11:09 AM

Team Gear

The Wolverine Racing Team is selling team hats. $20 gets you a sweet hat and a custom name along the side.

The hats are a unique way to get family and friends involved in supporting the WSC Racing Team.

Please contact Adrian Fear if interested

asarkoz@yahoo.com


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11:14 AM

Summer Success

The Wolverines have been hard at work across Michigan and the national scene, securing tons of podium finishes and victories for the team. Everyone seems to have great legs heading into the finals weeks of the season and we plan to bring home many more victories for the team and our sponsors. We are making great use of our Stuffit Shoe Savers and EZ Bike Stands at all of our races and turning heads with our team bikes from Trek and American Cycle and Fitness. 


The Wolverine juniors recently tore it up at Junior Nationals. Danny Gerow also represented Wolverine Racing on the top stop of the podium at MTB Nationals as well.   







Here are some great pictures from the recent criterium in Flint, Le Champion Pave.

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8:21 PM

Summer Update

The team has been had at work recording some solid results in the Michigan scene. Sarah Demerly is the new time trial champion of the state of Michigan, Michael Ventola recording a W at Superior Bike Fest, Tom Kachelmeyer riding solid at the Tour of America's Dairyland, and Tim Finkel earning the title of the Michigan single speed endurance champion. This month the team is racing locally and also nationally with several riders planning trips to Superweek to test the waters against the country's best professional racers.

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9:57 AM

Only the Beginning


The team has been very active over the past few weeks and has placed MANY riders on the podium. With the help of his teammates, Ryan Cross scored the first major win of the MBRA points series at Tour of Mont Pleasant Crit. He followed up with a 2nd place the following day, and the team placed multiple riders in the money. On the woman's side, Sarah Demerly rode to a solid 2nd place in the road race to end a solid weekend of racing for the elite team.

Mont Pleasant media coverage of the event can be seen here!




The team is beginning to spread its winning ways to all parts of the country with riders venturing down to KY for a stage race, Canada for some local racing, and plans to head to Wisconsin and Chicago in the coming months for the Tour of America's Dairyland and Superweek for some racing on the national stage. This looks like only the beginning to what is becoming a very successful season for the Wolverine Elite Team.

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3:26 PM

To The Trails

With a lull in road racing two weekends ago, many riders took to the trails at Stoney Creek for a 6/12 hours race. Below are pictures from the past week and a half of racing.

Wolverines have also put in some stellar rides in Grattan (Ryan Cross) and Ciociaro (Dybo and Kroske) recently.







The West Branch Classic proved to be a great test of strength for the team, however, we are still chasing the elusive W in a category and MBRA race. In the words of Ray, "Some of the best lessons are those learned through defeat." A handful of top tens over the weekend was nice, but certainly not satisfying. The team will regroup and give it another go at Frankenmuth.

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4:07 PM

TOKV and Cone Recap

This past weekend marked the second and third races in the 2010 Michigan Challenge Series: the Tour of Kensington Valley, and Cone Azalia.

The team rode strong at Kensington but missed the winning break early and was left to race for the remaining spots. Strong winds and cold temperatures equated to small fields but there was still plenty of suffering taking place all over the road. We took 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th in the Pro 1/2 and 4th and 16th in Cat. 3 The Rayster took 7th in the masters 45-54 field, and Bill Sherwood took 3rd in the Cat. 5 race. On the womens P/1/2 side, Sarah Demerly took 9th. The Wolverine juniors lit it up with Luke Mullis taking 1st and Spencer Virtue taking 4th in their respective categories.

Cone Azalia brought better weather, but manage to shatter the dreams of many in the form of flats tires, broken chains, and other mechanical problems. We took 8th, 13th, 15th, and 18th in the Pro 1/2, 3rd in the Cat. 3, 16th in the Cat. 4, and 11th in the Cat 5. The juniors again took all the glory on day with 1st place finishes in both the Women's 13-14 and Men's 10-12 categories.

Overall, it was a great weekend of racing. We have a had a great spring with a handful of victories in training races and various training series. However, the elite team is still looking for a big result on the big Michigan stage. Expect a strong bounce back from this weekend and strong rides in races to come.

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10:24 AM

World Championships (sort of)

Yesterday the Wolverines showed up in full force at the Waterford Hills Race Series. Chilly weather and upcoming races meant a relatively small field, but there was plenty of activity from the gun. The team rode great and moves were a plenty. The team instigated solo fliers, small breaks, and multiple field splits but after 90 minutes, the race ended in a field sprint controlled by a solid Wolverine leadout courtesy of Brett Beddow. In a monumental effort, Tim Finkel edged Luke Cavender by a bike throw at the line. Not a bad day for the team as we picked up 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, a handful of places in the top 15 AND, most importantly, some highly coveted primes in the form of beer growlers. The Michigan Challenge Series heats up this upcoming weekend with races at Kensington Valley and Cone Azalia. Cold weather, and long, hilly, and tough courses promise for interesting races for the strongmen. 

The victor

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The team enjoying the fruits of it's labor

Beddow wasn't afraid to get down and dirty in the leadout. Apparently his kit wasn't either

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10:22 AM

Big Results

The team posted some big results this weekend from all over the country. Congratulations to everyone and thanks to all of our sponsors and supporters for making it happen!


Herriman on the top step

NUE Cohutta 100 MTB, Tennessee
Robert Herriman, 1st Mens Master
Tim Finkel, 16th Pro Men

Pontiac Lake TT MTB, Michigan
Erik Koehler, 1st SS Elite
Bill Clikeman, 10th Elite Men
Dana Buarhenn, 5th Elite Women
 
La Vuelta de Bisbee, Arizona
Thomas Kachelmeyer, 8th GC  45+  (while racing solo!)

Greenbrier Challenge MTB, Maryland
Amanda Ryan, 2nd Pro Women (this result secures Amanda an invite to the USAC National Championship)

 Amanda Ryan on her way to nationals

Athens Twilight Criterium, Georgia
Kacey Manderfield, 9th Pro Women

Willow Time Trial, Michigan
Adrian Fear, 2nd Cat. 1/2/3 Women
Brian Kozeliski, 7th Cat 1/2 Men
Ryan Cross, 9th Cat 1/2 Men
Luke Mullis, 2nd Junior Men 10-12
Spencer Virtue, 4th Junior Men 13-14
Marshall Kroske, 6th Junoir Men 13-14
Danielle Mullis, 2nd Junior Women 13-14

Ann Arbor STS, Michigan
Sarah Demerly, 1st Women A (Adrian & Sarah won all 4 AA STS races)
Ryan Cross, 3rd Mens A  (Ryan secured the Overall STS Championship. 3rd year in a row for the Wolverines)
Luke Cavendar, 8th Mens A

Waterford Worlds, Michigan
Luke Cavendar, 2nd Mens A
Alan Smith, 8th Mens A
Patrick Robb, 10th Mens A

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10:24 PM

It's On!

The Michigan Challenge series is officially underway after the Willow TT this past weekend. Spring training races are also coming to a close and giving way to summer crits and classics. The Wolverines have been posting strong results this spring and everyone is feeling great. Look forward to great things this summer. TT results coming soon...


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10:12 AM

W!

While the season is still young, the team is already starting to rack up some great results. Here is a recap from the weekend.

Ann Arbor STS A race#3: 50+ racers, 45 laps. Groups started going off the front from the gun only to come back and the next group would go. The team stayed attentive and always had riders in the attacking groups. With 15 laps to go a breakaway of seven riders formed that would stay away the rest of the race. Luke Cavender won the sprint for the "W".
Top Finishers: Luke Cavender 1st, Tim Finkel 5th, Ray Dybowski 6th.

Ann Arbor STS Woman's race#3: 15 racers. Adrian Fear and Sarah Demerly kept attacking the field and with two laps to go Adrian went solo. Sarah controlled the field to give Adrian the gap needed to ride in for her second "W" of the year!
Top Finishers: Adrian Sarkozy-Fear 1st, Sarah Demerly 5th.

MTB MMBA YANKEE SPRINGS TIME TRIAL   
                      
CLASS:  ELITE MEN (OPEN)
9 Matt Verona             
11 Erik Koehler   
        
CLASS:  EXPERT WOMEN (OPEN)
9 Dana Baurhenn 
         
CLASS:  EXPERT MEN 29 & UNDER
10 Daniel Gerow   
                            
CLASS:  EXPERT MEN 30-39
21 Adam Mc Clounie        

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8:48 AM

Weekend Results

Gateway Tilles Park Criterium St. Louis, Mo
Women Pro/1/2: Sarah Demerly, 10th
A solid early season result for Sarah. Racing solo against a field stacked with region teams, Sarah proved her worth.
Hillsboro Roubaix Hillsboro, Ill
Women Pro/1/2: Sarah Demerly, DNF
Flatted in the first 5 miles and got a wheel. Chased for the remaining 24 miles of the first lap and never did re-connect. That was the end of that.

Waterford STS A Race #3:
50+ racers, 90 minutes. Wind again! Ray Dybowski and Cory Dubrish took off from the pack 20 minutes in to the race and lead for the next hour. With 15 minutes to go the duo was caught by 2 groups making the lead group 13. The race ended with an all out sprint and 6 riders side by side at the line.
Top Finishers: Ryan Cross 4th, Cory Dubrish 6th, Ray Dybowski 9th
"B" Race: Mike Tingley 10th
"C" Race: John Talbot, 2nd

Ann Arbor STS A Race #2:
50+ racers, 40 laps. Attacks galore until the last lap! A solo attack by Ray Dybowski looked promising until blowing like a rocket 350 meters from the line. The Sprinters took over from there. The Wolverine train led by Brett Beddow took the pack into the last corner, things got a little tight about 10 riders back and "BOOM", six riders went down including our fearless leader John Sammut (John's has sore ribs, but OK). The sprint went on with Luke Cavender coming up just short of the W.
Top Finishers: Luke Cavender 2nd, Ryan Cross 4th, Tim Finkel 5th, Brett Beddow 8th.

Ann Arbor STS Woman's Race #2:
15 racers. Attacks saw the finishing group get cut to 9 or so on the last lap. Adrian Sarkozy-Fear held off the field with a burst from the last corner and sprinting to the line to get her first win of her cycling career! Top Finishers: Adrian Sarkozy-Fear 1st

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8:20 AM

Congratulations Mr. Finkel!

Tim Finkel - 29er Crew/Wolverine Racing/ACFSTORES.COM
3rd Pro/Elite
6hrs Of Warrior Creek Wilkesboro, NC
Tim says, "Bittersweet podium today! Sat in 2nd all day and was coming up on 1st in the final miles. But then flatted, watched the 3rd place ride by me while fixing it. Ended up 3rd place overall in the 104 rider Pro/Elite field. Satisfied overall, unfortunate mechanicals are part of racing."

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