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Coonamessett Eco Cross
Cape Cod, USA, October 9, 2005
Wet weather fails to dampen Coonamessett Cross action
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After weeks of sunny and dry weather, tropical rains greeted racers at the 3rd annual Corner Cycle Coonamessett Eco Cross race. Held at the Coonamessett Farm on Cape Cod, the race took on a real European feel with a classic, technical course that made its way through the Buzzards Bay Brewing pavilion.
Starting on a 200 metre section of dirt road, the race plunged into the first of three wooded sections, emerging briefly into a grassy field, the riders wound their way back and forth before another short wooded section followed by fast dirt road. Unfortunately, the dirt road was just a short respite before the course hit its first short run up. Emerging back on the road, riders made their way up a short grade before entering a fast wooded downhill section that doubled back parallel to itself and then climbing sharply up hill. The course cuts across the farm and then down to the start finish. Winding back again, the riders hit the barriers in Beer Pavilion before climbing up to the blueberry bushes and onto a tricky off-camber section before heading back into the blueberries. From the blueberries, racers flew through over the back of the course working their way around to a difficult section of sand that concluded with a short run-up before climbing back up to the start road.
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Racing started in earnest with the Beginner Race, which saw local State Rep Matt Patrick don his helmet to take part in the race. While Representative Patrick took a more conservative approach to the race, triathlete Stephen Kelley ripped up the start, snatching the Endurofit prime the first time through the finish. Kelley paid the price for his fast start, however, eventually fading to 11th, while a group of four rode clear. In the end, Robert Poole proved strongest on the day, with Jeremy Dunn and Brian Vickery round out the top 3. The women's race was a showcase for local CCB racer Cynthia Joyner, who put aside her age to finish well clear of runners-up Sarah Greene and Callie McDowell. Finally, the Junior Cub race saw a fantastic line-up of New England's future champions. Despite struggling to hurdle the barriers, 11 year old Tommy Goguen bested Jarred Reuter, and Nate Morse by the end, while Abigail Callahan held her own against the boys to finish fourth.
With the first race out of the way, the soft course sections firmed up for a blistering Masters field. Joining the race was none other than race sponsor and local shop owner George Sykes. However, it was reigning Master National Champion Paul Curley who took the hole shot with Corner Cycle rider Jonny Bold in tow as the race entered the first tricky downhill into the woods. By the time they hit the first run-up, Bold and Curley had already opened a 5 second gap on the rest of the field. Bold then shed Curley a lap later and never looked back, cruising to an easy win, while Kevin Hines and Todd Watters rounded out the podium.
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After a brief intermission, the Women and Juniors lined up. For the women, it came down to the wire, with Bicycle Alley's Mackenzie Dickey taking a narrow 5 second victory over Independent Fabrication's Pauline Frascone, while Rebecca Wellons rolled in for third. In contrast to the women, the junior race proved to be a one-man show, as Dylan Sullivan won handedly over Nathan Belcher and Dan Fishkin. The day wrapped up with the Elite Men, which featured some of New England's best riders including Richard Sachs' duo Noah Taylor and Justin Spinelli, former U-23 National medalist Tyler Johnson (Easton Kona) and professional cyclist Adam Hodges-Myerson (Nerac.com), who ultimately finished in that order. Despite a close start, the lead group established itself early, with Myerson leading Taylor and Toby Marzot (Dartmouth) the first time through the Buzzards Bay Barriers, while Spinelli struggled in traffic after a poor start. However, as Spinelli made contact with the leaders, Taylor put an end to the others hopes as he turned on the jets, flying through the sand and up the second run-up by bike. Spinelli eventually moved into second, as Marzot faded to ninth. Taylor's blistering pace saw finish clear of Spinelli, with Johnson a good minute down, who himself finished a scant 11 seconds ahead of Hodges-Myerson and less than 20 seconds clear of Tim Heitz.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors: Corner Cycling Club, race hosts Ron and Rox Smolowitz of the Coonamessett Farm, and Buzzards Bay Brewing. All the action from the day will be aired on Falmouth Cable TV channel 13.
Photography
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Images by Chris Harnish
- Massachusetts State Rep Matt Patrick checking the weather.
- Beginners line up.
- Stephen Kelley on the first run-up; Kelley fought hard to take the Endurofit prime
- The next wave of C men on the run-up.
- Patrick on the run-up
- The leaders (C men) on the front section of the course.
- Our state rep shows his support of alternative energy as he tackles the barriers.
- Kelley held a narrow advantage on the second run-up.
- Cynthia Joyner prepares to tackle the second run-up on her way to victory.
- Despite the size of the barriers, 11 year old Tommy Goguen proved unbeatable in the end…
- Beginner woman Anna Kaltenboeck tackles the Buzzards Bay Barriers
- And the winner is Joyner (Beginner Women)…
- Tommy Goguen (Junior 10-14)…
- And Robert Poole (Beginner Men)
- The Masters 35+ line-up.
- Paul Curley (Gear Works) with a clear shot at the 120 degree turn into the woods.
- The rest of the field picks their way through the same turn.
- Jonny Bold (Corner Cycle) took the lead entering the first run…
- The Coonamessett race had no shortage of twists and turns. Here, Wade Summers sets up for the barriers.
- Less than 1 lap into the race, Bold shed Curley and never looked back.
- Making it look easy - Bold powered through the sand and up the second run to extend early his lead.
- Curley too, rode the sand and run up early on.
- Bold flies through the Buzzards Bay Barrier Pavilion.
- Race Sponsor, George Sykes just over the barriers.
- The Beginner Women’s Podium…
- …and Beginner Men.
- The Open Women’s podium…
- … and Junior Men.
- Race promoter Chris Harnish (Carvalho Ciclismo) took time to have a little fun. Here he tackles those barriers…
- … and later he suffers terribly on that second run-up.
Results
Open men 1 Noah Taylor (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs-HV Velodrome) 1.02.32 2 Justin Spinelli (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs-HV Velodrome) 3 Tyler Johnson (Easton/Kona CCA) 4 Adam Hodges-Myerson 5 Tim Heitz 6 Arron Molloy 7 Peter Rubijono 8 Tom Gosselin 9 Toby Marzot 10 Kevin Wolfson 11 Matt Hersey 12 Talbot Ingram 13 Chris Harnish 1 lap down 14 David Rose 15 Erik Osborn 16 Stephen Weller 17 Jim Wirtanen 18 Sean O'rouke 19 Jurgen Nebelung DNF Adam Sullivan DNF Bradley Evans DNF Justin Ziemba DNF Corey Massan Open women 1 Mackenzie Dickey (Team Bicycle Alley) 44.35 2 Pauline Frascone (Indepedant Fabrication) 3 Rebecca Wellons (Gearworks/Spin Arts) 4 Perri Mertens 5 Jessica Ingram 6 Kam Trembley 7 Martha Wilson 8 Nicole Kesselring Junior men 1 Dylan Sullivan (Team Bicycle Alley) 44.38 2 Nathan Belcher (Union Velo) 3 Dan Fishkin (Team Harborside) 4 Gavin Mannion 5 Manny Goguen 1 lap down 6 J.C. Coughlin Masters 35+ 1 Jonny Bold (Corner Cycle) 46.15 2 Kevin Hines 3 Todd Watters (Union Velo) 4 James Tordella 5 Paul Curley 6 Gray Eldridge 7 Sam Morse 8 David Belknap 9 Tim Groesback 10 Wade Summers 11 Roger Goulart 12 Todd Wheelden 13 Paul Weiss 14 Alec Petro 15 Christopher Jordan 16 Paul Lynch 17 Erik Olsen 18 Christopher Smith 19 Mike Troisi 20 Chip Baker 21 Tom Thomson 1 lap down 22 Gene Garneau 23 Kevin Callahan 24 Vincent Galullo 25 Stuart Beualieu 26 William Shattuck 27 Rick Desmarais 28 Jonathon Johnson 29 Christopher Rehm 30 George Sykes 31 Steve Cruickshank 32 Arnold Kalmbach 33 Michael Sheahan 34 Scott Roy Beginner men 1 Robert Poole (Bikebarnracing.com) 30.07 2 Jeremy Dunn (Harriscyclery.com) 3 Brian Vickery (Quad Cycles) 4 William Shattuck 5 Giovanni Marzot 6 Nathaniel Cook 7 Joe Phillippino 8 C. Greg Robidoux 9 Yasushi Katsumi 10 Thayne Nord 11 Stephen Kelly 12 Ben Corbalis 13 Bill Doonan 14 Zachary Sager 15 David Lafferty 16 Thomas Downey 17 Martin Wright 18 Luke Burnett 19 Lawrence Purtill 20 Scott Hansen 1 lap down 21 Nick Loomis 22 Matt Paulson Beginner women 1 Cynthia Joyner (CCB/VW) 36.32 2 Sarah Greene (Union Velo) 1 lap down 3 Callie McDowell (Bikeman) 4 Anna Kaltenboeck Junior 10-14 1 Tommy Goguen (CCB/VW) 29.34 2 Jarred Reuter 3 Nate Morse 4 Abigail Callahan 5 Peter Goguen 6 Ryan Dalton
