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Blue Bell Bike Race
Blue Bell, PA, June 5, 2004
ACT-UPMC Dominates Philly Tune-Up
By Mike Fraysse, ACT-UPMC
One year to the day after a freak crash in a training race in New Jersey nearly cost him his left leg, ACT-UPMC's Joe Papp showed that he might be riding better than ever by winning the Pro/Am Blue Bell Circuit Race in Blue Bell, PA. Papp broke away from the remnants of the elite men's field along with his teammate Alvaro Tardaguila and Eric Murphy (Aerospace Engineering) with 12 miles left in the 50-mile race. He then took a comfortable sprint victory ahead of Floridian Murphy, with Tardaguila finishing a contented 3rd.
"While I finished first today, this was a victory for the team," said a jubilant Papp. "From the first kilometer we were the dominant team, always with a rider on the attack, always forcing the other teams to respond to us." ACT-UPMC were clearly the favorites for victory, starting a full team of seven riders, including first-year senior Ryan Mele of Pennsylvania. As the flag dropped for the start of Blue Bell, which covered 10 laps of a technical five-mile circuit near Montgomery Community College, the team sent Eneas Freyre up the road to force the pace early. Though the field quickly responded, ACT-UPMC succeeded in breaking one rider clear of the field: the Argentine Alejandro Acton, who went away after 15 miles of racing.
With unseasonably cold temperatures and steady rain falling throughout the day, lone escapee Acton was able to maintain his lead on the tricky course, while behind in the field the ESSM/GPOA team from Pittsburgh, PA tried to organize a chase. Navigators' riders Marty Nothstein and Siro Camponagora both attempted to bridge the gap to the leader, but each attack and counterattack was followed by at least one, if not two, ACT-UPMC riders.
Finally, with three laps to go, fatigue began to slow Acton and on the backside of the course he was caught. An immediate counterattack came from Papp and Tardaguila, however, with Murphy covering the move. As Acton shouted encouragement to his teammates, the ACT-UPMC duo drove the pace relentlessly. Camponagora almost bridged to the trio, but he fell heavily in a slick left-hand turn in which Papp himself had crashed earlier in the race. "I don't know what happened," lamented a visibly-hurt Camponagora. "Someone told me later that there was oil in the turn, but now I am sure that I will not race in Philadelphia tomorrow." It was an unfortunate result for the friendly Italian.
Up ahead, the ACT-UPMC duo kept rotating, with Tardaguila doing more work than Papp in hopes of sparing his team leader for a sprint, should they be caught from behind. Though Murphy refused to share in the pacemaking, Tardaguila rode with the strength of two men, and with less than two miles to the finish, the breakaway's lead was assured. Twice the Floridian attacked the ACT-UPMC riders, but they quickly neutralized both attacks, and Papp surged ahead before the final corner, to take a comfortable victory. His work done for the day, Tardaguila sat-up and coasted across the line for third.
"This was an important victory for the team," explained Papp after the finish. "We had the worst luck at Somerville last weekend - I flatted with 3 laps to go and then the entire team crashed there in the last turn while leading out Ale, so you can imagine the morale boost we needed." The dominant performance in Blue Bell by the ACT-UPMC riders served notice to the east coast peloton that the team is on great form, though their next major race won't be in the USA. Instead, the team travels to South Korea for the Tour of Korea (UCI 2.5) on June 9.
Results
Pro 1/2/3, 50 miles 1 Joseph Papp (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 1.58.00 2 Eric Murphy (Aerospace Engineering) 3 Alvaro Tardaguila (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 4 Kyle Wamsley (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 5 Gerardo Castro (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 6 Roosevelt Marte (G.S. Mengoni) 7 Franky Vanheasebroucke (Wathung Wheelmen) 8 Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team) 9 Stuart Gillespie (National Team) 10 Mike Friedman (ESSM/GPOA) 11 Steve Speaks (Land Rover/MSA) 12 Marty Nothstein (Navigators Insurance Cycling Team) 13 Bobby Lea (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 14 Alejandro Acton (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 15 Mark Light (Land Rover/MSA) 16 Karl Woitas (Land Rover/MSA) 17 Jason Schneider (G.S. Mengoni) 18 Adam Pantastico (Ideal Tile/Brielle Cyclery) 19 Kevin Molloy (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology) 20 Jason Snow (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 21 Eugene Boronow (G.S. Mengoni) 22 Craig Dodson (Bayside Velo) 23 Melito Heredia (Toga) 24 Ryan Leech (ESSM/GPOA) 25 Randy Smargiassi (Gotham Cyclists) 26 Waclaw Godycki (Ideal Tile/Brielle Cyclery) 27 Boyd Johnson (ESSM/GPOA) 28 Darryl Uhler (Worldcup Ski & Cycles of Mechanicsburg) 29 Joe Whitman (Dynaflow/Technocycle) 30 Trey Reinh (Land Rover/MSA) 31 Rob Hac (Land Rover/MSA) 32 Reed Tan (Evolution / Pedal-N-Spoke) 33 Ryan (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 34 Michael Moo (GearsRacing.com) 35 Ian A (Colavita-Bolla Racing) 36 Matso Sasso (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) 37 Colin Sandberg (ESSM/GPOA) 38 John Loehner (CRCA/Sakonnet) 39 John Lenart (Land Rover/MSA) 40 Eneas Freyre (America's Cycling Team/UPMC) International Police Association Police Challenge 1 John Washington, Jr. (University of PA Police) 2 W. Michael Young (Lower Merion Police) 3 David Sexton (Lower Merion Police) 4 Nick Forgione Citizen's 1 Daniel Gleason 2 Michael Roller 3 Ronald Spataccino 4 John Simensen Category 5 1 Alvarno (Team Ardmore BikeLine) 2 Adam Joe (Penn State) 3 Evan (Land Rover/MSA) 4 Thomas Timothy 5 Keith (BikeLine/LWA) 6 Jason Sc (Shirks) 7 Ethan (First State Velo Sport) 8 Bob Touchinsky 9 Joshua Brand 10 Bob Sche (MRI Power) 11 Andrew Ru (MRI Power) 12 Joseph Devine 13 Javier (Guy's Bicycle Club) 14 James F (Team Performance) 15 Lou Pal (MRI Power) 16 Mark Hafner 17 Steven Si (Wathung Wheelmen) 18 Queztal Saunders 19 James Gods (MRI Power) 20 Reid Block 21 Jason D (Thomas/WMW) 22 E. J. Klock 23 James Fick 24 John Ba (First State Velo Sport) 25 James Mon (ESSM/GPOA) 26 Julian Natisin 27 Ben Bashore 28 David Potena (PPT Racing/Squadra Avanti) 29 Ed Peterson (Pro Pedals Team Express) 30 Mark Pfeiffer (Upstate Velo/Sickler's) 31 Thomas Weatherall (Team Beacon) 32 Lee Sobotkin 33 Ryan Isbert (University of DE Cycling Team) 34 James Pr (Tri-State Velo) 35 Kevin Vrabel 36 Mario Charriez 37 Patrick Starzecky 38 Yurhm Nanst (MRI Power) 39 Annie Malo (ESSM/GPOA) 40 Eric Sandberg 41 Syd (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 42 Thomas Hamburger 43 Jamie O'Neill Category 4 1 Sean Galegher (First Capital Velo Sport) 2 Thomas Fras (BRC/ATA Cycles) 3 Ryan Pump (Bone Shakers) 4 Ray (Gotham Cyclists) 5 Seth Grubbs 6 Nick Pakulla (University of MD MCCT) 7 Turner Johnson (ESSM/GPOA) 8 Chris McCunney (First State Velo Sport) 9 Ben Holskin (Princeton Univ) 10 Chad Smeltzer (White Rose Racing) 11 Richard Klosinski (Tri-State Velo) 12 Daniel Ryan (First State Velo Sport) 13 TBC 14 William Moyer (Technocycle BRC) 15 Johnny May (LSV/Kelly) 16 Wayne Scott (First State Velo Sport) 17 Matt Vahey (Green Mountain) 18 Luis Perez (CRCA/Sakonnet) 19 Nate Freed (Univ of DE Cycling) 20 Andrew Parker (Maryland Collegiate Cycling Team) 21 Robert Piacine (Guy's Bicycle Club) 22 Kenny King (Team Bicycle Therapy) 23 Aaron Vlasak (Team Bicycle Therapy) 24 Timothy Norejko (Green Mountain Cyclery) 25 Brian Noel (Team Bicycle Therapy) 26 Mike Connair (First State Velo Sport) 27 Joel Speakman (First State Velo Sport) 28 Mike Czupryna (First State Velo Sport) 29 Joseph Zorn III (First State Velo Sport) 30 Stephen Smith (Pro Pedals) 31 Ryan Callahan 32 Daniel Dougherty (University of Maryland Collegiate) 33 Daniel Ryan (First State Velo Sport) 34 Craig St. Onge (White Rose Racing) 35 Frederick Fuentes (University of Delaware Cycling) 36 Michael Hardin (Maryland Collegiate Cycling Team) 37 Robert H (Breakway Endurance Sports Club) 38 David Ne (First State Velo Sport) 39 Pat Reedy (Rudy Project) 40 Alan Broc (White Rose Racing) 41 Kristine Church (Rudy Project) 42 Bob Be (Worldcup Ski & Cycles of Mechanicsburg) 43 Gerald Johnston (Guy's Bicycle Club) 44 Timothy Dowling (First State Velo Sport) Masters 40+ 1 David St (BBC) 2 David Black (Lancaster Brewing) 3 Glenn Schneider (G.S. Mengoni) 4 Kevin Kolodziejski (Tri-State Velo) 5 Joe Manacchio (Guy's Racing) 6 Neal Stansbury (Tri-State Velo) 7 Aubrey Gordon (Team Squiggle) 8 Bruce Donaghy (Morgan Stanley Cycling Team) 9 Craig Wurst (Tru-Brew) 10 Desmond Slattery (Quaker City Wheelmen) 11 Christian Sell (Quaker City Wheelmen) 12 William Jones Jr. (Tru-Brew) 13 Brad Ober (G.S. Lancaster) 14 William Luecke (NCVC/Edge Technologies) 15 Michael Dee (Elite Bicycles) 16 David Buegler (Jersey Rock ‘n' Road) 17 Peter Phillips (ERA Cycling) 18 Roman Paczka (MLC) 19 Keith Cramer (Quaker City Wheelmen) 20 Joaquim Carvalho (Quaker City Wheelmen) 21 Mark Farrell (Upstate Velo / Sickler's) 22 Bob Hachadoorian (Main Line Cycling) 23 Martin Jones (Somerset Wheelmen) 24 Chris Stutz (Susquehanna Valley Velo Club) 25 Jim Danvers (Main Line Cycling - BiKyle) 26 Jeff Lawson (TriPower) 27 Douglas Long (ERA Cycling) 28 Richard Miller (Quaker City Wheelmen) 29 Michael Speranza (Quaker City Wheelmen) 30 Kevin Saint Clair (Quaker City Wheelmen) 31 John Flora (TriPower) 32 Ivan Solero (Main Line Cycling - BiKyle) 33 Leonard Trolio (Bike Line/LWA) 34 Steve Wright (Quaker City Wheelmen) 35 Michael Tacci (Main Line Cycling / BiKyle) 36 John Whalen (Apache) 37 Sherri Stedje (BBC) 38 Pierre Perring (Mississauga Bicycle Racing) 39 Peter Breuninger (Main Line Cycling) 40 Bill Hurley (Slick Willy Bike Lube) PA 40+ State Road Race Championship 1 (David Black) 2 Kevin Kolodziejski (Tri-State Velo) 3 Joe Manacchio (Guys' Racing) Masters 50+ 1 Art McHugh (Morgan Stanley) 2 Bob Kehl (Guy's Racing) 3 Pat Gellineau (Team Squiggle) 4 Tom Kellogg (Tri-State Velo) 5 Darrell Vruegdenhil (Team Snow Valley) 6 Ram Mudambi (LWA) 7 Jerome Weiner (Guy's Bicycle Clib) 8 Steven Hartland (Main Line Cycling) 9 Jim Weidner (Tri-State Velo) 10 Thadeus Lewandowski (Tri-State Velo) 11 William Care (ERA Cycling) 12 Dana Omerod (ERA Cycling) 13 Neil Gussman (Main Line Cycling) 14 Andrew Buck 15 David Frankford (Main Line Cycling) 16 John Barrett (Somerset Wheelmen) 17 Daniel Byrne (Byrne Specialty Gases Cycling Team) 18 Jacqueline Paull (Land Rover/MSA) 19 John Dowd (Locos) 20 Kevin Tuttle (Main Line/BiKyle) 21 Lance Sweeney (First Capital Velo) 22 Daniel Mitchell (Skyland Cycling) 23 Anthony Lobato (South Mountain Velo Club) PA 50+ State Road Race Championship 1 Art McHugh (Morgan Stanley) 2 Bob Kehl (Guy's Racing) 3 Tom Kellogg (Tri-State Velo) Master 60+ 1 Phil Stanley (Morgan Stanley) 2 Barry Free (ERA Cycling) 3 John Auer (Somerset Wheelmen) 4 Rob Lea (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 5 Rich Bradley (Atlantic) 6 Jay Melvin (Tri-State Velo) 7 Doug Mitchell (Atlantic) PA 60+ State Road Race Championship 1 Phil Stanley (Morgan Stanley) 2 Barry Free (ERA Cycling) 3 John Auer (Somerset Wheelmen) Masters 30+ 1 Mike Miller (K2/Atlantic Racing) 2 Ted Inoue (K2/Atlantic Racing) 3 Dean Rittenhouse (Land Rover/MSA) 4 Chris Peck (Fiordifrutta) 5 Neal Stansbury (Tri-State Velo) 6 Garett Schreier (G.S. Lancaster) 7 Mike Zban (G.S. Lancaster) 8 Dave Black (Lancaster Brewing) 9 Tim Yost (Ski & Cycles of Mechanicsburg) 10 Mike Hebe (K2/Atlantic Racing) 11 Greg Ferguson (ESSM/GPOA) 12 Kurt Scheefer (Verge) 13 Rich Leibfried (K2/Atlantic Racing) 14 Steven Dowler (Multisport Massage) 15 Steve May (Worldcup Ski & Cycles of Mechanicsburg) 16 Keith Wilson (G.S. Lancaster) 17 Rob Hacker (Land Rover/MSA) 18 David Whitney (Somerset Wheelmen) 19 Tom Nagy (K2/Atlantic Racing) 20 John McGurk (Upstate Velo) 21 Wayne Work (Lancaster Brewing) PA 30+ State Road Race Championship 1 Mike Miller (K2/Atlantic Racing) 2 Ted Inoue (K2/Atlantic Racing) 3 Dean Rittenhouse (Land Rover/MSA) Category 3 1 Dan Timmerman (Maxxis/Spokepost.com) 2 Evan Fader (Penn State) 3 Scott Hannan (Maxxis/Spokepost.com) 4 Jeff Dolan (Land Rover/MSA) 5 Chris Wilson (Tri State) 6 Lou Devlin (Dynaflow/Technocycle) 7 Darco Lalevic (Quaker City Wheelmen) 8 Jeremy Krupat (Kalahari) 9 Rich Straub (Guy's Bicycle Club) 10 Dave Flesher (Bucks County Racing Club) 11 Patrick Kelly (Guy's Bicycle Racing) 12 Nick Price (Dynaflow Racing/Technocycle BRC) 13 Benjamin Pate (ESSM/GPOA) 14 Christian Hunold (Quaker City Wheelmen) 15 Peter Schildt (Wissahickon) 16 Norman Morrison (Quaker City Wheelmen) 17 Steve Gergely (Lancaster Brewing Company) 18 Jack Basile (Team Cadence) 19 Samuel Baum (Dynaflow Racing/Technocycle) 20 Samuel Kirk (Dynaflow Racing/Technocycle) 21 Joe Whitman (Dynaflow Racing/Technocycle) 22 Michael Dougherty
