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USPRO Criterium Championship - 1.3/NE
Chicago, USA, August 17-18, 2002
USCF Elite Women National Criterium Championship
Mayolo Takes Millhouse Women's National Criterium Title
Saturn team report by Giana Roberge
After her convincing win yesterday, Diet Rite's Tina Mayolo-Pic was clearly the rider to beat in today's National Criterium Championships. With the likes of Laura Van Gilder, defending champion Nicole Freedman, and Suzanne Sonye all with their eyes on the stars and stripes jersey, Mayolo and her Diet Rite team had their work cut out for them. In the end, their efforts paid big dividends with Mayolo crowned as the 2002 National Criterium Champion.
Unlike last year, this year's weather was spectacular, with low humidity, clear skies and no wind. The largest field ever assembled at Downer's Grove with 91 riders, started out the 50 kilometer race quietly. After the first ten laps, the Saturn Team clearly wanted to stir things up and began a series of attacks. Jessica Phillips and guest rider Megan Elliot did a great job at shedding many riders, but the stronger riders seemed content to let the race come down to a field sprint. With only Saturn attempting to get away from the field, any small breaks were immediately consumed by the field, usually from the efforts of Diet Rite.
With two laps to go a crash in the middle of the field obviously made the top sprinters nervous. Intead of relying on their leadouts, all sprinters moved to the front to stay safe. With 400 meters to go, and two remaining corners, Mayolo jumped hard, followed by Becky Conzelman. Mayolo cleared the field, leaving Freedman, Van Gilder and Sonye to close the gap. But they were unable to come by Mayolo, and she took the win handily. Conzelman was second, Van Gilder was third.
Results
1 Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite) 2 Becky Conzelman 3 Laura Van Gilder (Trek Plus) 4 Nicole Freedman (RONA) 5 Laura Downey (Minute Maid/Dasani) 6 Suzanne Sonye (Saturn Cycling Team) 7 Sarah Uhl 8 Shannon Hutchison 9 Katrina Berger (Team T Mobile) 10 Lara Kroepsch 11 Elizabeth Begosh 12 Gail Longenecker 13 Emily Gloeckner 14 Amyazellie Tremelling (Trek VW) 15 Jenny Eyerman 16 Brooke O'Connor (NEBC/Cycle Loft) 17 Meredith Miller 18 Lynn Brotzman-Gaggioli 19 Tracy Sproule 20 Catherine Walberg 21 Jane Vanni (Bicycle Action Project) 22 Kathryn Roszko (Dansko/Wheelworks/IF) 23 Laurel Green 24 Sherri Stedje 25 Jenn Wangerin (Trek VW) 26 Candice Blickem 27 Kori Kelly (Diet Rite) 28 Sheba Farrih (LSV/Trek) 29 Rachel Purvis (Athletes By Design) 30 Charmian Breon 31 Kristy Scheffenacker 32 Catherine Powers (Terry Precision) 33 ?? 34 Amy Babcock 35 Emily Westbrook 36 Meghan Morse 37 Heidi Woolever 38 Nicole Brandt 39 Beth Leasure 40 Suzie Tignor 41 Christine Miller (Mercy Cycling) 42 Katie Safford (Minute Maid/Dasani) 43 Julie Van Abberna (Pfizer/Alpine Cyclery) 44 Cheryl Binney (Diet Rite) 45 Heather Haviland (WI Health/Fitness Center) 46 Kristy Gomes 47 Heather Woodhouse (Trek VW) 48 Alison Brown 49 Susan Hefler (Trek VW) 50 Kelly Benjamin (BRBC) 51 Laura Summers 52 Dotsie Cowden (Team T Mobile) 53 Rebecca Anderson (Madison) 54 Sandra Kolb (LGBRC/Conlentlab) 55 Cheryl Roth 56 Mary Georgetti 57 Susan Gasowski 58 Katharina Weber 59 Deborah Durand 60 Erika Schwarz 61 Desire Utzig (Minute Maid/Dasani) 62 April Henderson 63 Jacque Scott (Minute Maid/Dasani) 64 Jessica Phillips (Saturn Cycling Team) 65 Megan Elliot (Saturn Cycling Team) 66 Annette Hanson (Rabicon) 67 Tina Skelley DNF Mina Pizzini DNF Lauren Gaffney (Terry Precision) DNF Mindy Ziffren (Subway) DNF Jennifer Petosa DNF Jody Koch DNF Patricia McKay DNF Carolyn Fisher DNF Carla Koehler (Minute Maid/Dasani) DNF Lauren Franges DNF Debbie Dust DNF Kelly Yoder DNF Karlee Brandner DNF Alexis Brown DNF Anne Meyer (TDS Telecom) DNF Jennifer Cooper DNF Allie Warfel (Red Rose Rockets) DNF Jamie Surges DNF Jennifer Stevens DNF Katy Hair DNF Shawn Heideen (Athletes By Design) DNF Sarah Tillotson (Athletes By Design) DNF Kerry Soraci DNF Sarah Hammer DNF Lenora Felker (Freddie FU)
