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Microsoft Emerald City Cyclocross #7
Seattle, WA, November 16, 2003
By T. Coleman
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Rain and mud set the theme for round 7 of The Microsoft Emerald City Cyclocross Series at South SeaTac Park this Sunday. Racers and spectators alike were welcomed back to racing in Seattle with an epic November deluge that turned a traditionally dry, dusty course into thick-as-peanut butter, drive train destroying mud. The muddy conditions complimented the already challenging course that favored powerful riders, such as Kona's Ann and Dale Knapp. After a brief sabbatical from local racing, both of these NW cyclocross stars presented die hard cross fans with stellar performances!
Despite the wind, rain, and mud, a few hard-core fans remained throughout the day to enjoy the warm food and beverages in what has become a traditional spectator friendly cyclocross arena. Watching the noon time kid's race, or winning a six-pack of Red Hook seasonal ale in the raffle was enough to make you forget about those wet socks, even if only for a moment. Race day sponsor REI was also present to thank the top 10 volunteers that make the series possible with a $100 REI gift card - and they say cycling doesn't pay.
Juniors
Excitement in the Junior categories is certain to continue through to the end of the last race. In the Junior D category, it was another repeat finish with Ethan Mair across the line in first place, and JD Fette in a close second. Mair and Fette will start the next race tied for the series leader position. Paul Sales finished strong in third place, holding on to his third place overall position.
At the top of the Junior C category was Evan Schmidt with his second win of the season, putting him into fifth place overall. In a close second and third place it was Noah Buckley and Benny Swedberg respectively. Breaking the tie for first place, Noah moves ahead by a mere five points into the overall leader's position.
Just 2 Junior B racers braved the elements to race today. Joey Rogerson and Nathan Bannerman finished first and second respectively. Both of these riders have a strong grasp on the first and second overall positions, illustrating the importance of coming to all of the races!
At the top of the Junior A category, it was Collin Carbaush with his 4th win of the season. Devin Anderson finished second, allowing him to hold onto the series leader position, and Luke Brechward finished third, also holding onto third place overall.
Women
The finishes at the top of the women's C field shows how quickly points can change hands, and also show the value of consistently showing up to series races. Sarah Miller finished with her first win in her second race of the season. MJ Redman, also with her best finish of a very consistent season finished second, moving her into first place overall. Alynda Boursaw (UW Husky Racing) finished in a very strong third place, good enough to move her into third place overall.
Women's B series leader, Danielle Crandall, finished with her second win of the season, not too far in front of series rookie Christine Pachero, who finished second in her first race of the season. In third place, it was Kristen Smith, another consistently strong series finisher. She will also hold onto her second place position in the series.
In the Elite women's field, Ann Knapp (Kona) was first of the line like a cannon shot, and didn't stop to look back until she completely dropped her competitors after only one lap! Soon she started to pick her way through the Master's B field, which started 30 seconds in front of her. By the end of the race, Knapp finished in 4th place with the Master B men, and in first place for the elite women - a full three minutes in front of second place finisher and Canadian national cyclocross champion, Wendy Simms (Speed Cycles). Series leader, Ingrid Spies (ReCycled Cycles) was strong enough to hold on for third, keeping her series leader position in tact by 5 points over Kristi Berg. Once again, the battle for the series will come down to the last race.
Men
James Johnson cleaned up in the mud today, finishing strong in his second win of the season. Series leader, David Schmidt finished in a close second, keeping a tight grip on those leaders points. In third place it was James Birkenbuel - but he had to fight for it with Chris "Dobie" Dobrick hot on his tail, and almost taking him at the line. Dobie would have to settle for 4th place, despite his strong performance at the beginning of the race, and will hold onto his second place overall position.
In the master B field, it was Mike Hays across the line for his 4th win of the season. Close behind in second and third place, it was Dave Karman and David Cook respectively.
Coming on strong at the end of the season, Kyle Felmley walked away with his second consecutive will of the season in the killer B's field. Felmley moves up to 5th place overall, and is well within reach of a top three season finish, pending next weeks results. In second and third place it was series leader Troy White, and Galen Erickson respectively.
In the Master B field, it would be Norman Thibault across the line for his first win in his second race of the season. Joe Sales finished in a strong second after missing last week's race, and David Sullivan finished in third place, holding onto his extremely muddy third place series position.
In the master A field, it was a tight race for all of the top ten finishers. Top Philips slaged through the mud stronger than the rest to finish with his second consecutive first place finish, climbing into sixth place overall. Chad Berg was close behind in second, and will hold on to his position as series leader. Phil Oppenheimer crossed the line in third, moving him into third place overall.
Nothing like the return of Kona's Dale Knapp to his Northwest stomping grounds to throw the spank down on the competition! Knapp has been racing in the New England area for three weeks, and returned this week to put a stop to Russell Stevenson' s (Bianchi) spectacular winning streak. Stevenson was the first off the line, but only held that position before Knapp took control of the train halfway through the first lap. Knapp made his move, and soared off the front - powering through the thick slop and making the infamous "Thigh Master" run-up look suspiciously flat.
The fast pace set by Knapp caused the entire field to string out, and the conditions prevented a successful chase group from organizing. Knapp finished close to a minute and a half over second place Troy Heithecker (ReCycled) who was unable to shake Eric Atwood for the entire race. Atwood would have to settle for third place in a dramatic and sloppy sprint finish. Stevenson drifted all the way back to finish in place, but it would be good enough to hold onto his second place overall position.
Photography
Images by Hyun Lee
- Dale Knapp (Kona) on the attack
- The Killer B's clamber through the Microsoft Triple Barriers
- Dale Knapp leads Russel Stevenson through the triple barriers
- Troy Heithecker (Recycled Cycles) leads the chase
- Johnny Sundt (K2) chases up to Loren Hansen
- The Microsoft Triple Barriers became a bog during the course of the day
- Rob Campbell (the Valley) races Rick Feldman (Durance Cycleworks)
- Karen Amundson leads the Women Bs through the triple barriers
- Eric Atwood(Ritchey) chases up to Russel Stevenson (Bianchi)
- Johnny Sundt (K2) chases in 4th place with 5 laps to go
- Loren Hansen (Bianchi) leads Troy Heithecker (eventual 2nd place finisher) with Mark Hansen
- Matt Hill (Ti Cycles ) leads Steve Crosier and Toby Swanson
- Alex Andel (Broadmark Capital) chases with team-mate Rich McClung
- The muddy Microsoft Triple Barriers in Sunday's Emerald City Cross race at South Seatac
- Eventual second place Master finisher Chad Bergs sandwiched between Dan Norton and his Redline team-mate
- Troy Coleman with EA Cycles shows the strain
- Dale Knapp (Kona) blasts through the muddy trails s alone in he lead
- Troy Heithecker chases Dale in seond place
- Russel Stevenson fades to fourth place
- Loren Hansen chases in 6th place
- Mark Hansen tries to bridge up to big brother Loren
- Rick Feldman chases
- Matt Hill leads a small group
- Steve Williams (Recycled Cycles) shadowed by Rich McClung on his shiny new Giant TCX
- Alex Andel checks the gap on Rob Campbell
- Rob Campbell looking to bridge up to his former Broadmark team-mates
- Course Designer Pat Bentson encourages Chad Berg in second place in the Masters Race
- Steve Williams behind two Broadmark team-mates
- It's gonna be laundry night for a few guys tonight
- Johnny Sundt and Eric Atwood catch a lapped rider
- Dale Knapp leads through the barriers solo with 3 laps to go
- Johnny Sundt leads Eric Atwood through the Microsoft Barriers with 3 to go
- Loren Hansen leaps over the barriers with 3 to go
- Matt Hill and Steve Crosier slosh though the barriers
- Alex Andel heaves his bike over a bog of slimey mud
- Chad Berg (Bicyce Centers) splashes through the barriers
- Dale Knapp splashes through and gets the bell for 1 to go
- Dale Knapp rolls in for the win
- Eric Atwood concedes second place to a hard charging Troy Heithecker
- Jimmy Lyngwood (Recycled Cycles)
- The Redline Duo tackle the triple barriers
- South Seatac exhibited classic Pacic Northwest cross weather and mud
- Johnny Sundt (K2) rolls in for fifth
- Rich McClung screeches through the last turn
- Tom Phillips rolls in for the win in the Masters' race
Results
A Men 1 Dale Knapp 2 Troy Heithecker (Recycled) 3 Eric Atwood 4 Loren Hanson (Sammamish) 5 Johnny Sundt 6 Russell Stevenson 7 Mark Hanson (Issaquah) 8 John-Christian Flack 9 Ian Mackie 10 Toby Swanson 11 Matt Hill (Seattle) 12 Steve Crosier 13 Rob Cook 14 Rob Campbell (Olympia) 15 Richard McClung (Kirkland / Broadmark) 16 Richard Feldman 17 Steven Williams 18 Alex Andel 19 Pete Groblewski (Bellevue/EA ) 20 Ben Smith (Seattle) 21 Mark Young 22 Dan Neyens 23 Dale Plant 24 Jimmy Lingwood (Seattle/Recycled) 25 Matt Hayes 26 Nick Adsero (Enumclaw) 27 Keith Robinson 28 Severin Skolrod 29 Will Freeman 30 Seth Davis 31 Tim Ellis 32 David Fleischhauer 33 Mike Henry A Women 1 Anne Grande 2 Wendy Simms 3 Ingrid Spies 4 Kelly Jones 5 Kristi Berg (Marysville) 6 Maribeth Evezich 7 Lisa Given Master A 1 Tom Phillips (Seattle) 2 Chad Berg (Marysville) 3 Phil Oppenheimer (Snohomish) 4 Randy Iddings 5 Dan Norton 6 Randy Daniels 7 Todd Anderson 8 Doug Graver 9 Mike Rolcik 10 Pablo Espinosa (Seattle) 11 David Stonich (Seattle) 12 Troy Coleman 13 Andy Dahlstrom (Seattle) 14 Pat Weiler (Mpl Valley/REI) 15 Dave Pearson (NormandyPk) 16 Daniel Wynn 17 David Neubeck (Bellingham) 18 Thomas Mallard 19 Larry Smith Mstr Women 1 Wanda Howlett 2 Nicola Marr C Men 1 James Johnson 2 David Schmidt (Chimacum) 3 James Birkenbuel 4 Chris Dobrick 5 Chris Kutach 6 Dan Warren 7 David Wilton (Seattle) 8 Greg Valentin 9 David Shoultz (Tacoma) 10 John Randolph 11 LeRoi Smith 12 Brian Drye 13 Luke Duvall 14 Byron Amerson 15 Russ Berry 16 David Baker 17 Andrew Williams 18 Alan Adams (Seattle) 19 Shawn Pedersen 20 David Garccione 21 Trevor Korn 22 Doug Soho 23 Matt Soja 24 Keith Leavitt 25 Robert Foster 26 Mike Lisa 27 Phillip Meyer (Fed Way / Tailwind) 28 Dan Becraft 29 Steve Prager 30 James Leigh 31 Ting Lee 32 Nicholas MacDonald 33 Steve Crawford 34 Brian Tracy 35 Jay Juelis 36 Troy Taylor 37 Cosmic Miller 38 Carl Moczydlowsky 39 Chip Johnson 40 Nate Glissmager 41 mike strauss 42 Alex Rosh 43 Mike lemas C Mstr Men 1 Mike Hayes (Seattle) 2 Dave Karman 3 David Cook 4 David Scott (Centralia) 5 Douglas Carter (Shoreline) 6 Dan Davidson 7 Sam Jaagen 8 Brad Laesch 9 Don Duval 10 Don Perry (Seattle / Aurora CC) 11 Eric Rucker 12 Dan Byrne 13 Brian Volkert (Normandy) 14 Dan Conway 15 Steve Faull (Renton) 16 Bernie Hayden (Woodinville) 17 Roland Goeckel 18 Jim Hoch 19 Larry Morgan 20 Danial Perryman 21 Roy Tongue (Tukwila) 22 steve perry C Women 1 Sarah Miller 2 MJ Redman (Seattle) 3 Alynda Boursaw 4 Sirikit Valentin 5 Maria Arcorace 6 Susan Torgerson 7 Paige Beckley 8 Michele Patrick 9 Regina Brown 10 Kate Oliver 11 Lori Williams D Jr 1 Ethan Mair 2 JD Fette 3 Paul Sales (Yakima) 4 Tavish Tayor 5 Samuel Walters 6 Ryan Williams 7 Austin Clevenger 8 Trevor Tayor 9 Nolan Hayden (Woodinville) 10 Peter Weiler 11 Sean Williams 12 Casey McBreen 13 Avi Mahan C Jr 1 Evan Schmitt 2 Noah Buckley 3 Benny Swedberg 4 Zachary Johnson 5 Grant Boursaw 6 Johnathon Skeehan 7 Spencer Mahan 8 Lugiano Worl 9 Bryan Graven 10 Grady Weiler A Jr 1 Collin Carbaush 2 Devin Anderson 3 Luke Brechward (Olympia) 4 Tyler Given (Mercer Is.) 5 Mike Wentz 6 matt husley 7 Walker Duval 8 Steven Skeehan (Tacoma) B Jr 1 Joey Rogerson 2 Nathan Bannerman B Men 1 Kyle Felmley 2 Troy White 3 Gallen Erickson 4 Isaas Gmazel 5 J. Fluckiger 6 Mark Howlett 7 Matt Gossage 8 sean howie 9 Glenn Soja (Seattle) 10 Chris Johns 11 Matt Cary (Seattle) 12 Sean Conto (Lkwood / JF2) 13 Inti Hughes 14 Ed Harley 15 Chad Willems 16 Lance Simanek (Renton) 17 Pat Tongue (Tacoma) 18 Jose Ramirez 19 james loetterle 20 nick brown 21 marc beadreau 22 JJ Ecker 23 Mark Beardreau 24 Marco DeSimone (Mercer Is) 25 david karman B Women 1 Danielle Crandall 2 christine pachero 3 Kristin Smith 4 Susan Ashlock 5 Holly Walker 6 karen amundson 7 Robyn Embrey 8 Anne Marie Kessler 9 Taylor Boglioli 10 Leana Gerrard 11 debra preller 12 maria jensen 13 Paula Schmitz 14 diana spring Single Spd 1 Jesse Carbaugh 2 Adam Van Dyke 3 Alex Wilson 4 Adrian Hegyvary 5 Mike Wellborn 6 Ed Husted (Olympia) 7 Dennis Rose (Seattle) 8 Tim Otway B Mstr Men 1 Norman Thibault 2 Joe Sales (Yakima) 3 David Sullivan 4 Nathan Kiger 5 Glen Conley 6 Mike Jancola 7 Mike Albright 8 Bradley Marquardt 9 Paul Weiner 10 Brian Wentz (Olympia) 11 Gabe Hajiani 12 Dave Reed 13 Andrew Novikoff 14 Brian Vickers 15 aaron turner 16 Jim Clevenger (Bellingham) 17 Justin Harman (Bothell) 18 Brad Collins 19 duke anderson 20 Corey Piket 21 Jim Knapik 22 Hahn Rossman (Seattle) 23 Tom Popowski 24 Tom Sowards 25 Dave Stanton 26 mike doherty 27 Jeff Evans (Tacoma) 28 Pete Brunner 29 James Wagner 30 Kent Wienker 31 Patrick Guthrie 32 Brett Larson (Pt. Townsend) 33 Ken Embrey 34 David McCormick (Henderson NV) 35 Mark Kunnecke (Everett) 36 Hyun Lee 37 Brian Volkert 38 David Graves (Seattle) Series Points (includes only today's competitors) A Men 1 Mark Hanson (Issaquah) 575 pts 2 Russell Stevenson 569 3 John-Christian Flack 558 4 Steven Williams 535 5 Troy Heithecker (Recycled) 530 6 Rob Campbell (Olympia) 529 7 Eric Atwood 525 8 Loren Hanson (Sammamish) 503 9 Matt Hill (Seattle) 479 10 Richard McClung (Kirkland / Broadmark) 461 12 Dale Plant 414 13 Ben Smith (Seattle) 388 14 Jimmy Lingwood (Seattle/Recycled) 387 15 Nick Adsero (Enumclaw) 377 17 Mike Henry 345 18 David Fleischhauer 343 19 Pete Groblewski (Bellevue/EA ) 340 22 Dale Knapp 295 24 Dan Neyens 277 25 Johnny Sundt 264 26 Matt Hayes 253 27 Will Freeman 252 28 Ian Mackie 239 29 Rob Cook 234 29 Seth Davis 234 34 Richard Feldman 158 35 Toby Swanson 149 36 Steve Crosier 145 37 Alex Andel 142 39 Mark Young 134 41 Tim Ellis 132 42 Severin Skolrod 128 44 Keith Robinson 123 A Women 1 Ingrid Spies 642 pts 2 Kristi Berg (Marysville) 637 3 Kelly Jones 509 4 Maribeth Evezich 504 5 Anne Grande 395 8 Lisa Given 248 9 Wendy Simms 195 Master A 1 Chad Berg (Marysville) 609 pts 2 Randy Daniels 589 3 Phil Oppenheimer (Snohomish) 581 4 Andy Dahlstrom (Seattle) 567 5 Mike Rolcik 540 6 Tom Phillips (Seattle) 518 7 Randy Iddings 516 7 Dan Norton 516 9 Dave Pearson (NormandyPk) 499 10 Todd Anderson 427 11 Troy Coleman 418 12 David Stonich (Seattle) 410 13 Pat Weiler (Mpl Valley/REI) 403 14 Pablo Espinosa (Seattle) 355 16 Doug Graver 353 21 Daniel Wynn 320 25 David Neubeck (Bellingham) 299 46 Thomas Mallard 70 53 Larry Smith 59 Mstr Women 1 Wanda Howlett 595 pts 3 Nicola Marr 195 C Men 1 David Schmidt (Chimacum) 649 pts 2 Chris Dobrick 631 3 James Johnson 616 4 Chris Kutach 571 5 David Wilton (Seattle) 559 6 John Randolph 510 7 Dan Warren 499 8 Shawn Pedersen 486 9 Brian Drye 472 10 Greg Valentin 468 12 James Birkenbuel 457 13 David Shoultz (Tacoma) 441 14 Alan Adams (Seattle) 438 15 David Garccione 434 16 LeRoi Smith 430 17 Nicholas MacDonald 394 18 Robert Foster 364 19 Steve Prager 348 20 Phillip Meyer (Fed Way / Tailwind) 346 21 Steve Crawford 305 22 Trevor Korn 302 24 David Baker 281 25 Carl Moczydlowsky 279 28 Matt Soja 265 29 Andrew Williams 249 30 Keith Leavitt 231 32 Ting Lee 225 33 Nate Glissmager 223 34 James Leigh 219 36 Luke Duvall 206 38 Chip Johnson 195 41 Brian Tracy 174 44 Mike Lisa 126 60 Byron Amerson 74 62 Russ Berry 73 67 Doug Soho 66 74 Dan Becraft 60 80 Jay Juelis 53 82 Troy Taylor 52 85 Cosmic Miller 51 89 mike strauss 47 90 Alex Rosh 46 103 Mike lemas C Mstr Men 1 David Scott (Centralia) 607 pts 2 Dan Davidson 598 3 Douglas Carter (Shoreline) 505 4 Don Perry (Seattle / Aurora CC) 494 5 Mike Hayes (Seattle) 490 6 Brian Volkert (Normandy) 465 7 Steve Faull (Renton) 451 8 Sam Jaagen 432 9 Roy Tongue (Tukwila) 417 10 David Cook 375 11 Bernie Hayden (Woodinville) 368 12 Roland Goeckel 365 13 Larry Morgan 352 17 Brad Laesch 244 18 Don Duval 240 19 Dan Conway 228 21 Dave Karman 195 24 Dan Byrne 156 26 Eric Rucker 155 28 Jim Hoch 144 29 Danial Perryman 137 37 steve perry 66 C Women 1 MJ Redman (Seattle) 510 pts 3 Alynda Boursaw 417 5 Sirikit Valentin 333 7 Paige Beckley 317 8 Susan Torgerson 312 13 Regina Brown 231 14 Kate Oliver 230 15 Sarah Miller 188 21 Lori Williams 153 32 Maria Arcorace 86 36 Michele Patrick 80 D Jr 1 Ethan Mair 680 pts 1 JD Fette 680 3 Paul Sales (Yakima) 545 3 Avi Mahan 545 5 Samuel Walters 520 6 Nolan Hayden (Woodinville) 491 8 Peter Weiler 400 9 Sean Williams 398 10 Austin Clevenger 344 11 Casey McBreen 324 12 Ryan Williams 250 13 Tavish Tayor 179 14 Trevor Tayor 165 C Jr 1 Noah Buckley 633 pts 2 Benny Swedberg 628 3 Grant Boursaw 613 4 Johnathon Skeehan 573 5 Evan Schmitt 568 6 Spencer Mahan 548 7 Lugiano Worl 531 9 Grady Weiler 467 10 Zachary Johnson 420 12 Bryan Graven 394 A Jr 1 Devin Anderson 635 pts 2 Tyler Given (Mercer Is.) 620 3 Luke Brechward (Olympia) 600 4 Collin Carbaush 583 5 Mike Wentz 500 6 Steven Skeehan (Tacoma) 317 11 Walker Duval 242 14 matt husley 84 B Jr 1 Joey Rogerson 675 pts 2 Nathan Bannerman 480 B Men 1 Troy White 591 pts 2 Jose Ramirez 537 3 Chris Johns 533 4 Pat Tongue (Tacoma) 526 5 Kyle Felmley 519 7 JJ Ecker 469 9 Lance Simanek (Renton) 468 10 Glenn Soja (Seattle) 464 11 Sean Conto (Lkwood / JF2) 445 12 Matt Gossage 388 13 Chad Willems 376 14 Gallen Erickson 354 15 Isaas Gmazel 343 15 Marco DeSimone (Mercer Is) 343 17 Matt Cary (Seattle) 300 21 Mark Beardreau 251 22 Mark Howlett 244 27 J. Fluckiger 170 31 Ed Harley 143 43 sean howie 80 46 Inti Hughes 75 53 james loetterle 70 57 nick brown 68 60 marc beadreau 67 75 david karman 1 B Women 1 Danielle Crandall 670 pts 2 Kristin Smith 612 3 Robyn Embrey 588 4 Holly Walker 539 5 Paula Schmitz 452 11 Anne Marie Kessler 233 14 Susan Ashlock 167 17 Taylor Boglioli 156 19 Leana Gerrard 153 21 christine pachero 95 23 karen amundson 84 31 debra preller 77 32 maria jensen 76 36 diana spring 1 Single Spd 1 Adam Van Dyke 653 pts 2 Adrian Hegyvary 598 3 Ed Husted (Olympia) 516 4 Jesse Carbaugh 490 5 Tim Otway 478 6 Alex Wilson 453 7 Dennis Rose (Seattle) 410 11 Mike Wellborn 166 B Mstr Men 1 Bradley Marquardt 631 pts 2 Nathan Kiger 614 3 David Sullivan 587 4 Joe Sales (Yakima) 565 5 Brian Wentz (Olympia) 559 6 Brad Collins 480 7 Andrew Novikoff 479 8 Brian Vickers 477 9 Dave Reed 472 10 Mike Albright 471 11 Mike Jancola 460 11 Justin Harman (Bothell) 460 11 James Wagner 460 14 Glen Conley 435 14 Hahn Rossman (Seattle) 435 16 Pete Brunner 421 17 Dave Stanton 405 17 Ken Embrey 405 20 Jeff Evans (Tacoma) 363 22 Gabe Hajiani 353 23 Jim Clevenger (Bellingham) 338 24 Mark Kunnecke (Everett) 337 25 Jim Knapik 336 26 Brett Larson (Pt. Townsend) 327 27 Tom Sowards 317 30 David McCormick (Henderson NV) 292 32 David Graves (Seattle) 253 34 Hyun Lee 233 35 Paul Weiner 230 38 Norman Thibault 190 39 Tom Popowski 188 42 Patrick Guthrie 167 46 Kent Wienker 148 49 Brian Volkert 134 51 Corey Piket 130 69 aaron turner 73 72 duke anderson 69 76 mike doherty 62
