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Saco Bay Criterium
Saco, Maine, August 21, 2004
King takes "fastest race in New England"
Robby King (Louis Garneau) bridged across to the breakaway duo of Justin Lillie (Trek)and Mike Barton (Ibex/FitWerx)halfway through the Saco Bay Criterium Presented by Maine Energy, and still had enough power left to flash across the finish line for the win on Saturday.
Lillie and Barton broke away in the opening laps of the criterium, called "the fastest race in New England" because of its pancake-flat profile and broad home stretch. When King came across with the help of his brother Brian King (Racksmith.com) at the halfway mark, the foursome quickly established nearly a minute gap on the field.
But it almost wasn't enough. The hard-chasing pack threw caution to the wind in a torrential downpour and brought the lead down to just eight seconds with one lap to go. In the final circuit, the field had just reeled the foursome in when a crash took out the first three riders in the chase. The resulting mayhem slowed the pack down and Lillie, Barton and the two Kings were left to fight out the finish for themselves.
Robbie King made it look easy, taking the laurels with a time of 1:08:01. Barton, Brian King and Lillie followed in that order. Ward Solar (ACT/UMPC) won the field sprint for fifth five seconds later.
Results
Mens Category Pro 1/2 1 Robbie King (Louis Garneau) 2 Mike Barton (Ibex/Fitwerx) 3 Brian King (Racksmith.com) 4 Justin Lillie (Trek/Dorritti) 5 Ward Solar (ACT/UMPC) Mens Category 3 1 Jonny Bold (CCCC) 2 Jeff Gilman (MBR) 3 Charlie Bedard (Sunapee) 4 Mike Joos (Unattached) 5 John Elfelt (BRC) Mens Category 4/5 (under 35) 1 Nathan Miller (EVC) 2 Marshall Ambrose 3 Brendan Cornett (MCC) 4 Ron Shinall 5 Ralph Karam (SMCC) Mens Category 4/5 (35 and older) 1 Michael Rovezzi 2 Giovanni Marzot 3 Steve Dowe 4 Brad Johnson 5 Ron Dunn (MCC) Womens Category 1/2/3 1 Rebecca Wellons (NEBC) 2 Zoe Owens (NHCC) 3 Leslie Ludke (NHCC) 4 Marianne Stover (IF) 5 Susan MacLean (Gearworks) Womens Category 4 1 Kami Tremblay (Lateral Stress Velo) 2 Jen Cunningham-Butler (NEBC) 3 Alexandra Ambros (Cuevas) 4 Rhonda Morin (PVC) 5 Cheryl Wolf (Bethel) Juniors 10-14 1 Kyle Foley (Cuevas/NECSA) 2 Manny Goguen (NEBC) 3 Gavin Mannion (CCB/Volkswagon) 4 Elias Howe (Cyclesmith) 5 Marc Beauchemin (PVC) Juniors 15-18 1 Patrick Goguen (NEBC) 2 Brendan Cornett (MCC) 3 Noah Harwood (NECSA) 4 Daniel Liebowitz (EBC) 5 Dylan O'Sullivan (unattached) Mens 35+ 1 Johnny Bold (CCCC) 2 Paul Curley (Gearworks) 3 James Veliskakis (CCB/Volkswagon) 4 Chris Karam (PVC) 5 Eric Marro (BOB) Masters 45+ 1 Gene Patrella (Gearworks) 2 Karl Hambrecht (CCB) 3 Paul Curley (Gearworks) 4 James Veliskakis (CCB) 5 Brian Wolf (Bethel) Masters 55+ 1 John Auer (Somerset) 2 James Themig (Mystic Velo) 3 Barry Boyce (CCB) 4 Clive Woakes (Competitive Edge) 5 James Hunt (CCB) Maine Champions Mens Category P/1/2: Tom Gosselin (MCC) Mens Category 3: Al Zullo (Colvita) Mens Category 4/5 (under 35): Brendan Cornett (MCC) Mens Category 4/5 (over 35): Ron Dunn (MCC) Juniors 10-14: Marc Beauchemin (PVC) Juniors 15-18: Brendan Cornett (MCC) Masters 35+: Chris Karam (PVC) Masters 45+: John Grenier (MCC) Womens Category 1/2/3: Marianne Stover (IF) Womens Category 4: Rhonda Morin (PVC)
