GREAT TURNOUT FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE
COMPETITION
By T.J. Richardson, PCI #139T
San Antonio Police Department
The IPMBA Police & EMS on Bikes Obstacle Course and Hill Climb drew a
total of 106 contestants, each of whom participated in either one or both
of the competitions. Although no official records have been kept, it would
be safe to say that there were at least as many competitors as there were
for the 1998 competition in Tacoma, if not more.
The Hill Climb was something nightmares are made of, and only the serious
needed apply. Contestants started out at near river level, at the bottom
of Mount Adams, and then were confronted with block after block of unforgiving
elevation, rising 310 feet over just 6/10 of a mile to a breathtaking view
of Cincinnati…breathtaking, that was the sound of contestants gasping
for oxygen at the top! All those who started the climb finished it and 12
brave souls were awarded "medal" to show that they had the "mettle."
The Obstacle Course, held the following day in conjunction with the Flying
Piglets Run, (purely coincidental; no reference to police) got off to a slow
start, but ended with some mind-blowing runs on the challenging course. The
average time for EMS cyclists was 2:17.08. Tim Hayward (Troy Fire Department),
part of Team Troy Fire/Manatee City EMS, crossed the finish in a scorching
1:27.03, clinching the top spot in the Male EMS Cyclist category. Rose Steagall
(Williamson Medical Center EMS) took top honors as the fastest Female EMS
cyclist.
The average time for police cyclists was just slightly faster, at 2:13.20.
Jason Schiffer (City of Bethlehem PD) proved to be the man of steel, with
a time of 1:12.79, coming out of nowhere to blast past some heavy favorites
and triumph as the fastest male police officer on the course. Officer Lou
Ann Hamblin (Van Buren Township PD) took the top spot in the Female Police
Cyclist category.
A great deal of thanks are due to all those who participated and those who
helped design and run the competition, but a few hard workers deserve special
recognition: Officer Kelly Ratliff (Leawood PD), the human computer, for
her flawless scorekeeping; Officer Gary McLaughlin (Sacramento PD) for his
help in building a challenging course; and especially Sergeant David Simpson
and the rest of the crew from the Cincinnati Police Division, for making
the entire event a tremendous success.
Things to look forward to: some awesome down-hills AND up-hills in Ogden,
Utah, May 9-11, 2002. 'Til then, remember: a $2000 bicycle doesn't make a
$2000 rider!
COMPETITION RESULTS
EMS Team
1st Place
Team 6 East Baton Rouge EMS:
Corey Magill/Bobby Lee (E. Baton Rouge EMS, Baton Rouge, LA)
2nd Place
Team 12 Williamson Medical Center EMS:
Steve Denny/Nick Gatlin (Williamson Med. Ctr. EMS Franklin, TN)
3rd Place
Team 3 Troy Fire/Manatee City EMS:
Bryan Boren (Manatee City EMS, Bradenton, FL) Tim Haywood (Troy Fire, Troy,
OH)
EMS Individual Male
1st Place
Tim Haywood (Troy Fire, Troy, OH)
2nd Place
Corey Magill (EBR EMS, Baton Rouge, LA)
3rd Place
Michael Campbell (Williamson Med. Ctr. EMS, Franklin, TN)
EMS Individual Female
1st Place
Rose Steagall (Williamson Med. Ctr. EMS, Franklin, TN)
Police Team
1st Place
Team 17 Swiss-Kentucky-Kangaroo:
Roger Nelms (Cinti/N. KY Int'l Airport PD, OH) , Rob Duncan (Florence PD,
Florence, KY), Colin Cooper (Victoria PD, Victoria, Australia), Roger Pfister
(Switzerland PD, Hilterfingen, Switzerland)
2nd Place
Team 13 Pitracer:
Ron Jacobs (Gilbert PD, Gilbert, AZ), Mitch Trujillo (Boulder PD, Boulder,
CO), Ed Croissant (Tampa PD, Tampa, FL), Darin Zaremba (Medina City PD, Medina
City, OH)
3rd Place
Team 20 City of Bethlehem PD:
William Kissner, Jason Schiffer, John Repsher, Anthony Leardi (City of Bethlehem
PD, Bethlehem, PA)
Police Individual Female
1st Place under 35
Kathy Ferenczy (Cincinnati PD)
1st Place 35+
Lou Ann Hamblin Fastest Female (Van Buren Twp. Public Safety, Belleville,
MI)
Police Individual Male Under 35
1st Place
Jason Shiffer Fastest Male (City of Bethlehem PD, Bethlehem, PA)
2nd Place
Darin Zaremba (Medina City PD, Medina City, OH)
3rd Place
Phillip Redford (Wheeling PD, Wheeling, WV)
Police Individual Male 35+
1st Place
Mike Adams (Wilkinsburg PD, Wilkinsburg, PA)
2nd Place
Dave Brady (Alameda County S.O., Dublin, CA)
3rd Place
Jim Roy (Topeka PD, Topeka, KS)
Team Hill Climb Combined Age Under 70
1st Place
John Stebbins/Tim Bley (Cincinnati PD, OH)
2nd Place
Ron Jacobs (Gilbert PD, AZ)/Mitch Trujillo (Boulder PD, CO)
3rd Place
Jason Schiffer/Bill Kissner (City of Bethlehem PD, Bethlehem, PA)
Team Hill Climb Combined Age Over 70
1st Place
Mark Hanner/Lowell Petersen (Omaha PD, Omaha, NE)
2nd Place
Jim Roy (Topeka PD, Topeka, KS)/Tim Reuss (Northwestern U. PD, Evanston,
IL)
3rd Place
Tony Leardi/Mike Ogrodnick (City of Bethlehem PD, Bethlehem, PA)
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