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Downeast Cyclo-cross/Verge NECCS #2 - C2
New Gloucester, Maine, USA, October 16, 2006
Johnson and Bessette double up in New Gloucester
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The first couple of New England cyclocross swept the top of the podium for the weekend with wins in the Elite Women's and Men's races on day two of the Downeast Cyclocross, round #2 of the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series.
Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) was well warmed and ready to go for the women's race after having competed in the men's B race just beforehand. After the start and the first tour in the woods, she and Katerina Nash (Luna) renewed their battles from yesterday in the front of the field with the rest of the riders left to chase. Unlike yesterday however, Bessette could not get rid of Nash, as the two battled back and forth throughout the race. Bessette was in this position last weekend at Gloucester, when she was beaten by Georgia Gould after leading her the entire race.
Bessette dared Nash to take the front and dictate the pace. The tactic almost backfired as Nash got a last minute gap the last lap in the woods, but Bessette closed quickly in the pit area and eventually stayed the course to the finish, where she topped the mountain bike rider on the sprint finish and took her second win on the weekend. Behind the lead pair was an equal battle between Mackenzie Dickey and Mo Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrications). The two stayed put until the finish sprint where Dickey's sprinting ability got the best of Bruno and she took the final spot on the podium.
“I learned every lap where I had to be faster,” said Bessette. “I had to be first into the last corner in order to win the sprint. Katerina was fast on the technical downhill but I stayed with her and got ahead to lead out the sprint, it worked out great.”
The men's race was dictated by Tim Johnson (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com) early and his torrid pace ripped the front of the field apart on lap two, leaving a group of three: Johnson, Mark McCormack (Clif Bar), and Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) at the front. But as the laps wore on Johnson just walked away from the group, using his downhill skills he dropped Powers and eventually McCormack to finish alone again and cap a statement weekend.
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“I noticed I was going faster than Mark on the long descent so that’s where I figured I could get away. Going into two-to-go I dropped the hammer going into the technical downhill,” said Johnson.
While the top three was settled, the following groups were anything but, as the U-23 race resembled a yo-yo, bouncing and snapping back and forth with riders going back and forth. Series leader Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar) had a bad start and that left Jamey Driscoll (Fiordifrutta) in first (and 5th overall) and in position to take the series lead. But Driscoll suffered a series of flats in the middle of the race, allowing the Northwest contingent of Dan Neyens (Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling) and Morgan Schmitt (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling) to assume control of the U-23 race. Meanwhile a resurgent Anthony rebounded and blew by Driscoll, Toby Marzot (CL Noonan/Coast to Coast), and Will Dugan (BCA/Tosk) to grab the final U-23 podium spot and retain his overall lead by a hair over Schmitt.
The Verge New England Championship Cyclocross Series resumes in three weeks in the Nutmeg State as round 3 will be held at the Winding Trails Recreational Area in Farmington, Connecticut with the 8th Annual Chainbiter 8.0.
Photography
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Images by Chris Gardner/www.cadencephoto.com
- Lyne Bessette warms up in the Men’s B race.
- Tim Johnson prerides through the foliage.
- The women’s Elite field dips into the mud.
- Mo Bruno Roy alongside McKenzie Dickey early on.
- Katerina Nash and Lyne Bessette take another turn at the turmac.
- Nash leading Bessette up the hill.
- Jeremy Powers won fans with his bike handling skills.
- Tim Johnson working alone.
- USA U23 Mountain Biker Andrew Freye hurdles his way towards becoming the Maine State Cyclocross Champion.
- Another one in the books for Johnson.
- Mark McCormack is all business as he approaches the finish.
- Andrew Freye receives some local love.
- Farewell to a great weekend in Maine.
Results
Elite men 1 Tim Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.Com) 55.33 2 Mark McCormack (Clif Bar) 1.02 3 Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) 1.17 4 Matt White (Fiordifrutta Elite Cycling Team) 1.57 5 Christopher Jones (Targettraining) 2.14 6 Adam Myerson (Nerac/ Outdoorlights.Com Pro Cycling) 2.03 7 Dan Neyens (Hagens-Berman Llp Cycling) 8 Matthew O'Keefe (Ccb/Volkswagon) 2.49 9 Morgan Schmitt (Hagens-Berman Llp Cycling) 10 Matt Kraus (Alan Factory Team) 2.57 11 Jesse Anthony (Cif Bar) 12 Justin Spinelli (Rgm Watches - Richard Sachs - Rex Chiu) 3.11 13 Jonny Sundt (Hagens-Berman Llp Cycling) 3.32 14 Charles Marzot (Cl Noonan/ Coast To Coast/ Kam) 15 William Dugan (Bca/Vomax) 3.42 16 Ian Mackie (Bri Cycling) 17 joshua snead (Rhs/Rock Lobster) 4.17 18 Josh Dillon (Fiordifrutta) 4.35 19 David Wyandt (Hrs-Rocklobster) 4.37 20 Jamey Driscoll (Fiordifrutta Elite Cycling Team) 4.45 21 Robbie King (Priority Health) 22 Shawn Milne (Fiordifrutta Elite Cycling Team) 5.15 23 Andrew Freye (Bikeman.Com/Salsa Cycles) 5.19 24 Art O'Connor 5.24 25 Brett Racine (Bliss Racing) 5.35 26 Morgan MacLeod (Mechanical Services/Cyclemania) 5.55 27 Alec Donahue (Joe's Garage/Reynold's Composites) 6.05 28 Ward Solar (Verge Sport/ Test Pilot) 6.26 29 Noah Taylor (Rgm Watches-Richard Sachs -Rex Chiu) 6.50 30 Ryan LaRocque (Team Bike Alley) Relegated 31 Jason White (Ata Cycle / Giant) Lapped riders 32 Daniel Coady (Ncc / Bikereg.Com) 33 Dan Cassidy (Ccb/Volkswagon) 34 David Gagnon (Opus) 35 Alex Whitmore (Harriscycleryracing.Com) 36 Dylan O'Sullivan (Team Bike Alley) 37 Peter Rubijono (Harriscycleryracing.Com) 38 Brian Hayes (Rgm Watches - Richard Sachs - Rex Chiu) 39 Matt DeMeis (Bikeman.Com) 40 John Burns (Bikeman.Com) 41 Ryan Fleming (Alan Factory Cyclocross Team) 42 Adam Sullivan (Caster's Majik Coffee P/B Apex Tech Group) 43 Patrick Walsh (Ccb/Volkswagon) 44 Colt McElwaine (Kona) 45 Steve Wallace 46 Kevin Wolfson (Cl Noonan/ Coast To Coast/ Kam) Elite women 1 Lyne bessette (Cyclocrossworld.Com) 35.23 2 Katerina Nash (Luna Women's Mtb Team) 3 Mackenzie dickey 1.00 4 Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrication) 5 Christine Vardaros (Lotto Belisol Ladiesteam) 1.24 6 Melissa Thomas (Team Maxxis) 1.52 7 Amy Wallace (Richard Sachs Rex Chiu Rgm Watches) 2.42 8 Rebecca Wellons (Gearworks/Spin Arts Cycling) 2.59 9 Allie Kenzer (Team International Bike/Nerac) 3.21 10 Stephanie White (Velo Bella-Kona) 3.39 11 Pauline Frascone (Independent Fabrication/Kempner) 3.46 12 Melody Chase (Nhcc - Rhino Bikeworks) 13 Rhonda Morin (Pvc/ Cyclemania) 4.04 14 Marci Titus Hall (Desalvo Cycles) 4.12 15 Heidi von Teitenberg (C3/Adg/Joe's) 16 Anna Milkowski (Velo Bella-Kona) 4.41 17 Perri Mertens (Harris Cyclery/Igleheart ) 4.52 18 Callie McDowell (Velo Bella-Kona ) 4.57 19 Megan Bilodeau (Ncc - Bikereg.Com) 5.00 20 Celeste Drumm (Fts/Dave's Bike Shop) 5.43 21 Kathy Sarvary (Mid State Cycling Club) 6.33 22 Susan MacLean (Gear Works/Spin Arts Cycling Team) 7.13 Men B 1 Stephen Weller (Cycle-Smart) 16.52 2 Sean O'Rourke (Sibex Sports / Tnmracing.Net ) 3 Damien Colfer (Mechanical Services/Cycle Mania ) 4 Andrew Boone (Sibex Sports / Tnmracing.Net ) 0.46 5 Joshua Lipka (Bca/Vomax ) 1.04 6 Colin Jaskiewicz (Uvm Cycling ) 1.14 7 Jeremy Dunn (Harris Cyclery/Igleheart Frames ) 8 Gary Douville (Nebc/Cycle Loft ) 1.30 9 dan langlois (Circleacyclocross ) 10 Ryan Rumsey (Bikeman.Com ) 11 Brian Keegan (Noreast/Alternative Wheels ) 1.44 12 Ryan Kelly (Unh Cycling/Team 201A ) 13 Jamie Pelletier (Ncc/Bikereg.Com ) 14 Scott Dolmat-Connell (Uvm Cycling ) 2.08 15 Steven Morse (Bikeman.Com ) 2.16 16 Lynn Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.Com ) 2.25 17 Joshua Austin (201A ) 18 PETE SMITH (Essex County Velo ) 19 chris worden (Watchung Wheelmen/Highgear Cyclery ) 20 Ron Colavolpe (Portland Velo Club/Cyclemania ) 21 Luke Krisch (Independent Fabrication ) 22 Jerry Hughes (Bikeman.Com ) 2.59 23 Kirk Turner 3.12 24 scott brooks (Nebc/Cycle Loft ) 25 keith button (Noreast Cycling ) 3.22 26 Matthew Budd (Bikeworks ) 27 ryan littlefield (Filth ) 3.35 28 Wade Hess (Team Beacon ) 3.57 29 Mike Magur 30 David Baxter (Casters/Majik Coffee P/B Apex Technology ) 4.08 31 Justin Ziemba (Team International Bike/Nerac ) 32 C Todd Lombardo (Team International Bike/Nerac ) 4.10 33 Greg Hillson (Amgen/Stratham Hill Bicycle ) 4.18 34 Robert Poole (Bikebarnracing.Com ) 35 Roy Van Cleef (Nebc/Cycleloft ) 36 Kyle Smith (Alan Factory Team ) 4.52 37 Shane Mulrooney (Velo Europa Cyfac ) 38 Donald Snoop Jr (Verge Sport/ Test Pilot ) 5.01 39 Colin H. Murphy (Essex County Velo ) 5.08 40 Erik Osborn (Bikeman.Com ) 41 Zach Magoon (Bikeman ) 42 Timothy Stanley 5.21 43 Leyton Murray (Deno's Wonder Wheel ) 5.41 44 Mclellan Sol (North Atlantic Velo ) 5.45 45 Brian Walburn 5.49 46 Chuck Nguyen (Bikeman.Com ) 6.08 47 Steve Frothingham (Ccb - Vw ) 6.29 48 Richard Brown (Noreast Cycling ) 6.35 49 michael harney (Caster's/Majik Coffee P/B Apex Tech Group ) 6.44 50 David Chiu (Nebc/Cycleloft ) 51 Gary S. Keblish (Cycle-Smart, Inc. ) 6.54 52 Eric Wemhoff (Nebc/Cycle Loft ) 0.08 53 Corey Masson (Tnmracing.Net ) 3.08 54 Zachary Sager (Bikeman ) 14.08 55 C. Greg Robidoux (Team International Bike/Nerac ) One lap behind 57 Niehoff Southern Maine Cycling Club 58 Nicholson TNMracing.net 59 Wirtanen harriscycleryracing.com U19 juniors 1 Luke Keough (Cl Noonan/ Coast To Coast/ Kam ) 9.36 2 Nicholas Keough (Cl Noonan/ Coast To Coast/ Kam ) 3 Jerome Townsend (Alan ) 0.17 4 Ethan Gilmour (K2 Bike Coyote Hill ) 0.40 5 Gavin Mannion (Ccb/Volkswagen ) 0.47 6 Robert Schmidt (Cbrc ) 1.53 7 brad perley (Trek/Cape-Able Bikes ) 8 Ryan Barlow (Alan ) 3.49 9 Steve Simmonds (Smcc ) 4.45 10 Colin Huston (Smcc ) 5.28 11 Jesse Keough (Cl Noonan/ Coast To Coast/ Kam ) Cub juniors 1 Curtis White (Cbrc/Capital Bicycle Racing Club ) 20.08 2 Tommy Goguen (Union Velo ) 1.12 3 Peter Goguen (Union Velo ) 1.45 4 Jarred Reuter (Rt-44 Velo/Silver City ) 2.03 5 Nate Morse (Bikelink/Mbrc ) 2.46 6 Genevieve Beaudon (Smcc ) 8.26 Women B 1 Rebecca Menke (Team International Bike/Nerac ) 9.53 2 Hannah Kirshner (The Hub/Circle-A ) 0.23 3 Jennifer Stebbins (Dartmouth College Cycling ) 4 Linnea Koons 0.30 5 Alex Jospe (Colby Alum ) 0.38 6 Hanna Walton (Fts ) 2.12 7 Heidi Wakeman (Team Harborside Cycle ) 2.29 8 Cathy Rowell (Nebc/Cycleloft ) 3.14 9 Steph Chase (Portland Velo ) 4.28 10 Samantha Barlow (Cuevas ) 6.38 11 Elizabeth Liguori (Watchung Wheelmen ) 7.07 12 Kerry Combs (Independent Fabrication ) 7.11 13 Jennifer Muto 8.14 One lap behind 14 Stacey Luoma 15 Julie Lockhart (Nebc/Cycle Loft ) 16 Meghan Opuda Masters men 35+, 45+ 1 Pascal Bussières (Biogen Idec Auberge La Goéliche) 47.30 2 michael yozell (Fort Factory Team) 3 Jonny Bold (Corner Cycle) 4 Sean Groom (Squadra Coppi/Im Saab) 5 Troy Fenderson (Boston Scientific Cycling) 0.14 6 sam morse (Bicycle Link/Mbrc) 0.49 7 Mark Gunsalus (Bikebarnracing.Com) 8 Kevin Hines (Gear Works / Spin Arts) 1.09 9 Alan Starrett (Bikeman.Com) 1.29 10 keith gauvin (Benidorm Bikes) 1.35 11 John Meerse (Hurricane Mountain Multisport) 1.53 12 Todd Waters (Union Velo) 2.16 13 stephan marcoux (Louis Garneau/Ski Velo) 2.28 14 Christopher Long (Independent Fabrication/Gotham) 15 John Mosher (Bicycle Link/Mbrc) 16 Greg Ferguson (Fort Factory Team) 17 Christopher Burke (Providence Velo) 18 Nathan McHugh (Simple Green/Volvo) 19 Todd Wheelden (Aegis/Kennebec Bike & Ski) 20 jeffrey molongoski (Cyclonauts) 3.17 21 Tim Groesbeck (Ccb) 3.26 22 daniel gagliarde (Mtbmind.Com) 23 paul lynch (Bicyclelink/Mbrc) 3.48 24 David Belknap (Bicycle Link/Mbrc) 25 Arik Jon Holm (Union Velo) 3.54 26 Mike Rowell (Nebc/Cycleloft) 4.09 27 Micheal Bernard (Gear Works / Spin Arts) 4.38 28 eric marro (Bob/Skofield Builders) 4.47 29 kenny Shardlow (Afd/Osvc) 30 Gray Eldridge (Corner Cycle) 5.06 31 Aaron Millett (Essex County Velo - Mcra) 5.12 32 Steven Kane (Byron Lake) 5.23 33 David Fredrickson 5.31 34 Paul Nyberg (Horst-Benidorm-Property Research Corp.) 5.42 35 Jan Wiejak (Verge Sport/Test Pilot) 6.04 36 john buser (Putney/Westhill) 37 Micheal Hartley (Midcoast Velo) 6.44 38 Dave Barr (Fitchburg Cycling Club) 6.48 39 Timothy Shea (Bob / Skofield Builders) 7.10 40 Andrew Durham (Ccb/Volkswagon) 7.19 41 Bruce Bell (Gmbc/Catamount) 7.26 42 Brian Bigelow (Bob/Skofield Builders) 7.19 43 Paul Niehoff (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 7.37 44 George Benington (Linscott Real Estate Racing) 8.25 45 John Grenier (Bob) 46 Richard Perotti (Ccb/Volkswagon) 47 Geoff Sullivan (Eastern Bloc Cycling Club) 48 David Leedberg (Gearworks / Spin Arts) 49 Carl Ring (Nhcc/ Team Nh) Men C 1 James Newton (Nerac.Com / International Bike Centers ) 36.47 2 Kevin Cummisford (Boston Road Club ) 0.20 3 Andrew Deke (Portland Velo Club ) 0.29 4 Nathaniel Smith (Linscott Real Estate Racing ) 0.44 5 Matthew Reynolds (Healthquest/Northern Lights ) 0.55 6 Justin Cox 1.21 7 Oscar Jimenez (Nebc/Cycleloft ) 1.34 8 Colin Reuter 1.53 9 Brendan Gallivan (Gallivan Corporation/Cbrc ) 1.56 10 Brett Durham (Rino Bikes ) 2.04 11 Spike McLaughlin (Cox Communications Cycling Team ) 12 chris northcott (Putney/West Hill ) 2.20 13 Justin Roth (Harris Cyclery ) 2.24 14 Tom Buttner 2.37 15 Manny Goguen (Union Velo ) 2.50 16 john wilde (Harvard U Cycling ) 2.53 17 Sven Cohse (Essex County Velo ) 18 zachary jones 2.59 19 Skip Salo 3.07 20 Yasushi Katsumi (Hupunited ) 3.45 21 Steven Godbey (Maine Cycling Club ) 3.57 22 David Loszewski (B.O.B. Cycling ) 4.01 23 Brian Hoene (Chesire Cycle - Epic Velo ) 24 Seth Chenard (Filfth ) 25 Theodore Essenfeld (Us Navy ) 5.12 26 Terry Cowman (Essex County Velo - Mcra ) 5.32 27 Charles Goldman (Portland Velo Club ) 28 Matthew Swan (Healthquest/Northern Lights ) 5.41 29 Eric Martin (Quadcycles/Arlington Bicycle Club ) 6.15 30 Marc D'Amour (Maine Cycling Club ) 6.17 31 David Shedd (Smcc ) 6.39 32 john torrey (Go Daddy Go ) 6.58 33 Lee Strout (Maine Cycling Club ) 8.04 34 Matthew Juros (Essex County Velo ) 8.12 One lap behind 36 Clifton Valarose (Epic Velo \ Cheshire Cycle ) 37 Drew Procyk (Mystic Velo ) 38 David Hallowes 39 gary lavigne (Southern Maine Cycling Club ) 40 Kenneth Han Masters B 35+, 45+ 1 Harry Stover (Bikebarn Racing) 13.51 2 michael keough (Cornercyclecyclingclub) 0.23 3 kevin callahan (Bicycle Link/Mbrc) 0.37 4 Mike Troisi (Gear Works) 0.52 5 wayne barlow (Coyote Hill) 1.22 6 Stephen Frothingham (Ccb/Volkswagen) 1.28 7 chip baker (Sycip Racing) 1.35 8 Daniel Russell (Bicycle Link/Mbrc) 9 Jeff Brannen 10 Bill Doonan (Nebc/Cycleloft) 1.55 11 Stuart Boyd (Essex County Velo) 12 coley bryan (Harborside Cycle) 2.00 13 Ned Connell (Putney/West Hill) 2.03 14 John Laupheimer (Nebc/Cycleloft) 2.14 15 Phil Brubaker (Putney/West Hill) 2.21 16 Don Seib (Nebc/Cycleloft) 2.27 17 Derek Griggs (Recycled Sports) 2.31 18 Todd Savage (Minuteman Road Club) 2.34 19 erik weisenburger 2.44 20 Myron Whipkey 2.49 21 robert tutwiler (Noreast Cycling) 2.53 22 Tim Corcoran (Smcc) 23 Stuart Beaulieu (Essex County Velo) 24 Michael Olbrys (Minuteman Road Club) 25 Jeff Dixon (Smcc) 4.35 26 Tim Savage (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 6.44 One lap behind 27 Jack Chapman (Nault's Cyclery/Naults.Com) Masters 55+ 1 David Rath (Gmbc/Catamount ) 38.03 2 Bannister Phillip (Putney/West Hill ) 1.23 3 Joe Hepp (Southern Maine Cycling Club ) 5.23 4 jim quinn (The Bicycle Link ) 6.22 5 Dan Tieger (Essex County Velo ) One lap behind 6 Jim Dowling (Maine Cycling Club/Rainbow ) 7 William Turner 8 Herbert Bates (Naults.Com ) 9 russell brooks (Naults Cyclery/Naults.Com )
