2023 September Touring Challenge First Place
Ladies' Division Valerie Litznerski

 

2023 September Touring Challenge Champion Joe Bartels
 

 

 

2023 Ladies' Division Runner-up Pamela Fennell

 

2023 Ladies'  Third Place
Susan Zuber

 

2023 Men's Runner-up Mark Geiger

 

 

 

2023 Men's Third Place Marty Smolinski

  


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The 2024 September Touring Challenge Review

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Day 1: Today is the first day of the triple century weekend! 17 club members rode 100 miles or more. Marty Smolinski recorded the most kilometers of anyone. Congratulations to Aaron Hoover and Kyle Schwyn who completed centuries for the first time ever! Valerie Litznerski, Kyle Schwyn, and Russ Stephens take the top three placements on the competitive leaderboard as we begin our challenge!
 
 
Day 2: Of the 17 riders who completed a century yesterday, 10 of them went on to complete another century today! Who will conquer the triple century challenge this year? We'll find out tomorrow. Joe Bartels, Russ Stephens, and Carolyn Trier take the top three placements on the competitive leaderboard! 

Day 3: Wow! Amazing accomplishments all around as we kicked off the challenge over the holiday weekend. The St Joe Labor Day event saw 36 participants rack up the miles on Phil Snider's loop course. 10 cyclists completed the triple century challenge and they shall be named! Clinton Allen, Joe Bartels, Kevin Crews, Aaron Hoover, Steve Pequignot, Cynthia Roberts, Marty Smolinski, Patrick Stelte, Russ Stephens, and Carolyn Trier - CONGRATULATIONS!

Day 4: Who's been bitten by the September riding bug! Eight cyclists have reached 500k or more and several pairs of competitors are emerging this week: Joe Bartels (665.79k) vs Steve Pequignot (654.68k), Aaron Hoover (572.93k) vs Russ Stephens (572.12k), and Carolyn Trier (552.49k) vs Cynthia Roberts (528.6k). A third of the cyclists from the personal challenge have already hit or surpassed the 25% progress mark toward their goals!

Day 5: Clinton Allen and Steve Pequignot have been putting in the miles - both have surpassed 700k! We still have 25 days left of the challenge, plenty of time to reach your goals! Consistency is key. 

Day 6: We're almost one week in and it's so fun watching everyone log their miles! I see those extra commutes to a meal with friends, a family get together, appointments, work! It adds up and y'all are doing a great job taking opportunities to be outside. Shout out to the women's podium contenders who are crushing it! Cynthia Roberts (640.2k), Carolyn Trier (602.22k), and Wanda Reed (528.67k).

Day 7: Steve Pequignot is the first to reach 1000k! Many riders like to take Friday off, but Aaron Hoover made a move up to second place overall and Wanda Reed worked to close the gap toward Cynthia Roberts and Carolyn Trier! Looking forward to a beautiful weekend! 

Day 8: Less than 50k separates the top three women, who also occupy 5th, 6th, and 7th place on the overall leaderboard: Carolyn Trier (716.48k), Cynthia Roberts (696.52k), and Wanda Reed (674.48k). Incredible work, ladies! In 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th we've got these beasts: Steve Pequignot (1,205.72k), Aaron Hoover (817.22k), Russ Stephens (772.32k), and Patrick Stelte (720.18k). Sounds like many have a big day planned for tomorrow, can't wait to see the miles roll in!

Day 9: Damn! A huge day as many club members rode in Wabash, IN at the Dam 2 Dam event! Four competitors (Jon DeWitt, Aaron Hoover, Colton Ihrie, and Gus Menezes) completed a whopping 150 miles at 21mph average, sheesh!! Cynthia Roberts snatched the top spot in the women's event and she's got three cyclists trying to get back to her wheel, all who just reached the 750k level (Carolyn Trier, Wanda Reed, and Valerie Litznerski)! Personal challengers have been super strong with several participants already over the halfway mark toward their goals (Helen Best, Kounsavanh Nelson, Rosy Saylor, Marty Smolinski, and Denise & Jim Snyder). Keep it up, y'all!

Official 3RVS 2024 September Touring Challenge Leaderboard

Below are the 3RVS members who have registered for the Competitive
Challenge, along with the Personal Challenge listed below the Competitive Challenge.

Three Rivers Velo Sport September Touring Challenge      
  Competitive Challenge Statistics Updated Everyday      
  Last Update 9/8/2024 10:10 PM        
  Challenge Began 8/31/2024   Day 9 of 30    
3RVS members signed up for challenge to ride, 500, 750, 1000, 1610 kilometers in September
    Total Total Award     Miles
Place Name: Kilometers Miles Level     8/31-9/1
1 Steve Pequignot 1,370.84 851.8 1,000k     311
2 Aaron Hoover 1,058.79 657.9 1,000k     318.8
3 Russ Stephens 943.88 586.5 750k     271.6
4 Cynthia Roberts 863.09 536.3 750k     229.2
5 Patrick Stelte 813.52 505.5 750k     285.2
6 Carolyn Trier 786.00 488.4 750k     273.1
7 Wanda Reed 773.29 480.5 750k     219.1
8 Valerie Litznerski 752.05 467.3 750k     326
9 Todd Andersen 711.17 441.9 500k     170.7
10 Joey Bauers 696.04 432.5 500k     124.3
11 Joe Bartels 665.79 413.7 500k     303.9
12 Kevin Crews 660.64 410.5 500k     246.1
13 Keith Pulfer 631.02 392.1 500k     193.3
14 Verne LaRue 570.03 354.2       177.4
15 Jonathan DeWitt 517.57 321.6       59.5
16 Michael Toole 472.66 293.7       148.2
17 Michael Quinn 464.30 288.5       210
18 Gus Menezes 416.50 258.8       88.7
19 Brent Lockwood 388.66 241.5       169.9
20 Aneesh Balla 386.40 240.1       144.4
21 Kyle Schwyn 381.90 237.3       155.1
22 Mike Shaw 378.68 235.3       330.1
23 Steve Martinsky 370.79 230.4       103.7
24 Tom Lill 363.71 226.0       161.8
25 Colton Ihrie 340.70 211.7       142
26 David Hathaway 339.57 211.0       45.1
27 Susan Zuber 326.37 202.8       124.3
28 Steve McDonald 303.52 188.6       85.3
29 Michael Liechty 277.45 172.4       117
30 Scott McCauley 274.72 170.7       145.3
31 Nathan Woods 242.53 150.7       134.7
32 Mike Neag 239.15 148.6       93
33 Kylie Eicholtz 194.89 121.1       66
34 Mark Witmer 148.06 92.0       94.4
35 Nancy Lichtensteiger 143.23 89.0        
36 Ryan Epple 143.07 88.9       30.2
37 Matt Sprunger 138.08 85.8       58.2
38 Jeannine Mettler 115.87 72.0       26.1
39 Noel Schutt 99.46 61.8        
40 Rick Bokern 75.83 47.1       47.12
41 Arthur Thompson 24.30 15.1       1.1
42 Toby Jo Hullinger 19.31 12.0       54.1
43 Ryan Stafford 5.47 3.4       58.9
44 Steve Knight 0.00 0.0        
               
  Only miles ridden during active membership will be counted during the challenge.
               
  Ladies' Podium Leaders: Kilometers        
1 Cynthia Roberts   863.09        
2 Carolyn Trier   786.00        
2 Wanda Reed   773.29        
               
  Men's Podium Leaders:          
1 Steve Pequignot   1,370.8        
2 Aaron Hoover   1,058.8        
3 Russ Stephens   943.9        
               
  total kilometers 18,124.27          
  avg km per rider 449.61          
               
               
Three Rivers Velo Sport September Touring Personal Challenge    
  Personal Challenge Statistics Updated Everyday      
  Last Update 9/8/2024 10:10 PM        
               
    Distance Distance Goal Goal Percent of Miles
    Achieved Achieved Kilometers Miles Progress 8/31-9/1
    Kilometers Miles        
  Name:            
1 Amber Toole 182.98 113.7 500 311 36.60% 85.7
2 Amy Copeland 0.00 0.0 500 311 0.00% 0
3 Andrea Epple 23.82 14.8 500 311 4.76% 16.7
4 Bill Crowley 373.05 231.8 1,000 621 37.30% 103.6
5 Bill Meyer 199.72 124.1 500 311 39.94% 57.2
6 Brenda Wiley 315.59 196.1 750 466 42.08% 86.5
7 Brian Meyer 0.00 0.0 161 100 0.00% 0
8 Bruce Fisher 146.45 91.0 500 311 29.29% 33.3
9 Charles Copeland 42.97 26.7 1,000 621 4.30% 31
10 Chris Carter 169.14 105.1 500 311 33.83% 34.4
11 Clinton Allen 714.23 443.8 1,610 1000 44.36% 208.3
12 Dave Shaw 156.43 97.2 750 466 20.86% 38.1
13 Denise Snyder 613.80 381.4 1,000 621 61.38% 149.7
14 Elma Zadic 42.49 26.4 500 311 8.50% 4.5
15 Helen Best 384.47 238.9 750 466 51.26% 123.1
16 Jim Snyder 613.96 381.5 1,000 621 61.40% 162.8
17 Jim White 384.15 238.7 1,610 1000 23.86% 131.2
18 John Rodino 208.89 129.8 1,610 1000 12.97% 84.9
19 Kounsavanh Nelson 271.82 168.9 402 250 67.62% 40.4
20 Krista Stockman 327.02 203.2 750 466 43.60% 113.1
21 Mark Geiger 55.52 34.5 1,610 1000 3.45% 34.5
22 Marty Smolinski 884.33 549.5 1,610 1000 54.93% 290.1
23 Mike Miller 414.57 257.6 1,000 621 41.46% 94.3
24 Nathan Bilger 398.31 247.5 1,000 621 39.83% 61
25 Phil Snider 165.28 102.7 500 311 33.06% 67.7
26 Ramon Vasquez  506.62 314.8 1,610 1000 31.47% 203.4
27 Rosy Saylor 256.37 159.3 500 311 51.27% 56.7
28 Steve Edmiston 285.98 177.7 750 466 38.13% 49.7
29 Tim Johnston 95.60 59.4 195 121 49.02% 36.5
30 Tim Monger 34.60 21.5 500 311 6.92% 0


 

2024 Three Rivers Velo Sport Approved September Touring Challenge Rules

Announcement and Registration

3RVS Members: This year is the 11th Annual Three Rivers Velo Sport September Touring Challenge! It will begin on Friday, August 31st and run through Sunday, September 29th, 2024. Slightly different dates than usual, but the same number of days as always, with the opportunity to let riders count all three days of the Labor Day holiday weekend as the Triple Century Challenge will again be an option this year for anyone interested, along with regular distances offered each day.

On Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd, the St. Joe Church of Christ is once again allowing us to use their space for our SAG stop for the St. Joe Century loops. This will be a free event for all members and food will be provided! Phil Snider and friends have marked the roads, so come on out at 8am for a fun loop (or two, or three, or four).

This year we are offering something new! If participating, you will get to choose between the competitive or personal challenge.

Challenge Registration

SIGN UP HERE TO PARTICIPATE: https://forms.gle/VHTPxgizNTA1D6M98

-----The personal challenge might be right for you if you are not interested in fighting for a spot on the leaderboard, but trying to meet a personal goal and looking for some encouragement or accountability. This challenge will be tallied weekly (Sundays 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29), shown on an alphabetized leaderboard, and track your distance and percentage toward your goal.

-----The competitive challenge might be right for you if you are excited to push your limits and work toward 1,000 miles, or more.
This challenge will be tallied daily.

When you fill out the registration survey linked above, you will have the option to choose your award type.

Get outside and ride your bikes before the colder weather arrives!

Rules

Below are the official rules from September Challenge Administrators, Elana Merritt and Steve Pequignot. Please read and be aware of the rules.

Awards will be presented at our annual End of Season Party to 3RVS members for different levels of participation, make sure to fill out the registration survey!

Members' distances for any bicycling event, either a club tour, race, off road, riding by yourself, or smart trainer program such as Zwift are accepted as long as the ride is transferred to Strava (see exceptions below) showing details of the ride, such as distance, time, and a map of the course ridden.

-----Personal Challenge: Class 1 and Class 3 E-bikes (no throttle) are eligible. Class 2 E-bikes, with throttle power are not permitted and any distance ridden on such bike will not be counted for this event. If a member would like to participate in the personal challenge but does not use Strava, email Elana Merritt at touring@3rvs.com for other options.

-----Competitive Challenge: No manual entries will be accepted unless your recording device fails during your ride, in which case you may enter your lost miles as a manual entry along with the portion of the ride that was recorded offering an explanation for the lost distance in the description box. Please be aware of our privacy setting requirements during the challenge: All competitive challengers must have their Profile Page, Activities View, Group Activities and Flyby set to Everyone. All podium finishers MUST have all rides open for review during the challenge. Any ride(s) not open for review will be deducted from monthly distance totals before the results become final October 1st. Members who do not have these settings in place may also lose the mileage for distance awards. If a public profile is a safety concern for you, you may email Elana Merritt at touring@3rvs.com for accommodations.

Even if you participated last year, it is important that you fill out the registration survey! https://forms.gle/VHTPxgizNTA1D6M98

DON'T FORGET! Go join on Strava too! www.strava.com/clubs/3rvs. This page is a closed group for club members only. After you apply to join the challenge your 3RVS membership will be verified. Once verified your place on the roster will be approved. Non-3RVS members may not participate in this challenge and have been removed from the group page. Non-members may join 3RVS then sign up for the challenge.

Distance entries will conclude at 11:59pm September 29th, 2024. Results will be finalized and posted October 1st, 2024. Daily rides must be entered to Strava and migrated to the September Touring Challenge by 8:30pm to be included in the daily update. Keep in mind, when Strava has heavy traffic it sometimes takes up to 30 minutes for a ride to migrate from your page to the September Touring Challenge page. All weekly Strava mileage must be posted and migrated to the 3RVS Strava Page no later than 11:59 PM each Sunday. After that time all prior weekly mileage is locked. Questions may be directed to the Challenge Administrators, Steve Pequignot spequignot@aol.com or Elana Merritt touring@3rvs.com

Not a 3RVS member? Join Here: https://www.bikereg.com/62102
View historical Challenge details at: http://www.americanclassicgroup.com/3rvs/3rvschallengehistory.htm

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