Trans-Sylvania Epic 2012: Stage 5: R.B. Winter State Park Results

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Aaron Snyder captured third and moved closer to the podium(Image credit: AELandes Photography)

Raw Pennyslvania trails built by 19th century loggers and CCC workers in times long past were the theme for day 5 of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic. RB Winter which played host for the race is one of PA's beautiful State Parks - a spring fed lake surrounded by lush green foliage and dark pine forest in an elevated valley and served as the start location for a 25-mile course of "old school" mountain biking.

Buekes, happy to be through the descent, was quick to showcase his climbing ability on the ensuing ascent of Running Gap road and closed the gap to Wicks. Ahead Bishop and Johnson raced away for a two up sprint with Johnson winning the stage. "The best defense today was a good offense. It was time to put the race to bed." Bishop said, "Today we [Tim and I] went with the right bike, the Scalpel 29, and didn't take unnecessary risks. It paid off."

The women's race started fast and furious as well with Cheryl Sornson (Team CF) taking the initiative off the line to put the GC away. With the mass start and all riders together Jeremiah Bishop was in a prime spot to watch Sornson's early effort and said, "I was in eighth up the first climb and Cheryl was in fifth and we weren't going the least bit easy. She was killing it." Soon Sornson left second place GC rider Sue Haywood (NoTubes) behind.

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Men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Racing)	1:56:37
2	Matthys Beukes	0:07:17
3	Aaron Snyder (Scott Pro Mountain Bike Team)	0:09:02
4	Drew Edsall (Kenda / Felt)	0:10:42
5	Cary Smith (Team CF)	0:14:52
6	Justin Lindine (Redline)	0:15:59
7	Barry Wicks (Kona)	0:16:00
8	Chris Michaels	0:16:01
9	Cory Wallace (Kona Factory Team)	0:23:30
10	Matt Miller (Giant Mid Atlantic Off-Road Team)	0:25:59
11	Stephan Kincaid (Stan's NoTubes/AXA Equitable)	0:27:50
12	Michael Wissell (B2C2 p/b Boloco)	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Theo Procopos (Keswick Cycle)	0:28:56
14	Madison Matthews (The Bicycle Shop / MBR / Maxxis)	0:37:24
15	Luke Sagur (Carolina Bicycle Company/ Total Cyclist)	0:38:19
16	Jarrett Heitzman	0:39:34
17	Eric McKeegan (Dirt Rag)	0:42:41
18	James Spurk	1:27:27
19	Samir Salas (Diamond Adventure)	1:28:27
20	Andrew Cappella	1:51:33
21	Jesse Stauffer	1:57:02

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Women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cheryl Sornson (Team CF)	2:26:38
2	Sue Haywood (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:05:34
3	Alice Pennington (Kona)	0:07:43
4	Sarah Kaufmann (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:13:41
5	Jenny Smith (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:18:50
6	Kristin Gavin (Team CF)	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Karen Potter (MTBR.com)	0:24:09
8	Shannon Gibson (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:28:02
9	Karen Brooks (Dirt Rag Magazine)	0:50:50
10	Rachel Brown (Team LUNA chix)	1:02:28
11	Sarah Hansing (Race Pace Bikes)	1:14:46

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Singlespeed
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Dejay Birtch (Niner/Ergon)	2:36:14
2	Rich Dillen (Team Dicky)	0:01:52
3	Clay Chiles (Faster Mustache)	0:09:42
4	Chris Merriam (Crosshairs Racing)	0:20:10
5	Steven Thompson (Big Pig Racing/Western)	0:32:24

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Master men 40+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jonathan Davis (Trek Bike Store Boulder Racing)	2:15:04
2	Kenneth Wehn (Stan's NoTubes Elite Masters)	0:01:36
3	Ezekiel Hersh (Honey Stinger Bontrager/ Breck Epic)	0:11:52
4	Rich Bartlett (Block Bikes)	0:13:36
5	Garth Prosser (Ashford SUrgical)	0:15:57
6	Pat Doyle (Deadgoat Racing)	0:23:29
7	Bruce Stauffer (Trek Bicycle Store Charlotte)	0:25:11
8	Donnie Harries (Greenway Bicycles)	0:27:54
9	John Kuhn (Cranford Bike Team/CTS)	0:28:04
10	Nathan Ruch (Evolution Racing)	0:32:02
11	Rob Campbell (BikeLine)	0:32:13
12	Brent Fargo (Oakville Cyclepath Race Team)	0:35:12
13	Stu Hess (MBR/The Bicycle Shop)	0:37:14
14	Nate Means	0:45:20
15	Kevin Maldonado	0:49:35
16	Hal Judd (Oakville Cyclepath)	0:55:42
17	Oscar Velazco (Diamond Adventure)	1:24:36
18	Luis Urteaga (Diamond Adventure)	1:33:36

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Master men 50+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jim Matthews (MBR / The Bicycle Shop)	2:44:01
2	Scott Thomson	0:08:26
3	Jim Wilson (Team CF)	0:51:01
4	Keith Bontrager (Bontrager/Trek)	0:57:23

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Duo men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jake Wells (BreckEpic/NoTubes)	2:21:06
Row 1 - Cell 0	Dax Masey (BreckEpic/NoTubes)	Row 1 - Cell 2
2	Tim Zimmerman (First Place Racing.com)	0:11:00
Row 3 - Cell 0	Troy Zimmerman (zboys Racing / Endurance Factor)	Row 3 - Cell 2
3	Jake Wade (Philadephia Ciclismo)	0:08:45
Row 5 - Cell 0	Steven Ordons (Philadephia Ciclismo)	Row 5 - Cell 2
4	Mike Festa (The Philadelphia Ciclismo TSEpic p/b NoTubes.com)	0:00:01
Row 7 - Cell 0	Craig Lebair (The Philadelphia Ciclismo TSEpic p/b NoTubes.com)	Row 7 - Cell 2
5	Andy Ording (Hoosier Old Boys)	1:09:15
Row 9 - Cell 0	Todd Winget (Hoosier Old Boys)	Row 9 - Cell 2
6	Scott Perschke (TwoSes)	0:04:57
Row 11 - Cell 0	Stan Ritchie (TwoSes)	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Duo coed
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Juan Garcia (JCTracing/Deadgoat)	2:44:18
Row 1 - Cell 0	Trish Grajczyk (JCTracing/Deadgoat)	Row 1 - Cell 2
2	Lawrence Plug (Kaarin/Lawrence)	0:11:58
Row 3 - Cell 0	Kaarin Tae (Kaarin/Lawrence)	Row 3 - Cell 2
3	Karen Rishel (NoTubes Endurance Racing)	0:02:20
Row 5 - Cell 0	Alan Rishel (NoTubes Endurance Racing)	Row 5 - Cell 2
4	David Cook (Pisgah Area Cycling)	0:35:37
Row 7 - Cell 0	Cissy Fowler (Pisgah Area Cycling)	Row 7 - Cell 2
5	Joel Nankman (Will we still be married?)	0:13:02
Row 9 - Cell 0	Jessica Nankman (Will we still be married?)	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Epic team
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Tim Johnson(Volkswagen/People For Bikes/Cannondale/NoTubes/TSE)	1:56:37
2	Chip Meek (Team CF)	0:19:24
3	Mike Boyes (CO/VA Connection)	0:56:01
4	Wels Baker (Baker Installations)	0:57:50
5	Darren Miskiewicz (Team Dogfish p/b The Captain)	1:01:05
6	John Miller(Misfit Warriors)	1:11:47
7	Denver Poole (On the Rocks)	1:14:07
8	Matt Allyn(Bicycling Mag)	1:24:46
9	Skye Allsop (TEVR)	2:01:04
10	Jesse Kelly (Team CF)	0:32:20
11	Rich Oneil(Volkswagen/People For Bikes/Cannondale/NoTubes/TSE)	0:48:52
12	Jack Dalzell (Team CF)	1:12:39
13	Joey Boyle (CO/VA Connection)	1:13:44
14	Derek Bissett (CO/VA Connection)	1:14:43
15	Bruce Bedell (Misfit Warriors)	1:15:29
16	Jamie Harris(Team Dogfish p/b The Captain)	1:22:47
17	Dave Pryor (Team Dogfish p/b The Captain)	1:25:56
18	Mark Bowman(Bicycling Mag)	1:25:57
19	Chad Baker(Baker Installations)	1:40:02
20	Derek Reynolds (On the Rocks)	1:42:58
21	Nate Cross (Team CF)	1:45:21
22	Steven Hecht (Misfit Warriors)	1:54:31
23	Kaitlyn Broadhurst (Team CF)	1:56:54
24	Tanner Davis (CO/VA Connection)	2:01:01
25	Joel Light (TEVR)	2:01:03

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Experience
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fred Baker(Baker Installations)	4:49:11

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Men general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Racing)	10:57:10
2	Barry Wicks (Kona)	0:22:28
3	Drew Edsall (Kenda / Felt)	0:29:07
4	Matthys Beukes	0:29:57
5	Aaron Snyder (Scott Pro Mountain Bike Team)	0:30:54
6	Justin Lindine (Redline)	0:48:47
7	Cary Smith (Team CF)	0:55:41
8	Chris Michaels	1:10:56
9	Stephan Kincaid (Stan's NoTubes/AXA Equitable)	1:48:57
10	Cory Wallace (Kona Factory Team)	1:49:39
11	Matt Miller (Giant Mid Atlantic Off-Road Team)	1:53:31
12	Michael Wissell (B2C2 p/b Boloco)	2:03:38
13	Madison Matthews (The Bicycle Shop / MBR / Maxxis)	2:33:16
14	Theo Procopos (Keswick Cycle)	2:44:55
15	Luke Sagur (Carolina Bicycle Company/ Total Cyclist)	2:51:36
16	Jarrett Heitzman	3:22:11
17	Eric McKeegan (Dirt Rag)	4:21:54
18	Jesse Stauffer	4:42:34
19	Samir Salas (Diamond Adventure)	5:44:10
20	James Spurk	6:32:06
21	Andrew Cappella	8:48:12

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Women general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cheryl Sornson (Team CF)	13:07:34
2	Sue Haywood (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:10:27
3	Jenny Smith (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	0:38:09
4	Sarah Kaufmann (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	1:02:18
5	Kristin Gavin (Team CF)	1:03:17
6	Alice Pennington (Kona)	1:05:04
7	Shannon Gibson (Stan's NoTubes Elite Women)	2:50:52

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Singlespeed men general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Dejay Birtch (Niner/Ergon)	13:28:32
2	Rich Dillen (Team Dicky)	0:38:46
3	Clay Chiles (Faster Mustache)	1:34:10
4	Chris Merriam (Crosshairs Racing)	2:17:39
5	Steven Thompson (Big Pig Racing/Western)	4:33:24

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Master men 40+ general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jonathan Davis (Trek Bike Store Boulder Racing)	12:17:13
2	Ezekiel Hersh (Honey Stinger Bontrager/ Breck Epic)	0:07:42
3	Kenneth Wehn (Stan's NoTubes Elite Masters)	0:24:25
4	Garth Prosser (Ashford SUrgical)	0:58:30
5	Rich Bartlett (Block Bikes)	1:08:01
6	Donnie Harries (Greenway Bicycles)	1:15:03
7	Mike Abraham (Tall Tree Cycles)	1:29:15
8	Pat Doyle (Deadgoat Racing)	1:39:53
9	Bruce Stauffer (Trek Bicycle Store Charlotte)	1:40:03
10	Nathan Ruch (Evolution Racing)	1:44:36
11	Brent Fargo (Oakville Cyclepath Race Team)	2:11:30
12	John Kuhn (Cranford Bike Team/CTS)	2:32:11
13	Rob Campbell (BikeLine)	2:32:47
14	Nate Means	3:19:51
15	Stu Hess (MBR/The Bicycle Shop)	3:35:10
16	Hal Judd (Oakville Cyclepath)	4:22:07
17	Kevin Maldonado	5:04:44
18	Luis Urteaga (Diamond Adventure)	6:45:36
19	Oscar Velazco (Diamond Adventure)	7:15:49

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Master men 50+ general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jim Matthews (MBR / The Bicycle Shop)	14:05:53
2	Scott Thomson	1:32:27
3	Jim Wilson (Team CF)	3:21:31

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Duo men general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jake Wells (BreckEpic/NoTubes)	13:04:57
Row 1 - Cell 0	Dax Masey (BreckEpic/NoTubes)	Row 1 - Cell 2
2	Troy Zimmerman (zboys Racing / Endurance Factor)	0:22:12
Row 3 - Cell 0	Tim Zimmerman (First Place Racing.com)	Row 3 - Cell 2
3	Mike Festa (The Philadelphia Ciclismo TSEpic p/b NoTubes.com)	0:23:23
Row 5 - Cell 0	Craig Lebair (The Philadelphia Ciclismo TSEpic p/b NoTubes.com)	Row 5 - Cell 2
4	Jake Wade (Philadephia Ciclismo)	0:06:07
Row 7 - Cell 0	Steven Ordons (Philadephia Ciclismo)	Row 7 - Cell 2
5	Todd Winget (Hoosier Old Boys)	4:42:03
Row 9 - Cell 0	Andy Ording (Hoosier Old Boys)	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Duo Co-ed general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Juan Garcia (JCTracing/Deadgoat)	14:23:33
Row 1 - Cell 0	Trish Grajczyk (JCTracing/Deadgoat)	Row 1 - Cell 2
2	Karen Rishel (NoTubes Endurance Racing)	1:21:24
Row 3 - Cell 0	Alan Rishel (NoTubes Endurance Racing)	Row 3 - Cell 2
3	Kaarin Tae (Kaarin/Lawrence)	0:06:58
Row 5 - Cell 0	Lawrence Plug (Kaarin/Lawrence)	Row 5 - Cell 2
4	Cissy Fowler (Pisgah Area Cycling)	1:39:02
Row 7 - Cell 0	David Cook (Pisgah Area Cycling)	Row 7 - Cell 2
5	Joel Nankman (Will we still be married?)	1:31:46
Row 9 - Cell 0	Jessica Nankman (Will we still be married?)	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Epic team general classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
1	Volkswagon/People for Bikes/Cannondale/NoTubes/TSE
2	Team CF
3	CO/VA Connection
4	Baker Installations
5	Misfit Warriors
6	Team Dogfish p/b The Captain
7	TEVR
8	On the Rocks