Monday PIR 2012 got off to a great start in April, and May is the start of another month and a reset on the competition for monthly points winners. See everyone tomorrow night for what looks like some great weather!

The top 3 places in each category for monthly totals receive gift certificates from Laurelwood Brewing and River City Bikes, and the winner of each category receives a custom Monday PIR winners jersey. This year, the jerseys are fluorescent yellow (the picture below apparently doesn’t do them justice)! They’re not quite ready yet, but I’ll have an update soon on when to expect them in.

Below are the top 3 for each category for April, or see the full results PDF. Prize winners can claim their prizes at registration at any upcoming race.

Novice Men

1st – Benjamin Drucker, Team Portobello – 32 Points
2nd – Tom Meese – 23 Points
3rd – Rod Mitchell – 17 Points

Novice Women

1st – Leanne Marinace, Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycles – 33 Points
2nd – Sam Clark – 18 Points
3rd – Amanda Rylam – 15 Points

Open Women

1st – Jan Moss, Sorella Forte – 43 Points
2nd – Stephanie Chase, Upper Echelon – 38 Points
3rd – Heather VanValkenburg, Upper Echelon – 28 Points

Masters 4/5

1st – Alan Sutton, Dr Will Bar – 43 Points
2nd – Eric Anderson, Pacific Power Blue Sky – 29 Points (tiebreaker)
3rd – Daniel Kappes, Team Oregon p/b Laurelwood Brewing – 29 Points

Masters 1/2/3

1st – Stephan Niquet, Team Oregon p/b Laurelwood Brewing – 33 Points
2nd – Joseph Holcomb, West End Bikes/Specialized – 30 Points
3rd – Steven Beardsley – 29 Points

Tomorrow night is the last week of the April series for Monday PIR prizes. Word on the streets is that this year’s winners jerseys for each category will be of the neon variety!

Here are the top 5 in series standings for April with one week to go, or see the full standings PDF. Prizes go three places deep.

Tomorrow marks the start of the racing season at PIR. We’re looking forward to another great year of racing and clinics on Monday nights.

Reminder: We’ve opened up the novice men’s fields to all ages this year, while the men 4/5 and men 1/2/3 fields will still be age 30+ masters.

4/16 INFO:

- Direction is clockwise. Numbers on the RIGHT.
- You need to sign ONE Monday-PIR specific waiver for the entire season – Everyone will have to sign a waiver tomorrow
- OBRA Annual or one-day license required.
- Entry Fee: $15

4/16 SCHEDULE:

5:00pm – Registration open
5:45 – Intro to Bike Racing Clinic led by Upper Echelon Fitness
6:15pm Novice Masters Men (all ages)
6:20pm Novice Women (all ages)
6:35pm Open Women (Category 1/2/3/4, all ages)
6:40pm Masters Men 30+ (Category 1/2/3)
6:45pm Masters Men 30+ (Category 4/5)

SPONSORS:
Laurelwood Brewing Company - www.laurelwoodbrewpub.com
River City Bicycles - www.rivercitybicycles.com
Castelli USA - www.castelli-cycling.com
Upper Echelon Fitness - www.upperechelonfitness.com

PRIZES:
Points are accumulated weekly in each category. Prizes and gift certificates
for top points winners at the end of each month. Prizes awarded on some race
nights as well!

Prizes are from River City Bicycles and Laurelwood Brewing Company. Monthly
winners receive a custom PIR winner’s Jersey from Castelli!

See you out there!

Monday Nights at PIR have always been about getting people into bike racing. To that effect, we’ve changed the novice masters men (AKA the beginning men’s category) to be open to all ages rather than age 30+ as it was in previous years.

The Men’s 1/2/3 and Men’s 4/5 field on Mondays will continue to be age 30+ only, but we think that allowing everyone a chance to get into the sport in a very beginner-friendly field and venue is important. This, paired with the clinics held each week immediately before the novice races, make Monday PIR the perfect place to come out and race your bike. If you progress quickly and you’re ready to move beyond the novice field, you’ll have the option of racing the higher category Monday races if you’re age 30+, otherwise the Tuesday night categorized races at PIR are also open to all ages.

The first races of the season are only two weeks away. We hope to see you out there! Check out the schedule and info for everything you need to know about race times, directions, registration, sponsors, prizes, and team and individual passes.

The first race of 2012 Monday PIR is almost here! Here’s everything you need to do to get ready:

• Get your OBRA License (online or PDF) at OBRA.org
• Check out the Schedule and Info page updated with 2012 details!
• Get your Individual season pass or team passes online in advance or in person at the first races
• Learn about the weekly clinics Upper Echelon will be hosting
• Check out this year’s great sponsors that will be providing prizes

We’ll see you at the first race on April 16th! Make sure to show up with plenty of time to get registered, fill out a waiver, and get ready to race. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us and ask. Thanks!

Thanks for another great season of racing at Monday PIR. See you next April!

Here are the final results (PDF format). Top 5 in each category are listed below. If you need to get prizes from me for August for top 3 in your category, please contact me at adam@adamedgerton.com and we can mail them to you or arrange alternate pickup. Thanks!

Here are the series standings for August with just one race to go for the month (and for the 2011 season). Thank you to everyone who has come out and race this season. We hope to see out out at the final race of the season!

There are some very tight standings in the top 3 that will be decided at the final race of the series! If you think you’ll be one of the top 3 in any of the categories, we should be able to do some number crunching following the race and I can award your your prizes following the races.

Standings after week 4 of 5 – PDF

August Series Current Top 5:

Novice Men
Glenn Johnson – 40 Points
Jeff Wygant – 31 Points
Alex Croy – 30 Points
Travis Richardson – 21 Points
Brant Rushton – 20 Points

Novice Women
Lisa George – 27 Points
Kathleen Hellem- 23 Points
Kristy Fleming – 22 Points
Kate Walker – 15 Points
Jocelyn Gaudi – 15 Points

Open Women
Heather VanValkenburg – 46 points
Jenn Levo – 39 Points
Stephanie Chase – 32 Points
Stephanie Croy – 23 Points
Kristina Lackner – 20 Points

Men 4/5
Ryan McCracken – 50 Points
Vince Blaney – 43 Points
Eric Anderson – 40 Points
Cliff Allen – 37 Points
Craigan Usher – 24 Points

Men 1/2/3
Rocky Serna –  52 Points
John Mitchem – 52 Points
Cliff Heaberlin – 22 Points
Brian Engelhard – 22 Points
Eddie French – 21 Points

Check out the series standings after week 3 of 5 in the August series. Just two more weeks of Monday PIR racing in 2011! Come on out. When you bring a friend to race (who wouldn’t have been there otherwise) in the next two weeks, we’ll give you a coupon for a couple of free pints from Laurelwood Brewing!

See the current August standings PDF

Sorry about the delay, but here are the July series results. View the Full Results PDF, or see below for top 5 in each category. Top 3 in each category win prizes from Laurelwood Brewing and River City Bikes, and the winner of each category receives a custom Castelli winner’s jersey!

If you are a prize winner, you can pick them up at an upcoming race or contact us to arrange for alternate pickup if you can’t make it to an upcoming race.

Novice Men
1 – Glenn Johnson, 39 Points
2 – Craig Armstrong, 33 Points
3 – Jeff Wygant, 23 Points
4 – Andrew Nemecek, 22 Points
5 – Mike Meier, 19 Points

Novice Women
1 – Robin Gumpert, 15 Points
2 – Sarah Echternkamp, 12 Points
3 – Michelle Gilpin, 10 Points
4 – Nita Galambos, 8 Points
5 – Heather Chandler, 7 Points

Open Women
1 – Jenn Levo, 61 Points
2 – Kristina Lackner, 41 Points
3 – Heather VanValkenburg, 31 Points
4 – Jennifer Cree, 17 Points
5 – Brianna Walle, 16 Points

Masters Men 4/5
1 -  Kevin Ward, 43 Points
2 – Eric Anderson, 34 Points
3 – Vince Blaney, 24 Points
4 – Michael Squire, 23 Points
5 – Cliff Allen, 18 Points

Masters Men 1/2/3
1 – Christian Tresser, 65 Points
2 – John Mitchem, 48 Points
3 – Stephen Bedford, 24 Points
4 – Joshua LeBus, 20 Points
5 – Galen Mitterman, 16 Points

June was another hard-fought month for the series wins in many categories at Monday PIR. Thanks to everyone for coming out and racing. As usual, prizes from River City Bicycles and Laurelwood Brewing are awarded to the top 3 riders in each category, with the winner of each category also receiving a custom winners jersey from Castelli! You can pick them up at upcoming Monday PIR races.

View the full results PDF for June, or see the top 5 in each category below.

June Series Results:

Novice Men
Todd Bauch – 52 Points
Scott Morrison – 22 Points
Andrew Nemecek – 20 Points
Doug MacLeod – 18 Points
Doug Carmean – 15 Points

Novice Women
Jennifer Liu – 37 Points
Lori Brault – 31 Points
Carey MacNaughton – 30 Points
DeeAnn Nelson – 26 Points
Peggy Anderson-Deardorff – 21 Points

Open Women
Jenn Levo – 60 Points
Sarah Tisdale – 59 points
Brianna Walle – 35 Points
Alexandra Burton – 26 Points
Jan Moss – 21 Points

Men 4/5
Patrick Palmer – 45 Points
Peter Seelig – 35 Points
Aaron Aikin – 33 Points
Alan Sutton – 30 Points
Eric Anderson – 20 Points

Men 1/2/3
John Mitchem –  67 Points
Joe Holcomb – 37 Points
Jeff Harwood – 29 Points
Brian Engelhard – 26 Points
Scott Harman – 26 Points