Here they are, folks! Men’s Record fell, and fell hard! Mark Aasmundstad took 7:33 off Chris Walker’s 2011 Stage 1 time, then another 3:13 off teammate Drew Miller’s 2012 Stage 2 record, reducing the All Time Best time for the GC by 12:19. That is quite a bit for a four hour race! Except it is a sub-four hour race now. For Mark.
Will Riffelmacher was not far behind, posting times that tied the third best for Stage 1 and outright third best for Stage 2.
CarolLynn Neal nearly owns the Women P/1/2 Records by herself, but the Women’s Record still belongs to Amber Gaffney from Fall 2011 when she was (somehow) racing in the Cat 3/4 race. AG is a pro these days…
Sean Yeager too 1:42 out of the Men Cat 4 Stage 1 record, nobody may ever threaten Jason Alderman’s Cat 5 record, and Gary Shuey crushed the Men’s 60+ record for Stage 2 by 16:11, making him the only racer with Course Records in two classes.
Gary and Kim Bleth rode together much of the day Saturday before Gary motored away on the slot canyon climb, gaining a 2:32 advantage. Kim was looking to get that time back on Stage 2. And he did. Plus TWO seconds. 4:46:37 to 4:46:39. And yes, we checked both times for both stages twice. WOW!!
Death Valley Road Stage Race Course Records | ||||||
Notes: Stage 1 has always been the same, and weather has never altered the course. | ||||||
Fall 2011 used the Onion Valley climb for Stage 2, but other years used Horseshoe Meadows. | ||||||
Only the Onion Valley times are shown here. | ||||||
Spring 2011 was the Onion Valley blizzard! Terrific racing with a three-up sprint finish!! | ||||||
We “only” climbed 9.5 miles up Onion Valley. Those times are not shown here. | ||||||
Results are sorted by GC, then by stage 1 times for clarity. | ||||||
Year | Category | First Name | Last Name | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | GC Time |
2011 | Women 1/2 | Cara | Gillis | 03:28:48 | ||
2011 | Women 1/2 | Carol Lynn | Neal | 03:37:00 | ||
2011 | Women 1/2 | Kimball | Pier | 01:40:11 | ||
2012 | Women 1/2 | Carol Lynn | Neal | 03:37:12 | 01:42:00 | 05:19:12 |
2013 | Women 1/2 | Carol Lynn | Neal | 03:45:24 | 01:50:36 | 05:36:00 |
2011 | Women 3 /4 | Amber | Gaffney | 03:15:58 | 01:34:00 | |
2011 | Women 3 /4 | Hannah | Swan | 03:34:00 | 01:43:04 | |
2011 | Women 3 /4 | Angela | Wimberley | 03:40:38 | ||
2013 | Men P/1/2 | Mark | Aasmundstad | 02:39:37 | 01:12:20 | 03:51:57 |
2012 | Men P/1/2 | Drew | Miller | 02:48:43 | 01:15:33 | 04:04:16 |
2011 | Men P/1/2 | Chris | Walker | 02:47:10 | 01:18:40 | 04:05:50 |
2013 | Men P/1/2 | will | riffelmacher | 02:48:43 | 01:17:55 | 04:06:38 |
2011 | Men 3 | Jeff | Pettis | 02:53:56 | 01:15:04 | 04:09:00 |
2012 | Men 3 | Gerry | Cody | 02:55:41 | 01:21:29 | 04:17:10 |
2013 | Men 3 | Tim | Manifesta | 02:58:31 | 01:24:07 | 04:22:38 |
2011 | Men 4 | Stathis | Sakellariadis | 03:01:04 | 01:22:18 | 04:23:22 |
2013 | Men 4 | sean | yeager | 02:59:22 | 01:25:05 | 04:24:27 |
2013 | Men 4 | Ben | Raymond | 03:02:14 | 01:27:45 | 04:29:59 |
2013 | Men 4 | David | Baar | 03:05:21 | 01:27:10 | 04:32:31 |
2013 | Men 4 | GEORGE | TOMASICH | 03:03:49 | 01:33:24 | 04:37:13 |
2010 | Men 5 | Jason | Alderman | 02:49:31 | ||
2011 | Men 5 | Jason | Alderman | 02:54:20 | 01:17:39 | 04:11:59 |
2012 | Men 5 | Derek | Iverson | 03:00:25 | 01:21:12 | 04:21:37 |
Death Valley Road Stage Race Course Records | ||||||
Year | Category | First Name | Last Name | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | GC Time |
2011 | Men 35+ | Stephen | Ferretti | 02:52:55 | ||
2013 | Men 35+ | Bill | Ossofsky | 02:59:07 | 01:25:05 | 04:24:12 |
2012 | Men 45+ | Carl | Nielson | 02:55:41 | 01:19:43 | 04:15:24 |
2011 | Men 45+ | Jeff | Stanford | 03:03:19 | 01:21:38 | 04:24:57 |
2013 | Men 45+ | Mark | Edwards | 03:02:23 | 01:30:56 | 04:33:19 |
2011 | Men 45+ | Patrick | Copp | 01:30:23 | ||
2011 | Men 55+ | Gary | Shuey | 03:06:01 | ||
2013 | Men 55+ | Kim | Bleth | 03:15:03 | 01:31:34 | 04:46:37 |
2012 | Men 55+ | Kim | Bleth | 01:35:13 | ||
2013 | Men 60+ | Gary | Shuey | 03:12:31 | 01:34:08 | 04:46:39 |
2010 | Men 60+ | James | Morehouse | 03:09:34 | ||
2011 | Men 60+ | Mike | Crystal | 01:50:19 | ||
2011 | James | Morehouse | 03:19:35 |