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So. Cal. ‘Cross Cup #2
Oceanside, CA, November 17, 2002
Photography
Images by Richard Murphy
- Mike Jenkins (SDBC) shows his form through the barriers (Men's 45+).
- Shaun Albin (Squadra Super Cross) leads the Men's 35+ field through the first barrier section.
- Stan Appel (Velo Avanti) focuses on holding a good line on one of the many off camber turns the course had to offer (Men's 45+).
- Gary Hansen (Mercury) smiles as he crosses the finish line for the win in the Men's 35+ race.
- Hard pace from the gun spreads out the fields for the second wave of racers.
- Junior Eric Petursson racing the Men's B's gets off to a good start.
- Thad Sparrow (Celo Pacific) bunny hops the first set of barriers to open up a gap on Eric Luc (Men's B).
- Junior Ben Mata carves a line on a slick off camber turn (Men's B).
- Paul Cusick (PBO/Spinergy) powers through the deceptively hard uphill barriers in the strength sapping grass.
- Junior Chance Noble (Camarillo Ravens) raced Men's B and at the same time scouted the course for his Dad prior to the A's race.
- Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Co.) shows her smooth transition skills that had her bettering a good number of the Men's B racers (Elite Women).
- Thad Sparrow (Celo Pacific) shows the fastest way through the barriers (Men's B)
- Women's Elite winner Nadine Bruhn (Stevens Jeantex).
- Louis Delacruze wears a little dirt from some earlier crashes (Men's B).
- Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific) sets the early pace in the Men's Elite race.
- Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific) leads Mark Noble (Camarillo Ravens) through the first section of barriers (Elite Men).
- Race director Doug McWhinney (Celo Pacific) had a strong race even after getting up at the crack of dawn to set up the course (Elite Men).
- The run began to hurt the legs of most of the races just a few laps into their races.
- Paul Hernandez (Bicycle John's)
- Garnet Vertican (ODJ) gets a little help from the family.
- Olympian Mark Noble (Camarillo Ravens) Crosses the finish line for the win in the Elite Men's race.
Results
Elite Men (60 minutes) 1 Mark Noble (Camarillo Ravens) 2 Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific) 3 Jason Van Marle (Jax Trek VW) 4 Garnet Vertican (ODJ) 5 Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Company) 6 Leonardo Sandoval (Team Zombies) 7 Erik Burgan (PBO/Spinergy) 8 Doug McWhinney (Celo Pacific) 9 David Allen (Celo Pacific) 10 Mark Vandermolen (Simple Green) 11 Paul Hernandez (Bicycle John) Elite Women (45 minutes) 1 Nadine Bruhn (Stevens Jeantex) 2 Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Company) Women's B (35 minutes) 1 Jeanne Bernhard (Celo Pacific) 2 Diana Barnes (P.A.A.) 3 Michelle Barrett (Unattached) Men's B (45 minutes) 1 Erik Luk (P.C.C.) 2 Thad Sparrow (Celo Pacific) 3 Craig Kozak (Active Endeavors) 4 Paul Cusick (PBO/Spinergy) 5 Jason Vorrell (Velocity) 6 Louis De La Cruz (Eddie B. Cycling) 7 Ben Eicholtz (Radsport) 8 Jeffery Wilson (Cycles Veloce) 9 Paul Kylsz (Unattached) 10 Chance Noble (Camarillo Ravens) 11 Freyr Petursson (Unattached) 12 Michael Varley (Haro/Lee Dungarees) 13 Benjamin Mata (Unattached) 14 Mike Shaw (3BRT) Men's C (35 minutes) 1 Dan Breyer (Celo Pacific) 2 Toby Rider (S.B. Wheelmen) 3 David Bales (Celo Pacific) 4 John Brindell (Unattached) 5 Jason Darby (Unattached) 6 Shawn Lowery (Celo Pacific) 7 Sean Fenner (Tri-Zone) 8 Richard Murphy (Celo Pacific) 9 Matthew Hale (Unattached) 10 Frank Sison (Unattached ) Men's D (35 minutes) 1 Brian Blair (Unattached) 2 James Manton (Unattached) 3 Gary Devoss (Cyclovets) 4 Stephen Bidwell (Unattached) 5 Sean Zook (Unattached) 6 Al Morinaka (Unattached) 7 Mike Jenkins (SDBC) 8 Garth McCune (Alto Velo) 9 Franklin Johnson (Tri-Zone) 10 Rich Fersch (Race Haus) 11 Jim Cushing-Murray (Celo Pacific) 12 Cameron Dickson (Unattached) Juniors (35 minutes) 1 Casey Fersch (Race Haus) 2 Travis Barnes (Encino) Masters 35+ (45 minutes) 1 Gary Hansen (Mercury) 2 Chris Gallup (Unattached) 3 Mark Scott (Wings) 4 Jessie Gascon (Team Shimano) 5 Shaun Albin (Squadra Super Cross) 6 Mark Sauer (Rad Sport) 7 Dan Nelson (Rocket Parts) 8 Jeff Steinhart (Team Hollywood) 9 Darren Mas-Elia (Berkeley Bike Club) Masters 45+ (45 minutes) 1 Rickey Russell (Cycles Veloce) 2 Stan Appel (Velo Avanti) 3 Jonathan Livesay (P.A.A.) 4 Rick Swanson (Radsport) 5 Brian Olson (Team Hollywood) 6 Rob Bernhard (Celo Pacific) 7 Charles Ross (Janes Cosmetics) 8 Steve Brown (Incycle) 9 Rick Feese (The Bike Palace) 10 R Lee Willmore (Unattached) 11 Michael Jenkins (SDBC) 12 Gary Devoss (Cyclovets) 13 Joey Valdivia (Sun Coast Velo)
