CRIPPLE CREEK TIME TRIAL
	Cripple Creek TT -- July 11th, 2002 -- Approx 16 miles


The perfect pavement on the perfect evening - what better way to 
introduce a new bicycle race?  The Fairbanks Cycle Club hosted a 
time trial bicycle race Thursday night, in the Cripple Creek 
subdivision.  Racers were treated to perfectly smooth pavement, 
with few, if any, seasonal cracks.  Most roads in the Fairbanks 
area sport cracks, bumps, patched holes, or the worst, chip-seal.  
These flaws in the roadway lead to flats, bent rims, injuries.  
Even if nothing goes awry, the rider has to ride around these 
hazards, slowing the rider down.

Not so on Thursday night.  The course used in the Cripple Creek 
Time Trial consisted of Cripple Creek road and Isberg road, both 
paved within the last year.  The result?  Happy racers!

The evening was as good as anyone could ask for, given where we 
live.  Nice temperature, great road, great turnout, and no rain (until 
after the race).  The only drawback was the mosquitoes...

The top finisher of the evening was the ever dangerous (but 
really friendly) Kevin Petrone, with a time of 29:07, competing in the 
Expert Class.  Following in second place was Jed Brown, the "youngster" 
of the evening at 19 years old.  Jed posted a time of 31:12, also 
competing in the Expert Class.  In third place was Pete Wilda, with a 
great finish of 32:42.  Pete finished as the top Sport Class racer, 
ahead of other Expert Class racers.

The red lantern prize went to "Excellent" Ed Buoncore, who finished with a 
time of 40:24 in the Sport Class division.  
For his fine finish and also his assistance in driving volunteers 
around the race course, Excellent Ed won a time-trial aerobar from All Weather 
Sports.  With that on his bike, we think that Ed will leave Dan 
Harris in the dust.

As usual, a great time was had by all, and some new faces were 
seen.  Dan Harris brought an entourage of volunteers along, and 
without them, we'd have been lost.  The race organizer was Tom Clark, 
who was grateful for all the help and the nice turnout.  Tom promises 
to start writing down the names of the volunteers, so that he can 
give them credit...


Official Results:
			 Division	Overall
Expert Men		  Finish	Finish
==========		===========	=======
Kevin Petrone	29:07	1		1
Jed Brown	31:12	2		2
Shawn Servoss	32:47	3		5
Royal Davis	32:55	4		6
David Duhnal	33:17	5		8


Sport Men
=========
Pete Wilda	32:42	1		3
Fred Raymond	32:43	2		4
Tom Clark	33:02	3		7
Chip Vaughn	33:57	4		9
Nathan Adams	34:19	5		10
Brandon Acheson	35:00	6 (tie)		11
Paul Gregory	35:00	6 (tie)		11
Steve Clautice	35:04	7		12
Alex Vaughn	35:59	8		13
Michael Quinn	35:36	9		14
Dan Harris	36:41	10		15
Anthony Werner	38:30	11		16
Liam Wescott	39:28	12		17
Ed Buoncore	40:24	13		18