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New York City Cycling Championship - NE
USA, August 3, 2003
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Marty muscles to major win
Nothstein struts his stuff on the street
By Tim Maloney, European editor In New York
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With a tremendous rush, 2000 Olympic Sprint Gold Medalist Marty Nothstein (Navigators) powered to his biggest road victory ever by winning the second annual New York City Cycling Championship, Presented by BMC Software in the streets of lower Manhattan Sunday. Known more for his track accomplishments, Nothstein has worked hard on the 6-Day circuits and the road the last few years and today his efforts paid off.
A delighted Nothstein, pumping his arm in jubilation after the win, told WABC-TV afterwards, "I'll tell you what, we were out there a long time waiting for the last few laps. I had great teammates around me in the break today. For the Navigators Insurance pro cycling team, this was an important race for us and we came here to win."
In another chapter of the season-long battle for dominance of the American cycling scene, today's win was the biggest moment of the season for the Navigators squad since Henk Vogels took the Yellow Jersey of race leadership in the Tour of Georgia four months ago.
Nothstein had two teammates in the break in the New York race; Italian Siro Camponogara and Irishman Ciaran Power, who explained the Navigators winning strategy today to Cyclingnews post-race. "We were riding conservatively in the break today; we were concentrating on helping Marty, obviously, but we also had Oleg (Grishkine) and Vasilli (Davidenko) behind, so the last few laps we just tried to keep it together..."
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Third Place David Clinger was pretty happy with his finish, as he and his three TIAA-CREF teammates in the day's big break dominated much of the day's racing. "I was just sitting in at first, since I've never done the race before. With about 20 laps to go, Marty went off in that one move and we thought he'd be toast for the sprint so we didn't try to get away from him. Alex led me out and with 350 meters to go, Marty came up on the left, but he just kicked it and was gone. It was unbelievable...he just pulled away from us," explained Clinger after the race.
His teammate Danny Pate was the hero of the day, as the Prime Alliance squad was sponsored for the day by NY based investment fund TIAA-CREF. Pate once again showed his incredible talent and strength by towing the break around most of the day. "Danny was great today; he and Horner made that break stick," said Clinger.
Finally fourth today, freckle faced Chris Horner (Saturn) was clearly having a good time in the New York City Cycling Championship. He and Saturn teammate Viktor Rapinski, who was runner-up to Nothstein, were the only two Saturn men in the break but they made the most of the situation. "I was going for the sprint points today," explained Horner. "I figured that the sprinters would give me some leeway and it worked out...you've got to play the odds."
"Nothstein came from 10 guys back to win today. That's where his experience as a sprinter paid off. Viktor (Rapinski) started his sprint a little too early and came out of the last turn third wheel with no sprinters in front of him. That's too far to come back into the full-on headwind on the last straight."
How it unfolded
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On a muggy morning among the skyscraper canyons of lower Manhattan, Tour de France hero Tyler Hamilton was the official starter for the second edition of the NYCCC. Hamilton blew the air horn and the 104 riders went at it for a 50 lap, 100km criterium.
After only 10 laps, a large group got away and put the race on the shelf. In the break were Horner and Rapinski (Saturn), Cruz and Van de Velde (USPS-Berry Floor), Camponogara, Power and Nothstein (Navigators), Candelario, Peters, Pate and Clinger (TIAA-CREF), Fisher (Jelly Belly), Cyclingnews diarist John Lieswyn (7Up), Hamby and Larkin (OFoto-Lombardi), Sayers (HealthNet), Andrew Randell ( Jetfuel Coffee) and two ONCE-Eroski men fresh from the Tour De France, Azevedo and Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano. Larkin made the original move to start the break and once the big break got a 20" gap, they were gone for good.
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Pate powered away lap after lap on the front while Horner and Larkin battled for sprint points. At the halfway mark after 50km, the speed was supersonic. The first 50km was covered in 1:01:33 thanks to Pate and Azevedo, who where the strong men on the day. The peloton was 48" behind, almost half a lap on the tight course and the desperately chasing HealthNet men were trying to bring it back together for Canadian sprinter Gord Fraser, who was stuck behind with last year's winner Ivan Dominguez.
With 20 laps to go, crafty Tony Cruz (USPS-Berry Floor) attacked off the front looking for some company and he got it pretty quickly. As Cruz was absorbed a lap later, big Marty Nothstein made an unexpected attack and got a gap. Cruz went again and was joined by Azevedo. The trio got a gap of 15" on the break and looked like they might have cracked the NYCCC wide open, but once TIAA-CREF got powerhouse Pate pounding away and Horner joined the chase, it was curtains for the attack.
With 12 laps to go, they came back together up front and with 10 laps to go, the break still had a margin of 30" on the flagging chasers. As the skies darkened above Wall Street and the first heavy drops of an afternoon thundershower blew in from the East River, Pate pounded on, keeping the pace high to discourage any breaks. Nothstein timed his sprint perfectly and won going away. Moments later, the skies opened up with a deluge, but nothing could dampen Marty's joy.
Photography
Images by Zui Hanafusa/miyashojicycling.org
- Eventual winner Marty Nothstein (Navigators)
- Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) works hard
- John Lieswyn of 7up/Maxxis
- Danny Pate (Prime Alliance)
- Antonio Cruz (US Postal) followed by a media moto
- Marty Nothstein is stil in front
- Danny Pate (Prime Alliance) worked hard all day
- John Eustice describing his last meal. Bellissimo!
- And now back to the race
- Marty Nothstein is swamped by reporters
- Marty wonders why it seems so dark
- Hey! I've just had an idea
Images by
Jonathan Devich/
- Tyler Hamilton looked happy to be firing the start gun, but not racing.
- Damon Kluck (US Postal) looking mighty relaxed on the start line.
- The field lines up under the crowded backdrop of downtown Manhattan.
- Christian Vande Velde (US Postal) leads an early race chase.
- David Clinger (Prime Alliance/TIAA Cref) on his way to a third place finish for the day.
- Today's winner Marty Nothstein (Navigators).
- Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) works hard during his first trip to the US.
- Riders pass by some of the classic architecture of NY city.
- Danny Pate (Prime Alliance) worked very hard all day to control the race.
- The field chases over some cobbles on the back side.
- Marty Nothstein (Navigators) celebrates his biggest road victory.
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Images by Celia Cole
- Ba-doomp-ba-doomp, Ba-doomp-ba-doomp. Marty Nothstein before the race
- Tyler Hamilton talks to Frankie Andreu
- Tyler and Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the winners jersey
- Marty Nothstein powers away
- Ivan Dominguez putting the legs into it
- 7UP-Maxxis dig in
- Russel Hamby (Ofoto Lombardi Sports)
- Marty Nothstein crosses the line to win
- Rapinski, Nothstein and Clinger on the podium
Images by Daniel McMahon
- The photo-moto sits beside the lead riders
- The peloton riding single file
- Another lap, and the moto has dropped back
- The crowd cheers and the rear of the peloton passes
- Both the crowd and the riders hoped the weather held out
- The wind was blowing a gale
- A rider attempts a break
- Are we in front or behind?
- The main bunch tries to catch up…
- … and succeeds much to some people's amazement
- The weather looks promising, but a storm is brewing
- Riders cross the start finish line
- A solo Jelly-Belly rider crosses the line. Pity there are still laps to go
- Riders blur past trying to catch the leaders
- The main bunch solidify and start picking up time
- Another shot of the main bunch
- The lead group comes together and tries to keep away from the rest of the peloton
- Marty Nothstein (Navigators) after his win
- A post-race interview in the rain
- At least we won't get wet hair
- Viktor Rapinski, Marty Nothstein and David Clinger on the podium
- You may kiss the winner
- Ten thousand dollars will buy a lot of spare tubes
- The winners stay on the podium, it's dry under there.
Images by Michael Lascarides/www.electrotone.com
- Bicycles were everywhere in the vicinity of Water St.
- The undercard for the headline race was the super-entertaining Bike Messenger Relay. This is, predictably, the last-place entry.
- An ONCE rider leads an early lap.
- Early breakaway action.
- Close to the action.
- An ONCE and a Saturn up front.
- Right about here, a break of 25 riders got away and stayed away for the rest of the afternoon.
- John Lieswyn of 7up, larger than life.
- Danny Pate of Prime Alliance/TIAA-CREF moves to the fore. Pate was an absolute monster today, powering the break for laps at a time.
- The break dives into the corner off the back straightaway.
- A colorful bunch corners hard.
- Danny Pate again, hammering.
- OK, the action is starting to heat up. The peloton strings out, chasing the break.
- Pate, once again.
- A 7up leads a Sierra Nevada and a Jelly Belly. Ironic that all three of these teams are sponsored by things that professional cyclists can't eat or drink during the season.
- With about 10 laps to go, Olympic track cycling gold medalist Marty Nothstein took off on a solo break.
- US Postal's Tony Cruz bridged up to Nothstein with ONCE's Jose Azevedo and the three looked to have a nice gap...
- ...but the chase group got closer on the next lap...
- ...and the next. The 20-something chasers would duel it out in a sprint. Storm clouds were beginning to gather (the literal kind, as well as the figurative ones).
- The pace quickened for the final laps.
- The riders go faster still.
- With about 5 laps to go, a huge gust of wind howled though the concrete canyon, toppling a 100-foot section of barricade, just missing the riders. Course marshals jumped out to right the barricade as the race sped on.
- With raindrops beginning to fall, the sprint is on!
- As the racers crossed the finish line, the skies just unleashed, sending fans scurrying into the cover of office buildings' porticoes.
- Nothstein, after a DNF here last year, won the group sprint to take the race. His postrace interviews had to be conducted from the safety of an umbrella.
Images by Michael Doupe, working for RedRoseRaces.com
- Marty Nothstein overshadows his European amigos.
- Adam Hodges-Myerson (SportsBook.com) eyes up the competition at the start line.
- Chris Horner and Rapinski talk up the sprint with one to go. Nothstein, de Galdeano (ONCE), and John Lieswyn (7UP) try to listen in.
- Victor Rapinski leans into a corner midway through the race.
- Marty Nothstein solo attacks late, and here checks out the main bunch, but wins the pack sprint when he's caught.
- The breakaway attacks the cobbled canyons late in the race
- An Antonio Cruz missile attack late in the race
- Antonio Cruz-ing at the front of the break
Images by Stephen Chang/www.metrosanchezracing.com
- The largely unrepresented teams of Schroeder Iron, Jelly Belly and Colavita Bolla attempt to bring back the break of 17 riders.
- By the half-way mark, however, the peloton were already half a lap behind.
- A few pleasantries being exchanged between Antonio Cruz (US Postal) and Victor Rapinski (Saturn).
- The twisted face of pain from a Jelly Belly rider.
- The four TIAA-CREF riders in the winning break took turns to test the legs of their companions on rival teams.
- The lanky figure of Alex Candelario (TIAA-CREF) propels the break to victory.
- The TIAA-CREF riders turn up the heat to create an unbridgeable gap to the peloton.
- The break single file as they snake their way through the back streets of NYC.
- At 19 laps to go, Marty Nothstein (Navigators) takes an unexpected flyer.
- The remnants of the break began to worry when Antonio Cruz (US Postal) made the junction to join Nothstein, with Azevedo (ONCE-Eroski) also in for the ride.
- As the sole 7UP-NutraFig rider, John Lieswyn was fighting an uphill battle.
- The trio of Nothstein, Cruz and Azevedo appeared to crack the NYCCC wide open.
- But once TIAA-CREF got powerhouse Pate pounding away with Horner joining the chase, it was curtains for the attack.
- The chase by the remnants of the peloton was a fruitless one.
- Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano (ONCE-Eroski) takes a sip once the break containing Cruz is reeled in.
- Jonathan Erdelyi (Ofoto-Lombardi Sports) begins to tire in the closing moments of the race.
- Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF) was largely responsible for the average speed of the race almost reaching 50 km/h.
- Antonio Cruz (US Postal) lacked strength in numbers with Antonio Cruz the sole representative in the break.
- A Lemond Fitness/Captain Cra-Z-Soap rider feels the pinch of a 70 kilometre breakaway...
- ... and as a consequence, Larkin loses contact with the break.
- It's a struggle just to finish once you've blown.
- The peloton were helpess with so many big guns in the break.
- Jose Azevedo (ONCE-Eroski) continues to force a relentless pace.
- A couple of weary faces start to appear.
- And it's Danny Pate once again coming to the front in an attempt to set up the finish for team-mate David Clinger.
- A welcome sight - the final stretch.
- Chris Horner (Saturn) attempts to set up the sprint for their sprinter Victor Rapinski, but big Marty Nothstein sits there, waiting to pounce.
- A sign of a storm on its way - large gusts of wind creating havoc with spectators' hairdos.
- A sign of a smart rider - Eugene Boronow (GS Mengoni) senses the storm, and decides to head home.
- A sign of a not-so-smart rider - a Colavita Bolla rider gets an early shower.
- The price you pay when the team bus parks miles away from the finish.
Results
1 Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 2.05.42 2 Victor Rapinski (Blr) Saturn Cycling Team 3 David Clinger (USA) TIAA-CREF 4 Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 5 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 6 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team 7 Andrew Randell (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 8 Alex Candelario (USA) TIAA-CREF 9 Russell Hamby (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 10 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling 11 Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 12 John Lieswyn (USA) 7UP-NutraFig 13 Adam Bergman (USA) Jelly Belly 14 Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 0.09 15 Danny Pate (USA) TIAA-CREF 0.13 16 Jose Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 17 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Cycling Team 0.45 18 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net Pro Cycling 1.01 19 Jonas Carney (USA) TIAA-CREF 20 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Saturn Cycling Team 21 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 22 Nieko Biskner (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale Cycling Team 23 Tim Lefebvre (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 24 Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 25 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Bolla 26 Phil Zajicek (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 27 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7UP-NutraFig 28 Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's Coffee 29 Robbie Ventura (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 30 Eneas Freyre (USA) Lemond Fitness-Cra-Z Soap 31 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Lemond Fitness-Cra-Z Soap 32 Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 1.20 33 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly 34 Erik Saunders (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 35 Charles Dionne (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 36 Paul Martin (USA) West Virginia Cycling Team 37 Joe Guiliano (USA) Italy 38 Gregory Wolf (USA) Colavita Bolla 1.35 39 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 40 Uros Murn (Slo) Formaggi Trentini 1.46 41 Damon Kluck (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.50 42 Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 2.24 Series standings after 4 races 1 Julian Dean (NZl) CSC 130 pts 2 Uros Murn (Slo) Fromaggi Pinzolo 94 3 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco 83 4 Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn 76 5 Victor Rapinski (Blr) Saturn 76 6 David Clinger (USA) Prime Alliance/TIAA-CREF 64 7 Jacob Piil (Den) CSC 60 8 Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators 60 9 Chris Horner (USA) Saturn 53 10 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators 50 11 Max Van Heeswijk (Bel) US Postal 39 12 John Lieswyn (USA) 7-UP Maxxis 37 13 Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators 32 14 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal 30 15 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal 29 16 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Fromaggi Pinzolo 28 17 Mike Sayers (Can) Health Net 28 18 Alex Candelario (USA) Prime Alliance /TIAA-CREF 28 19 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola 26 20 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7-UP Maxxis 26
