2009 Summary
The Mix1 team had an outstanding 2009 season.
In the ACA's Best All-around Team competition our 45+ team placed 1st and our 35+ team placed 2nd.
We stepped on the podium over sixty (60) times, won the State Championship in both the road and hill climb events (45+), and won the season-long Tour of Colorado series (35+).
In the ACA's Best All-around Rider competition our 45+ team placed four (4) riders in the top 10 (including 1st and 2nd place) in and seven (7) in the top 20. In our 35+ team we placed two (2) in the top 10 and four in the top 20.
Mix1 riders competed in nine (9) U.S. States and 2 Countries:
- AZ, UT, WA, NM, CO, MO, KY, WY, ID
- United State, Austria
Four Mix1 riders attended U.S Nationals, and one attended Masters Worlds.
Some seasonal race highlights:
Tour of the Depot Stage Race (Utah):
• Matt Segur-2nd
• Pete Lucke-4th
Air Force Academy Road Race:
• Jimi Gibson 3rd
Deer Trail Road Race:
• Jimi Gibson 3rd
Haystack Time Trial:
• 45+ Team: 2nd
• 35+ Team: 2nd
Individuals:
• Matt Segur-2nd
• Gene Palumbo 5th
Lookout Mtn Hill Climb:
• Bruce Polderman 2nd
• Jimi Gibson 3rd
Rabbit Mountain Time Trial:
• 45+ Team- 1st
• 35+ Team-2nd
• Scott Bilyeu-2nd
• Gene Palumbo-2nd
• Bruce Polderman-3rd
Sunshine Hill Climb:
• Jimi Gibson-1st
• Bruce Polderman-2nd
• Matt Segur-3rd
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic:
• Jimi Gibson 4th
• Matt Segur-2nd
Hugo Road Race:
• Pete Lucke-2nd
• Henrik Peterson-4th
Scott Kornfield Coal Miners
• Classic Criterium
• Kevin Anderberg-1st
• Gene Palumbo-3rd
State Time Trial Championships:
• Gene Palumbo-5th
Rock the River Road Race:
• Matt Segur-5th
Glenwood Criterium:
• Matt Segur-1st
• CJ Gauss-4th
Mike Horgan Hill Climb:
• Jimi Gibson-1st
• Bruce Polderman-2nd
Halo Time Trial:
• LT Sandvik-1st
• Matt Segur-3rd
Dead Dog Stage Race:
• Jimi Gibson-1st GC
• Matt Vawter-3rd GC
• Scott Bilyeu: 3rd GC
Nationals Time Trial:
• Gene Palumbo-10th
Mount Evans Hill Climb (State Championship HC):
• Jimi Gibson-1st
• Bruce Polderman-2nd
Salida Road Race (State Championship RR):
• Jimi Gibson-1st
Niwot Crit:
• Jimi Gibson-2nd
Primal/HART Crit:
• Matt Vawter-3rd
2008
The team opted to race "masters" categories in 2008, placing 5th overall for Best all-around Team (BAT) competition in both the 35+ and 45+ categories.
2007
In its first year (2007), the team succeeded in winning the Best all-around Team (BAT) competition in the Senior Men's 3 category.
Two of its members, Hutton, Derek and Palumbo, Gene, also won the Best All-around Rider (BAR) competition for Senior Men's 3, and Masters Men's 35/4 respectively.
The team racked-up a total of thirty-four (34) podium finishes throughout the season, providing significant visibility to our sponsors.