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 2005 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 Phil Esempio, TOP Director.
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Start Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thur 6/2* | 6:30 pm | Euro Hill CR | 26 mi circuit | Top-O-Ledges1 |
| Wed 6/8* | 6:30 pm | ITT on Riverview | 10 mi, out & back | Deep Lock4 |
| Wed 6/15* | 6:30 pm | ITT Snowville | 4.2 mi hill TT | Boston Mills Ski |
| Sat 6/25* | 9:00 am | Franklin Twp. RR | 40 mi circuit | Franklin Twp Park5 |
| Wed 6/29* | 6:30 pm | ITT The Beast | 3 mile climb | Boston Mills Ski |
| Thur 7/7* | 6:30 pm | Oak Hill CR | 25 mi circuit | Old Trail School3 |
| Wed 7/13* | 6:30 pm | 2-man TT Riverview | 10 mi, out & back | Deep Lock4 |
| Sat 7/23* | 9:00 am | Hale Farm RR | 25 mi circuit | Old Trail School3 |
| Wed 7/27* | 6:30 pm | Ira Hill Climbers Race | 25 mi circuit | Old Trail School3 |
| Sat 8/13* | 9:00 am | Euro Hill CR | 26 mi circuit | Top-O-Ledges1 |
| Thur 8/18* | 6:30 pm | Franklin Twp. CR | 40 mi circuit | Franklin Twp Park5 |
| Wed 8/24* | 6:30 pm | Oak Hill CR | 25 mi circuit | Old Trail School3 |
| Wed 8/31* | 6:30 pm | 2-man TT Riverview | 10 mi, out & back | Deep Lock4* |
1 Top-O-Ledges Park can be reached by taking the Wheatley Road (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. Park is on Bellus Road between Medina Line and State Road
3 Old Trail School is located on Ira Road about ¼ mile west of Riverview Road.
4 Deep Lock Quarry is on Riverview Road, 3/4 mile south of SR-303.
5 Franklin Township Park is on Ravenna Road, 0.5 miles west of SR-43 which runs north out of Kent.
* The 2005 Club Picnic. CANCELLED.
Thursday, June 2, 2005. Distance: approx. 27 miles (8 laps)
Placing Cat Rider Team Time 1 A Zak Deringer October Lake Effect 0:53:30 2 A Jimmy MacDonald Allied Decals s.t. 3 A Bob Martin PVR -5:28 4 A Brian Ramsey Allied Decals s.t. 5 A Jeff Cartledge Honey Stinger-Spinergy -7:12 6 B Chris Boros Allied Decals s.t. 1st B 7 A Bob Grimm Allied Decals -7:20 8 B Theodore Rouh Unattached -7:34 2nd B 9 B Rory Mellinger Georgia Velo -7:50 3rd B 10 B Sebastian Birch Stark Velo -1 lap 11 B Russel Fogle Unattached -2 laps DNF B Dave Schneider Allied Decals DNF A Glen Sullinger Allied Decals DNF B Phil Esempio Allied Decals DNF B Dale Seeds Stark Velo
Thanks to our volunteers:
Don Whittaker; Tom Collier; Russel Fogel;
Cindy Beal; Peter Henriksen; Denis Osowski
Wednesday, June 8, 2005, Distance: 11 miles
Placing Rider Team Time 1 Rudy Sroka October Lake Effect 0:23:47 2 Jim Cunningham, Jr. October Lake Effect 0:24:31 3 Brian Diffenbacher October Lake Effect 0:25:54 4 Scott Thor Stark Velo 0:26:09 5 Ken Hiller October Lake Effect 0:27:13 6 Denis Osowski Allied Decals 0:27:35 7 Andy Moskal PVR 0:27:42 8 Nicolas Flesor Unattached 0:27:56 9 Mike Vanucci October Lake Effect 0:28:26 10 Jeff Cartledge Honey-Stinger Spinergy 0:29:54 11 Tim Bangert Unattached 0:31:15
Volunteers: Dave Schneider, Brian Ramsey, Jimmy MacDonald, Bob Iden
Wednesday, June 15, Distance: 4.4 miles
Placing Rider Team Time 1 Jimmy MacDonald Allied Decals 0:13:44 2 Andy Moskal PVR 0:14:21 3 Michael Gorman Stark Velo 0:14:30 4 Karl Kule Team Glenwood 0:14:48 5 Denis Osowski Allied Decals 0:15:20 6 Tim Edwards Honey-Stinger Spinergy 0:15:31 7 Jay Wynne Summit Freewheelers 0:15:46 8 Jeff Cartledge Honey-Stinger Spinergy 0:15:51 9 Otto Kausch Summit Freewheelers 0:16:00 10 Becky Allgeier Unattached 0:16:09 1st Woman 11 Samantha House Stark Velo 0:16:41 2nd Woman 12 Mike Selby Allied Decals 0:16:53 13 Ross Monat Stark Velo 0:17:35 14 David Walkowiak Unattached 0:19:20 15 Gary Gonda Unattached 0:20:10
Thanks to our Volunteers: Tom Collier, Dave Schneider, Brian Ramsey, Anastasia Birosh
Saturday, June 25
Placing Rider Team Time 1 Bob Turba PDQ Cleveland 1:22:00 2 Jeff Plas PDQ Cleveland 0' 12" 3 Jimmy MacDonald Allied Decals s.t. 4 Larry Pandy Team Glenwood 0' 14" 5 Brian Ramsey Allied Decals 0' 29" 6 Dave Schneider Allied Decals 3' 43" 7 Ted Ingraham Allied Decals s.t. 8 Bob Grimm Allied Decals s.t. 9 Gary Gonda Summit Freewheelers - 1 lap DNF David Berlekamp October Lake Effect DNF Jeff Cartledge Honey-Stinger Spinergy DNF Phil Esempio Allied Decals DNF Mike Selby Summit Freewheelers DNF Mike Smith Summit Freewheelers
Thanks to our volunteers: Denis Osowski, Kurt Spenoso
Wednesday, June 29, 2005. HOT and humid.
Place Rider Team Cat Time 1 Ryan Rish Savage Hill 1 9:28* 2 Tom LeBay SFW 5 10:13 3 Chris Boiros SFW JR 10:18 4 Brian Ramsey SFW/ADCT 4 10:23 5 Tim Edwards Honey Stinger 2 10:37 6 Doug Williams SFW/ADCT 4 10:45 7 Kurt Spenoso SFW 5 10:57 8 Michael Bonomo Snakebite 3 10:59 9 Jay Wynne SFW 5 11:18 10 Michael Selby SFW 4 11:40 11 Ross Monet Stark Velo JR 11:48 12 Michael Vanucci October LE 2 12:20 13 Bob Iden SFW CIT 12:50 14 Mike Smith SFW 4 12:55 15 Gary Gonder SFW 5 13:15
* We believe 9:28 establishes a new course record.
Offical Time Meisters: Tom Collier, Ted Ingraham
Thursday, July 7
"A" Race - Distance: 38 miles (6 laps) Placing Rider Team Cat Time 1 Shawn Adams Honey Stinger - Spinergy 1 1:50:44 2 Jim Cunningham, Jr. October Lake Effect 2 at 0' 02" 3 Doug Williams Allied Decals 4 at 9' 45" 4 Jeff Cartledge Honey Stinger - Spinergy 3 at 13' 56" DNF Bob Martin PVR 2 5 laps completed DNF Mike Bonomo Snake Bite 3 4 laps DNF Kurt Spenoso Summit Freewheelers 5 3 laps DNF Denis Osowski Allied Decals 3 1 lap "B" Race - Distance: 26 miles (4 laps) Placing Rider Team Cat Time 1 Chris Boros Allied Decals 4 1:22:40 2 Tricia Ingraham Team Summa 3 at 0' 08" First Woman 3 Jay Wynne Summit Freewheelers 4 at 0' 20" 4 Stephon Drake Summit Freewheelers 5 s.t. 5 Ted Ingraham Allied Decals 4 s.t. 6 Bob Valsi Summit Freewheelers 5 s.t. 7 Dave Schneider Allied Decals 4 s.t. 8 Eric Adler Windchill Cit - 9 Mike Selby Summit Freewheelers 4 - 10 Matt Lott Unattached Cit - 11 Gary Gonda Summit Freewheelers 5 - 12 Mark Hsu Team Mack 5 -
Thanks to our volunteers: Brian Ramsey, Jimmy MacDonald, Bob Iden
Wednesday, July 13
Placing Rider Team Category Time
1 Jim Cunningham, Jr. October Lake Effect 2 0:23:00
Rudy Sroka October Lake Effect 3
2 Todd Shaker PVR 2 0:23:22
Zak Dieringer October Lake Effect 3
3 Brian Diffenbacher October Lake Effect 3 0:25:13
Derek Wilford October Lake Effect
4 Larry Pandy Team Glenwood 3 0:25:16
Karl Kule Team Glenwood
5 Doug Williams Allied Decals 4 0:25:35
Tom LeBay Summit Freewheelers 5
6 Jimmy MacDonald Allied Decals 3 0:26:13
Shawn Conway Medina County Bicycle Club Cit
7 Ken Hiller October Lake Effect 3 0:27:22
Mike Vanucci October Lake Effect 2
8 Jay Wynne Summit Freewheelers 4 0:27:56
Gary Gonda Summit Freewheelers 5
9 Stephen Finstemaker Stark County Bicycle Club Cit 0:31:17
Jeff Block Stark County Bicycle Club Cit
10 Peter Deucher Unattached 5 0:32:31
David Deucher Cit
Thanks to our volunteers: Mike Selby, Shawn Adams, Denis Osowski
Saturday, July 23
"A" Race
Placing Rider Cat Team
1 Todd Shaker 2 PVR Bike Club
2 Jim Cunningham Jr 2 October Lake Effect
3 Hank Rochette 3 PVR Bike Club
4 Bob Martin 2 PVR Bike Club
5 Michael Bonomo 3 Snakebite Racing
6 Dave Berlekamp 3 October Lake Effect
7 Matt Weeks CAMBA
Don Cernanec 2 D. C.
Jeff Cartlidge 3 HoneyStinger
John Reade 3 HoneyStinger
Chad Thompson 1 HoneyStinger
Dave Steiner 4 Snakebite Racing
Rick Parr 4 Stark Velo
Dave Schneider ADCT
Brain Ramsey ADCT
Bob Torba PDQ
Larry Pandy Glenwood
Joel Cockley ADCT
Buzz Wentz Tri-Tech
Mike Schultz Stark Velo
John Lowery Stark Velo
"B" Race
Placing Rider Cat Team
1 Tim House 4 Stark Velo
2 Bernard Nypaver 5 unattached
3 Jim Flesher 4 Stark Velo
4 Ted Raub 5 unattached
5 Ted Ingraham 4 ADCT/ Summit Freewheeler
6 Samantha House 3/W Stark Velo
7 Bob Grimm 3 ADCT/ Summit Freewheeler
8 Brian Mizer 4 Stark Velo
Jay Wynne 5 Summit Freewheeler
Kurt Spenoso 5 Summit Freewheeler
Paul Klein 5 Summit Freewheeler
Frank Kolasa 5 Stark Velo
Darrin Kert 5 unattached
Matt Carson 4 Summit Freewheeler
Erol Aspromatis 5 Summit Freewheeler
Michael Selby 4 Summit Freewheeler
Steve Caminati 4 Summit Freewheeler
Gary Gonda 5 Summit Freewheeler
Bob Valsi 5 Summit Freewheeler
David Kovach 5 PDQ
Trevor Extine Cit unattached
Bob Scmucker Cit unattached
Matt Lott Cit unattached
Race Official: Tom Collier
Lead Car Driver: Ed Hurling
Marshals: Peter Henriksen, Karen Ingraham, Glenn Sullinger, Don Whitaker,
Tricia Ingraham, Ed Delgros and his two daughters and son.
Wednesday, July 27
"A" Race - 32 miles (6 laps) Placing Rider Team Cat Time 1 Bob Martin PVR 2 1:43:52 2 Jim Cunningham, Jr. October Lake Effect 2 s.t. 3 John Lowry Stark Velo 3 0' 34" 4 Matt Weeks CAMBA Cit 3' 14" 5 Jim Cunningham, Sr. October Lake Effect 3 18' 24" DNF Doug Williams ADCT 4 5 laps DNF Glen Sullinger ADCT 3 4 laps DNF Ed Delgros Summit Freewheelers 3 1 lap DNF Tris Hopkins Team Columbus 2 1 lap "B" Race - 27 miles (5 laps) Placing Rider Team Cat Time 1 Theodore Rouh Unattached Cit 1:30:10 2 Paul Klein Summit Freewheelers Cit s.t. 3 Craig Walker Optic Nerve Cit 0' 50" 4 Matt Lott Unattached Cit 12' 00" 5 Mike Selby Summit Freewheelers 4 14' 58" DNF Tricia Ingraham Team Summa 3 1 lap
Thanks to our volunteers: Leanne Borzick, Dave Schneider, Gary Gonda, Jimmy MacDonald, Bob Iden, Steve Drake.
Saturday, August 13
Placing Rider Team Category 1 Jeremy Grimm Savage Hill 1 2 Jimmy MacDonald Allied Decals 3 3 Jam Cunningham, Jr. October Lake Effect 2 4 Matt Weeks Summit Freewheelers 5 5 Todd Bolgrin Snake Bite 3 6 Derek Wilford October Lake Effect 3 7 Brian Diffenbacher October Lake Effect 3 8 John Lowry Stark Velo 3 9 Jeff Plas PDQ 3 10 Tom LeBay Summit Freewheelers 5 11 Paul Klein Summit Freewheelers 5 12 Matt Lott Unattached Cit 13 Chris Boros Allied Decals 4 14 Micah Zakem Summit Freewheelers 4 15 James Watson Unattached 3 -1 lap DNF Hank Rochette PVR 3 6 laps DNF Brian Ramsey Allied Decals 4 4 laps DNF Jeff Cartledge Honey Stinger Spinergy 3 3 laps
Volunteers: Sarah Kass, Dave Schneider, Jane-Ann Lowery, Denis Osowski.
Thursday August 18
"A" Race - Distance: 32 miles (5 laps)
Placing Rider Team Category
1 Jim Baldasare Athletes By Design 1
2 Ken Hiller October Lake Effect 3
3 Pete Baughuan Unattached 3
4 Tom LeBay Summit Freewheelers 4
5 Doug Williams Summit Freewheelers 4
6 Jim Cunningham October Lake Effect 2
7 Jimmy MacDonald Summit Freewheelers 3
8 Bob Martin PVR 2
9 Jeff Cartledge Honey Stinger 3
"B" Race - Distance: 26 miles (4 laps)
Placing Rider Team Category
1 Jim Fletcher Stark Velo 4
2 Matt Carson Summit Freewheelers 5
3 Steve Drake Summit Freewheelers 5
4 Ted Ingraham Summit Freewheelers 4
5 Tricia Ingraham Team Summa 3
Meaghan Scott Atomic Race Team 4
Erol Aspromatis Summit Freewheelers 5
Noah Gurney Windchill 5 n/a
Frank Kolasa Stark Velo 5
Ed Hurling Summit Freewheelers 5
Jay Wynne Summit Freewheelers 5
Matt Lott Summit Freewheelers 5
Volunteers: Brian Ramesy, Jessica Ramsey, Denis Osowski, Jane Evely, Meaghan Scott's Mom
Wednesday, August 24
"A" Race - Distance: 27 miles (5 laps) Placing Rider Team Category Time 1 Andy Moskal PVR 3 1:27:06 2 Bob Martin PVR 2 at 0' 11" 3 Brian Ramsey Allied Decals 3 2' 58" 4 Matt Weeks Summit Freewheelers 5 3' 04" "B" Race - Distance: 22 miles (4 laps) Placing Rider Team Category Time 1 Paul Klein Summit Freewheelers 5 1:11:30 2 Noah Gurney Unattached Citizen at 5' 35" 3 Kurt Spenoso Summit Freewheelers 4 5' 44" DNF Ted Ingraham Summit Freewheelers 4 2 laps DNF Tricia Ingraham Team Summa 3 1 lap
Volunteers: Doug Williams, Denis Osowski, Jimmy MacDonald, Dave Schneider, Ed Delgros
Wednesday, August 31
Placing Rider Team Category Time
1 Tris Hopkins Torelli 2 0:23:56
Rudy Sroka October Lake Effect
2 Mike Gorman Stark Velo 3 0:24:29
Carl Peschoff
3 Brian Diffenbacher October Lake Effect 3 0:25:08
Derek Wilford
4 Bruce Hostetler Unattached Citizen 0:25:49
Scott Luikart
5 Rick Pudoka Team Glenwood 3 0:25:53
Larry Pandy
6 Matt Lott Summit Freewheelers 4 0:26:19
Jay Wynne
7 Mike Vanucci October Lake Effect 4 0:27:15
Matt Weber Unattached Citizen
8 Karen Palmer Unattached Citizen 0:28:15
Mike Neagt
9 Trevor Extine Unattached Citizen 0:28:33
Chris Meil
10 Leanne Borzick Summit Freewheelers 4 0:36:25
Stephen Drake 5
Special Mention: Ed Delgros and Tricia Ingraham (Allied Decals/ Team Summa), riding a tandem, at 0:24:51
Volunteers: Tom LeBay, Denis Osowski, George Liolios, Jimmy MacDonald, Bob Iden, Pete Henriksen