US Junior Road Championships - CN

Trexlertown, USA, July 6-9, 2000

Day 2 - July 8: Junior M/W road races

Mercury sprinter Bahati surprises the rest

By John Alsedek, cyclingnews.com correspondent

For better or worse, Mercury junior rider Rahsaan Bahati has acquired a reputation as being 'just' a sprinter. However, that reputation was overturned in today's Mens 17-18 Road Race, just one of a whole series of unexpected, though unquestionably deserving, race winners at the 2000 U.S. Junior National Road Race Championships.

Held about 20 miles west of Trexlertown, PA, in the town of Kempton, these Junior Nationals have proven to be a far cry from last year's disastrous Cincinnati Nationals. The circuits - 9 miles for riders under 15, 15 for those over 15 - had something for everyone: short steep climbs, twisty country roads, picturesque scenery. Men's 13-14 winner Luke Pennington referred to it as "the best course I ever ridden," while Navigators director Ray Cipollini added that "it was a good course for a selection race," while adding that it was a highly selective event. One imagines that Men 17-18 Rahsaan Bahati would agree...

In the shortened 105 km Men's 17-18 road race, things quickly came down to a three-man show with Bahati, local teammate Jon Retseck, and time trial winner Patrick McCarty escaping from a main group of 30 and quickly building an advantage of over two minutes, despite the presence of such strong junior teams as CRCA/Hot Tubes and Team Devo in the field. As the trio entered the final lap, they had a large enough lead that the Mercury duo began working McCarty over, taking turns attacking till, with under four miles remaining, Bahati went clear and stayed clear for the win, maybe even surprising himself a bit: "I'm the sprinter on the team, so I figured that Pat wouldn't expect that I'd be the one to go."

Not surprised was National Coach Danny Van Haute, who noted that "a lot of people didn't have faith in Rahsaan, but we took him over to race in Europe and he did fine." As a result of his win, Bahati is an automatic qualifier to October's Junior World's team.

But Bahati's performance wasn't the day's only surprise. In the Womens 17-18 race, hot tip Sarah Uhl (Trek/CYBC) was nipped by training partner and perennial rival Lauren Franges, who wisely didn't succumb to the urge to launch her sprint too early. In the Men's 15-16 road race, Pennsylvania native Kyle Wagner appeared to have built himself a solid two-minute lead going into the final lap, but ultimately ended up second to Tyler Farrar, who spoke about the race afterwards: "He (Wagner) had such a big lead that, I knew if I stayed in the pack, it was all over - I had to just go for it and see what happened."

What happened was that he overtook and passed Wagner, ending up 1:20 ahead of the gallant Wagner and over four minutes ahead of the main field.

The Junior Nationals conclude Sunday with the Criterium Nationals, conducted in East Allentown, PA.

Results

Men

10-12, 15 km

1 Tejay Van Garderen (Regulators)                     26.19
2 Alex Keomany (Ann Arbor Velo Club)                   0.18
3 Kevin Eriksson (Stanislaus County Bike Cl)
4 Jordan Lockwood (International Christian C)
5 Jordan Laughlin (Team Dayton 2003)
6 Zachary Mitchell (East Coast Velo)                   3.52
7 Brian Bodensteiner (Lanterne Rouge)
8 Stephen Christy (Ann Arbor Velo Club)                3.57
9 Taylor A. Brown (East Coast Velo)                    5.14
10 Bryant Weis (East Coast Velo)
11 Rico Bryant (Bicycles Unlimited)                    6.28
12 Tristin Clark (East Coast Velo)                     6.45
13 Patrick Forgione (Thulman Eastern)                  7.28
14 Coleman Butterworth (East Coast Velo)               7.38
15 John Zaccone (Ann Arbor Velo Club)                  7.58
16 Bryan Smith (Pista Elite)                           8.21
17 Ryan Lucas (Allegheny Cycling Ass)                  8.46
18 Jeremy Smith (Pista Elite)                         14.42
19 Austin Mackenzie (Team Power Train)                15.47
  
13-14, 30 km  
  
1 Luke Pennington (Team Oregon)                       49.07
2 Nathan Odio (CLBC/Subway/Bikeshop)
3 Zach Bolian (Bike Pedlar/Bluestar)
4 Tommy Petramalo (Pazzo Velo)
5 Thomas Hanley (TeamColumbus)
6 Christopher Stockburger (Monsoon Racing)
7 Brandon Tate (Team BRBC)
8 Chris Ruhl (East Coast Velo)
9 Stephen Lockwood (Internation Christian)
10 Danny Scott (Ridge Rider Velo Liberty)              0.15
11 Christopher R. Campbell (Team Power Train)
12 Jeremy Maher (Red Rose Rockets)
13 Daron King (Major Motion)
14 Nathan Vermillion (Procon)
15 Preston Moon (Honeywell)
16 Nick Bishop (DMOS)                                  0.49
17 Ali A. Camara (MajorMotion)
18 Tyler Munroe (CCB Interantional)
19 Lane Rogers (Southern Elite)
20 Alex Pierini (White Mountain Road Club)             2.06
21 Matt Appleman (Athletes Under Construct.)
22 Kirk Carlsen (Bob)                                  2.23
23 Braden Bingham (Unattached)
24 Kevin Wolfson (NEBC/CycleLoft/Sun)                  2.29
25 Wesley Seely (Team Zero Wait/ Santa Bar)
26 Joshua Smith (Slifer Smith)                         2.36
27 Ryan Nelman (Southern Elite)                        2.39
28 Paul Bognanno (DM Cycle Club)
29 Chad Beyer (Giant/Domenics)
30 Konrad Lebas (NECSA)                                4.25
31 Matt Tretin (NECSA)                                 5.30
32 Peter Edge (NECSA/Fraysee's Sports)                 5.59
33 AJ Sikes (Team American Classic)
34 Michael Wickman (Peerless)                          6.30
35 Steven Carder (Team American Classic)
36 Jeffery Lowry (FCCC)                                6.36
37 Kyle G. Johnson (Koolkats)
38 Benjamin Mitchell (East Coast Velo)                 6.51
39 Robert Benitez (Race Pace)
40 Benjamin Silk (Team Power Train)                    7.21
41 Pat Benitez (Race Pace)                             9.24
42 Shane Braley (Team Saturn/YMCA)                    10.14
43 Jason Bierly (Allegheney Cycling Ass)
44 Mike Schnabel (East Coast Velo)                    15.45
45 Chris Franges (FCCC)
46 Richard L. Schenck Jr. (Future Champion Cycling)   16.20
47 Thomas Muceus (Team Dayton 2003)                   16.23
48 Spencer Mackenzie (Team Power Train)
49 Michael Benson (Unattached)                        24.03
   
15-16, 75 km  
   
1 Tyler Farrar (Saturn/Pazzo Velo)                  2.01.18
2 Kyle Wagner (Tri State Velo)                         1.20
3 Oliver Stiler-Cote (teamgrimace)
4 Rigoberto Meza (Zerowait-SBBC)                       3.11
5 Hans Taufen (Jacksonville Racing Team)               4.23
6 Keith Norris (Jamis/Access Health Care)
7 Joshua Kerkhof (Hybridigital Racing)
8 Nathan Mitchell (Strada Racing Club)
9 Craig Wilcox (Wizards of the Coast)
10 Aaron Musicant (Echelon)
11 Anuthee Huffstetter (Violet Crown)
12 Ryan Mele (Necsa/Fraysse)
13 Joshua Gewirtz (NECSA)
14 Bart Torre (Red Rose Rockets)
15 Andrew Bates (Y2K)
16 Jonathan Rotzien (Des Moines Orthopaedic)
17 Duke Schimmer (Team Swift)
18 Zak Grabowski (Red Rocks Velo)
19 Angetti Sheldrake (Mercury Cycling Team)
20 David Neibauer (FCCC)
21 Jesse Anthony (Essex County Velo)
22 Erik Wright (GNB Junior Team)
23 Blake Caldwell (Merlin)
24 Jonathan Parrish (White Mountain/Landis)
25 Joe Schiro (Jamis/Access Health Care)
26 Wayne Miller (RiverCity Cycling Assoc.)
27 Brady Harter (Team Swift)
28 Alan Eriksson (Stanislaus County Bike Cl)
29 David Nelson (White Mountian)
30 Rich Hollenbeck (NECSA)
31 Troy Dunton (Northwest Cycling Club)
32 Bradley Viera (Red Rose Rockets)
33 Ryan Anderson (Memphis Water Works)                 4.48
34 Ryan Chan (Landis Cyclery)                          5.21
35 Ricardo Ortega (Jamis/Access Health Care) 
36 Tony Blagrove (Seattle Super Squadra)               5.24
37 Johnathan Ervin (Bike Mart)                         5.39
38 Andrew Tkaczuk (Future Champion Cycling)            8.12
39 Rocco Mazzei (Unattached)                          10.41
40 Cole Fackler (HCC Contes Bike)                     11.29
41 Sheldon Deeny (FCRC)
42 Nick Payne (Cannondale Show Team)
43 Jonathan Korzekwa (Mid South Velo)                 11.40
44 Kareem Harris (East Coast Velo)                    11.52
45 Logan Gruber (East Coast Velo)                     12.01
46 Carlos Pinate (Tarheels Cyclist)                   12.10
47 Vince Pantanella (Red Rose Rockets)                14.46
48 Tucker Brown (East Coast Velo)                     16.56
49 Tyler Russell (Team Power Train)
50 Christopher W. Hopkins (Beaverton Bicycling Club)  17.50
51 Offie Clark (Chesapeake Wheelmen)                  17.55
52 Kevin Reardon (Fraysse's)                          23.11
53 Wes Shirey (Red Rose Rockets)                      23.38
54 Scott Savage (Red Rose Rockets)                    31.03
55 David Boboltz (Rapid Wheelmen)
56 Syd Lea (Fuji)                                   1.06.14

17-18, 120 km
 
1 Rahsaan Bahati (Mercury Cycling Team)             2.35.29
2 Jon Retseck (Mercury Cycling Team)                   0.37
3 Patrick Mccarty (Richarson Bike Mart)
4 Walker Ferguson (Team Devo)                          3.21
5 William Steinbrecher (ABD Cycle Club)                4.40
6 Christian Stahl (NECSA/Fraysse's)
7 Sterling Magnell (Mercury Cycling Team)
8 Michael Friedman (Fraysse's Sport PCC)
9 Nathanael Ksiazkiewicz (Ann Arbor Velo Club)
10 Jestin Kuettel (Bikemaster)
11 Peter Lawler (NECSA/Fraysse's Sports)
12 Tim Reinhart (East Coast Velo)
13 Timothy Henry (Team Velo Rockets)
14 Dustin Rademacher (CRCA-Hot Tubes)
15 John Hygelund (LGBRC)
16 Clay Condon (Landis Cyclery)
17 Scott Jereb (Team Swift)
18 Tristan Schouten (PCW Cycling)
19 Johnny Terrones (Hansen's Canyon Velo)
20 Michael Lange (Sunset Cyclery)
21 Michael Collins (Devo)
22 Saul Raisin (Lemond)
23 Nathan Treto (Russ Denny Bikes)
24 Ariel Rosado (Jamis/Access Health Care)
25 Seth Mcdonough (North Coast Express)
26 Andrew Manart (Merlin)
27 Trevor Thomas (W. Michigan Coast Rider)
28 Matthew Hawkins (Team Grimace)
29 Dan Wolfson (CRCA/Hot Tubes)
30 Andy Giptill (Team Devo)
31 Emmett Pappin-Knox (OKC Velo)                      11.25
32 Garret Collins (Hansen's Canyon Velo)              16.35
33 Abraham Taylor (Unattached)                        17.08
34 Adam Mckenney (Team Devo)                          18.39
35 Robbie Yost (Team Bike Pedlar)                     19.41
36 Jared Gaudet (Arizona Ice Tea)                     19.59
37 Robby Ketchell (NECSA/Fraysse Sports Reso)
38 Barrett Zoltai (Croll/Atomic Living)
39 Kevin Zutell (Future Champions Cycling)
40 Cody Harple (NECSA/Fraysse's Sports Resort)
41 Seth Eckert (Team Y2K)
42 Jason Williams (CRCA/Hot Tubes)
43 Bruce Harline (Altea)
44 Toby Swanson (Team Devo)
45 Bryan Merritt (Merlin)
46 James Nankervis (HDK/SENTARA)
47 Jonathon Kahler (Red Rose Rockets)
48 Scott Nevil (Unattached)
49 Nat Campbell (AbD)                                 21.21
50 Josh Conner (Siskiyou Velo)                        21.25
51 Brian Dziewa (Velo Force)                          21.49
52 Alex Toussaint (Landis Cyclery)
53 Travis Pidcock (Red Rose Rockets)
54 Nathan Rouse (Tri-State Velo)                      21.53
55 Thomas Schuyler (Unattached)                       22.56
56 Jason Kissell (Incycle)                            23.05
57 Jeremy Powers (Team Devo)                          23.51
58 Brandan Witt (CODP)                                23.57
59 Robert Hardison (Dutspokin' SCSC)                  24.58
60 James Scotto (Mt. Airy Bicycle)                    25.57
61 Steen Rose (Coastal/Specialized)                   26.44
62 Elijah Baker (Major Motion)                        28.49
63 William Quillman (Tulsa Wheelman)
64 Luis Balbuena (Merlin)
65 Eric Weaver (FRCC)
66 Patrick Aldretti (FRCC Club #15)
67 Adam Bentson (Violet Crown)
68 Jeffrey Via Jr. (Chesapeake Wheelman)              33.12
69 Graham Brodock (NECSA/Fraysse's Sports Resort)     43.15
70 Richard Connolly (Team American Classic)
71 Hansel Lucas (Allegheny Cycling Ass)               44.50
72 Robert Wilke (Cannondale/Showteam)                 45.45
73 Matthew Dunn (Asheville Bicycle Racing)            46.30
74 Ian Eglitis (Bike n' Hike/Schwinn)                 46.52
75 JACK Arenas (STRICTLY BICYCLES)                    47.27
76 Erich Mattei (Lakeshore Cycling Club)            1.24.05
77 Aron Komsol (PJCC)                               1.24.30

Women

10-12, 15 km

1 Cindy J. Lakatosh (Future Champion Cycling)         29.34
2 Catherine Fiedler (Harbor Lights)                    0.33
3 Lauren Shirock (East Coast Velo)                     1.03
4 Noelle Korzenecki (NECSA/Frasses)                    1.46
5 Adrienna Osorio (NECSA)                              3.03
6 Jessie Karriker (Asheville Bicycle Racing)           3.23
7 Samantha Schneider (Coyote Cycling Team)             4.25
8 Sinead Miller (Unattached)                           6.49

13-14, 30 km
   
1 Jeanne Eriksson (Stanislaus County Bike Cl)         52.36
2 Amber Ramos (Unattached)
3 Kimberly Geist (Cycledrome)                          0.17
4 Cassandra Osorio (NESCA)                             0.28
5 Meredith Gilliland (colorado majic)                  2.33
6 Natalie Klemko (Coyote)                              3.36
7 Kristi Henne (RCCA Juniors)
8 Lauren Trull (GCV-Greensboro Velo)
9 Caitlin Gibbs (Beaverton Bicycle Club)
10 Sarah Levy (Front Rangers)
11 Ashlee Armstrong (Future Champions Cycling)         5.20
12 Elizabeth Tkaczuk (Future Champions Cycling)       11.19
13 Jenni Snavely (Powerbar/Midwest)                   11.30
14 Tracy Menzel (Indiana Hand Center)                 12.03
15 Traci Valletta (Team YMCA-Saturn)                  12.36
16 Jessica Tschampa (Powerbar Midwest) 
17 Sierra Siebenlist (Des Moines Cycle Club)          16.13
18 Stephanie Tschampa (Powerbar Midwest)              20.48
19 Ashley Mcdearmon (Ann Arbor Velo)                  20.52
 
15-16, 50 km

1 Magen Long (OBRU)                                 1.29.51
2 Larssyn Staley (Team Oregon) 
3 Micki Buckley (Valley/CBC)                           2.27
4 Anna Webb (Team 101)                                 8.57
5 Marie Korzenecki (NECSA/Fraysses)
6 Liz Young (Ann Arbor Velo Club)
7 Rachel Elrod (SABRC / CODP)
8 Thai's Silva (Team Devo)
9 Laura Danley (Colorado Majic)
10 Kristin Siebenlist (Des Moines Cycle Club)         13.19
11 Jessie Menzel (Indiana Hand Center)                31.27
   
17-18, 75 km  
   
1 Lauren Franges (Tri-State Velo)                   2.17.41
2 Sarah Uhl (Trek/CYBC)
3 Ashley Kimmet (East Coast Velo)
4 Megan Elliott (Team Zerowait-SBBC)
5 Alicia Genest (TREK)
6 Odessa Osorio (TREK)
7 Lana Eriksson (Stanislaus County BC)
8 Lauren Gilliland (lakewood racing team)
9 Tracie Tonello (Earthlink/Muscleworks)              11.44
10 Chelsea Vize (SPBRC) 
11 Jaclynn Fallon (Ciclismo S.A.)                     20.34
12 Abby Chryst (Team Cycledrome)                      21.42
13 Laura Hanlon (Fuji)                                22.56
14 Cassandra Fiedler (Harbor Lights)