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Lehigh Valley Velodrome, PA, August 26-30, 2003
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Day 3 - August 28: Women 500m TT, Men Points Race
Jonas Carney Wins Big; Witty Stacks Up on Medals
By Jacob Burns
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Beautiful weather graced the third night of the 2003 USCF National Track Cycling Championships at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown, PA. The men's points race was very close with one of the Carney brothers taking the win while in the women's 500 meter time trial Chris Witty showed her potential strength going into 2004.
The men's points race proved to be very dramatic. In the early going Prime Alliance, Ofoto/Lombardi, T.E.A.M. Fuji, and Navigators spread the points across the board with each trying to make a move that would stick, none were successful. At the halfway point Colby Pearce (Ofoto/Lombardi) led but with the top five riders all within five points Colby's comfort range was minimal. With 30 laps remaining Pearce made a decisive breakaway to extend his lead. Jame and Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance) were soon fighting to stay in the race. Jonas took a sprint win and started to put the pressure on Pearce. Then with less than ten laps remaining both Jame and Jonas were able to breakaway leaving Colby in the pack. Going into the final sprint Pearce still held a two point lead over Jonas. On the final lap Jame led his brother around to turn three, and with a strong sprint Jonas held off Gui Nelessen (Sportsbook.com) to take the final sprint and the National Points Race Championship.
In the women's 500 meter time trial, Chris Witty (Team T-Mobile), 2002 speed skating Olympic Gold Medallist, lit the track up with a 36.388 second run. Her strong performance secured her second national championship of the event. Becky Conzelman (Frisco Cycling Club), one of T-town's favorite hometown riders, came within six tenths of a second of Witty's time to take the silver medal.
In the sprint rounds top-seeded riders Stephen Alfred and Giddeon Massie, each a member of the Cody Racing Team, out of Colorado easily moved on to tomorrow night's semi-finals.
Photos
Images by Donna Chiarelli
- Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) attacking the 200m sprint qualifying round.
- Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) gets the better of his team-mate David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) in the heats of the men's sprint.
- Marty Nothstein (Navigators) in the points race qualification.
- Kenny Williams (Saturn For Seattle) managed a top 10 finish in the points race final.
- Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance), winner of the points race, looks cool as a cucumber.
Results
Men's points
1 Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance) 28 pts 2 Colby Pearce (OFOTO-Lombardi Sports) 25 3 Jame Carney (Prime Alliance) 14 4 Kirk O'Bee (Navigators) 13 5 Bobby Lea (Team Fuji) 13 6 Scott Zwizanski (Team Snow Valley) 11 7 Martin Nothstein (Navigators) 10 8 Erik Saunders (OFOTO-Lombardi Sports) 8 9 Guillame Nelessen (Sportsbook.com) 8 10 Kenny Williams (Saturn For Seattle) 8 11 Mariano Friedick (Jelly Belly-Carlsbad Clothing) 7 12 Curtis Gunn (RCG Productions) 5 13 Jason Snow (Team Fuji) 3 14 Douglas Beck (Unattached) 2 15 Eric Gerolstein (Ford Cycling) 2 16 Joseph Dantoni (Cycles de Oro) 2 17 Tim Reinhart (Saturn Development) 1 18 Kevin Schiller (Anthony's Cyclery) 0 19 Marco Aledia 0 20 Mark Gorman (Tri State Velo) 0 21 Michael Luther (Colavita-Bola Pro Cycling Team) 0 DNF Kyle Wamsley (Team Fuji) 5 DNF Mike Pudlinski (Team Fuji) 0 DNF Christopher Remaly (South Bay Wheelmen) 0
Women's 500m time trial
1 Christine Witty (T-Mobile) 36.388 (49.467km/h) 2 Becky Conzelman (Frisco Cycling Club) 36.977 (48.679km/h) 3 Elizabeth Reap (Fuji T.E.A.M.) 38.387 (46.891km/h) 4 Martha Dunne (Jelly Belly) 38.629 (46.597km/h) 5 Jamie Pettinato (Gotham Cyclists) 38.789 (46.405km/h) 6 Lori Nock (Alto Velo Webcor) 39.639 (45.410km/h) 7 Jilllian Vogtli 39.965 (45.039km/h) 8 Cindy Lakatosh (Tri-State Velo) 40.449 (44.500km/h) 9 Michelle Cassidy (East Coast Velo) 40.805 (44.112km/h) 10 Colleen Hayduk (Vortex) 41.376 (43.503km/h) 11 Kara Snyder (Vortex) 42.347 (42.506km/h) 12 Nicole Raspa (Red Lantern Cycles) 43.635 (41.251km/h) 13 Julie Klinger (Tri State Velo) 44.027 (40.884km/h) 14 Cynthia Bye (Kissena Racing Club) 44.478 (40.469km/h)
Men's sprint
Qualifying 1 Stephen Alfred 10.807 (66.623km/h) 2 Giddeon Massie 10.976 (65.598km/h) 3 Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) 10.987 (65.532km/h) 4 Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) 11.019 (65.342km/h) 5 Adam Duvendeck 11.211 (64.223km/h) 6 Christian Stahl 11.254 (63.977km/h) 7 Robert Lindstrom 11.260 (63.943km/h) 8 Joshua Weir 11.300 (63.717km/h) 9 Eric Degolier (I.S. Corp/Children's Hospital) 11.313 (63.644km/h) 10 Gilbert Hatton 11.334 (63.526km/h) 11 Andy Lakatosh 11.341 (63.486km/h) 12 Andy Sparks 11.441 (62.932km/h) 13 Brent Stein (ESW) 11.516 (62.522km/h) 14 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) 11.537 (62.408km/h) 15 Peter Sargent 11.538 (62.402km/h) 16 David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) 11.562 (62.273km/h) 17 Eduardo Cocina (Gotham Cyclists) 11.565 (62.257km/h) 18 Luis Gonzalez (Team Fuji) 11.640 (61.856km/h) 19 Erik Bonser (East Coast Velo) 11.656 (61.771km/h) 20 Christopher Minnich (South Bay Wheelmen) 11.692 (61.581km/h) 21 Timo Budarz 11.699 (61.544km/h) 22 Mike Schnabel (East Coast Velo) 11.782 (61.110km/h) 23 Chris Ferris (Unattached) 12.150 (59.259km/h) 24 George Hebner (Chesapeake Wheelmen) 12.760 (56.426km/h) Round 1 --- Heat 1 1 Stephen Alfred 2 Erik Bonser (East Coast Velo) Heat 2 1 Giddeon Massie 11.779 (61.126km/h) 2 Luis Gonzalez (Team Fuji) Heat 3 1 Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) 12.686 (56.755km/h) 2 Eduardo Cocina (Gotham Cyclists) Heat 4 1 Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) 12.355 (58.276km/h) 2 David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) Heat 5 1 Christian Stahl 12.207 (58.983km/h) 2 Peter Sargent Heat 6 1 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) 11.614 (61.994km/h) 2 Robert Lindstrom Heat 7 1 Joshua Weir 12.334 (58.375km/h) 2 Brent Stein (ESW) Heat 8 1 Andy Sparks 11.735 (61.355km/h) 2 Eric Degolier (I.S. Corp/Children's Hospital) Heat 9 1 Andy Lakatosh 11.449 (62.888km/h) 2 Gilbert Hatton Final 9th-12th 9 David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) 12.163 (59.196km/h) 10 Peter Sargent DNS Andy Sparks 1/8 Final Rep 1 1 Joshua Weir 12.108 (59.465km/h) 2 David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) DNS Cindy Lakatosh (Tri-State Velo) 1/8 Final Rep 2 1 Robert Lindstrom 11.691 (61.586km/h) 2 Andy Sparks 3 Peter Sargent 1/8 Final Heat 1 1 Stephen Alfred 11.840 (60.811km/h) 2 David Wiswell (Gotham Cyclists) 1/8 Final Heat 2 1 Giddeon Massie 11.944 (60.281km/h) 2 Peter Sargent 1/8 Final Heat 3 1 Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) 11.338 (63.503km/h) 2 Robert Lindstrom 1/8 Final Heat 4 1 Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) 11.617 (61.978km/h) Rel Andy Lakatosh 1/8 Final Heat 5 1 Christian Stahl 13.573 (53.046km/h) 2 Andy Sparks 1/8 Final Heat 6 1 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) 11.730 (61.381km/h) 2 Joshua Weir Quarterfinal Heat 1 - Race #1 1 Stephen Alfred 11.360 (63.380km/h) 2 Robert Lindstrom Quarterfinal Heat 1 - Race #2 1 Stephen Alfred 11.348 (63.447km/h) 2 Robert Lindstrom Quarterfinal Heat 2 - Race #1 1 Giddeon Massie 11.563 (62.268km/h) 2 Joshua Weir Quarterfinal Heat 2 - Race #2 1 Giddeon Massie 11.907 (60.469km/h) 2 Joshua Weir Quarterfinal Heat 3 - Race #1 1 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) 11.994 (60.030km/h) Rel Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) Quarterfinal Heat 3 - Race #2 1 Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) 11.426 (63.014km/h) 2 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) Quarterfinal Heat 3 - Race #3 1 Ben Barczewski (East Coast Velo) 11.384 (63.247km/h) 2 Michael Beers (Gotham Cyclists) Quarterfinal Heat 4 - Race #1 1 Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) 11.372 (63.313km/h) 2 Christian Stahl Quarterfinal Heat 4 - Race #2 1 Kevin Belz (Gotham Cyclists) 11.331 (63.542km/h) 2 Christian Stahl
