Kings Valley Road Race – Mens Master 50+ – Photo by: ©Athletepath – Photo Gallery
Kings Valley Road Race
Presented by Peer Technologies & Classic Events
Saturday, April 9th in Kings Valley, OR
The 14th Annual Kings Valley Road Race once again provided dry weather for the 2nd Saturday in April. Captiol Velo had several racers in action as well as some other notable local racers grabbing podium spots.
Men CAT 3
James Shingleton rode strong to 22nd place.
Mens Master 50+
Craig Beavers rallied to 8th place while Rick Kercheski finished solid at 18th.
Men CAT 4/5
Antonio Castaneda Jr. came in 20th, John Divelbiss at 23rd, Steve Williams 25th, Mike Petersen 28th & Tim Sinatra in at 41st.
Other Salem Racers
Mark Magilner won the Mens Master race for the 5th time. Ross Brody from Buy Local Racing took a strong 2nd in the Men CAT 3.
Congratulations to all who raced!
Official OBRA Race Results: http://obra.org/events/18597/results
More Photos here: Athletepath | Kings Valley Road Race – Facebook Photo Album
Oregon Cycling Action: 2010 Kings Valley Photo Gallery
Post your race reports comments to this post.
The weather was perfect for a tough Kings Valley R.R. Our Masters
40/50 field was huge! It was difficult to move up to the front for
most of the race.The field seemed to attack on all the hills.Lots of
surges throughout.Tried to stay protected first two laps from the
wind.On the last lap moved to near the front for the finale.On the
final hill to the finish the field was bunched up pretty tight.I guess
everyone was waiting for someone to go.Mark M. was the only one who
created a gap at the finish.I got caught up in the pack and couldn’t
launch my sprint when needed.Got to remember in this case the front or
right side is better for breaking free! “Easier said than done!”
Craig B.
Kings Valley was a good race for me this year. After 75 miles at an average pace of 24.5 mph, the field managed to keep most everyone together. Team Oregon, HPC Chiro and Therapeutic Assoc were the dominant teams with the most riders. There were several break attempts throughout the race with three men staying off the front on the last lap to take the podium spots.