Silver City Century

All of the rides on the Iowa Gravel Series are friendly to new and experienced riders; and Silver City is the perfect opener for the season. Not too hilly, not too flat, a few surprises, and an amazing community that loves cyclists and welcomes them everyday on the Wabash Trace. Not only that, but how many Iowa towns with a population of 250 people have a bike shop? Not that many… Go say “hi” to Mary at Happy Trails, she’s amazing!

We think Silver City is pretty special and we know you’re going to love the roads. So, come ride with us and start the season off with a great day in the saddle.

May 18th, 2024

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	50 km	100 km
Start time	8:00AM	7:30AM
Start location	Downtown Silver City	Downtown Silver City
Distance	50 km / 31 mi	100 km / 62 mi
Climbing elevation	About 1600 ft	About 3600 ft
Meal Option	American Legion	American Legion
Podium	No, ride only	Yes

What people are saying

Very well put on, super friendly staff and volunteers. The city itself was remote, beautiful and fun to see. I don’t know how you did it, but the weather was perfect too. Keep up the great work! I’ll be coming to more IA race series races in the future!

Kenn

The event was well run. The course was excellent. The parking was easy. Overall it was just an easy and stress free way to race bikes. To me the Iowa Gravel Series events are like all the best parts of gravel. Low key and grass roots. The quality of the field at the front of the race was as good as any race I’ve done.

Curtis

This race was amazing, from the race director to all the volunteers that helped, I had a blast. Course was great. Fast and the weather was perfect!!

Brad

This race is so great! It is well organized, a great course with such a great variety of terrain, clearly marked, and has aid stations and the perfect spots!

Owen

Small scale race atmosphere, well organized, welcoming to new riders as well as seasoned racers, great vibe!

Jeb

Well run event on all fronts – I see a lot of gravel setups and this is run like a top.

Adam

2023 Routes

Here are the links to the latest routes. We do mark the routes on both the 100km and 50km, but sometimes shenanigans happen, so please refer to the route in case a sign gets moved, stolen, or adjusted.

Route	.GPX (Most GPS)	.FIT (Garmin)	Cue Sheet
100KM route on RideWithGPS	Download	Download	PDF
50KM route on RideWithGPS	Download	Download	PDF

Event Details

May 19th – Packet pickup available at Happy Trails Cycle from 6:00 to 8:00PM
May 20th

6:00AM – Race team setup

6:30AM – Check-in opens for packet pickup at the gazebo in the park. Same day “Grassroots” registration is available for $40.

7:30AM – 100km Group start. If you want to race, you’ll need to be in the group start.

8:00AM – 50km group start. This distance has no podium; it’s only a ride. But, if you want to start with the group, this when it will leave.

8:00AM – First aid station in Macedonia’s Old Town Park opens

9:00AM – Second aid station in Willow Slough opens

12:00 to 12:30PM – Podium announcement. Winners will also be announced on Social Media.

12:15PM – First aid station closes

1:00PM – Second aid station closes

2:00PM – SAG vehicle begins sweep of routes. Once the SAG vehicle passed you, you’re on your own for the race. Directional signs will be pulled from course and you’ll need to navigate on your own.

3:00PM – SAG vehicle returns to the start/finish line and we take everything down. Start thinking about all the cool stuff we’ll do the rest of the season. 🙂
Week of May 21st – Start looking for links to results and photos in your inbox!

2023 Results

Place	Bib	Name	Distance	AG	Club	Pace	ChipTime	GunTime		Age
1	345	Woelber, Karmen	50km	Female 55-59	Zoom Performance	4:28	2:17:35	2:18:52	—	56
2	487	Sucha, Joy	50km	Female 50-54		5:22	2:45:31	2:46:47	+27:55	51
3	493	Johnson, Rebecca	50km	Female 30-34		6:25	3:18:06	3:19:24	+1:00:32	30
1	201	Acevedo, Manuel	50km	Male 50-54	Ames Velo	3:41	1:53:17	1:54:31	—	51
2	499	Brudney, Jim	50km	Male 60-64		3:52	1:59:08	2:00:27	+5:56	60
3	496	Stockmann, Dan	50km	Male 45-49		5:03	2:35:53	2:37:13	+42:42	49
4	495	hiley, Jason	50km	Male 45-49		5:03	2:35:57	2:37:16	+42:45	47
5	383	Pollard, Matt	50km	Male 35-39	Hey You, LLC	5:04	2:36:10	2:37:26	+42:55	38
6	498	Tjaden, Alex	50km	Male 50-54		8:00	4:07:43	4:08:58	+2:14:27	51
1	497	Parizek, Ricki	50km	Open 55-59		8:00	4:07:41	4:08:57	—	56
1	481	Fong, Hannah	100km	Female 30-34		3:53	4:01:05	4:01:26	—	31
2	470	McClain, Kimmai	100km	Female 30-34	Prairie Bloom	3:57	4:05:46	4:06:04	+4:38	34
3	324	Bowery, Nancy	100km	Female 55-59	Limestoners	4:31	4:41:09	4:41:32	+40:06	56
4	453	Kinney, Denise	100km	Female 45-49		4:32	4:42:14	4:42:41	+41:15	48
1	455	Ventling, Adam	100km	Male 40-44	Above and Beyond Cancer p/b Bike World	2:55	3:01:31	3:01:46	—	41
2	410	Wait, Jonathan	100km	Male 35-39		2:55	3:01:23	3:01:46	+00	38
3	478	Rokke, John	100km	Male 50-54	Monkey Wrench Cycles	2:55	3:01:31	3:01:46	+00	53
4	371	Loewens, Travis	100km	Male 40-44	KISS Racing Team	2:56	3:02:09	3:02:28	+42	42
5	428	Breitlow, Ian	100km	Male 25-29	Johnson County Flyers	2:56	3:02:14	3:02:29	+43	25
6	475	Wilson, Curtis	100km	Male 35-39	Astute Coffee	2:56	3:02:21	3:02:36	+50	37
7	480	Wilson, Jakob	100km	Male 45-49	RELENTLESS	2:56	3:02:20	3:02:37	+51	45
8	439	Pike, Kenn	100km	Male 35-39	East to West Cycling	2:56	3:02:36	3:02:51	+1:05	36
9	317	Hopwood, Brady	100km	Male 25-29	Good Life Racing	2:57	3:03:39	3:03:57	+2:11	29
10	310	Holst, David	100km	Male 30-34	Midwest GNAR	2:57	3:03:57	3:04:12	+2:26	31
11	479	Morin, Steve	100km	Male 40-44	Good Life Racing	3:01	3:07:38	3:07:54	+6:08	42
12	411	Jackson, Camden	100km	Male 20-24	Ames Velo	3:06	3:12:26	3:12:43	+10:57	23
13	443	Tellinghuisen, Seth	100km	Male 15-19	Omaha Velo/ The Bike Way	3:13	3:20:23	3:20:39	+18:53	19
14	482	Muller, Nicholas	100km	Male 40-44	Flo Factory Team	3:18	3:24:46	3:25:04	+23:18	43
15	442	Grady, Joseph	100km	Male 25-29		3:19	3:26:00	3:26:15	+24:29	27
16	387	Iten, Christian	100km	Male 35-39	Nebraska Med	3:23	3:30:26	3:30:43	+28:57	39
17	385	Olshansky, Vadim	100km	Male 35-39	ZCD	3:24	3:31:06	3:31:23	+29:37	36
18	444	Hare, Mark	100km	Male 40-44		3:24	3:31:11	3:31:31	+29:45	41
19	454	Oldfield, Brad	100km	Male 45-49	Omaha Velo	3:28	3:35:13	3:35:34	+33:48	45
20	431	Ramsey, Todd	100km	Male 55-59	Omaha Velo/The Bike Way	3:28	3:35:23	3:35:46	+34:00	57
21	474	Eichler, Paul	100km	Male 45-49	The Bike Way/Omaha Velo	3:28	3:35:23	3:35:46	+34:00	49
22	394	Frederick, Tyler	100km	Male 40-44	ZCD	3:28	3:35:21	3:35:46	+34:00	41
23	412	Klenske, Thomas	100km	Male 60-64	Twisted Spokes	3:31	3:38:35	3:38:55	+37:09	64
24	466	Ullmann, Tim	100km	Male 30-34		3:37	3:45:15	3:45:35	+43:49	34
25	476	Borer, James	100km	Male 35-39		3:38	3:46:09	3:46:30	+44:44	39
26	375	Clark, Mike	100km	Male 25-29		3:42	3:50:25	3:50:45	+48:59	29
27	430	Jaworski, James	100km	Male 50-54		3:55	4:03:38	4:03:59	+1:02:13	50
28	432	Smith, Craig	100km	Male 50-54	Nebraska Medicine Cycling Team	4:02	4:10:24	4:10:41	+1:08:55	54
29	484	Sanchez, Alexander	100km	Male 45-49	Harvest Racing- Trek	4:05	4:04:50	4:14:40	+1:12:54	49
30	338	Harms, Scott	100km	Male 35-39		4:11	4:19:57	4:20:22	+1:18:36	36
31	473	McClain, John	100km	Male 35-39	Nebraska Medicine	4:12	4:20:41	4:21:00	+1:19:14	38
32	355	Vint, Patrick	100km	Male 40-44	Magnum Thunder	4:14	4:23:01	4:23:20	+1:21:34	42
33	407	Hotze, Steve	100km	Male 35-39		4:14	4:23:34	4:23:57	+1:22:11	38
34	472	Rieck, Russell	100km	Male 40-44		4:15	4:23:46	4:24:10	+1:22:24	41
35	301	Davis, Michael	100km	Male 55-59	Beers & Bikes	4:16	4:24:50	4:25:16	+1:23:30	55
36	418	Welk, Gregory	100km	Male 55-59		4:21	4:29:59	4:30:19	+1:28:33	59
37	483	Fong, Gabriel	100km	Male 25-29	Team Stages	4:30	4:39:34	4:39:55	+1:38:09	29
38	368	Roth, Kenny	100km	Male 30-34		4:33	4:43:14	4:43:35	+1:41:49	33
39	265	Anderson, Robert	100km	Male 45-49		4:33	4:43:11	4:43:38	+1:41:52	45
40	413	Jordan, Jon	100km	Male 65-69	Team Rule No. 9	4:39	4:48:37	4:49:06	+1:47:20	68
41	467	Maaske, Jim	100km	Male 60-64	Harvest Racing	4:53	5:03:27	5:03:50	+2:02:04	63

2023 Photo Gallery

All photos are available here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tCmLP35kiDyNrUseA