Stage Race Cruises into Enumclaw

The sun was elusive on the first day of the Mutual of Enumclaw Stage Race this weekend but the largely overcast day didn't dampen the spirits of the more than 400 cyclists of all ages who took part in both the Time Trial and Criterium races Saturday.

We at Patch caught the tail end of the Time Trial races in the morning near the Expo Center though the cool part really was watching the crowd get into the Criterium races in the afternoon back in town.

Mutual of Enumclaw was out on the scene tweeting from the event -- they'll be out there again Sunday and have been providing some awesome social media updates as well as quick clips from the race. Check out their YouTube channel. 

If you're headed out there with your smart phone, be sure to join the conversation on Twitter with the folks at Mutual of Enumclaw as well as the many bikers taken part with  #moesr.

Here are some results from Saturday's Criterium (note that these are not complete -- be sure to check the official website for full results when they're posted):

Junior D Boys 

• 1st Place: Mark Grant with Trail Bicycles/Eatmore Sprout
• 2nd Place: Matteo Jorgenson with BYRDS
• 3rd Place: Mitchell Thornton with JL Velo

Junior D Girls

• 1st Place: Maggie Coles-Lyster with Local Ride/Dr. Vie Superfoods

Junior C Boys

• 1st Place: Tyler Daniel with JL Velo
• 2nd Place: James Grant with Trail Bicycles/Eatmore Sprout
• 3rd Place: Evan Geary with JL Velo

Junior C Girls

• 1st Place: Kia Van Der Vliet with Comox Valley Cycling Club

Men Category 5

• 1st Place: Martin Turek with Eastgate Cycling Club
• 2nd Place: Phil Macino with Eastgate Cycling Club
• 3rd Place: Joseph Schliesman with Team Bonney Lake Bicycle

Master Men 40+ Cat 4/5 & 50+

• 1st Place: David Hecht with Thumbprint
• 2nd Place: Steven R. Holland with United Finance
• 3rd Place: John Weyhrich with MBW Racing

Men Category 4

• 1st Place: Jed Barden with FareStart p/b Cobalt Mortgage
• 2nd Place: Chad Sullivan with CycleU
• 3rd Place: Ben Storrar with Old Town Bicycle

Master Men 30+ Cat 1/2/3

• 1st Place: Shawn Howard with Vertical Earth
• 2nd Place: Aaron Levin with Peterson Bicycle/DZ Nuts
• 3rd Place: Todd Gallaher with United Finance

Women Category 4

• 1st Place: Lisa Coyne with Team Group Health
• 2nd Place: Lauren Cramer with Olympia Orthopaedic Associates
• 3rd Place: Melanie Von Stetten with Westwood Cycle Cannondale Pb sp