100-mile and 50-mile tours
The Sawtooth Century Bicycle Tour returned to the Wood River Valley Saturday, Aug. 13. Organized by the Blaine County Recreation District, with the support of local sponsors and volunteers, the Sawtooth Century raised over $4,000 for Galena area trails.
About 130 road cyclists rode north from Ketchum and back, completing either the 50-mile or 100-mile course.
Stephen Mull from Seattle, Wash. posted the fastest time of 23:39 on the six-mile climb up the south side of Galena Summit, making him this year's King of the Mountain. In third place was Ketchum's Adam Greene with a 26:04 clocking.
Yvette Stepp, also of Seattle, was the fastest female cyclist up the hill climb at 32:11 for 14th place overall of 36 finishers. Ketchum's Darlene Young was the second woman with a 34:20 finish. Climb times follow:
Women: 1—Yvette Stepp of Seattle 32:11. 2—Darlene Young 34:20. 3—Kelly Allison 36:26. 4—Maureen Murphy 37:22. 5—Bonni Curran 37:34. 6—Kim Kawaguchi 38:41. 7—Carol Monteverde 47:10.
Men: 1—Stephen Mull of Seattle 23:39. 2—Rich Mull of Malibu 26:02. 3—Adam Greene 26:04. 4—Wilhelm Northrop of Boise 26:42. 5—Leo Murphy 28:25. 6—Shawn Broadbent of Twin Falls 28:42. 7—Jon Holmquist 29:21. 8—David Knoop of Park City 29:56. 19—Blake Pedersen of Twin Falls 30:34. 10—Darin Salk of Davis, Ca. 30:36. 11—Jimmy Vaughan of Texas 30:54. 12—Mark McIntire of Ojai, Ca. 31:08. 13—Bill Schliter 31:27. 14—Peter Curran 33:24. 15—Joshua Wells 33:26.
16—Jim Worthey 33:29. 17—Robert Disbrow 33:47. 18—Russ Stepp of Seattle 34:25. 19—Bob Buck 37:02. 20—John Johnston 37:10. 21—Tony Buoncristiani 38:25. 22—Daniel Ward of Ohio 39:43. 23—Dennis Daugs of Seattle 40:01. 24—Paul Richards 42:25. 25—Stan Miranda 47:06. 26—Jason Hughes of Santa Barbara 47:17. 27—Thomas Ladue of Meridian 49:40. 28—Andy Ingram 51:34. 29—Tom Bentley 1.06:54.
Cyclists bring home Idaho TT titles
Last Saturday, several Wood River valley cyclists competed in the Idaho State Time Trial Championships at Glenns Ferry and brought home state titles. The field had 65 cyclists.
Racing on the old U.S. 30 pavement provided all the elements of an excellent venue—little traffic, good pavement, great views, hot temperatures, and of course wind.
Walter Gilbert (Sun Summit Cycling Club) captured the Men's 35-39 title for 40 kilometers. Tom Campion (Durance-Colnago) won the 20k men's race for 65-69.
John Swyers (Durance-Colnago) emerged as the 20k champion for the 70-plus age group. Nate Galpin (Durance-Colnago) competed the 40k course to claim the Men's Cat. 4 championship.
Richard Feldman (Durance-Colnago), the current World Master's Time Trial Champion, scorched the 40k (24.8 mile) course with a 53:41, besting second place by five minutes.
Feldman, 42, was the first American to win the UCI world masters time trial championship, in 2001 at St. Johann, Austria. He won four more rainbow jerseys in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010. He also won the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in 1998-99.
Other racers Saturday included Sara Youmans (Peanut Butter and Co, 2012) who came in second place in Women's Cat. 3/4 for the 20k event, and Jon Engen (Durance-Colnago) who was second in the Men's 50-55 40k age group.
Cyclists enjoy Saturday’s Blaine County Recreation District Sawtooth Century Tour. Courtesy photo by Bob Law.
