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THE 20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the
International Police Mountain Bike Association
May 1 - 8, 2010 ~ Chesterfield-St. Louis, Missouri
Hosted by the St. Louis Metro Police Department
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Competition
2010: The Attack of 999 Cones!
by Bernie
Hogancamp, PCI #498
Homewood (IL) Police Department
After a week of fine Missouri weather, the day of the competition
dawned grey, wet, and chilly. Things were looking ominous, but then,
just before the appointed time, the clouds broke, revealing for the
competitors the 999 cone (and obstacle) course designed by the
innovative and diabolical partnership of Gary McLaughlin, Tom
Woods and
Mike Johnston. From the starting gate under
the canopy of a huge tent,
through the maze of cones, teeter-totters, ramps and pallets, the
competitors beat back the chilly temperatures with their competitive
heat.
The mostly international team Montreal/Washington took home the
team
honors with a top combined time of 6:40.26, followed closely by Team
Bratwear in second (7:17.41) and team We’re Not from Here
in third
(8:04.41).
In the always competitive Open category of bike industry members,
annual favorite Eric Kackley of Volcanic Bicycles posted the
top time
of 1:27.77, followed by Mitch Johnson of Ghisallo Sports
(1:32.28) in
second and Brad Engbarth, representing iForce Bicycles
(1:36.59), in
third.
The under-30 age group had a strong showing with Scott Goff, Hamilton
County
Sheriffs Office (T.E.A.M.), coming in first at 1:58.23 and
Christopher Tenley, Richmond Ambulance
Authority (Team Unattached),
right behind him at 2:02.97, in second place.
The 30-to-39 age group blistered the course with two of the top three
fastest times of the day. Darren Conradi, hailing from
Queensland
Police Service in Brisbane, Australia (We’re Not From Here), took first
in the division and second fastest overall, with a time of 1:29.15.
Pascal Richard, Service de Police de la Ville
de Montreal (Team
Montreal/Washington), was just a spoke-width behind him at 1:29.69,
second in the division and third fastest overall.
As fast as these times were, the dominant rider of the day came from
the 40-49 age group. Adding to his medal collection, Jonathan
Pesesko
of Bethlehem Police (Team Bethlehem Bunny Wabbits) showed his younger
brethren how it’s done with a blazingly smooth time of 1:21.25 to take
first in his division and top overall time. Another annual favorite,
representing Guilford County EMS, Mike Hudspeth (Team Bratwear)
sped
through the course in second, with a time of 1:32.89.
Not to be outdone, in the 50+ age group, the ever-youthful Jim (JR)
Roy, enjoying life after Topeka Police Department, mastered the
course
with a time of 1:39.17 and took first in his division.
Guest pro Shaums March ran the course twice – after breaking
his chain
during the demo ride, he brought the competition to a close by floating
effortlessly through the course in a quick 1:09 minutes.
All forty-four riders from eleven teams showed their competitive spirit
and put on an entertaining show for the crowd. Even after staring in
amazement at the massive array of cones, they all valiantly attacked
the course and proved once again to be the best of the best of public
safety cycling.
2010 Competition Results
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
Male under 30
Scott Goff – 1:58.23
Hamilton County (IN) Sheriffs Office (Team T.E.A.M.)
Christopher Tenley – 2:02.97
Richmond (VA) Ambulance Authority (Team Unattached)
Male 30-39
Darren Conradi – 1:29.15
**3rd Overall**
Queensland (Australia) Police Service (Team We’re Not from Here)
Pascal Richard – 1:29.69
Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal (Canada) (Team
Montreal/Washington)
Male 40-49
Jon Pesesko – 1:21.25
**1st Overall**
Bethlehem (PA) Police Department (Team Bethlehem Bunny Wabbits)
Mike Hudspeth – 1:32.89
Guilford County (NC) EMS (Team Bratwear)
Male 50+
Jim “JR” Roy – 1:39.17
Topeka (KS) Police Department, retired (Team Bratwear)
TEAM COMPETITION
Team Montreal/Washington – 6:40.26
Sylvain Brousseau, Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal (Canada)–
1:42.45
Yves Dube, Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal (Canada) – 1:36.19
Mike Harris, Mill Creek (WA) Police Department – 1:51.93
Pascal Richard, Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal (Canada) –
1:29.69
Team Bratwear – 7:17.41
Don Coppola, Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department – 2:31.23
Alex Hasse, Cincinnati (OH) Police Division – 1:34.12
Mike Hudspeth, Guilford County (NC) EMS – 1:51.93
Jim “J.R.” Roy, Topeka (KS) Police Department, Retired – 1:39.17
Team We’re Not from Here – 8:04.41
Darren Conradi, Queensland (Australia) Police Service – 1:29.15
Scott Elliott, Niagara Regional Police Service (Canada) – 2:11.02
Michael Robertson, Queensland (Australia) Police Service – 2:19.52
Joshua Rymon, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department – 2:04.72
OPEN CATEGORY
Eric Kackley – 1:27.77
**2nd Overall**
Volcanic Bicycles
Mitch Johnson – 1:32.28
Ghisallo Sports
Brad Engbarth – 1:36.59
iForce Bicycles
IPMBA
Competition Video Clips
IPMBA Competition 2010: Course Walkthrough
(2 min, 36 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7f3KMPlpfM
IPMBA Competition 2010: Shaums March
(1 minute, 3 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqt5YS2GQ98
IPMBA Competition 2010: Erik Pearce
(1 minute, 26 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHiLFaoH9bY
IPMBA Competition 2010
(2 min, 57 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrV271BsqMo
IPMBA Competition 2010: Jim Roy
(1 min, 20 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRpUqeqfZLM
IPMBA Competition 2010: Scott Goff
(1 min, 48 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZe2GGCfXs
© 2010 IPMBA. This article appeared in the Summer 2010 issue of
IPMBA News.
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