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Asheville Training Series #7
Asheville, July 9, 2002
Women Turn Out Big On The Oval
Report by Chris Kamm
Although this week did not offer a women's race, the distaff riders took on the guys in such numbers tonight that the series will offer a women's event each race card for the rest of the summer. In the B race this was evident as at least a dozen gals comprised more than a third of the field. Cycles D'Oro riders ruled the oval with Curtis Stapler and Candice Blickem accounting for the first and third places. Nantahala Outdoor Center standout Eric White split those two on points for the second spot.
The Masters produced a more familiar result as Joey Coddington (Cane Creek) extended his lead in the season standings with another win. He was aided greatly by the return of teammates Bruce Berry and Kent Williams. Mr. Williams executed his customary long effort off the start and gained 300 meters over twelve laps to not only grab enough points for third place, but also to blunt the efforts of the early sprinters while Coddington got his legs rolling in the opening laps. The 300 meter lead disappeared like smoke when a field prime at lap 15 offered not only points but a mystery 12 pack in a plain brown wrapper (courtesy Cara McCauley). Brian Elliot (DeFeet) won that one by twenty meters and continued to pile up enough points for second when the race ended.
The A race also was affected by the entry of several women, including Candice Blickem, Allison Hardy, Jennifer Petosa and Deborah Elliott. The pattern of the race was established early as Darby Harris and Dean Lyons pounded away with counterattacks off points laps and routinely gained 150-200 meters as the field rolled three wide above the stayer's line. Just as routinely, in the absence of any organized response from Cane Creek, Blickem went to the front and muscled down the gap by herself, free of charge. Jacob McGahey and Coddington took advantage of this and their other rivals to finish with only a point separating them. Curtis Stapler finished third in confirmation of his B race win, and only a point here and there decided the descending order of finish in this tightly contested race.
Brian Pierce won the Fixed Gear omnium again, although Jeff Franz of Charlotte presented a stiff challenge in his first appearance at the French Broad River Park. While talking between races we compared the various gears employed by different riders in the three events. Franz told me he will bring a few more choices next time with which to contend with Pierce's effortless use of a 94 inch gearing. The surprise of the night was a coup by Jim McMillan in the snowball race that launched him into third in the overall. This is the first time to see his name in lights and he went home with a smile on his face.
We thank again all our sponsors: Hearn's Cycling and Fitness, Asheville Parks and Recreation, Liberty Bikes, Asheville Bicycle Racing Club, Cane Creek Cycling Components, Dr. Steve Miller, DDS, Asheville Family Health Center, The Musician's Workshop.
Photos
Images courtesy of Asheville Velodrome Group
- A slightly under-geared Jeff Franz uses experience instead of gear inches to get away during the points race
- Jeff maintained his gap over the duration of two laps, thus taking the last of three point sprints. His comment after the race, "Long laps!"
- Joey and Jacob have a chit-chat before the 60 lap A grade race
- Joey Coddington leads Darby Harris through the start/finish area. The bell is ringing as they begin to jockey for position in the upcoming sprint
- Chris Kamm goes over track etiquette and points race rules for the B grade bunch prior to start of the evening's 35 lap track/road hybrid race
- B grade racers on the rivet finding the shortest way around the track
- The Masters riders lining up for their start. With a points sprint every five laps, the scoreboard is a great aid in keeping track of the laps and point leaders
- Volunteers and sponsors ensure a well run event at the French Broad River Park
Results
Scratch Race - 8 Lap Snowball 1 Brian Pierce 2 Jim McMillan 3 Jeff Franz 4 Michael Koerschner 5 George Riedesel Miss-n-Out 1 Brian Pierce 2 Jeff Franz 3 Herb Young 4 Marc Mullinax 5 Jim McMillan Points Race - 15 laps 1 Jeff Franz 2 Brian Pierce 3 Herb Young 4 Michael Koerschner 5 Jim McMillan Year Total Omnium Points 1 Brian Pierce 37 2 Todd Tamplin 31 3 Mike Koerschner 15 4 Herb Young 15 5 Bruce Berry 10 6 Marc Mullinax 8 7 George Riedesel 5 8 Jeff Franz 5 9 Chris Kamm 3 10 Jim McMillan 3 11 Joey Coddington 1 Category "A" Points Race Nightly Results 1 Jacob McGahey 23 2 Joey Coddington 22 3 Curtis Stepler 28 4 Jeff Franz 16 5 Brian Pierce 15 6 Darby Harris 13 7 Dean Lyons 8 8 Kent Williams 7 9 Clark Hollins 7 10 Chris Ernst 7 11 Russell Kelley 4 12 Michael Scholtz 2 13 Drew Shelfer 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Joey Coddington 33 2 Randy Parker 24 3 Darby Harris 20 4 Jacob McGaahey 10 5 Chris Sheppard 8 6 Andrew Crarter 7 7 Kent Williams 5 8 Michael Lantz 3 9 Patrick McLoughlin 3 10 Curtis Stepler 3 11 Julian Hine 2 12 JC Rummel 2 13 Jeff Franz 2 14 Greg Brown 1 15 Colin Izzard 1 16 Dean Lyons 1 17 Brian Pierce 1 Category "B" Points Race Nightly Results 1 Curtis Stepler 32 2 Eric White 17 3 Candice Blickem 7 4 Jeff Parker 6 5 Wes Dickson 4 6 Robin Pace 4 7 Mark Scholtz 3 8 Blari Hobgood 2 9 Terry Barham 1 10 Rebecca Falls 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Brian Pierce 19 2 Eric White 15 3 Thomas Burns 14 4 Blair Hobgood 13 5 Robert Schoen 10 6 Greg Brown 8 7 Patrick Brittain 7 8 Drew Shelfer 7 9 Curtis Stepler 7 10 Jeff Parker 5 11 Blake Sagar 3 12 David Forkner 3 13 Thomas Cason 3 14 Allan Smith 3 15 Candice Blickem 3 16 Michael Boone 2 17 Wesley Dickson 2 18 Bill McBee 1 19 Matthew Sescilla 1 20 Scott Rousseau 1 Master's Points Race Nightly Results 1 Joey Coddington 22 2 Bryan Elliot 20 3 Kent Williams 11 4 T-Bone Taylor 8 5 Dean Lyons 7 6 Darby Harris 6 7 Russell Kelley 6 8 Matt Martin 3 9 Michael Koerschner 2 10 Michael Scholtz 1 11 Bob Wright 1 12 Jeff Parker 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Joey Coddington 38 2 Darby Harris 24 3 T-Bone Taylor 17 4 Randy Parker 12 5 Bryan Elliot 10 6 Kent Williams 8 7 Michael Koerschner 4 8 Jeffery Haase 3 9 Todd Tamplin 3 10 Paul Mittelstadt 3 11 Robbie Higdon 2 12 Scott Lunsford 1 13 Ray Von Dohlen 1 14 Dean Lyons 1 Women's Points Race Nightly Results 1 Allison Hardy 24 2 Jennifer Petosa 18 3 Deborah Elliot 14 4 Monica Koerschner 8 5 Saundra Hardy 2 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Jennifer Petosa 15 1 Allison Hardy 14 2 Annette Kamm 5 2 Patricia Pinner 5 3 Monica Koerschner 4 3 Robin Pace 3 4 Deborah Elliot 3 4 Cara Mcauley 2 5 Laura Bowles 1 5 Jessie Karriker 1 6 Saundra Hardy 1 Courtesy Asheville Velodrome Group
