2019 Results

By all accounts conditions for the 2019 edition of CtC were classically “epic.” Rain in the days leading up to the event left the GAP Trail a peanut buttery mess and more rain all day and into the night Friday, ranging from drizzle to all-out deluge made sure everyone got the full dose of Type-2 in their fun. The reward for enduring the Friday mess came with a substantial tailwind overnight and all day Saturday as a cold front pushed across the state.

Despite the prospect of a tough, wet journey ahead of them a group of about 20 hearty cyclists gathered Friday morning in Point State Park under the interstate overpass and pointed their bicycles east toward Philadelphia. Seemingly immune to all of it, Steve Gergely rode to a very impressive first place finish in a new course record 25 hours 4 minutes. Paul Kilroy came in second, also sub-30 hours at 27h 54m, and Steven Kunsak rounded out the podium in 31h 30m. Full results are listed below:

Steve Gergely 25h 04m
Paul Kilroy 27h 54m
Steven Kunsak 31h 30m
Nathaniel Holobar 34h 38m
Adam Koberna 36h 04m
Jason Vail 36h 04m
Alex Weir 36h 04m
Jason Burgess 36h 28m
Brian Porter 37h 11m
Darin Stine 40h 33m
Jo Evers 42h 17m
Nick Manta 42h 17m
Avery Payette 43h 42m
Ryan Stanis 43h 42m
Gary Wilpizeski 43h 42m
Scott Gray DNF Columbia
Dave Norton DNF Columbia
Rich Petyk DNF Columbia
Shane Montgomery DNF Chambersburg
Roy Hill DNF Breezewood

Congratulations to everyone who had the guts to clip in on a less-than-promising morning and kudos to all who crushed it and made it to The Bell. If you spot any errors or omissions in the results that need to be corrected please contact me at rwanderson@optonline.net.

Also, folks would love to see pictures and hear stories of your adventures. If you have anything you can share from 2019 please use the comments of this post. Until next year…