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Clark Natwick GP/Crank Bros USGP #6 - C1
San Francisco, CA, USA, November 20, 2005
Simms and Wells win at Clark Natwick 'Cross
Bessette and Wicks take U.S.G.P. Series Wins
By Paul McKenzie
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In the final Crank Brothers U.S.G.P. -The San Francisco Clark Natwick G.P. - Wendy Simms and Todd Wells both redeemed their second place finishes on the previous day in Watsonville, by winning their respective races in San Francisco on Sunday.
In contrast to Saturday's hot, dry, dusty, conditions in Watsonville, racers were treated to nearly perfect weather in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Sunday. The course was fast and relatively flat, but included numerous tricky, soft, corners. Racers with superior handling skills would gain a little in the turns, only to lose it on the straights to riders with more leg speed. In other words, it was a nearly ideal 'cross course where the winner would need a balanced skill set. Much of the course was in the trees, which gave riders relief from the heat and dust of the previous day.
In the women's Elite Race, Wendy Simms (Kona) punched it from the gun, while Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com-Louis Garneau) followed. Simms was on fire today, and in contrast, it appeared Bessette didn't have the same legs that have enabled her to take 13 consecutive cyclocross wins this season. In short order, Barbara Howe (Velo Bella), recovering from being sick the day before, charged into second place. Then Ann Knapp (Kona) passed Bessette and moved into third place, leaving Bessette fourth.
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Simms was unstoppable, and gained a lead that would carry her to the finish. Knapp continued to press on, having a spectacular latter half of her race. She finished second behind Simms. Meanwhile, Barbara Howe faded slightly and was passed by Bessette. Bessette finished third, with Howe settling for fourth. Melissa Thomas, riding a solid, steady race rounded out the top five.
Simms, commenting on her race, said, "I felt really good, rode my own race and was just smooth." When asked if she thought she could best Bessette today, she answered, "I thought she'd be in front and I'd be trailing her, but then I saw how tight those first corners were and I had a good start. So I said, 'hey, here's your chance', and I decided to just go for it. When questioned if she felt vulnerable leading, she replied, "No, it's the kind of course where if you just ride your own lines, and you're smooth, I think you end up ahead, instead of trying to follow other peoples' lines. I really liked the course."
Bessette had this to say about her race, "On the first lap, I made a lot of mistakes. I was really nervous today and it played against me. When questioned why she was nervous when she had the series wrapped up, she said candidly, "I'm always nervous but today I was more so. I was hurting really bad yesterday in the heat and I wanted to make it nice and smooth today. But I was really rough on my bike, I unclipped in the sand a few times and lost a lot of time. I guess I was tired today. Wendy (Simms) and Ann (Knapp) had great rides and I can't take anything away from them."
In the men's race, a different set of circumstances were at hand. While Lyne Bessette clinched the U.S.G.P. Series Title the day before in the Watsonville Surf City G.P., the men's title was to be decided in San Francisco at the Clark Natwick G.P.
Tim Johnson led the series on paper, but poised to take his spot were Barry Wicks or Mark McCormack. McCormack was sitting in second, with Wicks in third. The series is scored on the best five of the six race series, and since Wicks had a race in which he earned zero points, he'd essentially already thrown out the points from his worst race. Wicks had earlier stated his goal of winning the series. Johnson had the jersey, but after a tough race in Watsonville, his lead was tenuous. The dark horse was Mark McCormack, who could win the series if he won today's race, or in any number of other complex, point juggling, mumbo-jumbo combinations. The spoiler was Todd Wells. While not in contention for the series win since he'd missed too many races, Wells could win on the day and upset the finishing order in a way that might determine the outcome of the series competition.
On to racing...
A super fast start ensued as expected. The first few hundred meters were wide with plenty of room to pass. Wicks, McCormack, and Wells kept themselves near the front, while U23 sensation Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar) followed teammate and mentor McCormack into the first turn. Chris Horner (Saunier Duval-Prodir), seeing an opportunity, moved into the top 25 right away.
The lead group was quickly established. It was Wicks, Wells, and McCormack, with Johnson, Eric Tonkin (Kona), and Carl Decker (Giant) chasing. U23 riders Jesse Anthony and Troy Wells (TIAA CREF/Clif Bar) were also in the mix with the top Elite men. After a few laps, McCormack slipped back a bit while Wicks and Wells traded the lead.
Tim Johnson began to move up through the field. The Series Leader had this to say about his race. "That was the worst first lap I've ever had. But everybody cheering made the race seem a little shorter. I lost track of the number of riders I picked off, but everyone was cool and let me by."
Indeed the venue seemed to attract a large crowd, and in one particular area, it was downright raucous. A rowdy group of orange-jump-suit-clad beer drinkers jeered and cheered the riders while sometimes running on the course chasing the riders (are we in Belgium)? Meanwhile, just 50 meters up the course, spectators stuffed $1 and $5 bills in beer cans and challenged the riders to grab the prize as they went by. While the leaders had no interest, further back in the field racers were glad to participate in the unofficial challenge. A rider who successfully snagged the bill out of the beer can or off the ground was met with huge cheers. One rider, not in the top 30, or anywhere near the prize money, claimed proudly, "I've made 3 bucks today!"
Wells and Wicks continued to duke it out and Wells was able to win the sprint to the finish. Wicks had warned Wells earlier in the race, "If you ride with me, we'll duke it out." After the race, the happy 6'5" Wicks commented, "We were riding hard, beating each other up."
Wicks now has his sights set on Nationals and Worlds. In reference to Jonathan Page and Ryan Trebon who are racing in Europe, Wicks noted, "Those guys are gonna be on another level."
Wells was happy to end his second place streak with a solid win in San Francisco. "I took quite a bit of time off before the 'cross season and skipped a few races," he noted. "It's fun to race, I'm excited, and it's good to be back out mixing it up with the guys."
Other Racing
Troy Wells (TIAA CREF/Clif Bar won the U23 race as series leader Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar) took second and the overall U.S.G.P. Series honors. Early, Anthony was racing in the top ten, hoping to help teammate Mark McCormack while still achieving his own goals. His tactic was costly though, as he faded toward the end. "I was feeling pretty empty, he said." I tried to get a good start and I did - both days. Both Wastsonville and San Francisco were taxing courses." Anthony rode with Chris Horner for a while. "I was star struck riding with him," Anthony said smiling, "I rode with him for a couple of laps, then he dropped me like a bad habit. I was surprised by his technical ability." Troy Wells rode a solid race taking away places as other riders slipped back. His U23 win also put him in 8th overall within Elite Men. Morgan Schmidt was third in U23.
In the Master's race, Dale Knapp made it a 1-2 weekend. Not with two wins, but with a first in Watsonville, and a second in San Francisco. Like the Wells/Wicks battle, Knapp's second place on the day netted him the Series Title. Mark Noble (Amgen) took the win and Richard Feldman placed third
Junior racing saw spoiler Chance Noble take the win away from Danny Summerhill (TIAA CREF) who finished second, and Bjorn Selander (Alan) who was forced to settle for third..
Photography
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Images by Paul McKenzie
- Elite women before the start
- Georgia Gould discusses pre race strategy with Simms
- Wendy Simms and Lyne Bessette take the lead
- Simms in the woods
- Simms hammers a flat section
- Barbara Howe (Velo Bella) has a good go early
- Ann Knapp chases runaway series leader Lyne Bessette
- Wendy Simms (Kona)
- Barbara Howe (Velo Bella)
- Ann Knapp (Kona)
- Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) in full flight
- Bessette mounts and chases Ann Knapp
- Georgia Gould mounts before she's off again
- The generator dies so Tom Simpson improvises
- Wendy Simms (Kona) wins at Golden Gate Park
- The elite women's podium (l-r) Ann Knapp, Wendy Simms, Lyne Bessette
- Women's series podium (l-r) Wendy Simms, Lyne Bessette, Barb Howe
- Wicks took an early lead and finished in front
- Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai) pushes hard
- Wicks in the barriers
- Barry Wicks follows Todd Wells
- Mark McCormack
- Troy Wells gives it all he's got
- Todd Wells sets the pace
- Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com) went into the final round as series leader
- Barry Wicks (Kona) gets out of the saddle
- Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com) ignores the prize
- Eric Tonkin opts not to go for the cash
- Troy Wells goes for it as Carl Decker chases
- Chris Horner (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
- Time for some cash
- Going for the cash
- Chris Horner (Saunier Duval-Prodir) had some fun in San Francisco
- Jesse Anthony (Team Clif Bar)
- Jailbreak at Golden Gate!
- Barry Wicks
- U23 race podium (l-r) Jesse Anthony, Troy Wells, Morgan Schmidt
- Elite men race podium (l-r) Barry Wicks, Todd Wells, Tim Johnson
- U23 Series champ Jesse Anthony
- Elite men series podium (l-r) Tim Johnson, Barry Wicks, Mark McCormack
Images by Russ and Nancy Wright/www.abbiorca.com
- The start of Master 35+ race with Dale Knapp in the white series leader's jersey
- Bjorn Selander pushes the pace with Danny Summerhill in tow
- Danny Summerhill wins the sprint for second place over Bjorn Selander in the junior men and wins a trip to world's
- It was a super day with plenty of spectators
- The start of women's elite race
- Chris Horner turns down the offer of beer on this lap. I wonder if he noticed the pink bunny
- Chris Horner (Saunier Duval-Prodir) enjoys his second cross race on the way to finishing 11th.
- Chance Noble pulls away on this last lap to win the junior men's race
- Chance Noble wins the junior men's race
Images by Sabine Dukes
- Chance Noble (Scary Fast) surprises with a win in the junior race
- Chance's father, Mark Noble (Amgen) follows up with a win in the 35+ race
- Alan Coats (Amgen) chases Noble and Knapp
- Barb Howe (Velo Bella) was pleased with her result
- Steve Tilford (Verge) rides to a top twenty finish
- Simon Vickers (Rock Lobster) emerges from the forest floor
- Michael Hernandez (Safeway) makes his way through the trees
- The Nor Cal crew waits for the next round of riders
- Approaching the gauntlet...
- Through the gauntlet
- A quiet corner of the course
Images by Tim Gasperak/www.gasperak.com
- A spent Dale Knapp (Kona) finished second on the day in Masters 35+ but retained his overall series lead.
- Canadian Wendy Simms (Kona) dominated the Elite Women's race and was never really challenged.
- Barb Howe of Velo Bella secured a spot on the women's worlds team as the best-placed American in the race series.
- Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com/Louis Garneau) won the series title, but demonstrated that she could be beaten - although not easily.
- Riders fought uncharacteristic heat and dusty conditions in Golden Gate Park, atypical for late fall cyclocross.
- Colleen Wanty of Missing Link Racing sped through the trees for a finish just outside the top 20 in the competitive Elite Women's race.
- Barry Wicks (Kona) and Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai) led from the start of the Elite Men's race and kept a healthy gap over the rest of the field.
- In only his second cyclocross race, Chris Horner (Saunier Duval-Prodir) took an early spill in the dirt and still finished a strong 11th on the day after several mechanicals. After the race, he announced his intention to compete at cyclocross nationals in Providence, Rhode Island.
- With one lap to go Todd Wells leads Barry Wicks through a short uphill section.
- Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai) outsprints Barry Wicks (Kona) for the win. Wicks would claim the series title from Tim Johnson.
- Mark McCormack (Clif Bar) and Tim Johnson (cyclocrossworld.com/Louis Garneau) gutting it out for third place. Johnson fought valiantly after a poor start, but ultimately succumbed to the strong men's field and previous day's racing. The race cost him his series lead.
Results
Elite Men 1 Todd Wells (USA) 55.44 2 Barry Wicks (USA) 3 Tim Johnson (USA) 0.29 4 Mark McCormack (USA) 0.30 5 Erik Tonkin (USA) 1.12 6 Carl Decker (USA) 1.30 7 Alan Obye (USA) 1.40 8 Troy Wells (USA) 2.03 9 Jonathan Baker (USA) 2.13 10 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) 2.29 11 Christopher Horner (USA) 2.45 12 Jesse Anthony (USA) 3.00 13 Shannon Skerritt (USA) 3.09 14 Whitey Debroux (USA) 3.41 15 Matt Shriver (USA) 3.45 16 Brandon Dwight (USA) 3.54 17 Brent Prenzlow (USA) 3.59 18 Matthew Kraus (USA) 4.00 19 Stephen Tilford (USA) 4.26 20 Thomas Spannring (Aut) 4.27 21 Aaron Odell (USA) 22 Matt Kelly (USA) 4.48 23 Chris McGovern (USA) 5.00 24 Morgan Schmitt (USA) 5.01 25 Simon Vickers (USA) 5.19 26 Josh Snead (USA) 5.20 27 Molly Cameron (USA) 5.30 28 Daniel Neyens (USA) 5.32 29 Brady Kappius (USA) 5.39 30 Doug Ryden (USA) 5.47 31 Ian Brown (USA) 5.52 32 David Wyandt (USA) 5.56 33 Troy Barry (USA) 5.58 34 Grant Berry (USA) 6.43 35 Mitchell Peterson (USA) 7.07 36 Michael Hernandez (USA) 7.14 37 John Behrens (USA) 7.17 38 Ryan Barthel (USA) 7.39 39 Rob Evans (USA) 7.49 40 Justin Robinson (USA) 8.10 41 Anastasio Flores (USA) 8.15 42 Jason Moeschler (USA) 8.16 43 Peter Stetina (USA) 9.11 44 Harry Anderson (USA) 9.36 45 Jeff Prinz (USA) 46 Nicholas Weighall (USA) 9.49 47 Adam McGrath (USA) 11.12 One lap behind 48 Benjamin Dodge (USA) 49 Mark Christian (GBr) 50 Shawn Harshman (USA) 51 Fritz Bottger (USA) 52 Aaron Beardsley (USA) 53 Derek Hermon (USA) 54 David Robinson (USA) 55 Dean Poshard (USA) Elite Women 1 Wendy Simms (Can) 36.19 2 Ann Knapp (USA) 0.20 3 Lyne Bessette (Can) 0.24 4 Barbara Howe (USA) 0.32 5 Melissa Thomas (USA) 1.00 6 Georgia Gould (USA) 1.51 7 Rhonda Mazza (USA) 2.18 8 Brigitte Stoick (USA) 2.25 9 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) 2.31 10 Melodie Metzger (USA) 2.37 11 Josie Beggs (USA) 2.38 12 Kathy Sherwin (USA) 2.43 13 Christine Vardaros (USA) 2.45 14 Megan Monroe (USA) 3.03 15 Stacey Spencer (Can) 3.24 16 Helene Drumm (USA) 3.29 17 Ann Fitzsimmons (USA) 3.41 18 Lauren Costantini (USA) 3.55 19 Rebecca Wellons (USA) 4.07 20 Christina Begy (USA) 4.09 21 Erin Kassoy (USA) 4.11 22 Colleen Wanty (USA) 4.45 23 Hillary Daniels (USA) 4.57 24 Hollie McGovern (USA) 5.01 25 Catherine Johnson (USA) 5.13 26 Dorothy Wong (USA) 5.17 27 Kathleen Hannon (USA) 5.27 28 Alice Pennington (USA) 5.30 29 Stephanie White (USA) 5.38 30 Kristin Drumm (USA) 5.58 31 Dani Dance (USA) 6.10 32 Bettina Hold (USA) 6.35 33 Katrina Baumsteiger (USA) 6.38 34 Joanne Stevens (USA) 6.50 35 Martina Patella (USA) 6.59 36 Vlaire House (USA) 7.00 37 Jadine Riley (USA) 7.05 38 Linda Elgart (USA) 7.51 39 Lori Cox (USA) 8.30 40 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) 9.31 41 Courtenay Brown (USA) 11.46 One lap behind 42 Jana Roberts (USA) Junior Men 1 Chance Noble (USA) 34.18 2 Danny Summerhill (USA) 0.19 3 Bjorn Selander (USA) 0.20 4 Tejay Van_Garderen (USA) 0.30 5 Alex Howes (USA) 1.28 6 Carson Miller (USA) 1.58 7 Ian Megale (USA) 2.44 8 Logan Loader (USA) 2.45 9 Stephen De_Lisle (USA) 2.50 10 Tucker Olander (USA) 3.31 11 Jerome Townsend (USA) 5.52 B Men 1 Charlie Miller 43.46 2 Brian Vernor 2.24 3 Eric Nelson (East Sac Bike&Board) 2.26 4 Robert Mau 2.47 5 Joseph Brenner (Red Rocks Velo) 2.48 6 Mike Hattrup (Sun Summit) 7 Chris Leavell 2.50 8 Omar Sison 3.18 9 Dillon Clapp (Bike Mag) 3.21 10 Jim Macdonald (East Sac Bike&Board) 3.24 11 Mack Chew (Arete' Racing) 3.26 12 Isaias Job (Lapierre/Ritchey) 3.28 13 Brian Andriot (Mountain Shop) 3.39 14 Alan Lovewell (UC Santa Cruz) 3.50 15 Adam Switters (Lombardi Sports) 3.57 16 David Widmark (East Bay Velo Club) 17 Nick Hanni (Fusion Sport) 3.58 18 Andrew Brads 4.02 19 Tim Granshaw (Lapierre/Ritchey) 4.10 20 Chris Mayhew (FORT/GPOA) 4.15 21 Jeremy Sarrow (Freewheel SF) 4.18 22 Brian Rogers (SYCIP RACING) 4.20 23 James Badia 4.27 24 Ryan Fowler 4.30 25 Justin Morgan 4.37 26 James Newman (Freewheel Bike Shop) 5.02 27 Joe Ernst (Sycip Racing) 5.29 28 Brandon Lydon (UC Davis) 5.36 29 Joe Lavelle (Specialized) 5.37 30 Jimmy Blair (Missing Link) 5.45 31 Stacey Sell (Fox Riders CO) 32 Steve Woo (Fusion Sport) 33 Stan Barrett (Cycle-Smart) 5.59 34 Kaley Parkinson (Forward Mobile) 6.04 35 Duncan Callaway 6.16 36 Dan Schneider 6.20 37 Erick Brady 6.24 38 Ryan Isacs (Webcor/Alto Velo) 6.28 39 Geoff Wilcox 6.31 40 Dan O'Sullivan (Eden Bikes) 6.34 41 Teddy Allen 6.36 42 Jason Sage (FFBC) 6.37 43 Tom Paoletti (Solano Ave Cyclery) 7.06 44 Matt Jordan (Trailhead Cyclery) 7.07 45 Gary Land (Team BicycleBusiness) 7.18 46 Johannes Schmidt (Lapierre/Ritchey) 7.19 47 Joe Lekovish (Sunrise/Jittery Joe) 7.25 48 Channing Chen (Fusion Sport) 7.32 49 Cole Rasmussen (Specialized) 7.43 50 Ryan Schlichting (SF Sports Spine) 7.44 51 Alec Reindeau (Highland Park Homes) 7.46 52 Curtis Inglis 8.36 53 Rob Dillon (Velo) 8.44 54 Lander Bravo (Lapierre/Ritchey) 8.50 One lap behind 55 David Pedersen (Lapierre/Ritchey) 56 David Albert (Team BicycleBusiness) 57 Eric Woods (Specialized) 58 Bo Barry (SoulCraft) 59 Peter Olivetti (Team Tam) 60 Ed_Iii Manning (bicycleattorney.com) 61 David Dick (Eastside Cycles) 62 Regina Chance (Morgan Stanley) 63 Adam Tracy (3BRT/Ritchey) 64 Mark Nielsen (Touchstone Climbing) 65 Zoren Sortes 66 Ian Reid 67 Scott Temple 68 Jon Pauler 69 Gary Wolff 70 Paul Thai (Lapierre/Ritchey) 71 Patrick Hannon C men 1 Kevin Mowen 37.51 2 Andrew Yee (Alpha Sigma Sandbag) 0.09 3 Mike Brennan (Safeway) 1.43 4 Ahearn Jd (EBVC) 1.49 5 Tim Simanski 2.06 6 Pete Czerpak (Team Pedros) 2.10 7 Eric Lowe (Are You Serious) 2.22 8 Jason Holme 2.27 9 Dayton Crieto 2.34 10 Ryan Williams (Flow) 2.43 11 Travis Tonn (San Jose Bicycle Clu) 2.44 12 Alessandro Quintero (Pen Velo/Kondra Sys) 2.46 13 Brad Helper 2.50 14 Mike Orevich 2.51 15 Matt Raimi 2.56 16 Greg Klingsporn 2.57 17 Matthew McDermott 3.09 18 Joshua Lerner (Fusion Sport) 3.11 19 Paul Ellison 3.24 20 Jeff Johnson (Clif Bar) 3.26 21 Matt Harden (Sports Basement) 22 Clu Cotter 3.33 23 Max Clifford 3.34 24 James Bauer (Cycle Sport /Trumer) 3.36 25 Alex Anderson (El Gato Rojo/SCCC) 26 Chris Stevens (Pocket Rocket) 3.42 27 Geoffrey Gunderson (CycleSport/TrumerPil) 3.43 28 Nicholasa Sulva (Freewheel) 3.50 29 Creedure Sharr 30 Steve Ransom 4.02 31 Alex Monte-Sano 4.24 32 Alex Hall (South Bay Wheelmen) 4.35 33 Troy Mayfield (Spokesman) 34 Huseyin Guler 4.41 35 Karl Knutson (Scuba Steve's) 4.44 36 Drew Engelmann (B&L Bike and Sports) 4.55 37 Tim Gonzales (Flow) 5.08 38 Alexander Magee 5.09 39 Nicolas Schweizer 5.11 40 Geoffrey James 5.14 41 James Rusk (Berkeley Bike Club) 5.25 42 Don Daniel 5.34 43 Ernesto Montenero (Sustainable Tech) 5.45 44 Geoffrey Thompson 5.57 45 Allen Richardson 6.19 46 Larry Murris 6.43 47 John Matoba (Rio Strada Racing) 48 Michael Holzer (Alpha Sigma Sandbagg) 6.47 49 Alex Abbas 6.53 50 James Sanchez (Webcor/Alto Velo) 6.58 51 Michael Burkhardt (Team Glazed Donut) 7.03 52 Jonathan Maley 7.13 53 Eric Sterner (rideSFO) 7.15 54 Gregg Machacz (Equipe Le Matin) 7.20 55 Michael Levine 8.36 56 Cesar Agustin 8.37 57 Jeffery Rosenhall (Team Response) 8.43 58 Michael Baldivino 8.52 59 Todd Whitehouse One lap behind 60 Michael Smith 61 Drew Wheeler 62 Richard Lee 63 Jaiob Otsuka 64 Eduardo Villasana 65 David Noble 66 Daniel Sherman 67 Jonathan Kennedy 68 Bruce Grover 69 Warren Johnson Junior B 1 Jeremy Blalock (Joselyn's Bicycle) 38.03 2 Andrew Goessling (Missing Link/Bianchi) 0.17 3 Jeremy Ferguson 0.55 4 Grant Van_Horn (ACTION SPORTS-SIMPLY) 0.56 5 Didier Jourdain (SDBC/Karl Strauss) 1.10 6 Cody Kaiser (Team Spine) 3.14 7 Nino Decaro (Berkeley High) 3.37 8 Darik Thunstrom (bike trip) 5.17 One lap behind 9 Noah Karter 10 Dylan Macdonald 11 Massimo Palumbo 12 Bjorn Fox 13 Trent Knebel 14 Raymond Mendoza (Bicycle Trip) 15 Marcus Smith (IC3) 16 Patrick Sales (RAD RACING) Two laps behind 17 Thomas Mendoza (Bicycle Trip) Master Men 35+A 1 Mark Noble (Amgen cycling club) 49.57 2 Dale Knapp (Kona) 0.13 3 Richard Feldman (Durance Cycleworks) 1.06 4 Pete Webber (IMBA) 1.22 5 Chris D'Aluisio (Morgan Stanley) 1.55 6 Gannon Myall (CA Giant Strawberry) 1.56 7 Andy Applegate (Easton/Kona) 2.00 8 James Coats (Amgen/Felt Racing) 2.09 9 David Eastwood (Art by Opsal) 2.26 10 Dennis Farrell (Red Rocks Velo) 2.27 11 Normon Thibault (Frontrunners-Helly) 2.51 12 Henry Kramer (CA Giant Strawberry) 3.16 13 Dan Harting (Soulcraft Bikes) 3.21 14 Tim Thompson (Eurocycling Imports) 3.25 15 Todd Cassan (Rocinante) 3.26 16 Jon Gallagher (Cole Sport) 3.28 17 Rob Meighan (Flossaid/Eurocycling) 3.42 18 John McCaffery (Bicycleattorney.com) 3.57 19 Mark Howland (Blackmarket Racing) 4.16 20 Cesar Chavez 4.17 21 Patrick Myall (dfL) 4.18 22 Greg Regan (Pen Velo) 4.43 23 Brij Lunine (Missing Link) 4.59 24 Joseph Staron (east sac bike) 5.04 25 Evan Adams (Rock Lobster) 5.05 26 Daughertychristopher (Infineon Raceway) 27 Tim Watson 5.23 28 David Carr (Camelbak) 5.27 29 Charles_S. Hess (Bicycle Trip) 5.32 30 Steve Ouzounian (Missing Link/Bianchi) 5.55 31 Philip Sims 5.57 32 Gary Hanson (Amgen Cycling Team) 6.09 33 Sam Ames (SimplyFit/Cannondale) 6.12 34 Brock Dickie (Buy-Cell.com) 35 Jeff Hane (FWR/Wrong Way) 6.22 36 Jim Gentes (Family CyclingCenter) 6.28 37 Mark Gilbreath 6.29 38 Reed Maxwell (Safeway/G.A. Comm.) 6.50 39 Brad Koester 7.01 40 Damon Pettinger (California Giant) 7.09 41 ___ 7.41 42 David Pauls 7.43 43 Ruben Villareal (Velo Pro) 7.46 44 Mark Mastoras (Squadra Ovest) 7.47 45 Charles Ehm (Sycip Racing) 8.17 46 Paul Schoening (Alan Factory Team) 8.24 47 Aron Bonar (Sycip Racing) 8.29 48 Eric Richter 8.52 49 Lawrence Leonard (Shoreline Cycles) 9.04 50 Preston Tucker 9.17 51 Christopher Smith 9.42 52 Scott Lynch (Sycip Racing) 9.45 53 Pat Schott (Black Market Racing) 9.48 54 Keith Neu (Nonstop Ciclismo) 10.07 55 Thomas Hoeffel 10.08 One lap behind 56 Gabriel Sanctuary (Village Peddler) 57 Sean Wittmer 58 Dick Van_Der_Luit (Flossaid/EuroCycling) 59 Thomas Fox 60 Robert Nelson (Missing Link Bicycle) 61 Norman Field (Team Santa Cruz) 62 Michael Pedeson (HUP United) 63 James Wood (Team City Sacramento) 64 Leroi Smith (Ragnarok Racing) 65 Darrel Brokeshoulder 66 Kirk Olson (Alan Factory Team) 67 Brian Marcy Master Men 35+B 1 Murray Swanson (Pen Velo/Kondra Sys) 36.24 2 Bob Barwick (Family CyclingCenter) 1.11 3 Tao Bernardi (Pegasus/AllegiantAir) 1.19 4 Hunton Shane (Livermore) 1.21 5 Don Langley (Morgan Stanley) 1.40 6 Bramlett Jeffrey 2.07 7 Steve Tamanaha 2.13 8 Jeff Poulsen (Safeway) 2.29 9 Tim Eades 2.43 10 Jim Long (Berkeley Bike Club) 2.58 11 Mike Lucaccini (Missing Link) 3.02 12 Larry Vanzant (Echelon SantaBarbara) 3.11 13 3.29 14 Erik Tews (Flow) 3.32 15 Morgan Fletcher (SF Sport & Spine) 3.33 16 Marcel Leblanc (Galaxy Granola) 3.34 17 Mike Cobb 18 John King (Cycling Training.com) 3.35 19 Russell Carmick 3.40 20 Sean O'Connell (Pegasus/AlligientAir) 3.41 21 John Cheetham (EMC/Documentum) 3.46 22 Chris Baker 3.49 23 Brian Lussier (Bicycle Plus) 4.07 24 Glenn Masuda (Celo Pacific) 4.13 25 Tom Gandasbery 4.16 26 Rowan Edwards 4.23 27 Brian Buckner 4.24 28 Mike Colombani (SV Cyclesport) 5.17 29 Benoit Dubuissson 5.22 30 Mike Leone (Swami's Cycling Club) 5.32 31 Clifford Lee 5.37 32 Thomas Leach 6.47 33 Colin McLaughlin 6.52 34 Steven Woo (Easton/Specialized) 6.59 35 Michael Schaller 7.23 36 Rocco Hollaway (Trek/Livermore Cycle) 7.29 37 Steven Stein (Berkeley BicycleClub) 7.32 38 Matthew Gunnell (PAA/Merrill Lynch) 7.34 39 Dave Charles (Velo Bella) 40 Curt Ferguson 7.40 41 Gregory Towers (Steelman Cycles) 8.32 42 Van Shih 11.56 One lap behind 43 Dennis McGovern (SyCip Racing) Master Men 45+A 1 Dan Norton (Redline) 36.05 2 Mark Abele (Boure/Rivendell) 0.11 3 Jim Gentes (Family CyclingCenter) 0.42 4 Doug Hartfield (Family CyclingCenter) 1.21 5 Sam Giles (Art By Opsal) 1.39 6 Jon Suzuki (Missing Link/Bianchi) 1.49 7 Anton McGready (Boure) 1.52 8 Joe Burtoni (Durango Wheel Club) 1.54 9 Edwin Rambuski (Black Market Racing) 2.06 10 Russ Wright (Missing Link/Bianchi) 2.36 11 Gerard Remery (gtc) 2.37 12 Jon Geary (Webcor/Alto Velo) 2.39 13 Eric Middleton 3.02 14 Bill Sans (SyCip) 3.03 15 Robert Kurosawa (Boure) 3.06 16 Joe Fabris (Easton/Specialized) 3.28 17 Steve Lamont (Durango Wheel Club) 3.56 18 Tim Itin (Zteam) 19 Frank Cuaresma (CA Giant Strawberry) 4.12 20 Charles Scarpelli (Huan Gianni) 4.32 21 Kem Akol (Bike Trip) 5.11 22 David Snyder (Pedersen) 5.42 23 Larry Broberg (Bicycle Trip) 5.43 24 Andrew Lyndon (Missing Link/Bianchi) 6.37 25 Dave Samples (Cal Giant Inc) 6.42 26 Gary Noe (Rio Strada) 6.48 27 Brian Birch (Berkeley BicycleClub) 6.49 28 Paul Sadoff (rock lobster/traugot) 7.29 29 Jim Beuselinck (Flossaid/Eurocycling) 8.40 One lap behind 30 Mike Macdonald (Alan/Jaeger) 31 Peter Dahlstrand (Berkeley BicycleClub) Master Men 45+B 1 Brett Lambert 38.07 2 Jeff Crofton (Pen Velo/Kondra Sys) 1.11 3 Koath Honderzson 1.23 4 Alan Braff (nonstop ciclismo) 1.27 5 David Bales (Celo Pacific) 1.43 6 Cliff Millemann (Dirty Dawgs) 2.02 7 Leslie Austere 3.07 8 Dane Grant 3.09 9 Christopher Holmes (Bicycles Plus) 3.13 10 Erik Salander (Pen Velo/Kondra Sys) 3.14 11 Matt Dunstan (Scotts Valley Cycle) 3.34 12 Lee Kendall (Sacramento GW) 3.56 13 Bruce Lodge (Black Market Racing) 3.57 14 Gary Anghinetti 4.11 15 Tim McCracken (Mako/Galaxy) 4.32 16 Hank Mini (Ragdoll Racing) 4.35 17 Bob Farese 4.55 18 Doug Jorgensen (Valley Spokesman) 5.10 19 Bruce Kaiser (Sacramento GW) 5.20 20 Mark Altamirano (CYFAC/VELOEUROPA) 5.25 21 5.30 22 Robert Barber (Tribe) 5.41 23 Patrick Stordahl 5.46 24 Bob Malheiro 5.54 25 Ross Stewart (Bicycle Planet) 7.06 26 Joseph Crabtree (UCSB) 7.32 One lap behind 27 Bill Solofski (Webcor/Alto Velo) 28 Steve Pass B women 1 Claudia Hattrup (GDI) 30.24 2 Sarah Poehlmann (Monticello Cycling) 0.48 3 Beverly Chaney 0.53 4 Melanie Dominguez (The bicycle Trip) 1.10 5 Diane Hayford (Alto Velo) 1.20 6 Alexis Alexander (Power Bar) 1.24 7 Julie Adams (Lapierre Ritchey) 1.56 8 Nicola Cramer (Village Peddler) 2.09 9 Janel Lodge (Blackmarket Racing) 2.28 10 Alyse Weyman (Velo Bella) 3.19 11 Juli Schmidt 3.28 12 Kathleen Baker 3.30 13 Heather Mackenzie (Sunshine Bike) 3.54 14 Jessica Conner 4.23 15 Lorraine Jarvis (Village Peddler) 4.58 16 Amy Abele (Velo Bella) 6.08 17 Laurene P. (Norcal Velo) 6.23 18 Betty Jorday (Velo Bella) 9.00 C women 1 Georgia Gibbon 34.09 2 Janet Soule (Bicycles Plus-Folsom) 1.11 3 Karen Rehmer (Team Cabo Wabo) 1.15 4 Petra Kirberg 2.19 5 Marian Hunting (Missing Link) 2.50 6 Joni Andreinipoulsen (Safeway/G.A. Comm.) 3.11 7 Mae Lai 3.15 8 Chris Ernst 3.21 9 Pamela Dobrowolski 3.26 10 Kristie Hamilton (Cycling-Team.com) 3.47 11 Winona Hubbard 5.03 12 Penny Lane (Roaring Mouse Cycles) 5.05 13 Eryn Hughes (Team Wrong Way) 6.01 14 Lorri_Lee Lown (Bay Area Velo Girls) 7.12 15 Christina Elven-Chri 7.52 Single Speed 1 Rich Maile (Art By Opsal) 43.03 2 Michael Matthews (BUY-CELL.COM) 2.36 3 Dan Sovereign (Bullseye/ESBNB.com) 2.58 4 Austin McInerny (Missing Link/Bianchi) 4.20 5 Jason Silverek (Sycip/retrotec) 4.24 6 Richard Blanco (SYCIP) 4.31 7 Kurt Gensheimer (BUY-CELL.COM) 4.56 8 Roger Lackey (Sycip Racing) 5.29 9 Ryan Ferro (PAA/Merrril Lynch) 6.06 10 Jace Ives (ENTENDU) 6.15 11 Eric Bustos (CA Giant Strawberry) 6.17 12 Tim Cannard (BUY-CELL.COM) 6.34 13 Erio Brown (Eastside Cycles) 6.52 14 Conor Musort 6.54 15 Albert Reinhardt 6.59 16 Luke Shenefield 7.52 17 Cristine Begy (Spot/Gofast) 8.02 18 Jay Buenaventura (3rd Rail/MissingLink) 8.09 19 Raymond Mendoza (SCCCC) 8.19 20 Bret Winters (Big Swingin Cycles) 8.23 21 Brett Larson 8.41 22 Jason Lloyd 9.03 23 Jason James 10.20 One lap behind 24 Troy Boone (Team Santa Cruz) 25 Chris Wells 26 Mark Olsen 27 Barley Forsman 28 Todd Whitehouse 29 Richard Robinson (Peanut Cycle)
