TOP is a summer-long series providing racing, training, and developmental opportunities to Club members. The races are primarily for Club members but non-members are welcome to participate. These are laid-back, low-key events for training, enjoyment, and local bragging rights. The races and time trials are held in and around the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The following is the schedule for the 2002 season, however, due to conflicts with other activities in the valley, this schedule is subject to frequent revisions. Please check back to confirm each event. Refer any questions to Tom Collier, TOP Director.
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Start Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5/18* | 9:00 am | Covered Bridge Loop | 25 mi circuit | Everett Rd-Covered Bridge |
| Sat 6/15* | 9:00 am | TT-The Beast! | 3 miles of hell | Riverview & Boston Mills Rd |
| Thur 6/20* | 6:30 pm | Matched Sprints | 400 meter | Boston Mills ski area drive |
| Sat 6/29* | 9:00 am | Two-man TT | 10 miles - flat | Hampton Hills Park |
| Thur 7/11* | 6:30 pm | Euro Hill CR | 26 mi circuit | Top of Ledges off Bellus Rd* |
| Thur 7/25* | 6:30 pm | Hale Farm RR | 26 mi circuit | Covered Bridge Parking |
| Thur 8/1* | 6:30 pm | Two-man TT | 10 miles - flat | Hampton Hills Park PICNIC |
| Thur 8/15* | 6:30 pm | Matched Sprints | 400 meter | Boston Mills ski area drive |
| Sat 8/24* | 9:00 am | Euro Hill CR | 26 mi circuit | Top of Ledges off Bellus Rd* |
| Thur 8/29* | 6:30 pm | Hale Farm RR | 26 mi circuit | Covered Bridge Parking |
*Top of Ledges can be reached by taking the Wheatley (SR-176) exit off I-77 and following SR-176 0.9 miles north towards Richfield (road changes to Broadview). Turn left at Hawkins (becomes Bellus) going 3 miles to entrance on left.
Saturday, May 18, 2002, 9:00 am, 25 miles, cool and wet, 48°.
1. Mike Busa Lake Effect 2. Zak Deringer Lake Effect 3. Dave Cockley Tritech 4. Jim Gilmore Team Summit 5. Denis Oswoski Team Summit 6. Mike Polce Freewheelers Joel Cockley Tritech Bryan Huntley Team Summit Tricia Ingraham Freewheelers Jim Mullins Team Summit
Saturday, June 15, 2002, 9:00 am, 2.8 miles, cool with light rain, 53°.
Write-up
1. Denis Osowski Team Summit 10:28 2. Ken Hiller Lake Effect 10:43 3. Jim Mullins Team Summit 10:46 4. Paul Kovalcik Velo X 11:17 5. Kurt Spenoso Freewheelers 11:26 6. Tricia Ingraham Freewheelers 12:12 7. Bob Iden Freewheelers 13:10 8. Becky Blice Freewheelers 13:50 9. Nathan Blice Freewheelers 14:12
Thursday, June 20, 2002, 6:30 pm, Boston Mills Ski Resort (old road), 79°.
1. Denis Osowski Freewheelers 2. Allen Paszt Freewheelers 3. Chad Brown Freewheelers 4. Nathan Blice Freewheelers 5. Jim Gilmore Freewheelers Ed Hurling Freewheelers Doug Hale Freewheelers Brian Diffenbacher Kurt Spenoso Freewheelers
Saturday, June 29, 2002, 9:00 am, Hampton Hills park to bottom of Truxell Road and back, 80°.
Volunteers were Peter & Leah at the turn-around, Mike Smith & Tom Collier at the start & finish, Tricia Ingraham with prizes.
1. Zak Dieringer & Mike Busa 21:48 2. Rudy Sroka & Steve Heibel 22:48 3. Denis Osowski & Jim Mullins 23:34 4. Ken Hiller & Brian Diffenbacher 23:36 5. Derek Wilford & Mike Johnson 23:37 6. Jay Wynne & Carl Pershoff 24:15 7. Ted Ingraham & Mike Wood 25:07 8. Kurt Spenoso & Bob Iden 25:30 9. Ed Hurling & Nathan Blice 25:55 10. Becky Blice & Doug Hale 26:50 Mike Polce raced alone and finished at 24:12
Thursday July 11, 2002, 6:30 pm, Top of Ledges off Bellus Road.
Volunteers were Peter Henricksen, Ed Hurling, Tom Collier and Leah Collier.
1. Zak Dieringer 2. Denis Osowski 3. Jeff Augustine 4. Jim Mullins 5. Alex Stouhal Also finishing were... Ken Hiller Kurt Spenoso Mike Smith Carl Pershoff Paul Kovalcik Brian Diffenbacher Stuart Hamilton Michael Gorman Jeff Garoutte Bob Iden Nathan Blice
Thursday July 25, 2002, 6:30 pm, Covered Bridge Parking.
Volunteers were Tom Collier at the Start/Finish, Leah Collier, Bob Iden, Nate & Becky Blice at corners.
1. Shawn Adams 2. Jim Gilmore 3. Mike Polce 4. Angelo "The Blocker" Catalano 5. Matt Carson 6. George Liolios Approximate: (guess) 7. Paul Kovalcik 8. Jay Wynn 9. Tricia Ingraham 10. Kurt Spenoso 11. Nick Flesor 12. Mike Smith 13. Ted Ingraham Doug Hale, Marcus Tullio and Chad Brown had mechanical problems.
Thursday August 1, 2002, 6:30 pm, Hampton Hills park to bottom of Truxell Road and back, 90° and very humid.
Volunteers were Tom Collier and Ted Ingraham at the start/finish, and Leah Collier at the turn-around.
1. Gorman & Gorman 23:30 2. Flesor & Abdenour 23:32 3. Augustine & Kovalcik 23:54 4. T. Edwards & M. Drab 24:21 5. Brown & Wynne 24:48 6. Spenoso & Smith 24:51 7. Martin & Liolios 25:00 8. Hurling & Blice 25:11 9. Huntley & Catalano 25:14 10. Iden & Watkins 26:27 11. Bender & Bender 26:31 12. K Edwards & B Drab 29:42
Thanks to Ted for preparing the picnic and bringing all the goodies, Bob Iden and Tom Collier for cooking and Mike Smith for bringing the grill. Also Chad, Kurt, Bob, Dave & Angela and anyone else who brought food. It was a very nice evening. Thanks to everyone who stayed and ate and hung out. I know you probably would have rather been riding but it's nice to see your faces once in a while instead of your backs.
Thursday August 15, 2002, 6:30 pm, old road in front of Boston Mills Ski
Volunteers were Tom Collier, Bob Iden and Kurt Spenosa.
1. Joe Lombardo 2. Chad Brown 3. Robert Martin 4. Eric Virostek Others competing: Nathan Blice Ted Ingraham Denis Osowski Tris Hopkins
Saturday August 24, 2002, 9:00 am, Top of Ledges off Bellus Road.
Thursday August 29, 2002, 6:30 pm, 26 miles.
Volunteers were Tom Collier, Bob Iden, Peter Henricksen, Becky Blice.
1. Jim Mullins 2. John Lowery 3. Angelo Catalano 4. Marcus Tullio 5. Ted Ingraham
Others finished, but racers need to report their approximate positions to be listed.