USA Elite National Track Championships - CN

USA, October 4-7, 2006

Photos

Day 4 - October 7: Men Team Sprint, Madison, Women Team Sprint, Keirin, Scratch

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Team Spike, Gideon Massie, Michael Blatchford and Kevin Selker dominated the team sprint
Liz Carlson (East Coast Velo) prepares for the start of the team sprint
Jennie Reed (Spike) prepares for the start of the team sprint
Jennie Reed (Spike) coming to the line in the team sprint
Jennie Reed (Spike) easily wins the women's Kierin with Anna Lang (Big City Velo) and Michelle Bono (Eddie B Cycling)
Rahsaan Bahati and Chad Hartley known as "Team Mocha"
Mike Friedman and Brad Huff, team TIAA-CREFF execute an exchange
Mike Friedman and Brad Huff, team TIAA-CREFF execute an exchange
Chad Hartley (TIAA-CREFF)
Neva Day (South Bay Wheelmen)
Lara Kroepsch (Lipton)
Kari Seehafer (Lipton) and Kimberly Geist (Victory)
Sarah Hammer (Ouch Pro Cycling) celebrates her win in the scratch race

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Ben Barczewski leads Adam Dubendeck and Spencer Hartfeld of Team ECHELON in the Team Sprint Qualifying
The Big Boy’s Team is Eduardo Cocina, Ryan Nelman and Mike Friedman
Cari Higgins leads the way for Katherine Compton in Women Team Sprint action
Northwest all stars team of Tim Luther, Stephen McLaughry and Zachary Copeland in the Bronze ride of team sprint
Ryan Nelman leads Mike Friedman in the bronze ride of Team Sprint
Adam Duvendeck leads Andrew Lakatosh in the gold ride of Team Sprint. They just missed out with the silver
Mike Blatchford and Kevin Selker won the gold with Giddeon Massie in team sprint
Shelby Allen pulls off as Sarah Hammer pulls through in team sprint for women
Grabbing the GOLD in Women Team Sprint Liz Carlson and Jennie Reed
Jennie Reed leads Anna Lang and Michelle Bono for Gold in the Women’s Kierin
Madison action
Mike Friedman slings in Brad Huff for the GOLD
Jennie Reed gets a kiss by teammate and Gold winner Liz Carlson
Cindy Lakatosh gets ready
Sarah Hammer ready for gold
Road Girls at the front, Lara Kroepsch(TEAm Lipton), Kimberly Geist (Victory Brewing) and Sima Trapp (Colavita Cooking)
Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) goes over the top of Miranda Duff (CPT)
Mike Friedman has a question mark on his chest for the Joker and Brad Huff just has the arrow up to his face
Spike team of Kevin Suhr and Ryan Luttrell got fourth overall
Chad Hartley slings in Rahsaan Bahati in the Madison
Sarah Hammer takes the win in the Scratch final
Team Spike had the biggest team
Sima Trapp ready for the scratch final
TEAm Lipton’s Lara Kroepsch

Images by Mark Legg

Mike Creed sits on the back of the race waiting to make another attack.
Spike Sprinters warming up
Giddeon Massie focused on winning the sprint title
Ben Barczewski shares a joke with his father.
Michael Blatchford awaits the start.
Giddeon Massie leading a kierin heat with a lap to go.
Battle scars
Spike riders ready to do battle against eventual Kierin winner Adam Duvendeck
Jennie Reed prepares for a sprint round.
The Spike team had a lot of fans in the stadium.
Brad Huff, TIAA Cref, warms up for the Madison.
Spike rider Ryan Luttrell and Nerac rider Todd Yezefski suffer in the points race.
It’s not as easy as it appears for Points race winner Mike Creed.
The happy winner
Giddeon Massie keeps loose and focused before taking the Sprint title.
Becky Quinn gets her race number pinned before the scratch race.
Mike Friedman of TIAA Cref tests the Superman position on the track.
Spike rider Kevin Selker takes the sprint from Ryan Nelman.
A busy infield for the day’s racing at the ADT Centre
Carrie Higgins of Hammer team finishes the 500m time trial.
Spike rider Jennie Reed is 36.458 seconds away from a 500m title.
Adam Duvendeck takes the second heat from eventual winner Giddeon Massie.
Giddeon Massie prepares to win the third heat in the men's sprint final.
Team Lipton rider Kori Seehafer warms up for the scratch race after a long season on the road.
Spike Katie Compton raced the National track Championships before starting her cyclocross season.
Giddeon Massie installs his go fast wheel.
Jennie Reed races a kierin heat against Liz Carlson.
Cari Higgins races her first kierin at Track Nationals.
Reid Pike of Raleigh shakes hands with the first place team in the Team Sprint.
Happy Spike Team Sprint winners (from left to right) Kelvin Selker, Giddeon Massie, and Michael Blatchford
The Madison starts in full swing with the Spike team.
Sarah Hammer on the way to winning another national title in the women’s scratch race
Becky Quinn races to a silver medal in the women’s scratch race.
Team Sprint medallists Cari Higgins and Katie Compton applaud the winners.
Men’s Madison winners Brad Huff and Mike Friedman enjoy another day at work.
The Spike team had a very successful Nationals Championships.

Day 3 - October 6: Men TP, Sprint, Women 500m TT, Points

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Giddion Massie (Spike)
Adam Duvendeck (Echelon) keeps a watchful eye on Giddion Massie (Spike) in the match sprint
Look! On the Boards! It's a bird. It's a plane! No! It's Super-Friedman (TIAA-CREFF)
Floyd Landis was there to help with the awards ceremonies
Cassandra Holman (Home Depot Center)
Giddion Massie (Spike) beats Adam Duvendeck (Echelon) in the third round to win the gold
Erica Allar (Fuji) in her 500 meter TT
Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Verducci/Breakaway)
Team TIAA_CREFF 4km Pursuit
Sarah Hammer (Ouch Pro Cycling) leads Becky Quinn (Spike) and the rest of the pack in the women's Points race
Erica Allar (Fuji) suffers and Natalie Klemko (Americas Dariyland) follows
Becky Quinn (Spike) can't believe her eyes when she looks over to see Sarah Hammer (Ouch Pro Cycling) ahead of her at the finish of the women's Points race
Sarah Hammer (Ouch Pro Cycling) Has got Spike all over her! Becky Quinn and Spike teammate Kathy Compton do there best to stay close
Becky Quinn (Spike) and Shelly Olds (Proman/Paradigm)

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Simi action Mike Blatchford takes a heat win over Adam Duvendeck.
Cindy Lakatosh grabbed 16th fastest in the 500m
Jennie Reed gets ready for the 500m TT
Jennie Reed at speed in the 500m
Simi race 2 with Ben Barczewski and Giddeon Massie
Simi heat 2 Blatchford and Barczewski
Duvendeck just beats Blatchford in a simi
David Espinoza leads the way
Floyd Landis with Dr. Brent Kay nine days after his surgery
Mike Garrett leads the way for Team Kahala Velo Club LaGrange in the team pursuit
Massie takes the win in heat one of the Men’s sprint
Floyd Landis with 2 of his younger fans
Mary Maroon
A very Happy Hammer
Duvendeck leads Massie but not for long
Sarah Hammer shows off her medal
Sarah Hammer and Floyd Landis
Natalle Klemmi Cook

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Spike Pro team Bikes.
Spike Team Mechanic Bill Ron works on a Zipp Wheel.
US Cyclocross Champion Katie Compton warms up for the Pursuit.
Mike Creed puts the hammer down in the Points race

Day 2 - October 5: Men Points, Kilo, Women Sprint

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Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) keeps a close eye on David McCook (Jelly Belly) in the points race
Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF) winds it up for a points sprint in the points race
Stephen Hill (East Point Track Club) was the last to go off and had the fastest time in the men's Kilo
David McCook (Jelly Belly) had the best ugly face of the night
Anna Lang gets some last minute advice from her friend Angelo Mortorell
Nic Reinert (Fuji) in the points race
James Carney (Fuji) keep a watchful eye on the action up ahead in the points race
David Espinoza (JC Investors) in the Kilo
Our under 20 points race champion for the points race Austin Carroll (i.e. Bikes/California)
Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) leads Nic Reinert (Fuji) down the home straight during the points race
Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) and Nic Reinert (Fuji) keep it close in turn 1
David McCook (Jelly Belly) leads the pack during the points race
Wil Frischkorn (TIAA-CREF) in front teammate Mike Creed and Nic Reinert (Fuji)

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Final Women Sprints 5th through 8th
Cristin Walker leads Jennie Reed in Simi Heat race
Anna Lang keeps Liz Carlson up high
LaGrange rider Mike Garrett placed 8th fast in the Kilo Final
David Espinoza (17 year old) finished in 3rd fast in the Kilo
Steve Beardsley was 2nd fast in the Kilo
Jenny Reed leads the way in front of Liz Carlson
Mike Friedman was 2nd in the points race
Mike Creed was the fastest in the points race
Mike Creed happy after the point’s race
TIAA-CREF Crew happy
David Espinoza at 17 has many years left in track racing

Day 1 - October 4: Men 250M, IP, Keirin, Scratch, Women IP

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The women's 3km pursuit podium with Sarah Hammer as gold medalist
Neva B. Day (Zombies) takes 3rd Women’s 3 km Individual Pursuit
Katie Compton (Spike) does her best not to be caught by Sarah Hammer in the Women’s 3 km Individual Pursuit
Sarah Hammer (OUCH Pro Cycling) proudly poses for photographers with her gold medal
Benjam Barczewski getting ready to pounce in the keirin
Mike Friedman (TIAA - CREFF) almost caught his teammate, Brad Huff, in the gold medal ride for the Men’s 4 km Individual Pursuit
Men’s 4 km Individual Pursuit podium (l to r) Brad Huff (TIAA-CREFF), Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREFF), Daniel Harm (Recycled Cycles)
Adam Duvendeck snakes Kevin Selker and Giddeon Massie for the gold in the keirin.
Dave McCook (Jelly Belly) on his way to winning the gold in the Men’s 15 km scratch race
So this is track racing! A large crash in the Men’s 15 km Scratch Race with 18 laps to go delayed the finish by more than 30 minutes and put several riders out of the race
One of the casualties of racing...
After the restart of the Men’s 15 km Scratch Race, Mike Creed (TIAAF_CREFF) takes a flyer off the front.

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Sarah Hammer warms up as Andy takes notes
The women's IP podium (L to R): Katharine Compton (2nd), Sarah Hammer (1st), Neva Day (3rd)
Sarah Hammer puts on her new stars and stripes jersey
Sarah Hammer shows off her medal and her new team jersey
Espoir women winner Kimberly Geist (Victory Brewing)
Kelyn Akuna leads the way in a keirin heat
Mike Friedman on the way to becoming a national champ
Mike Friedman shows off his new nat champ jersey
Support from team TIAA-CREF for Friedman
Espoir men’s 4km winner Daniel Harm
Keirin heat race one starts off
Giddeon Massie leads the way in keirin heat 2
Adam Duvendeck looks strong in a keirin heat
Adam Duvendeck takes the upset win over Spike Cycling in the keirin final
Jelly Belly rider David McCook takes the win in the scratch final
Adam Duvendeck of Team Echelon Santa Barbara shows off his new jersey