Competitors round a corner in the Village during a race Sunday, May 22, that was part of the Fat & Skinny Tire Fest in Winona Lake. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.

From left, are Tom Wogoman, Greg Demopoulos, Fred Helfrich, Andy Cochran, Mike Cusick, Darren Deffenbaugh, Rob Gast, Rob Bishop, Nancy Gast, Todd Snyder, Ella Gast, Curt Barkey, Will Faas, Jake Moore, Nate Lothamer, Kris Williams, Karen Wood, Maria Demopoulos, Russell Webb, Nick Hauck, Barry McManus, and Courtney McManus. Will Faas and Nate Lothamer are 2022’s Robbie Gast Ride-On Volunteer of the Year Award winners. Photos provided by Kosciusko County Velo Cycling Club.

Press Release

WARSAW — The following is a brief recap of participants, volunteers and results from the Fat & Skinny Tire Fest held last weekend in Warsaw and Winona Lake.

Recap In Numbers

• 2,011 participants across 19 events, with thousands more spectating;
• Participants from all over the Midwest and as far as Florida, Texas, and Colorado;
• Record number of weekend volunteers at 284
• More than eight hours of live music, multiple food trucks, and beer gardens;
• Multiple communities involved with riders participating across the county and beyond in Warsaw, Winona Lake, Pierceton, North Manchester, Silver Lake and Claypool.

Saturday and Sunday Race Results

• DINO Mountain Bike Race results, Zimmer Biomet Road Race results, and Zimmer Biomet Village Road Criterium results can all be found online.

The Robbie Gast Ride-On Volunteer of the Year award winners are Will Faas and Nate Lothamer.

Ortho Cup Corporate Challenge Beach Cruiser Race

• First place: Zimmer Biomet
  • Team Members: Will Faas, Kim Mimnaugh, John Reidy, Trey Rodgers, and James Wernie
• Second Place: DePuy Synthes
  • Team Members: Cole Brown, Jenna Faas, Brittany Marshall, Sean Smith, and Tyler Wiederhold
• Third Place: Warsaw Community Church
  • Team Members: Eli Demopoulous, Dan Murphy, Madison Murphy, Micah Metzger and Noel Wiebe

Kids’ Race Winners

Striders and Training Wheels

• First Place: Owen Wills
• Second Place: Alaina Hauck
• Third Place: Grant Wills

4-5 Age Group

• First Place: Kaz Toler
• Second Place: Rhett Walker
• Third lace: Remington Alcorn

6-7 Age Group

• First Place: Callie Vazquez
• Second Place: Brynn Smith
• Third Place: Ezra Lock

8-9 Age Group

• First Place: Eivin Bell
• Second Place: Nolan Kesler
• Third Place: Jocelyn Shipley

10-12 Age Group

• First Place: Barret McManus
• Second Place: Will Rodgers
• Third Place: Eli Bell