be racing around a basic 4 corner, .5-mile square course with a short section of cobbles. To stay in the purpose of the original Devou Park Race Series, this will allow entry level racers to get the racing experience they want and need but on a more traditional crit course.
With the new course comes a new name. The series will now be called the Mainstrasse Summer Race Series.
We look forward to an exciting summer of racing in our new home, Mainstrasse!
BDS Added to Milford Sunflower Classic
Jun 27th
In only it’s second year, the Milford Sunflower Classic was in danger of being dropped from the calendar. This fall race had respectable attendance in 2010 as the Friday evening kick off to the Sunflower Festival in Historic Downtown Milford, Ohio. After much searching and recruiting, a primary Race Director could not be secured for this year’s event putting the race in jeopardy. After some discussions with Kelly Sullivan, owner of Bishops’s Bicycles in Milford and one of the creators of the event, BigDaveSports has agreed to take over the reigns of the event for 2011.
You can expect this year’s event to consist of 3 races with the last race finishing under the lights in downtown Milford. Afterwards, riders and spectators will be treated to live music and plenty of food and drinks as the weekend of festivities kicks off.
BDS Receives Anonymous Donation to Support Junior’s Races
May 12th
BigDaveSports recently received a gracious anonymous donation to be used for providing and developing racing opportunities for juniors in our area. BigDaveSports has already been working to provide more racing opportunities for juniors, but this will help offset some of the costs involved as well as provide funds to be able to encourage more juniors to participate. Here are some of the ways BigDaveSports plans to use these funds:
- A Junior’s Category has already been added to the OSRS #10 Series Finale in Georgetown, OH. Now, with collaboration of Dino’s Neighborhood Grill, all juniors (entering the juniors category) will receive a FREE meal after the race.
- At the 2011 Ohio Juniors & Masters State Road Race Championship, again with collaboration from Dino’s Neighborhood Grill, all junior participants will receive a FREE meal after the race.
- For the Devou Park Summer Race Series, all juniors will race for FREE. That’s right, entry fees waived for the juniors’ categories! This will include the Devou Hill Climb Time Trial.
- The last event that BigDaveSports has on the schedule for juniors is the Caesar Creek MTB Race. This event is not only the USAC-MTB State Championship for Ohio, but is also part of the Alison Dunlap Junior Series-Mountain Bike (ADJ-MTB). As part of the ADJ-MTB program, this event offers juniors’ categories from U10 up to the standard 15-18 age brackets. Currently, none of the funds have been allocated to this event, but entry fees are only $10 and it is worth mentioning as it has a strong push for junior racing. Additional benefits for juniors may be added at a later date as we get closer to the race.
We greatly appreciate this unsolicited donation and hope that the outcome from it is an improvement in juniors racing in Ohio!
