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Boulder Cup, USGP #4- C1
Boulder, CO, USA, November 5, 2006
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Wicks topples Johnson and Wells while Compton continues dominance
The men's race ended in similar fashion to yesterday's Xilinx Cup, with a Kona rider crossing the line first. But today it wasn't Ryan Trebon… it was Trebon's teammate Barry Wicks taking home his first USGP win of the year and Katie Compton (Spike) made it two in a row as she swept the weekend series on the women's side. Trebon and Georgia Gould (Luna) both retain their USGP series leads as the 2006 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross wrapped up its second weekend with the Boulder Cup at Harlow Platts Park in Boulder, Colorado.
Elite Men
In contrast to yesterday's competition, today's men's race was exciting and
unpredictable with multiple lead changes throughout the race. After the first
lap there was a group of five out in front including Ryan Trebon (Kona), Todd
Wells (GT), Barry Wicks (Kona), Jonathan Baker (Harshman Wealth Management /
Primus Mootry) and Geoff Kabush (Maxxis). On the second lap, at the Cliff Bar
run up, Trebon attacked as the crowd of approximately 600 fans went wild. Wells
followed and the pair stayed ahead.
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Around the halfway mark, Trebon suffered the first of two mechanical problems. First, his bars came loose then a few laps later sustained a flat which dropped him out of contention. Johnson, who had a slow start, had worked his way back through the field to join Wells in the lead. The two of them were in front with Wicks trailing about 10 seconds behind.
With two and a half laps to go, Wicks closed the gap and caught Wells and Johnson. Jeremy Powers was in fourth and Trebon, who was riding hard to get back in contention, was in fifth place.
Wicks, Wells and Johnson stayed together on the last two laps until the last long uphill. It was Wells who jumped first but Wicks came hard from the left and overcame both for the win. Johnson finished second, Wells came in third, and Trebon ended up passing Powers to finish fourth. Despite finishing off the podium today, Trebon retains the white jersey as the series leader.
Women
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With her convincing victory yesterday, national champion Katie Compton (Spike) became the woman to beat in Boulder. But reining USGP champion, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) made it known she is not going down without a fight. From the jump it was Compton and Bessette out in front and the pair stayed ahead for the entire race.
With three laps to go Compton attacked on the downhill and got a slight gap. Bessette didn't let her get too far and caught Compton fairly quickly. With two to go, Compton attacked again and stayed away to capture her second USGP win in as many days while Bessette finished second.
Despite the Compton/Bessette battle today, it is Georgia Gould (Luna) who keeps the series lead. Gould, who finished in third, was followed by Katerina Nash (Luna) and Wendy Simms (Kona).
Juniors
The junior race saw series leader Alex Coelho (Hot Tubes Development Cycling)
and Danny Summerhill (TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR) away for most of the race. Summerhill
attacked about halfway through the race and never looked back - soloing to the
win.
Coelho finished second followed by Ethan Gilmour (K2 Bike - Okemo - Coyote Hill), Steve Fisher (Rad Racing NW) and Jerome Townsend (Alan) rounding out the top five. With his second place finish today, Coelho remains the series leader.
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U-23
Local Joey Thompson (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) proved that yesterday's
win was no fluke by taking back-to-back wins in the U-23 field. Adam McGrath
(Team Maxxis) had the lead for awhile before Thompson took over for good.
Dan Neyens (Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling) placed second and McGrath settled for third. Current USGP leader Jamey Driscoll (FiordiFrutta) finished in fourth and retains the jersey heading into the final weekend of the USGP.
Masters 35+
In the masters race it was series leader Roger Aspholm (Westwood Velo) sprinting
to the win over Dennis Farrell (Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory) and Will Black
(Lone Star Racing). Dale Knapp (Kona) and Andy Applegate (Sonic) rounded out
the top five.
With the win today, his second place finish and his strong showing in Gloucester,
Aspholm retains the leader's jersey.
Photography
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Images by Ryan Amirault/www.cxELEMENTS.com
- Danny Summerhill (TIAA-CREF) looking for the win
- MMM...Polish Sausage!
- Thanks to our announcers Dave, Richard, and special guest Miss Colorado!
- Brian Hludzinski (BoulderRacing.com)
- Men's 35+ series leader and eventual race winner
- Micah Thompson riding for the race promoter DBCevents.com
- Tim Faia winner from USGP #3 Men's 35+
- Dale Knapp showing us how its done
- The start of the Elite Women
- Lynne Bessette trying to drop Katie Compton from her wheel
- Kona rider working her way up in the Elite race
- Katerina Nash with the Boulder Flatirons towering over her
- Mo Bruno Roy bringing some east coast culture to the west.
- Katie Compton killing it!
- Lynne Bessette with Compton hot on her tail
- Cat and mouse
- The chase group
- Compton and Bessette thru the sand pit
- Compton thru the barriers
- Katie Compton (Spike) taking her second victory of the weekend
- Elite Women's Podium
- The start of the Elite Men's race
- Fans lined the course and the trees!
- Speaking of trees...it's a tree farm!
- Bjorn Selander a top U-23 contender
- Mmm...beer and 'cross... what could be better?
- Tim Johnson working to stay with the leaders.
- Colorado's own Adam McGrath and Zak Grabowski
- Wells chasing down the tree farm through the barrier section
- Todd Wells laying it back old school!
- Jeremy 'Bunny Hop' Powers doing what he does best!
- Ryan Trebon followed closely by Tim Johnson
- Jonathan Baker
- Going into the last lap and the lead moto: Wells, Johnson, and Wicks!
- Plagued with mechanicals...Ryan Trebon was today's Most Aggressive Rider!
- Barry Wicks bringing home the victory
- U-23 Podium
- Elite Men's Podium
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/www.AbbiOrca.com
- Danny Summerhill and Alex Coehlo together early on in the Juniors race at the Boulder Cup
- Most Aggressive rider Ethan Gilmour
- Danny Summerhill (TIAA-CREF) winner of the Juniors race
- Jim Lennon (TIAA-CREF) having fun in the sand pit
- Start of Master's race
- Three Cal Giant Strawberry riders in the Masters race
- Dale Knapp doesn't have much time to enjoy the beautiful Colorado scenery
- Exciting sprint finish in the Masters race
- Lyne Bessette (CyclocrossWorld) leading Katie Compton (Spike) in the sand
- Wendy Simms (Kona)
- Georgia Gould (Luna) held on to the USPG title after battling back from mechnicals
- Katie Compton (Spike) scores another win
- Ryan Trebon, Todd Wells and Barry Wicks go through the Clif Bar barricades
- Ryan Trebon and Todd Wells tangle a bit at the top of the hill
- Men's elite winner, Barry Wicks (Kona)
- The elite men are cheered on by a large crowd
- Adam McGrath was bunny-hopping the barricades
- U23 winner, Joey Thompson (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory)
- Men's elite winner, Barry Wicks (Kona)
- Men's elite winner, Barry Wicks (Kona)
- The crowd cheers on a chasing Ryan Trebon
- Men's elite winner, Barry Wicks (Kona)
Images by Mitchell Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Georgia Gould & Katerina Nash (Luna) pound up the hill
- Lyne Bessette (cyclocrossworld.com) was never far from the front
- Georgia Gould (Luna) remounts her bike after the obstacles
- Katie Compton (Spike) totally dominated the field…again
- Women's podium
- Barry Wicks (Kona) early in the race
- The mob of spectators cheer on Todd Wells (GT), Ryan Trebon (Kona) & Tim Johnson (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com)
- Todd Wells (GT) looking very 'retro' in those Oakleys
- Barry Wicks (Kona) drives up hill
- A very happy man Barry Wicks (Kona) Winner of the 2006 Boulder Cup
Images by Mark Legg/Mark Legg Photography
- Dale Knapp off to a great start in the Men’s 35+ race
- Tim Faia feels the affects of the previous day’s efforts
- Profile in suffering, hard man Dale Knapp
- Karl Kiester (Spike) starts strong in the mens 35+ race
- The two women time trial cyclocross team, Katie Compton (Spike/Primus Mootry) and Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) leave the womens field in tatters
- Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) applies pressure out of the corner
- Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) didn’t have any answers to Compton and Bessette’s drag race
- Boulder local Melissa Thomas (Maxxis) digs deep into the pain cave
- Compton and her shadow race out of the trees
- Canadian National Champion Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) racing her own way today
- Lyne Bessette wrestles the bear as she chases Katie Compton on the last lap
- Katie Compton cools down on race bike number three
- Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) rides to a hard earned fifth place
- Ryan Trebon (Kona) couldn’t shake the mechanical monkey off his back today
- Kona rider Barry Wicks on his way to an exciting win in Boulder
Images by Susan Candee
- Sims pouring it on
- Barriers-a favourite for spectators and riders
- McGrath makes poduim for the GP series this season
- Compton happy with her victory
- GT rider Todd Wells
- Kabush in pursuit
- Jason First riding strong
- Maxxis rider Toulouse
- Kabush finishing stong in Boulder Cup
- McGrath bunny hops the barriers
- Men's Master race - the fast and the furious
- Boulder crowds are here!
- Tim Johnson
- Maxxis teamates Toulouse and McGrath working together
- Men's Elite podium
- Spectators digging the US Gran Prix Cyclocross
- Compton wins despite significant pressure from Bessette
- Bessete keeps pressure on Compton
- Moss riding srong for Maxxis
- U23 poduim with Driscoll retaining overall series jersey
- Trebon earns most aggressive rider for an incredible performance despite mechanicals
Results - Preliminary
Elite Men
1 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
2 Tim Johnson (USA) Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com
3 Todd Wells (USA) GT
4 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona
5 Geoffrey Kabush (Can) Maxxis
6 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly
7 Carl Decker (USA) Giant
8 Matt Shriver (USA) Sonic
9 Doug Swanson (USA) Grandstay Suites
10 Jonathan Baker (USA) Harshman Wealth Management / Primus
11 Anthony Colby (USA) TargeTraining
12 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory Cycling
13 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Team Maxxis Cyclocross
14 Troy Wells (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
15 Chris Horner (USA) Specialized
16 Erik Tonkin (USA) Kona
17 Pete Webber (USA) IMBA
18 Taylor Carrington (USA) Turin Bicycles - Powerbar
19 Dan Neyens (USA) Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling
20 Christopher Pietrzak (USA) Porcupine/Specialized
21 Bradford-Paris (USA) REDLINE FACTORY TEAM
22 Brent Prenzlow (USA) Celo Pacific/Salsa
23 Adam Mcgrath (USA) Team Maxxis
24 Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla bicycles!
25 Jamey Driscoll (USA) FiordiFrutta Elite Cycling Team
26 Matt Pacocha (USA) VeloNews
27 Ali Goulet (USA) ALAN Factory Team
28 Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Strawberries/Specialized
29 Brandon Dwight (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport
30 Christian Mccarthy (USA) Vitamin Cottage
31 Joshua Snead (USA) HRS-Rock Lobster
32 Morgan Schmitt (USA) Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling
33 Michael Gallagher (USA) U S Armed Forces
34 Thomas Spannring (USA) Cole Sport
35 Grant Berry (USA) Team Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory
36 Alex Howes (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
37 Dwight Debroux (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
38 Joshua Johnson (USA) Big Shark Racing
39 Cody Peterson (USA) 3D Racing/ SRAM
40 Bjorn Selander (USA) Alan Factory Team
41 Ian Mackie (USA) BRI
42 Justin Robinson (USA) California Giant Strawberries/Specialized
43 Doug Campbell (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
44 Jon Tarkington (USA) Vitamin Cottage
45 Sean Harshman (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primis Mootry
46 Nathan Rice (USA) Big Shark Racing/ Ridley
47 Taylor Kneuven (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
48 David Richter (USA) Redline
49 Troy Kilgore (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport
50 Kurt Refsnider (USA) All9Yards.com Cylcing Team
51 John Behrens (USA) Celo Pacific/ProBikeSupport.com
52 Mike West (USA) Mavbrick
53 Nicholas Weighall (USA) Alan Factory Cyclocross Team
54 Jesse Rients (USA) Nature Valley/Penn Cycle
55 Chris Stockburger (USA)
56 Colby Pearce (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport
57 Luke Brechwald (USA) Sonic U23
58 Spencer Powlison (USA) Chamois Army Fort
59 Christopher Case (USA) Mystic Velo
60 Mitchell Peterson (USA) Devo
61 Ryan Barthel (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
62 David Pilz (USA) Gentle Lovers
63 Brady Kappius (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
64 Nat Ross (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
65 David Fleischhauer (USA) Sonic U23
66 Will Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
67 Adam Snyder (USA) team devo
68 Brandon Akers (USA) Tamarack Resort
69 Peter Stetina (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
70 Andy Applegate (USA) Sonic / Kona
71 Dan Swanson (USA) Grandstay Cycling
72 Andy Lee (USA)
73 Harry Anderson (USA) SkiHut - Duluth
74 Chris Hopwood (USA) Maverick American
75 Corey Carlson (USA) Rocky Mounts - Izze
76 Mitch Comardo (USA) West End Bikes
77 Joe Taddeucci (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team
78 Robert Mau (USA)
79 John Meehan (USA) Iowa City Cycling Club
80 Chris Strout (USA) The Pony Shop
81 David Allen (USA) KHSnm.com Cycling Team
82 Maceachran (USA) Velo Project LLC
83 Tucker Olander (USA) Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team
84 Stuart Gillespie (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
85 Simon Vickers (USA) HRS/Rock Lobster
Elite Women
1 Katie Compton (USA) Spike Professional/Primus Mootry
2 Lyne Bessette (USA) cyclocrossworld.com
3 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team
4 Katerina Nash (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team
5 Wendy Simms (Can) Kona
6 Ann Trombley (USA) Excel Sports
7 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Tokyo Joes / Maxxis
8 Rhonda Mazza (USA) Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles
9 Deidre Winfield (USA) Velo Bella-Kona
10 Tara Ross (Can) Cheerwine
11 Ann Knapp (USA) KONA
12 Wendy Williams (USA) River City Bicycles
13 Megan Monroe (USA) Sports Garage-BMC
14 Bruno Roy (USA) Independent Fabrication/Wheelworks
15 Melissa Thomas (USA) Team Maxxis
16 Anna Milkowski (USA) Velo Bella-Kona
17 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Velo Bella - Kona
18 Kristi Berg (USA) Team Group Health
19 Dellys Starr (USA) Sports Garage
20 Sue Butler (USA) River City Bicycles
21 Catherine Johnson (USA) Pro Peloton Racing
22 Amy Dombroski (USA) Excel Sports
23 Hollie Mcgovern (USA) sonic cyclocross
24 Lauren Costantini (USA) Sycip Racing
25 Erin Kassoy (USA) Velo Bella-Kona
26 Jennifer Gersbach (USA) Tokyo Joe's
27 Stephanie White (USA) Velo Bella-Kona
28 Linda Sone (USA) Hollywood Racing/Silver Cycling
29 Mary Baumhefner (USA) NorCal Velo
30 Megan Elliott (USA) Specialized
Down One Lap
31 Carolyn Popovic (USA) Figueroa Farms-Redline Racing
32 Lora Heckman (USA) New Belgium Brewing Co.
33 Sharon Allpress (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling
34 Sonya Looney (USA) Tough Girl Productions
35 Kristine Church (USA) Human Zoom/ Pabst Blue Ribbon
36 Lynn Ott (USA) rebound/zeal
37 Jadine Riley (USA) Team Group Health
Junior 17-18
1 Daniel Summerhill (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
2 Alex Coelho (USA) Hot Tubes Development
3 Ethan Gilmour (USA) K2 Bike - Okemo - Coyote Hill
4 Steve Fisher (USA) Rad Racing NW
5 Jerome Townsend (USA) ALAN
6 Sean Worsech (USA) Rad Racing NW
7 Taylor Phinney (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
8 Chris Peterson (USA) Devo
9 Jim Lennon (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
10 Ian Crane (USA) Rad Racing NW
Men's 35+
1 Roger Aspholm (USA) Westwood Velo
2 Dennis Farrell (USA) Red Rocks Velo
3 Jon Cariveau (USA) MOOTS
4 Will Black (USA) Lone Star Racing
5 Dale Knapp (USA) Kona
6 Andy Applegate (USA) Sonic / Kona
7 Chris Phenicie (USA) Green Mountain Sports Velo
8 Gannon Myall (USA) California Giant Strawberries/ Specialized
9 Henry Kramer (USA) California Giant Strawberries / Specialized
10 Art O'connor (USA) Kona/Spin Cycle
11 Jeff Wardell (USA) Excel Sports
12 Karl Kiester (USA) SPIKE Pro Cycling Team
13 Todd Hoefer (USA) California Giant Strawberries/Specialized
14 Charlie Hayes (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
15 Normon Thibault Nanaimo Frontrunners
16 Mitch Westall (USA) Green Mtn. Sports
17 Jeff Hartman (USA) Big Shark Racing
18 Micah Thompson (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
19 Jj Clark (USA) Pro Cycing
20 Ron Bloomor Squadraif
21 Gaige Sippy (USA) Durango wheel Club
22 Patrick Gallegos (USA) Valdora Mountain Lodge
23 Tim Faia (USA) Independent Fabrication
24 Todd Cassan (USA) NYC Velo
25 Jared Roy (USA) Vitamin Cottage
26 Brian Hludzinski (USA) Vitamin Cottage
27 John Verheul (USA) TIAA-CREF/Clif Bar
28 Dan Depaemelaere (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
29 Kris Thompson (USA)
30 Brian Maslach (USA) Spike
31 Todd Carver (USA)
32 Daniel Casper (USA) GrandStay Cycling Team
33 Gregory Keller (USA) Rocky Mounts/Izze Racing
34 Terry Wheeler (USA) Red Rocks Velo
35 Brian Hannon (USA) Sports Garage/Bach Builders
36 Craig Hiton (USA) Red Rocks Velo
37 Joel Cahalan (USA) The Hub Cycling League
38 Evan Adams (USA) HRS/Rock Lobster
39 Kirk Olson (USA) Alan Factory Team
40 Kris Thompson
41 Andy Phillips (USA) Subway/Peerless
42 Scott Forrest (USA)
43 John Meehan (USA) Iowa City Cycling Club
44 Carlos Mendigochea (USA) Kahala-La Grange Westwood
45 David Hueter (USA)
46 Dag Selander
47 Richard Sangalli (USA) Cal Giant Strawberries/Specialized
48 Darren Lee (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling
49 Michael O'donnell (USA) Absolute Bikes
50 Evan Wasserman (USA) Red Rocks Velo
51 Mike Bohn (USA)
52 Paul Schoening (USA) Alan Factory Team
53 Charles Mcdaniel (USA) Secret Henrys Team
54 Jamie Kilcoyne (USA)
55 Greg Shoffner Amgen
56 Sean Wittmer (USA)
57 Joe Sullivan (USA) Red Rocks Velo
58 Steve Peterson (USA)
59 Charlie Brown (USA) MOUNTAIN PEDALER
60 Emery Legg (USA) Pedal Pushers
61 Harold Stephenson (USA) HSDC
62 Russel Bollig (USA)
63 Jamie Ryan-White (USA)
64 David Schachte (USA) Union Velo
65 Greg Mueller (USA)
U-23
1 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory Cycling
2 Dan Neyens (USA) Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling
3 Bradford-Paris (USA) REDLINE FACTORY TEAM
4 Adam Mcgrath (USA) Team Maxxis
5 Jamey Driscoll (USA) FiordiFrutta Elite Cycling Team
6 Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Strawberries/Specialized
7 Morgan Schmitt (USA) Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling
8 Alex Howes (USA) TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR
9 Bjorn Selander (USA) Alan Factory Team
10 Taylor Kneuven (USA) Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
