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2004 Fourth of July Criterium
Davis, California, July 4, 2004
Photography
Images by James Wood/www.velography.com
- A full Masters 3/4/5 field with Sacramento's Golden Wheelmen in control.
- A late-race break tries to get away in the Master 3/4/5 race.
- With a lap to go, the field kicks it into after-burners.
- After controlling the race all day, SGW's Ron Miller wraps things up with the win
- Team City's Elizabeth Tenuto rod aggressively all day in Both 3,4 and 123 pro women's races
- Gordon Ong warms up prior to the Master 1/2/3 event.
- Riders line up for the Masters 1/2/3 race.
- Pacific Coast Cycling's Vince Gee and the rest of the Master 1/2/3 field head out for 35 laps for fun in the Davis sun.
- Midway through the race, a few attacks were tried but the race is mainly together.
- Several of the strong teams assured the race didn't get to out of control.
- The day's 100+ degree weather made for just one more hurdle for the riders.
- Midway through the race, the pace is still scorching.
- Pacific Coast Cycling well represented as a small break tries to get away.
- A rolled tire and a last lap crash in the top 10 throws off a few riders at a critical moment.
- Making it around the turn three mayhem, the rest of the field rolls home in the last lap.
- It's time for the 3s and spirits are high. Must be the heat.
- A Team Swift rider barreling through turn 2.
- Riders are focused as they negotiate the six-turn, L-shaped course during the elite 3's race.
- Sierra Nevada's Russel Hamby and U.S. Postal's Tony Cruz midway through the pro/1/2 race.
- Tony Cruz in his second break of the day, this time with Sierra Nevada's Trent Klasna (out of frame).
- And the day's last break of six play cat and mouse on the beginning of the last lap.
- But in the end, Tony is outfoxed to the line by U.S. track team member Walker Starr as Dave Fuentes rounds out the top 3.
- The day's victor, Walker Starr, rolls around for a cool-down lap.
- U.S. Postal's Tony Cruz wipes away the day's work after leading race for most of the day.
- Morgan Stanley's Dave Fuente being interviewed post-race.
- Walker Starr takes a break before the day's main objective - claiming the top of the podium.
- U.S. Postal's Tony Cruz is interviewed post-race about his chances for this year's Vuelta.
- Walker Starr elaborates on his victory.
- And the podium is - Dave Fuentes, Morgan Stanley, Walker Starr (US national track team) and Tony Cruz (U.S. Postal).
Results
Pro 1,2 Men 1 Walker Starr (Unattached) 2 Tony Cruz (US Postal) 3 Dave Fuentes (Morgan Stanley) 4 David McCook (Mcguire) 5 Dean Lebarge (GS Lombardi) Elite 1,2,3 Woman 1 Kimberly Cunningham (Morgan Stanley) 2 Martha Patelle (Los Gatos Bicycling Racing Club) 3 Lari Alvarez (Axiom Realty Racing Team) Elite Woman 3,4 1 Natalie Mik (Davis Bike Club) 2 Tracey Ford (Bay Area Velo Girls) 3 Holly Roberts (Bay Area Velo Girls) Elite Men 4 1 Channing Chan (Fusion Sport - Kaboom) 2 Ben Dodge (Los Gatos Bicycling Racing Club) 3 William Reuss (Redding Velo/Reuss & Reuss Dental) Elite Men 5 1 Donald Beck (Sacramento Inline Racing) 2. Patrick McKay Cal Poly Wheelman 3 Tyler Janke (Spincity Bicycles) Master Men 35+ 1,2,3 1 Vincent Gee (Alcal Arcade) 2 Mark Leffler (Rocknasium) 3 Ben Bourne (Morgan Stanley/24 Hour Fitness/Specialized) Master Men 35+ 3,4,5 1 Ron Miller (SGW/City Bicycle Works) 2 Robert Kopitzke (Body Concepts/Peak Cycling) 3 James Suzuki (Unattached) Master Men 45+ 1 Joe Saunders (Team Spine) 2 David Stockwell (SJBC) 3 Rick Adams (Alto Velo) Master Men 55+ 1 John Elgart (Alto Velo/Webcor) 2 Mark Rodamaker (Alto Velo/Webcor) 3 John Diemont (Unattached) Junior Girls 10 - 12 1 Lillian Gordis (Tieni Duro) 2 Samantha Martin (Maheu Racing) Junior Girls 15 - 16 1 Dawn Tisdell (Los Gatos Bicycling Racing Club) Junior Boys 10 - 12 1 Daniel Tisdell (Los Gatos Bicycling Racing Club) 2 Zachery Wick (Davis Bike Club) 3 Curtis Howard (Unattached) Junior Boys 13 - 14 1 Alex Wick (Davis Bike Club) 2 Bruce Hoffman (Team New Moon Media) 3 David Vuilleumier (Sacramento Golden Wheelman) Junior Boys 15 - 16 1 Colin Samaan (The Bicycle Business) 2 Blake Anton (Davis Bike Club) 3 Nathan Birnbaum (Team Swift) Junior Boys 17 - 18 1 Clint Rogers (Lombardi Sports/Klein) 2 Shawn Rosenthal (Tieni Duro) 3 Anton Nicole (Team Swift)
