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In November we said goodbye to Autumn as the last of the leaves fell from the trees. The sun began to set on the end of our races and on nearing end of cross season. And winter winds made us bundle up as the races became slick with frost covered mud. The BioWheels/Reece-Campbell racing team continued with a strong November showing, securing their results in the overall and some racers beginning to come into their own as the season wears on. The team has travelled to Columbus, Lexington, and Louisville with a couple of stops in our backyard with the Gun Club race in Miamiville and the Buckingham Financial John Bryan Ohio State Championships outside of Yellow Springs.
Karen Hamilton continued her strong consistent finishes and is looking towards a top-three finish in the Category 3/4 Masters Women. Doug Hamilton, Harry Wicks and Tony Franklin battled weekly in the hotly-contested Category 3 Masters 45+, while Scott Murschel has been doing double-duty fighting in the Category 3 Masters 35+ and steering his titanium Moots towards potential top tens in the OVCX as well as Columbus' CapCity series.
A huge congratulations is in order for Steven Gers. Steven achieved his first podium with third place at Lexington's Promotion Cross after five years of strong finishes in 'cross racing. Steven is always in the top ten if not consistently finishing fourth or fifth so he is extremely proud of his strong finish, in the Lexington's Kentucky State Championships no less!
Brian Collier is continuing his incredible season. Brian finished the summer with a third place podium in the England-Idlewild mountain bike race and winning the Mens Elite overall in the Kings Cyclocross Time Trial Series. Brian has battled weekly for incredible results, bringing home five podium finishes with two second place finishes. Brian is looking to secure a top-three in the overall in the Category 3 Mens 35+. Nate Mirrus is also riding strong and consistently and could even give Steven a run for his money in the top five in the overall for Category 3 Mens 35+.
Jaden Sempstrott is having a strong season in the Category 3 Men Open. As the season has progressed Jaden has gotten closer and closer to the front of the race. In October Jaden captured a podium in CapCity's Dublin race with a second place finish. Jaden used his momentum from Lexingtons fourht place finish to capture a Silver medal in the Buckingham Financial John Bryan Ohio State Championships. With his strong racing Jaden has sewn up a solid sixth place in the Category 3 series, one of the largest and most competitive categories with nearly 200 racers participating this year. Jason Mott has also emerged from a long season coaching the Covington Catholics's Mens Soccer team to take home a seventh place finish in Lexington.
Gerry Schulze is Misses Consistency this year proving to be a top five finisher is just about every race she enters. This includes a fifth place in her age group at the legendary Iceman Cometh, a mountain bike race in Michigan known for its difficult conditions. In the OVCX, Gerry is a constant contender in the front end of the Elite Womens race. Although there must be something about Lexington for Gerry — for second straight year she has battled onto the third step of the podium,
Amanda and Jacob Virostko, long time racers with BioWheels, are coming on strong late in the season. Amanda and Jake are jointly racing with Shamrock Cycles, a local frame builder in their new home of Indiana. Jake is crushing the singlespeed category and Amanda had a great November with two second place finishes.
Bridget Sempsrott, Joe Bellante and James Billiter are three racers who are new to the Elite Categories. Bridget and James are in their third year racing and November provided them with some strong results to secure their place in the Elite Women and Men categories. Joe has been having a great year in the Mens Elite Masters with a strong November full of top ten finishes and a silver medal in the Buckingham Financial John Bryan Ohio State Championships.
Phil Noble continues to terrorize the North with a second place in CapCity's Halloween race. Phil also battled for third place in the Elite Masters 35+ at Infirmary Mound with Mitch and Joe finishing just behind. And Mitch continues to carry a strong presence with strong finishes in Louisville and Columbus, all while being highly involved in the OVCX series and races like the Buckingham Financial John Bryan Ohio State Championships.
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