Duquette Enduro Shines Duquette, Minnesota - August 26 By Mike Pohl
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he Straight Arrow Enduro Rider’s Duquette Enduro was voted Best Enduro of The Year in 2011. If rider feedback is any indication, it looks like it could be a repeat for 2012 as well. The weather, the course, and the trail conditions added up to a very agreeable day in the woods. And finally, we had a 2012 off-road event where we didn’t have to ride in stinking hot weather conditions. Rider turnout equalled that of 2011. Trail Boss Ken Fastner connected just about every piece of single track in the Nemadji State Forest into the course. With the (long) transfer sections to and from the trails, A/B riders got in nearly 80 miles of travel. The competition portion of the course was roughly 60 miles in length. C riders were routed past the A/B loop, which contained some beautiful trails in Douglas County Wisconsin. Stay tuned, as we may be seeing more trail development in the Douglas County section of the Nemadji Trail system. Overall winner was AA rider Nate Ferderer, with Senior A rider Matt Stavish bringing in second place. Kent Schnaith commented that it was a “Great day for riding. Excellent trails, no face slappers. I had some thrills and spills. I remember Matt Stavish passing me in every section, that's what really fast looks like.” Juston Beach thought there were “ideal conditions, good weather, nice trails.” Rider Vito Tomolillo said, “We had perfect weather and the trails were in excellent condition with no dust. Nice fast flowing sections with the odd tight section to throw you off balance. Not too tough, but not too easy either.”
Robert Swift navigating the trial in +50A.
Jay Waalen commented that “the scoring was record fast, thanks!” Could the 2012 Duquette Enduro be enduro of the year again? We’ll have to wait until January 2013 to find out. Results: AA: 1.Nathan Ferderer 2.Zachary Martinson 3.Joseph Martinson 4.Jake Hinkemeyer 5.Luke Wilder 250A: 1.Mitchell Watson 2.Daniel Robin 3.Paul Reschke 4.Trevor Anderson 5.Todd Mathwig Open A: 1.Nathan Zambon 2.Alex Martinson 3.Pete Nate Ferderer with Ken Fastner. Laubmeier 4.Randy Imholte 5.Michael Heuer +30A: 1.Heath Drone 2.Sean Mowry 3.Curt Shomberg 4.Shawn Gerulli 5.Andrew Jensen +40A: 1.Matthew Stavish 2.Pat Adrian 3.Brian Lawrence 4.Jay Waalen 5.Kraig Hinkemeyer +50A: 1.Kenton Goble 2.Dave Schreiner 3.Robert Swift 4.Mike Ward 5.Leon Imholte 200B: 1.Mark Schreiner 2.Jennie Carpenter 3.Stanley Szlachciuk 250B: 1.Patrick Schoen 2.Dylan Radtke 3.Kurt Eisenschenk 4.John Schmalenberg Open B: 1.Daniel Ekstrom 2.Scott Keller 3.Jesse Sandry 4.Jade Hilscher 5.Jonathan Banks 6.Paul Schmalenberg +30B: 1.Jason Hess 2.Craig Walli 3.Jerret Thiseth 4.Brien Schacherer 5.Ralland Hess +40B: 1.Jeffrey Roy 2.James Kittock 3.Steve Podraza 4.Chad Larson 5.Steven Novak +50B: 1.Tim Gregory 2.Jack Gunderson 3.Robert
Hunter 4.Kent Schnaith 250C: 1.Ian Bridgeman 2.Gavin Clemmons 3.William Johnson 4.Mitchell Krueger 5.Ian Martin 200C: 1.Cody Nash 2.Christopher Tomolillo 3.Adam Falk 4.Logan Kittock 5.Jonathan Mayer Open C: 1.Devon Forsberg 2.Scott Johnson +30C: 1.Jonathan Newstrom 2.Jason Zazeski 3.Paul Weiss 4.Charlie Wuollet 5.Joel Artmann +40C: 1.Kelly Mcquay 2.Mike Osowski 3.Keith Wiger 4.Bill Oliveira 5.Vittorio Tomolillo +50C: 1.Terry Wagoner 2.Mark Clemmons 3.Darren Olson Masters: 1.Steve Reschke 2.Donald Krueger 3.Roger Radunz Junior: 1.Travis Mathwig 2.Nathan Adrian 3.Alexander Wallner 4.Cole Nash 5.Allison Mathwig Women: 1.Kristi Grote 2.Sarah Rono 3.Amanda Johnson 4.Anna Sandry 5.Bernice Wiger
+50A class rider Leon Imholte finished fifth. CYCLE USA, October 2012
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