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Sea Otter Classic - D2
Monterey, California, USA, April 15-18, 2004
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Stage 3 - April 17: Short Track, 7 laps
Meirhaeghe has a better day, Dunlap continues form
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Alison Dunlap (Luna Women) and Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized) won the short track event at Sea Otter today in an amazing display of strength and form. Dunlap's win keeps her in the lead going into the final cross country stage tomorrow, with Meirhaeghe's win moving him a little closer to the lead with one stage remaining.
The short track course was two miles long and lasted 20 minutes, looping and winding around a short area on the side of a hill. The ground was dry with fast sections, but it was also rutted and tough in areas with a few sharp turns to negotiate.
In the women's race the pace was on from the start with the Luna team working well for Dunlap Early in the race Dunlap, Melanie McQuaid (Ford Racing), Katerina Hanusova (Luna Women) and Sue Haywood (Trek Volkswagen) found themselves away with McQuaid pulling hard to force the break. The break stayed away with the rest of the field totally strung out around the course before long.
By the last lap when McQuaid attacked again, the front-runners were catching the back end of the field. Dunlap was able to respond to McQuaid's move, chasing her down and passing her on the last half lap to take her second win for the tour. Dunlap's teammate Hanusova came in behind McQuaid to take third place, followed by Haywood who had picked herself up off the ground after crashing in the last lap and managed to hold on the fourth place, flat tyre and all. Rounding off the five person podium was yet another Luna woman, Shonny Vanlandingham.
Dunlap was once again please with her ride, but admitted that she "didn't know a 20 minute race could be so hard." Saying that she "suffered a lot out [on the course]," Dunlap added that she "still had strong legs" and was looking forward to the big race tomorrow."
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As in the women's race, the men's race was strung out immediately. A big upset to the tour occurred immediately on lap one, when race leader Thomas Frischknecht (Swiss Power) took a fall on the first corner. Whilst Frischknecht had to spend the remainder of the race chasing in an attempt to keep his tour lead or at least minimize the damage, the race continued to be aggressive at the front.
Australian Paul Rowney (Factory Yeti) - and no, Paul has not retired and wants you all to know - drove the pace at the front eventually riding everyone of his wheel and going solo for a while. After a lap he was reeled in and Todd Wells countered the move getting a convincing gap on the field. It was World Champion Meirhaeghe who chased him down and then continued his momentum going off the front of the bunch himself.
His timely moved worked like a dream and the gap kept increasing until finally he took the race by 17 seconds from second place and made up for some of his time loss from the time trial the previous day. Leading the chase for the final two laps was Wells, until with half a lap to go Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain) made his move and soloed home to take second place. Roland Green (Trek Volkswagen) led in the rest of the group to take third place in front of Wells and Jeremy Horgan Kobelski (RLX Ralph Lauren).
Meirhaeghe said he felt "really good today" and decided to "wait to see what would happen in the race. All of a sudden," he added, "Wells had attacked and I decided to chase him down and keep going. I didn't plan on going off the front on my own. I thought a small group would go with me. When I looked back though, I had a gap and so it was even better."
Meirhaeghe knew that attacking today was "the only way to make up the time lost yesterday. I lost over a minute in the time trial but now I am back to within 16 seconds of the lead which is not much and puts me back in the running for the tour."
Photography
Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews
- Alison Dunlap (Luna Women) leading the pack early in the race
- Sue Haywood (Trek Volkswagen) made the break
- Melanie McQuaid (For Cycling) attacking the group
- Katerina Hanusova (Luna Women) driving the break hard for her teammate
- The break of four led by Melanie McQuaid (Ford Cycling)
- Chrissy Redden (Subaru Gary Fisher) and Gretchen Reeves (Rocky Mountain) chasing the leaders
- The Luna Women, Katerina Hanusova and Alison Dunlap in the lead
- Dara Marks-Marino (Ford Cycling) midway through the race
- Alison Dunlap (Luna Women) driving the pace
- Jimena Florit (RLX Ralph Lauren) mid-race
- Josie Beggs (Starbucks coffee company)
- The Luna Women, Katerina Hanusova and Alison Dunlap after the race
- Seamus McGrath (Haro/Adidas) checking out how much damage he's doing to the bunch
- Seamus McGrath (Haro/Adidas) off alone
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) pushing the pace
- Christof Sauser (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) putting the hurt down
- Paul Rowney (Factory Yeti) takes of solo
- Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain) with Todd Wells (GT/Hyundai) on his wheel
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) consistently aggressive
- Todd Wells (GT/Hyundai) scares the bunch with his strong attack
- Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized) after countering Wells' move
- Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain) chasing Meirhaeghe
- Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized) no chance of being caught with a lap to go
- Todd Wells (GT/Hyundai) ends up with fourth place
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/AbbiOrca.com
- Melodie Metzger, Velo Bella.
- Bikes were everywhere.
- Alison Dunlap, Luna, leads.
- The Elite Men strung out in a nice even line.
- Mark Meacock, Moots, came over the pond from Great Britain for Sea Otter.
- Reed Maxwell and Steve Oz of Missing Link/Bianchi.
- Start of Elite Men's Short Track.
- Roland Green, Trek-VW.
- World MTB Champion Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized) leads Barry Wicks (Kona Clarks Les Gets).
- Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized).
- Travis Brown, Trek-VW.
Results
Men 1 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized MTB Team 22.23 2 Karl Platt (Can) Team Rocky Mountain In 0.17 3 Roland Green (Can) Trek-Volkswagen 0.21 4 Todd Wells (USA) Gt/Hyundai 5 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 6 Seamus McGrath (Can) Haro/Adidas 7 Liam Killeen (GBr) Subaru-Gary Fisher 8 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona Clarks Les Gets 9 John Devine (USA) U23 National Team 10 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 0.27 11 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro/Adidas 12 Alan Obye (USA) U23 National Team 13 Christoph Sauser (Swi) 14 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) Swisspower/Scott 0.32 15 Adam Craig (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi 16 Ricky Federau (Can) Gearsracing 0.37 17 Sam Schultz (USA) U23 National Team 0.44 18 Paul Rowney (Aus) Yeti Factory 19 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mountain-Business Objects 20 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Gearsracing 21 Brent Miller (USA) Bianchi 22 Trent Lowe (Aus) Factory Yeti 0.48 23 Mark Weir (USA) Wtb/Santa Cruz 0.51 24 Travis Brown (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 0.58 25 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Specialized 1.00 26 Jay Henry (USA) Specialized 1.03 27 Jeff Hall (USA) Salsa Cycles 1.07 28 Carl Swenson (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 1.12 29 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi 1.13 30 Roddi Lega (Can) United Cycle 1.15 31 Phil Dixon (GBr) 1.17 32 Eric Batty (USA) 1.23 33 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 1.25 34 Barry Wicks (Can) Kona Clarks Les Gets 1.34 35 Jimi Mortenson (USA) Specialized 1.35 36 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Specialized 1.36 37 Jesse Jakomait (Can) Gearsracing 1.43 38 Brandon Ott (USA) Tailwind 39 Cale Redpath (USA) Hassle Free Sports 1.45 40 Justin Robinson (USA) 1.49 41 Earl Bradley (USA) Trek Vw/Jbl Southeast Us 1.50 42 Nick Ranno (USA) Trek Factory Team 1.52 43 Scott Wingo (USA) 1.53 44 Carlos Gennero (Mex) Scott Mexico 1.57 45 Nick Waite (USA) U23 National Team 1.59 46 Steve Carwile (USA) Lindsey Wilson College 2.00 47 David Juarez (USA) 2.03 48 Cameron Brenneman (USA) Team Monex 2.04 49 Scott Keller (USA) Speedbikes 50 Dave Wiens (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 2.10 51 Charles Jenkins (USA) Cytomax/Specialized Racing 2.15 52 Frank Mapel (USA) Specialized 2.19 53 Amon Pease (USA) Intense Cycles 2.22 54 Mark Webster (Can) Bianchi-The Bike Shop 2.23 55 Damon Roberson (USA) Nema-Delivery Solutions 2.26 56 Eric Atwood (USA) Benaroya Research Insitute 2.29 57 Thomas Skinner (Can) Pacific Sport 2.32 58 Troy Wells (USA) Hille Grande Specialized 2.34 59 Drew Mackenzie (Can) Peyto/Oak Bay 2.40 60 Walker Ferguson (USA) Giant 2.44 61 Matt Patterson (Can) Gearsracing 2.46 62 Brian Astell (USA) Independent Fabrications 2.48 63 Jesse Rients (USA) Nature Valley/Penn Cycle 2.50 64 Michael Lee (USA) Trek/Vw Westcoast 2.55 65 Brendan Macintosh (Can) 2.58 66 Hal Helbock (USA) Cytomax/Specialized 3.00 67 Duncan Meyers (USA) Soulcraft 3.05 68 Patrick Bush (USA) Clif Bar/Trek 3.08 69 Lucas Livermon (USA) Colarodo Altitude Traing 3.10 70 Andre Sutton (Can) Hardcore Bikes 3.14 71 Ariel Lindsley (USA) 3.16 72 John Foley (USA) Bike Alley 3.18 73 Charles Pendry (USA) Btd Racing 3.20 74 Steve Martins (Can) Hardcore/Fiore/Schwalbe 3.22 75 Jason Jablonski (USA) Arlberg Sports/Golds Gym 3.25 76 Perry Paolini (USA) Balance Bar/Devo 3.42 77 Max Plaxton (Can) Rocky Mountain-Business Objects 3.52 78 Carter Hovey (Can) Brodie Bikes/Sugoi/Rider's Cycles 79 Forrest Huisman (USA) Team Easty-Bicycle Warehouse 3.58 80 Adam Snyder (USA) Team Devo DNF Billy Holmes (USA) Intense Cycles DNS Jeff Blair (Can) DNS Peter Wedge (Can) Kona Clarks Les Gets DNS Andy Schultz (USA) DNS Alexander Soto (Mex) Scott Mexico DNS Warren Gravely (USA) Dean Bicycles Women 1 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team 19.50 2 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Ford Cycling 0.01 3 Katerina Hanusova (Cze) Luna Women's MTB Team 0.11 4 Sue Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 0.16 5 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team 0.24 6 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Gearsracing 0.27 7 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher 8 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Rocky Mtn/Business Objects 0.32 9 Sarah Noble (Can) Rocky Mountain Bicycles 0.34 10 Rhonda Quick (USA) 0.41 11 Kim Anderson (USA) Team T-Mobile 0.53 12 Dara Marks-Marino (USA) Ford Cycling Team 13 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 14 Barbara Howe (USA) Velo Bella 0.59 15 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracing 1.05 16 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized MTB Team 17 Jimena Florit (Arg) Rlx Ralph Lauren 1.08 18 Melissa Thomas (USA) 1.13 19 Josie Beggs (USA) Starbucks Coffee Company 1.24 20 Wendy Simms (Can) Frontrunners/Steed Cycles 1.30 21 Kathy Sherwin (USA) 1.38 22 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Another Bike Shop Velo Bella 23 Kelli Emmett (USA) Specialized 24 Abigail Hippely (USA) Klein Maverick 1.45 25 Georgia Gould (USA) Yeti Cycles 1.51 26 Judy Freeman (USA) Cannondale 1.55 27 Sara Bresnick (USA) Minuteman Road Club 1.59 28 Catharine Pendrel (Can) 2.02 29 Jennifer Todd (USA) Cannondale 2.05 30 Danelle Kabush (Can) Gearsracing 31 Alice Pennington (USA) 2.10 32 Melodie Metzger (USA) Velo Bella 2.12 33 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 2.15 34 Joan Davies (USA) Tds-Schwalbe 2.20 35 Lisa Matlock (USA) Ford Cycling 2.25 36 Annemarie Huisman (USA) Cannondale Mountain Bike Team 2.28 37 Dorothy Wong (USA) Kelly Bike Company 2.30 38 Heather Svahn (USA) 2.40 39 Niki Gudex (Aus) Intense Cycles 2.42 40 Dj Morisette (USA) Ellsworth Copperchase 3.06 41 Nina Baum (USA) Titus 42 Joan Orgeldinger (USA) Redhook / Turin 43 Celine Foreht (Can) 44 Jessica Runyon (USA) Velobella 3.18 45 Ruby Evans (USA) Helens Cannondale 46 Julie Hudetz (USA) Team Dean 47 Cristina Begy (USA) Maverick/Spot 48 Rebecca Blay (USA) Team Dean 3.34 49 Caitlyn Tuel (USA) Trek Vw East Coast Factory Team 50 Amy Hunter-Dillinger (USA) Cannondale 5.26 General classification Men 1 Seamus McGrath (Can) Haro/Adidas 2.12.50 2 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) Swisspower/Scott 0.05 3 Roland Green (Can) Trek-Volkswagen 0.13 4 Karl Platt (Can) Team Rocky Mountain In 5 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized MTB Team 0.14 6 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 0.16 7 Liam Killeen (GBr) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.12 8 Todd Wells (USA) Gt/Hyundai 1.14 9 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 1.48 10 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Gearsracing 1.59 11 Alan Obye (USA) U23 National Team 2.00 12 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mountain-Business Objects 2.03 13 Christoph Sauser (Swi) 2.18 14 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro/Adidas 2.27 15 Sam Schultz (USA) U23 National Team 2.37 16 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Specialized 3.19 17 Travis Brown (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 3.21 18 Barry Wicks (Can) Kona Clarks Les Gets 3.35 19 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona Clarks Les Gets 3.57 20 Ricky Federau (Can) Gearsracing 4.12 21 John Devine (USA) U23 National Team 22 Paul Rowney (Aus) Yeti Factory 4.17 23 Jay Henry (USA) Specialized 4.32 24 Jeff Hall (USA) Salsa Cycles 4.33 25 Carl Swenson (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 4.36 26 Roddi Lega (Can) United Cycle 4.45 27 Adam Craig (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi 5.00 28 Max Plaxton (Can) Rocky Mountain-Business Objects 5.24 29 Brent Miller (USA) Bianchi 5.26 30 Phil Dixon (GBr) 5.32 31 Trent Lowe (Aus) Factory Yeti 5.35 32 Mark Weir (USA) Wtb/Santa Cruz 5.53 33 Carlos Gennero (Mex) Scott Mexico 6.04 34 Nick Waite (USA) U23 National Team 6.21 35 Frank Mapel (USA) Specialized 6.26 36 Jesse Jakomait (Can) Gearsracing 6.56 37 Eric Batty (USA) 7.06 38 Jimi Mortenson (USA) Specialized 7.07 39 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Specialized 7.29 40 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 7.42 41 Cameron Brenneman (USA) Team Monex 7.46 42 Cale Redpath (USA) Hassle Free Sports 8.08 43 Carter Hovey (Can) Brodie Bikes/Sugoi/Rider's Cycles 8.21 44 Charles Jenkins (USA) Cytomax/Specialized Racing 9.27 45 David Juarez (USA) 10.02 46 Michael Lee (USA) Trek/Vw Westcoast 10.04 47 Mark Webster (Can) Bianchi-The Bike Shop 10.34 48 Eric Atwood (USA) Benaroya Research Insitute 10.36 49 Drew Mackenzie (Can) Peyto/Oak Bay 11.10 50 Dave Wiens (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 11.11 51 Steve Carwile (USA) Lindsey Wilson College 12.06 52 Justin Robinson (USA) 12.25 53 Charles Pendry (USA) Btd Racing 12.42 54 Ariel Lindsley (USA) 13.06 55 Brendan Macintosh (Can) 13.38 56 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi 15.16 57 Brandon Ott (USA) Tailwind 16.51 58 Perry Paolini (USA) Balance Bar/Devo 18.02 59 Amon Pease (USA) Intense Cycles 18.45 60 Damon Roberson (USA) Nema-Delivery Solutions 19.13 61 Scott Wingo (USA) 19.42 62 Matt Patterson (Can) Gearsracing 20.47 63 Nick Ranno (USA) Trek Factory Team 21.04 64 Adam Snyder (USA) Team Devo 21.09 65 Jesse Rients (USA) Nature Valley/Penn Cycle 22.03 66 Thomas Skinner (Can) Pacific Sport 22.22 67 Walker Ferguson (USA) Giant 22.35 68 Troy Wells (USA) Hille Grande Specialized 22.57 69 Brian Astell (USA) Independent Fabrications 24.10 70 Andre Sutton (Can) Hardcore Bikes 24.21 71 Duncan Meyers (USA) Soulcraft 24.48 72 Earl Bradley (USA) Trek Vw/Jbl Southeast Us 26.43 73 Jason Jablonski (USA) Arlberg Sports/Golds Gym 27.08 74 Patrick Bush (USA) Clif Bar/Trek 28.10 75 Lucas Livermon (USA) Colarodo Altitude Traing 28.12 76 Hal Helbock (USA) Cytomax/Specialized 28.41 77 John Foley (USA) Bike Alley 28.57 78 Forrest Huisman (USA) Team Easty-Bicycle Warehouse 31.57 79 Steve Martins (Can) Hardcore/Fiore/Schwalbe 33.58 80 Scott Keller (USA) Speedbikes 35.13 Women 1 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team 1.59.51 2 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Gearsracing 1.03 3 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Ford Cycling 1.04 4 Katerina Hanusova (Cze) Luna Women's MTB Team 1.19 5 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team 1.22 6 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Rocky Mtn/Business Objects 1.25 7 Sarah Noble (Can) Rocky Mountain Bicycles 1.40 8 Sue Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 2.04 9 Kim Anderson (USA) Team T-Mobile 2.08 10 Dara Marks-Marino (USA) Ford Cycling Team 2.14 11 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher 2.25 12 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 2.38 13 Rhonda Quick (USA) 2.40 14 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracing 2.54 15 Kelli Emmett (USA) Specialized 2.58 16 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized MTB Team 3.25 17 Wendy Simms (Can) Frontrunners/Steed Cycles 3.45 18 Jimena Florit (Arg) Rlx Ralph Lauren 3.52 19 Barbara Howe (USA) Velo Bella 4.14 20 Melissa Thomas (USA) 4.24 21 Josie Beggs (USA) Starbucks Coffee Company 4.47 22 Sara Bresnick (USA) Minuteman Road Club 5.01 23 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 5.32 24 Kathy Sherwin (USA) 5.41 25 Dorothy Wong (USA) Kelly Bike Company 6.07 26 Danelle Kabush (Can) Gearsracing 6.11 27 Annemarie Huisman (USA) Cannondale Mountain Bike Team 6.14 28 Georgia Gould (USA) Yeti Cycles 29 Melodie Metzger (USA) Velo Bella 6.53 30 Catharine Pendrel (Can) 7.09 31 Abigail Hippely (USA) Klein Maverick 7.21 32 Jennifer Todd (USA) Cannondale 8.49 33 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Another Bike Shop Velo Bella 9.13 34 Alice Pennington (USA) 9.28 35 Judy Freeman (USA) Cannondale 9.35 36 Joan Davies (USA) Tds-Schwalbe 37 Heather Svahn (USA) 10.43 38 Ruby Evans (USA) Helens Cannondale 10.48 39 Joan Orgeldinger (USA) Redhook / Turin 10.56 40 Nina Baum (USA) Titus 11.07 41 Lisa Matlock (USA) Ford Cycling 12.37 42 Amy Hunter-Dillinger (USA) Cannondale 13.13 43 Julie Hudetz (USA) Team Dean 13.48 44 Niki Gudex (Aus) Intense Cycles 14.26 45 Rebecca Blay (USA) Team Dean 15.26 46 Cristina Begy (USA) Maverick/Spot 15.28 47 Celine Foreht (Can) 15.52 48 Dj Morisette (USA) Ellsworth Copperchase 17.23 49 Jessica Runyon (USA) Velobella 24.52 50 Caitlyn Tuel (USA) Trek Vw East Coast Factory Team 25.29
