2010 Tour de Apple Valley wrap-up and results

On arriving at Civic Center Park in Apple Valley last Saturday for the start, many of us may have yearned for last year’s September start at 8:00 A.M., as opposed to this year’s cold 7:00 A.M. start in the dark. While the sun may technically have been up when the ride started, it was still behind the mountains, and everyone seemed chilled.

Soon after the ride started, though, the cold began to lose its grip and the penumbral roads began to lighten. Being able to ride for 20 minutes or so before the sun finally appeared turned out to be a good thing, as the pack was able to get well into it before having to squint to see the roads stretching eastward from the starting point.

There were other differences, too this year.

One such difference was much better support by the sheriffs. There were volunteers or a squad car at many of the major intersections, giving preference to bike traffic. Another was the additional SAG stops along the way.

Perhaps the most dramatic difference was that the powers that be allowed the race organizers to cross Highway 18 for the first time in the history of the ride. It was nice to be able to give the metric century riders a change of scenery for the second half of the ride, even though it meant using roads that had yet to be cleared of sand, dirt, gravel, and other debris from our recent storms.

Thanks to Chuck and Pat Hanson for putting on another great ride. Thanks, too, to each of the volunteers who helped make this ride possible. And finally, thanks to the sponsors — Walmart, Farmer Boys, and Del Taco — for the food, water, and freebies available to the riders.

Here are the results for each group.

Metric Century

Place	No.	First	Last	Time
1	248	William	Daniels	02:54:08
2	291	Raul	Ureno	03:07:38
3	273	Derrick	Wyatt	03:11:15
4	257	James	Quigg	03:17:23
5	222	Robert		03:18:08
6	277	Richard	Kakes	03:18:56
7	226	Paul	Nowotney	03:19:03
8	298	Robert	Viccari	03:19:50
9	278	Ashley	Ibarra	03:19:56
10	223	Ryan		03:24:11
11	287	David	Rib	03:27:20
12	293	Tim	Goforth	03:28:30
13	234	Darrel	Nickolaisen	03:43:32
14	247	Wyatt	Myers	03:58:59
15	233	Bill	Mearig	03:59:32
16	290	Frank	Stooksbury	04:04:59
17	289	Daniel	Eggleston	04:07:19
18	275	Kenneth	Martinez	04:14:12
19	242	Bill	Laferiere	04:20:34
20	280	Larry	Cwain	04:24:44
21	264	Steven	Alvarez	04:24:48
22	212	Richard	Ristow	04:24:50
23	252	Evan	Tolson	04:25:17
24	231	Peter	Fahnestock	04:27:01
25	270	Frank	Davila	04:28:42
26	288	Clayton	Alexander	04:53:40
27	215	James	Ball	04:54:23
28	238	Christopher	Roy	05:03:54
29	300	Jana	Lingo	05:03:54
30	236	Ed	Bennson	05:55:06
31	250	Wayne	Lucas	05:55:07
32	219	Jay	Cliff	06:26:46
33	220	Anita	Holmes	06:26:46

Metric Half Century

Place	No.	First	Last	Time
1	271	Greg	Nowacki	01:27:50
2	284	Mark	Klasa	01:27:58
3	256	Corey	Lafever	01:30:04
4	221	David	Marsh	01:31:27
5	283	Andrew	Lore	01:31:27
6	237	Michele	Rivas	01:37:52
7	255	Greg	Raven	01:39:04
8	294	Reynaldo	Medero	01:39:37
9	274	Jim	Fuller	01:41:36
10	267	Melanie	Burkholder	01:42:36
11	249	Brian	Kittinger	01:43:43
12	266	Polly	Putman	01:43:52
13	265	Chris	Putman	01:43:54
14	253	Hannah	Putman	01:45:23
15	254	Rick	Pardue	01:45:54
16	213	Gary	Toy	01:45:59
17	286	Elliot	Flied	01:49:52
18	272	Todd	Ziske	01:53:38
19	269	Sheri	Badders	01:53:54
20	251	Brett	Kobold	01:54:27
21	229	Forrest	Shanks	01:55:43
22	230	Susan	Shanks	01:55:44
23	232	Claude	Morris	02:01:14
24	258	Jeff	Jones	02:01:20
25	279	Rex	McDaniel	02:04:25
26	261	Michael	Sipes	02:04:44
27	285	Burrell	Vernon	02:05:20
28	244	Dereka	Mejia	02:05:22
29	263	Tommie	Spiesman	02:06:29
30	281	Vernette	Hansen	02:10:16
31	282	Scott	Hansen	02:10:19
32	268	Robert	Norman	02:10:22
33	240	MaryAnn	Oliver	02:11:25
34	246	Rebecca	Myers	02:15:47
35	225	Crystal	Tolson	02:18:17
36	276	Kathy	Azzari	02:20:27
37	228	Pete	Schuster	02:25:08
38	241	Joel	Oliver	02:46:20
39	260	Richard	Mathis	02:48:31
40	218	Cranford	Christine	02:49:20
41	262	Harry	Pontius	02:52:54
42	297	Neville	Slade	03:04:29
43	296	Michael	Hanson	03:34:03
44	295	Michelle	Hanson	03:34:18
45	292	Wayne	Wilken	04:33:00