After spending time with Don learning the website he created. I have made the last few posts. Don was a brilliant writer and was certain to recognize accomplishments of weekly riders outside of cycling. Feel free to email me so that I can continue giving recognition to those milestones and accomplishments. Ed E_Armstrong97@yahoo.com

 

Bicycling Magazines Available I am still looking for a good home for a long run of the magazine Bicycling, perhaps 3 or 4 decades of issues. If you are interested click here to email me at westdc@plattsburgh.edu.   DCW

 

17 Sept 2014 10 Mile Event (63 deg. S. Wind) 1. Ed Armstrong 26:55 2. Stacey Brooks 29:31 3. John Callaghan 29:55	Three riders close out our 41st season Thank you to all that supported this years TT's. whether it was riding, timing or putting out the cone at the turn around. Everyone's efforts are appreciated and ensured another successful season. John Callaghan competed in every event this summer. Looking forward to spring already. Timer: Hollie Bower and Barb West    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
10 Sept 2014 10 Mile Event (71 deg. strong S. Wind) 1. Jerry Macner 24:56 2. Jason Amoriell 25:05 3. Jill and Jim Walker 25:49 (tandem) 4. Eric Kreckel 26:03 5. Ed Armstrong 26:30 6. Stacey Brooks 28:32 7. John Callaghan 29:28 8. Scott Hinman 31:55	Macner wins next to last TT by nine seconds Nine riders battled a strong south wind resulting in one of the closes finishes of the year. Jill and Jim Walker were the first to ride a tandem this year. Anyone want to try a unicycle? Timer: Hollie Bower    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
3 Sept 2014 10 Mile Event (80 deg. W. Wind) No Time Trial	A ride to remember This was our first event since we lost our friend Don West. 10 riders left the start line together, rode the 10 mile course silently and returned as a group in rememberance of Don. He is the reason every Wednesday during the summer riders would arrive at Point Au Roche and race the course he created. We will carry on the tradition he started and cared so much for. Timer:    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
27 Aug 2014 10 Mile Event (80 deg. N. Wind) 1. Kevin Duniho 22:29 2. Matthew Speirs 24:07(pr) 3. Jerry Macner 24:26 4. Jason Amoriell 24:37 5. Erin Rasco 24:57(pr) 6. Jay Ruff 25:04 7. Eric Kreckel 25:34(pr) 8. Ed Armstrong 26:38 9. John B? 28:33 10. John Callaghan 29:48 11. Art Rasco 30:02 12. Scott Hinman 31:19(pr) 13. Stephanie West 34:38	Duniho and Rasco lead the way A strong north wind did not slow riders down. Again this week many PR's. Timer: Jack and Sandy    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
20 Aug 2014 10 Mile Event (81 deg. No Wind) 1. Matthew Speirs 24:19 sb 2. Eric Kreckel 25:46 pr 3. Ed Armstrong 26:14 sb 4. Susanna Piller 27:01 5. Stacey Brooks 28:25 sb 6. John Callaghan 29:40 pr 7. Scott Hinman 31:53	Speirs leads this weeks event Riders enjoyed ideal condition. Many setting season best and PR times. Timer: Jack and Barb    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
13 Aug 2014 10 Mile Event (Rain out)	Pouring rain all day.
6 Aug 2014 10 Mile Event (74 deg, North wind) 1. Erik Bollt 22:22 2. Jack Piller 22:36 3. Matthew Speirs 24:30 4. Mike Zerrahn 25:47 5. Scott Bollt 26:05 PR 6. Eric Kreckel 26:25 7. Ed Armstrong 26:43 8. Heather Jabaut 26:50 PR 9. Susanna Piller 27:06 10. Stacey Brooks 29:27 11. John Callaghan 30:45 12. Ralph Senecal 31:09 13. Paige Kreckel 35:43	Bollt Breaks Piller's Streak A beautiful, cool summer day attracted Erik Bollt all the way from Potsdam, and Bollt managed to break Jack Piller's perfect streak, shading Jack's time by just 14 seconds. Bollt's 16 year old son Scott posted a personal best time, as did Heather Jabaut, who did so well in the Lake Placid Ironman just 10 days earlier. The dying north wind didn't seem to keep the riders from posting some good times. Timer: Hollie and Barb    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
30 July 2014 10 Mile Event (72 deg, Changing S wind) 1. Jack Piller 22:14 2. Matthew Speirs 24:29 3. Jay Ruff 24:32 4. Jerry Macner 25:11 5. Mike Zerrahn 25:56 6. Eric Kreckel 26:13 7. Lynne Murray 26:45 8. Susanna Piller 27:28 9. Donnie Armstrong 29:26 10. Ralph Senecal 29:55 11. Paul Ford 29:58 12. John Callaghan 31:31 13. Paige Kreckel 35:46 14. David Smith 36:03	Jack and Lynne extend their perfect records Jack Piller extended his perfect season streak to eight for eight and Lynne Murray pushed her streak to a perfect six for six. Neither rider has been topped during the season. The gentle south wind at the start/finish area the wind didn't seem like much but the riders complained of the headwind on the return leg of the course. The 14 participants tied the longest finish list of the season. Timer: Ed and Barb    Reporter: Ed Armstrong

 

Congratulations to Mary! We haven't seen much of Mary Duprey at this year's time trials. The reason -- she's been preparing for Ironman Triathlons. In mid-June she placed second in her age group in the Mont-Tremblant 70.3 (Half Ironman) and qualified for the World Championships to be contested on the same course on Aug. 17. In between those two events she won her age group in the Lake Placid Ironman on July 27. See results. Her time of 11:26:02 placed her 633rd overall and twelve minutes ahead of the second place finisher in her age group. We suspect that we won't see her at the TT until after the Aug. 17 event. Good luck, Mary, at the championship race.

 

23 July 2014 10 Mile Event (73 deg, North wind) 1. Jack Piller 22:27 2. Jerry Macner 25:05 3. Matthew Speirs 25:10 4. Eric Kreckel 26:01 PR 5. Ed Armstrong 26:59 6. Susanna Piller 28:03 7. Brian White 28:43 8. John Callaghan 31:05 9. Ralph Senecal 32:38 5 Mile Event 1. Matthew Macner 22:51

Piller and Piller post top times Jack Piller Extended his perfect streak to seven for seven, while Susanna Piller made it a family affair, posting the top women's time. Eric Kreckel posted another personal best time of 26:01. Thunderstorms during the day didn't intimidate the riders who found partly cloudy and a strong north wind which died as the event went on. Timer: Lynne Murray    Reporter: Ed Armstrong

Ed Armstrong sent us complete results for this year's Rand Hill race, organized annually by the YMCA, along with a lot of nice pictures taken by his mom. Here are the results, along with a selection of the pictures (without captions). Rank Rider Name Home town Age Time ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Thomas Giuliano Dorval, Qc 59 41:55 2. **Jason Amoriell Peru 44 41:56 3. Jerry Macner Plattsburgh 45 41:57 4. **Daniel Anhalt Plattsburgh 59 41:58 5. Jay Ruff Peru 40 41:58 6. Randy Kelley Plattsburgh 45 41:59 7. Scott Provost Plattsburgh 42 42:10 8. Roy Brinker Plattsburgh 50 43:38 9. **Matt Speirs Plattsburgh 32 44:00 10. Shawn Breen Dannemora 51 44:35 11. Thomas Moffett Peru 40 44:38 12. Rob Spencer Plattsburgh 50 45:36 13. Bruce Yelich Malone 58 46:08 14. Tom Ferris Plattsburgh 61 46:49 15. Henry Buchala Plattsburgh 56 48:18 16. **Joseph Giuliano Dorval, Qc 23 48:48 17. Matt Kollar Plattsburgh 29 48:49 18. ##Brooke Kelley Plattsburgh 15 48:53 19. Nathan Hammaker Plattsburgh 41 49:10 20. Ed Armstrong Plattsburgh 39 49:36 21. Brian White Plattsburgh 47 50:04 22. Jesse Toohill Plattsburgh 24 50:39 23. **Thomas Doolittle Albany 71 51:37 24. **John Guynup Peru 66 51:43 25. Mark Malchoff Plattsburgh 59 53:39 26. Tom Morley Burlington 65 53:54 27. Kevin Cosgro Plattsburgh 54 54:44 28. Chris Arnold Plattsburgh 39 55:09 29. Dennis Manion Plattsburgh 57 57:15 30. Rob Wray Plattsburgh 62 57:26 31. Scott Prior Morrisonville 31 58:48 32. Marty Lynch Plattsburgh 49 1:07:42 33. Jeremy Spencer Port Kent 36 1:16:29 34. Jeff Bombeck Plattsburgh 68 1:17:34 35. Ron Nolland Plattsburgh 64 1:17:54 ** Age group winner ## Women's winner With 35 participants, we are surprised to see only one female competitor.   Now a bunch of pictures of riders crossing the finish line. Race finishers, tired but happy

16 July 2014 10 Mile Event (72 deg. & West wind) 1. Jack Piller 22:25 2. Jerry Macner 25:15 3. Matthew Speirs 25:25 4. Eric Kreckel 26:33 PR 5. Lynne Murray 26:48 6. Ed Armstrong 27:17 7. Henry Buchala 28:01 8. Brian White 28:05 9. Stacey Brooks 29:22 10. John Callaghan 31:04 11. Ralph Senecal 31:43 12. Rusty Bissell 35:30 13. Stephanie West 36:22 25 Mile Event 1. Scott Woodward 1:04:39	Jack and Lynne Extend Strings Jack Piller is now six for six, while Lynne Murray is five for five as the two emerged on top in tonight's time trial. Eric Kreckel posted a personal best time of 26:33 on a night when a west wind made it difficult to ride fast. The fourteen participants made tonight's entry list the largest of the season so far.   Timers: Susanna & Sally    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
9 July 2014 10 Mile Event (Moderate Temp. & SW wind) 1. Jack Piller 22:10 2. Matthew Speirs 25:06 3. Mike Zerrahn 26:37 4. Lynne Murray 26:39 5. Susanna Piller 27:02 6. Ed Armstrong 27:15 7. Sandy Rasco 29:25 8. Stacey Brooks 29:46 9. Art Rasco 29:56 10. John Callaghan 30:05 11. Ralph Senecal 30:57	The Cream Rises to the Top Jack Piller kept his record perfect, posting his fifth win in five rides, while Lynne Murray turned in the top women's time for the fourth time in four rides. This was the seventh successful event of the season with just one rainout. Timer: Hollie Bower    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
2 July 2014 10 Mile Event (78 deg, Winds from S or W) 1. Jack Piller 22:32 2. Kevin Duniho 22:38 3. Jay Ruff 24:16 4. Mike Zerrahn 26:06 5. Scott Provost 26:09 6. Lynne Murray 27:02 7. Ed Armstrong 27:04 8. Eric Kreckel 27:15 9. Brian White 29:08 10. John Callaghan 30:48 11. Ralph Senecal 31:06 12. Stephanie West 36:56	Fast Times in spite of the Wind When the riders left home, it was quite still but by the time they finished warming up at Pt au Roche, they had an enthusiastic wind varying from the south or the west. In spite of the wind, several riders posted very good times. The 12 person start list was the best so far this season. Timer: Hollie Bower    Reporter: Ed Armstrong
25 June 2014 10 Mile Event (71 deg, humid, gentlest NE breeze) 1. Suzanna Piller 26:58 tie Lynne Murray 26:58 3. Eric Kreckel 27:26 4. John Callaghan ??? Reporter: Don West	Small Field, Ladies Night After 18 hours of rain, only four riders gambled on finding dry roads, but they found fast riding conditions. Two ladies, Lynne Murray and Suzanna Piller, tied for top spot, Eric Kreckel showed up with a new TT bike and took two minutes off of his previous times this season. The riders kept their own times, but John Callaghan didn't report a time.
18 June 2014 10 Mile Event (75 deg, steady wind from NW) 1. Jack Piller 22:39 2. Jerry Macner 24:50 3. Matthew Speirs 25:09 4. Mike Zerrahn 26:21 5. Ed Armstrong 26:47 6. Lynne Murray 27:22 7. Eric Kreckel 29:05 8. Ralph Senecal 31:19 9. John Callaghan 31:46 25 Mile Event 1. Jay Ruff 1:01:45 PR Timer: Hollie Bower    Reporter: Ed Armstrong	Some Good Rides in the Wind It was windy but the riders raved about the tailwind they enjoyed on the return leg. Jay Ruff, preparing for the June 28 Tupper Lake Tin Man Triathlon, rode the 25 mile course in a personal record (PR) time. Mary Duprey finished second out of 38 in her age group at the Half-Ironman competiton in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec on the course to be used for the upcoming World Championships. And Scott Woodward finished fourth in the State Time Trial championships in Tioga NY. He is a four time state champion. Bruce Beauharnois and Jack Piller finished the grueling 100 km. mtn. bike race at Whiteface Ski Area, and Jason Amoriell, Dan Anhalt, Jerry Macner and Suzanna Piller all finished the 11 mile race from the Whiteface Ski Center up Whiteface Memorial Hwy. Congratulations to our friends!
With her second place finish, Mary qualified for the World Championships to be held later in the season on the same course.
11 June 2014 Event Rained Out (58 deg, windy with rain)	Not a Good Evening! Ed Armstrong reports "I was out with stopwatch in hand, but the rest of the crew stayed home." They were smart! [DW]
4 June 2014 10 Mile Event (72 deg, almost calm) 1. Jack Piller 22:31 2. Jay Ruff 24:16 3. Matthew Speirs 25:17 4. Jerry Macner 25:20 5. Mike Zerrahn 26:49 6. Ed Armstrong 28:02 7. Bill Blough 28:26 8. Ralph Senecal 29:39 9. John Callaghan 32:40 Jerry Macner finishing	Another Good Evening Cloudy and gray all day, but the roads were dry and the wind was light for the June 4 Time Trial. After the nine riders had all started, a modest breeze sprung up from the north, but still five of the six repeating riders improved their times from last week. Timer: Hollie Bower    Reporter: Ed Armstrong      Ed Armstrong finishing
28 May 2014 10 Mile Event (59 deg, almost calm) 1. Jack Piller 22:53 2. Jay Ruff 24:30 3. Matthew Speirs 26:03 4. Susanna Piller 27:27 5. Ralph Senecal 30:54 tie Bill Blough 30:54 7. John Callaghan 32:19	The Second Event of 2014 After a drippy day, the roads dried in time for a nice time trial. Ed Armstrong reports that the wind was light and variable, and the temperature was about 59 deg. Timer & Reporter: Ed Armstrong
21 May 2014 10 Mile Event (65 deg, almost calm) 1. Matthew Speirs 25:51 2. Alicia Chase 27:10 3. Ed Armstrong 27:24 4. Ralph Senecal 30:00 5. John Callaghan 32:45	The First Event of 2014 We had a perfect night to start the 41st season of time trials at Pt au Roche and the riders reveled in it. Ralph Senecal opened the season with a time just 35 seconds short of last year's best, and Alicia Chase was two seconds away from her PR. Congratulations! Timer: Jack P. & Eric K. Reporter: Don West