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Nebraska Cyclo-cross series #3
Pioneers Park, Lincoln, November 2, 2003
Third time's a charm for Wilkins
By John Lefler, Jr
After an unfortunate mechanical two weeks ago at Mahoney Park, Kevin Wilkins (Team Kaos) rode to his first victory of the 2003 Nebraska Cyclo-cross Series Sunday afternoon at Pioneers Park in Lincoln. For the first time this season, cold temperatures and damp conditions blanketed the course creating a slick, muddy 1.2 mile circuit. Despite the challenging conditions, Wilkins along with teammate Darin Schlake and rival team members Jay Thomas and Tyler Carmichael (LBC/Highgear) powered away from the 14-rider "A" field early on in the 60-minute contest.
With five laps remaining, Carmichael lost contact with the lead group and was joined by Team Kaos rider Joe McWilliams who spent the whole of the day looking to bridge a stubborn 15 second lead. Sensing the Kaos teammates were waiting for their man to come across, Thomas dropped a late race attack eliminating any more Kaos riders joining their group.
While the trio of Wilkins, Schlake and Thomas prepared for their showdown in the final three laps, the second group on the road held their own battle for the last prize money spot and maximum points in the Pedro's points competition. As the six rider group, including Chad Carpenter (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth), Paul Chapman (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth), Mark Savery (Footloose & Fancy), Jim Winklepleck, Matt Tillinghast (LBC/Highgear) and Corey Godfrey (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) approached the single LBC/Sandhills Publishing barrier near the wash pit Carpenter and Tillinghast bumped hard and went down.
Taking advantage of the mishap, Chapman opened an immediate gap of 10 seconds with Savery trailing closely. Entering the final lap, Wilkins launched a searing attack gapping his teammate, Schlake and forcing the hand of Thomas, who simply could not match the acceleration. The victory bumps Wilkins back into third place overall in the Pedro's points competition with 21 points, one behind teammate Joe McWilliams and eight back of leader, Darin Schlake. For Thomas, the third place finish vaults him into fourth place overall with 14 points.
The Nebraska Cyclo-cross Series continues Sunday, November 16, 2003 at Mahoney Park in Lincoln. For complete information, please visit: http://www.nebraskacycling.org/cyclocross/raceinfo.php
Thanks to our generous sponsors: Sandhills Publishing, SPY OPTICS, Lincoln Bicycle Co., Bruegger's Bagels, Pepsi Bottling of Lincoln and the Lincoln Parks & Recreation Office.
Results
Division A 1 Kevin Wilkins (Team Kaos) 2 Darin Schlake (Team Kaos) 3 Jay Thomas (LBC/Highgear) 4 Joe McWilliams (Team Kaos) 5 Tyler Carmichael (LBC/Highgear) 6 Paul Chapman (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 7 Mark Savery (Footloose & Fancy) 8 Chad Carpenter (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 9 Matt Tillinghast (LBC/Highgear) 10 Corey Godfrey (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 11 Jim Winklepleck (unattached) 12 Sam Rosenau (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 13 Jon Randell (Ahamo Cycling) 14 Andrew Hammond (LBC/Highgear) Division B 1 Tim Farnham (UNL Cycling) 2 Jarred Berger (LBC/Highgear) 3 Jason Kingsbury (Team Kaos) 4 Sean Craig (Revolution Cycling) 5 Kris Epps (Husker Road Club) 6 Dan Hansen (LBC/Highgear) 7 Nate Woodman (SNORT) 8 Michael Munson (Ahamo Cycling) 9 TJ Carmichael (LBC/Highgear) 10 Thomas Ralston (unattached) 11 Rob Taylor (Benson Bike Club) 12 Fred Hinsley (LBC/Highgear) Division C 1 Chris Shehan (unattached) 2 Troy Krause (unattached) Masters 30+ 1 Matt Gersib (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 2 Jesse Petersen (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 3 Kevin Burke (Team Kaos) 4 John Lefler, Jr (Team Kaos) 5 Jared Shuttleworth (Husker Road Club) 6 Marco Vasquez (Team Kaos) 7 Jay Chesterman (unattached) DNF Rick Beason LBC/Highgear Masters 40+ 1 Jeff Luedtke (Husker Road Club) 2 Jeff Hansen (Cycle Works/Moose's Tooth) 3 Eric Buhs (Revolution Cycling) 4 Randell Farmer (San Simone) Women (Open) 1 Marie Neville (Team Kaos) Juniors (13-15) 1 Matt Farnham (unattached)
