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US junior national championships - CN
Park City, Utah, USA, August 19-22, 2004
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Event 5 - August 22: Criteriums: men 15-16, 17-18; women 15-16, 17-18
Junior & espoir crits close out Park City Cycling Festival
Zach Taylor rides to a thrilling victory in the men's 17-18 criterium
By Keri Fagan, USA Cycling
The Park City Cycling Festival came to a close Sunday with beautiful weather for the remaining junior and espoir criteriums. The course made it difficult for riders to get away due to the soft corners and the sweeping descent on the backside, but this did not stop the riders from making attack after attack for some very exciting racing this afternoon.
The first race of the morning was the 15-16 women. Lauren Shirock (Emmaus, Pa.) broke away early on, but the field reeled her back in. Toward the end, Jacquelyn Crowell (Maitland, Fla.) broke off to form a respectable distance between herself and the rest of the group, and Shirock once again attacked and tried to bridge the gap. She was unable to catch Crowell however, earning the silver medal. The sprint for the bronze medal was between Cindy Lakatosh (Trexlertown, Pa.), Ashley Ooley (Fort Collins, Colo.), and Amara Boursaw (Stanwood, Wash.), with Lakatosh taking the honor. Ooley and Boursaw rounded out the podium spots.
The 17-18 women toed the line next for a thriller that resulted in a field sprint for the finish. Racing began at a very fast pace, as the first lap was a minute faster than the previous field. Shannon Koch was the first to attack, but the girls regrouped quickly. Despite the attempts of several riders to get away, the race ended in a thrilling sprint for the victory, with Lauren Trull (Greensboro, N.C.) taking top honors. It was Kimberly Geist (Emmaus, Pa.) and Cassandra Osorio-McKenna (Worcester, Mass.) who took the silver and bronze medals, while Kelli Williams (Hollywood, Fla.) and Sarah Levy (Centennial, Colo.) secured the final two podium spots.
In the men's 15-16 race, there was a breakaway attempt with six laps to go, but with the entire field chasing, it did not last for long. The final lap saw many riders get tangled up in the corner leaving the start/finish area. A large pack came into sight to sprint for the finish, and it was Bo Randolph (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) that claimed victory, while Tejay Van Garderen (Missoula, Mont.) barely missed a third national championship and took the silver. Andy Cornelison (Carlisle, Iowa) secured the bronze, while Justin Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Kevin Soller (Breckenridge, Colo.) rounded out the podium in fourth and fifth respectively.
The men's 17-18 race was by far the most exciting race of the day, as four riders broke off the front early on and formed an admirable gap. It was Ryan Keels (Austin, Texas), Mike Schmidt (Salt Lake City, Utah), Zach Taylor (Marietta, Ga.), and Daniel Holloway (Morgan Hill, Calif.) that worked together and set the pace. The field chased hard, but not hard enough. Several riders made respectable attempts to bridge the gap, but there was no catching the foursome. Zach Taylor attacked and went off the front of the lead group with three laps to go, obviously determined to take the win. As strong as Keels, Holloway, and Schmidt were, there was no catching what the announcers called the "Zach attack." Taylor came in to a cheering crowd for the victory. He was followed in second by Keels, and in third by Holloway. Mike Schmidt secured fourth place, while Eric Riggs (Antelope, Calif.) took fifth.
The final race of the Park City Cycling Festival was the Espoir women. Securing the top spot on the podium after 20km race was Megan Esmond (Orlando, Fla.). Lauren Franges (Barto, Pa.) took the silver, while Magen Long (Oklahoma City, Okla.) took the bronze.
Results
Men - Junior - 15-16 1 Bo Randolph (SSWSC team) 34.05 2 Tejay Van Garderen (Rio Grande) 0.01 3 Andrew Cornelison (ISU Cycling Club) 4 Justin Williams (Major Motion) 5 Kevin Soller (Century Tel/ VRAD) 6 Daniel Summerhill (RMCEF) 0.02 7 Emil Marinov (Vitamin Cottage) 8 Clifford Redig (Team Eclipse) 9 Alex Keomany (Bikesport/Ann Arbor Velo Club) 10 Kolt Bates (Team Bicycles) 11 Alex Howes (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 0.03 12 Wynn Roberts (Baraboo Sharks) 13 Jack Metzger (Team Ochsner) 14 Chance Noble (Scary Fast) 0.08 15 Ricardo Cruz (Excel Sports) 16 Collin Samaan (TBB / The Bicycle Business) 0.09 17 Bjorn Selander (Alan Factory Team) 0.10 18 Zachary Rice (Cox Communications Cycling Team) 0.13 19 Nico Cianfrocca (Major Motion) 0.15 20 Harrison Tripp (Excel Sports) 0.19 21 Alex Schneider (Team Power Train) 22 Spencer Spagnola (Excel Sports) 0.20 23 Charles Hamilton (Tieni Duro) 24 Matt Briefer (Landis/Trek/VW) 25 Jordan Laughlin (Team Dayton) 26 Adam Steinke (Rocky Mountain Cycling Club) 0.21 27 Cody O'Reilly (Echelon Santa Barbara) 28 Bryce Lawson (CenturyTel) 0.23 29 Curtis Winsor (Team Snow Valley) 30 Blake Anton (Davis Bike Club Race Team) 0.24 31 Peter Nowadnick (Rolling Bay Wheelmen) 32 Travis Enmon (Team Ochsner) 33 Barry Miller (ACT/Fraysse) 0.25 34 Jens Brabbit (Minnesota Junior Cycling) 0.27 35 Jordan Goldfeld (Mapei) 0.28 36 Will Hogan Flanagan (Front Rangers Cycling Club) 0.33 37 Brian West (ISU Cycling Club) 0.35 38 Erik Slack (BYRDS) 39 Zac Lake (RealityBikes.com) 0.40 40 Tucker Olander (Team Rio Grande) 41 Matthew Brandt (Nova/IS Corp) 0.41 42 Carson Miller (Pearl Izumi) 0.42 43 Julian Fernandes (Colavita-Bolla Racing) 0.51 44 Stephen Chiselko (Liberty Cycle) 0.53 45 Ryan Owens (Blackwater Bike Shop Race Team) 0.56 46 Joe Iannarelli (Team Swift) 2.15 Men - Junior - 17-18 1 Zachary Taylor (Hot Tubes) 1.07.59 2 Ryan Keels (Hot Tubes) 0.28 3 Daniel Holloway (Lombardi Sports/KLEIN) 4 Michael Schmidt (9th & 9th) 0.33 5 Eric Riggs (Lombardi Sports/Klein) 1.01 6 Brandon McKeever (Hincapie Sportswear/Bianchi) 1.03 7 Alexi Martinez (Excel Sports) 1.06 8 Noah Young (Broadmark) 9 Thomas French (Team PowerTrain) 10 Kiel Reijnen (Classic Cycle) 11 Blake McMahon (Team Power Train) 1.07 12 Wendell Montgomery (Orlando Road Club) 13 Caleb Fairly (Ochsner) 14 Alexander Boyd (Major Motion) 15 Thomas Peterson (Recycled Cycles (BSCC)) 16 Gregory Powell (Just Fresh/Clif Bar) 17 Rand SHOAF (BalanceBar/DEVO) 18 Elliot Gaunt (MainLine Cycling Club) 19 Scott Veggeberg (Plano Cycling/Cannondale/GSTz) 1.08 20 Todd Elenz (Advantage Benefits Group) 21 Taylor Lane (Team Rio Grande) 22 Cassel Lessinger (Nova/IS Corp) 23 Nick Frey (Hot Tubes) 1.09 24 James Camut (AGH/Pactimo) 25 Peter Stetina (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 26 Teddy Hockenberry (Pro Cycles/ Children of America) 1.10 27 Joe Lewis (Minnesota Junior Cycling) 1.11 28 Braden Kappius (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 29 Michael Sheppard (Major Motion) 30 Christopher Carlson (Vegas Velo Racing Team) 1.12 31 Ulric DeYoung (UW Health/Trek/Digisound) 32 Jafer Beizer (Hot Tubes) 33 Luke Pennington (Bike Gallery) 34 Alejandro (Luis) Zamudio (Unattached) 1.13 35 Adam Switters (Lombardi/Klein) 36 Reno Garcia (Team Swift) 37 Colter Cederlof (Echelon) 38 David Blades (Rhodes) 1.14 39 H Thomas (Tom) Hanley (BikeSource) 1.15 40 Thomas Brown (Hot Tubes/FFCC) 1.16 41 Paul Richardson (First Rate Mortage) 42 Guy East (Nuvo/BAP) 43 Steven Ortiz (Best of the Bay Cyclist) 1.17 44 Gabriel Mendez (TopPro) 45 Tyler Given (ASC Lowrey's/ Meat Snacks) 1.18 46 Christopher Hall (Team X) 47 Michael Wickman (Peerless/HNECC) 48 Max Spirin (Tieni Duro) 1.19 49 Scott Jackson (Watchung Wheelmen / High Gear C) 50 Braden Bingham (Centurytel/VRAD) 51 Pat Lemieux (Minnesota Junior Cycling) 52 Preston Moon (Honeywell Cycling) 53 Matthew Harwood (Honeywell) 1.20 54 Peter Edge (Team Champion/Tom's Pro Bike) 55 Jason Carr (Nova/ ISCorp) 56 Winston David (ORC/Lake Mary Cycles) 1.21 57 Michael Bucuk (Watchung Wheelmen) 1.23 58 Sean Mazich (Landis/Trek/Vw) 59 Torin Priem (GS-CIAO) 1.24 60 James Driscoll (Unattached) 1.45 61 Christopher Ruhl (Team Rio Grande) 2.05 62 James (Jimmy) Feely (Minnesota Junior Cycling) 2.15 63 Beck Frydenborg (Atomic Race Team) 2.40 64 Sean Van Horn (Aurora Cycles) 2.48 65 Benjamin Silk (Team Power Train) 2.49 66 Spencer Beamer (Hot Tubes) 2.52 67 Shawn Rosenthal (Unattached) 2.53 68 Joshua Smith (CenturyTel/VRAD) 3.02 69 Kirk Carlsen (Peerless/Papa Wheelies) 13.30 Women - Espoir - 19-22 (not ranked) 1 Megan Esmonde (Orlando Road Club) 33.55 2 Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing) 0.41 3 Magen Long (Sportsbook.com) 4 Natalie Mik (Davis Bike Club) 0.44 5 Molly Hummel (Team Dean) 0.47 6 Rachel Hallum (Orlando Road Club) 0.51 Women - Junior - 15-16 1 Jacquelyn Crowell (Unattached) 33.28 2 Lauren Shirock (Coyote Cycling) 0.13 3 Cynthia Lakatosh (Tri-State Velo) 1.41 4 Ashley Ooley (Team Rio Grande) 1.43 5 Amara Boursaw (Greggs/Trek) 6 Megan Somerville (Hi-Tech Bikes Womens) 1.44 7 Dawn Tisdell (LGBRC) 8 Stephanie White (Dansko/Wheelworks) 9 Kimberly LaFleur (TeamSwift) 1.45 10 Stefanie Oltmann (Aurora Cycles) 1.51 Women - Junior - 17-18 1 Lauren Trull (Genesis Scuba/Fulton Flyers) 31.39 2 Kimberly Geist (East Coast Velo) 0.01 3 Cassandra Osorio-McKenna (Hot Tubes Development Team) 4 Kelli Williams (Big Wheel) 5 Sarah Levy (Rio Grande) 6 Christine Levy (Rio Grande) 7 Rebecca Much (XXX Racing-Athletico) 0.02 8 Kristina Henne (Mercy Cycling Team) 9 Shannon Koch (Team LaS'port) 10 Natalie Klemko (Athletes By Design) 0.03 11 Allison Bohn (Minnesota Junior Cycling) 12 Tiffany Callahan (Unattached) 0.04 13 Lia Winfield (Team Swift) 0.05 14 Andrea Fisk (Rad Racing NW) 1.51 15 Brett Dollar (GS Boulder) 2.24
