Cyclefest - NE

Florida, USA, October 1-3, 2004

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Stage 3 - October 3: Sunday Sizzler

Finals rounds to Long & Artacho; Carney takes omnium

By Raphael Clemente

The toughest battle of the weekend was heralded as riders lined up in the afternoon sun for the Cyclefest Sunday Sizzler. With a solid lead and strong teammates, Carney knew that he virtually had a lock on the omnium classification. It would be up to Colavita and Dominguez to take control of the race if they wished to change that.

Seeing an opportunity and capitalizing on the game of cat and mouse being played by the top two riders, an early break formed after a flurry of attacks. Juan Haedo, Brice Jones, Oscar Pineda, Alex Candelario, Stefano Barberi, Raphael Clemente, Josvany Falcon, Victor Ayala and Scott Zwizanski quickly organized themselves and opened a sizeable gap on the field. With all the major teams represented in the breakaway, the lead increased to nearly 30 seconds in just a few laps.

Realizing that the breakaway would likely succeed, Haedo (Colavita) stopped working in hopes that his team leader, Ivan Dominguez, could still somehow pull off a win and steal the overall from Carney. Not wanting to give Haedo a free ride to the line, Jones and Candelario soon decided to reduce their efforts at driving the break. This gave the chasing field just enough of an opportunity to close down the gap, but not before a spirited Barberi (JC Investors) jumped away from the failing breakaway in a brief attempt to continue his escape.

A series of attacks and counter-attacks continued thought the race until a two-rider break emerged, with Gustavo Artacho (Colavita) and Eneas Freyre (America's Cycling Team) working smoothly together. Behind the leading duo the field had splintered under the pressure of constant attacks and windy conditions on the front straight. Florida native and pro mountain biker Derek Wilkerson was driving a six-strong chase group that included Jansen and Haedo, with the tattered remnants of the field not far behind.

With five laps to go, Dominguez hit the front driving like a locomotive despite the fact that he had two teammates up the road. Though he did serious damage to the already decimated field, it appeared his efforts hurt him most as he dropped to the back of the bunch with one to go.

In the end Artacho was the strongest of the two leaders, driving hard into the wind in the final laps and then coming from the back to take the victory in style. Behind them the gallop for the minor placing went to Haedo, with Jansen and Wilkerson rounding out the top five.

Carney came across the line in tenth place to easily wrap up the omnium win. Dominguez rolled in at the very back of the bunch in 47th place, dropping him from second overall to fourth. Jansen's consistency throughout the weekend enabled him to jump up to second place, just ahead of another Florida native, David McCook of McGuire Pro Cycling Team.

Results

1 Gustavo Artacho (Colavita)                                   
2 Eneas Frequez (Unattached)                                   
3 Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita)                                   
4 Harm Jensen (Bill Bone Bicyclery)                            
5 Derek Wilkerson (Hilenbrand Racing)                          
6 Evan Elken (Jittery Joes)                                    
7 Scott Zwlzanski (Ofoto/Lombardi Sports)                      
8 Scott Weiss (Subway)                                         
9 Jason Snow (Team Fuji)                                       
10 Jonas Carney (Jelly Belly)                                  
11 Dave McCook (McQuires Pro Cycling)                          
12 Brice Jones (Unattached)                                    
13 Brad Huff (Mercy Cycling Team)                              
14 Ivan Franco (JC Investors Racing Team)                      
15 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joes)                                 
16 Christopher Frederick (Aerospace Engineering Group)         
17 Mike Zingaro (Cycle Science)                                
18 Radisa Cubric (OLP Racing)                                  
19 John Murphy (TeamGearLink)                                  
20 Gustavo Carrillo (Aerospace Engineering Group)              
21 Yosvany Falcon (Aerospace Engineering Group)                
22 Victor Ayala (LaGrange)                                     
23 Oscar Pendea (Stelvio Cycling)                              
24 Frank Travieso (Cycliss Warehouse)                          
25 David Guttenplan (Locos/Dixons)                             
26 Luis Zayas (Top Pro)                                        
27 John Durango (JC Investors Racing Team)                     
28 Emile Abraham (Monex)                                       
29 David Wenger (Sharper Image)                                
30 Jonathan Erdely (Ofoto/Lombardi Sports)                     
31 Mat Stephens (Unattached)                                   
32 Daniel Holt (Locos/Dixons)                                  
33 Rudy Robaina (Cycle Science)                                
34 Keith Szolusha (Red Edge)                                   
35 Chad Cagle (Mercy Cycling Team)                             
36 Anthony Taylor (Lemond/CraZ Soap)                           
37 Gabriel Mendez (Top Pro)                                    
38 Frank Breure (Unattached)                                   
39 Raul Bello (B&J Bikes)                                      
40 Leandro Contreras (Lake Worth Bicycles)                     
41 Alejandro Garcia (JC Investors Racing Team)                 
42 Stefano Barberi (JC Investors Racing Team)                  
43 Gabriel Larrea (JC Investors Racing Team)                   
44 Greg Wolf (Colavita)                                        
45 Todd Sanders (Cycle Science)                                
46 Diego Garavito (Unattached)                                 
47 Ivan Dominguez (Colavita)                                   
 
Results for Women Category 1-2-3
 
1 Megan Long (The Bicycle Store)                               
2 Rebecca McClintock (Colavita)                                
3 Kristin Linton (Cycle Science)                               
4 Megan Esmonde (Orlando Road Club Inc)                        
5 Jessica Hulser (Kele) (Team Basis)                           
6 Robin Kavan (Best of the Bay Cyclist)                        
7 Elizabeth Morse (Ford Cycling Team/Orlando Velo)             
8 Lourdes Hernandez (Jet Network/Home Finance)                 
9 Yuu Soubra (Toshiba/Big Wheel)                               
10 Chrissy Ruiter (Team Basis)                                 
11 Alisha Little (Team Basis)                                  
12 Tamyra Barnard (Aerospace Engineering Group)                
13 Rebecca Clark (Orlando Road Club Inc)                       
14 Amy Tucker (Richardson Bike)                                
15 Debbie Veitch (Cycle Science)                               
16 Rachael Hallum (Orlando Road Club Inc)                      
 
Men's final beneral classification
 
1 Jonas Carney (Jelly Belly)                                 86 pts
2 Harm Jensen (Bill Bone Bicyclery)                          68
3 Dave McCook (McQuires Pro Cycling)                         61
4 Ivan Dominguez (Colavita)                                  60
5 Derek Wilkerson (Hilenbrand Racing)                        56
6 Gustavo Artacho (Colavita)                                 48
7 Brad Huff (Mercy Cycling Team)                             46
8 Radisa Cubric (OLP Racing)                                 44.5
9 Eneas Frequez (Unattached)                                 44
10 Ivan Franco (JC Investors Racing Team)                    42
11 Brice Jones (Unattached)                                  40
12 Christopher Frederick (Aerospace Engineering Group)       38
13 Emile Abraham (Monex)                                     29
14 Victor Ayala (LaGrange)                                   28.5
15 Frank Travieso (Cycliss Warehouse)                        28
16 Mike Zingaro (Cycle Science)                              27
17 Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita)                                26
18 Franky Van Haesbroucke (Unattached)                       25
19 Yosvany Falcon (Aerospace Engineering Group)              22.5
20 Scott Weiss (Subway)                                      22
21 Sebastian Alexander (Colavita)                            20.5
22 Evan Elken (Jittery Joes)                                 20
23 Scott Zwlzanski (Ofoto/Lombardi Sports)                   19
24 Jason Snow (Team Fuji)                                    17
25 Oscar Pendea (Stelvio Cycling)                            16
26 John Durango (JC Investors Racing Team)                   11.75
27 Gustavo Carrillo (Aerospace Engineering Group)            11.5
28 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joes)                               11
28 Greg Wolf (Colavita)                                      11
30 Cesar Grajales (Jittery Joes)                             10
31 Luis Zayas (Top Pro)                                       9
32 David Wenger (Sharper Image)                               8
33 Chad Cagle (Mercy Cycling Team)                            7
33 David Guttenplan (Locos/Dixons)                            7
33 John Murphy (TeamGearLink)                                 7
36 Yosvany Falcon (Aerospace Engineering Group)               5
36 Jay Moglia (NCVC Spokes)                                   5
38 Hoyt Halvorson (Lehmans Catffood)                          4
38 Daniel Holt (Locos/Dixons)                                 4
40 Diego Garavito (Unattached)                                3
41 Frank Breure (Unattached)                                  1