Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - NETexas, USA, August 25-27, 2000Stage list
Stage 1 - August 25: Criterium, 75 minThe H-n-H race is on the National Racing Calender series for the men, and with a big race going on at the same time in New York on the east coast the pro field is split. This race is run in conjuction with a pay/tour ride that attracks over 10,000 riders! This race is famous for the west Texas heat that is common for this time of year in the south. The tempature for the criterium at the 6:30pm start was 107 deg Fahrenheit! I not sure of the Celsius reading for you foreigners [42-ish], but it was HOT. The field of 80+ riders were very aware of the heat and the early pace of the race was reflected in the slow but steady pace. Many primes were on offer and this kept the field interested, but not many breaks were allowed any room to escape. Team Shaklee and Colorado Cyclist were by far the dominant teams in the race. With around 15(? I was racing, not exactly sure, JW) laps remaining, three riders escaped and got a 15 sec gap. Eric Wohlberg (Shaklee), Sylvain Beauchamp (Shaklee), and Mark Ernsting (MSU) were off for good with Shaklee controlling the field. With six laps(?) remaining, myself, Jason Waddell (Arlington Velo) and Seth Pelusi (Saturn) set off in pursuit of the three riders who now had a 20 sec advantage. We brought back some time in the closing laps but were unable to close the gap. However, we did hold off the field for 4th and 5th respestively. The field was led in by current National Elite RR Champion Steve Cate. Report by Jason Waddell Results1 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Shaklee 1.13.59 2 Mark Ernsting (USA) HHH/MSU 3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee 4 Seth Pelusi (USA) Saturn 0.20 5 Jason Waddell (USA) Arlington Velo 6 Steve Cate (USA) Mercy Cycling 0.23 7 Chris Fisher (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 8 Bruning Rangel (USA) HHH/MSU 9 Alex Palencia (USA) Mercy Cycling 10 Juan Gonzalez (USA) Texas 11 Paul Read (USA) Shaklee 12 Max Miley (USA) Matrix Richards 13 Dirk Friel (USA) Monsoon 14 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Unattached 15 Jeff Johnston (USA) GCCA/Rav4 16 Charles Huff (USA) RCRC 17 Edgar Nunnelly (USA) Champions Race 18 Ara Oggoian (USA) Hill Country 19 Dale Suttle (USA) Mercy Cycling 20 Douglas Campbell (USA) Hybridigital 21 Paul Chandler (USA) Sun & Ski 22 Christian Davenport (USA) RCRC 23 Rory Mcadams (USA) Team Texas 24 Bill Short (USA) Team Texas 25 Casey Crosby (USA) Hybridigital 26 Jason B Davis (USA) PACC 27 Patrick Mccarty (USA) Richardson BM 28 Michael Gibson (USA) Ast Sport Scien 29 Doug Greek (USA) Ozark Cycling Club 30 Barry Lee (USA) Uneted Youth 31 Terry Mcginnis (USA) Miduole 32 Mike Ley (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 33 Ryan Mckean (USA) Cox Communicati 34 Felipe Montiel (USA) Texas 35 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 36 Eric Kevitt (USA) Cycle Logical 37 Scott Romero (USA) Team El Paso 38 Chris Carlson (USA) Hybrid Racing 39 Kent Bostick (USA) Shaklee 40 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 41 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Hybridigital 42 Austin King (USA) Team Ram 43 Robert Kane (USA) Ciclismo Sa 44 Christian Valenzuela (USA) Shaklee 45 Jason Sager (USA) UYS-BSS 46 Brian Cdebaca (USA) Hybridigital 47 Ryan W Blickem (USA) Zia Velo 48 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Cycling 49 Tod Ramirez (USA) Superdrome 50 Shannon Graham (USA) Texas Flyers 51 Andy Malcom (USA) RCRC 52 Nathan Belshaw (USA) Team Texas 53 Robert Sonora (USA) Plano 54 Steve Josephy (USA) Ast Sport Scien 55 Luke Mauritsen (USA) Shaklee 1.06 56 Scott Konicki (USA) Mercy Cycling 1.09 57 James Corletta (USA) Peleton 1.46 58 Ranko Sevo (USA) HHH/MSU 3.31 59 Ian Dille (USA) Matrix 60 Ryan Peterson (USA) Mercy Cycling 61 Brent Turner (USA) Champions Race 62 Brian Stangel (USA) Ochsner 63 Peter J Brown (USA) UCLA 5.16 64 Douglas W Powell (USA) Bmrt Cycling 65 Bret Crosby (USA) Hybridigital Ra 66 Robbie Robinette (USA) Austin Velo 7.01 67 John M Kelly (USA) Kissena Cycling 68 Thomas Cox (USA) Tortuga 69 Chris J Powers (USA) Matrix / Bikema 70 Adam Hoppe (USA) Bikes Plus 71 Eric J Marquez (USA) Austin Velo 8.46 72 Nathan Phillips (USA) Hill Country 73 Tone Coughlin (USA) Nature Valley 11.31 74 Paul Guidry (USA) Unattached 13.16 75 Daniel Doornbos (USA) Ziavelo 13.51 DNF Adam Hamza (USA) GCCA/Rav4 DNF Brian Walburn (USA) GCCA/Rav4 DNF Andy Clark (USA) Monsoon Racing DNF Allen Abell (USA) Bikemart DNs Mike Stewart (USA) Mercy Cycling Stage 2 - August 26: Road Race, 100 mi/160 kmThe road race started at 7:00am in the morning and the temperature was already 80 deg F. By the finish, the temperature had already reached 100+ deg F. Team Shaklee had the overall leader in Sylvain Beauchamp and with Eric Wohlberg in 3rd, you could be sure that Shaklee were going to be active. The road race offered four Hot Spot $100 primes during the route as well as time bonuses. At the first Hot Spot (10miles) a group of five escaped the field. Fisher and Corbett (7UP-CC), Valenzuela and Mauritsen (Shaklee) and myself, Jason Waddell (Arlington Velo). The group stayed at about 30 sec to the field for around 5 miles and then Pelusi (Saturn), Beauchamp and Dirk Friel (Monsoon) bridged up and the race was on for the next 90 miles! The break stayed together until the finish with Mauritsen dropping back and Valenzuela flatting with 8 miles to go. I must report that Pelusi and Friel pulled the final 30 miles by THEMSELVES. The two 7UP and Shaklee riders were not willing to help at all, so these two managed to hold off a chasing group of around 15 riders basically by themselves. I say Bravo to them as I was cramping like mad with 30+ miles left. The sprint was started by Corbett with 1 km to go followed by Beauchamp and then myself. I launched with 150 meters to go and Fisher got me by half a wheel at the finish. The ITT is tomorrow and it proves to be interesting to see if TT king Wohlberg can make up his 1:48 defecit and if Beauchamp can hold onto the lead. (PS: I can't TT worth a flip! JW) Report by Jason Waddell Results1 Chris Fisher (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 3.52.36 2 Jason Waddell (USA) Arlington Velo 3 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Shaklee 4 Seth Pelusi (USA) Saturn 0.04 5 Dirk Friel (USA) Monsoon 6 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 7 Juan Gonzalez (USA) Texas 1.52 8 Steve Cate (USA) Mercy Cycling 9 Rory Mcadams (USA) Team Texas 10 Mark Ernsting (USA) HHH MSU 11 Andy Clark (USA) Monsoon Racing 12 Ryan W Blickem (USA) Zia Velo 13 Mike Ley (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 14 Charles Huff (USA) RCRC 15 Patrick McCarty (USA) Richardson BM 16 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 17 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee 18 Paul Read (USA) Shaklee 19 Christian Valenzuela (USA) Shaklee 20 Kent Bostick (USA) Shaklee 21 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Cycling 22 Douglas Campbell (USA) Hybridigital 3.54 23 Nathan Phillips (USA) Hill Country 24 Ranko Sevo (USA) HHH/MSU 7.37 25 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Hybridigital 26 Max Miley (USA) Matrix Richards 27 Ara Oggoian (USA) Hill Country 28 Ryan Mckean (USA) Cox Communicati 29 Christian Davenport (USA) RCRC 30 Andy Malcom (USA) RCRC 31 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Unattached 8.02 32 Felipe Montiel (USA) Texas 15.46 33 Robert Kane (USA) Ciclismo Sa 34 Chris Carlson (USA) Hybrid Racing 21.36 35 Alex Palencia (USA) Mercy Cycling 36 Bruning Rangel (USA) HHH/MSU 23.44 37 John M Kelly (USA) Kissena Cycling 38 Steve Josephy (USA) Ast Sport Scien 39 Scott Konicki (USA) Mercy Cycling 27.57 40 Luke Mauritsen (USA) Shaklee 41 Michael Gibson (USA) Ast Sport Scien 42 Austin King (USA) Team Ram 43 Casey Crosby (USA) Hybridigital 44 Adam Hoppe (USA) Bikes Plus 35.50 45 Tod Ramirez (USA) Superdrome 46 Douglas W Powell (USA) Bmrt Cycling 41.34 47 Robert Sonora (USA) Plano 48 Robbie Robinette (USA) Austin Velo 46.14 49 Bill Short (USA) Team Texas DNF Brian Walburn (USA) GCCA/Rav4 DNF Ian Dille (USA) Matrix DNF Barry Lee (USA) Uneted Youth DNF Allen Abell (USA) Bikemart DNF Brent Turner (USA) Champions Race DNF Scott Romero (USA) Team El Paso DNF Jason Sager (USA) UYS-BSS DNF Dale Suttle (USA) Mercy Cycling DNF Chris J Powers (USA) Matrix/Bikema DNF Ryan Peterson (USA) Mercy Cycling DNF Mike Stewart (USA) Mercy Cycling DNF Edgar Nunnelly (USA) Champions Race DNF Terry McGinnis (USA) Miduole DNF Eric J Marquez (USA) Austin Velo DNF Eric Kevitt (USA) Cycle Logical DNF Jeff Johnston (USA) GCCA/Rav4 DNF Adam Hamza (USA) GCCA/Rav4 DNF Brian Cdebaca (USA) Hybridigital DNF Doug Greek (USA) Ozark Cycling Club DNF Thomas Cox (USA) Tortuga DNF Daniel Doornbos (USA) Ziavelo DNF Jason B Davis (USA) PACC DNF Bret Crosby (USA) Hybridigital Ra DNF Tone Coughlin (USA) Nature Valley DNF Nathan Belshaw (USA) Team Texas DNF James Corletta (USA) Peleton DNF Peter J Brown (USA) UCLA DNF Shannon Graham (USA) Texas Flyers DNF Brian Stangel (USA) Ochsner DNF Paul Chandler (USA) Sun & Ski DNF Paul Guidry (USA) Unattached General classification after stage 2: 1 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Shaklee 5.06.10 2 Chris Fisher (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 0.22 3 Jason Waddell (USA) Arlington Velo 0.37 4 Dirk Friel (USA) Monsoon 0.46 5 Seth Pelusi (USA) Saturn 0.49 6 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 0.50 7 Mark Ernsting (USA) HHH MSU 2.13 8 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee 2.15 9 Christian Valenzuela (USA) Shaklee 2.29 10 Kent Bostick (USA) Shaklee 2.40 11 Paul Read (USA) Shaklee 12 Mike Ley (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 13 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 14 Steve Cate (USA) Mercy Cycling 15 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Cycling 16 Ryan W Blickem (USA) Zia Velo 17 Rory Mcadams (USA) Team Texas 18 Charles Huff (USA) RCRC 19 Patrick McCarty (USA) Richardson BM 20 Douglas Campbell (USA) Hybridigital 4.42 21 Max Miley (USA) Matrix Richards 8.25 22 Ryan Mckean (USA) Cox Communicati 23 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Hybridigital 24 Ara Oggoian (USA) Hill Country 25 Christian Davenport (USA) RCRC 26 Andy Malcom (USA) RCRC 27 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Unattached 8.50 28 Ranko Sevo (USA) HHH/MSU 11.33 29 Nathan Phillips (USA) Hill Country 13.05 30 Tone Coughlin (USA) Nature Valley 13.48 31 Andy Clark (USA) Monsoon Racing 16.08 32 Felipe Montiel (USA) Texas 16.34 33 Robert Kane (USA) Ciclismo Sa 17.34 34 Alex Palencia (USA) Mercy Cycling 22.24 35 Chris Carlson (USA) Hybrid Racing 36 Steve Josephy (USA) Ast Sport Scien 24.32 37 Bruning Rangel (USA) HHH/MSU 38 Michael Gibson (USA) Ast Sport Scien 28.45 39 Casey Crosby (USA) Hybridigital 28.45 40 Luke Mauritsen (USA) Shaklee 29.20 41 Scott Konicki (USA) Mercy Cycling 29.31 42 John M Kelly (USA) Kissena Cycling 31.10 43 Austin King (USA) Team Ram 31.45 44 Tod Ramirez (USA) Superdrome 36.38 45 Robert Sonora (USA) Plano 42.22 46 Adam Hoppe (USA) Bikes Plus 43.16 47 Douglas W Powell (USA) Bmrt Cycling 47.15 48 Robbie Robinette (USA) Austin Velo 53.40 Stage 3 - August 27: Individual Time Trial, 10 mi/16 kmThe ITT was this morning and with the heat the organizers always think it is better to start us at sunrise! Well, the first men's rider went off sometime around 7:30am and the women riders started before us! As predicted Eric Wolberg (Shaklee) simply did what he does best, he wins TT's. That guy is amazing, as I was going downhill on one part of the course he was going uphill on the other side of the road and I would bet he was going just as fast as I was. I wish him the best of luck in Sydney and I hope he does well. It wasn't enough for the overall win however, as that was taken by his Shaklee teammate, Sylvain Beauchamp over 7UP's Chris Fisher. My teammate Peter Erdoes won the afternoon category 3 criterium and I would like to say good job. As he is 40 this year and riding against much younger riders I consider that quite an accomplishment. Report by Jason Waddell Results1 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee 19.58 (48.1 km/h) 2 Chris Fisher (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 0.41 3 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 0.44 4 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Shaklee 0.46 5 Christian Valenzuela (USA) Shaklee 0.58 6 Kent Bostick (USA) Shaklee 1.02 7 Dirk Friel (USA) Monsoon 1.08 8 Luke Mauritsen (USA) Shaklee 1.08 9 Seth Pelust (USA) Saturn 1.13 10 Ryan W Blickem (USA) Zia Velo 1.14 11 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Cycling 1.15 12 Paul Read (USA) Shaklee 1.26 13 Mike Ley (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 1.30 14 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 1.40 15 Steve Cate (USA) Mercy Cycling 1.42 16 Mark Ernsting (USA) HHH MSU 1.46 17 Christian Davenport (USA) RCRC 1.49 18 Austin King (USA) Team Ram 1.49 19 Chris Carlson (USA) Hybrid Racing 1.50 20 Scott Konicki (USA) Mercy Cycling 1.50 22 Andy Malcom (USA) RCRC 2.13 23 Alex Palencia (USA) Mercy Cycling 2.21 24 Andy Clark (USA) Monsoon Racing 2.23 25 Tone Coughlin (USA) Nature Valley 2.34 26 Ranko Sevo (USA) HHH/MSU 2.39 26 Jason Waddell (USA) Arlington Velo 2.39 28 Ryan Mckean (USA) Cox Communicati 2.40 29 Douglas W Powell (USA) Bmrt Cycling 2.46 30 Charles Huff (USA) RCRC 2.47 31 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Unattached 2.59 32 Robbie Robinette (USA) Austin Velo 3.01 33 Juan Gonzalez (USA) Texas 3.02 34 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Hybridigital 3.05 35 Rory Mcadams (USA) Team Texas 3.08 36 Max Miley (USA) Matrix Richards 3.11 37 Doug Greek (USA) Ozark Cycling Club 3.26 38 Ara Oggoian (USA) Hill Country 3.32 39 Steve Josephy (USA) Ast Sport Scien 3.38 40 Michael Gibson (USA) Ast Sport Scien 3.45 41 Robert Kane (USA) Ciclismo Sa 3.57 42 Tod Ramirez (USA) Superdrome 4.18 43 Adam Hoppe (USA) Bikes Plus 4.35 44 Patrick McCarty (USA) Richardson BM 4.38 45 Felipe Montiel (USA) Texas 4.48 46 Bruning Rangel (USA) HHH/MSU 4.51 Final general classification: 1 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Shaklee 5.26.54 2 Chris Fisher (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 0.23 3 Dirk Friel (USA) Monsoon 1.08 4 Seth Pelust (USA) Saturn 1.16 5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee 1.29 6 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 1.44 7 Jason Waddell (USA) Arlington Velo 2.34 8 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 2.38 9 Christian Valenzuela (USA) Shaklee 2.41 10 Kent Bostick (USA) Shaklee 2.56 11 Ryan W Blickem (USA) Zia Velo 3.08 12 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Cycling 3.09 13 Mark Ernsting (USA) HHH MSU 3.13 14 Paul Read (USA) Shaklee 3.20 15 Mike Ley (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 3.24 16 Steve Cate (USA) Mercy Cycling 3.36 17 Charles Huff (USA) RCRC 4.41 44 Juan Gonzalez (USA) Texas 4.56 18 Rory Mcadams (USA) Team Texas 5.02 19 Patrick McCarty (USA) Richardson BM 6.32 20 Christian Davenport (USA) RCRC 9.28 21 Andy Malcom (USA) RCRC 9.52 22 Ryan Mckean (USA) Cox Communicati 10.19 23 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Hybridigital 10.44 24 Max Miley (USA) Matrix Richards 10.50 25 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Unattached 11.03 26 Ara Oggoian (USA) Hill Country 11.11 27 Ranko Sevo (USA) HHH/MSU 12.23 28 Andy Clark (USA) Monsoon Racing 17.45 29 Felipe Montiel (USA) Texas 20.36 30 Robert Kane (USA) Ciclismo Sa 20.45 31 Chris Carlson (USA) Hybrid Racing 23.28 32 Alex Palencia (USA) Mercy Cycling 23.59 33 Steve Josephy (USA) Ast Sport Scien 27.24 34 Bruning Rangel (USA) HHH/MSU 28.37 35 Luke Mauritsen (USA) Shaklee 29.42 36 Scott Konicki (USA) Mercy Cycling 30.35 37 Michael Gibson (USA) Ast Sport Scien 31.44 38 Austin King (USA) Team Ram 32.48 39 Tone Coughlin (USA) Nature Valley 36.43 40 Tod Ramirez (USA) Superdrome 40.10 41 Adam Hoppe (USA) Bikes Plus 47.05 42 Douglas W Powell (USA) Bmrt Cycling 49.15 43 Robbie Robinette (USA) Austin Velo 55.55 Past Winners1992 Roy Knickman (USA) Coors 1993 (2) Roy Knickman (USA) Coors 1994 ??? 1995 Kent Bostick (USA) Team Shaklee 1996 (2) Kent Bostick (USA) Team Shaklee 1997 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Team Shaklee 1998 Julian Dean (NZl) Mercury Cycling Team 1999 (2) Eric Wohlberg (Can) Team Shaklee Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |