2010 Louisville Bicycle Club Tour de Mad Dog Challenge Schedule*
Stage # |
Stage Name |
Day/Date/Time |
Location |
Captain(s) |
Prologue |
6 mile TT | Sun. March 7, 10 am | New Middletown, IN | Kurt Roggenkamp Cathy Hill |
1 |
Honest Abe - rain canceled | Sun. March 14, 8 am | Louisville, KY | John and Susan Pyron |
2 |
Lawrenceburg Loop | Sat. March 27, 8 am | Shelbyville, KY | Steve Rice |
3 |
New Urbane Century | Sat. April 10, 8 am | Louisville, KY | Ron and Vicky Dobbs |
4 |
General Butler's Assault | Sun. April 18, 8 am | Westport, KY | Larry Preble |
5 |
Virgin Century | Sat. May 8, 8 am | Speed, IN | Jody Patterson |
6 |
Mammoth Cave Overnite | Sat. May 15, 7 am | Louisville, KY | Allison Dobbs Rick Croslin |
7 |
Salem Century | Sun. May 23, 8 am | Jeffersonville, IN | Steve Montgomery |
8 |
Green River Century | Sun. June 13, 8 am | Campbellsville, KY | Jim Moore |
9 |
Medora Century - rain canceled | Sat. June 19, 7 am | Henryville,IN | Jeff White |
10 |
Pottershop Century | Sun. June 27, 7 am | Louisville, KY | Ford Barr | 11 |
Boston-Munfordville-Boston | Sat. July 3, 7 am | Boston, KY | Timothy Stephen |
Make-up |
Best of the Bluegrass | Sun. July 4, 8 am | Midway,KY | Kirk Roggenkamp Cathy Hill |
12 |
Medora Century | Sun. July 25, 8 am | Louisville, KY | Melissa Hall |
13 |
Crestwood Killer | Sat. July 31, 7 am | Crestwood, KY | Kristen Roggenkamp |
14 |
Salt River Ford | Sun. Aug. 8, 7 am | Louisville, KY | Susan Howell |
15 |
Hot Sink or Swim | Sun. Aug. 22, 7 am | Westport, KY | Larry Preble |
16 |
Salvisa Century | Sat. Sep. 4, 8 am | Taylorsville, KY | Mike Kamenish |
17 |
Uphill TT - Moser Knob | Mon. Sep. 6, 2 pm | New Albany, IN | Kirk Roggenkamp Cathy Hill |
18 |
Willisburg Century | Sun. Sep. 26, 8 am | Louisville, KY | David Combs |
19 |
Dupont Century | Sat. Oct. 2, 8 am | Charlestown, IN | David King |
20 |
"Wheels of Screams"-Field of Screams | Sat. Oct. 16, 8 am | Meade Co., KY | Kirk Roggenkamp Cathy Hill |
21 |
Carefree Century | Sun. Oct. 24, 8 am | Carefree, IN | Andy Murphy |
Make-Up |
Crandall Figure Eight | Sat. Oct. 30, 8 am | Crandall, IN | Kirk Roggenkamp Cathy Hill |
updated 12.28.09 |
* Always check the Louisville Bicycle Club website for 'official' information on any given date. | |||
Here is a quick explanation of how standings will be calculated and winners determined for the 2010 Tour de Mad Dog. For veterans who know how this works, note that a few bonuses have been tweaked for this coming year.
There is a Prologue TT and 21 stages (20 century stages and one uphill TT) to the tour. To qualify as a finisher, you must start the tour by the fifth stage, and complete at least nine stages without missing more than four in a row. Your only "real" times are from the two short time trials, so stronger, faster riders have an advantage, but only a slight one that can be offset by another rider's persistence, strategy, and luck. Finish times for the 20 century stages are fictitious and based on the following formulas.
1) Each rider's stage finish time is cumulative and is added to previous stage finish times.
2) Stage winner time always equals 20mph ave. x route distance. i.e. 100 mile route = stage winner time of 5:00:00
3) Stage winner group = sw time + I min. i.e. 5:01:00
4) Any group of six or more = sw time + 2 min
5) Any group of five = sw time + 3 min
6) Any group of four = sw time + 4 min
7) Any group of three = sw time + 5 min
8) Any group of two = sw time + 7 min
9) Solos = sw time + 10 min
10) Registered tour riders who missed stage = sw time +26 min
Stage winners are drawn randomly and anyone who successfully finished the stage can be drawn.
Bonus times will be subtracted from each riders group finish time before arriving at their final stage finish time. There are two possible bonuses. The first is the ride difficulty bonus. Since most riders miss some stages during the course of the season, this is to reward riders who do the tougher stages.
I will divide the 21 stage tour into thirds. The easiest third of rides (Stage #s 1,3,5,7,9,15,19) will not qualify for a difficulty bonus. The middle third (stage #s 2,11,12,14,16,18) will earn a one minute bonus. And the hardest third (stages #4,6,8,10,13,20,21) will earn a two minute bonus for finishing the course.
The second bonus opportunity is the "drawn bonus". After each stage finish I will blind draw one of 30 bonus cards that will offer either a one or two minute bonus to qualifying riders. Some stages there may be multiple riders who qualify for this bonus, other stages maybe only one rider, or maybe none. A specific bonus card can only be drawn once per season. Some of these can be manipulated to increase your odds of a bonus, so it's not entirely random. Here are the bonus options:
Age: under 24 = 2 min
Age : 25-39 = 1 min
Age: 40-49 = 1 min
Age: 50-59 = 1 min
Age: 60-64 = 2 min
Age: 65 up = 2 min
Weight: (Flyweight) Men under 149 lbs, Women under 119 lbs = 1 min
Weight: (Regular) Men 150-199 lbs, Women 120-149 lbs = 1 min
Weight: (Clydesdale/Athena) Men 200-119 lbs, Women 150-169 lbs = 2 min
Weight: (Super) 220 lbs and up, Women 170 lbs and up = 2 min
TMD Rookie = 1 min (never completed a tour)
TMD Veteran = 1min (completed at least one tour)
TMD Original = 2 min (completed ALL previous TMDs)
Bike frame: steel = 2 min
Bike frame: alum = 1 min
Bike frame: carbon = 1 min
Bike frame: titanium = 1 min
Gearing: standard double = 2 min
Gearing: compact double = 1 min
Gearing: triple = 1 min
Gearing: fixed or singlespeed = 2 min
Bike type: single = 1 min
Bike type: tandem = 1 min
Bike type: 'bent = 1 min
Started stage in Yellow or White Jersey = 1 min
Placement: stage winner gets additional minute off time
Placement: everyone in stage winner group gets additional minute
Rack or Fenders = 2 min
Handlebar bag or Brevet bag = 2 min
Backpack carried during ride = 2 min
Everyone must finish each century stage under the allotted time, usually 10
hours. Most groups finish in the 7-9 hour range. Captains have a
responsibility to see all riders in, but riders have a responsibility to not
bite off more than they can chew and make a captain's day more challenging
than it needs to be. If you're going to ride a couple of thousand miles with
some folks this year, it needs to be fun for everybod
Here are the podiums and finish order for the 2009 TMD:
Women's Division
1) Bernice McGill 100:50:44 Yellow Jersey winner
2) Melissa Hall 101:06:35
3) Eleanor Self 101:16:36 White Jersey winner
4) Susan Pyron 101:28:59
5) Kristen Roggenkamp 101:28:59
6) Allison Dobbs 101:48:43
7) Janice Theriot 102:09:23
8) Cheryl Brownell 102:15:18
9) Bobbie Leslie 102:18:54
10) Vicki Dobbs 102:58:02
11) Jody Patterson 103:15:34
12) Susan Howell 103:38:44
13) Cathy Hill 103:48:02
14) Debi Hatton 103:55:55
15) Cherie Gaither 104:50:33
Men's Division
1) Scott Kuchenbrod 99:10:11 Yellow Jersey winner
2) Nate Calloway 99:42:51 White Jersey winner
3) Rick Croslin 99:52:30
4) Perry Finley 100:07:23
5) David R. King 100:12:23
6) Steve Rice 100:48:08
6) Steve Sexton 100:48:08
8) Chaz Dunlevy 101:25:18
9) David Combs 101:28:42
10) Ford Barr 101:30:22
11) Mike Barr 101:34:58
12) Mike Kamenish 101:56:53
13) Ron Dobbs 102:19:13
14) John Pyron 102:25:23
15) Larry Preble 102:27:24
16) Tim Chilton 102:28:52
17) Paul Battle 102:31:05
18) Kirk Roggenkamp 102:35:27
19) Steve Montgomery 102:54:14
20) Jim Moore 102:56:47
21) Jason Sieber 102:58:52
22)J oe Lobred 102:59:47
23) Steve Meredith 103:00:32
24) Jeff White 103:11:32
25) Ben Meredith 103:16:17
26) Steve Sarson 103:16:50
27) Randy Davis 103:17:13
28 Chris Quirey 103:24:50
29) Jack Lamon 103:43:41
30) Mike Pitt 103:55:31
About those Mad Dogs
• We are a loosely organized group of riders with a common interest in endurance cycling.• We are members of the Louisville Bicycle Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
• We participate in 100+ mile bicycle rides year around.
• We get along well with others, make friends easy and don't bite.
• We always welcome and encourage new riders who join us.
Mad Dogs’ Discussion List
You are invited to join the Mad Dogs’ discussion list on Topica and become a part of the Mad Dog conversation. The list is totally unmoderated, and any subject related to long distance bicycling is welcome.
Short history of the Mad Dogs
The First (Big) Mad Dog ride
The first, and last, "Big Dog" ride was on Saturday, January 13, 2001. The schedule read:
8:00 am, 100 mi. #3, Eddie's Big Dog January Century, Boston Store, Boston KY. Enjoy an unexpected break from the winter blahs with a leisurely century over a portion of the famous WACKY route. No drop policy will be strictly enforced on this ride. RC: Eddie Doerr and Michael Pitt.
2nd Mad Dog ride
The first time a Mad Dog ride was mentioned on the KyCyclist was Wednesday, Jan 31, 2001 when the following ride was announced.
Sunday, February 11, 2001 8:00 am, 100 miles # 3. Eddie's Mad Dog February Century #2. Boston Store, Boston, KY. Join us for a leisurely century over one of our favorite routes - part of the famous WACKY tour route from Boston to Munfordville and back. This is the second in Eddie Doerr's 2001 Mad Dog Century series. We'll ride in any temperature. Only ice or snow will cancel the ride. No drop policy. RC: Eddie Doerr and Michael Pitt.
Mad Dog McDoerr Century #3
Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day, 2001, was the first time riders were lured with a reward of free chocolate. The schedule read:
8:30 am, 30/60/100 mi. #3. E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. RCs: Eddie Doerr and Mike Pitt. These ride captains have a no-drop policy on the century, and free chocolate will be dispensed!
Mad Dog Century #4
Sunday, April 8, 2001, 9:00 am, 30/60/100 mi. #3/4. Iroquois Park. - dogs chasing Rooster Run. RC: Mike Pitt.
The Mad Dog concept didn't immediately catch on, there were a couple of other centuries that April, and throughout the year, that were not labeled Mad Dog centuries.
5th Mad Dog ride
Saturday, May 19, 2001, 7:30 am, 105 mi. #3. Mad Dog Mammoth Cave Overnight Century. Floyd’s Fork Park (park behind Hatmakers Convenience Store on KY 155 and Pope Lick Road.) New route, lunch at Stewart's in Hodgenville. No drop policy enforced. RC: Michael Pitt.
6th Mad Dog ride
Saturday, June 9, 2001, 8:30 am, 27/63/100 mi. #3. Green River Century. Gosser Fine Arts Center, Campbellsville University. Special Campbellsville edition of the Mad Dog Century series. New route on picturesque country roads in and around Green River Reservoir (laid out by Jim Moore in Campbellsville). RC: Michael Pitt.
The past is history
By late 2001 most of those participating had chosen, or had been given, monikers such as Waldo, Pan the Goat, Lemon Boy, UltraMadDog, Mrs. Mad Dog, Choo Choo, Curly, Grizzly, Daisy, Horse, Mule, Rossini, Gnarly Bones, Stealth, Gizmo, Art Dog, etc. etc. etc. The Mad Dog theme had finally stuck and the centuries continued throughout the next two years.
Dawn of a new era
On December 20, 2003 the rules for 2004 Tour de Mad Dog Challenge had been written and were presented by the LBC VP Touring, Tim Chilton. A 6-mile Prologue on Sunday, March 7th, 2004 kicked it all off, followed up on Saturday, March 27th with the first of the 20 stage centuries.
The 2004 Mad Dog challenge was an overwhelmingly successful, with 59 people participating in the centuries. Medals were awarded to each of the first place finishers after each stage.
The course that started off The Tour, the "Dishonest Abe Mad Dog Century", was also the final course for Stage 20 on Sunday, October 31st.
22 people successfully completed The 2004Tour de Mad Dog Challenge. The TDMD launched a new era for the Mad Dogs, measuring both sportsmanship and a bit of luck.
Louisville Bicycle Club
One of the oldest bicycling clubs in the United States has roots that date to the late 1890s. The Louisville Bicycle Club, known from the 1957 until 1996 as "The Louisville Wheelmen", has been one of the most active and progressive clubs in the midwest. The Mad Dogs are members of the LBC and abide by the rules of the organization.
