US National Track Championships - CN

Frisco Superdome, TX September 7-11, 2004

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Day 2 - September 8: Team Pursuit, Men Kilometer TT, Women Sprint

Nerac.com, Quist and Conzelman take Gold

By USA Cycling

Best time in qualifying
Photo ©: Mike Gladu

Wednesday night competition at the Superdrome crowned new national champions in three events. NERAC.com took the crown in the team pursuit, while Becky Conzelman posted the win in the women’s sprint finals and Anton Quist claimed gold in the men’s kilo.

In last night’s team pursuit, the top seeds from the morning qualifying round held their positions in the finals. Riders Colby Pearce (Boulder, Colo.), James Carney (Durango, Colo.), Robert Lea (Taneytown, Md.), and Guillaume Nelessen (Bellemead, N.J.) of NERAC.com took the top honor with a 4:31.9. Douglas Beck (Maynard, Ohio), Curtis Gunn (Tuscon, Ariz.), Julian Cushing (Philadelphia, Pa.), and Kenneth Williams (Kirkland, Wash.) of Team Veloworx posted a 4:36.4 to earn the silver medal, while Marcus Black (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Randy Smargiassi (Crofton, Md.), Carter Allgood (Colorado Springs, Colo.), and Ryan Luttrell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) of Cody Racing took the bronze. Anton Quist (Arlington, Va.) posted the fastest time to become the new national champion in the kilo, while Jonas Carney (Winter Park, Colo.) claimed silver and Kenneth Williams (Kirkland, Wash.) posted the bronze medal time.

The women’s sprint finals saw Becky Conzelman (Allentown, Pa.) win the national championship title ahead of silver medalist Suzanne Goodwin (Plano, Texas) and bronze medalist Jamie Pettinato (Emmaus, Pa.)

Photos

Images by Mike Gladu/www.velodrome.com

Frisco Cycling Club rode to fifth overall in the Team Pursuit (Steen Rose, Jimmy Tart, Ryan Crissey, Tim Goodwin).
Jame Carney calls splits to the Cody Racing squad in the Team Pursuit Qualifying.
Team Veloworx rode into the Gold Medal Finals led by Kenny Williams, Curtis Gunn, Doug Beck, and Julian Cushing.
Best time in qualifying went to the well organized machine of Team NERAC.COM (Guy Nelessen, Colby Pearce, Mike Friedman, Josh Kerkhof).
Becky Conzelman was in total control of the match sprint heats.
Team Cody Racing has Team MSU in their sights just before catching them in the Bronze Medal Team Pursuit Final.
Team Veloworx could not hold back the Cody Racing squad, and came away with second place in the Finals.
With two fresh riders, Team NERAC.COM (Nelessen, Carney, Friedman, Lea) overwhelmed the competition in the Team Pursuit Finals.
Top three squads in the Team Pursuit (Veloworks, NERAC.COM, Cody Racing).
Team NERAC.COM mugs for the camera (Friedman, Lea, Kerkhof, Carney, Nelessen, Pearce).
Jimmy Tart rode in the third of 25 Kilometer TT heats, and held onto the top spot until the Antony Galvan in the ninth heat.
Antony Galvan bumped Tart off the top of the leader board.
Mike Friedman moved everyone down a notch.
Jonas Carney gets a last minuite bike check from his brother Jame before his Kilometer TT.
Kenny Williams only to get off one good start in the automatic gates before before World Masters, and came away with Bronze in the Kilometer.
Anton Quist settles in before his Kilometer TT.
Quist lays the hammer down on lap two of his Kilometer TT.
Quist fights to keep the 96 inch gear turning with 200 meters to go.
Top seed Jonas Carney awaits his start.
Jonas Carney in full flight.
Anton Quist and Kenny Williams wait for Carney's results.
Quist taking a victory lap.
Jamie Pettinato holds off Martha Dunne in ride one of the Bronze Medal Final.
Becky Conzelman holds off Suzie Goodwin in ride one for the Gold.
Anton Quist flies in for the Kilometer TT awards.
Quist brings the 'airplane' in for a landing,
Quist's airplane...
Kilo Podium (Friedman, Jonas Carney, Anton Quist, Kenny Williams, Timo Budarz)
Kilo Espoirs (David Van Akkeren, Dominic Van Neilen, Friedman, Paul Sollenberger).
Martha Dunne wins andextends the Bronze Medal chase to three rides against Jamie Pettinato.
Becky Conzelman on her Match Sprint victory lap.
Becky Conzelman and Coach Jame Carney after her Match Sprint victory.
Pettinato claims Bronze with 2 out of 3 wins.
Womens Match Sprint Podium (Martha Dunne, Suzie Goodwin [w/Chris], Becky Conzelman, Jamie Pettinato, Christie Chenowth).

Day 2 - Wednesday, September 8: Morning Session

Team Pursuit Qualification
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #1
Women Sprint 9th-12th Final
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #2
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #3

Day 2 - Wednesday, September 8: Evening Session

Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #1
Women Sprint 5th - 8th Final
Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #2
Team Pursuit Final
Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #3
Awards
Men Kilometer TT Final
Women Sprint Final Ride #1
Awards
Women Sprint Final Ride #2
Women Sprint Final Ride #3
Awards

Results

Team pursuit qualification

1 NERAC.com                                                04:38.0
2 Veloworx                                                 04:57.1
3 Cody Racing                                              05:04.0
4 Midwestern State University                              05:09.9
5 Frisco Cycling                                           05:44.9

Team Pursuit Final
1 Colby Pearce NERAC.com                                   04:31.9
1 James Carney NERAC.com
1 Robert Lea NERAC.com
1 Guillaume Nelessen NERAC.com
2 Douglas Beck   Veloworx                                  04:36.4
2 R Curtis Gunn Veloworx
2 Julian Cushing Veloworx
2 Kenneth Williams Veloworx
3 Marcus Black Cody Racing                                 05:04.0
3 Randy Smargiassi Cody Racing
3 Carter Allgood Cody Racing
3 Ryan Luttrell Cody Racing
4 Dominic VanNielen   Midwestern State University          caught
4 David Van Akkeren Midwestern State University
4 Zachary Ford Midwestern State University
4 Kevin Suhr Midwestern State University

Women's Sprint - Final Classification

1 Rebecca Conzelman
2 Suzanne Goodwin
3 Jamie Pettinato
4 Martha Dunne
5 Christi Chenowth
6 Tela Crane


Men's Kilo

1 Anton Quist (Evolution Cycling Team)
2 Jonas Carney (Jelly Belly)
3 Kenneth Williams (First Rate Morgage)
4 Michael Friedman (NERAC.COM)
5 Timo Budarz (Bike Wave)
6 Christopher Henderson (Taylor Made)
7 Antony Galvan (DBL/BBBS)
8 Joel Kelly (Duke Realty)
9 K Benjamin Richter (University of Minnesota)
10 Gregory Pshsnychniak (Ranchos)
11 Michael Lifshotz (Toshiba/Big Wheel)
12 Dominic VanNielen (Midwestern State Uni)
13 Jimmy Tart (Cole Sport)
14 Jason Romain (People's Burn Foundation)
15 Paul Sollenberger (Frisco Cycling Club)
16 Kevin Anderberg (TREK/VW/RBM)
17 Randy Smargiassi (Gotham Cyclists)
18 Brent Kay (Eddiebcycling.com)
19 David Van Akkeren (Southern Elite/MSU)
20 Aaron Crum (MSU/HHH)
21 Sean TOMPKINS (Unattached)
22 John Wright (Wolf Pack Bicycle Club)
23 Carter Allgood (East Side Wheelmen)
24 Kevinn Matthews (Unattached)