For three years now racers have been very tentative about the Big Bear Amateur Cup final. What all the waffling is about is an almost too demanding of a circuit used to wrap up the series. For pros and experts, Am Cup 4 is a brutal, 28 mile journey from Snow Summit, down into the Santa Ana River bottom and back to the top again. It's a standard mountain bike race with 45 minutes of hairy descending and a solid hour and a half of hard climbing added. Am 4 also marked the official last day of summer, as racers had to endure mid-80 temps as they struggled with the ascent.
No matter how painful of an experience it is, every racer enjoys the thrill of reaching the summit after climbing 3000 vertical feet up a rocky Jeep trail. They know that from the top water station it's all downhill to the finish. And for the racers that say they'll never do that again? We'll see you all next year.
AMATEUR CUP #4 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
TOP TEN 28 MILE RIDERS
1. Rick Bienias...Semi-Pro...Bike Empire...2:16:48.02
2. Garnet Vertican...Pro...ODI/Southridge...2:18.35.74
3. Joshua Underwood...Exp 25-29...Southwest...2:24:09.00
4. Griffith Vertican...Exp 19-24...Competitive Edge...2:25:35.45
5. Tony Manzella...Exp 25-29...Team Helens...2:26:15.31
6. Brad Stephenson...Exp 35-39...Simply Fit...2:26:47.44
7. Damon Roberson...Semi-Pro...Mema...2:27:00.06
8. Dave Pelman...Exp 30-34...Team Helens...2:28:48.64
9. Todd Stephenson...Exp 35-39...Simply Fit...2:29:31.36
10. Scott Wingo...Semi-Pro...Self...2:30:15.16
FASTEST 40-44 EXPERT
12. Erik Flockoi...Velo Pasadena...2:31:10.21
FASTEST 45-49 EXPERT
15. Randy Liechty...Team Ironclad...2:34:26.67
FASTEST 18 & UNDER JUNIOR EXPERT
34. Jason Fitzgibbon...Simply Fit...2:45:33.44
TOP TEN 28 MILE WOMEN
1. Mayumi Swetland...Exp Wmn 19-29...Bicycle Jo...3:19:33.70
2. Kathy Bodie...Exp 30-39...I.Martin...3:22:51.54
TOP TEN 17.1 MILE RIDERS
1. Brian Ewert...Spt 35-39...USAF...1:22:35.02
2. Darby Fulte...Spt 30-34...Mission Cycle...1:24:25.33
3. Nate Whitman...Spt 25-29...Hammer Gel...1:24:48.36
4. Clayton Kalweit...Spt 25-29...Universal...1:24:52.94
5. Michael Morrell...Spt 30-34...AZ Beverage...1:24:53.62
6. Dan Detienne...Spt 35-39...Back Alley...1:25:13.89
7. Brian Wilmot...Spt 19-24...Nicolai...1:25:28.11
8. Jaime Valle...Spt 35-39...Back Alley...1:25:49.97
9. Paul Kokinakes...Spt 40-44...Camarillo...1:26:12.68
10. William Carlson...Spt 19-24...BV Bikes...1:26:19.95
FASTEST SINGLE SPEED
14. James Poindexter...Self...1:26:53.96
FASTEST CLYDESDALE
18. Jason Perkins...Camarillo...1:27:50.70
FASTEST 50-54 EXPERT
29. Steve Lyttle...Back Alley...1:30:37.00
FASTEST 45-49 SPORT
30. Gilbert Rousset...Back Alley...1:30:49.85
FASTEST 35+ CLYDESDALE
35. Steve Heise...Team Ironclad...1:32:42.93
FASTEST 55+ EXPERT
54. Stan Ford...Back Alley...1:38:35.10
FASTEST 50-54 SPORT
55. Eric Storm...Self...1:38:38.45
FASTEST 55-59 SPORT
68. Bruce Ramsey...Santa Clarita Velo...1:45:15.94
FASTEST 60+ SPORT
74. Trevor Finch...Gypsy...1:50:23.11
TOP TEN 17.1 MILE WOMEN RIDERS
1. Angela Patterson...Spt 30-39...Mission Cycle...1:38:25.84
2. Lisa Riehl...Spt 30-39...JSP Racing...1:38:49.10
3. Cheryl Roth...Exp 40-49...Team Helens...1:40:23.26
4. Katie Hedrich...Spt 30-39...Bicycle Jo...1:41:09.75
5. Maureen Hodge...Spt 30-39...Self...1:42:16.78
6. Carol Suchy...Exp 40-49...Back Alley...1:42:40.42
7. Karen Vidales...Spt 30-39...Team Kaos...1:43:18.21
8. Victoria Perry...Spt 30-39...Azonic/BB...1:48:48.26
9. Janice Rubin...Spt 40-49...Paul Mitchell...1:49:03.68
10. Terri Raymond...Spt 30-39...Team Ironclad...1:49:29.95
FASTEST 50+ SPORT WOMEN
15. Nancy Weiner...So. Bay Whl...2:32:44.67
TOP TEN 12.5 MILE RIDERS
1. Jon Tanklage...Beg 30-34...Self...0:56:25.34
2. Sean McHugh...Jr 15-16...Santa Clarita Velo...0:59:12.98
3. Eric Barlevav...Jr 15-16...Ape Racing...1:01:00.89
4. Eddie Perales...Beg 40-44...Self...1:01:32.60
5. Luke Kinney...Jr 13-14...Specialized...1:01:44.70
6. Trevor Downing...Jr 15-16...BV Bikes...1:02:34.98
7. Tom Ryan...Beg 30-34...Self...1:02:43.37
8. Adam Towle...Beg 25-29...Hammer Gel...1:03:02.57
9. Doug Silcock...Beg 19-24...Self...1:03:19.88
10. Matthew Jackson...Beg 40-44...Self...1:03:37.40
FASTEST 35-39 BEGINNER
12. Philippe Dornic...Self...1:04:09.36
FASTEST 17-18 JUNIOR
23. Daniel Richardson...Self...1:05:59.99
FASTEST 45-49 BEGINNER
27. Mark Bergh...Back Alley...1:07:19.00
FASTEST CLYDESDALE
46. Michael Dulin...Self...1:10:37.69
FASTEST 50-54 BEGINNER
55. Jeff Druck...Canyon Velo...1:11:48.38
FASTEST 11-12 JUNIOR
63. Denver Spears...Self...1:13:52.57
FASTEST 34 & UNDER BEG CLYDESDALE
67. David Waggoner...Self...1:14:29.70
FASTEST 10 & UNDER JUNIOR
117. Willy MacMiller...WSA Racing...1:32:20.12
FASTEST 55+ BEGINNER
122. Roman Marenin...Self...1:58:02.64
TOP TEN 12.5 MILE WOMEN RIDERS
1. Linda Stiles...Beg 19-29...Self...1:17:34.50
2. Kirsten Garber...Jr 15-18...Self...1:18:03.29
3. Wendy Gabriel...Beg 30-39...Self....1:19:20.64
4. Donna Vargas...Beg 30-39...Trail Angel...1:20:28.75
5. Rachel Throop...Jr 14 & Under...Nova...1:20:58.90
6. Sophia Lane...Beg 30-39...Self...1:26:40.38
7. Barbara Sladeck...Beg 30-39...Self...1:28:20.71
8. Claudia Fiedler...Beg 30-39...Dirty Dazi...1:30:10.25
9. Essence Barton...Jr 14 & Under...Giant/Dirt...1:30:22.94
10. Jamie Gray...Jr 14 & Under...Self...1:31:52.98
FASTEST 50+ BEGINNER WOMEN
13. Donna Austin...Self...1:37:01.39
FASTEST 40-49 BEGINNER WOMEN
15. Theresa Bondurant...Self...1:38:31.03
TOP TEN SHORT COURSE RIDERS
1. Michael Tillman...Jr 13-14...Ellsworth...0:12:04.89
2. Gunar Shelley...Jr 11-12...Chumba Wumba...0:12:15.26
3. Shane MacMiller...Jr 10 & Under...WSA Racing...0:12:15.76
4. Jason Throop...Jr 11-12...Nova...0:12:34.74
5. Danny Donahue...Jr 11-12...Team Big Bear...0:12:49.50
6. Andy Bennett...Jr 11-12...Self...0:13:13.38
7. Dean Kim...Jr 11-12...Self...013:30:36
8. Kobi McGuire...Jr 10 & Under...Self...0:13:31.51
9. Ryan Blanchette...Jr 10 & Under...Self...0:14:07.61
10. David Ramirez...Jr 10 & Under...Self...0:15:00.72
TOP TEN SHORT COURSE 14 & UNDER WOMEN
1. Lauren Arasim...Back Alley...0:09:12.84
2. Sierra Paul...Self...0:10:12.72
3. Alexis Santos...Team Big Bear...0:12:16.78
AMATEUR CUP #4 DOWHILL RESULTS
TOP TEN WESTRIDGE RIDERS (combined 2 run times)
1. David Klaassen Van Oorschot...Pro...Intense...11:03.68
2. Daniel Umland...Jr Exp 18 & Under...Schrdr...11:22.55
3. Ian Odom...Semi-Pro...Self...11:36.97
4. Sven Martin...Semi-Pro...Turner...11:43.29
5. Gerry Cody...Exp 19-24...RFC/H&S Bike...11:44.84
6. Andrew Schafer...Exp 19-24...Kaos...11:47.10
7. Daniel Baggs...Semi-Pro...RPM...11:49.62
8. Garrick Anderson...Jr Exp 18 & Under...11:53.71
9. Eric Tostenson...Semi-Pro...AXO-661...11:54.37
10. Sylvain Poinssot...Exp 25-29...Self...12:03.55
FASTEST 35-39 EXPERT
20. Darin Delio...Exp 35-39...Self...12:18.46
FASTEST 35+ SUPER MASTER
28. Mark Umland...Incycle...12:27.60
FASTEST 40-44 EXPERT
39. Jim Ghahremani...Exp 40-44...ODI-Southridge...12:37.06
FASTEST 45-49 EXPERT
65. Gary Meinert...Exp 45-49...Azonic...13:03.86
FASTEST 50-54 EXPERT
76. Steve Bird...Exp 50-54...I.Martin...13:33.50
TOP TEN WESTRIDGE WOMEN
1. Anka Martin...Pro...Turner-Romic...12:10.00
2. Kirstin Powers...Exp 30-39...Slippery P...14:18.47
3. Holly Hagerman...Exp 30-39...LV Highroll...14:18.96
4. Kathy Bodie...Exp 30-39...I.Martin...14:29.48
5. Rachelle Ames...Exp 30-39...Foes...15:17.96
6. Lisa Reinhard...Exp 30-39...Team Oxygen...15:38.69
7. Noemi Wallace...Exp 40-49...Team Oxygen...15:40.95
8. Jamie Harwood...Exp 40-49...Team Oxygen...15:53.80
9. Chelsea Redwood...Exp 30-39...Self...16:02.67
10. Doris Matyasovich...Exp 50+...Team Oxygen...20:52.92
TOP TEN LOG CHUTE RIDERS
1. Patrick Grassmann...Spt 30-34...Self...07:04.1
2. Kory Yinger...Beg 30-34...The Path...07:06.2
3. Brad Beck...Spt 35-39...Self...07:06.9
4. Michael Hill...Jr 17-18...Self...07:08.8
5. Mark Stone...Beg 19-24...Self...07:08.9
6. Travis Eve...Beg 19-24...Self...07:09.9
7. Bob Vigil...Spt 25-29...Manitou...07:10.2
8. Alfonso Garcia...Jr 17-18...Self...07:11.0
9. Chris Faubert...Spt 25-29...Romic...07.12.4
10. Blake Manahl...Spt 35-39...Azonic...07:13.3
FASTEST 19-24 SPORT
12. Sean Lackey...FTS Racing...07:14.7
FASTEST 35-39 BEGINNER
14. Devin Grissom...Self...07:14.9
FASTEST 40-44 SPORT
16. John Swanguen...Self...07:16.2
FASTEST 25-29 BEGINNER
20. Damien Smith...Self...07:20.4
FASTEST 15-16 JUNIOR
29. Julius Syvanen...Self...07:24.6
FASTEST 13-14 JUNIOR
38. Larry Pennington...Self...07:31.7
FASTEST 45-49 SPORT
57. Bryan Justin...Ave #3 Pizza...07:41.5
FASTEST 40-44 BEGINNER
64. Dan Hicks...Self...07:43.9
FASTEST CLYDESDALE
65. Peter Bitney...Woodcrest...07:44.5
FASTEST 50-54 SPORT
89. Ernie Varnum...Prince...08:05.5
FASTEST 45-49 BEGINNER
90. Steve Bates...Self...8:07.3
FASTEST BEGINNER CLYDSDALE
96. Eric Fort...Self...8:16.4
FASTEST 12 & UNDER JUNIOR
103. Sky Parks...Jr 12 & Under...Self...08:28.8
FASTEST 55-59 SPORT
111. David Bitney...Woodcrest...08:43.7
FASTEST 35+ CLYDESDALE
118. Larry Kuechlin...Team Kaos...Team Kaos...08:57.6
FASTEST RETRO
119. Gary Griffith...Brainstain...08:58.6
FASTEST 50-54 BEGINNER
123. Dale Allen...Beg 50-54...Self...09:11.1
FASTEST 35+ BEGINNER CLYDESDALE
128. Dean Takahashi...Self...10:12.7
FASTEST WHEELCHAIR
134. Gerard Moreno...Holiday Inn...12:24.7
FASTEST 34 & UNDER RETRO
135. Matt Wurdeman...Self...12:57.3
FASTEST LOG CHUTE WOMEN
1. Susanne Liljeroos...Spt 30-39...Self...08:28.6
2. Rileigh Aller...Spt 19-29...Self...09:06.8
3. Christine Dahle...Beg 19-29...Self...09:29.1
4. Donna Vargas...Beg 30-39...Trail Angel...09:29.3
5. Sherri Boesel...Beg 19-29...Self...09:29.1
6. Essence Barton...Jr 14 & Under...Giant-Dirt...11:13.1
7. Rowena Spence...Beg 19-29...Self...11:34.7
AMATEUR CUP #4 TOP TEN SUPER D MEN
1. Scott Reynolds...19-34...Self...10:48.83
2. David Collins...35-44...Chumba Wumba...11:17.00
3. Brad Beck...35-44...Self...11:39.33
4. Joel Elrod...35-44...Self...11:45.74
5. Tom Hand...19-34...Self...11:51.26
6. Tony Garza...35-44...Mill Creek...11:52.77
7. Barry Williams...19-34...Ortho Source...12:10.00
8. Alfonso Garcia...18 & Under...Self...12:11.13
9. Ryan Nicholls...19-34...Self...12:18.45
10. Greg Austin...19-34...Mad Catz...12:25.77
FASTEST SUPER D WOMEN
1. Teresa Hill...Self...12:43.19
2. Sherri Boesel...Self...14:12.49]
3. Debi Nicholls...Trail Angel...14:33.14
AMATEUR CUP SERIES WINNERS
In its 13th running, the Amateur Cup Series has been the big one on the So. Cal race scene. The championship is given to the racer with the best three out of four score. Winning the Amateur Cup Series is definitely something to be proud of. Here are the champions and the finishes that got them there.
CROSS COUNTRY CLASS CHAMPIONS
Rick Bienias...Semi-Pro...Bike Empire...1/7/ /1
Jason Fitzgibbon...Jr Exp 18 & Under...Simly Fit...1/2/1/1
Griffith Vertican...Exp 19-24...Competitive Edge... /1/3/1
Tony Manzella...Exp 25-29...Team Helens...2/1/1/2
Jerry Jayne...Exp 30-34...Amgen...2/1/1/2
Todd Stephenson...Exp 35-39...Simply Fit...3/4/2/2
Eddie Arnet...Exp 40-44...MBA...5/2/2/2
Bruce Muhlfeld...Exp 45-49...Team Helens...1/1/1/
Steve Lyttle...Exp 50-54...Back Alley...1/2/2/1
Stan Ford...Exp 55+...Back Alley...1/1/2/1
James Poindexter...Single Speed...Self...3/1/3/1
Brian Wilmot...Spt 19-24...Nicolai...2/2/3/1
Nate Whitman...Spt 25-29...Hammer Gel...2/4/2/1
Darby Fulte...Spt 30-34...Mission Cycle...2/1/3/1
Brian Ewert...Spt 35-39...USAF...2/1/1/1
Paul Kokinakes...Spt 40-44...Camarillo Racing...1/1/1/1
Gilbert Rousset...Spt 45-49...Back Alley...1/3/2/1
Eric Storm...Spt 50-54...Self...2/2/5/1
Richard Bunck...Spt 55-59...Self...1/1/1/
Trevor Finch...Spt 60+...Gypsy...1/2/2/1
Jason Perkins...Clydesdale 34 & Under...Camarillo Racing...1/ /1/1
Steve Heise...Clydesdale 35+...Team Ironclad... /1/2/1
Robert Flores...Beg 19-24...Self... /1/1/
Steve Nieto...Beg 25-29...Self...2/4/9/4
Jon Tanklage...Beg 30-34...Self...1/1/1/1
Philippe Dornic...Beg 35-39...Self... /2/1/1
Eddie Perales...Beg 40-44...Self... 1/1/1
Burt McCready...Beg 45-49...Simply Fit...1/1/1/2
Jeff Druck...Beg 50-54...Canyon Velo...1/2/1/1
David Sharp...Beg Clydesdale 34 & Under...Mission Cycle...1/2/2/2
Michael Dulin...Beg Clydesdale 35+...Self... /4/1/1
Freyr Petursson...Jr 17-18...Self...2/1/1/
Sean McHugh...Jr 15-16...Santa Clarita Velo...2/1/1/1
Luke Kinney...Jr 13-14...Specialized...2/1/1/1
Denver Spears...Jr 11-12...Self...1/ /1/1
Willy MacMiller...Jr 10 & Under...WSA Racing...1/1/1/1
Annette Kocina...Jr Exp Wmn 18 & Under...Sobe-Cannondale... /1/1/1
Mayumi Swetland...Exp Wmn 19-29...Bicycle John...3/4/2/1
Ruby Raitt...Exp Wmn 30-39...Team Helens...1/1/1/
Carol Suchy...Exp Wmn 40-49...Back Alley... /1/3/2
Jeanne Bernhard...Exp Wmn 50+...Bike Empire... /1/1/
Maegan Merrifield...Spt Wmn 19-29...Amgen...2/2 /
Katie Hedrich...Spt Wmn 30-39...Bicycle John...1/3/1/3
Janice Rubin...Spt Wmn 40-49...Paul Mitchell...1/ /1/1
Nancy Weiner...Spt Wmn 50+...So Bay...1/2/ /1
Linda Stiles...Beg Wmn 19-29...Self... /1/2/1
Heather Hubbell...Beg Wmn 30-39...Self...2/3/5/8
Theresa Bondurant...Beg Wmn 40-49...Self...1/4/2/1
Donna Austin...Beg Wmn 50+...Self...1/1/1/1
Irsten Garber...Jr Wmn 15-18...Self...1/1/1/1
Rachel Throop...Jr Wmn 14 & Under...Nova... /1/1/1
Chris Day...Jr 13-14 Short Course...Self... / /2/2
Gunar Shelley...Jr 11-12 Short Course...Chumba Wumba...1/1/1/1
Shane MacMiller...Jr 10 & Under Short Course...WSA Racing...1/1/5/1
Lauren Arasim...Jr Wmn 14 & Under Short Course...Back Alley...1/ /1/1
Nathan Giardina/Kim...Tandem...Self... /1/1/
DOWHILL CLASS CHAMPIONS
Ian Odom...Semi-Pro...Oakley-Intense...1/1/1/1 finishes
Mark Umland...Super Master 35+...Incyle...3/2/ /1
Daniel Umland...Jr Ex 18 & Under...Schrdr...3/1/ /1
Gerry Cody...Exp 19-24...RFC-H&S Bikes...11/1/7/1
Matt Lay...Exp 25-29...CFR-Azonic...2/2/1/5
Chris Bowers...Exp 30-34...Zeal-Troy Lee...1/1/2/1
Kevin Matthes...Exp 35-39...Dirt Works...2/4/2/2
David Forbis...Exp 40-44...Foes...1/1/1/
Gary Meinert...Exp 45-49...Azonic...3/2/1/1
Steve Bird...Exp 50-54...I.Martin...1/ /1/1
Chuck Libolt...Exp 55+...Barb... / /1/
Ryan Spindler...Spt 19-24...Self...5/2/8/
Wil Stillens...Spt 25-29...Sun Race...8/1/1/3
Kenny Gioeli...Spt 30-34...IE Bikes...2/1/1/
Brad Beck...Spt 35-39...Self...2/2/1/1
Doug Heiser...Spt 40-44...Turner-Romic...1/1/8/2
Bryan Justin...Spt 45-49...Ave #3 Pizza... /1/2/1
Ernie Varnum...Spt 50-54...Prince...2/1/1/1
David Bitney...Spt 55-59...Woodcrest... /1/1/1
Peter Bitney...Clydesdale 34 & Under...Woodcrest...1/3/2/1
Larry Kuechlin...Clydesdale 35+...Team Kaos...4/1/2/1
Gary Griffith...Retro 35+...Brain Stain...1/1/ /1
Mark Stone...Beg 19-24...Self...1/ /1/1
Aaron Phares...Beg 25-29...Omega-Azonic...1/3/1/6
Kory Yinger...Beg 30-34...The Path Bike... /1/2/1
Todd Rutledge...Beg 35-39...Self...1/1/ /3
Thomas Jefferson...Beg 40-44...Self...4/1/2/2
Steve Bates...Beg 45-49...Self...1/1/ /1
Dave Allen...Beg 50-54...Self...1/1/1/1
Malcolm Bader...Beg 55+...Self... / /1/
Eric Fort...Beg Clydesdale 34 & Under...Self...2/1/1/1
Barry Baker...Beg Clydesdale 35+...Team Fun Pig...1/1/ /
Michael Hill...Jr 17-18...Self... /2/1/1
Brett Manahl...Jr 15-16...Azonic...4/1/1/2
John Swanguen...Jr 13-14...Spy-Hansens...1/1/1/
Gunar Shelley...Jr 11-12...Chumba Wumba...1/1/ /2
Matt Swanguen...Jr 10 & Under...Spy-Hansens...1/1/1/
Mary Zwahlen...Exp Wmn 19-29...Self...2/1 /
Kristin Powers...Exp Wmn 30-39...Slippery Pig...3/4/1/1
Noemi Wallace...Exp Wmn 40-49...Team Oxygen...2/1/1/1
Doris Matyasovich...Exp Wmn 50+...Team Oxygen...1/1/1/1
Rileigh Aller...Spt Wmn 19-29...Self...1/1/ /1
Susanne Liljeroos...Spt Wmn 30-39...Self...3/1/1/1
Susan Stenzel...Spt Wmn 40-49...Self... /60/ /
Christine Dahle...Beg Wmn 19-29...Self...1/2/1/1
Donna Vargas...Beg Wmn 30-39...Trail Angels... /1/1/1
Nancy Harris...Beg Wmn 40-49...Self... / /1/
Jenny Cornelison...Jr Wmn 15-18...Self...1/ / /
Essence Barton...Jr Wmn 14 & Under...Giant-Dirt Girl... /1/1/1
Gerard Moreno...Wlchr...Holiday Inn... / /1/1
SUPER D CLASS CHAMPIONS
Alfonso Garcia...18 & Under...Self... / /1/1 finishes
Scott Reynolds...19-34...Self... /1/1/1
Brad Beck...35-44...Self...3/5/3/2
Philip Strong...45+...Self...1/1/1/1
Sherri Boesel...Women...Self...1/1/1/2
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