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Mad Cross II - C2
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA, September 28, 2008
2007 Results Previous race
Page and Elliott double up in Wisconsin
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The second race of the Mad Cross Wisconsin weekend, the Jonathan Page Planet Bike Cup, had a familiar flavour to Saturday's opener. The elite men's race boasted a stacked field, with Jonathan Page (Planet Bike), Todd Wells (GT), Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale), Bjorn Selander (Ridley) and Troy Wells (Clif Bar) lining up for the race. Add to this three Swiss riders, a Canadian and riders from throughout the US and the racing was fast from the start.
Page, Johnson and the Wells brothers quickly got off the front of the field with Swiss rider Michael Muller (Planet Bike) chasing on his own. Page made three visits to the pits to swap bikes but found his way back to the group each time. However, when Johnson was forced to go into the pits Page and Todd Wells got a gap and the race turned into a two-man show.
The crowd, filled with local Planet Bike and GT employees as well as fans from throughout the Midwest, went crazy as Page and Wells matched each over the barriers and up the run up and through the twisty grass chicanes. With one lap to go it was any man's race as they headed up the last hill to the finishing straight. However, in the end Page had just that little bit more and took his second win of the weekend.
In the elite women's race Natasha Elliott (EMD Serono/Stevens) once again dominated the race and took an early lead that no one could challenge. Just behind her, Sarah Kerlin (HRS/Rock Lobster) was locked in a duel with junior national champion Anna Young (Planet Bike). Going into the last lap Young was on Kerlin's wheel and made a pass on the run-up. However, the experienced Kerlin bided her time and on the climb to the finish surged ahead to hold on to second place, with Young just behind in third.
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- Natasha Elliott (EMD Serono/Stevens) dominated proceedings
- Tim Johnson chased hard but couldn't come up with the win
- Jonathan Page made it two from two on Sunday in Wisconsin
- The La Londe brothers are distinctive with their plentiful tattoos
- The men's podium (l-r): Bjorn Selander, Troy Wells, Jonathan Page, Todd Wells and Michael Mueller
- Jonathan Page and Todd Wells enjoyed a ding-dong battle for the win
- The women's podium (l-r): Kathy Sherwin, Anna Young, Natasha Elliott, Sarah Kerlin and Devon Haskell
Results
Elite men 1 Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike 2 Todd Wells (USA) Gt 3 Troy Wells (USA) Team Clif Bar 4 Michael Mueller (Swi) Planet Bike 5 Bjorn Selander (USA) Ridley Factory Team 6 Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale 7 Mark Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike 8 Brian Matter (USA) Gear Grinder 9 Jesse Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike 10 Yves Corminboeuf (Swi) Team Scott-Sram-Pro Cycles 11 Adam Bergman (USA) Texas Roadhouse 12 Steve Tilford (USA) Trek Stores 13 Derrick St John (Can) Steven'S Cross 14 Steven Scholzen (USA) Iscorp 15 Matt Brandt (USA) Mesa Cycles 16 Josh Johnson (USA) Big Shark Racing 17 Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumendurance.Com 18 Brian Eppen (USA) Mercy-Specialized 19 Pat Lemieux (USA) Bianchi/Gp 20 Brian Conant (USA) The Pony Shop 21 Jordan Roessingh (USA) Iscorp Cycling Team/Nova Cycle Sports Foundation, Inc. 22 Benjamin Popper (USA) Hrs / Rock Lobster 23 Scott Mclaughlin (USA) Sram Factory Team 24 Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla Bicycles 25 Kyle Jacobson (USA) Nova/Is Corp 26 Casey McCauley (USA) Nova/Is Corp 27 Lance Niles (USA) Brones' Bike Shop/Rvcc 28 Bill Street (USA) Gear Grinder 29 Seth Eckert (USA) Gdvc 30 David Hackworthy (USA) Ridley 31 Spencer Haugh (USA) Grumpy'S/Lgr DNF Grant Berry (USA) Rocky Mtn Choc Factory DNF Guillame Dessibourg (Swi) Team Bmc-Teker DNF Isaac Neff (USA) Alderfer Bergen DNF Ryan Barthel (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory DNF Luca Lenzi (USA) Pony Shop Elite women 1 Natasha Elliott (Can) Emd Serono/Stevens 2 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Hrs/ Rock Lobster 3 Anna Young (USA) Planet Bike 4 Devon Haskell (USA) Pony Shop 5 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Velo Bella - Kona 6 Catherine Walberg (USA) Trek 7 Maria Stewart (USA) Velo Bella 8 Linda Sone (USA) Ridley Factory Team 9 Kristin Wentworth (USA) Planet Bike 10 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Nova-Iscorp 11 Holly Klug (USA) Killjoy 12 Corey Coogan (USA) Ridley Factory Team 13 Robin Williams (USA) Mercy-Specialized 14 Amanda Pischke (USA) Capitol Velo Club 15 Elicia Hildebrand (USA) Gear Grinder 16 Monique Karlen (USA) Team Kenda Tire 17 Whitney Kroll (USA) Cane Creek 18 Sydney Brown (USA) Midwest Trek/Sram (Cx) - Team Revolution (Road) DNF Rebecca Much (USA) Xxx Racing-Athletico
