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Emerald City Cyclocross Series
Lincoln Park, Seattle, November 9, 2003
By Hyun Lee
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In the Elite Men's race, the pack initially stayed together with Rick Feldman (Durance Cycleworks) at the front, then Russell Stevenson (Bianchi) got a small gap and was chased hard by Troy Heithecker (Recycled Cycles) and Eric Atwood (Ritchey) but marked by Mark Hansen (Bianchi).
Russell stayed away with Eric Atwood coming in for second place, followed by Troy Heithicker (Recycled Cycles) third, Mark Hansen (Bianchi) for fourth, Richard Feldman (Durance Cycleworks) fifth, and Richard McClung (Broadmark Capital) coming in for sixth.
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Images by Hyun Lee
- Riders prepare for Emerald City Cross race at Fort Flagler
- Russel Stevenson leads former team mates Johnny Sundt and Rob Campbell through the sand
- Loren Hansen and Eric Atwood lead the chase through the sand pit
- Most riders chose to run through the sand
- Rick Feldman led through the long barrier set on lap two
- Johnny Sundt returns to racing, following Mark Hansen
- Richard McClung chased into 6th place after getting stuck behind a crash
- The pack hit Puget Sound Mortgage barriers on the far side of the course
- Race designer Andy Dahlstrom gives his creation a go
- Johnny Sundt chases in fifth spot followed by Rick Feldon
- Russel Stevenson on his way to another win
- Eric Atwood chases Stevenson in third place
- Chad Berg leaps over the Puget Sound barrier
- Rick Feldon chases in fith spot with one lap to go
- Richard McClung (Broadmark capital) chases in 6th spot at bell lap
- John Flack leads the bunch for the rest of the top 10
- After four weeks off the bike Johnny Sundt still hangs on for 10th
- Riders blast through the dusty sand pit before bell lap
- Tim Ellis hurts through the sand pit
- Alex Andel decides to run through the sand instead
- Russel Stevenson rolls in for another win in his streak of victories
- Eric Atwood drives in for second place
- Mark Hansen comes in for third place
- Troy Heithecker comes in for 4th
- Richard Feldman comes in for 5th
- Richard McClung hangs on for 6th place
- The podium for the top 5
- All smiles on the podium
Results
Elite Men 1 Russell Stevenson (Bianchi) 2 Eric Atwood (Ritchey) 3 Troy Heithicker (Recycled Cycles) 4 Mark Hansen (Bianchi) 5 Richard Feldman (Durance Cycleworks) 6 Richard McClung (Broadmark Capital)
