2023 Ultra Low-Key Hillclimbs

Week 2 Results

Butano Fire Rd

...The dirty south...

Photos

On your mark... Photo credit Alex Ho.

Report

For week 2, we took to the dirt. Conditions were quite a shift from the rainy weather we saw during week 1; week 2 saw temperatures jump into the 90s, adding to the already difficult climb.

This climb starts gentle enough, with a smooth dirt path in the shade. About a third of the way up, however, all of that changes. First, you approach the burn zone; the shade gives way to exposed stretches, and the smooth ground gets significantly looser. Then, about halfway through the segment, the climb changes completely...what started as a steady climb ends up as a punchy roller coaster, with some sketchy, loose corners and one infamous bump after a descent that took a couple people out.

Robin Betz claimed the 3rd fastest QOM time on the segment. Lily Sanders (the youngest female rider this week) and Yvonne Walbroehl (the oldest female rider this week) made up the top 3 women's places. Well done!

Grant Miller nabbed the 2nd fastest KOM time, with Brad Lovegren and Dan Pannell rounding out the top 3 men.

Shout out to Rani Joseph, our youngest male rider, who put up a good time, then went back down and finished the climb a second time with his dad, Yuval! Well done.

Shout out to Stefano Profumo who apparently crashed hard and somehow got back up managed to finish with a great time.

Shout out to Scott Olson, who was riding with Bobby Gonzáles when Bobby was taken out by the bump that shall not be named. Scott sacrificed his climb to help Bobby get help from the park rangers. Sportsmanship! Bobby, we hope you're recovering well.

Individual Women

Median: 1:25:53

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	10/08	1:00:41	141.53
2	Lily Sanders		10/06	1:06:41	128.79
3	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	10/08	1:13:29	116.87
4	Marie Appel		10/08	1:24:58	101.08
5	Stephanie Bateman		10/08	1:26:48	98.94
6	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	10/08	1:41:12	84.86
7	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	10/07	1:53:26	75.71
8	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	10/06	2:45:00	52.05

Individual Men

Median: 1:02:29

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	10/07	0:45:41	136.76
2	Brad Lovegren	Just Friends	10/07	0:50:35	123.51
3	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	10/07	0:50:36	123.47
4	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	10/07	0:51:47	120.65
5	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	10/08	0:52:29	119.04
6	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	10/06	0:53:06	117.66
7	Geoff Willard	OLH LLs	10/06	0:53:30	116.78
8	Adam Meyer		10/06	0:53:56	115.84
9	Nate Williams	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	10/08	0:55:20	112.91
10	Bernardo Tapia	Alto Velo	10/08	0:56:06	111.36
11	Tuomas Viitanen		10/06	0:56:32	110.51
12	Shai traister	Alto Velo	10/07	0:56:59	109.64
13	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	10/08	0:57:17	109.06
14	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	10/07	0:57:30	108.65
15	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	10/06	0:58:01	107.68
16	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	10/08	0:59:23	105.21
17	Nils Tikkanen		10/07	0:59:43	104.62
18	Julien Amblard		10/08	1:00:13	103.75
19	Oliver King	Google	10/08	1:01:30	101.59
20	Tim Chao		10/07	1:02:15	100.36
21	Rani Joseph	Black mountain composite	10/08	1:02:42	99.64
22	Matt Lambert	C510	10/08	1:02:56	99.27
23	Craig Sanders		10/06	1:03:10	98.91
24	Dave Gane		10/08	1:04:29	96.89
25	Kevin Comerford		10/08	1:05:38	95.19
26	Eric Krejci	WEDU / CVC	10/06	1:05:46	94.99
27	Bruno Acklin	Lanterne Rouge	10/06	1:06:41	93.69
28	Jon Alexander		10/07	1:06:43	93.64
29	Richard Tasker		10/07	1:06:46	93.57
30	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		10/06	1:07:31	92.53
31	Luc Vantalon	WEDU / CVC	10/07	1:07:52	92.06
32	Alex Ho		10/07	1:09:00	90.54
33	Eric Johnsen	SMLY	10/07	1:11:15	87.68
34	Kenneth Liew		10/07	1:15:13	83.06
35	Yuval Joseph		10/08	1:15:16	83.00
36	Frank Drobot	Team Djament	10/08	1:19:09	78.93
37	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	10/06	1:21:46	76.41
38	Jorge Chang	GOM	10/06	1:25:48	72.81
39	Stephen Fong	GOM	10/06	1:33:00	67.18
40	Mikiharu Ohoka		10/07	1:42:20	61.05

Age Groups

F Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Lily Sanders		1:06:41	128.79
F 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	1:00:41	141.53
2	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	1:41:12	84.86
F 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Stephanie Bateman		1:26:48	98.94
F 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	1:53:26	75.71
F 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Marie Appel		1:24:58	101.08
2	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	2:45:00	52.05
F 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	1:13:29	116.87
M Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	0:45:41	136.76
2	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	0:52:29	119.04
3	Julien Amblard		1:00:13	103.75
4	Rani Joseph	Black mountain composite	1:02:42	99.64
M 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Brad Lovegren	Just Friends	0:50:35	123.51
2	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	0:57:17	109.06
3	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	0:58:01	107.68
M 35-39
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Oliver King	Google	1:01:30	101.59
2	Matt Lambert	C510	1:02:56	99.27
3	Kenneth Liew		1:15:13	83.06
4	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	1:21:46	76.41
M 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	0:50:36	123.47
2	Geoff Willard	OLH LLs	0:53:30	116.78
3	Adam Meyer		0:53:56	115.84
4	Tuomas Viitanen		0:56:32	110.51
5	Nils Tikkanen		0:59:43	104.62
6	Kevin Comerford		1:05:38	95.19
7	Eric Krejci	WEDU / CVC	1:05:46	94.99
8	Yuval Joseph		1:15:16	83.00
M 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	0:51:47	120.65
2	Nate Williams	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	0:55:20	112.91
3	Shai traister	Alto Velo	0:56:59	109.64
4	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	0:59:23	105.21
5	Jon Alexander		1:06:43	93.64
6	Richard Tasker		1:06:46	93.57
7	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		1:07:31	92.53
8	Eric Johnsen	SMLY	1:11:15	87.68
9	Jorge Chang	GOM	1:25:48	72.81
M 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	0:53:06	117.66
2	Bernardo Tapia	Alto Velo	0:56:06	111.36
3	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	0:57:30	108.65
4	Tim Chao		1:02:15	100.36
5	Alex Ho		1:09:00	90.54
M 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Luc Vantalon	WEDU / CVC	1:07:52	92.06
2	Stephen Fong	GOM	1:33:00	67.18
M 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Craig Sanders		1:03:10	98.91
2	Dave Gane		1:04:29	96.89
3	Bruno Acklin	Lanterne Rouge	1:06:41	93.69
M 65-69
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Mikiharu Ohoka		1:42:20	61.05
M 70+
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Frank Drobot	Team Djament	1:19:09	78.93

Teams

Place	Team	Roster	Score
1	Alto Velo	Akin Dirik, Andrew Ernst, Andrew Wrist, Bernardo Tapia, Clark Penado, Grant Miller, Hannon Ayer, Harold Reimer, Hoss Hayati, Jeremy Besmer, Jonathan Lewis, Katheryn Curi, Kristin Hepworth, Louise Thomas, Maxime Cauchois, Michael Fryar, Munjal Shah, Nat Green, Nathan Martin, Otto Jolanki, Robin Betz, Robin Kutner, Shai traister, Tanner DeVoe	397.32
2	WEDU / CVC	Bill Laddish, Dan Pannell, Eric Krejci, Jim Torrence, Luc Vantalon, Ramon Periquet, Shane Ruggieri, Torsten Fink	310.52
3	Pen Velo	Fred E Stamm, James Rainbow, Jessica Karste, Lisa Cooke-Cresson, MaryAnn Levenson, Menko Johnson, Peter Steiner, Rama Roberts, Steve Ihde, Yvonne Walbroehl	222.08
4	Lanterne Rouge	Amanda Domitrowich, Angela Cearns, Bruno Acklin, Dye-Zone Chen, Eric Evitt, Glenn Wenig, Kevin Cearns, Lucas Pereira, Mark Yelencich, Marshall Jackson, Matt Miecnikowski, Pierre Doussiere	211.34
5	OLH LLs	Annie Schweikert, Geoff Willard	201.64
6	GOM	Jason Lewis, Jorge Chang, Larry Klein, Stephen Fong	139.99
7	Partners in Climb	Abby Keller, Amy Silverstein, Apoorva Setlur, Claudia Picanco, Debbie Barone, Eugenia Kato, Frida Miranda, Gowri Grewal, Hannah Squier, Ilse Pollet, Jennifer MacGougan, Jessica O'Neill, Julia Sparrow, Katherine Chen, Kelly Kang, Kris Moore, Theresa liu	127.76
8	Just Friends	Brad Lovegren	123.51
9	KaiVelo	Stefano Profumo	120.65
10	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	Nate Williams	112.91
11	MUDRACI_CZ	Martin Krestan	109.06
12	Black Thorn	Mark Hlady	108.65
13	Stanford Cycling	Claire MacDougall, Cristobal Eyzaguirre, George Wehner, Heegwang Roh, Jayoon Jang, Johannes Ferstad, Rohit Nema, Yu Wang	107.68
14	Google	Laura Schuster, Oliver King	101.59
15	Black mountain composite	Rani Joseph	99.64
16	C510	Matt Lambert	99.27
17	SMLY	Eric Johnsen	87.68
18	Team Djament	Frank Drobot	78.93