First of all, really big thanks to Lynn Marut and Don Cernanek. Without them, there's no race! Lynn was at the eye of the storm of all the chaotic activity of the race all day. Imagine it: the rider list shows up, riders line up, the race gets underway, and before you know it, the race ends. Places get tallied, and then it's time to do it all again with hardly a moment to take a breath. Don's guidance really helped get us through the day.
Next, big thanks go out to all the volunteers who got up really early and spent their day registering riders and keeping everything organized. Without them, there's no race! Special thanks to Jim Behrens and Daryl Breedlove for driving the support vehicles.
The park was quite supportive and easy to work with. I have to say it was pretty cool to see the ranger car come around every lap with the lights going.
Al Dottore was really the driving force behind getting the race going again.
Charles Howe provided a lot of information and consultation about the race and also helped out at the finish line. PDQ Cleveland provided a $500 donation to help defray some of the expenses of the race.
Pyro Apparel provided the really cool winners' jerseys. Mountain Road Cycles provided prizes, mechanical support, and helped to promote the race. Thanks Guys!
Chris Nicula and Jim Behrens spent several hours helping to plan and organize this event.
And thanks to all the riders for riding hard today!
2 comments:
Nice Job Kevin (and everyone who helped)! It was a great Race!!! Well done
For anyone that cares, I had a great time helping in my small way. I think it is important for all riders to realize that there are times when they have to step aside from their riding (and racing) to help put events on. There is no one else that will do it for us. Al Dattore, Chris Nicula, and Kevin deserve a big thank you for bringing this event back. It was a lot of fun being part of it.
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