Saturday, June 1, 2019

Race Details Post 2 of 2

Here is the additional info you need for Saturday June 8th.

Sign-in and Waiver drop off will open at 7:00 am at the start/finish location at Lion's Park at 736 Mt Hope Rd Carver, MN.  RACE START IS AT 8:00 AM

Please print your own Cue Sheets, Race Number, and Event Waiver. Get your rider number from the Event Roster tab or here. We need a signed waiver for you to start the event. The race starts at 8:00 am and closes at 6:45 pm. We'll do our best to have a cool beverage waiting for you at the finish.

The shorten version has ended up at 55 miles and there is a extra cue sheet included for that distance.

PARKING- Please remember to park on the west side of Mt Hope Rd. north of the park. We will have some traffic cones out

Thanks! Donkey Label & Molten Speed Wax for supplying some items for prizes!

Waiver, Cue Sheets, & Race Numbers-

Race Number List-
https://dirtybenjamin.blogspot.com/p/2018-roster.html

GPS Files:  Full Course updated at 10:45pm 6/6/19
Full Course GPX File 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FM0J3L5oqh-pe13bYrhYWmvxMJxQ-k3Q/view?usp=sharing

Full Course TCX File
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bPzFvpMtRHkRrkrpSR5WrBP3rOnXEt-3/view?usp=sharing

50 Mile GPX
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RCWnkH02lb_TCJuEaHWArX6miQsDIyTo/view?usp=sharing

50 Mile TCX
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7N88U4rA37po4KXYtyUWpEJ1GkunfpS/view?usp=sharing

Strava Route links
Full Course
50 Mile

Options for race numbers:  Please write your rider number on the included number blanks and attach to your bike with clear packing tape or seal in clear packing tape and pin onto back of jersey or water pack.



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Friday, May 24, 2019

Race Details Post 1 of 2

June 8th is getting closer, almost Dirty Benjamin time! Here are some details:

This year's event will follow most of the original course that run out to Winstead and Watertown and is coming in at 101 miles.

The start/finish will be located at Lion's Park at 736 Mt Hope Rd Carver, MN (2 miles from Chaska)

Sign in will start at 7 am at the park picnic shelter and the race will start at 8 am.   Bathrooms and running water are available at the park.

PARKING: there is limited parking in the park's parking lot. Please park on the west side of Mt. Hope Rd. north of 7th St. or the park.

RIDER #'s, CUE SHEETS, GPS MAP: This information will be posted by June 1st.  It is up to your to print your rider number, cue sheets, and waiver.  This is important to keeping this event free.

DROPBAGS: at mile 50 there is a park with a picnic shelter, bathrooms, and well water.
we will take disposable drop bags & items out there for your pickup.  There will be no returning of drop bags year.  If you plan on bringing a drop bag please bring it in a plastic bag and attach your rider number to the bag.

GAS STATION:  at mile 70 there is a nice new Speedway gas station if you need to stop for anything

ROUTE: Due to flooding, the 10th anniversary of the WDB, and popular demand this year's event will follow much of the original route out to Winstead.  The Brappp! section is back, during the course recon ride last week it was rideable with 2 dismounts to hop over standing water.  I made it through with no wet feet.  The gravel was soft and freshly graded in a lot of spots but should packed better in the next couple of weeks with all the rain we are getting.  Pretty much all of the climbing is in the first 10 miles with a very nice short steep climb right at the finish.  Those racing for the bottle of champagne may want to check out the last 1/4 mile of the course before the start.  The course map can be found by CLICKING HERE or: https://drive.google.com/open?id=19szup6bbjeED5-PA_OXZKp_6R4WF-fNg&usp=sharing

SHORTER ROUTE: There will not be an official shorter route this year.  There is a good spot to take a short cut to make the ride about 51 miles.  This will be noted in the cue sheets and you are welcome to come out and just ride this distance.

VOLUNTEERS:  We could use 3 or 4 volunteers in the morning from 6:45 to 8:00 if anyone is available please send us an email to westsidedirtybejamin@gmail.com.

PARTICIPANTS: Registration is still open until May 31st.  Registration is only needed if you are not currently on our roster.  Our roster is almost up to 1000 names.  This does not mean we are expecting that many riders.  To lighten the work load we just keep riders on the roster from previous years' registrations so you can grab your race number & cues and come ride if you are on the list.  We have always had over 100 riders in the event even in the past 3 years with terrible weather.  Our maximum was a little over 200, so if it's a nice day on June 8th hopefully we will get a couple hundred rider out to ride some gravel!

County Park at mile 50:


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Sunday, February 3, 2019

2019 Registration

2019 Registration Information:

Registration for the 2019 Westside Dirty Benjamin in now open through 5/31.

If you have previously registered for this event in the past 4 years you should already be on our 2019 registration list and do not need to send another registration email.  Once your name is added to the list you will need to check back to get your rider number, rider waiver, cue sheets and/or GPS file.  This info should be posted by June 3rd. 

Please check to see if you are on this list before sending an email.
https://dirtybenjamin.blogspot.com/p/2018-roster.html

If you need to change your racing class please send and email with CLASS CHANGE as the subject.

New riders to the event please send an email with the following info:

New riders & class changes please send an email to
westsidedirtybenjamin@gmail.com including this info:

Subject Line: 2019 Registration

Your Name

Class: Open Men, Open Women, Singlespeed Men, Singlespeed Women, 50+ Men, 50+ Women, 

The official start location is yet to be determined but will be near the city of Chaska, MN at 7:30 am Saturday June 8th.  REQUIRED SIGN IN AND WAIVER SUBMISSION will start at 6:15am.
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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Version 10

Wow it's the 10 year mark!  Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 8th for the 10th edition of The Westside Dirty Benjamin.  Hopefully the weather will take it easy on us this year!  Registration will open in early February.  The course will be changed slightly for 2019, more recon needs to be done but there will be at least one less climb.  Looking forward to seeing to everybody out riding again!!
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Sunday, June 17, 2018

2018 Results

Here are the results for 2018.  There were about 135 riders that started and 102 that finished.

Congratulations to everybody who finished this years event!! 


Things got a little crazy weather wise and some of the results sheets got damaged.  I did my best with the finishing times by using the finishing order and comparing them with Strava data, photo times, and text times but there are a lot of missing finishing times. Sorry.

Please send an email if...
You finished and are not listed  
Listed under the wrong distance
Listed under a Strava finish and know who you finished next to
westsidedirtybenjamin@gmail.com


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14:46BjornSelanderOpen Men
24:46LukeRussellOpen Men
34:56IanHoogendamOpen Men
45:00DannyWhippleOpen Men
55:01JoshMolnarOpen Men
6PatrickEllisOpen Men
75:22DavidWarginMaster 50+
85.22ArikHolmOpen Men
95:25TedMartinOpen Men
105:25PaulKrumrichOpen Men
115.25TedLoosenOpen Men
125:25ChadMacyOpen Men
13LukeNelsonOpen Men
14DavidHerbertMaster 50+
15AndrewDostalOpen Men
16LeePennOpen Women
17AaronVoreisOpen Men
18EricSundstromOpen Men
19SamSt.PierreMaster 50+
20EmilyFlynnOpen Women
20.55:53TimLupferOpen Men
215:59DannyStormOpen Men
22DavidToewsOpen Men
23BenFifeOpen Men
24NateEdelOpen Men
25JaredGazdaOpen Men
26IssacWeeksOpen Men
276:00J. ScottIngersollOpen Men
28CullenRaaschOpen Men
29KristiTrostelWomen Master
30CharlesParsonSS Master
316:08TrentonRaygorSinglespeed
32ZacharyFlashOpen Men
32.5Michael DrahausOpen Men
33KimberlyBreuerOpen Women
346:17CameronEvjenOpen Men
35DavidEdgeOpen Men
36PaulInkalaOpen Men
37JeffO'NeillOpen Men
38KyleDavisOpen Men
39AndyLagesonOpen Men
406:35TimMonkoOpen Men
41PattiIversonOpen Women
42KyleJohnsonMaster 50+
43MikeBinkowskiOpen Men
44SeanMattnerOpen Men
45GrantBraaschOpen Men
46KenZylstraMaster 50+
47DanNovakOpen Men
48ChrisNelsonOpen Men
49RaySamideMaster 50+
50MikeCambellMaster 50+
51JaredSedlacekOpen Men
526:45RobMosimannMaster 50+
53ChrisWarrenOpen Men
54ThomasPannSinglespeed
55???
56MikeNoonanMaster 50+
56.5BrianRichMaster 50+
57JamesLorentzenMaster 50+
58MichaelBurgdorfSinglespeed
59ErikKrabbenhoftOpen Men
60MikeThorsonOpen Men
61BrettSlomaOpen Men
62???
63CaseySandersOpen Men
64EdShawMaster 50+
656:50GeoffreyWilsonOpen Men
666:50StephenWilsonOpen Men
67DalePetersenMaster 50+
68CaleSwansonOpen Men
696:55MikeLeeFATBIKE
70DanielSchueMaster 50+
71MikeWarnerOpen Men
72MarkSeaburgMaster 50+
73PaulBroganOpen Men
74JosePascualOpen Men
75MarkButcherOpen Men
76MarkBushinskiOpen Men
777:42HenrySlocumOpen Men
78KateHansonOpen Women
797:59KateAnkofskiOpen Women
80MichealDeveraOpen Men
81PeterLoewensonMaster 50+
82MaxDingemansOpen Men
???DanDittmerOpen Men
73 14:14JeffHenkemeyerOpen Men
73 2ChadWoofterOpen Men
73 2.5MikeNohrOpen Men
73 3JustinKellyOpen Men
73 4AdamMilnes
73 5Dana AllanKromerMaster 50+
73 65.23DaveMelcherMaster 50+
73 75.23AllenStaufferOpen Men
73 85.23DarynLowmanMaster 50+
73 95.23]AngelaHopOpen Women
73 10AllenSanbornOpen Men
73 11JoshuaWeichselOpen Men
73 12KevinDirksenOpen Men
73 13DavidPierceOpen Men
73 14AdamMilnesOpen Men
Strava5:38ErikSudheimerOpen Men
Strava5:41ZachGusa
Strava5:51IssacWeeks
Strava6:05TomQuinnMaster 50+
Strava7:01JoeBlackMaster 50+
Strava7:31SusanneGlasserOpen Women
???ScottKleinOpen Men

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Short Recap...

Wow what a crazy day! Another WDB with brutal weather conditions! Thank you to everybody who showed up and took on this challenging day. A big thanks to the volunteers from Michael’s Cycle Saturday ride crew and my wife Jenny &  and her sister Andrea! Also a big thanks to Donkey Label for their support and great party on Friday evening! Plus the tasty jerky from Jack Links!

The event started shortly after a hail storm and 20 minute downpour. Skies stayed clear for the first 90 minutes but then it was back to rain, with intermittent downpours forcing some riders to seek shelter. A few riders reported witnessing landslides and parts of gravel roads that were almost impassable due to the large wash outs and ruts.

You would think this would of slowed the ride down but Bjorn Selander with Luke Russell on his tail came in with a time just over 4 hours and 45 minutes!

I am still sorting through results, photos, & videos and will do my best to them posted by Saturday.

If you left a drop bag behind and you would like to pick it up, I drop it off either at Michael’s Cycles in Chaska or Hollywood Cycles in Minneapolis. Send an email to westsidedirtybenjamin@gmail.com with a description on your bag (most of the rider #’s on them got wrecked) and where you would like to pick it up.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Cue Sheet Update & GPS Links

The mileage on the Cue Sheets has been updated so it might not be a bad idea to download them again.  They were off by about .9 miles in a few spots.

GPS links can be found below.  Look for the orange send to device button to access to right file.  Thanks to Phil Velo for putting these together!

Westside Dirty Benjamin GPS link:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27700709

Westside Dirty Benjamin (73 Mile) GPS link:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27703759

Cue Sheets, Numbers, & Waiver:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSQc-q_jADphNzw6VSXWRMdwrh5G8dg1/view?usp=sharing
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