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Hwy 9 from Boulder Creek

Week 4 of the 2012 Low-Key Hillclimb Series

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organizers Team Brown Zone post at summit (Brenda Brunner)
Thanks to coordinator Rich Brown, with help from Bobby Brown, Dino Brown, Roxy Brown, Sugar Brown, Ron Brunner, Alison Chaiken, Judy Colwell & Rufus, Frank Drobot, Joe Fant, David Fitch, Sandra King, Nina Komlik, Howard Kveck, Christine Nguyen, Lisa Penzel, Luther Pugh, Lynn Sestak, Peter Tapscott, and H Two Brown for making today's climb possible!

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Report

Low-Key's first visit to West Highway 9 was a spectacular success as Team Brown Zone organized an excellent time for all. After registering in the Rainbow Cafe in Boulder Creek, riders headed to the road kill marking the official start line to begin their 13-mile trip to Saratoga Gap, the summit of Highway 9.

The course was in the tradition of Tour de France mountain time trials, where instead of starting at the base of the climb, it's common for the course to include a relatively flat run-up before the serious climbing. Combine the opening 6 miles of relative flat along with the final mile being flat and you had the classic question: aero or light? Riders with both had to pick whether to use their time trial frame or their road frame. The classic answer, based on the assumption of constant power, is the aero frame: all of that flatness should give a significant advantage to the aero bike which offsets the increase in weight. However, this analysis assumes constant power, and without a significant amount of practice on a time trial frame, that may be optimistic.

The results perhaps showed this, as men's winner Rob Manchester beat the more aero competition on his fairly conventional Specialized Roubaix. Indeed lack of power is not Rob's issue, as anyone who's ridden with him can attest. Despite this, it was still very impressive seeing him finish ahead of accomplished racers like Adrien Costa, Clark Foy, Kieran Sherlock, "Rich Brown", Daryl Spano, and more. Adrien finished a strong second in his Planet X time trial rig, while Rich Brown rode a conventional frame to third place. Josh Pizzica and Kieran Sherlock rounded out the top 5.

On the women's side, it was once again Lisa Penzel continuing her series of firsts. Her Brown Zone teammate Lynn Sestak was once again second, while Amy Cemeron, Janet Martinez, and "Roxy Brown" completed the top five.

We almost had four tandems today, but a travel snafu left Will Van Kaenel to ride solo without his trusty partner Lynn. Still, seeing three tandems out there battling for the new tandem ranking was encouraging. It was the Pauls: McKenzie and Chuck, who were the fastest, with an excellent score of 111 points. Tracy and Hadley Colwell finished second, despite Hadley clearly doing the bulk of the work. Another mixed tandem, David and Rachel Engelbrecht, finished a solid third.

Yours truly was the sole runner on the day.

On the team side, it's appropriate it was Team Brown Zone in first, with their excellent organization of the day's fun. Sisters and Misters and Western Wheelers were a very solid second and third, while Eden Bicycles was an impressive fourth and local team Bike Trip finished fifth despite the inability of some of their strongest riders to make the start.

Thanks once again to our fantastic volunteers, including starters, split timers, and of course the finish line crew led by Howard Kveck. Expert starter Ron Brunner, with no warm-up, self-timed at the end of the day to an excellent time of 55:20.

Results

Strava T-shirt qualifiers indicated with orange background. Note riders can only qualify once per series, so may not be listed even if they beat the target time for this week.

Women
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 129 Lisa Penzel The Brown Zone 45+ 55:36 14.31 2220 127.28
2 146 Lynn Sestak The Brown Zone 50+ 58:48 13.53 2099 119.26
3 305 Amy Cameron Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 30+ 59:08 13.45 2087 118.48
4 8 Janet Martinez Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 59:29 13.38 2075 117.67
5 403 Roxy Brown The Brown Zone 40+ 62:47 12.67 1966 110.50
6 404 Sugar Brown The Brown Zone Brown 62:51 12.66 1964 110.36
7 215 Laura Hipp Western Wheelers 4 62:53 12.65 1963 110.30
8 79 Lisa Emmerich Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 65:28 12.15 1885 105.25
9 408 Julie Colwell Team Colwell 40+ 67:12 11.84 1837 102.10
10 422 Sandra King Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 40+ 68:08 11.68 1811 100.47
11 311 Heidi Fraser Taleo Racing 50+ 69:42 11.41 1771 97.85
12 91 Hannah Hausman Hausbert 20+ 71:03 11.20 1737 95.69
13 440 Darlene Stevenson   40+ 80:58 9.83 1524 82.19
14 94 Christine Holmes Low-Key 45+ 82:06 9.69 1503 80.87
15 312 Andrea Ivan Silicon Valley Triathlon 82:41 9.62 1493 80.21
16 42 Judy Colwell & Rufus Team Colwell 70+ 97:59 8.12 1260 65.83
17 423 Nina Komlik   45+ 102:24 7.77 1205 62.54

reference time for division Women = 68:24


Men
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 120 Rob Manchester   35+ 46:20 17.17 2664 126.51
2 69 Adrien Costa Slipstream-Craddock Jr. Development Junior 47:31 16.74 2597 122.85
3 38 Rich Brown The Brown Zone 35+ 48:14 16.49 2559 120.73
4 131 Josh Pizzica Gene-Solve/Etxea 35+ 48:20 16.46 2554 120.44
5 438 Kieran Sherlock Western Wheelers 45+ 48:24 16.44 2550 120.25
6 212 Clark Foy Western Wheelers 45+ 48:26 16.43 2548 120.15
7 56 Tim Clark Low-Key 45+ 48:30 16.40 2545 119.96
8 230 Carl Nielson Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 48:32 16.39 2543 119.86
9 213 Chris Furgiuele Dolce Vita Cycling 35+ 49:49 15.97 2477 116.28
10 44 Ciaran Byrne Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 40+ 49:56 15.93 2472 115.96
11 125 Alan Nevin IronData Thirsty Bear 40+ 49:58 15.92 2470 115.87
12 239 Dennis Van Hoof Type 1 Diabetes 35+ 50:17 15.82 2454 115.02
13 71 Robby Cuthbert Hausbert 20+ 50:43 15.69 2434 113.88
14 434 Stefano Profumo Bike Trip/Symantec 30+ 51:05 15.57 2416 112.93
15 149 Daryl Spano San Jose Bike Club 45+ 51:27 15.46 2399 112.00
16 411 Geoff Drake Bike Trip/Symantec 50+ 52:02 15.29 2372 110.54
17 416 David Gonzales   35+ 52:15 15.23 2362 110.00
18 231 Travis Retzer Eden Bicycles 4 52:23 15.19 2356 109.68
19 246 Chris Kovacs Eden Bicycles 35+ 52:25 15.18 2355 109.60
20 443 H Two Brown The Brown Zone 50- 52:39 15.11 2344 109.03
21 412 Rob Easley Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 52:50 15.06 2336 108.59
22 108 Joe Karbowski   30+ 53:25 14.89 2311 107.21
23 70 Andy Crews Diablo 40+ 53:26 14.89 2310 107.17
24 421 Mark King IC3 Hammer Nutrition 45+ 53:45 14.80 2296 106.44
25 324 Edvard Wendelin   25+ 54:08 14.70 2280 105.56
26 417 Brian Haines Taleo Racing 35+ 54:20 14.64 2272 105.11
27 80 Joe Fant The Brown Zone 50+ 54:27 14.61 2267 104.85
28 46 Gonzalo Carrillo Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 45+ 55:24 14.36 2228 102.76
28 39 Slow Brown The Brown Zone Two Flat Tires 55:24 14.36 2228 102.76
30 419 Sunil Jagadish San Jose Bike Club 25+ 55:26 14.35 2226 102.69
31 410 Bryn Dole Blekko 40+ 55:41 14.29 2216 102.15
32 73 J.D. Daniels Eden Bicycles 35+ 56:16 14.14 2193 100.92
33 37 Dino Brown The Brown Zone Dual Suspension Beast 56:19 14.13 2192 100.82
34 78 Bill Dvorak   55+ 56:20 14.12 2191 100.78
35 104 Anthony Jawad Google 25+ 56:37 14.05 2180 100.19
36 130 Jim Perreira   45+ 56:58 13.97 2167 99.48
37 450 Brad Fox LGBRC 30+ 57:14 13.90 2156 98.94
38 99 Peter Ingram Ind. 55+ 58:05 13.70 2125 97.26
39 240 David Vrane Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 58:10 13.68 2122 97.09
40 317 Thomas Rabedeau SLACer 55+ 58:30 13.60 2110 96.45
41 400 Ramon Alarcon San Jose Bike Club 40+ 58:56 13.50 2094 95.63
42 81 Rick Ferrell Bike Trip/Symantec 50+ 59:36 13.35 2071 94.38
43 76 Pierre Doussiere Mysef 50+ 59:38 13.34 2070 94.32
44 110 Franz Kelsch Pan y Agua 65 Almost 59:41 13.33 2068 94.23
45 135 Mihai R. Google 30+ 59:59 13.26 2058 93.68
46 45 Pat Callahan Quadzilla Racing 40+ 60:25 13.17 2043 92.90
47 12 Will von Kaenel LGBRC 50+ 60:57 13.05 2025 91.95
47 65 Kevin Comerford Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 30+ 60:57 13.05 2025 91.95
49 43 Scott Byer Google 45+ 61:06 13.02 2020 91.69
50 401 Nick Bellomo Type 1 Diabetes 30+ 61:20 12.97 2012 91.29
51 133 Thomas Preisler LGBRC 55+ 61:24 12.96 2010 91.17
52 300 MichaelsJ. Andalora Bike Trip/Symantec 60+ 61:46 12.88 1998 90.54
53 234 Tommy Aldo Sonin   30+ 62:02 12.83 1990 90.09
54 98 Brandon Iles Google 30+ 62:21 12.76 1979 89.56
55 160 Greg Watson Palo Verde Velo 45+ 62:40 12.70 1969 89.03
56 169 Nic Brummell Atlas 50+ 63:11 12.59 1953 88.18
57 127 Bart Niechwiej Google 35+ 63:45 12.48 1936 87.27
58 31 George Bonanto Google Clydesdale 64:00 12.43 1928 86.88
59 143 Wink Saville Google 60+ 64:09 12.40 1924 86.64
60 437 Eddie Santos   25+ 64:26 12.35 1915 86.20
61 431 Edward Miller SLACer 70+ 64:38 12.31 1910 85.89
62 26 Bernard Bell   50+ 64:41 12.30 1908 85.81
63 84 Stephen Fong CyclePath Racing 45+ 65:17 12.19 1891 84.89
64 48 Peter Cathcart San Jose Bike Club 50+ 65:46 12.10 1877 84.17
65 428 Russ McCrary Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 65:57 12.06 1871 83.89
66 405 Steve Bursley Team Wild Hare 45+ 66:10 12.02 1865 83.57
67 58 Kevin Colagiovanni Team DUD 25+ 66:18 12.00 1862 83.38
68 85 Danny Froeming   45+ 66:48 11.91 1848 82.65
69 141 Nico Sallembien Silicon Valley Triathlon 35+ 67:28 11.79 1829 81.70
70 68 Alex Cortez Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 40+ 67:41 11.75 1823 81.40
71 60 Fernando Colmenares Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 65+ 68:01 11.70 1815 80.94
72 426 Thomas Maltbaek MTBR 20+ 68:13 11.66 1809 80.66
73 430 Kris McQueen Diablo 35+ 69:52 11.39 1767 78.45
74 126 Ronald Ng   45+ 70:28 11.29 1751 77.67
75 441 Han Wen GOM 40+ 71:13 11.17 1733 76.72
76 225 Thomas Maslen Western Wheelers 50+ 73:09 10.88 1687 74.36
77 442 Matt Wittmann   25+ 80:08 9.93 1540 66.88
78 63 Skyler Colwell Team Colwell Junior 93:35 8.50 1319 55.83
79 62 Liam Colwell Team Colwell Junior 129:33 6.14 953 38.24

reference time for division Men = 56:42


Tandem
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 406 Paul Chuck Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+ 52:47 15.07 2338 108.71
429 Paul McKenzie Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+
2 64 Tracy Colwell Team Colwell 40+ 73:36 10.81 1677 82.84
61 Hadley Colwell Team Colwell Junior
3 414 David Engelbrecht Summit Chuters 40+ 105:51 7.52 1166 48.38
415 Rachel Engelbrecht Summit Chuters 10/15/2012


Male Runner
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 1 Daniel Connelly Low-Key 3 112:52 7.05 1094 44.90

reference time for division Male Runner = 56:42


Teams
pl team score riders
1 The Brown Zone 367.27 Rich Brown, H Two Brown, Joe Fant, Slow Brown, Lisa Penzel, Dino Brown, Lynn Sestak, Roxy Brown, Sugar Brown
2 Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 356.01 Carl Nielson, Ciaran Byrne, Paul Chuck, Paul McKenzie, Rob Easley, David Vrane, Amy Cameron, Janet Martinez, Kevin Comerford, Lisa Emmerich, Russ McCrary
3 Western Wheelers 350.70 Kieran Sherlock, Clark Foy, Laura Hipp, Thomas Maslen
4 Eden Bicycles 320.19 Travis Retzer, Chris Kovacs, J.D. Daniels
5 Bike Trip/Symantec 317.85 Stefano Profumo, Geoff Drake, Rick Ferrell, MichaelsJ. Andalora
6 San Jose Bike Club 310.31 Daryl Spano, Sunil Jagadish, Ramon Alarcon, Peter Cathcart
7 Google 285.57 Anthony Jawad, Mihai R., Scott Byer, Brandon Iles, Bart Niechwiej, George Bonanto, Wink Saville
8 Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 284.63 Gonzalo Carrillo, Alex Cortez, Fernando Colmenares, Sandra King
9 LGBRC 282.06 Brad Fox, Will von Kaenel, Thomas Preisler
10 Team Colwell 267.77 Julie Colwell, Tracy Colwell, Hadley Colwell, Skyler Colwell, Judy Colwell & Rufus, Liam Colwell
11 Low-Key 245.73 Tim Clark, Christine Holmes, Daniel Connelly
12 Hausbert 209.57 Robby Cuthbert, Hannah Hausman
13 Type 1 Diabetes 206.31 Dennis Van Hoof, Nick Bellomo
14 Taleo Racing 202.96 Brian Haines, Heidi Fraser
15 Diablo 185.62 Andy Crews, Kris McQueen
16 SLACer 182.34 Thomas Rabedeau, Edward Miller
17 Silicon Valley Triathlon 161.91 Nico Sallembien, Andrea Ivan
18 Slipstream-Craddock Jr. Development 122.85 Adrien Costa
19 Gene-Solve/Etxea 120.44 Josh Pizzica
20 Dolce Vita Cycling 116.28 Chris Furgiuele
21 IronData Thirsty Bear 115.87 Alan Nevin
22 IC3 Hammer Nutrition 106.44 Mark King
23 Blekko 102.15 Bryn Dole
24 Ind. 97.26 Peter Ingram
25 Summit Chuters 96.75 David Engelbrecht, Rachel Engelbrecht
26 Mysef 94.32 Pierre Doussiere
27 Pan y Agua 94.23 Franz Kelsch
28 Quadzilla Racing 92.90 Pat Callahan
29 Palo Verde Velo 89.03 Greg Watson
30 Atlas 88.18 Nic Brummell
31 CyclePath Racing 84.89 Stephen Fong
32 Team Wild Hare 83.57 Steve Bursley
33 Team DUD 83.38 Kevin Colagiovanni
34 MTBR 80.66 Thomas Maltbaek
35 GOM 76.72 Han Wen