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WORS declared 2012 "The Year of the Junior". In 2012 alone, the Wisconsin Off Road Series hosted nearly 2700 junior entrants. Over 1700 competitors 17-and-under raced WORS singletrack events 30-minutes and longer, ranging from the beginner level to Cat 1 Elite. In addition, the 10-and-under WORS Kid's Race, presented by Attitude Sports, averaged over 80 participants at each WORS venue during the 2012 Series. WORS Series Director Don Edberg, who coaches with the SPASH Mountain Bike Club, is ready to bring even greater focus to the support mountain biking in our schools and interscholastic mountain bike races as he has committed the full resources of WORS along with significant financial backing to WIN Cycling as well as existing junior opportunities within WORS.How can you help today? Donate and Volunteer to become a part of WIN Cycling!
Please help us to raise awareness and funds to bring mountain biking and mountain bike racing to our schools. All donations will be used to support local club development, get Juniors on to bikes, and support existing local clubs who wish to expand Junior development programs.- REGISTER: Everyone who registers for the 2013 WORS Series will have the opportunity to support WIN Cycling.
- DONATE: Please visit www.wincycling.org and donate. Those individuals who donate $25 will receive a WIN Cycling sticker showing their support. We are looking for support from shops as well and have a partner shop progam for them to participate in. WIN Cycling's sponsorship program is also available for businesses wishing to commit to the advocacy of mountain biking in our schools.
- VOLUNTEER: Become a champion of WIN Cycling by visiting the website and completing volunteer survey so WIN will be able to reach out to you and get you involved in a way that fits your skills, level of interest, local, and availability.
[highlight]Introducing WIN Cycling [/highlight]
WIN Cycling is dedicated to facilitating the establishment of school-based mountain bike clubs in communities throughout Wisconsin. The organization will be a resource for leadership, coaching, training, volunteering, fund raising, and development programs, including the organization and administration of a race series to provide an avenue for spirited competition and community-building among these student clubs.What will we be doing?
First, we will focus on the creation and development of school based mountain bike clubs thoughout the Wisconsin. We won't exclude interested clubs based on state borders, and we're happy to welcome Juniors of all ages to compete in WORS and hope to see continued development of those clubs that choose to race WORS as well. After all, one of our fastest growing categories at WORS are racers 14-and-under! WIN Cycling is a resource with decades of experience. It will serve as a support for, and means to connect between, local interests. We can help support local fundraising efforts. Bottom line, we'll be getting things done, and helping those of you who want to get things done for juniors mountain bike racing. As more strong local clubs become a reality, we'll move on to teams capable of supporting junior events, and ultimately a race series for Interscholastic Cycling. An interscholastic test event is scheduled for September 28 at Cascade Mountain in Portage. So get your school's team together! This event will be open to school team, composite teams (students from nearby schools combining to form a team), and independent student-atheletes, (home schooled and those with no local school or composite team representing their school district). This inaugural WIN Cycling event will take place on Saturday and overlap the Sunday WORS race, the Cascade XC for Kids presented by Machinery Row Bicycles which is a fund raising event for WIN Cycling. Planning is under way for a stand alone four race interscholastic race series for WIN Cycling beginning in September of 2014. Please visit www.wincycling.org for more details as they become available. http://eepurl.com/qte9
WORS Series Banquet Raffle WinnersThe excitement continued last Saturday night at the WORS Series Awards Banquet as winners of the WORS Overall Raffle were drawn. All 2012 WORS overall finishers were included in this drawing and each had a chance at winning many of the same great prizes from our sponsors that the Elite overall champs receive for their efforts. The lucky winners are listed below. The overall drawing for those in attendance was followed by a general raffle. In all, fabulous prizes worth over $35,000 courtesy of WORS’ fine sponsors were awarded by drawing.
Are you a winner of one of the Elite packages listed below? Contact don@wors.org
WORS SERIES OVERALL RAFFLE |
Retail Value |
Won By |
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1st | 19.5" Trek Superfly 100 |
$4,295.00 |
#4035 David Gorski |
Extreme Photography Collage coupon |
$30.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$4,325.00 |
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2nd | Rock Shox SID XX suspension fork certificate |
$1,140.00 |
#2087 Steve Kapaun |
Extreme Photography Collage coupon |
$30.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$1,170.00 |
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3rd | Kinetic Rock & Roll Trainer w/ turntable riser |
$616.00 |
#2009 Clive Warren |
Bontrager Tire Arsenal |
$420.00 |
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Extreme Photography Collage coupon |
$30.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$1,066.00 |
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4th | Bontrager RXL wheelset |
$999.98 |
#6058 Grace Harold |
Retail value of Prize Package |
$999.98 |
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5th | Bontrager RXL wheelset |
$999.98 |
#6014 Karl John Tillman |
Retail value of Prize Package |
$999.98 |
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6th | Rotor Components Gift Certificate |
$535.00 |
#1053 Corey Samz |
Park Home Mechanic | |||
Starter Tool kit, Work Stand, & Floor Pump |
$310.00 |
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Extreme Photography Collage coupon |
$30.00 |
||
Retail value of Prize Package |
$875.00 |
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7th | Hayes Disc Brakes |
$350.00 |
#4031 Aaron Frink |
Bontrager tires XR3 Team Issue 29" |
$120.00 |
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Native Eyewear certificate |
$129.00 |
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Extreme Photography Collage coupon |
$30.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$629.00 |
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8th | Kinetic Road Machine Trainer pkg |
$458.00 |
#2918 Michael Owens |
Thule Backpack |
$100.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$558.00 |
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9th | Thule Raceway Platform 2 Bike Rear Carrier |
$349.00 |
#1070 Thomas Cabacinski |
X10SL-Ti Chain |
$85.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$434.00 |
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10th | Park Torque Wrench Set |
$250.00 |
#1073 Christopher Richmond |
Native Eyewear certificate |
$129.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$379.00 |
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11th | Park Home Mechanic |
#2130 Steve Drecoll |
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Starter Tool kit, Work Stand, & Floor Pump |
$310.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$310.00 |
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12th | Bontrager tires 29-2 Expert 29x2.2 |
$100.00 |
#6063 Dylan Waldner |
Native Eyewear certificate |
$129.00 |
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Honey Stinger Pkg |
$55.00 |
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Retail value of Prize Package |
$284.00 |
||
$12,029.96 |
Congratulations 2012 WORS Heads!The festivities at the 2012 WORS Series Awards banquet began with a social hour, allowing racers an opportunity to meet with friends and competitors to rehash their favorite experiences. The awards followed at 7:00, with series director, Don Edberg leading the thank you and recognition of WORS sponsors, race directors, local organizing committees, land owners, WORS timing and Scoring crew, WORS Marketing Director and Race Reporter Claire Gehling, new Race Reporter Todd Nutter, webmaster Ryan Rastedt, on-site WORS tent manager Karen Gunderson, the WORS posse (the volunteers who do the set-up and tear down at WORS races), advertisers, WORS Learn to Race staff Claire and Matt Gehling, and last but certainly not the least, WORS racers, as all of these work together to make WORS the success it is.
First to receive their awards were the WORS Heads, WORS racers who competed in all twelve races during the 2012 season.
WORS HEADS | ||
AGE GROUP | WORS # | NAME |
Junior | ||
11 to 12 | 6026 |
Lorissa Thorpe |
11 to 12 | 6041 |
Julia Whitedog |
11 to 12 | 6030 |
Katy McDicken |
8 and under | 6024 |
Lucas Fletcher |
8 and under | 6018 |
Stephen Liepert |
9 to 10 | 6043 |
Skyler Schmitt |
9 to 10 | 6025 |
Porter Thorpe |
11 to 12 | 6016 |
Calhan Norman |
13 to 14 | 6015 |
Owen Reich |
13 to 14 | 6042 |
Alexander Halfman |
13 to 14 | 6031 |
Cole McDicken |
13 to 14 | 6013 |
Dylan Eggebrecht |
Cat 3 (Citizen) Female | ||
50 and over | 5011 |
Lisa Zimmerman |
Cat 3 (Citizen) Male | ||
14 and under | 4063 |
Nathan Knowles |
14 and under | 4100 |
Anna Poulton |
14 and under | 4047 |
Daniel Gretzinger |
14 and under | 4008 |
Jimmy Splittgerber |
15 to 16 | 4024 |
Nolan Steig |
15 to 16 | 4004 |
Ted Kretzmann |
15 to 16 | 4135 |
Cole Huffman |
17 to 18 | 4019 |
Rowan Norman |
19 to 29 | 4039 |
Joe Guse |
40 to 49 | 4022 |
Jim Steig |
40 to 49 | 4123 |
Brad Jorsch |
60 and over | 4043 |
Dennis Kinkert |
Cat 3 (Citizen) Clydesdale | ||
40 and over | 4813 |
Scott Barclay |
40 and over | 4808 |
Timothy Liepert |
Cat 2 (Sport) Female | ||
50 and over | 3011 |
Pam Piotrowski |
Cat 2 (Sport) Male | ||
19 to 24 | 2014 |
Cory Marty |
19 to 24 | 2195 |
Josh Rupnow |
19 to 24 | 2182 |
Matthew Paterson |
25 to 29 | 2084 |
Patrick Blakeslee |
25 to 29 | 2200 |
Brian Paterson |
30 to 34 | 2033 |
Erik Backhaus |
30 to 34 | 2052 |
Joshua Wood |
35 to 39 | 2110 |
Ben Leach |
35 to 39 | 2006 |
Jeremy Drake |
40 to 44 | 2144 |
Brian Coppock |
40 to 44 | 2032 |
Ron Smith |
40 to 44 | 2131 |
Troy Olm |
45 to 49 | 2111 |
Scott Nyland |
50 to 54 | 2080 |
Todd Fletcher |
50 to 54 | 2130 |
Steve Drecoll |
50 to 54 | 2019 |
John Senkerik |
60 to 64 | 2047 |
Frank Lobello |
Cat 2 (Sport) Clydesdale | ||
39 and under | 2804 |
Aaron Fleming |
39 and under | 2801 |
Todd Nutter |
Cat 2 (Sport) Single Speed | ||
Cat 2 (Comp) | ||
25 to 29 | 1053 |
Cory Samz |
25 to 29 | 1029 |
Ben Marchewka |
25 to 29 | 1020 |
Tony Wagner |
30 to 34 | 1008 |
Ben Schreiber |
30 to 34 | 1073 |
Christopher Richmond |
40 to 44 | 1017 |
Jason Ruesch |
40 to 44 | 1005 |
Gary Ehrike |
45 to 49 | 1002 |
Ken Naef |
45 to 49 | 1111 |
Ross Lemke |
50 to 54 | 1019 |
David Poulton |
Open (Comp) Singlespeed | ||
All Ages | 1902 |
Jesse Jaehning |
Open Women | ||
901 |
Brenda Zimmerman-Thorpe |
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903 |
Cyndi Ehrike |
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Cat 1 - Junior | ||
15 to 18 | 105 |
Brett Poulton |
Elite Women | ||
Cat 1 | 514 |
Denise Coppock |
Elite Men | ||
Pro | 6 |
Darrin Braun |
Pro | 31 |
Justin Piontek |
Cat 1 | 77 |
Carolos Haeckel |
Cat 1 | 23 |
John Shull |
Cat 1 | 60 |
Gabriel Ion |
Congratulations to our Wisconsin State Mountain Bike Champions!WORS races decide the official USA Cycling State Championship in Wisconsin. Medals were awarded to the top three in each category at the WORS Awards Banquet. Congratulations to all of the Wisconsin Champions!
Eligibility to be named a USA Cycling State Champion is dependent upon the following criteria: 1) A competitor must have a current USA Cycling Mountain annual license, 2) A competitor must have raced WORS and finished with an overall score, and 3) a competitor must be a resident of Wisconsin.
If you were unable to attend the Banquet, please send $3 to cover postage & handling to WORS, 8675 Rolling Hills Rd., Custer, WI 54423 to claim your award. Include your name, award category & class, and return address.
Wisconsin State Champions - Pro
Wisconsin State Champions - Cat 1
Wisconsin State Champions - Cat 2
Wisconsin State Champions - Cat 3
Female | ||
1 | Abby Strigel | |
2 | Lisa Krayer | |
Male | ||
1 | Brain Matter | |
2 | Nathan Guerra | |
3 | Darrin Braun |
Female 15 to 18 | ||
1 | Corrie Osbourne | |
Female 19 to 29 | ||
1 | Amber Markey | |
Female 30 to 39 | ||
1 | Denise Coppock | |
2 | Michelle Peariso | |
3 | April Dombrowski | |
Female 40 and over | ||
1 | Lori Sable | |
2 | Brenda Zimmerman Thorpe | |
Male 15 to 18 | ||
1 | Andrew Senderhauf | |
2 | Parker McColl | |
3 | Fletcher Arlen | |
Male 19 to 23 | ||
1 | Ben Senkerik | |
2 | Myles Beach | |
Male 24 to 34 | ||
1 | Brian Heifner | |
2 | Carlos Haeckel | |
3 | Tim Racette | |
Male 35 to 44 | ||
1 | Ryan Krayer | |
2 | Bill Nigh | |
3 | Vincent Steger | |
Male 45 to 54 | ||
1 | Jeff Melcher | |
2 | JW Miller | |
3 | John Wypiszinski |
Female 15 to 18 | ||
1 | Maja Holcomb | |
2 | Grace Prewitt | |
Female 19 to 29 | ||
1 | Cassey Lynn | |
2 | Jenaiya Stolper | |
3 | Heather Marty | |
Female 30 to 39 | ||
1 | Rachel Drake | |
2 | Kelli Piotrowski | |
3 | Jennifer Clark | |
Female 40 to 49 | ||
1 | Cyndi Ehrike | |
2 | Brittany Nigh | |
3 | Nina Fortune | |
Female 50 & over | ||
1 | Helmy Tennis | |
2 | Pam Piotrowski | |
Male 13 to 14 | ||
1 | Andrew Schmidt | |
Male 15 to 16 | ||
1 | Mitchell Bratz | |
2 | Conner McColl | |
Male 15 to 16 | ||
1 | Christopher Osbourne | |
2 | Brayden Schott | |
3 | Andy Summers | |
Male 19 to 24 | ||
1 | Taylor Kimberly | |
2 | Cory Marty | |
3 | Travis Schirpke | |
Male 25 to 29 | ||
1 | Cory Samz | |
2 | Ben Marchewka | |
3 | Tony Wagner | |
Male 30 to 34 | ||
1 | Ben Schreiber | |
2 | Eric Grissom | |
3 | Shane Semrow | |
Male 35 to 39 | ||
1 | Jimmy Toombs | |
2 | Christopher Richmond | |
3 | Christopher Schmidt | |
Male 40 to 44 | ||
1 | Jason Ruesch | |
2 | Gary Ehrike | |
3 | Christopher Gabrielson | |
Male 45 to 49 | ||
1 | Ken Naef | |
2 | Christopher Berge | |
3 | Ross Lemke | |
Male 50 to 54 | ||
1 | Neil Statz | |
2 | Bob Boone | |
3 | Todd Fletcher | |
Male 55 to 59 | ||
1 | Donald Carr | |
2 | Bill Styer | |
3 | Steve Kapaun | |
Male 60 to 64 | ||
1 | Gary Meader | |
2 | George Doty | |
3 | Brad Swenson | |
Clydesdale 39 & under | ||
1 | Eric Johnson | |
2 | Jeff Steckbauer | |
3 | Brian Benson | |
Clydesdale 40 & over | ||
1 | Marcus Steele | |
2 | Dale Crowell | |
3 | Jon Holcomb | |
Singlespeed 39 & under | ||
1 | Joshua Blum | |
2 | Steven Schaefer | |
3 | Christopher McArdle | |
Singlespeed 40 & over | ||
1 | Wade Flisram | |
2 | John Grosz | |
3 | Andy Trewyn |
Female 9 to 10 | ||
1 | Leah Fletcher | |
2 | Emma Osborne | |
3 | Miette Gosse | |
Female 11 to 14 | ||
1 | Megan Snderhauf | |
2 | Kaitlin Splittgerber | |
3 | Ella Shively | |
Female 40 to 49 | ||
1 | Melissa Kennedy | |
Female 50 & over | ||
1 | Lisa Zimmerman | |
Male 7 to 8 | ||
1 | Lucas Fletcher | |
Male 9 to 10 | ||
1 | Skyler Schmitt | |
2 | Joshua Prewitt | |
3 | Porter Thorpe | |
Male 11 to 14 | ||
1 | Kyle Kargel | |
2 | Caleb Swartz | |
3 | Jacob Ahles | |
Male 15 to 16 | ||
1 | Nolan Steig | |
2 | Ted Kretzmann | |
3 | Jacob Bons | |
Male 17 to 18 | ||
1 | Alex Oberthaler | |
2 | Rowan Norman | |
3 | Jack Davies | |
Male 19 to 29 | ||
1 | Chuck Girkins | |
2 | Isaiah Schwinn | |
3 | Aaron Frink | |
Male 30 to 39 | ||
1 | Peter Fetters | |
2 | Chris Mattmiller | |
Male 40 to 49 | ||
1 | Jim Steig | |
2 | Dave Hanrahan | |
3 | Brad Jorsch | |
Male 50 to 59 | ||
1 | Andrew Mishlove | |
2 | David Gavinski | |
3 | Tony Smet | |
Male 60 & over | ||
1 | Erik Hofmeister | |
Clydesdale 39 & under | ||
1 | Aaron Messenger | |
2 | Brian Smith | |
Clydesdale 40 & over | ||
1 | Timothy Liepert | |
2 | Thom Brown | |
3 | Alexander Pieper |
Series Registration and Mandatory Move-Ups2013 WORS Series Registration will open early!
WORS is currently working to open 2013 WORS Series registration early. In the last several years, we have seen increased interest in this option. Stay tuned to the WORS website and Facebook for updates!
Register for the appropriate category of competition
In January of 2011 WORS Guidelines changed, moving away from top age class finishes to overall placing. If you place well within your category overall last year please check to see if you are required to advance.
The overall placing for Citizen or Sport can be viewed on the website by clicking on either the men’s or women’s series results and replacing the “m” or “f” at the end of the url with an “o”. Fifth place is 177 points and tenth place is 157.
We believe this is the best criteria currently available for assessing a racers readiness and need to advance, however there may still be a number of racers that have good rational for remaining in their previous ability category. These riders need to submit a written statement to WORS justifying staying in their current category. WORS will have these statements on file at the WORS tent for public viewing.
There may also be some conflict with USA Cycling rules that could curtail a racer from advancing to the next category. If you have any questions, please email Don at don@wors.org, and include your name and series number from 2012.

Please share your opinion of the 2012 Wigwam MTB Challenge in SheboyganThank you for helping us to make WORS events even better. This survey will probably take around 5 minutes of your time.
Every WORS event is run in partnership with a local organizer. The Wigwam MTB Challenge is organized by the FatKats Club on trails built and maintained on Sheboygan park land. Thank you for your support! We hope that you had an outstanding experience at this WORS race venue. At the end of this survey, we have included a place to share comments for those who volunteered, and organizers who helped to make the event possible.
Thank you!
2012 WORS Awards Banquet October 20The Annual WORS Awards banquet, including the world-famous WORS Sponsor Raffle, will be held on October 20 at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point, WI. Meetings for Race Directors and Riders will be scheduled prior to the Banquet in the afternoon. Please stay tuned to the WORS website, Facebook and Twitter for additional details as they become available.
In keeping with our 2012 theme “Year of the Junior” WORS will have some special presentations at this year’s Awards Banquet. First place finishers in all WORS Junior classes will be awarded a special Mt. Borah WORS Junior Champion jersey. Also there will be a drawing for a certificate for the winner’s choice of a 2013 Trek X-Caliber or Trek Cali SL bike from all Junior Series Overall Finishers.
Additional information:
2012 WORS Awards Banquet
The 2012 WORS Awards Banquet will be held Saturday October 20th at the Stevens Point Holiday Inn, 1101 Amber Ave, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Banquet tickets will be on sale online* starting 9/09/2012 for $27* each or you can buy them by mailing a check** for $27 per adult and $15 for each child’s (10 and under) ticket to WORS Racing, 8675 Rolling Hills Rd, Custer, WI 54423. A self addressed stamped envelope must be included and all mail-in request must be received by October 15th.
Tickets will also be available at the WORS tent at the Wigwam Mountain Bike Challenge races. LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS: Oct. 17th! Tickets are not available at the Banquet.
*online sales incur a $1 convenience fee per transaction. If you buy 4 tickets all at the same time, you will be charged a total of $1 in convenience fees.
** Banquet tickets can not be purchased with "WORS Cash".
Tickets purchased online and mail-in ticket sales without a self-addressed stamped envelope will be available for pick-up at the door.
Purchase your tickets online now!
Get your tickets early to reserve your spot at the Banquet; attendance is limited.
Below is the agenda for this year’s banquet. Please come and join the fun!
Awards Banquet Agenda
10:30 Group ride at Standing Rocks Update: Standing Rocks trails are currently closed due to rain. Trail condition updates are available here: 715-824-3949. The WORS Banquet group ride will not take place at Standing Rocks trails if the trails remain closed! Bring your bike and join fellow WORS racers for a casual ride of Standing Rocks mountain bike trail system (14 miles of singletrack). There is a $4 trail fee at Standing Rock. Standing Rocks is located south of County Road B which intersects with I-39/US Hwy 51 south in Plover (just south of Stevens Point) and US Hwy 10 at Amherst (14 miles east of Stevens Point). Additional info on Standing Rocks Park, http://www.co.portage.wi.us/Parks%20Department/standing_rocks_park.htm
11:00 Race Directors’ Meeting Race Directors meet to discuss 2012 and prepare for the 2013 season. This meeting is only for race directors and special quests of WORS until 3:00 when all in attendance will adjourn to the Riders’ Meeting.
3:00 Riders’ Meeting Come early and present your thoughts on issues and concerns regarding WORS. Don and many of the race directors will be available to address you questions and concerns. We encourage all to email don@wors.org with agenda items for this informal meeting.
4:00 Social Hour A great opportunity for all in attendance to relax, share memories of past WORS events and look ahead to WORS 2013. A cash bar will be available. No carry in, please.
6:00 Awards begin *note change* Overall awards for WORS 2012 sponsored by Subaru, including: the Kinetic Citizen, Hayes Sport, Bontrager Comp, and BelGioioso Elite series, WORS Team Competition awards, drawing for Overall Raffle prizes (all WORS 2012 WORS overall finishers are eligible and you need not be present to win) and the famously schwag laden WORS Banquet Raffle (only WORS 2012 overall finishers in attendance are eligible).
7:00 Break for Dinner *note change* The menu will consist of a scrumptious buffet with all the trimmings including a vegetarian entrée.
8:00 Awards will continue *note change*
The Overall Raffle Grand Prize: A 2012 Trek Superfly 100 mountain bike , as well as merchandise from WORS Category sponsors, Bontrager, Hayes Bicycle Group, and Kinetic and product sponsors: Native Eyewear, Park Tool, Mt. Borah, Thule, Rock Shox, Honey Stinger, Kuhl Sportswear, Rotor Bike Components, PHerformance Water, Extreme Photography Unlimited, and more.
10:30 Closing
Please share your opinion of the 2012 Bear Paw Rock & RollThank you for helping us to make WORS events even better. This survey will probably take around 5 minutes of your time.
Every WORS event is run in partnership with a local organizer. Bear Paw is organized by the Bear Paw Adventure Resort on trails built and maintained on their own land. Thank you for your support! We hope that you had an outstanding experience at this WORS race venue. At the end of this survey, we have included a place to share comments for those who volunteered, and organizers who helped to make the event possible.
Thank you!