Results announced for Bicycle, Blues & BBQ races

The annual Bicycle, Blues & BBQ drew 278 racers to Clear Lake July 8-10.  The weather was perfect for both Friday night and Saturday, however the threat of lightning forced the cancellation of bicycle road races on Sunday.

Organizers reported that a record number of racers were in attendance, with the best caliber of racing for each of the featured races, the women’s and men’s elite races.  Cash prizes totaled $50,000 for the weekend.

The top three finishers in each of the races are as follows:

•Men’s Junior 9-12: first, Brody Burnham, Altoona, Iowa; second, Colton Bailey, Rochester, Minn.; Scott Wass, Rochester.

•Women’s Junior 9-12: first, Lilly Ferguson, Le Mars, Iowa; second, Lauren Weigel, Rochester; third, Charli Grosenheider, Le Mars.

•Men’s Junior 13-14: first, Luke Feuerhelm, Merrill, Iowa; second, Anthony Hilligoss, Eden Prairie, Minn.; third, Nigel Vaught, Kansas City, Ks.

•Women’s Junior 13-14: first, Veronica Church, Owatonna, Minn.; second, Hannah Leonhardt, Billings, Mont.; third, Carolina Navarro, Shawnee Mission, Ks.

•Men’s Junior, 15-16: first, Dalton Collins, Washburn, Wis.; second, Nick Gordon, Chanhassen, Minn.; third, Connor Bernstein, third, Altoona.

•Women’s Junior 15-16: first, Willow Olsen, Le Mars.

•Men’s Junior 17-18: first, Max Johnson, Rosemount, Minn.; second, Jens Kuiper, Watertown, S.D.

•Men’s Cat. 3: first, Eric Tudor, Charles City, Iowa, second, Brian Baumhover, Ames, Iowa; third, Joseph DeMars, Battle Lake, Minn.

•Men’s Cat. 4: first, Devon Palmer, Saint Paul, Minn.; second, Thomas Olek, Roberts, Wis.; third, Nathan Kleckner, Davenport, Iowa.

•Women’s Cat. 4: first, Mary Thum, Rochester; second, Jessica Bellville, Saint Paul, Minn.; third, Kellee Colvard, Madison, Wis.

•Men’s Cat. 5: first, Robert Deetz, Owatonna, Minn.; second, Ben Dumas, Hastings, Neb.; third, Sean Anderson, Madison, Wis.

•All Masters 40 Cat.: first, Chad Weisgram, Fargo, N.D.; second, Matt Muyres, Minneapolis, Minn.; third, Aaron Wrabek, Ankeny, Iowa.

•All Masters 50 Cat.: first, Daniel Casper, Lauderdale, Minn.; second, John Stonebarger, Iowa City, Iowa; third, Scott Halverson, Minneapolis.

•All Masters 60 Cat.: first, Daniel Shaffer, Ely, Iowa; second, Charles Townsend, Mendota Heights, Minn.; third, Gaylord Otte, Evanston, Ill.

•Women Pro/Cat. 1/2/3: first, Amanda Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo.; second, Nicole Mertz, Minneapolis; third, Melissa Dahlmann, Saint Paul, Minn.

•Men Pro/Cat. 1/2:  first, Innokenty Zavyalov, Minneapolis; second, Johnathan Freter, Columbus, Ohio; third, Thomas Zirbel, Boulder, Colo.