Results and Reports for November 11-12 2000USAPromoters wishing to submit results should send them to cyclingnews Cross Crusade Series - race #6 &
final standings Cross Crusade Series - Race # 6Estacada Timber Park, November 12, 2000 Results Category A - 26 Riders
1 Erik Tonkin (Team S&M)
2 Barry Wicks (OSU)
3 Shannon Skerritt (Team S&M)
4 Jon Myers (Fat Tire Farm)
5 Dameion Donas (Redline)
6 Donald Reeb (Nutra Fig)
7 Travis Hunt (Mountain View)
8 Michael Sylvester (Bike Gallery)
9 Chad Swanson (Team S&M)
10 Chris Brandt (Collins)
11 Brody Anderson (Fat Tire Farm)
12 Corey Stayton (Wizards Of West)
13 John Gorman (Sunnyside Spts)
14 Mike Schindler (Sunnyside Spts)
15 Jeremy Vanschoohoven (Airbomb.Com)
16 Tim Coffey (Pazzo Velo)
17 John Stambaugh (Safeway/Saturn)
18 Kevin Condron (Fat Tire Farm)
19 Ian Leitheiser (Fat Tire Farm)
20 Sean Garvin (Torani/Nw Velo)
21 John Mitchem (Bike/Serratto)
22 Jeffery Struck (Team S&M)
23 Evan Plews (Airbomb.Com)
24 Phil Emerson
25 Phil Mcnamara (Missing Link)
DNF Zac Houghton (BikeSerrato)
Women - 25 Riders
1 Stacy Peters (800.Com)
2 Rhonda Mazza (Team S&M)
3 Larssyn Staley (Hot Tubes)
4 Naomi Gollogly (Bike Gallery)
5 Jessica Cortell (Lakeside)
6 Tina Reeb (Bike/Serratto)
7 Julie Wose (Sunnyside)
8 Amy Hunter (Dillinger)
9 Joanne Stevens (Sunnyside)
10 Stephanie Yenne (Bike/Serratto)
11 Emily Miazga (Paradise Homes)
12 Alice Pennington
13 Robyn Fuchs (OSU)
14 Lyn Qualick (Sunnyside) 1 lap
15 Kori Kunz (Eugene Cycling)
16 Melissa Erion (Paradise Homes)
17 Michell Groez (Bike Gallery)
18 Darien Curl (Safeway/Saturn)
19 Kirti Walpole (Team O)
20 Jennifer Schweitzer (Gentle Lovers)
21 Nicole Alexander
22 Leslie Teegarden
22 Megan Faris
24 Kellee Marta (Bike Gallery) 2 laps
DNF Erika Jackson (bike/Serratto)
Category B - 59 Riders
1 Charles Abell (Presto Velo)
2 Samuel Richardson (Gentle Lovers)
3 Sacha White (Gentle Lovers)
4 Dave Campbell (Hutch's)
5 Damien Schmitt
6 Brendan Banovic (P Running Cd)
7 Darren Snyder
8 Mike Mcdonald
9 David Diviney
10 Nathan Hult (Safeway/Saturn)
11 Matt Thomas
12 Ryan Weaver (OSU)
13 Bill Cass (Team O)
14 Mike Colesar (Mountainview)
15 Dan Porter
16 Eric Hopper (Logie Velo)
17 Aj Sanchez
18 Russ Humberston (Safeway/Saturn)
19 David Grant
20 Nelson Synder (Performance)
21 Craig Aaker
22 Doug Johnson (Sunset)
23 Jeff Lorenzen (Mt View)
24 Chris Murray (OSU)
25 Andreas Oswald (No River Racing)
26 Tom Lenth
27 Tom Morgan
28 Richard Morris
29 John Raskauskas
30 Ross Brody (OSU)
31 Chauncy Curl (Safeway/Saturn)
32 Dave Warwick (Ariaerobia)
33 Joe Marek (Team S&M)
34 Wade Goff (Torani/Nw Velo)
35 Bob Jacobs
36 David Hopper (Logie Velo)
37 Eric Szczukowski
38 Rich Slingsby
39 Peter Drach
40 Derek Mccammon
41 Brian Austin (Presto Velo)
42 Kelly Weiber (Safeway/Saturn)
43 Robert Bautista
44 Philip Wong (Torani/Nw Velo)
45 Doug Dugay (Bike/Serratto)
46 John Sage
47 Brian Spears (Lakeside)
48 Mark Hildebrandt
49 Erik Midge
50 Dan Larsen (Team S&M)
51 Brian Whitty (Team S&M)
52 Justin Graybeal (Presto Velo)
53 Aaron Bozeman (Team O)
54 Mike Farthing 1 lap
55 Matt Davis 2 laps
DNF Brian Abers (Wildwest)
DNF Paul Riso (TEAM S&M)
DNF Grayson Anderson
DNF Dan Houghton (Presto Velo)
Masters 45+ - 21 Riders
1 Mark Schwyhart (Safeway/Saturn)
2 Ron Magnus (Safeway/Saturn)
3 Bruce Werner
4 Don Leet (Sunnyside Sports)
5 Harold Klein
6 Larry Hopkins (Safeway/Saturn)
7 John Coffey (Miz)
8 Brent Seidler (Capitol Velo)
9 Gil Ormerod (Team S&M)
10 Norman Babcock (Paradise Homes)
11 Nathan Wicks
12 Kent Peterson (Paradise Homes)
13 Mike Murray (Team O)
14 Richard Marantz
15 Doc Loomis (Rcw)
16 John Lieberoood
17 Keith Peterson
18 Paul Montgomery (Team S&M)
19 Craig Pennel
20 Del Scharffenberg (Safeway/Saturn) 1 lap
21 Bob Mandleson (Enselle)
Juniors - 28 Riders
1 Alex Banks(-Watson Team Oregon)
2 Ian Eglitis (BBC)
3 Hector Mundt (Bike/Serrtto)
4 Nicholas Banks(-Watson Team Oregon)
5 Brian Kelly (Kestrel)
6 Mikkel Bossen (Team Oregon)
7 Chris Hopkins (BBC)
8 Aaron Love (Bike/Serrtto)
9 Marty Cahill (Safeway/Saturn)
10 Justin Welliver
11 Justin Arana (South Salem)
12 Robert Johnson (South Salem)
13 Dan Kercheski (Capitol Velo)
14 Misha Sahakian (South Salem)
15 David Arana (South Salem)
16 Reid Parham (South Salem) 1 lap
17 Nick Love (Bike/Serrtto)
18 Isaac Flemer (South Salem)
19 Kyle Morris
20 Dan Hopkins
21 Kenny Bossen (Team Oregon)
22 Jeff Hopkins (Safeway/Saturn)
23 Robert Wicks 2 laps
24 Richard Suditu (BBC)
25 Adrian Richardson
26 Mike Busby
DNF Eli Scarborough-Weiss (FTF/Diamond Bike)
DNF Brant Akers (South Salem)
Masters 35-44 - 19 Riders
1 Greg Talbert (Team O)
2 Dean Lucas (Cmr/Bike Gallery)
3 John Mccaffery (Presto Velo)
4 Ivan Meadors (Safeway/Saturn)
5 Steve Yenne (Mongoose)
6 Todd Rosier (Team Rcw)
7 Brian Johnson (Lakeside/River Edge)
8 Alan Pruder (Team S&M)
9 Nathan Hobson 1 lap
10 Paul Parsons (Klahklanee)
11 Dave Burnard (Mrazek)
12 Larry Smith (Durace Cycle Works)
13 Michael Romasco
14 Paul Mauntner (Nomad)
15 Dan Houghton (Presto Velo)
16 Gil Ormerod (Team S&M)
17 Chauncy Curl (Safeway/Saturn) 2 laps
DNF Daniel Davis (Hutch's Bend)
DNF Robert Chevalier
Masters Women - 10 Riders
1 Karen Kenlan (Sunnyside)
2 Linda Kruse
3 Pam Reid (Team O)
4 Renee Pype (Ftf)
5 Eri Parsons
6 Mary Ross (Mac)
7 Marian Silberstein
8 Roxanne Cate
9 Candi Murray (Team O) 1 lap
DNF Marie Thaler
Junior Women
1 Christina Suditu (BBC)
2 Anna Christenson (South Salem)
Beginners - 39 Riders
1 Kevin Thomsen (Sandbager)
2 Geoff Raynak (I Generation)
3 Robert Huff
4 Scott Housel
5 Jonathan Puskas (Torani/Nw Velo)
6 Dan Dittmer
7 Parker Scrafford (BBC)
8 Matt Klein
9 Robert Madge
10 Evan Mckenzie
11 Paul Anderson
12 Peter Links
13 Nick Adamy
14 Jason Wells (Sandbager)
15 Ben Studdard (BBC)
16 Martin Mcfarlane
17 Chuck Kraeuter
18 Matt Baines
19 Tim Jocobson
20 Lance Murty (BBC)
21 Tony Halford (BBC)
22 Brian Wallage (Camas Wheel)
23 Bret Hadley 1 lap
24 Ken Lindhorst
25 Randall Henningsen
26 Ed Chrisman (Team S&M)
27 Jeff Weatherill (BBC)
28 Dave Weber (Team S&M)
29 John Ringert
30 Ken Finch
31 Chris Kussoff
32 Robert Jenkins
33 Wendy Gill (BBC)
34 Dan Burton (Team S&M)
35 Greg George
36 Richard Busby
37 Charlie Vickery 2 laps
38 Jalen Finch 3 laps
DNF Derek Hopkins
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS AFTER 6 RACES
Category A
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Erik Tonkin (Team S&M) 20 26 26 20 52 144 pts
2 Shannon Skerritt (Team S&M) 16 20 20 26 32 114
3 Barry Wicks (OSU) 11 16 15 16 40 98
4 Jon Myers (Team S&M) 15 15 14 15 30 89
5 Donald Reeb (Nutra Fig) 12 7 13 16 26 74
6 Jeremy Vanschoohoven (Airbomb.Com) 26 4 13 14 8 65
7 Travis Hunt (Mountain View) 14 12 12 24 62
8 Chad Swanson (Team S&M) 1 8 8 13 20 50
9 Mike Schindler (Sunnyside Sports) 9 10 7 12 10 48
10 Brody Anderson (Fat Tire Farm) 2 11 6 9 16 44
11 Derl Miller (Team S&M) 12 14 10 7 43
12 Michael Sylvester (Bike Gallery) 10 11 22 43
13 Dameion Donas (Redline) 13 28 41
14 Zac Houghton (Bike/Serratto) 11 11 10 32
15 Chris Brandt (Collins) 7 3 3 18 31
16 John Gorman (Sunnyside Sports) 9 8 12 29
17 Dale Knapp (Voice Stream) 26 26
18 Phil Mcnamara (Missing Link) 8 6 9 23
19 Troy Tucker 8 13 21
20 Jonny Sundt (Redline) 20 20
21 Corey Stayton (Wizards Of The West) 4 14 18
22 John Stambaugh (Safeway/Saturn) 6 2 6 4 18
23 Russell Stevenson (Redline) 16 16
24 Tim Coffey (Pazzo Velo) 4 5 6 15
25 Toby Swanson (Kona/Voice Stream) 14 14
26 Jeffery Struck (Team S&M) 5 5 2 12
27 Joseph Brown (Titanium) 10 10
28 Jim Brown (Voice Stream) 9 9
29 Mike Martin (Thomas Toyota) 5 4 9
30 Kevin Condron (Fat Tire Farm) 5 1 1 2 9
31 John Mitchem (Bike/Serratto) 3 3 2 8
32 Mark Hanson (Tst) 7 7
33 John Christian Flack (Cbc) 6 6
34 Ryah Radowski (OSU) 3 3
35 James Selman (Seven Cycles) 2 2
36 Evan Elken (Presto Velo) 1 1
37 Chris Thoman (Bike Gallery) 1 1
Women
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Stacy Peters (800.Com) 20 26 26 26 52 150 pts
2 Rhonda Mazza (Team S&M) 20 20 20 26 40 126
3 Amy Hunter Dillinger 15 16 16 20 22 89
4 Larssyn Staley (Hot Tubes) 13 14 10 14 32 83
5 Naomi Gollogly (Bike Gallery) 12 15 15 8 30 80
6 Jessica Cortell (Lakeside) 9 12 14 15 28 78
7 Julie Wose (Sunnyside) 13 14 13 13 24 77
8 Tina Reeb (Bike/Serratto) 11 11 12 11 26 71
9 Joanne Stevens (Sunnyside) 7 10 9 12 20 58
10 Emily Miazga (Paradise Homes) 1 13 11 10 16 51
11 Stephanie Yenne (Bike/Serratto) 9 6 8 6 18 47
12 Alice Pennington 12 16 14 42
13 Ingrid Spies (Recycled Cycle) 26 26
14 Erica Jackson (Bike/Serratto) 8 7 8 23
15 Robyn Fuchs (OSU) 10 12 22
16 Allison Churchill 1 6 6 5 18
17 Lyn Qualick (Sunnyside) 7 10 17
18 Meghan Soukup 16 16
19 Wanda Howlett (Torrefazione) 16 16
20 Hillary Billington (Team O) 7 9 16
21 Kori Kunz (Eugene Cycling) 4 4 8 16
22 Emily Westbrook (Recycled Cycle) 14 14
23 Michelle Groez (Bike Gallery) 3 9 4 13
24 Melissa Erion (Paradise Homes) 2 2 3 6 13
25 Wendy Lyall (No River Racing) 3 4 5 12
26 Kellee Marta (Bike Gallery) 5 3 2 10
27 Kirti Walpole (Team O) 4 4 8
28 Eimily Babcock (OSU) 7 7
29 Darien Curl (Safeway/Saturn) 3 2 5
30 Nicole Alexander 2 1 3
31 Lindsay Richter 2 2
32 Megan Faris 1 1 2
Category B
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Charles Abell (Presto Velo) 26 16 20 20 52 134 pts
2 Samuel Richardson (Gentle Lovers) 20 15 26 16 40 117
3 Sacha White (Gentle Lovers) 16 14 16 26 32 104
4 Brenden Banovic (P Running Cd) 10 12 7 13 26 68
5 David Diviney 15 12 15 20 62
6 Nathan Hult (Safeway/Saturn) 10 13 13 8 18 62
7 Damien Schmidt 11 15 6 28 60
8 Tony Kic (Gentle Lovers) 11 15 26 6 58
9 Dave Campbell (Hutch's) 6 20 30 56
10 Bill Cass (Team O) 8 12 9 9 12 50
11 Matt Thomas 7 6 10 7 16 46
12 Mike Mcdonald 8 11 22 41
13 Chris Murray (OSU) 20 14 34
14 Darren Snyder 9 24 33
15 Christopher Hale (Nextlink) 26 26
16 Ross Brody (OSU) 11 14 25
17 Karl Mikkelson 5 13 7 25
18 Doug Johnson (Sunset) 9 8 5 22
19 Mike Colesar (Mountain View) 4 3 10 17
20 Dan Porter 9 8 17
21 David Grant 8 5 4 17
22 Aj Sanchez 12 4 16
23 Jeff Lorenzen (Mt View) 3 11 2 16
24 Ryan Weaver (OSU) 1 1 14 16
25 Andreas Oswald (No River Racing) 5 4 3 3 15
26 Brian Miesch 14 14
27 Jeremy Bauer (OSU) 14 14
28 Brendon Mcclain 13 13
29 Brad Louis 12 12
30 Eric Hopper (Logie Velo) 1 4 6 11
31 Caan Zarosinski 10 10
32 Luke Pennington 10 10
33 Derwyn Harns 6 6
34 Craig Aaker 5 5
35 Paul Riso (Team S&M) 3 3
36 Russ Humberston (Safeway/Saturn) 2 2
37 Richard Morris 2 2
38 Peter Parker 2 2
39 Jason James (OSU) 2 2
40 David Krattli (Offroad) 2 2
41 Tom Lenth 1 1
42 Myles Graydon (Century Cycles) 1 1
Juniors
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Jeremy Vanschoohoven (Airbomb.Com) 26 26 26 26 26 130 pts
2 Alex Banks-Watson (Team Oregon) 15 20 16 20 52 123
3 Ian Eglitis (BBC) 16 15 15 11 40 97
4 Hector Mundt (Bike/Serrtto) 20 12 12 10 32 86
5 Brian Kelly (Kestrel) 13 16 16 13 28 86
6 Mikkel Bossen (Team Oregon) 12 14 13 14 26 79
7 Nicholas Banks-Watson (Team Oregon) 13 15 15 30 73
8 Aaron Love (Bike/Serrtto) 14 9 11 9 22 65
9 Chris Hopkins (BBC) 6 11 7 8 24 56
10 Eli Scarborough-Weiss (Ftf/Diamond 10 11 14 12 47
11 Justin Arana (South Salem) 13 9 7 16 45
12 Marty Cahill (Safeway/Saturn) 3 6 10 4 20 43
13 Reid Parham (South Salem) 10 10 6 5 6 37
14 Luke Pennington (Team Oregon) 20 16 36
15 Robert Johnson (South Salem) 9 4 8 14 35
16 David Arana (South Salem) 8 4 6 8 26
17 Justin Velliver 5 18 23
18 Trevor Morman (Rad Racing) 20 20
19 Daniel Kercheski (Capitol Velo) 8 12 20
20 Misha Sahakian (South Salem) 7 10 17
21 Elliot Guthire (Rad Racing) 14 14
22 Matt Lund 11 11
23 Collins Carbaush (Rad Racing) 8 8
24 Alex Klug (Klug) 7 7
25 Nick Love (Bike/Serrtto) 3 4 7
26 Matt Peterson (BBC) 3 3 6
27 Georgon Lapham (Nhs) 5 5
28 Michael Vorhies 5 5
29 Tucker Thomas (Rad Racing) 4 4
30 Issac Flemer (South Salem) 1 2 3
31 Alex Flemer (South Salem) 2 2
32 Devin Anderson 2 2
33 Dan Hopkins 1 1
34 Brant Akers (South Salem) 1 1
35 Josh Jenkins (Rad Racing) 1 1
Junior Women
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Christina Suditu (BBC) 26 26 26 26 52 156 pts
2 Anna Christenson (South Salem) 26 20 20 40 106
Master Men 35-44
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Greg Talbert (Team O) 20 26 20 26 52 144 pts
2 John Mccaffery (Presto Velo) 20 15 20 20 32 107
3 Dean Lucas (Cmr/Bike Gallery) 16 14 16 15 40 101
4 Steve Yenne (Mongoose) 9 12 12 26 28 87
5 Ivan Meadors (Safeway/Saturn) 14 13 14 13 30 84
6 Alan Pruder (Team S&M) 15 16 15 14 22 82
7 Todd Rosier (Team Rcw) 13 7 13 9 26 68
8 Paul Parsons (Klahklanee) 8 10 9 11 18 56
9 Brian Johnson (Lakeside/River Edge) 5 12 12 24 53
10 Dave Burnard (Mrazek) 11 3 8 8 16 46
11 Michael Romasco 10 4 7 7 12 40
12 Nathan Hobson 5 8 20 33
13 Michael Sylvester (Bike Gallery) 26 26
14 Todd Gallagher (Recycled Cycles) 26 26
15 Joel Grover (Bike Gallery) 11 10 21
16 David Camp (Lakeside/River Edge) 6 11 17
17 Pat Benson (Rad Racing) 16 16
18 Jay Graves (Bike Gallery) 6 10 16
19 Gil Ormerod (Team S&M) 6 4 6 16
20 Dan Houghton (Presto Velo) 7 8 15
21 Larry Smith (Durace Cycle Works) 14 14
22 Glen Gann (Sims) 12 12
23 Paul Mauntner (Nomad) 2 10 12
24 David Gast (Cerdanyola) 3 2 6 11
25 Rick Knowles (Old Town Cycles) 10 10
26 Tom Lawrence (Bike Gallery) 1 5 4 10
27 Butch Wells 9 9
28 Mike Adamson (Bike Gallery) 9 9
29 Steve Carroll 8 8
30 Dave Oliphant (Lakeside/River Edge) 7 7
31 Dave Landolt 6 6
32 Daniel Davis (Hutch's Bend) 1 5 6
33 Robert Chevalier 5 5
34 Chauncy Curl (Safeway/Saturn) 1 4 5
35 Rich Wolf (Capitol Velo) 3 3
36 Chipp Ross (River City) 3 3
37 Mark Howlett (Old Town Cycles) 2 2
Master Women
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Karen Kenlan (Sunnyside) 26 26 26 20 52 150 pts
2 Linda Kruse 15 16 16 26 40 113
3 Pam Reid (Team O) 26 16 15 15 32 104
4 Darlene Maddux (Bikeserratto) 20 20 20 20 16 96
5 Renee Pype (Ftf) 14 14 14 14 30 86
6 Roxanne Cate 13 13 13 12 22 73
7 Eri Parsons 12 15 14 28 69
8 Mary Ross (Mac) 13 12 11 26 62
9 Meg Mauntner (Nomad) 11 12 11 10 44
10 Marian Silberstein 9 24 33
11 Candi Murray (Team O) 20 20
12 Lisa Lindley (Team O) 16 16
13 Marie Thaler 8 8
Master Men 45+
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Mark Schwyhart (Safeway/Saturn) 26 26 20 26 52 150 pts
2 Don Leet (Sunnyside Sports) 26 20 26 20 30 122
3 Ron Magnus (Safeway/Saturn) 13 13 16 14 40 96
4 Bruce Werner 16 15 16 16 32 95
5 Larry Hopkins (Safeway/Saturn) 16 14 15 14 26 85
6 Harold Klein 14 14 12 15 28 83
7 Gil Ormerod (Team S&M) 10 9 13 5 20 57
8 Brent Seidler (Capitol Velo) 9 12 10 22 53
9 Norman Babcock (Paradise Homes) 2 6 11 11 18 48
10 Richard Marantz 6 10 5 9 10 40
11 Del Scharffenberg (Safeway/Saturn) 8 10 8 13 39
12 Jim Rose 7 11 7 9 34
13 Ted Forgeron (Rcw) 15 15 30
14 Kent Peterson (Paradise Homes) 12 14 26
15 Paul Montgomery (Team S&M) 8 1 7 7 2 25
16 Doc Loomis (Rcw) 3 6 8 8 25
17 John Coffey 24 24
18 Mitch Weaver (Rcw) 11 12 23
19 Craig Pennel 1 9 2 4 4 20
20 John Lieberood 3 6 5 6 20
21 George Scheck (Safeway/Saturn) 4 8 6 18
22 Nathan Wicks 16 16
23 Mark Nurre (Capitol Velo) 11 11
24 Keith Peterson 7 4 11
25 Mike Murray (Team O) 10 10
26 Bruce Harmon (Rcw) 5 3 8
27 Michael Resnick (Enselle/Nomad) 3 2 5
28 Bob Mandleson (Enselle) 2 1 3
29 Brian Gillingham 1 1
Beginners
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Kevin Thomsen (Sandbager) 20 20 15 20 52 127 pts
2 Geoff Raynak (I Generation) 16 16 15 20 40 107
3 Robert Huff 10 12 26 32 80
4 Dan Dittmer 15 13 13 13 26 80
5 Sam Taagen (Team S&M) 14 11 26 15 66
6 Jonathan Puskas (Torani/Nw Velo) 11 9 16 28 64
7 Parker Scrafford (BBC) 6 11 11 24 52
8 Wade Goff (Torani/Nw Velo) 26 20 46
9 Jason Wells (Sandbager) 13 13 4 6 10 46
10 Evan Mckenzie 6 8 5 7 18 44
11 Peter Links 9 7 8 14 38
12 Martin Mcfarlane 7 10 12 6 35
13 Nick Adamy 7 8 6 12 33
14 Robert Madge 2 9 20 31
15 Scott Housel 30 30
16 Donovan Grabowski (Team S&M) 15 14 29
17 Eric Grabrielson 12 16 28
18 Craig Aaker 26 26
19 Dave Florence 26 26
20 Matt Klein 22 22
21 Pete Lutz 11 9 20
22 Tony Halford (BBC) 10 3 4 17
23 Paul Anderson 1 16 17
24 Brian Micsch 16 16
25 Kevin Wolfe 3 4 5 4 16
26 John O'donnell 14 14
27 Ken Lindhorst 1 12 1 14
28 Jason Crago 12 12
29 Ben Studdard (BBC) 3 8 11
30 Cal Stone 10 10
31 Jeff Weatherill (BBC) 9 1 10
32 Chuck Kraenfer 6 4 10
33 Randall Henningsen 2 7 9
34 Tim Samuels 8 8
35 Matt Davis 8 8
36 Lance Murty (BBC) 5 1 6
37 Chris Meilinger 5 5
38 John Bailey 4 4
39 David Rhodes 2 2 4
40 Dan Morris 3 3
41 Ed Chrisman (Team S&M) 3 3
42 Matt Baines 2 2
43 Rex Hadley 2 2
Courtesy of Jim Anderson/crosscrusade.com
New Mexico Cyclocross Series Race #3Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 12, 2000 Temperature at 7:00 AM: 14 degrees Fahrenheit (10 below zero Celsius). I woke up in a cosy bed in the guest room of newlyweds Clay and Chantel, then stumbled into the kitchen where Clay was busy making pancakes. I looked out the window. 14 measly degrees. "Clay, is your thermometer right?" "Yep." It was going to be an interesting race indeed. Mix in with the temperature a nice dose of fluffy white precipitation, and you have the makings of some tough bike racing conditions. The course The snowy conditions made the ascent slow. The running on snowy and icy rocks made it hard. The run, due to the impracticability of remounting on the steeper portions of the climb, was extended to about 30 meters, and it was tough. There were several attacks on this portion of the course. After the summit, there was a winding path through the woods. This wouldn't have been tough if your heart wasn't in your mouth from the run. It was tough, though. Riders then descended down onto the road, and rocketed toward the second toughest part of the race. At the end of this 500-meter section of road, a hard left slammed racers into the second run up section. This 40-meter incline was chopped up, steep and very snowy. At the top, riders took an immediate left and descended toward the road again. We crossed the road and climbed (without running) up into the forest again. A single dismount and a descent led you onto the road and on toward the finish line. The course was a blast. It was definitely hard, but spectator-friendly and fast. The weather conditions were really pretty fun, and despite the frigid temperatures, it didn't feel too cold at all.
The racing:
C grade The C race started first. The competition is getting better all the time in C, though the field continues to be disappointingly small. Stuart Knight-Williamson was fast out of the blocks. Tim Schoeny was there, too, after taking off his road pedals and shoes. Tim took an early lead, and Stuart, marked closely by Michael Neal and Chris Osburn, followed tenaciously. Tim faded a bit and Osburn took over, dragging Neal along with him. Neal decided the absence of Taylor Lane was his opportunity, and attacked. Osburn followed closely, but Neal was riding strong. KY jr. faded back behind Schoeny and others, but he hung in there. Tove Shere was having fun as well. KY jr. pulled himself back into 3rd with a gutsy display of determination. With one lap to go, Neal had created a lead of approximately 20 seconds, Osburn seemed determined to catch him. Osburn powered through the start/finish on the bell lap, and chased hard. He closed down some of the gap, but Neal was too steady. He glided the last lap and took home a sweet, hard-earned victory. Killer
Bs The weather was continually changing during the race. When the sun was out, and the wind was dead, the weather was pleasant. Unfortunately, the weather would become cloudy, windy and snowy, from time-to-time, and this was no fun. Hunter continued his assault and eventually lapped everyone in the field, save Ramirez. An impressive ride, for sure. The next three maintained their position for the duration of the event, and finished in that order. The competition level in the Killer Bs is getting better all the time. The
A-team The gun fired, and Bart Bowen did his usual easy start. Seems this is better preparation for his Supercup schedule than firing hard from the start. Not me, though. Tim Erwin and I pushed it from the gun. Behind us, a dropped chain by Hawke Morgan spelled trouble for his competition. They were forced to stop. KY was the last into the woods. This error opened up an opportunity for Timmy and I, and we were quickly free and clear of the group. This would come at a cost. Our rapid start meant that the big whoop-de-do likened itself more to a Supercross than a cyclocross. The landing was tough, and I slammed my knee into the stem. It was one of those moments that bring a tear of pain to your eye. But I was in first and there was no way I was stopping. Within a lap or so, the pain was overcome by a bevy of other agonies that far surpassed my initial ouchie. (I forgot about this until late last night when my knee started to ache. This morning I could hardly walk. Ouch.) Tim and I were off to a huge lead, and I was feeling strong. But so was Tim was. He'd attacked, and I'd respond. I'd attack, and he'd respond. The 40-meter run section after the road was my ace. I was able to ride it, where Tim had to run. This gave me a huge advantage. Each time, though, he caught up. On the 4th time up Everest, Tim came around me and attacked. I couldn't hang on over the top, and he put 10 seconds on me. I almost conceded, but I couldn't. I tried to ride a steady race. Each time up the run, I gained back precious seconds. Behind me, KY was battling for fourth, as Bart had moved into third. Eric Townsley was giving Stevie-baby a run for his money. KY had to switch to the mountain bike, as his pedals were clogged with mud and ice. Hawke was also fighting the good fight, after his early troubles. He had worked his way back into sixth or so, and was right near Townsley. Suddenly, the snow started to dump. It was near blizzard conditions. Visibility was bad, traction was worse and morale plummeted. I knew, though, I had to take advantage. Erwin was only 10 seconds ahead, and I wanted that position. I charged and on the run, I caught and passed him. Just as I did, Bart caught the two of us and zipped by. I knew that if I could stick with Bart, I could put some time on Tim (I found out later that he had a bad case of chain suck that helped grow my lead over him). Bart and I pulled away and entered the whoop section. We went over and I retook the lead through the next run. The two of us descended the bobsled and entered Everest. Bart climbed a bit faster than I and retook the lead, but I struggled to maintain contact. For the next three laps, I had Bart within five or ten seconds. Considering his level of talent, I was enthralled and motivated even more. Eventually, Bart pulled away a bit, but I rode hard. Tim was gone now and second was mine as long as I was smooth. KY made the switch back to his cross bike (thanks to the fantastic pit work of Chris and Blake Osburn) and went on the attack. He opened a gap on Townsley and rode comfortably in fourth. Townsley must have been having some trouble however, as Hawke was catching up. I realized, too, that Tim was pulling me back a bit. My lead of 40 or so seconds had diminished to 30. I needed to be steady on my last lap to hang on. NO MISTAKES. Two weeks earlier, at the Rio Rancho race, I had entered into the same conversation with myself, and I screwed it up. I wasn't interested in repeating. The section between the Bobsled and Everest had become a bit muddy over the course of the race. As I plowed through, a chunk of mud managed to make its way into my eye. I reached up to wipe it away, dropped my front wheel into a rut, and almost crashed. "C'mon Andel!" I screamed, and got back on the path. I was close to ruining my race. I took that as a lesson, and rode very conservatively for the rest of the lap. 40 seconds from my finish, I heard the crowd scream as Bowen crossed the line. I stayed steady and did the same, 30 seconds ahead of Erwin. KY was fourth. Hawke sprinted Townsley for fifth and won. Maybe it was the Bowen family recipe Lasagna that Chantel had fixed for dinner the night before. I don't know, but I rode my best cross race of the season, and had no mechanical problems. Finally, I pulled it together. Let's see if I can do it again next weekend in Rio Rancho. See www.team.ihighway.net/cross.html for more New Mexico Cross Series information.
Results
A Race 1 Bart Bowen Saturn 2 Alex Andel iHighway.net 3 Tim Erwin Tokyo Joes/Lobos 4 Stephen Knight-Williamson iHighway.net 5 Hawke Morgan Ocshner B Race 1 Juniper Hunter Bike-n-Sport 2 Patrick Ramirez 3 Michael Gamstetter Bicycle Retailer News 4 Eddie Elks 5 Bill Donelly C Race 1 Michael Neal iHighway.net Development Team 2 Chris Osburn iHighway.net Development Team 3 Stuart Knight-Williamson iHighway.net Development Team 4 David Lovelady 5 Tim Schoeny New Mexico Sports & Wellness Frank-N-Horst CyclocrossKeene, New Hampshire, November 11, 2000 The 3rd Annual Frank-N-Horst Cyclocross in Keene, NH USA was a success again this year. Rain and wind greeted the crossers on Saturday morning at the Jonathan Daniels Elementary School. The weather was not a deterrent and the course was challenging but in good shape. The infamous Frank-N-Horst descent claimed a few victims, but most of the racers negotiated the hill without incident. The highlight of the Men's A race was a McCormack brothers one-two. Both riders admitted to breaking a sweat over the last few laps as they prepared for next weeks Supercup in Boston. ResultsCategory A Men 1 Mark McCormack Saturn 1.04.57 2 Frank McCormack Saturn 3 Michael Miller 4 Amos Brumble Greg Lemond/CCB 5 Donny Mills Wheelworks/Cannondale 6 Chris Peck Wheelworks/Cannondale 7 Kris Auer 8 Sean McCormack CCB 9 Troy Michaud SoBe/Headshok 10 Tyler Savage SoBe/Headshok Category B Men 1 Tyler Johnson 49.00 2 Scott Plante 3 Jan Wiejak 4 Chris Hill 5 Matthew Steilder Women 1 Liz Coleman 42.34 2 Kathy Savary 3 Sue Frederickson 4 Alicia Genest Masters 35+ 1 Scott Wade 48.45 2 Paul Curley 3 Bevan Quinn 4 Tim Groesbeck 5 Jamison Burt Juniors 1 Mike McCarthy 2 Matt Norton 3 Chris Hill 4 Conrad LaBas 5 Ber Coleman Category C Men 1 Bill Farrell 2 Chris Northcott 3 Jess Gendron 4 Scott Stanback 5 Matthew Crews Courtesy of Scott Livingston |