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Mount Joy road race
Mount Joy, PA, April 15, 2006
By Michael Doupe
Sometimes a little effort goes a long way, but sometimes the long way leads to victory. This was the result for Will Letendre (Boston Scientific) on Saturday, when a pull at the front of the Pro/1/2 field made a little gap - just seven miles into the 51 mile race. Before Letendre could decide what to do, Bart Torre (Alliance Environmental) popped out of the field, and with a quick word of encouragement to Letendre, the two led for the rest of the race - but never more than three minutes in front of a strong field of teams from Monstr Health, Meredith Group-GPOA, and Evolution Cycling, among others.
The day did not start well for either racer, however. Letendre dropped his chain while at the front of the pack on the first short, steep hill. He managed to put it back on as the tail of the field passed by, and quickly rejoined the front. After the first five miles, Torre dangled off of the pack - suffering from stomach cramps, but he worked through it, rejoined the field, then hit the front as Letendre made his winning "attack".
On an undulating, rural course, much of the challenge came from the strong crosswinds, which minimized the power of the chasing echelons. The closest attempt to join the two-man time trial came from George "Skip" Menard from the Monstr Health squad, but when his solo effort could get no closer than 30 seconds, he succumbed to the wind and returned to the pack. Perhaps expecting their strong man to make the break, Monstr Health, together with Torres' Alliance Environmental squad, slowed the pack to a three minute gap which could not be closed.
The winning move was not a drag race sprint between the two riders, however, as Letendre attacked up a short rise four miles out. He had noticed during their ride that Torre was clutching at his sides on the hills - still feeling the remains of the early cramps. "When he (Letendre) attacked, it made me forget about the side-stitch, but then I realized how bad my legs felt", said Torre, who managed to close to five seconds by the line, where he pounded his handlebars in frustration as the Boston Scientific racer sat up for his two handed celebration.
Letendre, from Alta, New Hampshire, was in the area visiting his in-laws for the Easter holiday, and he did not have the benefit of teammates or knowledge of the area's stronger racers. "In New England," he said, "it's easy - you just follow McCormack", referring to former USPro national champion Mark McCormack. On this day, however, Letendre showed that his wheels are pretty good at leading, too.
The Mount Joy Road Race presented by Pro-Am Cycling was the third stop of the fourteen races in the RedRoseRaces.com Pennsylvania Super Series. Events include road races, criteriums, and two stage races. For more information, check out RedRoseRaces.com.
Results
Cat 1/2/3 men 1 Will Letendre (Boston Scientific Cycling Club) 2 Bart Torre (Team Alliance Environmental) 3 Mark Warno (Evolution Cycling) 4 Brian Butts (Rockville Harley-Davidson/ Silver Cycles) 5 Ramon Benitez (Team Alliance Environmental) 6 Aidan Charles (Anthem Bc/Bs) 7 Joe Whitman (Dynaflo/Technocycle) 8 Jared Babik (Meredith Group-Gpoa/Cannondale) 9 Mike Miller (Team Alliance Environmental) 10 George Menard (Monstrhealth Cycling) 11 Todd Hipp (Evolution Cycling / Team Dls) 12 Elliot Gaunt (Watchung Wheelmen) 13 Jack Simes (Tri-State Velo) 14 George Ganoung (Ncvc/ Us Armed Forces) 15 Laura Van Gilder (Team Lipton) 16 Mark Johnson (M. Street Racing) 17 Steve May (Monstr Health Cycling) 18 Evan Daney (Tri-State Velo) 19 Stephen Cummings (Meredith Group Gpoa) 20 Paul Mica (Ncvc/Inova Health System) 21 Brandon Draugelis (Cannondale Mountain Bike Team) 22 Chris Schmidt (Ncvc/Inova Health System) 23 Keith Wilson (Gs Lancaster) 24 Rick Ball (Watchung Wheelmen/ High Gear) 25 Peter Dickason (Team Dls / Evolution) 26 Victor Seigfried 27 Nate Seymour (Potomac Velo Club) Cat 3/4 men 1 Shane Kline (Salamander Racing) 2 Bill Gros (Squadra Coppi/Im Saab) 3 Charles Gallagher (Virginia Tech/ Team Snow Valley) 4 Tim Scesney (Rockville Harley-Davidson/Silver Cycles) 5 James Pettengill (Rockville Harley-Davidson/Silver Cycles) 6 Nathan Coleman (Johns Hopkins) 7 Aaron Hendriks (Main Line Cycling Club) 8 Joshua Brand (Faulkner Honda Racing/ Lost Boys Racing) 9 Eli Smith (Monstr Health Cycling) 10 Brett Jacoby (Gotham Cyclist) 11 Julian Cushing (Breakaway) 12 Steve Gergely (Swashbuckler Brewing/ Parenfaire.Com) 13 Sarah Uhl (Home Depot Center Team) 14 Ryan Pomajevich (Team International Bike/Nerac) 15 George Craker Iii (Monstr Health Cycling) 16 Jon Beyer (Wbi Investments) 17 Greg Foster (Lsv/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 18 William Cukierski (Cornell Cycling) 19 Eric Welp 20 Greg Van Wagner (Bbs/Matttek.Com) 21 Ryan Guttridge (Lsv/Kelly Benefits Strategies) 22 Mike Carney (Faulkner Honda/Lost Boys Racing Inc.) 23 Evan Ellicott (City Bikes) 24 Toby Weatherall (Johns Hopkins) 25 Jordan Kahlenberg (Qcw 123 / Breakaway Racing) 26 Matt Perry (Iron Hill/Wccc) 27 Kevin Kopanski (Iron Hill) 28 Charles Denton (White Rose Racing) 29 Matt Stutts (Ncvc/Inova Health System) 30 Matt Swiatek (Dynaflo Racing/Technocycle Brc) 31 Ron Short (Pro Pedals-Team Express) 32 Barton Kirk (Technocycle Brc) 33 Jason Thomas (Unattached) 34 Douglas Schiel (Monstr Health Cycling) 35 Matt Schreiber (Wbi Investments Cycling Team) 36 Raymond Brettle (Guys Racing) 37 Matthew Neugebauer (Team Drt/Deep Blue) 38 Matthew Kraushar (Columbia University) 39 Theodoros Koutroukides (Guys Racing) 40 Beth Leasure (Team Spirit Cycling) Cat 5 men 1 Richard Schweizer 2 Alexander Butterfield (Ncvc/Inova Health System) 3 Zack Allison (Ncvc Inova Health Systems) 4 Zach Putt (World Cup Ski And Cycle) 5 Judd Walencikowski 6 7 Greg Korbich 8 Joseph Tavani (Team Harrisburg) 9 Paul Morse 10 Joe Lillibridge (Lsv/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 11 Paul Hoyle 12 Steve Owens (Team Snow Valley) 13 Karl Connolly (Lsv Kelly) 14 Michael Long (International Christian Cycling Club) 15 Jon Kokus (Team Cycle Works) 16 Paul Plowright (Team Cycle Works) 17 Todd Noonan (Lwa/Bcbc) 17 Seth Witman (Team Cycle Works) 18 Matt Gebhart (Artemis) 19 Douglas Brown (Unattached) 20 Patrick Starzecky 21 Kevin Hahn-Keith 22 Andrew Schrantz 23 Andy Hanson (Yamba) 24 Eric Boelter (N/A) 25 Bernard Harris 26 John Sheriff (Cole's Velo Club) Masters 40+ men 1 John Spittal (Gs Lancaster) 2 Jesse Gydosh (Upstate Velo) 3 Charles Grose (Elite Bicycles) 4 Gunnar Shogren 5 Brad Ober (G S Lancaster) 6 Marc Frazer (Lsv/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 7 Michael Zban (Gs Lancaster) 8 Jeffery Markham (Gs Lancaster) 9 Rick Tucker (Lateral Stress Velo) 10 Kevin Kolodziejski (Tri-State Velo) 11 Kevin Power (Velocity Sports Performance) 12 David Nesbitt (Dc Velo/Martens Volvo) 13 Nao Yamashita (Gotham Cyclists) 14 Ken Wareham (Gs Lancaster) 15 Jere Ballard (South Mt Velo Club) 16 Tom Mcmenamin (Somerset Wheelmen) 17 Dean Smith (Bikeline / Lwa) 18 Bernie Shiao (Lsv/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 19 Dwayne Clinton (G S Lancaster) 20 Michael Tacci (Main Line Cycling / Bikyle) 21 Aubrey Gordon (Team Squiggle) 22 Robert Vaillancourt (G S Lancaster) 23 Daniel Ryan (First State Velo Sport) 24 Jay Longenecker 25 Kevin Saint Clair (Main Line Cycling) 26 Chris Stutz (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness) 27 Paul Polensky (Yellow Breeches Racing) 28 Bill Wittman (Main Line Cycling) 29 Timothy Wynn (Susquehanna Bicycle Racing Team) 30 Chris Jackson (Cadence) 31 Michael Merritt (Berks County Bicycle Club) 32 Gary Kelly (Smvc) Masters 50+ men 1 Randy Thrasher (Dc Velo/Martens Volvo) 2 Scott Haverstick (Era Cycling) 3 Gregory Smith (Dc Velo/Martens Volvo) 4 Art Mchugh (Morgan Stanley/Market Edge Cycling Team) 5 Daniel Stockard (Era Cycling) 6 Barry Free (Era Cycling) 7 Dana Ormerod (Era Cycling) 8 Skip Rogers (Upmc Cycling Performance) 9 Martin Lorenz (Guy's Racing) 10 Thomas Licorish (Cadence Cycling) 11 Scott Olson (Charm City Cycling/Adg/Joe's) 12 John Hamilton (Susquehanna Valley Velo Club) 13 Tom Grim (Era Cycling) 14 Julius P. Goslin, Jr. (Main Line Cycling) 15 William Care (Era Cycling) 16 Richard Wolf (Fsvs) 17 George Harriott (Lwa/Bikeline) 18 Kevin Tuttle (Main Line/Bikyle) 19 Jacqeline Paull (Chester County Cycling) 20 Jim Hartnett (South Mountain Velo Club) 21 Peter Swan (Ncvc/Inova Health System) 22 Jay Gaunt (Main Line Cycling Club) 23 Peter Breuninger (Main Line Cycling Club) Cat 3/4 women 1 Jill Waggett (Watchung Wheelmen) 2 Elizabeth Tyrell (Somerset Wheelman) 3 Jennifer Rasmusson (Hpc/List) 4 Betsy Shogren 5 Wendy Ulmer (Team Snow Valley) 6 Lorraine Lipfert (East Coast Velo) 7 Colleen Hayduk (Team Fuji/ Salamander) 8 Sinead Miller (Upmc Cycling Performance) 9 Sara Schewel (University Of Pennsylvania/Qcw) 10 Pamela Gass (Susquehanna Valley Velo Club) 11 Tammy Ebersole (Evolution Racing) 12 Erica Leister (Morgan Stanley Cycling Team) 13 Mary Fetrow (Yellow Breeches Racing) 14 Marcy Diem (Gs Lancaster) 15 Michelle Hart (Lsv/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 16 Susan Olson (Team Bbc (Baltimore Bicycle Club)) 17 Nancy Heller (Tri-State Velo) 18 Karen Polensky (Yellow Breeches Racing) 19 Michelle Young (Yellow Breeches Racing) dnf Chris Peske (Yellow Breeches Racing) dnf Sara Zeigler (Lsv/Kelly) Junior men 10-12 1 Anthony Skorochod (Vortex Cycling) 2 Hannah Sick 3 Emily Miller (Spokes Bike Shop) 4 Scott Hanson (Yamba) 5 Eric Stratton (Ncvc / Inova Health System) 6 Patrick Marzi (Team Fuji/Salamander Racing) Junior men 13-14 1 Morgan Gerlak (Adg/Joe's) 2 Andrew Harris (Red Rose Rockets) 3 Charles Hanlon (Red Rose Rockets) Junior women 13-14 1 Hannah Hayduk (Bikeline/ Lwa) Junior men 15-16 1 Filip Capala 2 Nikolai Masluk (3D Racing Team/Tom's Atlantic Cyclery) 3 Graham Coy (Tri-State Velo) 4 Mitchell Witmer (Red Rose Rockets) 5 Zach Adams (Yellow Breeches Racing) 6 Zac Felpel (Red Rose Rockets) 7 Michael Roach (Fuji/Salamander Racing)
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