Maumee Valley Wheelmen MVW News

Club Meeting

Allen Kraus — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:59:21 GMT

The annual club meeting will be held at The Wheelhouse at Oak Openings on Thursday, April 9th at 6:30. Please join us, all are welcome!

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Fund Raiser for Evan Yaghnam

Allen Kraus — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:09:20 GMT

Evan Yaghnam is a club member who shows great promise as a cyclist. He won the B Group in 2025 and is also a member of the Cleveland Cycling Academy. He is raising funds for a more competative bike. Please consider donating to this effort! See the link below for a message from Evan and more information on his plans and journey.

https://gofund.me/1c4839e0c

Spring Equinox Reliability Ride

Allen Kraus — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:54:11 GMT

When: Sunday March 22, 2026

Where: Hull Prairie Intermediate School, 25480 Hull Prairie Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43551

Knock off the rust and kick off the dust! It's time to ride OUTSIDE!!

We have 4 routes for this year's event
A 32 mile road bike route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53384857
A 50 mile road bike route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53384856
A 39 mile gravel bike route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53384858
A 50 mile gravel bike route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53384859

A 50 mile gravel bike route with a footbridge to cross (maximum gravel) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54306103

~This is a free ride with no registration required
~The routes ARE NOT MARKED so you need to have navigation and the route on your bike computer or ride with someone who does
~There is no SAG or on ride support. Ride your own bike and be prepared for whatever might happen

Rolf Prima Wheel Deal!

Allen Kraus — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:06:28 GMT

Wednesday, 25 Feb 2026

The Rolf Prima wheel deal is open for 2026!

One of our premier club sponsers, Rolf Prima wheels are an excellent choice for all types and levels of riding. The "Paired-Spoke" design, originally created by our very own Rolf Dietrich, is owned and managed by White Industries with all wheels being made in the U.S.A.

To qualify for the 30% discount off of the retail price you must:

have a 2026 paid membership to the Maumee Valley Wheelmen bicycle club, and
have communicated your order request with CycleWerks Bicycle and Fitness (http://www.shopcyclewerks.com/) by 3/15/2026, and
have paid 50% of the cost of purchased wheel(s) to CycleWerks by 3/15/2026

Here is a link to the Rolf Prima store

Spring is JUST arount the winter!

Allen Kraus — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:56:41 GMT

Mark your calendars! Sunday, March 22, 2026 is the first Sunday after spring equinox, and that means only 1 thing, the reliably scheduled Maumee Valley Wheelmen Reliability Challenge!

There are some innovative change coming for the event in 2026.

2 different length paved road only routes (R1 and R2)
2 different length paved/barely paved/gravel/grass-dirt track routes (PBR1 and PBR 2)
A "races within the ride that is not a race" system for the PBR1 course

We will ride rain/snow/wind/shine

More details to follow in the comming weeks and months. Stay tuned, and stay on your bikes this winter!!!

Best regards, always

Allen

End-of-Year Banquet

Allen Kraus — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:05:27 GMT

Please come celebrate our racing season and applaud the award winners on Friday November 7, 2025 at the Stone Oak Country Club! Enjoy a great meal and relive (embellishments expected) the season race-by-race with your fellow club members and racers.

Here is the link to the event registration

2025 MVW Club Banquet & Awards

Registration for tonight's TT closes at 4:30pm today so register NOW if you haven't already!

Allen Kraus — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:10:56 GMT

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Who's in for a time trial at Otsego Park tonight? The weather looks perfect and it's the last club race of the year so the last chance to improve your series score!! Remember, your season score is the best-10 race results you have, including up to 3 worker credits that you have earned. Check out where you stand here 2025 Series Results. The series results are on page 2 of the results inset, click the right arrow at the bottom of the inset to see them. Click on the (+) sign next to your name to see your results list.

Hope to see you tonight at Otsego (Race 17: Otsego Park TT ). We race rain, wind or shine (but not in lighning). Registration closes at 4:30pm today and the first rider leave the start area at 6:30pm.

Allen

Who's racing the OOIP crit tonight?

Allen Kraus — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:29:45 GMT

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Who's in for a crit tonight at OOIP? The weather looks less than perfect but the current field is small so your chances are great for a high series score!! All three top-3 spots are up for grabs with just 2 races to go. Remember, your season score is the best-10 race results you have, including up to 3 worker credits that you have earned. Check out where you stand here 2025 Series Results. The series results are on page 2 of the results inset, click the right arrow at the bottom of the inset to see them. Click on the (+) sign next to your name to see your results list.

Hope to see you tonight at OOIP (Race 10: Owens Crit (CEP). We race rain or shine (but not in lighning).

Allen

Tomorrow's criterium at Owens Driving Pad

Allen Kraus — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:50:40 GMT

Due to the very high temperature and humidity forecast for tomorrow evening, we may shorten the event. That will be a race-time decision.

5 race workers are still needed for TODAY's race at the Woodville venue

Allen Kraus — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:30:56 GMT

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Race Workers Needed for the road race at the Woodville venue

We still need 5 workers for TODAY'S race. Here is a link to the registration. Whether working or racing, please sign up as soon as possible to allow this race to happen.

The weather forecast looks perfect! However, please keep an eye out for weather and race updates via e-mail and this web site as conditions and instructions can change rapidly.

Thank you for supporting our club races and local cycling!

Allen

Club Championship Criterium at OOIP on 7/15/25. BE THERE!!!

Allen Kraus — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:33:07 GMT

Race 11: OOIP Memorial/Club Championship Crit

2025 Road: Event 11: OOIP Criterium
Club Championship
A Race: 60 min, +3 laps
B Race: 50 min, +3 laps
C Race: 50 min, +3 laps

Venue Details: Oak Openings Industrial Park or "OOIP" was the original name of this venue when the Wheelmen began using it in the 1970's. Today, the actual name of the industrial park is Westwind Business Center. Parking is available at OCP, a small manufacturing company. Restroom but no water available at the venue.
Course Link: OOIP
Race Director: Allen Kraus, 419-266-7529
Registration Details:

Please review Registration Checklist to be sure you are ready to race. Official USAC details can be found: USAC Series Announcement.

Thanks to Eric Arsenault there will be some cool primes on offer at this event!

Thanks to Suzanne Peats of Danberry Realtors who will be providing ice-cold beverages for après la course!

Date change for next week's race at Oak Openings Industrial Park (OOIP)

Allen Kraus — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:19:33 GMT

There will be a memorial ride to honor and remember Roseann Peiffer on 6/10/25 from Cycle Werks in Whitehouse Ohio at 6 p.m. Here is a link to the registration page if you are interested in joining that free ride: (https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Whitehouse/RoseannMariePeifferSlowRollMemorialBikeRide).

I have postponed the OOIP crit that evening to the next day, 6/11/25. The race will begin at 6:30 p.m. as usual. Link to OOIP regisgration Race 6: OOIP Crit I hope to see you there!

Allen

Woodville road race this Tuesday, 6/3, is cancelled

Allen Kraus — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:35:45 GMT

In light of the tragic loss of Rosann Peiffer on Saturday, May 31st, we are cancelling the Woodville road race that is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 3. Refunds or credits for entries already purchased for this event will be made. Our race calendar will resume on June 10th with a criterium at the OOIP venue. Please take a moment to watch this news report; it says more about Roseann and our cycling comunity than words can adequately relate.

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/bicycling-community-mourns-maumee-woman-killed-in-tragic-collision-saturday-morning-roseann-peiffer-ohio-triathlete/512-d4686122-b9c4-4085-a724-2d8f1dfc7822?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKpOJ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuhPjXEVw5KBv3f6o9mZut60gOvrCOzvLtb854GssZgDGPvo5jVrLUw0hczU_aem_BLHZYIyyRLNu1-CviCmIVA#865r5kwj1sasjpr9v5539y445se3y0lj

Results from Owens DP crit on 5/28/25

Allen Kraus — Thu, 29 May 2025 13:45:42 GMT

Fortunately dodging showers again!

Final results: Results - Owens DP 5-28-25.pdf

Thank you to all the RACERS, race workers and supporting helpers! Without you we could not hold our races.

Pictures from finish line: Club Race Pictures

Crit at Owens Driving Pad

Allen Kraus — Wed, 28 May 2025 20:46:49 GMT

4:30 5/28/25: Rain or shine we are racing tonight at Owens! Join us if you can!

MVW Reunion 2024

Allen Kraus — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:41:39 GMT

Our reunion events and times can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/1528872404384138

Schedule of Events:

Saturday September 28

1PM Secor Park Ride Loop to include 'at least' a lap of OOIP and Whitehouse courses

6:30PM Social Gathering at The Stubborn Brother Pizza A reservation has been made for 24 people - my guess is that we may have more than that......

Sunday September 29

1PM Side Cut Ride Loop includes 1 lap of the old Tontogany road course and part of Ft Meigs TT course

Race reminders and "MVW Elite" membership

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:30:34 GMT

The first race of the season is TOMORROW 4/26! A few reminders:

Make sure your USAC license is up to date! Race director will be checking when you check in.

Make sure your MVW membership is up to date!

*NEW* - MVW Elite membership is a standard membership + $0 registration for any of the 20 regular season races, all for $120. (You still need to register for each race, it will just be $0)

If you already have a membership and would like to upgrade, you can purchase an upgrade here: Maumee Valley Wheelmen - Store.

Race registration - please register ONLINE through the website or wild apricot app. This helps ease the administrative burden for the club. Race registration prices will remain the same this year, with the exception of onsite registration for members will be $10. Registration

IMPORTANT: Registration for all time trials CLOSES at 5pm the day of the race. This allows the race director to prepare the start list.

New kits! A big thanks to Joe McEwan on the design. The clothing store is now open through Wednesday, April 27th: MVW Clothing

We need a Race Director and workers for our first road race (Scotch Ridge - 3 May) - get signed up!

IMPORTANT: Club Championship TT Registration

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:58:27 GMT

Next week's Club Championship Time Trial will be online registration only. Registration will close at 5pm the day of the race (22 June, 90 minutes before start).

The reason for this change is to have TT start times established by 6pm and avoid last minute shuffling. You must register by 5pm via the link below (or wild apricot app) or you will not race. Note that you can defer payment and pay onsite if you'd like, we just need to know you are coming.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation in helping out the race director!

Nick

Update to race payments and registration

Fri, 21 May 2021 13:24:52 GMT

In an effort to improve club operations, we will be leveraging our membership platform (Wild Apricot) better going forward. This will improve event management, registration, accounting, and member safety. In addition, the changes will make it more convenient for everyone involved. This transition will happen over the next few months and will require a few changes on your part.

For the next month or so, we will continue to operate as normal, but allow registration through the wild apricot system. Please follow the steps below:

Download the App and update safety information

Download the "Wild Apricot for members" app for IOS/Android. This isn't required (you can still register through website), but it will make your life a lot easier. Your login information is the same as the club website.
Once downloaded and logged in, you will notice that you will have access to the member directory and club events.
UPDATE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO: We have added Emergency Contact Name and number as mandatory fields for new members. However, many of us do not have this updated. In the mobile app:
1. Tap on "My Profile" in the bottom right corner
2. On your profile page, tap the "…" near your name at the top
3. From here, you can update your profile, including your emergency contact info
Note that your emergency contact info will be listed in the member directory and can be quickly accessed by other members in case of emergency.

Event Registration via Wild Apricot app

This will not be mandatory yet, and we will be testing this out over the coming weeks. You will see the "Events" icon at the bottom of the IOS app ("hamburger" menu icon in Android or this Registration Page on the website). Upcoming events will be listed here

Tap on the Event you want to register for
Choose the registration:
1. Active Members Only: will have the $8 race fee
2. Non Members: will have the $15 race fee
3. Volunteers: $0 (this will help us keep better track of our volunteers)
Your info will be auto-populated from your profile, EXCEPT: Race Group. Simply select which group you want to race in.
Tap "Continue" and you get to review your entry
Finally, you have 2 choices to pay:
1. "Pay Online" - this will take you to the new Wild Apricot payment system (AffiniPay). Once you set up your payment method in the system, it can be saved and this will be a "one-tap" payment option. Note: Payment info is NOT stored on club website, it is managed by AffiniPay - which has over a decade of experience in the payment industry, and an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
2. "Invoice me" - you can use traditional paypal method or cash onsite. Race director will mark you as paid when we receive payment.

Thanks in advance for your help during this adjustment… these changes will be beneficial to club administration, safety, and ease of use for members.

- Nick