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Iron Cross
Michaux S.F., PA, October 17, 2004
On a brisk, windy, dry fall day in South-central Pennsylvania, 100 racers competed in the 2nd Annual Volkswagen Iron Cross race. The course for America's longest cyclocross race included 62 miles of road, fireroad, singletrack, long rocky run-ups, gnarly descents, and a true 'cross course to start and end the race. The race also featured 6500+ feet of grueling climbing.
Despite the difficult race course and some directional difficulties, a strong podium emerged by the end of the day. The men's race was won by Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW/Sara Laser) in 4 hours 14 minutes and 8 seconds, followed by Chris Eatough (Trek/VW), and Gerry Pflug (SciFit, Dirty Harry's/Go Rocket). Bishop also won the KOM competition and survived a late-race road crash that cost him some skin. Eric Roman (Independent Fabrication) was the first place single speed racer.
Deirdre Winfield (Charlottesville Racing Club) repeated as women's champion with a time of 5 hours, 35 minutes, and 31 seconds, followed by Mandy Lozano (Kona/Easton/CCA), and Erin Garvin (Unattached). The women's QOM competition was won by Elizabeth Sheldon of Tokyo Joe's.
A 10 km (+ a few k's!) running event was held in conjunction with the bike race. In keeping with the Iron Cross spirit, the race included gravel paths, rooty, rocky trails, a stream crossing, and a couple of laps of the 'cross course. The winner of the men's race was Ed Boardman (Yellow Breeches Racing), followed by Spencer Rennels (Boiling Springs HS CC) and Jason McDermott (Boiling Springs HS CC). The women's race was won by Dr. Kirsten Guss (Yellow Breeches Racing), followed by Jennifer McCartney (Yellow Breeches Racing), and Elizabeth Hunter.
Iron Cross was sponsored by the Volkswagen Dealers of South Central PA, Carlisle Family YMCA, Accelerade, Inside Track, Psycho Lube, Sock Guy, Memphis Blues Restaurant, Dr. Casey J. Williams DDS, and Galbraith Pre-Design. The race was a fundraiser for the Carlisle Family YMCA.
Results
Men 1 Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/Volkswagen & Sara Laser) 4.14.08 2 Chris Eatough (Trek/Volkswagen) 2.07 3 Gerry Pflug (SciFit/Dirty Harry's/GoRocket) 27.30 4 Andy Applegate (Easton / Kona / CCA) 29.40 5 Joseph Ruggery (Freddie Fu) 32.06 6 Ryan Brooks 32.22 7 Eric Roman (Independent Fabrication) 35.39 8 Mike Buchness (Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo) 36.29 9 Brandon Draugelis (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 36.40 10 Josh Moore (All About Bikes) 36.56 11 Michael Schultz (bluestone bicycles) 38.57 12 Mike Kuhn (Yellow Breeches Racing) 42.49 13 Roger Masse (All American Bicycle Club) 43.50 14 David Fahnestock (LSV/Kelly) 47.05 15 Scott Root (Dirty Harrys Bicycles) 57.31 16 Steve Hetherington 1.05.33 17 Tim Yost (World Cup Cycling of Mechanicsburg) 1.09.30 18 Nicholas Broskovich (Cycle Center Racing) 1.10.57 19 Steven Viers 1.11.54 20 Albert Greene (Yellow Breeches Racing) 1.18.27 21 chuck Quackenbush (CBRC-Saab of Halfmoon/New Salem) 1.18.29 22 Ron Kinser 1.20.04 23 Joel Moats (Mountain Bikers of Michaux) 1.28.56 24 William Gilmer (tri-power) 1.32.13 25 Darius Mark 1.32.18 26 Wade Newell 1.36.52 27 Jeff Lange 1.43.59 28 Jonathan Houghton 1.44.14 29 Jim Swigart (Cycle Center Racing) 1.45.32 30 Michael Hosany (Tri-Power) 1.46.42 31 Ed DeLuca (Scholl's Bicycle Center) 1.47.23 32 Joshua Cohen 1.49.19 33 Brian Burgess (Team Beacon) 1.49.24 34 Christopher Redlack (Chico's Bail Bonds) 1.53.11 35 Terry Ashby (Richmond Ciclismo) 2.00.10 36 John Rogers (DC Velo) 2.06.47 37 Brian Sellers 2.09.05 38 George Santucci (Biking Buddies) 2.10.15 39 Monty Warsing (Wheelbase Bikes/Trek) 2.15.47 40 Chuck Buczeskie (Yellow Breeches Racing) 2.15.51 41 Garvin Louie (Union Velo) 2.20.01 42 Mark Stephenson (Charlottesville Racing Club) 2.25.57 43 Brandon Eller (Biking Buddies) 2.26.59 44 Russ Berry 2.27.10 45 James Wilson (Ardmore Bikeline) 2.28.08 46 Kevin Horvath (Tri-Power) 2.28.16 47 Sean Smith 2.28.20 48 Larry Von Moss 2.28.50 49 Howard Harnett 2.31.59 50 John Moody 2.32.58 51 Elijah Feinstein 2.43.46 52 Dan Jansen (macatawa cycling club) 2.43.58 53 Dan Jelens (Groundscontrol) 54 Rick Plite 55 Trevis Benchoff (Mountain Bikers of Michaux) 2.49.36 56 Brian Kane (Mountain Bikers of Michaux) 57 Paul DePenning (CSH Racing) 2.50.08 58 Richard Hess (ICCC) 2.55.52 59 Scott McDowell 3.02.34 60 Darryl Hawkins (Dogfish) 3.12.20 61 Robert Sands (Evolution Racing) 3.13.52 62 Len DePue 63 Gary Kelley (Yellow Breeches Racing) 3.14.04 64 Vincent Galatro 3.37.10 65 Nik Vigener 3.41.25 66 Dave Fowler 3.54.50 DNP Chris Scott (MountainTouring.com) DNP Colby Brooks DNP T.J. Platt (Dirty Harrys Bicycles) DNP Andrew Crooks (Hampton Velo/IF) DNP Will Kembery (MultisportMassage) DNP Chip Sovek (Potomac Velo Club) DNP Nick Fischer (Freddie Fu) DNF Fafar Bayat DNF Doug Milliken (Team Snow Valley/ABRT) DNF Nate Rex (Cycle Center Racing) DNF Brian Wieczorek (Freddie Fu) DNF Drew Kolbeck DNF Blair Kolbeck DNF Jim Cooney DNF Garrett Powell Women 1 Deidre Winfield (Charlottesville Racing Club) 5.35.31 2 Mandy Lozano (Easton/Kona/CCA) 7.36 3 Erin Garvin 17.57 4 Cara McCauley (Easton/Kona/CCA) 37.11 5 Daniele Staskal 1.11.52 6 Elizabeth Sheldon (Tokyo Joe's) 1.06.47 7 Anne Grofvert (AAVC) 1.08.15 8 Laura Johnson (AAVC women's team) 1.08.20 9 Jill Wiest (Sutliff Hummer) 1.40.05 10 Christina 'C-Bo' Bohensky (Yellow Breeches Racing) 1.52.59 11 Marni Harker (Revolutions/RCR) 1.55.23 12 Karen Moody 2.08.14 13 Vanessa Cooney 2.29.57 14 Donna Weiser (Yellow Breeches Racing) 15 Andrea Brunhofer 16 Gwynne Kinley (Yellow Breeches Racing) DNF Jen Boxer (Charlottesville Racing Club) DNF Betsy Sellers (Revolutions/RCR) DNF Sarah Worthington
