What a GREAT day of Strider Cup racing in Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works!  None of those mighty two year olds seemed to be bothered by a bit of rain or puddles. Little legs strode over, through and around various obstacles – including some very sharp turns! We all learned that “turn here” to a toddler means they just might turn around and go back. And we also watched several toddlers jump the tire obstacles, rather than ride around them. We even witnessed a few victory dances.  We ended up with just over 150 registered racers! Happy, smiling faces received medals and trophies as champions were crowned in 2 and under, 3, 4, 5 year old, and special needs divisions. What a wonderful day of making new friends, riding, and racing!

Don’t forget, everyone who participated is welcome to attend the Strider Cup World Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah July 21st and July 22nd. We know some of you are already making plans. Be sure to book your hotel soon!

A huge thank you to all the racers, their families, and to our Title sponsor MedExpress, for the wonderful support and water. A big thanks also to Thick Bikes for the Free Strider Adventure Zone and to Eat’n Park Restaurants, DICK’S Sporting Goods, QDoba, and Amica Insurance. Finally, we’d like to thank Mayor Bill Peduto for joining us to congratulate the riders of the Special Needs race class. 

We had a fantastic and memorable time in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh, and loved hearing the stories you shared about your child’s experience with Strider.  Thank you for the hospitality and LET’S GO PENS! 

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Below are the results from each race class: 

 

2 and under Class – TOTAL RIDERS = 51

• 1#136 Luke “Duke” Liberto – Mount Airy, MD
• 2#142 D’Nero Willbrich – Silver Spring, MD
• 3#138 Cameron Kline – Clymer, PA
• 4#118 Emilio “Lio” Hernandez – Bethesda, MD
• 5#108 Lincoln Dooley – Alexandria, VA
• 6#113 Cooper King – Cortland, OH
• 7#121 Jace Crissman – Emlenton, PA
• 8#101 Tatum Redshaw – White Oak, PA
• 9#114 Alan Roe – Dearborn, MI
• 10#130 Jaxson Turner – Clarkston, MI
• 11#145 Layne Hendershot – Washington, WV
• 12#107 Albert Wang – Wooster, OH
• 13#127 Lucas “Lukey” Pavelka – Greensburg, PA 
• 14#105 Alexis Heagerty – Avalon, PA
• 15#106 Maddy Mieczkowski – Coraopolis, PA
• 16#116 Dillon Dressel – Westfield, PA
• 17#132 Addison Kennedy – Moon Township, PA

3 year old CLASS – TOTAL RIDERS = 44

• 1#108 Drazen Caso – Masontown, WV
• 2#115 Blaze Thompson – West Middlesex, PA
• 3#140 Boston McReynolds – Camden, OH
• 4#101 Pasha Ali – Trophy Club, TX
• 5#142 JP Pickens – Shamokin, PA
• 6#111 Shawn Madeja – Pittsburgh, PA
• 7#116 Carter Wharrey – Valencia, PA
• 8#133 Domenic DePaoli – Mars, PA
• 9#119 Brantley Smas – Nottingham, NH
• 10#139 Lucas Hall – Jefferson Hills, PA
• 11#123 Brodie Huey – Howell, MI
• 12#118 Lydia Tsesmilles – Kensington, OH
• 13#104 Mycal Jones – Jeannette, PA
• 14#145 Kaylena Gould – New Kensington, PA
• 15#112 Lucas Saturinas – Bellevue, PA
• 16#122 Clyde Gibson IV – Woodbine, MD

 

4 YEAR OLD CLASS – TOTAL RIDERS = 34

• 1#102 Hudson Hitchings – Pittsburgh, PA
• 2#122 Mason Turner – Clarkston, MI
• 3#115 Drew Eldred – Trout Run, PA
• 4#129 Gavin Leaf – Pittsburgh, PA
• 5#134 Rowan Bowser – Worthington, PA
• 6#124 Davin Faye – Livermore, CA
• 7#118 Alex Haight – Wadsworth, OH
• 8#111 Brayden Cooney – Imperial, PA
• 9#132 Kenzie Swain – Oakdale, PA
• 10#103 Steven Heagerty – Avalon, PA
• 11#113 DJ Cline – Export, PA
• 12#133 Shizuku Matsumoto – Mars, PA
• 13#108 Colton Dowler – Belpre, OH

 

5 AND UNDER CLASS – TOTAL RIDERS = 13

• 1#106 Trevor Smith – Stonesboro, PA
• 2#112 Brian “Crazy Legs” Catron – Baltimore, MD
• 3#102 Brandon Hart – Delmont, PA
• 4#103 Connor Clemons – Saint Leonard, MD
• 5#111 Jamir Hughes – Pittsburgh, PA
• 6#104 Thomas DeVincentis – New Castle, PA
• 7#108 Elliana “Ellie” Stanton – Russell, PA
• 8#107 Joh Yamada – Pittsburgh, PA
• 9#109 Maxwell “Max” Parker – Centreville, VA
• 10#105 Paizley Sparks – Brackenridge, PA
• 11#113 Lydia Garland – Baltimore, MD
• 12#110 Ashwin Raja – McDonald, PA
• 13#101 Mateo DiBernardo – Monongahela, PA
  

 

Special Needs CLASS – TOTAL RIDERS = 11

• 1#198 Connor Fish – Marshall, MI
• 2#194 Matthias Shelton – Monroeville, PA
• 3#193 Nydia Deeter – Titusville, PA
• 4#187 Benjamin Shaffer – Drums, PA

 

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