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Saco Bay Criterium
Saco, Maine USA, August 27, 2005
King defends title at Saco Bay
Rob King (Louis Garneau Racing Team) successfully defended his title at the 2005 Saco Bay Criterium Presented by Maine Energy, winning a war of attrition Saturday with a little help from teammate Dan Greenfield. Canadian Nat Faulkner took second while Greenfield finished third in the elite race -- now in its seventh year.
King and Greenfield were part of an 10-man break that stole away in the first laps of the race in Saco and unexpectedly stayed away for the entire day. While the breakaway's lead was never greater than 30 seconds, the field of chasers couldn't organize themselves in time to pull the escapers back into the fold. Toby Walch, who races for the Portland, Maine-based Mechanical Services team, was part of the break and looked to be on great form until midway through the race, when he slid out navigating a rotary on the course. Although Walch remounted and rejoined the lead group, he was unable to effectively attack King after the mishap. As the top Maine finisher, Walch was crowned the 2005 state champion.
The winner was also pressed by Conor Hurley and Justin Lillie of Boston Scientific, who managed to finish fifth and sixth on the day behind Jesse Anthony, a national cyclocross champion who races on the road for Essex County Velo of Massachusetts. Coming into the final lap, Faulkner and the two Louis Garneau riders slipped the grasp of their fellow attackers and rode down the final stretch alone. Greenfield launched an attack that Faulkner was forced to cover, and King easily came around the Canadian to notch the victory. King's victory in Saco not only confirmed the promise he first showed by winning Saco last year, but also the excellent form the Brentwood, New Hampshire rider has carried into this year. Earlier this month, King placed seventh overall in the U.S. Elite Criterium Championship in Downer's Grove, Illinois.
Maine State Champions Crowned
The race's sponsoring club, Southern Maine Cycling Club, showed the breadth of its program by claiming no less than four state championships on the day. Kennebunk resident Collin Huston -- in his first road race -- won the 10-14 year-old state crown while Saco native Steve Simonds won the 15-18 year-old Maine title. Simonds is just 15. On the other end of the age spectrum, Westbrook resident Paul Niehoff was the state's top finisher in the 50-54 year-old category while Kennebunk resident Joe Hepp won the 55 and older division. All are SMCC members.
Other Maine state titlists include John Grenier (Maine Cycling Club) of Lewiston in the 45-49 category; Sean Steady (Linscott Real Estate Racing Team) of South Portland in the 35-44 category; Brendan Cornett (Maine Cycling Club) in the 19-23 category; and Terri Wentzel (Maine Cycling Club) in the Women's field. Among category-specific racers, Portland's Jurgen Nebelung (Portland Velo Club) won the Men's 3 division Maine state title and Nicholas Smith of Surry won the Men's Category 4/5 state title.
Full results will be available at www.bikereg.com.
Results
Elite Men 1/2 60 min +5 laps 1 Robbie King (Louis Garneau Racing) 1.07.11 2 Nat Faulkner (Belmire Transport - Ital Pasta) 3 Dan Greenfield (Louis Garneau Racing) 4 Jesse Anthony (ECV) 5 Conor Hurley (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC) 6 Justin Lillie (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC) 7 Kyle Wolfe (1K2GO/S&W SPORTS CYCLING TEAM) 8 John Corriveau (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 9 Scott Plante (Trek/VW/New England) 10 Toby Walch (Mechanical Services) Elite Women 1/2/3 1 Rebecca Wellons (GEARWORKS/SPINARTS) 41.46 2 Zoe Owers (Team Lipton) 3 Terri Wentzel (Maine Cycling Club) 4 Lisa Maxwell (INDEPENDENT FAB) 5 Susan Mcdonough (SPORTS TEAM) 6 Arielle Filiberti (Bike Alley/NERT) 7 Karri Tremblay (GEARWORKS/SPINARTS) 8 Lenore Imhof (Colavita Racing) 9 Leslie Ludtke (unattached) 10 Brenda Nevins (VELO EUROPA CYCLE) Men Cat 3 1 Joshua Bartlett (NHCC) 50.13 2 Ciaran Mangan (CCB/Volkswagen) 3 Jason Sears (unattached) 4 Leo Denilian (CCB/VW) 5 James Burke (NEBC) 6 Christopher Naimie (Sunapee/S&W Racing Team) 7 Dan Esteven (HOT TUBES) 8 Patrick Goguen (NCC/Bikereg.com) 9 Stephen Weller (Essex County Velo) 10 Brian Keegan (DOT-NH) Women Cat 4 1 Susanne Delaney (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 36.02 2 Blake Fitch (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 3 Nathalie Roy (HARVARD) 4 Theresa Holtermann (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 5 Jen Cunningham-Butler (NEBC/Cycle Loft) Men Cat 4/5 35+ 1 Todd Savage (Minuteman Road Club) 30.52 2 Giovanni Marzot (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 3 Paul Niehoff (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 4 Anthony Graupera (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 5 Edward Sebok (Portland Velo Club) 6 Tom Purgar (NHCC) 7 John Tommasi (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 8 Paul Denis (Mathieu's Cycle) 9 Joseph Reagan (NHCC) 10 Jim Breen (BOB/Nault's Cyclery) Men Cat 4/5 Under 34 1 Andrew Dronginis (unattached) 30.25 2 Nicholas Smith (unattached) 3 Joshua Burgel (unattached) 4 Duncan Mcgovern (WEST HILL) 5 Greg Hillson (STRATOM HILL) 6 Stephen Simonds (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 7 Tony Giguere (Mathieu's Cycle) 8 Dan Seaton (NHCC) 9 Joseph Jussaume (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 10 Andrew Kennedy (Boston Road Club) Juniors 10-14 1 Gavin Mannion (CCB/Volkswagen) 22.22 2 Anders Newbury (Unattached) 3 Collin Huston (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 4 John Bradley (Portland Velo) 5 Paul Lynch (Mystic Veloc CLub) 6 Kyle Lambertson (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 7 Manny Goguen (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 8 Jake Gendron (Unattached) 9 Corey Anna Dowe (NHCC) 10 Tommy Goguen (NEBC/Cycle Loft) Juniors 15-18 1 Noah Harwood (Coast to Coast) 26.16 2 Michael Wichman (Heart of New England) 3 Duncan Mcgovern (Putney/West Hill) 4 Steve Simonds (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 5 Reed Mcfarland (Mystic Velo Club) 6 Travis Lee (Portland Velo CLub) 7 Chris Talbot (Gould Academy) 8 James Ball (Unattached) Men 35-44 1 Jonny Bold (Corner Cycle) 41.32 2 Donny Mills (SRT) 3 Tyler Munroe (CCB/Volkswagen) 4 Eric Lindberg (NHCC) 5 Charlie Bedard (Sunapee/S&W Racing Team) 6 Sean Steady (Linscott Real Estate Racing) 7 Michael Ballon (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 8 John Grenier (Maine Cycling Club) 9 Mark Suprenant (CCB/Volkswagen) 10 John Corriveau (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) Men 45-54 1 Mark Hagen (CCB/Volkswagen) 2 John Corriveau (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 3 James Veliskakis (CCB/Volkswagen) 4 Tom Mannion (CCB/Volkswagen) 5 Duane Skofield (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 6 John Grenier (Maine Cycling Club) 7 Terrence Parker (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC) 8 Gregor Bernard (B.O.B./Naults Cyclery) 9 Karl Hambrecht (CCB/Volkswagen) 10 Paul Denis (Mathieu's Cycle) Men 55+ 1 Barry Boyce (CCB/Volkswagen) 28.24 2 Richard Deandrea (JAEGER WHEELMEN) 3 RIchard Martin (Masters Velo) 4 Clive Woakes (Competitive Edge/Amherst Racing) 5 David Jordan (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 6 James Themig (Mystic Velo Club) 7 Richard Sealey (Sunapee) 8 Joe Hepp (Southern Maine Cycling Club) 9 Graham Jones (CCB/Volkwagen) 10 Karen Nash (CCB/Volkwagen)
