2nd Historic Roswell Criterium - NE

USA, May 4, 2003

2002 Results Results Past winners

Carney Wins the Battle, Mayolo-Pic Just Too Fast

By Kristy Scrymgeour

Mike Tillman
Photo: © Bill Parsons

Controversy dampened the win for Prime Alliance rider Jonas Carney tonight, when riders from both Navigators and Schroeder Iron protested the sprint finish in the Historic Roswell Criterium in Roswell, Georgia. The protest was in vain however, and Carney walked away with his first victory for 2003.

Lined with restaurants, cafés and galleries, the quaint town of Historic Roswell was well prepared for a full day of racing as the townspeople flocked to watch the cycling for the second year running. The cyclists did their utmost to put on a show as the men's race was aggressive from the beginning, the first attack coming only half a lap into the race.

Sprint primes and constant attacks kept the race lively and by lap ten a two man break had formed with Trent Klasna (Saturn) and Greg Henderson (7UP-Maxxis) getting a good gap on the field. Navigators, realizing immediately that they had made a mistake by missing the move, put their team on the front in an attempt to get close enough for one of their riders to bridge across. It took 13 laps and the help of Schroeder Iron to make a dent in the gap, as Klasna and Henderson showed the strong form they have been demonstrating for the past few weeks.

Navigators in hot pursuit
Photo: © Bill Parsons

By lap 25 the break was caught and counters immediately followed. A few other breaks were formed, but were quickly swallowed up until a group of nine got a gap. From this nine, Gustavo Artacho (Colavita-Bolla) made a solo attack with about ten laps to go. Frank Travieso (Aerospace Engineering) joined him not long after, and the two gained a significant 15 seconds on the field. Prime Alliance and 7UP were not willing to let this stay away and drove the peloton to bring it back.

With the field back together it was Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) leading the penultimate lap, letting teammate, Chris Horner, take over with half a lap remaining. Prime Alliance was ready to lead out their sprinter Carney as other teams fought for wheels and position coming into the last corner. Up the finishing straight it was Carney coming off the wheel of his teammate, Alex Candelario, to take the win from Miguel Meza (SchroederIron), in what was a very controversial finish.

Schroeder Iron gives chase
Photo: © Bill Parsons

"This is dirty stuff", said Vassili Davidenko (Navigators), "Jonas was sitting on the wheel of Alex [Candelario] and he started to leave a gap. When we tried to go up on his inside he just pushed us into the barriers. It is not right. He can do this type of thing on the track, I don't care, but it's not going to happen here on the road".

Meza also had complaints, "I was on Carney's wheel and he was leaving a gap, so I tried to go around him and he just threw his bike at me, it wasn't safe. We are all fighting for a victory, but we want to race safe."

Carney defended himself though, "There was a lot of fighting going on in the last few laps. There is a common courtesy when somebody's team is doing a leadout, you don't roll up their inside and try to knock their sprinter off the leadout's wheel. I don't do that, it is not professional. I had Davidenko coming up on my inside, Meza was coming up on my inside, they tried to steal my teammate's wheel and I wasn't going to let them protest. If they are going to ride like that and then protest, they are just being crybabies."

Jonas Carney
Photo: © Bill Parsons

Horner also disagreed with the protest, "They are just babbling, I saw the whole sprint, it was totally clean. I was on the front coming around the corner, Alex came off my wheel and he had Jonas on his. I was right there and I didn't see anything."

The women's race saw another aggressive day of racing today as Diet Rite, TDS, Genesis Scuba and Colavita-Bolla all put themselves amongst the action in their 20 lap race. Kori Kelly (Diet Rite) and Anne Samplonius (TDS) both made solo attempts during the race to get away, but mirroring yesterday's criterium in Shelby, North Carolina, the race came down to a field sprint.

As with the men's race there was a lot of fighting for position coming into the last corner with some riders getting caught up, but it was again Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite) powering down the finishing straight holding off her opponents for at least 400 metres to take the win from Shannon Hutchinson (Colavita-Bolla) and Gina Grain (Victory Brewing).

"I felt better today than I did yesterday", said a smiley Mayolo-Pic, "but once again it is my team I have to thank. They were active all day which allowed me to sit in and rest for the finish. We are really getting it together this year and it feels great that we all know each other so well and can rely on each other in the races".

Photography

Images by Bill Parsons/North Chattanooga Cycle Club

Vassily Davidenko (Navigators) before the start
Trent Klasna (Saturn) on the start line
The Prime Alliance pre-race stare down: Jonas Carney vs. Danny Pate
Eventual winner Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance)
US Pro Criterium Champion Kevin Monahan (7 Up / Maxxis)
The ageless wonder, Kent Bostick (Colavita-Bolla)
Roberto Gaggioli (Team Monex) another US racing evergreen
Mike Tillman (Schroeder Iron) wonders who coated the sides of his helmet with depilatory cream.
Marty Nothstein (Navigators) at the start.
Chris Horner of Saturn leads an early train.
The field charging hard
Roberto Gaggioli coming out of Turn 5
Travis Hutchinson (Krystal) in the shadow of a Prime Alliance rider
A Genesis Scuba rider catches the evening sunshine
Kent Bostick (Colavita-Bolla) coming out of Turn 5
Are two Jittery Joe's riders a dopia?
A Team West Virginia rider goes for the Roswell Gurning Prime
An Aerospace Engineering rider leads a line-out
The field, tightly packed
Robbie Ventura (USPS)
Greg Henderson (7-Up/Maxxis) and Trent Klasna (Saturn) in the first break of the day
Navigators thinking about the break
Navigators in pursuit of the break in a big way
Navigators still at the front of the main field
Either Jittery Joe's is experimenting with helmet cams, or they were worried about losing the daylight
Ouch! -Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's) takes a free lap after a crash in Turn 5.
Trent Klasna (Saturn)
Greg Henderson (7 Up / Maxxis) coming out of Turn 5
A Schroeder Iron rider coming out of Turn 5
Josh Seldman (Krystal) leads the bunch out of the corner
Ergh! Sometimes the effort really shows
One of the Webcor team
A Navigators rider
Josh Seldman (Krystal) looks worried about catching John Lieswyn's cold
The break of Klasna and Henderson is still out there
A Schroeder Iron rider in the thick of the action
John Murphy (Krystal) leads the bunch
The break still working hard
John Murphy (Krystal) is a Georgia native racing on home turf at Roswell
Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's) no worse for the wear after his crash. He went on to finish 5th.
Travis Hutchinson (Krystal) and Mike Tillman (Schroeder Iron) take a corner
Danny Pate (Prime Alliance), focused as ever
Chris Horner (Saturn) seems content to work for the team in the crits, knowing he gets his moment in stage races
Gustavo Artacho (Colavita-Bolla)
John Murphy (Krystal)
Josh Seldman (Krystal) in the closing moments
Frank Travieso (Aerospace Engineering) in hot pursuit
A Jittery Joe's rider gets a wiggle on
Post race interview with winner Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance)
Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance) looks like a man who has just worked hard

Results

Women
 
1 Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite)
2 Shannon Hutchinson (Colavita-Bolla)
3 Gina Grain (Victory Brewing)
4 Nicole Freedman (Team Basis)
5 Megan Long (The Bicycle Store)
6 Ashley Kimmet (Colavita-Bolla)
7 Esther Davis
8 Kathleen Underwood (Fuji)
9 Iona Wynter (Genesis Scuba)
10 Emily Gloeckner (TDS)
11 Joanne Kiesanowski (Diet Rite)
12 Kathleen Billington (Fuji)
13 Anne Samplonius (TDS)
14 Tracy Sproug (Colavita-Bolla)
15 Candice Blickem (Genesis Scuba)
16 Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing)
17 Tania Duff Miller (Diet Rite)
18 Helen Kelly (TDS)
19 Leigh Valletti (Genesis Scuba)
20 Shawn Heidgen (TDS)
21 Lauren Gaffney (Team Basis)
22 Grace Fleury (Genesis Scuba)
23 Rachel Couch (Valdora Mtn Lodge Cycling Team)
24 Marianne Holt (Roswell Velo - Nalley)
25 Kim Sawyer (Roswell Velo - Nalley)
26 Kori Kelly (Diet Rite)
27 Veronica Martinez (Victory Brewing)
28 Christine White (TDS)
 
Men
 
1 Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance)
2 Miguel Meza (Schroeder Iron)
3 Alex Candelario (Prime Alliance)
4 Vassili Davidenko (Navigators)
5 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's)
6 Robbie Ventura (USPS)
7 Chris Horner (Saturn)
8 Jason Waddell (Mathis Brothers)
9 Kevin Monahan (7UP-Maxxis)
10 Henk Vogels (Navigators)
11 Chris Pic (7UP-Maxxis)
12 Roberto Gaggioli (Monex)
13 Hayden Godfrey (7UP-Maxxis)
14 Jacob Erker (Schroeder Iron)
15 Brent Dawson (Jelly Belly)
16 Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe's)
17 Nieko Biskner (Sierra Nevada)
18 Marty Northstein (Navigators)
19 Jeff Angermann (Webcor)
20 Chris Frederick (Aerospace Engineering)
21 John Murphy (Krystal)
22 Oleg Grinchkine (Navigators)
23 Chuck Coyle (Vitamin Cottage)
24 Jesse Lawler (Jittery Joe's)
25 Svein Tuft (Prime Alliance)
26 Ryan Guay (Navigators)
27 Josh Seldman (Krystal)
28 Johny Sunt (Jittery Joe's)
29 Radisa Cubric (Clifbar-Evergreen)
30 Mark Light (Lite Bites)
31 Karl Bordine (Colavita-Bolla)
32 Peter Knudsen (Schroeder Iron)
33 Shawn Willard (Colavita-Bolla)
34 Dane Jankowiak (Schroeder Iron)
35 Patrick O'Donnell (Team West Virginia)
36 Steve McUjiak (US Armed Forces)
37 Greg Henderson (7UP-Maxxis)
38 Mark Walters (Navigators)
39 Rich Harper (Cane Creek)

Past winners

2002 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury       Tina Mayolo (USA) Diet Rite