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Capital 'Cross Classic- C2Lake Fairfax, Virginia, USA, December 3, 20062005 Results Results Series Results ReportThe Capital Cross Classic, held in the Washington, DC suburb of Reston Virginia, is the traditional season-ending race for the Verge MAC series -- and the race where season titles are decided. But this years UCI C2 event felt a little less like a coronation and a little more like a wedding. Not only were there tears, cake and champagne being shared by racers, but they dressed up the Verge MAC finale like a bride. There was something old (FORT factory team), something new (16 year-Old Nick Bax), something borrowed (Michael Muller) and something blue (Nick Bax again). It's appropriate that Nick Bax made the list twice, because it was his performance on Sunday in two successive races that made the biggest impression early in the day. Bax, racing in the blue uniform of Team Hot Tubes, started the day by destroying the junior field, winning by a margin of 5:25 and animating the overall race that also included 55+ Masters, B-Masters, C-Men, and B-Women. Turning around following that 39 minute effort, Bax went straight back to the staging area and started the B-Mens race. After first catching, and then attacking the leaders, Bax came through with a 13 second win ahead of the seasons closest sprint finish which saw Evan Ellicott (DCMTB/City Bikes) take second by a hair ahead of a disappointed Chad Totaro (Team Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon). In the Elite Masters race, Joe Ruggery of the Freddie Fu Cycling Team out-sprinted the Fort Factory Teams legendary Gunnar Shogren with the result that both won championships: Ruggery for the overall Elite Masters and Shogren for the 45+. Thus began the FORT factory teams march to their third consecutive team championship title and another collection of individual titles. In the UCI Womens race, Mo Bruno-Roy of Independent Fabrications took the hole-shot. But, it was this seasons revelation Deidre 'Grasshopper' Winfield of Velo Bella/Kona who was able to take advantage of the course conditions for yet another significant victory. Using the hairpin turn after the pits as a launching pad, Winfield was able to blast-off down the long, paved downhill straight that followed. She was visibly faster than all of her competitors as the fast section carried the racers across a dam. Though Bruno-Roy was faster in the technical parts of the course, Winfields dominance on the power sections confirmed the old automobile Hot Rod adage, you cant beat cubic inches -- except with more cubic inches. Behind the leaders, Melanie Swartz (Velo Bella/Kona) and Betsy Shogren (FORT Factory Team) sprinted toward a controversial third place finish. Shogren won the sprint, but was later relegated. A visibly upset Shogren was not happy. "I'm the first to admit if I did something wrong," she said later, but I dont feel I did anything wrong." Still the result was good enough to put the Shogren and FORT names atop another championship. Shogren, who won the 2003 and 2004 titles as Betsy Schauer, becomes the first three-time Champion, of any division, in the history of Verge MAC. The mens race saw a surprise when former Swiss U23 Champion Michael Muller showed up. "Im visiting my friend Jon Hamblen," he said. Having spent the past several years in agriculture school, Muller has been using the 2006 season as his reintroduction to international cycling; and he introduced himself to American cross in dramatic fashion by unexpectedly bunny hopping the barriers and crashing on the first lap. The early laps saw the front of the field repeatedly stretch and come back together before Muller and Wisconsins Tristan Schouten (Trek/VW/Michelin) rode away with Jon Hamblen (RGM Watches/Richard Sachs) in pursuit. With two laps to go, Hamblen finally caught the two leaders after a long chase. But the race would be won at "Gamblers Gulch," a short run-up with two small fallen tree trunks followed by a quick downhill. As had been proven throughout the day, it was possible to ride the section but there was little benefit (and a bit of risk) in doing so -- usually. On the last lap, Muller, Schouten, and Hamblen hit Gamblers Gulch together with Muller in front. Muller elected to ride the section while the other two ran. Running seemed to be the better choice for a couple of seconds, but then Muller exploded down the following hill while the others remounted and gained a gap that he held to the line ahead of Schouten and Hamblen. Behind them, a championship battle ensued. With a sixth-place finish, Weston Schempf of (who else?) the FORT Factory Team was able to clinch his second Verge MAC championship (He won the Mens "B" Championship in 2004). Afterwards, Schouten looked pleased. "Im here for the money and the points," he grinned. Then, after pausing, he said something that was probably in the minds of all of the nearly three-hundred participants, "I cant pass up a big race." PhotographyFor a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here Images by Bill McCarrick/Bill McCarrick
ResultsElite Men 1 Michael Muller (Team Inovex) 58.50 2 Tristan Schouten (Trek/VW/Michelin) 0.03 3 Jon Hamblen (RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS - REX CHIU) 0.08 4 Charles Pendry (Inland Construction - BTD) 1.19 5 Charlie Storm (Inland Construction - BTD) 2.59 6 Weston Schempf (FORT Factory Team) 3.19 7 Ryan Leech (Meredith Group-GPOA-Cannondale) 4.32 8 Tyler Wren (Colavita/Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team) 4.35 9 Nathan Wyatt (SRAM/Carolina Fatz) 5.03 10 Greg Wittwer (FORT Factory Team) 5.32 11 Stephen Cummings (Meredith group GPOA Cannondale) 5.53 12 Michael Yozell (FORT Factory Team) 6.39 13 Andrew Wulfkuhle (ADG/Joe's Bike Shop/C3) 7.08 One Lap Down 14 Peter Rubijono (Harris Cyclery/Igleheart Frames) 15 Stephen De Lisle (FORT Factory Team) 16 Chris Scott (Shenandoah Mountain Touring) Elite Women 1 Deidre Winfield (Velo Bella-Kona) 37.05 2 Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrication/Wheelworks) 0.17 3 Melanie Swartz (Velo Bella - Kona) 1.52 4 Betsy Shogren (Team-FORT Factory Team) 5 Erica Yozell (FORT Factory Team) 2.57 6 Beth Mason (C3/ADG/Joe's) 3.02 7 Jessica Hill (Trails End Cycling Co) 3.23 8 Catherine Johnson (Pro Peloton Racing) 3.25 9 Heidi Von Teitenberg (C3/ADG/Joe's) 3.49 10 Lisa Most (Wissahickon) 3.55 11 Alicia Hamblen (RGM WATCHES-RICHARD SACHS-REX CHIU) 4.08 12 Elizabeth Frye (Cheerwine Cycling) 4.12 13 Megan Bilodeau (NCC/BikeReg.com) 4.30 14 Lisa Vible (ADG/Joe's Bike Shop) 4.38 15 Marjan Huizing (DC Velo/Martens Volvo) 5.05 16 Kristine Church (Human Zoom/ Pabst Blue Ribbon) 5.24 17 Tammy Ebersole (Evolution Racing) 7.01 Under 19 Men 1 Nick Bax 39.19 2 Sam O'keef (Charm City Cycling) 5.25 3 Tyler Brown (Bike Line/LWA) 5.58 One Lap Down 4 Steven Black (National Capital Velo Club/Inova Health) 5 Jake Danoff (Baltimore Velo Club) 6 Justin Mauch (NCVC/Inova Health System) Elite Masters 1 Joseph Ruggery (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) 42.01 2 Gunnar Shogren (FORT Factory Team) 3 Mike Hebe (GPOA-Cannondale) 0.10 4 Mark Kutney (Van Dessel Factory Team) 0.12 5 Greg Ferguson (FORT Factory Team) 0.29 6 Richard Mihills (The Secret Henry's Team) 0.40 7 Kristopher Auer (C3/ADG/Joe's) 5.52 8 Christopher Long (Independent Fabrication/Gotham) 5.55 9 John Lux (HVB/Marathon Roofing) 1.13 10 Ralf Warmuth (Highland Park Hermes) 1.35 11 Gerry Pflug (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) 1.42 12 Brian Wieczorek (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) 13 Kirk Reisinger (Wissahickon) 14 Jeff Cordisco (Capoforma Custom/Cadence) 2.19 15 Randall Root (Team Snow Valley/SIBEX) 2.32 16 Andy Gorski (Agisko - Viner p/b kinetic-koffee.com) 17 Troy Kimball (Westwood Velo) 2.44 18 Roger Masse (All American Bicycle Club) 2.52 19 Mark Featherman (Guy's Racing) 3.04 20 Fred Wittwer (Charlottesville Racing Club) 3.07 21 Charles Mcdaniel (Secret Henry's) 3.10 22 Judd Milne (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 23 Joseph Piccillo (Evolution Racing) 24 Chris Scott (Shenandoah Mountain Touring) 3.15 25 Joe Fritsch (College Park Bikes) 3.26 26 Michael Birner (All American Bicycle Center) 27 Mark Dontigny (Central Penn Racing/The Bicycle Shop) 3.30 28 Kevin Saint Clair (BiKyle/Main Line Cycling) 4.14 29 Jim Bronson (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 4.26 30 Albert Greene (Yellow Breeches Racing) 4.29 31 Ron Huebner (potomac velo club) 4.46 32 David Lowe (Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon) 5.12 33 Christopher Clarke (DCMTB/CityBikes/Metro Gutter) 5.19 34 Kevin Breckenmaker (Yellow Breeches Racing) 35 Mike Connair (Henry's Bikes) 36 Marc Gwadz (DCMTB/City Bikes/Metro Gutter) 5.43 37 Todd Pittman (Lucky Lucy's Canine Cafe) 6.09 38 Karl Kensinger 39 Mike Buchness (Pedal Shop/Old Dominion Brewing Company) 6.11 40 Charles Chichester (CRC OF A) 6.18 41 Kevin Lee (Race Pace) 42 Trevor Williams (Guy's Bicycle Racing) 6.38 43 Thor Engblom (NCVC/Inova Health System) 6.41 44 Christopher Weiland (E-Caps.com / Highland Park Hermes) 6.45 45 Mark Laser (Yellow Breeches Racing) 46 Scott Reynolds (Guy's Racing) 7.58 One Lap Down 47 Charles Erndl (Human zoom cycling) 48 Greg Miller (Knox Velo) 49 Douglass Gray (First State Velo Sport) 50 Joel Gwadz (DCMTB/City Bikes/Metro Gutter) 51 Christopher Houston (Yellow Breeches Racing) 52 Alan Romefelt (LSV - Kelly Benefit Strategies) DNF Sean Mealey (HVB/Marathon Roofing) DNF Rodger Carter (VCB/Race Pace) DNF Kelly Cline (wissahickon) DNF Ben Williams (annapolis bicycle racing team/team Largent) B Men 1 Nick Bax (Hot Tubes) 43.00 2 Evan Ellicott (DCMTB/City Bikes) 0.13 3 Chad Totaro (Team Human Zoom / Pabst Blue Ribbon) 4 Chris Mayhew (Wissahickon) 0.57 5 Matthew Ferrari (Mt Nittany Wheelworks) 0.59 6 Daniel Brill (Team Beacon) 1.00 7 Adam Szczepanski (Wissahickon) 1.18 8 Ethan Townsend (First State Velo Sport) 1.33 9 Gregory Lindstrom (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 1.51 10 Eric Linder (HUNT VALLEY BICYCLES/ MARATHON ROOFING) 1.54 11 Marc Vettori (FORT Factory Team) 2.11 12 Jeremy Dunn (Harris Cyclery/Igleheart Custom Frames) 2.28 13 John Brewer (Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB) 2.43 14 Nick Fischer (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) 2.58 15 Kyle Murphy (The Bike Lane) 3.01 16 Rob Collins (Collins Pediatric Dentistry) 3.02 17 Miles Smith (C3/ADG/joe's bike shop) 3.15 18 Chris Nystrom (C3/ADG/Joe's Bike Shop) 3.22 19 John Hostetter Iii (C3/ADG/Joe's) 3.26 20 Morgan Gerlak (C3/ADG/Joe's) 21 Luke Sauder (Hunt Valley Bicycle/Marathon Roofing) 3.58 22 Jonathan Houghton 4.10 23 Chris Harshman (ABRT/Team Snow Valley) 4.11 24 Mark Russell 4.20 25 Sam Thompson 4.21 26 Jim Mudd (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 4.22 27 Chad Culbertson (CRC of A / Hart's Racing) 4.51 28 George Milinkovic (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 29 Peter Nicoll (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 4.54 30 Kyle Rodland (charlottesville racing club) 5.08 31 Joe Foley (City Bikes/Metro Gutter & Home Services) 5.57 32 David Anderson (3 Sports Endure) 6.10 33 Christopher Johnson (Mt. Nittany Wheelworks) 6.26 34 Michael Scardaville (DCMTB/City Bikes) 35 Judd Walencikowski 6.41 36 Craig Roth (Harris Cyclery Racing/Igleheart Frames) 6.51 37 John Maguire (Plum Grove Cyclery) 6.55 38 Chris Pickett (NCVC) 6.58 39 Josh Del Manzo (Sandhill Syndicate) 7.06 40 Geoffrey Beaty (Alan Factory) 7.35 One Lap Down 41 Ed Fisher (ShoreVelocity) 42 Curtis Winsor (DC Velo) DNF Bernard Mcdonald (C3/ADG/Joe's) DNF Mark Kilgore (Hunt Valley Bicycles/ Marathon Roofing) DNF David Berson (East Coast Velo) DNF Joseph Coats (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) C Men 1 Matthew Donahue (DCMTB/City Bikes) 41.09 2 Ben Sandburg (UVA) 3 Alex Monte-Sano 4 Trevor Shattuck (Team BBC) 5 Robert May (Holitna River Lodge) 6 Ed Krall (UPMC Cycling Performance) 7 Keith Gerarden (Franklin Street Cycles) 8 Syd Lea (Fuji) 9 Aron Kansal (Artemis / USWebPro.com) 10 Robert Thomas (Secret Henry's Team) 11 Steven Burke (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 12 Joe Lillibridge (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 13 Bruce Buckley (The Bike Lane) 14 Seth Turner (Lanterne Rouge) 15 Andrew Welch 16 Geoffrey Heintz (The Children in the Shoe) 17 Joseph Ashman 18 Douglas Galbi (Lanterne Rouge) 19 Ryan Douglas (Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes) 20 Todd Gue (downhill by design /bicycle place) 21 Peter Cusker (WWVC) 22 Kevin Clark (The Bicycle Escape) 23 Tim Clark 24 Eric Ciccoretti 25 Ronne Irvine (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 26 Gary Morris (Lanterne Rouge) 27 Brian Paxson 28 Dave Parramore 29 Nathan Wilson (NCVC) 30 Bryan Burns (Warrenton Cycling) 31 Jim Carney 32 Tim Blanchard (The Children in the Shoe) 33 Joseph Malin (Lanterne Rouge) 34 Scott Stahl (SEAVS) 35 Christopher Gould (Lanterne Rouge) 36 Greg Hoffman (Bike Doctor) 37 David Anderson (El Gato Rojo) 38 Matthew Brancheau (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) One Lap Down 39 Jonathan Nguyen-Weaver 40 Paul Depenning (Warrenton Cycling Race Team) 41 Rodges Ankrah (Route 1 Velo) 42 Keith Mccloskey 43 James Mcneely (Squadra Coppi / IM Saab) 44 Bruce Lowrey 45 Haig Colter 46 George Blankenship 47 Charles Crampton 48 David Steckler 49 Brian Washington (TEAM PROTEUS/PROTEUS BICYCLE SHOP) 50 Joseph Ventosa 51 James P Saunders (Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes) 52 Daniel Markiewicz (El Gato Rojo) 53 Randy Laylo (none) 54 Chris Allman DNF Jeff Erler DNF Richard Lowell DNF Tim Mullin (Team Bicycle Therapy) DNF William Newton DNF John Raley (Artemis) DNF Kyle Yost (Team Riley Dawg) B Women 1 Jessica Singerman (Bike Line / Twin 6) 45.10 2 Nikki Thiemann (Human Zoom) 3 Jessica Hayes-Conroy 4 Jill Waggett (Watchung Wheelpeople) 5 Krista Schultz (Hunt Valley Bicycles/ Marathon roofing) 6 Tracy Lea (Fuji) 7 Karen Tourian (Guy's Racing) 8 Kim Dubeck (Bean's) 9 Kathrin Schumacher (CRC of A / Harts Racing) 10 Anne Rock (Biketopia) 11 Diane Vettori (secret henry's team) 12 Laura Anderson (Alan Factory) One Lap Down 13 Leah Valvo (Full Moons Vista) 14 Kathleen Fite (Charm City Cycling, LLC) 15 Peggy Verbeek 16 Linda March DNF Marisa Peacock (potomac velo club) DNF Laura Worley (Team Riley Dawg) B Masters/55+ 1 William Browne (Team N-Tieractive/Bike Doctor-Waldorf) 38.15 2 Gordon Davies (NCVC / Inova Health System) 1.31 3 James Revere (Team Cobblestone) 2.01 4 Paul Incognito (Secret Henry's Team) 2.16 5 Joel Moats (MBM) 2.40 6 Norman Kreiselmeier (SnakeBiteRacing) 2.42 7 Cary Hunter (Potomac Velo Club) 2.52 8 Les Russell (Yellow Breeches Racing) 2.56 9 Christopher Sellman (C3/ADG/Joe's) 3.03 10 John Rogers (DC Velo) 3.05 11 Rolf Windh (Guy's Racing) 3.08 12 Henry Tremper (First State Velo Sport) 3.10 13 Leo Pizzini (Henry's Bullets) 3.18 14 Tim Bowman (Trophy Bikes) 3.27 15 Jay Downs (FORT Factory Team) 3.45 16 David Troop (First State Velo Sport) 3.47 17 Jeffrey R. Guy (FORT Factory Team) 3.55 18 Joseph Kotun (Lanterne Rouge) 3.59 19 Scott Thompson (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 4.15 20 George Schulz (Evolution Cycling/ Team DLS) 4.34 21 Chris Thaler (Evolution Racing) 4.35 22 Dennis Smith (Henry's Secret Team) 23 Steve Dontigny (Bike Lane) 24 George Yoder (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) 4.52 25 Ken Woodrow (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 5.04 26 Chris Huhn (Evolution Cycling/ Team DLS) 5.55 27 Tony Thompson (10-8 Duty Gear WWVC) 5.56 28 Bob Perna (beans bikes) 6.15 29 Jeff Anderson (HPC/List) 6.20 30 Gary Kelley (South Mountain Velo Club) 31 William Feasley (dc velo/martens volvo) 6.49 32 Dave Vannier (DCMTB/City Bikes/Metro Gutter) 6.58 33 Mark Wanco (World Cup Ski and Cycle cycling team) 7.25 34 David Valvo (Full Moon Vista) 7.45 35 Rob Lea (Fuji) 7.58 36 James Wagner (DC Velo/Martens Volvo) 9.20 37 Erik Nordenson (PoisonSpiderBicycles.com) 9.29 38 Nunzio Dibiasi (Yellow Breeches Racing) 9.34 One lap down 39 Harry Langdon (Guys Racing) 40 Barry Holman (Team Fuji) 41 Bruce Oliver (NCVC / Inova Health System) 42 Ben Williams (annapolis bicycle racing team/team Largent) |
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