Fifty-five cyclists pedaled up one of Worcester’s steepest hills, one rider at a time against the clock, in the first George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor, presented by Barney's Bicycle and the Seven Hills Wheelmen. Major Taylor, "the Worcester Whirlwind," was known for training on the 500-foot street, where the average grade is 18 percent. The event raised nearly $2,000 for the Major Taylor Association, and organizers hope to make it an annual event.

Riders in the 2002 Challenge ranged in age from 13 to 74, and medals were awarded in various categories. Each rider received a free Major Taylor poster, and Dan Delorey of Paxton won a Trek 4300 mountain bike in the Barney’s raffle. Mike Orsi, 18, of Auburn, from Team Bike Alley, posted the fastest time, 23.56 seconds. Click here for complete results and photos.

Numerous sponsors and volunteers helped make the George Street Bike Challenge happen. See our Friends page for links to many new supporters, as well as longtime friends.

Men ages 18-34
Rank		Time		Name		Age	City/Town	Placement
1		23.56		Mike	Orsi	18	Auburn	1
2		26.19		Dan	Langlois	26	Worcester	2
3		27.22		Jacob	Vellaccio	18	Worcester	3
4		28.15		Sam	Talbot	30	Sterling	7
5		28.18		Jim	Kokernak	32	Webster	8
6		28.47		Dan	Zamis	31	Charlton	9
7		29.44		Bo	Daley	28	Worcester	10
8		32.56		Brian	Spring	33	Sutton	16
9		32.75		Kevin	Morrissey	25	Worcester	17
10		32.97		David	Spring	23	Jefferson	18
11		35.13		Jeff	Hughes	31	Worcester	20
12		43.66		Tim	Larose	24	Worcester	38
13		45.62		Kevin	Furrow	31	Marlboro	39
14		74.44		David	Maciewski	29	Worcester	54
Men ages 35 & up
Rank		Time		Name		Age	City/Town	Placement
1		30.50		Jim	Lucier	37	West Boylston	11
2		31.19		Jack	Dolmat-Connell	42	Princeton	12
3		31.34		Peter	Howard	42	Worcester	13
4		31.69		Mark	Rocheford	48	Worcester	14
5		31.87		Geoff	Martin	36	Watertown	15
6		33.09		Jon	Fielding	43	Leominster	19
7		35.31		Bill	Meduski	40	Worcester	21
8		35.69		Bob	Rice	53	Gardner	22
9		36.00		Bob	McKenney	41	Paxton	23
10		36.13		Dan	Harrington	43	Bradford	24
11		36.66		Greg	Raber	38	Sterling	25
12		37.09		Jim	Convery	45	Worcester	26
13		37.09		Glen	Cunningham	44	Newburyport	27
14		37.22		Chris	Rehm	41	Worcester	28
15		38.82		Tom	Swenson	41	Boylston	30
16		38.84		Richard	Krasnick	41	Worcester	31
17		39.37		Dan	Delorey	32	Paxton	32
18		39.75		Chris	Fuhrmann	50	Holden	33
19		40.78		Rich	Lachapelle	46	Worcester	36
20		41.47		Don	Thompson	43	Holden	37
21		48.40		Jim	Gonzalez	37	Worcester	41
22		49.34		John	David	66	Worcester	42
23		50.38		Russ	Weymouth	51	Auburn	43
24		54.44		Bill	Baller	52	Worcester	44
25		55.43		Roy	Westall	49	Dudley	45
26		55.91		Rich	Whalen	44	Framingham	46
27		56.56		Peter	Bocon	47	Shrewsbury	48
28		56.94		Jerry	Debiase	50	Milford	49
29		61.60		Tom	Crowley	47	Worcester	51
30		71.18		AJ	Overton	74	Worcester	53
31		DNF		Rodney	Witkos	39	Wheelwright
Boys ages 12-17
Rank		Time		Name		Age	City/Town	Placement
1		27.56		Dean	Rheaume	16	Whitinsville	4
2		27.57		Scott	Dolmat-Connell	15	Princeton	5
3		27.81		Spencer	Skerry	16	Shirley	6
4		38.18		Charles	Kaneb	16	Worcester	29
5		40.54		Justin	Duffy	17	Worcester	35
6		64.71		Mike	Chaplin	13	Westminster	52
Women ages 18-34
Rank		Time		Name		Age	City/Town	Placement
1		40.41		Kelly	Robison	33	Webster	34
WOMEN ages 35 & up
Rank		Time		Name		Age	City/Town	Placement
1		48.19		Ellen	Gugel	43	Westboro	40
2		56.42		Elizabeth	Mort	44	Boston	47
3		60.69		Lynne	Tolman	39	Worcester	50

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