My Palmares, if it can be called such, primarily involved a series of citizen's races scattered throughout the Finger Lakes area. Most of the races have long since disappeared, victims of spiraling insurance costs, logistical difficulties or waining numbers as road biking slumped in popularity during the early 1990s.

These races provided an encouraging environment for young riders. Todd Sheske and Jon Dechau, possibly the two dominant riders in the Rochester, NY area, both participated in a number of these events. Riders varied from people on ancient Schwin Sprints to competetive USCF racers. I've included brief descriptions of the courses based on race literature and my own admitedly hazy recollections. This is the closest thing to a tribute that I can cobble together for a series of great but defunct events.

I how have a page describing a number of these races. You can also connect to the page by clicking on linked events.

Event	Location	Distance	Winning Time	My Time	My Place
Dogwood Fesitval, 1987	Dansville, NY		49:22 (Dave Butler)	60:32	51st (79 finishers)
Sports Weekend/YMCA-WEIU, 1989	Auburn, NY	31 Miles	1:13:00 (Eric Summers)	1:17:47	38th (166 finishers)
Hans Huddle Bike Race*, 1987	Geneseo, NY	28.7	1:10:25 (Dave Butler)	1:15:58	48th (128 finished)
Hans Huddle, 1988	"	"	1:08:55 (Derek Larson)	1:17:03	44th (129 finished)
Hans Huddle, 1989	"	"		1:14:43	22nd
Old Home Days, 1988* (also raced in 1986, did not record data)	Jasper, NY	22.5		1:30:39	45th
Old Home Days, 1989	"	"		1:19:03	23rd
Finger Lakes Classic, 1987	Bath, NY	34 Miles			31st
Finger Lakes Classic, 1988	"	"		1:33:20	22nd
Heritage Days Classic, 1988 (also raced in 1987, no data)	Olean, NY	22.5		55:17:3	25th (75 finishers)
Heritage Days Classic, 1989	"	"	51:46 (Todd Kapeghian)	53:09	16th (82 finishers)
Glenn Curtiss Bike Race, 1988	Hammondsport, NY	50		30th
Loon Lake Classic, 1987 (rode in 1985, no data)	Wayland, NY	24.2	1:01:34 (Andrew Bush)	1:07:33	44th (96 finishers)
Loon Lake Classic, 1988	"	"		1:03:21	21st
Loon Lake Classic, 1989	"	"		1:13:35	40th (off day)
Knights of Columbus Bike Race, 1985	Hornell, NY	17			73rd
Knights of Columbus Bike Race, 1987	"	"	40:32 (Barry Mather)	45:19	43rd (124 finishers)
Racoon Rally, 1987 (no data for 1988)	Red House, NY				7th in age group
Racoon Rally, 1989	Bradford, PA	39.7			17th, 3rd in age group

*Race is either still head or has been ressurected.

I participated in a number of other races, but I have no additional details.

Race	Location	Year	Notes
GVCC Training Series	Valentown, Webster, etc.	1985
Cazenovia	Cazenovia, NY	1985
Ithaca	Ithaca, NY	1985	88 Miles, the longest race I've ever ridden.
Livonia	Livonia, NY	1986
Enchanted Mountain Criterium	Olean, NY	1987
Delta Lake Road Race	Rome, NY	1989
Tour de Utica	Utica, NY	1989