Results: Cascade Cream Puff, Wesfir, Oregon

16,500 ft of climbing and some of the Best Singletrack anywhere in America or the World

Race Wrap Up!

Rain……well not that much in the am, but enough to make the course epic as 214 lined up to complete the Cascade Cream Puff 100.

The Weeekend

Saturday

Riders arrived from all over the region arrived to meet and prepare for one of the longest held 100 milers in the Nation and to what some say is one of the toughest as well. Many new faces signed up this year to ride fast and make the cut off to get the coveted Cascade Cream Puff 100 Finisher Hat for the first time or in some cases for the 3rd, 4th or 10th. Scott Taylor met every rider and made them feel welcome as the local Kiwanis group served up a great pre-race meal of burritos and lasagna and salad.

4am…….time to get up and get some breakfast and get to the starting line for the 5:10 roll out from the Westridge School.

First up the hill and in the lead for some time was 2008 winner Kevin Rowe (Bobs Bicycles.com) set a hard early pace while Troy Berry from Victor Idaho and Ryan Butterfield (Scotts Ski and Sport) took chase. As the race wore on Kevin Rowe dropped out do to reported stomach issues and that left the Cream Puff title up for grabs. At the last check point Troy Berry came though 7 minutes up on Adam Jensen (Montanacyclocross.com) and Ryan Butterfield 1 minute back. At the Finish Troy Berry held off second Place Ryan Butterfield and Adam Jensen winning in 9:44.

The Womens race pitted long time cream puff champion Louise Kobin ( Magura) against local Oregonian and ex Maine native Karen Dewolf ( Team Dirt) riding in at the last check point within 30 seconds after 85 miles and at the line Louise took the victory with her strong climbing and held off the fast descending DeWolf for the overall Victory in 11:13 to Karen’s 11:15

Strong ride of the day…..all of the people that started and finished and an especially strong ride to Craig Etheridge from Seattle who won the singlespeed division in 10:01..4th fastest on the day.

Smiles were all around and to those who did not finish do to mechanical, or other means there is always next time as the Cream Puff will be ready to take on in 2010.

Report courtesy of www.mudslingerevents.com


Open Men

1, Troy Barry 9.44.31
2, Adam Jensen (Monatanacyclocross.com) 9.54.35
3, Ryan Butterfield (Scott's Ski & Sport) 9.59.14
4, Chuck Gibson (Felt Bicycles) 10.07.32
5, Kevin Donovan (Lactic Acid Cycling) 10.27.28
6, Gant Enderle (Cyclepath Racing)
7, Jarred Swalwell (Yeti)
8, Aren Timmel (Team Chico)
9, Matt Hayes
10, Derik Archibald (GL6 Racing)
11, Jared Rammell (Broken Spoke Racing)
12, Ethan Black
13, Shawn Radley
14, Ryan VanGorder
15, Ben Aufderheide
16, Matthew Hall
17, Mike Sheppard
18, Perrin Smith
19, Ryan Kilgren
20,Ryan Kilgren

Open Women

1, Karen DeWolf (Team Dirt) 11.15.22
2, Joanna Peters 12.24.38
3, Kate Weck (The Bombers) 13.21.23
4, Jennifer Johnson
5, Megan Faris (River City Bikes)

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