Mountain Team

Guy's Racing Club is populated with mountain bike enthusiasts at all levels. From regular rides in our local parks to regional race events plus epic 24 hour and 50+ miles venues. Some members have goals to just ride and race occasionally, others make serious attempts to champion a race series or experience 24 hour and long distance endurance trials.

Premier events attended by Guys Racing are largely within the Mid-Atlantic Super Series, which includes XC, STCX, long distance Endurance, and the Subaru 24 Hour Champion Challenge.

Guy's Racing proudly competes regularly in the Mid-Atlantic Super Series (MASS) and has a dedicated group of racers fom Beginner to Elite who rarely seem to miss an opportunity to race head-to-head against the best in the East Coast. We salute those listed below who placed in the final TOP 10 end of series ranking ! A tribute to their high level of fitness and dedication to mountain bike racing.

Honorable team mentions go to Ed Hein, Travis Sapsford, Scott Reynolds and Janel Demeter for winning their classes. While Ed and Travis had their classes locked up before the last race Janel and Scott came into the last race which was double points needing to beat their rivals which both did on a super-tough course at Bear Creek. We as a team want to also recognize Janel for her incredible finish at La Ruta as the 7th women, a well earned 2nd women at the Stoopid 50 and a respectable finish at Iron Cross on a mountain bike.

At the 24 hours of Seven Springs the Guy�s 5 person team consisting of Janel, Ed Hein, Travis Sapsford, Tim Dickson and John Miller won their class and had better overall times than the two younger age classes for the 5 person categories. In similar fashion the 4 man expert team of Andre Goldstein, John Hughes, Scott Reynolds and Kevin Mertz gave 110% to take 3rd in the toughest team category.

For 2009 several team members have already set the Wilderness 101 as a target race. This race can easily take over 10 hours to complete.

Name	MASS Series Category	2008 Rank
Guys Racing	MASS Overall Team	2
Janel Demeter	Elite Women	1
Ed Hein	Expert Vet 2 Men	1
Scott Reynolds	Expert Master 2 Men	1
Travis Sapford	Sport Vet 1 Men	1
Blakely Sapford	Sport Athena Women	2
Mike Jancola	Expert Vet 1 Men	3
John Miller	Expert Vet 2 Men	4
Eric Krone	Expert Master 2 Men	4
Jay Prudente	Sport Master 2 Men	4
Bill Ambruster	Expert Master 1 Men	5
Robert Dudas	Expert Vet 2 Men	7
Kevin Mertz	Sport Vet 2 Men	7
Allen Vanneman	Sport Master 2 Men	8
Karen Tourian	Sport Women 2	9
Andre Goldstein	Expert Vet 2 Men	10

Click here for mountain team and award photos at the 2006 Bear Creek season finale (5.6 Mb).

Training Rides

GuysRacing members regularly visit most of the locations listed below. Tempo can vary depending on time of year and mood of group. Team members are encouraged to post and coordinate their training rides on the GuysRacing Listserve.

Wissahickon Valley, Fairmont Park, Phila., PA
Possibly the best trail network within a big city in the US. Mostly technical climbing and descending on rocky trails. Some flat and gravel sections. Difficult.
Annual Wiss and Pennypack park pass available for $20. Support the Wiss.
www.fairmountpark.org/TrailsIntro.asp

Pennypack, Fairmont Park, Phila., PA
Fast and twisting singletrack, log crossings, gravel paths and moderate climbs make Pennypack a fun ride. Jump on the paved bike path and ride down to the Delaware for some great scenery. Easy to moderate. Not a good ride when wet.
Annual Pennypack and Wiss park pass available for $20. No fee for paved path.
www.fairmountpark.org/TrailsIntro.asp

French Creek State Park, PA
Large area with lots of great trails. Somewhat rocky with some significant climbs and technical descents. Moderate to difficult. No trail user fee. Plenty of alternate activities. Camping available.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/frenchcreek.aspx

Blue Marsh Lake, PA
Great trail system that follows 25+ miles of lakefront shore line. Mostly flat and with some fast twisty sections and a few moderate climbs. No trail user fee.
www.berksweb.com/marsh.html

Brandywine Creek State Park, DE
Wide variety of trails. Not many rocks but some significant climbs. Moderate to difficult. User fee applies at some parking areas.
www.dnrec.state.de.us/parks/

White Clay Creek State Park, DE
Great trails in great condition. Few rocks with many fast, fun sections including a skills area. Great beginner area. Easy to moderate. Please do not ride when wet. User fee applies at some parking areas.
www.dnrec.state.de.us/parks/

Fair Hill Natural Resource Area, MD
Huge 5,600 acre area with many trails of all levels. Several famous tight twisty sections like "Crackhead Bob" and "Drunken Sailor". Easy to difficult. Area user fee.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/fairhill.html

Susquehanna State Park, MD
Great winter views of the Susquehanna River. Lots of climbing and fast descending on somewhat technical terrain with roots, rocks and waterbars. Moderate to difficult.
Camping available. Area user fee.
www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/susquehanna.html

Races

Watch Guy's Listserve for team race plans and refer to the Links page to Find and Register for Races.

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GUY'S RACING CLUB MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

The 2007 Colonial Subaru / VW Neshaminy Classic Mountain Bike Race Benefiting the Neshaminy Education Foundation

Thanks to all came out to make this one of the premier events of our season. Our club overcame drenching rain and tornado carnage in the week prior, but on race day the course was clean, riding fast and challenging with copious doses of steeps, bridges, rock gardens and the generous quantities of sweet XC singletrack.

Check out the following sites for:
Results: http://www.masuperseries.com/
Photos: http://www.pbase.com/dens/guys_neshaminy
http://www.mlkimages.smugmug.com/2007%20Sports/324647