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2006 Low-Key Hillclimbs
Week 3 Results: Mt. Diablo
28 Oct 2006

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The superb Mt Diablo Summit, Low-Key style
photo by Cara Coburn

The Action

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Read the Tow report!

Low-Key made a $100 donation to the Mt Diablo Interpretive Association with proceeds from today's climb, which is in addition to the end-of-series donation which will go to the LAF and John Peckham fund. Thanks, everyone!

"So, who's the one to watch out for?" -- Diablo Park ranger, a Low-Key fan
"Petro Hizalev" -- your friendly coordinator

Gale force winds of the week previous stepped aside for warm sunshine and only the lightest summit breeze as the Low-Key Hillclimbs took on perhaps the Bay Area's best: the Mt Diablo Summit.

Less than 52 minutes after Sheri Greenspan blew the horn on the Golden Chariot to signal the start of today's climb, at the pull-out just past the northern gate, my words were proven true as Petro Hizalev of Webcor/Alto Velo reached the top of steep final slope to cross the line in an impressive 51:37, junior Menso de Jong of Santa Cruz Syndicate not far behind in 52:00.

Among the record 2006 women's field, Kate Ladan of TNT blitzed the hill with her stunning time of 62:57. An impressive total of 9 women reached the summit today.

Especially notable was the impressive feat of Nathan Hoover and his 14-year-old son Beau Hoover, each of Team Cyclops, who completed the climb on unicycles. Unicycles are making a strong impression at the Mt Diablo Challenge, and it was great to see them represented here. Beau Hoover was also the youngest Low-Keyer this year -- we hope to see more juniors in the future.

In the team competition, the ladies played a much larger role this week, with Velo Girls scoring a strong fifth overall. Western Wheelers was the top team on the day, followed by Stanford Cycling and Pen Velo/Kondra.

Next up: Highway 9, in Saratoga, an interlude, perhaps, between the magnitude of Diablo and the intensity of Bohlman. We hope to see you there!

Thanks to help from Barry Burr, Cara Coburn, Sheri Greenspan, Marsha, Leo Menestrina, and Meredith Nielsen for making today's climb possible!

Results

Men

median time = 68:08

pl  #   rider                  team                  category          time    score
1   93  Petro Hizalev          Webcor/Alto Velo      3                 51:37   132.01
2   19  Menso de Jong          Santa Cruz Syndicate  Junior            52:00   131.04
3   31  Patrick Gordis         Grizzly Peak Cyclists 40+               53:13   128.05
4   26  Rick Martyn            Pegasus               45+               53:31   127.33
5   92  Matthew Catgo          NSAID Fred            32.3              55:26   122.93
6   17  Brian Edwards          Hell Riders           25-29             55:49   122.08
7   97  Greg McQuaid           Western Wheelers      35+               55:59   121.72
8   48  David Kelly            Webcor/Alto Velo      4                 56:06   121.46
9   20  James Porter           Western Wheelers      Out Of Shape Dads 57:01   119.51
10  55  Bob Rosemeyer          Pegasus               40+               58:26   116.61
11  16  Peter Mehlitz                                45+               59:01   115.46
12  40  Geo Kitta              Pen Velo/Kondra       50+               60:43   112.23
13  108 Jesse Czelusta         Stanford Cycling      31+               60:45   112.17
14  54  Justin Lucke           Organic Athlete       Vegan             61:16   111.22
15  109 Simon Haw              Stanford Cycling      South African     63:35   107.17
16  4   Fred E. Stamm          Pen Velo/Kondra       50+               64:45   105.24
17  29  Dean Larson            Team Dino             40+               64:53   105.02
18  6   Greg Dougald           AV: Old Guys Finish   40+               65:24   104.19
19  100 Oswaldo Orozco         San Jose Bike Club    Fat-And-Heavy 40+ 66:34   102.37
20  67  Martin Hyland          Western Wheelers      50+               67:03   101.63
21  70  Bob Parker             AV: Old Guys Finish   50+               67:23   101.13
22  21  Pete Heller            AV: Old Guys Finish   50+               67:47   100.53
23  32  Stefano Shiaffino                            40+               68:30   99.48
24  2   Kevin Winterfield      Low-Key                                 69:24   98.19
25  99  Roberto St. Domingo    San Jose Bike Club    50+               70:40   96.43
26  101 Dave Johnson           Stanford Cycling      20-24             70:45   96.31
27  34  Stephen Fong           San Jose Bike Club    5                 71:04   95.88
28  90  H. William Mirbach     Pen Velo/Kondra       55+               72:29   94.01
29  11  Peter Merril           Adobe                 50+               72:34   93.90
30  105 Paul Sudano                                  58+               72:47   93.62
31  64  Keith Devlin           Team Devlin           59+               73:47   92.35
32  94  Todd Benjamin                                                  79:25   85.80
33  24  Alex Sousa             Pen Velo/Kondra       5                 81:23   83.73
34  53  Peter A. Pulido        BBC                   55+               81:45   83.35
35  66  Eric Roodhouse         SVTC                                    82:38   82.46
36  77  Jorge Chang            Blubber Busters       Infinity          82:46   82.33
37  25  Tim Porcival           Pen Velo/Kondra       5                 85:59   79.25
38  96  Jeff Namba             L'Escargot            40+               93:29   72.89
39  89  JT Conklin             Identity Engines      35+               94:33   72.07
40  49  Adam Tow               Blubber Busters       Infinity          94:47   71.89
41  91  Beau Hoover            Team Cyclops          Unicycle          107:11  63.57
42  60  Nathan Hoover          Team Cyclops          Unicycle          108:55  62.56
43  41  Kwan Low               The Cutters           5                 117:00  58.24
44  30  Christian Farlann      L'Escargot            40+               172:33  39.49

Women

median time = 89:52

pl  #   rider                  team                  category          time    score
1   98  Kate Ladan             TNT                   Open              62:57   142.76
2   56  Jennifer Barlan        Hawks                                   74:51   120.06
3   68  Stephanie Gruszunski   Velo Girls                              86:22   104.05
4   107 Katie Antypas          Velo Girls            25-29             88:33   101.49
5   95  Kelly Kasik                                                    89:52   100.00
6   71  Marie Borselle         Velo Girls            40+               95:25   94.18
7   28  Colleen Cocoran        Fast Chicks           25-29             99:23   90.42
8   106 Angela Liu             Velo Girls            25-29             115:19  77.93
9   27  Christine Holmes       Librarian             40+               116:44  76.98

Team Rankings

pl  team                     score scoring
1   Western Wheelers        342.86 (Greg McQuaid, James Porter, Martin Hyland)
2   Stanford Cycling        315.65 (Jesse Czelusta, Simon Haw, Dave Johnson)
3   Pen Velo/Kondra         311.48 (Geo Kitta, Fred E. Stamm, H. William Mirbach)
4   AV: Old Guys Finish     305.85 (Greg Dougald, Bob Parker, Pete Heller)
5   Velo Girls              299.72 (Stephanie Gruszunski, Katie Antypas, Marie Borselle)
6   San Jose Bike Club      294.68 (Oswaldo Orozco, Roberto St. Domingo, Stephen Fong)
7   Webcor/Alto Velo        253.48 (Petro Hizalev, David Kelly)
8   Pegasus                 243.94 (Rick Martyn, Bob Rosemeyer)
9   Blubber Busters         154.22 (Jorge Chang, Adam Tow)
10  TNT                     142.76 (Kate Ladan)
11  Santa Cruz Syndicate    131.04 (Menso de Jong)
12  Grizzly Peak Cyclists   128.05 (Patrick Gordis)
13  Team Cyclops            126.14 (Beau Hoover, Nathan Hoover)
14  NSAID Fred              122.93 (Matthew Catgo)
15  Hell Riders             122.08 (Brian Edwards)
16  Hawks                   120.06 (Jennifer Barlan)
17  L'Escargot              112.38 (Jeff Namba, Christian Farlann)
18  Organic Athlete         111.22 (Justin Lucke)
19  Team Dino               105.02 (Dean Larson)
20  Low-Key                  98.19 (Kevin Winterfield)
21  Adobe                    93.90 (Peter Merril)
22  Team Devlin              92.35 (Keith Devlin)
23  Fast Chicks              90.42 (Colleen Cocoran)
24  BBC                      83.35 (Peter A. Pulido)
25  SVTC                     82.46 (Eric Roodhouse)
26  Librarian                76.98 (Christine Holmes)
27  Identity Engines         72.07 (JT Conklin)
28  The Cutters              58.24 (Kwan Low)

Dan Connelly