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NCNCA Cyclo-cross District Championships
Pena Adobe, Vacaville, CA, USA, November 16, 2002
Robinson Wins NorCal Districts
By John Elgart
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Justin Robinson stormed away from his 3 breakaway companions with 3 laps to go to win the Senior Men's 2002 NorCal Districts. Known for his technical riding, Robinson made like a roadie by opening up his 30 second gap on the flat and fast sections of the Vacaville course.
Chasing was a trio that included Robinson's Bullion/Spokesman teammate Ben Jacques Maynes and two Clif Bar riders, Jackson Stewart and Andy Jacques Maynes.
"I didn't intend to go from that far out" noted Robinson, "but when Jackson dropped his chain I attacked and got a gap."
In the fight for 2nd place, Ben Jacques Mayne outsprinted Jackson Stewart by a foot, with Andy Jacques Mayne trailing in 3rd. All 3 were given the same time.
In the Senior Women's race, Carmen D'Alusio (Clif Bar) soloed to victory, putting a minute on teammate Gina Hall (Clif Bar), and two minutes on Christine Vardaros (SallySpicer.com). The 3 riders had been off together for half the race when Vardaros was gapped. D'Alusio attacked a lap later to open her winning margin.
Other races
Masters Men 35: James Coats (Steelman) and Rich Maile (Clif) showed they were the class of the masters by breaking away early and sharing the load to stay off, in front of a chasing Todd Hoefer. Both Coats and Maile showed superior skills by riding the steep "Voler hill" while most of their competitors ran. In the sprint, Coats took the championship by edging Maile.
Masters Men 45/55: In the 45's Henry Kramer (Equipe Le Matin), Cass Laizure (Clif) and Norm Kreiss (Clif) formed an efficient early break that held together till the last lap when Kreiss was dropped and Kramer outsprinted Laizure. In the 55's, National 55+ Champ John Elgart (Webcor/AltoVelo) held off chasing Tom Regan (Alta Alpina).
Junior Men: Juozas Martynaitis (Bicycle Warehouse) soloed in front of Luke Brechwald (Nevada Union HS) to take the Junior title. The Juniors raced with the C's and Jo was 2nd overall.
Espoirs: Steve Cozza (who has ridden as a Junior this year, but will be an Espoir for Worlds) took the Espoirs title easily. He would have been 13th in the Senior Men.
Master Women's 35/45: As expected, Shelly Whisenhant (Velo Bella) took the 35's by escaping with 45's winner Linda Elgart (Webcor/AltoVelo), and after less than one one lap, going solo to the win. Whisenhant, though starting as minute behind the Senior Women, passed all but 3 of the younger field. Second in the 35's was Colleen Wanty (Missing Link), while Carol Breed was second in the 45's.
Single Speeders: Cameron Falconer (Hunter/DFI) took a lap out of his competition in the single speed division. Racing with the Senior A's, Cameron wold have been 17th.
Sponsors and Thank Yous: We want to thank Clif Bar for their support of Districts and the Sacramento Cyclocross Series. Also Voler Team Apparel, Terry Products for Women, DeFeet Socks, Travis Credit Union, Realty World Tri City, Ray's Cycle, and La Esperanza Mexican Restaurant. Also thanks to promoter Tim Roberts and the Monticello Cycling Club, chief official Jim Crompton and official Janice Cavendish.
Photography
Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling
- Carmen D'Alusio (Clif) on her way to winning the women's race
- Gina Hall (Clif) finished second behind her teammate d'Alusio
- Gina Hall (Clif) struggling up a dusty slope
- Christine Vardaros (Sallyspicer.com) was the third woman home
- Jackson Stewart (Clif) powering away for third place
- Jackson Stewart (Clif) takes a barrier on foot
- Andy Jacques-Maynes (Clif) on his way to fourth place in the men's race
- A Clif rider nears the top of the climb
- Jelly Belly's Chris McGovern rides in NCNCA Cyclo-cross District Championships
Images by Sabine Dukes/velobella.org
- Current 35-39 National Champ, James Coats (Steelman) wins the Men 35+ race
- Clif Bar teammates, Carmen and Gina, rode together for most of the race
- Justin Robinson (Bullion/Spokesman) attacked and stayed away for the win
- Former 30-34 National Champ, Todd Hoefer (Sally Spicer.com) chased alone to finish 3rd in the Men 35+ race
- Shelly Whisenhant (Velo Bella) soloed to a win in the Women 35+ race
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/AbbiOrca.com
- A huge crowd showed up for the event.
- If you misjudge the barriers
- ...then you end up like this
- Ryan Snodgrass (Davis). 2nd in Bs.
- Matthew Young (Penn State). 1st, Bs
- Matt gets the bell
- 35-44 Master Men snake through the countryside
- Rich Maile (Clif Bar), James Coats (Steelman)
- James Coats (Steelman), Rich Maile (Clif Bar)
- Todd Hoefer (SallySpicer.com). 3rd Master Men 35-44
- Hitting the barriers
- Jon Suzuki (Missing Link/Bianchi)
- James Coats (Steelman), Master Men 35-44 Champion
- Larry Nolan (USPS)
- Rich Maile (Clif Bar) leads James Coats (Steelman) and tries to keep front wheel on ground.
- James Coats (Steelman) wins 35-44 Championship over Rich Maile (Clif Bar)
- Henry Kramer (Equipe Le Matin) and Cass Laisure (Clif Bar) finish 1/2 in Master Men 45-54
- Gina Hall (Clif Bar) leads Carmen D'Aluisio (Clif Bar) and Christine Vardaros (Sallyspicer.com)
- Carmen D'Aluisio, Gina Hall, Christine Vardaros finished 1/2/3
- Carmen D'Aluisio (Clif Bar) leads Gina Hall (Clif Bar) and Christine Vardaros (Sallyspicer.com)
- Linda Elgart (Webcor/Alto Velo) Master Women 45+ Champion
- Gina Hall (Clif Bar), 2nd Senior Women
- Carmen D'Aluisio (Clif Bar) leads teamate Gina Hall. They finished 1/2
- Carmen D'Aluisio (Clif Bar). Senior Women Champion
- Christine Vardaros (Sallyspicer.com) 3rd, Senior Women
- Shelly Whisenhant (Velo Bella), 35-44 Champion with fan club
- Andy Jacques-Maynes. 4th Senior Men
- Matt Dubberly (Sierra Nevada). 5th Senior Men
- John Funke (Sycip) leads Chris McGovern (Jelly Belly) to get 6th in Sr Men
- Chris McGovern (Jelly Belly) , John Funke (Sycip), Gary Thompson (Bicycle Warehouse)
- Jackson Stewart leads Justin Robinson
- Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bullion/Spokesman). 2nd Senior Men
- Justin Robinson (Bullion/Spokesman), Senior Men Champion.
- Justin Robinson (Bullion/Spokesman), Senior Men Champion.
- Andy Jacques-Maynes powers through a corner
- Near the end Justin was working pretty hard
- Ben Jacques-Manyes (Bullion/Spokesman) takes out the sprint from way back. Jackson Stewart (right) and Andy Jacques-Maynes behind.
- Hey, Jackson, get off my wheel!
- Grrrrrrr. Jackson almost came around Ben for 2nd place.
Results
Senior Men, 11 laps 1 Justin Robinson (Bullion/Spokesman) 55.24 2 Ben Jacques Maynes (Bullion/Spokesman) 0.25 3 Jackson Stewart (Clif) 0.25 4 Andy Jacques Maynes (Clif) 0.25 5 Matt Dubberly (Sierra Nevada) 2.40 6 John Funke (Sycip) 3.07 7 Chris McGovern (Jelly Belly) 3.18 8 Gary Thompson (Bicycle Warehosue) 4.10 9 Justin Morgan (Sierra Nevada) 4.16 10 Michael Hernandez (Reno Wh) 4.35 11 Joe McNerney (Alameda Bicycle) 4.50 12 Doug Ott (SallySpicer.com) 4.55 13 Jonathan Baker (Chico Sports Club) 5.05 One lap behind 14 Eric Paddleford (Ciclismo Sportivo) 15 Jesse Scatton (Bicycles Plus) 16 Matt McNamara (Sycip) 17 Mansur Nurullah (Clif) 18 Jeffrey Hantman (Clif) 19 Aaron Odell (Buy-cell.com) 20 Brian Vernor (Another Bike Shop) 21 Dave Carr (Napa Valley Velo) 22 Anastasio Flores (Another Bike Shop) 23 Rob Evans (WB) 24 Mike Bohannon (Monkey Junk) 25 Keith Wegener (Cyclepaths.com) 26 Ross Ellison (Davis BC) 27 Aaron Brown (Team Hub) 28 Henry Rabas (Bicycle Products.com) 29 Jo Martynaitis (GS Reno) 30 Dean Poshard (Kelly Bike Co) 31 David Pauls (Palisades Mtn Sports) Two laps behind 32 David Widmark (3BRT/Cyfac) 33 Robert Godar (Backcountry) Espoirs Men (raced with Senior Men) 1 Steve Cozza (Team Swift) 1.00.27 One lap behind 2 Davy Yeater (Team City) Two laps behind 3 Brendon Lydon (UC Davis) Senior Women, 8 laps 1 Carmen D'Alusio (Clif) 45.09 2 Gina Hall (Clif) 1.09 3 Christine Vardaros (Sallyspicer.com) 2.11 4 Hillary Daniels (U) 5.20 5 Stella Carey (Kelly) 5.54 6 Allison Baumhefner (U) 6.08 7 Hollie McGovern (Rad Racing NW) 6.38 One lap behind 8 Paige Galeoto (Bicycle Warehouse) 9 Anya Hinkle (3BRT) 10 Janie Dalton (Missing Link) 11 Jessica Runyon Cyclepaths.com (@ lap) 12 Melanie Dominguez (Bike Trip) Master Women 35-44, 8 laps 1 Shelly Whisenhant (Velo Bella) 48.07 One lap behind 2 Coleen Wanty (Missing Linnk) 3 Andrea Mackie (moots) 4 Kathkleen Bortolussi (Another Bike Shop/Webcor/AV) 5 Sheila Moon (SallySpicer.com) Master Women 45+, 7 laps 1 Linda Elgart (Webcor/Alto Velo) 45.38 2 Carol Breed (U) 0.55 3 Jenny Frayer (Reno Wheelmen) 5.14 One lap behind 4 Betty Jordan (Valley Spokesman) Junior Men, 5 laps 1 Jo Martynaitis (Bicycle Warehouse) 30.56 2 Luke Brechwald (Nevada Union HS) 2.30 3 Victor Gallet (Sycip) 2.30 Master Men 35-44, 8 laps 1 James Coats (Steelman) 42.38 2 Rich Maile (Clif) 0.01 3 Todd Hoefer (SallySpicer.com) 0.40 4 Mark Howland (Blackmarket) 1.27 5 Chris D'Aluisio (Specialized) 1.44 6 Gannon Myall (Galaxy Granola) 1.56 7 Pat Schott (Blackmarket) 2.19 8 Steve Hess (Bicycle Trip) 2.20 9 Michael Mathews (Buy-Cell) 2.37 10 Sam Giles (Clif) 2.52 11 Steve Ouzounian (Missing Link) 2.59 12 Mike Buhn (Another Bike Shop) 3.01 13 Mark Abele (Diablo Cyclists) 3.13 14 Joe Staron (Sac Golden Wh) 3.18 15 Doug Grattan (U) 3.54 16 Keith Defiebre (Clif-Fox) 4.06 17 Larry Nolan (USPS Masters) 4.15 18 Jon Suzuki (Missing Link) 4.23 19 Tom Dunlap (Sonora Cyclery) 4.55 20 Ron Gutierrez (Sycip) 5.06 21 Dan Sovereign (Sac Golden Wh) 5.42 22 Evan Adams (Hancock Mcguire) 5.57 23 Hans Kellner (Sycip) 6.04 24 Bob Drownd (U) 6.07 One lap behind 25 Fred Huxham (U) 26 Steve McCaw (Team Sacramento) 27 Bob Newton (Realty World MCC) 28 Bill Carslay (Missing Link) 29 David Hinz (K2/Sram) 30 Brian Jenser (Fremont FW) 31 Chip Baker (Sycip) 32 Ruben Villarreal (PBR) 33 Dave Storm (Realty World MCC) 34 Gregg Phipps (Blackmarket) 35 John Eddy (San Jose) 36 Bruce Lodge (U) 37 Willy Dommen (U) 38 Mark Kurashige (Webcor/Alto Velo) 39 #222 40 Paul Maciel (Johnson Brakes) 41 Joe Fritz (Sonora Cyclery) Master Men 45-54, 7 laps 1 Henry Kramer (Equipe Le Matin) 39.07 2 Cass Laizure (Clif) 0.00 3 Norm Kreiss (Clif) 1.01 4 Rendy Denton (Los Gatos) 2.19 5 Robert Kurosawa (Clif) 4.00 6 Chris Allen (San Jose) 9.01 7 Doug Smith, (Santa Cruz CCC) 4.36 8 Chuck Scarpelli (Soul Craft) 4.52 9 Paul Ryan (Sharp Bicycles) 5.00 10 Kem Akol (Bike Trip) 5.33 One lap behind 11 Hank Mini (Ragdoll) 12 Mike Turner Two laps behind 13 Michael Gomez 14 Dionicio Ybarra (3rd Rail/Missing Link) 15 Allen King (U) Master Men 55+, 7 laps 1 John Elgart (Webcor/AltoVelo) 41.08 2 Tom Regan (Alta Alpina) 1.57 One lap behind 3 Gary Noe* (Rio Strada) 4 Pete Dahlstrand* (BBC) 5 Dick Graybill* (U) Two laps behind 6 Mike McDonald* (Jaeger) 7 Ken Green* (Stanford / Specialized) (* 60+) Single Speed 1 Cameron Falconer (Hunter/DFI) 56.39 One lap behind 2 Monty Worthington (Tifosi Wines) 3 Dan Sovereign (Sacramento Golden Wh) 4 David Gill (Santa Cruz CCC) B Men, 8 laps 1 Matthew Young (Penn State) 46.32 2 Ryan Snodgrass (Davis) 0.09 3 Charles Ehm (U) 0.24 4 Stephen Kent (Sycip) 0.52 5 Todd Paoletti (Solano Ave) 1.01 6 Bob Delp (U) 1.22 7 John Rowen (Sycip) 1.22 8 Jake Gilchrist (U) 1.36 9 Karley Parkinson (Forward Motion) 2.04 10 Eric Bustos (Los Gatos BRC) 1.32 11 Eric Muensterman (Hanughuche) 3.11 12 Chris Shirar (Monticello) 3.26 13 Rob Kopitzke (Body Concepts) 3.42 14 Paul Duncan (Family Cyclilng) 3.43 15 Wil Gonzalez (Rio Strada) 4.09 16 Glen Varnhagen (Los Gatos BRC) 4.09 17 Curtis Fowler (Rio Strada) 6.03 One lap behind 18 Erin Borwn (Plague Racing) 19 Dave Burke (Rio Strada) 20 Booker Preston (Hanughuche) 21 Rocco Hollaway (Valley Spokesman) 22 Howard Schnirman (Hanughuche) 23 Curt Ferguson (U) 24 Chris Green (Hanughuche) C Men 1 Mark Schlicting (U) 29.50 2 Craig Ward (Rio Vista) 3.00 3 Dean Hill (U) 3.04 4 Alex Rodriquez (Team City) 3.28 5 Skyler Baldock (U) 3.45 6 Matt Szura (Monticello) 3.49 7 Don Daniel (U) 4.32 8 Rich McElman (Team City) 5.58 9 Robert Ford (REI Austin) 6.17 10 Drew Wheeler (U) 7.15 One lap behind 11 Jim Edgar (U) 12 Bruce McGagin (Park Cycing) 13 Dave Brown (U) 14 Greg Curti (U)
