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Bessette, McCormack run away with muddy Maine wins

Under horrendous conditions in New Gloucester, Maine, with a steady driving rain and mud everywhere, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com-Louis Garneau) and Mark McCormack (Team Clif Shot) opened the 2005 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series presented by Cycle-Smart with convincing wins in the Elite Women's and Men's races, respectively. On a rolling course with mixed surfaces, but always plenty of wet, the 2005 Downeast Cyclo-Cross may have set a new New England standard for swampy conditions.

As she has in every race this season, Bessette took an early lead and never looked back, streaking through the pouring rain a minute-plus gap within two laps. Behind Bessette, Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrication) settled into second with the remainder of the field spreading further apart with each passing lap. Anna Milkowski (Gearworks-SpinArts) established a comfortable spot in third.

McCormack rode a steady, consistent race, feeling his way through the first lap before leaving the rest of the Elite Men's field behind for good on lap two. With the four-time defending Series champion off to the races, the fight for the remaining podium spots heated up. After a terrible first lap that saw him out of the top 20, Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com-Louis Garneau) rode back into contention by the third lap, catching Matt Kraus (Alan) and Jesse Anthony (Team Clif Shot) on one of the courses two run-ups.

While the trio was unable to put a dent into McCormack advantage ahead, the drama for second and third proved compelling. Johnson rode away from Kraus and Anthony with five laps to go after which Anthony endured several bad laps that saw him free fall back into fifth. But the reigning Under-23 National and Series Champion clawed back into fourth and easily won the U-23 classification. Kraus remained strong until the finish, crossing the finish third, his best ever Elite result.

Defending series champion Jonny Bold (Corner Cycle) won the Masters 35+ in emphatic fashion. Christopher Long (Independent Fabrication) who also holds the lead in the Mid-Atlantic Series, won the Masters 45+ jersey. Jerome Townsend (Bicycle Alley) rocketed off the front of the Junior race to take the win. Quebec racer Pascal Bussibres (Abbrsuz LA GoeLiche) won the B race.

The 2005 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series continues November 12-13 in Farmington, Conn. and Northampton, Mass.

Results

Elite Men, 36 starters
 
1 Mark McCormack (USA) Clif Bar                                           1.04.42
2 Tim Johnson (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com-Louis Garneau                        1.05
3 Matt Kraus (USA) Alan Factory Team                                         1.17
4 Jesse Anthony (USA) Clif Bar                                               2.24
5 Tyler Johnson (USA) Easton/Kona CCA                                        2.48
6 Peter Wedge (Can) Kona-LesGets                                             3.09
7 Michael Cody (USA) Fiordi Frutta                                           3.15
8 Andrew Freye (USA) Bikeman.com & Oakley                                    3.18
9 Benoit Simard (Can) Specialized Canada/Périgny                             3.51
10 Ryan O'Conner (USA) 1K2Go/S+W Sports                                      4.16
11 Noah Taylor (USA) RGM Watches- Richard Sachs - Hudson Valley Velodrome    4.27
12 Matthew White (USA) Fiordi Frutta                                         5.03
13 Justin Spinelli (USA) Richard Sachs/CYBC                                  6.29
14 Jonathan Bruno (USA) Independent Fabrication                              7.30
15 John Hanson (USA) Team Nerac.com                                          8.39
16 William Dugan (USA) BCA/Vomax
17 David Gagnon (Can) Quebec
18 Morgan MacMcloud (USA) MechnicalServices/Cyclemainia
19 Steve Wallace (USA)
20 Brian Hayes (USA) RGM Watches- Richard Sachs - Hudson Valley Velodrome
21 Tom Gosselin (USA) Mechanical Services/Cycle Mania
22 John Burns (USA) Bikeman.com
23 Tom Hopper (USA) Bikeman.com
24 Matt Wilson (USA) NAV/Pedros
25 Michael Magur (USA) Verge Sport
26 Brian Keagan (USA)
27 Ryan Fleming (USA) Alan Factory Team
28 Noah Harwood (USA) Coast To Coast/CL Noonan/KAM
29 Phillip Cortes (USA) US Sable
30 Toby Marzot (USA) Dartmouth College
31 Logan Hodson (USA) Independent Fabrication
32 Don Snoop (USA) Test Pilot
 
Elite Women, 24 starters
 
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Cyclocrossworld.com-Louis Garneau                     37.06
2 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Independent Fabrication                            1.50
3 Anna Milkowski (USA) Gearworks-Spinarts Cycling Team                       3.28
4 Tara Ross (USA) Victory Brewing                                            4.43
5 Pauline Frascone (USA) Independent Fabrication                             5.48
6 Amy Wallace (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks                              6.19
7 Mackenzie Dickey (USA) Team Bicycle Alley                                  6.23
8 Kani Trenblay (USA) Gearworks/Spinarts                                     6.52
9 Rebecca Wellons (USA) Gearworks/Spin Arts Cycling                          7.25
10 Catherine Dudley (USA)                                                    7.54
11 Stephanie White (USA) Gearworks/Spin Arts                                 8.23
12 Megan Bilodeau (USA) NCC / BikeReg.com                                    8.25
13 Cris Rothfuss (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft                                       8.28
14 Kathryn Roszko (USA) NCC / Bikereg.com                                    9.08
15 Natalie Dumont (USA) Gearworks Cyclery                                    9.31
16 Susan Maclean (USA) Gear Works/Spin Arts Cycling Team                     9.42
17 Brenda Bahnson (USA) Independent Fabrication                             10.03
18 Marci Titus Hall (USA)                                                   11.07
19 Sara Cushman (USA) Gear Works/Spin Arts                                  11.22
20 Carmen Bassingthwaighte (USA)                                            12.49
21 Martha Wilson (USA) Gear Works/Spin Arts Cycling Team
22 Kerry Litka (USA) Dansko Wheelworks
 
B Men, 57 starters
 
1 Pascal Bussibres (USA) Abbrsuz LA GoeLiche                                40.50
2 Peter Rubijono (USA) Harriscycleryracing.com                               1.03
3 Stan Jurga (USA) Essex County Velo                                         1.34
4 Matt Hersey (USA) Bikeman.com                                              1.36
5 Ed Meyer (USA) Dartmouth College Cycling                                   1.56
6 Ryan Rumsey (USA) Bikeman.com                                              2.02
7 Jordan Moore (USA) Onion River Sports                                      2.14
8 Coley Bryan (USA) Team Harborside Cycle                                    2.26
9 Tal Ingram (USA) Hotborsid                                                 2.30
10 Alex Whitmore (USA) Harriscycleryracing.com                               3.36
11 Pete Smith (USA) Essex County Velo                                        3.46
12 Jamie Belchak (USA) NAV/Pedros                                            3.50
13 Kevin Wolfson (USA) Dartmouth College                                     4.00
14 David Rose (USA) Harriscycleryracing.com                                  4.14
15 Stephen Weller (USA) Cycle-Smart                                          4.22
16 Zac Daab (USA) HUP United                                                 4.33
17 Leo Patnode (USA) Team Harborside Cycles                                  4.39
18 Brendan Sullivan (USA) International Bike                                 5.16
19 Zach Magoon (USA) Bikeman                                                 5.24
20 Jim Wirtanen (USA) Harriscycleryracing.com                                5.36
21 Brant Hornberger (USA) NCC/Bikereg                                        5.41
22 Patrick Goguen (USA) NCC/Bikereg.com                                      6.04
23 Matt Roy (USA) Essex County Velo                                          6.09
24 Justin Ziemba (USA) NHCC/Team NH                                          6.14
25 Keith Button (USA) NHCC/Team NH                                           6.22
26 Pierre Vanden Borre (USA) HUP United                                      6.23
27 Jackson Weber (USA) Brandeis University                                   7.27
28 Richard Brown (USA) NHCC/Team NH                                          7.31
29 Scott Rosenthal (USA) HUP United                                          7.33
30 Zach Johnson (USA) EVC                                                    8.06
31 Ryan Littlefield (USA) SMCC                                               8.07
32 Patrick Snoop (USA) Verge Sporticum                                       8.28
33 Steven Morse (USA) Bikeman.com                                            8.53
34 Jude Demeis (USA)                                                         8.59
35 Tom Giordano (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft                                        9.05
36 Ryan Kelly (USA) University Of New Hampshire Cycling                      9.29
37 Chuck Nguyen (USA) Providence Velo Club                                   9.30
38 David Foley (USA) BOB/Nault's Cyclery                                     9.43
39 Paul Everard (USA) www.internationalbike.com                              9.58
40 Brendan Cornett (USA) Maine Cycling Club/Rainbow Bike                    10.45
41 Peter Arnold (USA)
42 Spike Mclaughlin (USA) Cox Communications Cycling Team
43 Yasushi Katsumi (USA) HUP United
44 Drew Szeliga (USA) UNH
45 Matt Montross (USA) Alan Factory Team
 
Juniors, 15 starters
 
1 Jerome Townsend (USA) Team Bicycle Alley                                  41.25
2 Duncan Mcgovern (USA) Putney/West Hill                                     1.33
3 Jc Coughlin (USA) Union Velo Club                                          1.59
4 Nick Keough (USA) Coast/CLN/KAM                                            2.13
5 Ryan Barlow (USA) Cuevas                                                   2.54
6 Nathan Belcher (USA) Union Velo                                            3.58
7 Dan Fishkin (USA) Team Harborside Cycle                                    5.07
8 Luke Keough (USA) Cape Code Corner                                         5.19
9 Steve Simonds (USA) SMCC                                                   6.26
10 Anthony Silas (USA) Essex County Velo                                     7.00
11 Gavin Mannion (USA) CCB/Volkswagen                                        8.12
12 Peter McMahon (USA) Alan                                                  8.23
13 Manny Goguen (USA) Union Velo
 
Cub Juniors, 5 starters
 
1 Jarred Reutar (USA) 44Velo                                                21.51
2 Tommy Goguen (USA) Union Velo                                              0.34
3 Jesse Keough (USA) Corner Cycles                                           0.37
4 Ryan Packard (USA) Quad Cycles
5 Peter Goguen (USA) Union Velo
 
Masters 35+, 71 starters
 
1 Jonny Bold (USA) Corner Cycle                                             52.52
2 Rob Hult (USA) Fiordifrutta                                                0.51
3 Normon Thibault (USA) Frontrunners-Brodie                                  1.02
4 Sam Morse (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC                                          1.11
5 Troy Fenderson (USA) Boston Scientific Cycling                             1.32
6 Todd Watters (USA) Union Velo                                              1.41
7 Robert Campos (USA) HVC/Jessies                                            1.59
9 Mark Gunsalus (USA) Bike Barn Racing                                       3.08
10 Alan Starrett (USA) Bikeman.com                                           3.29
11 Christopher Long (USA) Independent Fabrication/Gotham                     4.04
12 Todd Rowell (USA) NCC / Bikereg.com
13 Greg Ferguson (USA) Fort/GPOA                                             4.51
14 Christopher Cyr (USA) Bikeman.com                                         5.14
15 Keith Gauvin (USA) Benidorm Property Research Corp                        5.24
16 James Tordella (USA)                                                      5.30
17 Brad Roberts (USA) Putney/West Hill
18 Colman O'Connor (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC                                   5.38
19 Peter Brennan (USA) Trek/VW                                               5.57
20 Todd Wheelden (USA) Bikeman.com                                           6.01
21 Tim Groesbeck (USA) CCB                                                   6.16
22 Arik Jon Holm (USA) Union Velo                                            4.02
23 David Belknap (USA) Bike Link/MBRC                                        4.11
24 Bob Lesmerises (USA) White MT Velo                                        4.17
25 Eric Marro (USA) BOB/Nault's Cyclery
26 John Meerse (USA) Hurricane Mountain Multisport                           4.23
27 David Fredrickson (USA)
28 Christopher White (USA) Bunch-O-Bikers(BOB)                               4.44
29 Kevin Callahan (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC
30 Wade Summers (USA) Benidorm - Property Research Corp                      5.03
31 John Grenier (USA) Rainbow Bike/MCC
32 Thomas Butler (USA) Saab Of Halfmoon/New Salem - CBRC                     5.41
33 John Mosher (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC
35 John Buser (USA) Putney/Westhill                                          7.17
34 William Sawyer (USA) Gearworks - Spinarts
40 Michael Cole (USA) Minuteman Road Club
47 Phil Bannister (USA) Putney/West Hill
36 Paul Weiss (USA) Portland Velo Club
37 Steven Kane (USA) Byron Lake
38 Robert Dadekian (USA) SAAB of Halfmoon/New Salem - CBRC
39 Paul Nyberg (USA) Benidorm-Property Research Corp.
41 Wayne Barlow (USA) Coyote Hill
42 Robert Bauer (USA) Minuteman Road Club
43 Chris Burke (USA) Providence Velo Club
44 Timothy Shea (USA) BOB / Nault's Cyclery
45 Robert Naser (USA) Caster's/Majik Coffee P/B Apex Tech Group
46 Wayne Cunningham (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft
48 Bruce McCowan (USA) Arc En Ciel
49 Paul Lynch (USA) Bicyclelink/MBRC
50 Daniel Russell (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC
51 Steven Bonadio (USA) Arc-En-Ciel Racing Team
52 Richard Morin (USA) Union Velo
53 Richard Sachs (USA) RGM Watches- Richard Sachs - Hudson Valley Velodrome
54 Tim Lucia (USA) NEBC/Cycleloft
55 Rick Desmarais (USA) Union Velo Ltd
56 Thomas Downey (USA) Bicycle Link/MBRC
57 David Genest (USA) RGM Watches- Richard Sachs - Hudson Valley Velodrome
58 James Themig (USA) Mystic Velo Club
59 Joe Hepp (USA) Southern Maine Cycling Club
DSQ Scott Wade (USA) Gearworks/Spinarts
 
C Men, 19 starters
 
1 Nathaniel Smith (USA) Maine Cycling Club                                  42.42
2 Peter Stetson (USA) Portland Velo Club                                     0.44
3 Cary Fridrich (USA) Colby College                                          1.30
4 Patrick Blackburn (USA) Gearworks Cyclery                                  2.37
5 Colin Murphy (USA) Essex County Velo                                       3.03
6 John Wilde (USA) Harvard                                                   3.37
7 Charles Bourdagen (USA) Unattached
8 Gary Lavigne (USA) SMCC                                                    3.42
9 David Chic (USA) NRBC/Cycloft                                              3.58
10 John Genovese (USA) Essex County Velo                                     4.36
11 Thayne Nord (USA) Harris Cyclery                                          4.50
12 Zahary Wills (USA) Alan                                                   5.09
13 Kevin Young (USA) Minuteman Road Club                                     5.56
14 Zachary Sager (USA) Bikeman/Boston University                             6.08
15 Stephen Kelley (USA) Vortex Racing                                        7.14
16 David Loszewski (USA) B.O.B. Cycling                                      7.41
17 Michael Browne (USA)                                                      9.29
18 Charlie Roberts (USA) Minuteman Road Club                                 9.37
 
B Women, 9 starters
 
1 Rhonda Morin (USA) Portland Velo                                          46.34
2 Jess Ingram (USA) Harborside Team                                          3.13
3 Tracy Elmes (USA) Harris Cyclery                                           6.21
4 Michelle Hurley (USA) Dansko Wheelworks                                    6.37
5 Heidi Wakeman (USA) Team Harborside Cycle                                  6.55
6 Sarah Greene (USA)                                                         8.46
7 Melissa Smith (USA) Dansko/Wheelworks
8 Callie Mcdowell (USA) Bikeman / Colby College
9 Kelly VonRuden (USA) MT B
 
B Masters, 25 starters
 
1 Paul Niehoff (USA) Southern Maine Cycling Club                            43.02
2 John Baker (USA) Putney/Westhill                                           0.45
3 Michael Bradford (USA) Unattached                                          1.10
4 Mark Suprenant (USA) CCB/Volkswagen                                        1.29
5 George Gagnon (USA) Unattached                                             2.34
6 Todd Savage (USA) Minuteman Road Club                                      2.43
7 Robert Tutwiler (USA)                                                      3.10
8 Stuart Beaulieu (USA) Essex County Velo                                    3.22
9 Bruce Thompson (USA) Minuteman Road Club                                   4.10
10 Edward Dishong (USA) NHCC                                                 5.03
11 Garabed Minasian (USA) BOB                                                5.22
12 Bill Doonan (USA) NEBC/Cycleloft                                          6.33
13 Jim Quinn (USA) BicycleLink                                               6.48
14 Marc D'Amour (USA) Unattached                                             7.08
15 David Shedd (USA) SMCC                                                    7.39
16 Adam Brodsky (USA) Missing Link/ MBRC                                     7.58
17 Gregory Prodanas (USA) Essex County Velo                                  8.56
18 John Roche (USA) Team B.O.B/Naults Cyclery                                9.16
19 Jim Dowling (USA) MCC                                                    10.27
20 Lee Strout (USA) Maine Cycling Club                                      11.28

Past winners

2004 M: Mark McCormack (USA)        W: Mary McConneloug (USA)
2003 M: Marc Gullickson (Redline)   W: Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles)
2002 M: Marc Gullickson (Mongoose)  W: Mary McConneloug (Seven)
2001 M: Jonny Sundt (K2 Bike)       W: Lyne Bessette (Saturn)