By Cathy Putman
Contributing Writer
SUAMICO – Five hundred plus mountain bike racers converged on the Brown County Reforestation Camp on Sunday, August 7, for an all day festival of dirt, sweat and glory. In the Refo Ramble, the seventh of nine Wisconsin races, area team racers took a few of the top spots in the highest ranked Pro/Competitive category.
The five lap 26 mile race was the climax of the day. The Broken Spoke team fielded age class champion Casey Hildebrant (29 and under) who finished in one hour, 37 minutes and 47 seconds. Hildebrant was edged by in the overall times by age class winner and fastest racer of the day, Cole House (30/39) of Oneida, and Nathan Guerra of Vision Cycling in Oconomowoc. All three competitors have the top points in their age classes, pointing to possible victory as series champions at season’s end.
Broken Spoke rider Jamie Zarda finished in third place for the Competitive women. Gabriela Guerra of Vision Cycling took the top spot followed by Lyllie Sonnemann of Englewood Racing of Fall River, Wisconsin.
Anja Lanser (Team Hollander) repeated as the Junior Elite winner, pedalling the 15.6 mile course in just under an hour, 10 minutes.
Broken Spoke’s young riders Hunter Gengler and Ryker Zarda took fourth and fifth in the overall Junior Elite boys race, completing 4 laps in an hour and 25 minutes, a minute off the top time.
Complete results are available online at https://my.raceresult.com/254945/results