Cannondale / Stumptown Cross Grand Prix - C1

Portland, Oregon, USA, October 9, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

Photography

Italian champion Daniele Pontoni
Photo ©: Mitch Clinton

Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com

The start of the Elite Men's race
Slip sliding away into the turns.
This rider does it a little more gracefully.
Italian champion Daniele Pontoni still looking very clean early in the race.
Brent Prenzlow has his sights set further up the road.
Mud, glorious mud.
Daniele Pontoni takes to the front and maintains his lead.
A US Armed Forces rider concentrates on his speed on a rare bit of solid road.
Daniele Pontoni, far muddier than previously, rides the final laps in the mud bog that most riders would run through.

Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/www.abbiorca.com

The Alpenrose velodrome had riders going in many directions.
The men B's on the run-up.
Elite Women start.
Ann Knapp.
Charles Marzot (Corner Cycle), second in the Juniors.
Sarah Kerlin.
All eyes on the mud for this TIAA-CREF rider.
Ann Knapp (Kona), winner of the Women's Elite category.
Gina Hall (Missing Link/Bianchi).
Braden Kappins (TIAA CREF/Clif Bar), Juniors' winner.
The juniors podium - Marzot, Kappins, Lane.
The top three elite women celebrate.
The Master's 35 plus race gets underway with Maile and D'Alusio leading.
Chris D'Aluisio (Specialized).
The Elite Men's start - (L to R) Gullickson, Pontoni (obscured), Jacques-Maynes, Anthony and Kabush.
Maxxis and Kona elite men on the run-up.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite), winner of the Elite Men's category.
Decker leads Gullickson at this point.
Marc Gullickson (Redline), second place.
Jesse Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com), first U23.
Daniele Pontoni salutes the Stumptown Alpenrose crowd.
Winner Daniele Pontoni, caked in mud and arms akimbo.
The U23 podium - White, Anthony and Grabowski.
Pontoni gives a cheeky smile after delivering a little more than a peck on the cheek.
The Elie Men's podium - Gullickson, Pontoni and Decker.
Cross Crusade's Brian Witty and Brad Ross at the end of a long day.

Images by Anthony Smith/http://turbo.orthonormal.net/

Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Giant) and Barry Wicks (Kona) lead Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) through the Alpenrose Velodrome infield early in the race.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) hits the run-up for the first time after taking the race lead.
Kabush and Wicks chase Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) up the runup.
Andy Jacques-Maynes (Specialized) and Carl Decker (Giant Pearl Izumi) follow close behind the leaders early in the race.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) looking calm and smooth riding on the velodrome apron.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) prepares to exit the infield as Kabush, Wicks, Jacques-Maynes and Decker are entering.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) riding entirely within himself while building a massive lead.
Oregon rider Barry Wicks (Kona) riding with intensity in an attempt to keep contact with Pontoni early on.
Barry Wicks (Kona) and Kabush press on, chasing the Italian.
Barry Wicks (Kona), still riding in second place close behind Pontoni, leads Kabush down a steep mud bank.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) on a fresh bike, enters the paved back section of the course.
Decker leads Jacques-Maynes onto the paved section in persuit of the three early leaders Pontoni, Wicks and Kabush.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) drops down the narrow mud chute mid-course.
Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Giant), who began to gap Wicks mid-race, flies his bike in pursuit of Pontoni.
Decker and Jacques-Maynes close on Kabush and Wicks as Gullickson (Redline) make contact.
Decker, Jacques-Maynes and Gullickson get on the pace to hunt down Kabush and Wicks.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) rode alone, always building his lead.
Daniele Pontoni (Selle Italia-Elite) begins to work his way through lapped riders. He was the only rider to clean this off-camber hairpin.
Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Giant) riding alone in second before being caught by the Decker, Jacques-Maynes, Gullickson trio.
Gullickson unleashes a huge attack in an attempt to bridge to Kabush.
Barry Wicks (Kona) is finally caught as Jacques-Maynes powers throught the mud behind Gullickson.
Jacques-Maynes, Wicks and Decker hang on as Gullickson dismounts for the off-camber hairpin.
The sun almost broke out late in the race as Pontoni rides alone towards a solo victory.
Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Giant) was caught by Gullickson's late charge but still finished strong.

Results

Elite Men
 
1 Daniele Pontoni (Ita) Selle Italia-Elite        50 pts
2 Marc Gullickson (USA) Redline                   40
3 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi             34
4 Geoff Kabush (USA) Maxxis Giant                 30
5 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Specialized           26
6 Mark McCormack (USA) Clif Bar-Colavita          23
7 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona                          20
8 Erik Tonkin (USA) Kona                          17
9 Bart Gillespie (USA) Biogen-Idec                14
10 Brandon Dwight (USA) TIAA/Cref-Clif Bar        12
 
Elite Women
 
1 Ann Knapp (USA) Kona                            50 pts
2 Gina Hall (USA) Missing Link                    40
3 Rhonda Mazza (USA) Vanilla/S&M                  34
4 Josie Beggs (USA) Starbucks Double Shot         30
5 Wendy Simms (Can) Front Runners/Steed Cycles    26
6 Christine Vardaros (USA) Vello Bella            23
7 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Vello Bella                  20
8 Hillary Daniels (USA) Hunter Cycles             17
9 Kristi Berg (USA) Bicycle Centers               14
10 Brigette Stoick (USA) Veloshop                 12
11 Allison Baumhefner (USA) ABS Center            10
12 Maureen Bruno (USA) Dansko Wheelworks           9
13 Lora Heckman (USA) Optic Nerve/Lee's            8
14 Anna Milkowski (USA) Rona                       7
15 Ingrid Spies (USA) Ti Cycles                    6
16 Erin Kassoy (USA) Velo Bella                    5
17 Melodie Metzer (USA) Velo Bella                 4
18 Kim Lucas (USA) Clif Bar                        3
19 Stephanie Uetrecht (USA) Hutch's Bend           2
20 Joanne Stevens (GBr) Lowes Prop                 1
21 Lisa Given (USA) Starbucks Double Shot           
22 Cara McCauley (USA) Easton Kona                  
23 Kori Kunz (USA) Sorella Forte                    
24 Jadine Riley (USA) Sound Velo Cycing             
25 Alice Pennington (USA) S&M Desailio              
DNF Barbara Howe (USA) Vello Bella                  
 
U23 Men
 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com         50 pts
2 Matt White (USA) NCC/BikeReg.com                40
3 Zachary Grabowski (USA) TIAA-Creff-Clif Bar     34
 
Juniors
 
1 Braden Kappins (USA) TIAA-CREF/Clif Bar         50 pts
2 Charles Marzot (USA) Corner Cycle               40
3 Taylor Lane (USA) Rio Grande/                   34
4 Alex Howes (USA) TIAA-CREF/Clif Bar             30
5 Luke Brechwald (USA) Rad Racing NW              26
6 Eric Riggs (USA) SF Velosport                   23
7 Adam McGrath (USA) Excel Sports                 20
8 Adam Switters (USA) Lombardy/Klein              17
9 Joseph Rogerson (USA) RAD Racing NW             14
10 Noah Harwood (USA) People Cycling              12
11 Tyler Given (USA) ASC Racing                   10
12 Kenneth Ethridge (USA) North River Racing       9
13 Ian Megale (USA) Fred Meyer                     8

Past winners

2003 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Spaar Select     Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna
2002 Todd Wells (USA) Mongoose              Gina Hall (USA) Cliff Bar