Alba Road

Week 3 of the 2015 Low-Key Hillclimb Series

Jill Stone was part of a very strong LGBRC women's team (Scott Byer)

Thanks to coordinator Giles Douglas, with help from Nic Brummell, Bill Bushnell, Scott Byer, Richard Contreras, Rupesh Kapoor, Larry Klein, Rob Lojek, Lane Parker, Pat Parseghian, Lisa Penzel, and Scott Violet for making today's climb possible!

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Week 3 of the Low-Key Hillclimbs tackled the most infamous climb of the Santa Cruz region, Alba Road. We last visited Alba in 2009 with near-freezing morning temperatures. 2015, however, provided near-perfect climbing weather, with overcast skies but slightly cool air which was perfect for the steep grades uphill and only a bit chilly on the descent.

It was a more cozy group of 72 riders this week, which made for a generally friendly atmosphere as the six starting groups departed in order. Before this, however, Bill Bushnell broke his existing LKHC hybrid-electric course record with a very rapid 17:26. Carol Ordeman, the other hybrid electric rider in attendance, had a somewhat tougher time. Ignoring the advice of her son-in-law David, she tacked the steep slopes of Alba in too big a gear, causing her hyper-charged super-bike to stall. It was a sad, sad sight as Carol was forced to push her bike towards the finish, unable to remount until the grade lessoned soon before the climb's end.

The top contenders for the men's result were all in group 1. Jacob Berkman tried setting an early pace on the steep initial half mile. This proved futile, however, as the group was able to follow. Late in the climb 2014 Low-Key overall men's #2 Stefano Profumo attacked off the front. It looked like he had this one in the bag, although Bill Laddish was able to close the gap and take the win, a very nice result for Bill. In third place was a very strong Carl Nielson, Northern California/Nevada 55+ hill climb champion for 2015.

In group 2, yours truly got an early gap but was caught soon before the finish by a very strong finishing Brian Schuster. Brian showed clearly he had the stuff today to be in group 1 today.

In the women, it came down to a contest between Bonnie Denoyer and Christina Davis in group 4 and the larger group of women in group 5. But it was Christine Davis who came out on top, leading an impressive four riders from LGBRC at the top of the women's standings: Christina, Jill Stone, Lynn Sestak, and Bonnie Denoyer ahead of Team Cycling Panda's Dan Zhang who finished strongly in fifth.

We had two runners today -- John Burton leading the men's division finishing 24 seconds ahead of a very strong looking Lisa Penzel, who won the women's.

In the team standings it was LGBRC who solidified their position in the team overall ranking (in addition to their overwhelming lead in the Megateam ranking) with a very strong showing here, a climb which is relatively close to home for the Los Gatos club. Sisters and Misters were second, with San Jose Bike Club third. Low-Key made a strong showing for fourth, just ahead of Google.

One difference this year from 2009 was the relative lack of Santa Cruz riders this time. Hopefully we can get more of our Santa Cruz friends to come out for Mountain Charlie on week 8.

Results

KOM special mention qualifiers indicated with orange background.

Women

pl # name team cat time mph fph score

1 49 Christina Davis LGBRC 4 33:12 6.78 3732 115.41

2 270 Jill Stone LGBRC 4 34:02 6.61 3641 112.71

3 17 Lynn Sestak LGBRC 55+ 34:24 6.54 3602 111.56

4 51 Bonnie Denoyer LGBRC 45+ 35:31 6.34 3489 108.21

5 249 Dan Zhang Team Cycling Panda 35+ 47:17 4.76 2620 82.35

Women
pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	49	Christina Davis	LGBRC	4	33:12	6.78	3732	115.41
2	270	Jill Stone	LGBRC	4	34:02	6.61	3641	112.71
3	17	Lynn Sestak	LGBRC	55+	34:24	6.54	3602	111.56
4	51	Bonnie Denoyer	LGBRC	45+	35:31	6.34	3489	108.21
5	249	Dan Zhang	Team Cycling Panda	35+	47:17	4.76	2620	82.35

100 point reference time for division Women = 38:34

Men

pl # name team cat time mph fph score

1 90 Bill Laddish Team CVC 45's 24:49 9.07 4993 127.39

2 126 Stefano Profumo Squadra SF 35+ 24:54 9.04 4976 126.98

3 228 Carl Nielson Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+ 25:13 8.92 4913 125.46

4 30 Jacob Berkman ThirstyBear p/b Akamai 35+ 25:19 8.89 4894 124.99

5 149 Joseph Sullivan San Jose Bike Club 35+ 25:22 8.87 4884 124.75

6 62 Chris Evans Stanford & Sons 35+ 25:33 8.81 4849 123.90

7 46 David Collet Stanford & Sons 45+ 25:55 8.68 4781 122.23

8 138 Kirk Scheibelhut Sparklemotion Runner With A Bike 26:00 8.65 4765 121.85

9 142 Brian Schuster Squadra SF 2 26:43 8.42 4638 118.73

10 1 Daniel Connelly Low-Key 3 26:59 8.34 4592 117.61

11 212 Robert Easley Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 27:08 8.29 4566 116.99

12 108 Shahram Moatazedi LGBRC 40+ 27:13 8.27 4552 116.65

13 311 Morgan Raines Bike Trip 40+ 27:23 8.22 4525 115.97

14 91 Stephen Lamm Google 40+ 27:54 8.06 4441 113.92

15 47 Andy Crews Diablo 45+ 27:55 8.06 4438 113.85

16 16 Joe Fant LGBRC 55+ 28:06 8.01 4409 113.15

17 305 Menko Johnson Pen Velo/Pomodoro 35+ 28:45 7.83 4310 110.70

18 115 Evan Paull loves pancakes 30+ 28:50 7.80 4297 110.40

19 39 Paul Castonguay Low-Key 45+ 28:55 7.78 4285 110.09

20 78 Rich Hill LGBRC 50+ 28:59 7.76 4275 109.85

21 148 Todd Studenicka San Jose Bike Club 45+ 29:18 7.68 4229 108.72

22 153 Nils Tikkanen Google Thankful 29:20 7.67 4224 108.60

23 301 Goeric Daeninck Paradise Garage 35+ 29:21 7.67 4221 108.54

24 141 Martin Schubert Google 30+ 29:23 7.66 4217 108.42

25 86 Joe Karbowski Team Joe Karbowski 35+ 29:49 7.55 4155 106.92

26 211 Tom Dillon Pen Velo/Pomodoro 45+ 29:53 7.53 4146 106.69

27 152 Stuart Taylor Tandem Team Taylor 40+ 30:06 7.48 4116 105.96

28 147 Daryl Spano San Jose Bike Club 45+ 30:17 7.43 4091 105.35

29 306 Joseph Junio SOLO Havefun 30:44 7.32 4031 103.87

30 235 Michael Reynolds LGBRC Hopefully Fast 30:49 7.30 4021 103.61

31 107 Chris Mickelsen Pen Velo/Pomodoro 55+ 31:05 7.24 3986 102.76

32 226 Val Minaev LGBRC 35+ 31:40 7.11 3913 100.95

33 303 Zachary Hilton Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 35+ Cat 4 31:44 7.09 3904 100.75

34 308 Phil Lovaglio San Jose Bike Club 55+ 31:52 7.06 3888 100.34

35 95 Robert Lojek Google 5-Ish 31:53 7.06 3886 100.29

36 83 Steve Johnson LGBRC 50+ 32:02 7.02 3868 99.85

37 12 Will Von Kaenel LGBRC 55+ 32:10 6.99 3852 99.45

38 32 Geoffrey Bower Dash 30+ 32:17 6.97 3838 99.11

39 131 Doug Reynolds NightRiders 60+ 32:34 6.91 3805 98.29

40 143 Jeremy Scott LGBRC 45+ 32:35 6.91 3803 98.24

41 309 Scott Martin Team Spokesman 55+ 32:43 6.88 3787 97.85

42 124 Ryan Powell Team Joe Karbowski 35+ 32:58 6.83 3758 97.15

43 304 George Janour Spokesmen Santa Cruz 45+ 32:59 6.82 3756 97.10

44 271 Robert Doudell LGBRC 45+ 33:28 6.72 3702 95.76

45 116 Frank Paysen Chain Reaction 55+ 33:37 6.69 3686 95.35

46 244 Bernardo Tapia Stanford Cycling 40+ 33:56 6.63 3651 94.50

47 160 Jim Williams San Jose Bike Club 65+ 34:18 6.56 3612 93.54

48 65 Andrew Fitzhugh Stanford Cycling 50+ 34:25 6.54 3600 93.24

49 125 Thomas Preisler LGBRC 60+ 35:09 6.40 3525 91.38

50 40 Hui Chen Team Cycling Panda 45+ 35:23 6.36 3502 90.80

51 170 Christoph Erben LGBRC 45+ 35:24 6.36 3500 90.76

52 312 Scott Violet Google 40+ 35:56 6.26 3448 89.48

53 158 Han Wen Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 45+ 36:00 6.25 3442 89.32

54 300 Tony Amadio Clagnuts 30+ 36:03 6.24 3437 89.20

55 302 Fred Egley Clagnuts 50+ 36:18 6.20 3413 88.61

56 201 Nigel Allen Oso 40+ 36:33 6.16 3390 88.04

57 87 Larry Klein Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 55+ 36:54 6.10 3358 87.24

58 85 Rupesh Kapoor Google Slightly Old 37:08 6.06 3337 86.71

59 136 Shane Ruggieri LGBRC 45+ 37:12 6.05 3331 86.57

60 247 Brian Ward Zombie Raccoon 40+ 38:04 5.91 3255 84.68

61 159 Carl Werner LGBRC 50+ 38:17 5.88 3236 84.23

62 310 Eric Nehrlich Google Slow-Poke 40:36 5.54 3052 79.63

63 989 John Bleau LGBRC 45+ 42:48 5.26 2895 75.72

64 242 Gregory P. Smith Low-Key Finisher 42:59 5.23 2883 75.41

65 137 David Salazar Stanford Cycling 25+ 44:26 5.06 2788 73.06

Men
pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	90	Bill Laddish	Team CVC	45's	24:49	9.07	4993	127.39
2	126	Stefano Profumo	Squadra SF	35+	24:54	9.04	4976	126.98
3	228	Carl Nielson	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	55+	25:13	8.92	4913	125.46
4	30	Jacob Berkman	ThirstyBear p/b Akamai	35+	25:19	8.89	4894	124.99
5	149	Joseph Sullivan	San Jose Bike Club	35+	25:22	8.87	4884	124.75
6	62	Chris Evans	Stanford & Sons	35+	25:33	8.81	4849	123.90
7	46	David Collet	Stanford & Sons	45+	25:55	8.68	4781	122.23
8	138	Kirk Scheibelhut	Sparklemotion	Runner With A Bike	26:00	8.65	4765	121.85
9	142	Brian Schuster	Squadra SF	2	26:43	8.42	4638	118.73
10	1	Daniel Connelly	Low-Key	3	26:59	8.34	4592	117.61
11	212	Robert Easley	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	45+	27:08	8.29	4566	116.99
12	108	Shahram Moatazedi	LGBRC	40+	27:13	8.27	4552	116.65
13	311	Morgan Raines	Bike Trip	40+	27:23	8.22	4525	115.97
14	91	Stephen Lamm	Google	40+	27:54	8.06	4441	113.92
15	47	Andy Crews	Diablo	45+	27:55	8.06	4438	113.85
16	16	Joe Fant	LGBRC	55+	28:06	8.01	4409	113.15
17	305	Menko Johnson	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	35+	28:45	7.83	4310	110.70
18	115	Evan Paull	loves pancakes	30+	28:50	7.80	4297	110.40
19	39	Paul Castonguay	Low-Key	45+	28:55	7.78	4285	110.09
20	78	Rich Hill	LGBRC	50+	28:59	7.76	4275	109.85
21	148	Todd Studenicka	San Jose Bike Club	45+	29:18	7.68	4229	108.72
22	153	Nils Tikkanen	Google	Thankful	29:20	7.67	4224	108.60
23	301	Goeric Daeninck	Paradise Garage	35+	29:21	7.67	4221	108.54
24	141	Martin Schubert	Google	30+	29:23	7.66	4217	108.42
25	86	Joe Karbowski	Team Joe Karbowski	35+	29:49	7.55	4155	106.92
26	211	Tom Dillon	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	45+	29:53	7.53	4146	106.69
27	152	Stuart Taylor	Tandem Team Taylor	40+	30:06	7.48	4116	105.96
28	147	Daryl Spano	San Jose Bike Club	45+	30:17	7.43	4091	105.35
29	306	Joseph Junio	SOLO	Havefun	30:44	7.32	4031	103.87
30	235	Michael Reynolds	LGBRC	Hopefully Fast	30:49	7.30	4021	103.61
31	107	Chris Mickelsen	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	55+	31:05	7.24	3986	102.76
32	226	Val Minaev	LGBRC	35+	31:40	7.11	3913	100.95
33	303	Zachary Hilton	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	35+ Cat 4	31:44	7.09	3904	100.75
34	308	Phil Lovaglio	San Jose Bike Club	55+	31:52	7.06	3888	100.34
35	95	Robert Lojek	Google	5-Ish	31:53	7.06	3886	100.29
36	83	Steve Johnson	LGBRC	50+	32:02	7.02	3868	99.85
37	12	Will Von Kaenel	LGBRC	55+	32:10	6.99	3852	99.45
38	32	Geoffrey Bower	Dash	30+	32:17	6.97	3838	99.11
39	131	Doug Reynolds	NightRiders	60+	32:34	6.91	3805	98.29
40	143	Jeremy Scott	LGBRC	45+	32:35	6.91	3803	98.24
41	309	Scott Martin	Team Spokesman	55+	32:43	6.88	3787	97.85
42	124	Ryan Powell	Team Joe Karbowski	35+	32:58	6.83	3758	97.15
43	304	George Janour	Spokesmen Santa Cruz	45+	32:59	6.82	3756	97.10
44	271	Robert Doudell	LGBRC	45+	33:28	6.72	3702	95.76
45	116	Frank Paysen	Chain Reaction	55+	33:37	6.69	3686	95.35
46	244	Bernardo Tapia	Stanford Cycling	40+	33:56	6.63	3651	94.50
47	160	Jim Williams	San Jose Bike Club	65+	34:18	6.56	3612	93.54
48	65	Andrew Fitzhugh	Stanford Cycling	50+	34:25	6.54	3600	93.24
49	125	Thomas Preisler	LGBRC	60+	35:09	6.40	3525	91.38
50	40	Hui Chen	Team Cycling Panda	45+	35:23	6.36	3502	90.80
51	170	Christoph Erben	LGBRC	45+	35:24	6.36	3500	90.76
52	312	Scott Violet	Google	40+	35:56	6.26	3448	89.48
53	158	Han Wen	Grumpy Old Men (GOM)	45+	36:00	6.25	3442	89.32
54	300	Tony Amadio	Clagnuts	30+	36:03	6.24	3437	89.20
55	302	Fred Egley	Clagnuts	50+	36:18	6.20	3413	88.61
56	201	Nigel Allen	Oso	40+	36:33	6.16	3390	88.04
57	87	Larry Klein	Grumpy Old Men (GOM)	55+	36:54	6.10	3358	87.24
58	85	Rupesh Kapoor	Google	Slightly Old	37:08	6.06	3337	86.71
59	136	Shane Ruggieri	LGBRC	45+	37:12	6.05	3331	86.57
60	247	Brian Ward	Zombie Raccoon	40+	38:04	5.91	3255	84.68
61	159	Carl Werner	LGBRC	50+	38:17	5.88	3236	84.23
62	310	Eric Nehrlich	Google	Slow-Poke	40:36	5.54	3052	79.63
63	989	John Bleau	LGBRC	45+	42:48	5.26	2895	75.72
64	242	Gregory P. Smith	Low-Key	Finisher	42:59	5.23	2883	75.41
65	137	David Salazar	Stanford Cycling	25+	44:26	5.06	2788	73.06

100 point reference time for division Men = 31:58

Hybrid Electric

pl # name team cat time mph fph score

1 6 Bill Bushnell Low-Key Recumbent 17:26 12.91 7107 106.29

2 112 Carol Ordemann Stanford & Sons Hybrid-Electric 33:48 6.66 3666 56.50

Hybrid Electric
pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	6	Bill Bushnell	Low-Key	Recumbent	17:26	12.91	7107	106.29
2	112	Carol Ordemann	Stanford & Sons	Hybrid-Electric	33:48	6.66	3666	56.50

100 point reference time for division Hybrid Electric = 18:34

Male Runner

pl # name team cat time mph fph score

1 34 John Burton Quicksilver Running Club 40+ 40:53 5.50 3031 84.94

Male Runner
pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	34	John Burton	Quicksilver Running Club	40+	40:53	5.50	3031	84.94

100 point reference time for division Male Runner = 34:27

Female Runner

pl # name team cat time mph fph score

1 117 Lisa Penzel Low-Key 50+ 41:17 5.45 3001 100.65

Female Runner
pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	117	Lisa Penzel	Low-Key	50+	41:17	5.45	3001	100.65

100 point reference time for division Female Runner = 41:33

Teams

pl team score riders

1 LGBRC 345.20 Shahram Moatazedi, Joe Fant, Rich Hill, Michael Reynolds, Val Minaev, Steve Johnson, Will Von Kaenel, Jeremy Scott, Christina Davis, Robert Doudell, Jill Stone, Lynn Sestak, Thomas Preisler, Christoph Erben, Bonnie Denoyer, Shane Ruggieri, Carl Werner, John Bleau

2 Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 343.20 Carl Nielson, Robert Easley, Zachary Hilton

3 San Jose Bike Club 338.82 Joseph Sullivan, Todd Studenicka, Daryl Spano, Phil Lovaglio, Jim Williams

4 Low-Key 333.99 Bill Bushnell, Daniel Connelly, Paul Castonguay, Lisa Penzel, Gregory P. Smith

5 Google 330.94 Stephen Lamm, Nils Tikkanen, Martin Schubert, Robert Lojek, Scott Violet, Rupesh Kapoor, Eric Nehrlich

6 Pen Velo/Pomodoro 320.15 Menko Johnson, Tom Dillon, Chris Mickelsen

7 Stanford & Sons 302.62 Chris Evans, David Collet, Carol Ordemann

8 Stanford Cycling 260.80 Bernardo Tapia, Andrew Fitzhugh, David Salazar

9 Squadra SF 245.72 Stefano Profumo, Brian Schuster

10 Team Joe Karbowski 204.07 Joe Karbowski, Ryan Powell

11 Clagnuts 177.81 Tony Amadio, Fred Egley

12 Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 176.56 Han Wen, Larry Klein

13 Team Cycling Panda 173.15 Hui Chen, Dan Zhang

14 Team CVC 127.39 Bill Laddish

15 ThirstyBear p/b Akamai 124.99 Jacob Berkman

16 Sparklemotion 121.85 Kirk Scheibelhut

17 Bike Trip 115.97 Morgan Raines

18 Diablo 113.85 Andy Crews

19 loves pancakes 110.40 Evan Paull

20 Paradise Garage 108.54 Goeric Daeninck

21 Tandem Team Taylor 105.96 Stuart Taylor

22 SOLO 103.87 Joseph Junio

23 Dash 99.11 Geoffrey Bower

24 NightRiders 98.29 Doug Reynolds

25 Team Spokesman 97.85 Scott Martin

26 Spokesmen Santa Cruz 97.10 George Janour

27 Chain Reaction 95.35 Frank Paysen

28 Oso 88.04 Nigel Allen

29 Quicksilver Running Club 84.94 John Burton

30 Zombie Raccoon 84.68 Brian Ward

pl	team	score	riders
1	LGBRC	345.20	Shahram Moatazedi, Joe Fant, Rich Hill, Michael Reynolds, Val Minaev, Steve Johnson, Will Von Kaenel, Jeremy Scott, Christina Davis, Robert Doudell, Jill Stone, Lynn Sestak, Thomas Preisler, Christoph Erben, Bonnie Denoyer, Shane Ruggieri, Carl Werner, John Bleau
2	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	343.20	Carl Nielson, Robert Easley, Zachary Hilton
3	San Jose Bike Club	338.82	Joseph Sullivan, Todd Studenicka, Daryl Spano, Phil Lovaglio, Jim Williams
4	Low-Key	333.99	Bill Bushnell, Daniel Connelly, Paul Castonguay, Lisa Penzel, Gregory P. Smith
5	Google	330.94	Stephen Lamm, Nils Tikkanen, Martin Schubert, Robert Lojek, Scott Violet, Rupesh Kapoor, Eric Nehrlich
6	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	320.15	Menko Johnson, Tom Dillon, Chris Mickelsen
7	Stanford & Sons	302.62	Chris Evans, David Collet, Carol Ordemann
8	Stanford Cycling	260.80	Bernardo Tapia, Andrew Fitzhugh, David Salazar
9	Squadra SF	245.72	Stefano Profumo, Brian Schuster
10	Team Joe Karbowski	204.07	Joe Karbowski, Ryan Powell
11	Clagnuts	177.81	Tony Amadio, Fred Egley
12	Grumpy Old Men (GOM)	176.56	Han Wen, Larry Klein
13	Team Cycling Panda	173.15	Hui Chen, Dan Zhang
14	Team CVC	127.39	Bill Laddish
15	ThirstyBear p/b Akamai	124.99	Jacob Berkman
16	Sparklemotion	121.85	Kirk Scheibelhut
17	Bike Trip	115.97	Morgan Raines
18	Diablo	113.85	Andy Crews
19	loves pancakes	110.40	Evan Paull
20	Paradise Garage	108.54	Goeric Daeninck
21	Tandem Team Taylor	105.96	Stuart Taylor
22	SOLO	103.87	Joseph Junio
23	Dash	99.11	Geoffrey Bower
24	NightRiders	98.29	Doug Reynolds
25	Team Spokesman	97.85	Scott Martin
26	Spokesmen Santa Cruz	97.10	George Janour
27	Chain Reaction	95.35	Frank Paysen
28	Oso	88.04	Nigel Allen
29	Quicksilver Running Club	84.94	John Burton
30	Zombie Raccoon	84.68	Brian Ward