AVC#4 WC Qualifier - NE

Colorado Springs, CO, USA, June 13-15, 2003

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Day 3 - June 15

Men's team sprint, Women's team sprint, Women's 10km scratch, Men's Madison

Carney proves his point, Uhl finds her legs at last

By Kristy Scrymgeour in Colorado Springs

Today was the final day of racing at the 7UP Velodrome at Colorado Springs, and this time the weather was hot and dry. The day was made up of women's and men's team sprints, the Madison and the women's 10km scratch final.

Only one women's team, made up of Chris Witty, Jenn Wangerin and Jillian Vogtli entered the Women's Team Sprint and much to their surprise they won in a time of 1.10.386.

The men's event turned out to be a battle between the USA and Canada. In the qualifying event Cody Racing I - made up of keirin winner Gideon Massie, sprint winner Stephen Alfred and kilo winner Christian Stahl - clocked the fastest time by two seconds over Mother of all Bombs, the team with the big fan club, made up of Mike Beers, Anton Quist and Eduardo Cocina. In the final Cody Racing got a somewhat slower start and it was down to their last rider, Stahl to ensure the victory by a very small margin.

Jame Carney proved once again this weekend that he is an 'endurance sprinter' to contend with, when he and Madison partner Mike Tillman took the win over the Ofoto/Jelly Belly mixed team of Colby Pierce and Tyler Farrar. The event was not without mishaps when Kenny Williams (Saturn of Seattle) skipped his back wheel in an exchange and hit the deck quite hard, causing officials to neutralize the event with 17 laps remaining. Williams got up and was okay, but his teammate Curtis Tolson had to race the rest of the race alone. In a determined effort he still managed to bring it home to keep third place.

In the women's scratch race it was Sarah Uhl (Saturn) who finally redeemed herself to take the win after a disappointing start to the weekend. Uhl had to pull out of the points race on Friday night due to a breathing problem, and struggled to pull it together until this morning. "I definitely struggled with this week," said Uhl. "It is my first time racing at altitude and I started racing like I was at home (in Pennsylvania). My physical problem in the points race led to a bit of a mental obstacle that I had to overcome But I think I do well under pressure and today I knew this was the only race left and my only opportunity to qualify for worlds. So I am happy with the result."

Uhl is happy to be going to World's, but of course would prefer to be racing the points race. "I was pretty disappointed about my points race because that was my major goal," she said. "There is no scratch race in the Olympics which is why I want to focus on the points, but at least this year I will be able to get my feet wet and race against some of the girls who will be at the Olympics."

Uhl, who has been racing a lot of criteriums this year with her Saturn team, is also keen to try her hand at the pursuit. "When I get home, I think I will focus on that and try to do a pursuit at Nationals." According to her coach Bob, Sarah's natural event is the points race as "she has got the match sprint tactics and the endurance from the criteriums." However he is also keen to see her try a pursuit.

With the qualifying event all over, track riders will now have to wait until June 27 for official word as to whether they will be going to World Championships and Pan American Games.

Results

Men Team Sprint Qualification
 
1 Cody Racing 1                 1.01.428 (58.605km/h)
  Christian Stahl
  Stephen Alfred
  Giddeon Massie
2 Mother Of All Bombs           1.03.378 (56.802km/h)
  Mike Beers
  Anton Quist
  Eduardo Cocina
3 Cody Racing II                1.03.445 (56.742km/h)
  Kevin Belz
  Andy Sparks
  Mark Guerin
4 The Track Team                1.03.882 (56.354km/h)
  Travis Smith
  Yannik Morin
  Lars Madsen
5 East Coast Velo               1.04.061 (56.196km/h)
  Erik Bonser
  Gil Hatton
  David Wiswell
6 Focus 2004                    1.04.086 (56.175km/h)
  Garth Blackburn
  Adam Duvendeck
  Todd Yezefski
7 Aca                           1.04.846 (55.516km/h)
  Ben Barczewski
  Ryan Nelman
  Aaron Kacala
8 Iron Man Destroyers           1.06.372 (54.240km/h)
  Cam Mackinnon
  Ryan Mckenzie
  Mike Mccorkell
9 Hammer Racing                 1.07.479 (53.350km/h)
  Rich Voss
  Jim Murdock
  Brent Stein
10 Supaah Toughness             1.07.787 (53.108km/h)
  Eric Degolier
  Adam Feichtinger
  Chris Ferris
11 Frisco Cycling               1.12.307 (49.788km/h)
  Bill Thompson
  Steen Rose
  Mat Stephen
12 Munger Usa                   1.21.937 (43.936km/h)
  Terry Tenette
  Ryan Luttrell
  Bill Thompson
 
Men Team Sprint final
 
3rd/4th race
 
1 Cody Racing II                1.03.966 (56.280km/h)
  Kevin Belz
  Andy Sparks
  Mark Guerin
 
2 East Coast Velo               1.04.675 (55.663km/h)
  Erik Bonser
  Gil Hatton
  David Wiswell
 
Final
 
1 Cody Racing 1                 1.02.076 (57.993km/h)
  Christian Stahl
  Stephen Alfred
  Giddeon Massie
 
2 Mother Of All Bombs           1.02.780 (57.343km/h)
  Mike Beers
  Anton Quist
  Eduardo Cocina
 
Women's 10km Scratch
 
1 Sarah Uhl (Saturn)
2 Becky Quinn (Red 5 Racing)
3 Erin Mirabella (Frisco Cycling Club)
4 Sarah Hammer (T-Mobile)
5 Anna Webb (Hi Tech Bikes)
6 Jenn Wangerin (Jamba Juice)
7 Annette Hanson (Team Rubicon/United)
8 Esther Davis (ORBEA/Briko)
9 Miranda Moon (Team Rubicon/United)
10 Becky Conzelman (Frisco Cycling Club)
11 Norrene Godfrey (Team Rubicon/United)
12 Heather Albert (Basis)
13 Mari Holden (T-Mobile)
14 Shannon Hutchinson (Colavita Bolla)
15 Ashley Kimmet (Colavita/Bolla)
16 Jenner Yeaso (Valdoro)
17 Jamie Pettinato (Gotham Cyclists)
DNF Kelli Rogan (Unattached)
DNF Amy Zirneklis (Cody Racing)
 
Women Team Sprint
 
1 T-Mobile                      1.10.386 (51.147km/h)
  Chris Witty
  Jenn Wangerin
  Jillian Vogtli
DNS Team Rubicon
  Norrene Godfrey
  Miranda Moon
  Annette Hanson
 
Men's Madison - 160 laps, sprints every 20 laps
 
1 Schroeder Iron             30 pts
  Michael Tillman
  Jame Carney
2 Ofoto/Jelly Belly          28
  Colby Pearce
  Tyler Farrar
 
One lap behind
 
3 Saturn Of Seattle           8
  Curtis Tolson
  Kenny Williams
4 Eastside Wheelman           6
  Dave Goodwin
  Dave Bailey
5 Ford Cycling                3
  Eric Gerolstein
  Joey D'antoni
6 Prime Alliance 1            2
  Mike Creed
  Kevin Knapp
 
Two laps behind
 
7 Team Nerac.Com              4
  Todd Yezefski
  Roger Farrell
DNF Team Fuji
  Kyle Wamsley
  Bobby Lea
DNS Team Rubicon
  Mark Duff
  David Godfrey
With. 5280/Subaru
  Marcus Black
  Ryan Luttrell
With. Frisco Cycling
  Steen Rose
  Mat Stephen
With. Supaah Toughness
  Eric Degolier
  Chris Ferris