NEW: Danny Chew's DD Rider Indexes: Find out what rider finished in what place scoring how many points in what year. 2005 DD Photo by Steve Mellon on Cover of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newspaper: Joe Ross Running up Canton Ave. Against 2004 & 2005 DD Winner Steve Cummings. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article on Canton Avenue: The Steepest (37%) Dirty Dozen Hill. Article on Canton Avenue: text only Dirty Dozen Route Map: With All 13 Hills Listed. Dirty Dozen Riding Old (DO NOT GO THRU THE LIBERTY TUNNELS) Route Cue Sheet: Thanks to Bikely.com. Dirty Dozen Driving Route Directions: Written by ACA Official Mark Powder. 2012 DD Start & Registration Info HISTORY OF THE DIRTY DOZEN DIRTY DOZEN PHOTO GALLERY THE HILLS. 2012 RESULTS... ...2011 RESULTS 2010 RESULTS... ...2009 RESULTS 2008 RESULTS... ...2007 RESULTS 2006 RESULTS... ...2005 RESULTS 2004 RESULTS... ...2003 RESULTS 2002 RESULTS... ...2001 RESULTS 2000 RESULTS... ...1999 RESULTS 1998 RESULTS... ...1997 RESULTS 1996 RESULTS... ...1995 RESULTS 1994 RESULTS... ...1992 RESULTS 1991 RESULTS... ...1990 RESULTS 1989 RESULTS... ...1988 RESULTS 1987 RESULTS... ...1986 RESULTS 1985 RESULTS... ...1984 Oct. RESULTS 1984 Jan. RESULTS... ...1983 RESULTS DIRTY DOZEN WINNERS AND WEATHER RIDERS WITH 3 OR MORE DIRTY DOZENS TO THEIR CREDIT HISTORY OF THE DIRTY DOZEN In 1983, Dan & Tom Chew and Bob Gottlieb wanted to showcase Pittsburgh's steepest and toughest hills in one ride, never getting more than 10 kilometers away from the center of the city. We searched out hills on Unites States Geological Survey (USGS) maps by counting the 20 foot contour lines/intervals. The closer the lines, the steeper the hill. Sometimes the "road" was merely steps for pedestrian traffic only. So on Saturday December 17, 1983, the first Dirty Dozen ride was held in 27 degrees F with snow flurries. Among the 5 starters were Oscar Rattenberg and Ron Reider, but only Dan, Tom, and Bob finished. Dan & Tom were deemed the two strongmen of the ride. The 5 place points system was first used in 1988 when 13 starters showed up. The 10 place points system was used in 2007 when 131 riders started, in 2008 for women, and in 2011 for men. When Tom Chew moved away from Pittsburgh in 1985, Dan Chew took over as the ride organizer. Back in the early years (the 80's) a macho attitude prevented any rider from using gears lower than a 42x24. In recent years, the ride has gotten easier due to lower gearing and several of the hills being paved (asphalted) which used to be rough cobblestone or wavy blacktop killing what little momentum the rider had. In recent years, riders have used a 39x32 gear which makes the ride much less taxing on the rider's upper body. DIRTY DOZEN OFFICIAL FINISHER STATUS To be an official DD finisher, you must ride up every hill using your own current power available without stopping or crashing. You must have continuous forward motion UP the hill! You can weave back and forth as long as you are continuing to go UP. As soon as you start to go level or back down the hill, you are disqualified. You can go back down to the bottom of the hill, and try again as many times as you want. In the early days of 20 or fewer riders, I was able to keep track of who made all the hills, but once the DD grew bigger than this, I was unable to police it anymore. Now there exists an honor system where riders keep track of themselves. DIRTY DOZEN RECORDS Most wins: 9 by Steve Cummings from 2004-2012 and 9 by Danny Chew in 83, 84, 85, 87-90, 97, & 03 Most consecutive wins: 9 by Steve Cummings from 2004-2012 Most wins, women: 2 by Betsy Shogren in 2009 & 2010 Youngest winner: 16 year old Josh Smith in 1992 Oldest winner: 41 year old Danny Chew in 2003 Oldest hill winner: 50 year old Billy Kanarek in 2003 Youngest points scorer: Tie - 14 year olds: Max Bergholz in 1987 & Willem deBoer in 2012 Oldest points scorer: 56 year old Oscar Swan in 1998 Youngest finisher: 13 year, 36 day old Andrew Reay in 2009 Oldest finisher: 65 year old Roger Brockenbrough in 1999 Youngest female finisher: 15 year old Angelina Palermo in 2011 Oldest female finisher: 50 year old Laura Dick in 2010 Heaviest winner: 186 pound Tom Chew in 1983 (first DD) Heaviest finisher: 240 pounds by J. R. Petsko in 2009 Lightest/Smallest finisher: 85 pounds & 4'9" tall by 13 year old Xavier J. Szigethy in 2012 Longest time between DDs: 27 years from 1985 to 2012 by Joe Casile Highest low gear winner: 42x23 {1.826} by Danny Chew in 1988 Highest low gear finisher: 36x17 {2.118} (also single gear/speed) by Montana Miller in 2011 First woman finisher: Diane Blackburn in 1997 First fixed gear finisher: Montana Miller in 2009 First tandem finisher: Brothers Jody & Adam Lobert in 2000 First mixed tandem finisher: Seth Gernot & Rebecca Rankin in 2012 Highest score to ever win DD: 64 points (out of 65) by Danny Chew in 1988 & women's winner Betsy Shogren in 2009 Most riders: 305 in 2011 Coldest: High of 27 degrees F in 1983 (first DD) Warmest: High of 66 degrees F in 2006 Most DD hills ridden in a day: 66 times up/down Canton Ave. in 2 hours in a 42x24 {1.75} gear in 1985 by Danny Chew THE HILLS 1. Center Ave./Guyasuta Rd. in Aspinwall 2. Ravine St./Sharps Hill in Sharpsburg 3. Berryhill Rd. between Saxonburg Blvd. and Middle Rd. 4. High St./Seavy Rd. in Etna 5. Logan St. in Millvale 6. Pigg Hill/Rialto St. across from the 31st St. Bridge (Eliminated in 2012) 7. Suffolk/Hazelton/Burgess Streets on Northside 8. Sycamore St. on Mt Washington 9. Canton Ave in Beechview 10. Boustead St. in Beechview 11. Welsh Way on the Southside 12. Barry/Holt/Eleanor Streets on the Southside 13. Flowers Ave./Kilbourne St./Tesla St. in Hazelwood DIRTY DOZEN WINNERS AND WEATHER Year # of Riders Winner(s) Weather - High Temp. in *F 1983 5 Danny & Tom Chew 27 Snow Flurries Jan-84 4 Danny Chew 34 Partly Sunny Oct-84 5 Doug Grauel 50 Sunny 1985 6 Lane Rodgers & Danny Chew 54 Rain 1986 8 Bob Gottlieb 52 Sunny 1987 7 Danny Chew 50 Rain 1988 13 Danny Chew 64 Partly Sunny 1989 20 Danny Chew 51 Partly Cloudy 1990 20 Danny Chew 55 Partly Cloudy 1991 17 Gunner Shogren 32 Partly Sunny 1992 8 Josh Smith 34 Cloudy - Sleet 1993  NOT HELD IN 1993 - - 1994 14 Rob Acciavatti 34 Cloudy 1995 16 Rob Acciavatti 43 Cloudy - Light Drizzle 1996 22 Johnny Knotts 44 Rain - Fog 1997 29 Danny Chew 52 Periodic Light Rain - Fog 1998 35 Johnny Knotts 63 Sunny 1999 54 Ryan McDermitt 50 Mostly Sunny 2000 28 Rob Acciavatti 33  Cloudy/Snow 2001 47 John Oshlick 65  Partly Sunny/Windy 2002 39 Justin Pokrivka 38  Cloudy/Rain/Snow 2003 8 Danny Chew 35  Cloudy/Snow/Windy 2004 44 Steve Cummings 57  Mostly Sunny/Windy 2005 51 Steve Cummings 42  Mostly Cloudy 2006 125 Steve Cummings 66  Sunny 2007 131 Steve Cummings 36  Variable Cloudiness 2008 147 Steve Cummings & Patty Buerkle 42  Mostly Sunny 2009 185 Steve Cummings & Betsy Shogren 46  Sunny 2010 182 Steve Cummings & Betsy Shogren 34  Cloudy/Windy 2011 305 Steve Cummings & Anne-Marie Alderson 60  Mostly Cloudy 2012 232 Steve Cummings & Acadia Klain 33  Cloudy/Snow Showers/Windy RIDERS WITH 3 OR MORE DIRTY DOZENS TO THEIR CREDIT Danny Chew  29 Mark Hess  17 Ray Russell  12 Tom Chew  12 Bob Gottlieb  12 Billy Kanarek  11 Steve Cummings  10 Bryan Routledge  10 Warren Delraso  10 Ryan Borcz  9 Jeff Grimm  9 Ed DeLuca  9 Joe Ross  8 Mark Nicoll  8 John Brockenbrough  8 John Heffner  7 Jonathan Pratt  7 Jared Babik  7 Jim Logan  7 Mark Briercheck  7 Ted King-Smith  7 Jeremy Cornman  7 Eric Dobratz  7 Ron Lutz  7 Steve Downing  7 Bob Stumpf  6 Frankie Ross  6 Doug Riegner  6 Gunnar Shogren  6 Patrick Conneely  6 Mike Culley  6 Ryan McDermitt  6 Johnny Knotts  6 Bob Berg  6 Matt Eaton  6 Andy Seitz  5 Dan Riegner  5 Tim Heck  5 Seth Gernot  5 Eddie Grystar Jr.  5 Jerry Pflug  5 Steve Kurpiewski  5 Bob Ansell  5 Greg Ellis  5 Ted McPherson  5 John Minturn  5 David Petrou  5 Jody Lobert  5 Richard Zawacki  5 Marty Schneider  5 Tim O'Toole  5 Max Bergholz  5 Josh Smith  5 Jay Wolkof  5 Kurt Kraus  5 John Cotter  4 Lenny Lucas  4 Colin Sandberg  4 Montana Miller  4 Eric Ash  4 Andy Reay  4 Brandon Rouse  4 Jeff Paul  4 Sam Morrison  4 Jay Humphrey  4 John Dziak  4 Ian Ehrlich  4 Rhett Cherkin  4 Ed Grystar Sr.  4 Matt Pascal  4 Matt Grove  4 Bill Ehler  4 CAROL CLEMENS  4 Ken Delraso Jr.  4 Gerry Chessman  4 Chris Mayhew  4 Mike Stubna  4 David Baker  4 Mike Wagner  4 Scott Ogden  4 Todd Edmunds  4 Bob Andra  4 Joe Vallese  4 Eric Hodos  4 Henry Dimmick  4 Rob Acciavatti  4 Oscar Swan  4 Joe Papp  4 John Evanko  4 Mitch Mabrey  4 Phil Rhodes  4 Eric Lundgren  3 Shawn Beeler  3 Ben Bower  3 Stuart Tauberg  3 John Majors  3 Donald Splitstone  3 Brendan Cusick  3 John Schneider  3 Chris Jackson  3 Joe Egan  3 Caleb Wakeley  3 Robert Sowga  3 Mark Rushbrook  3 Eric Vorwald  3 Adam Amrhein  3 Matt Viverette  3 David Davidson  3 Doug Siler  3 Peter Streibig  3 Chris Helbling  3 Matt Kurpiewski  3 Joe Lydic  3 Bill (Stik) Westover  3 Chris Schott  3 Chad Holderbaum  3 Kevan Rutledge  3 Jake Lifson  3 Kevin Krakovsky  3 Derek Reager  3 Alan Orlansky  3 Carl Lovejoy  3 Jeff Lazar  3 Jonathan Hill  3 Tim Daigle  3 Jason Samonds  3 John Mathers  3 Gary Galang  3 Matt Mayhew  3 Don Powers  3 Kirk Morrison  3 Chris Hays  3 Tim Carson  3 LAURA DICK  3 VALERIE CHRISTOFF  3 Edward Johnson  3 Jim Andreyo  3 Angelo Cialone  3 Jason Justi  3 Rob McMasters  3 Mike Hess  3 Justin Hogg  3 Mark Runco  3 Michael Runco  3 Chuck Baith  3 Carl Flink  3 Matt Bond  3 Jeremiah Wann  3 Ben Stephens  3 Dustin Wehler  3 Rob Mastersom  3 Paul Stevenson  3 Kraig Diehl  3 Justin Pokrivka  3 Bob Milyak  3 Brian McCandless  3 Paul Fiorino  3 Jeremy Kirchin  3 Stanley Parker  3 Tim Drook  3 Mike Helbling  3 Tom Cacciarelli  3 Scott Dismukes  3 Lance Kennelty  3 Jonathan Fox  3 Andrew Mor  3 Josh Friedlander  3 Rob Gaus  3 Bill Gottberg  3 Tom Banchy  3 Roger Brockenbrough  3 Greg Rymer  3 Adam Pollock  3 Dan Latt  3 Jamey McCalla  3 Adam Goldstein  3 983 different people have ridden (started) the Dirty Dozen over the past 29 years.