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Results and Reports for June 29 - July 5, 2002

USA

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Colorado Velodome Association

As at June 30, 2002

Update

Report courtesy Colorado Velodrome Association

With the season rolling forward the CVA thought we would take a minute to update you on the Rider of the Year competition across all categories.

Pro 1-2

As expected, this is one of the tightest competitions going. Marcus Black (Cody Racing) held the lead for most of the month but when the sprinting got hot, 2001 Rider of the Year, Che Frey (Hammer Racing) was able to edge him out for the lead. A ways back, in third is the 2002 Masters A Rider of the Year Mark Guerin. Steve Prokopiw (Hammer Racing) and Mike Creed (Prime Alliance) got a late start but are moving up through the standings pretty quickly.

In the Sprint Competition , Che Frey continues to distance himself from the field of talented riders with double the second place points of Mark Guerin.

Marcus Black is in firm command of the Endurance Omnium as he continues to lap the field in the points races. Mike Creed (Prime Alliance) and Dave McIntosh (Eastside Wheelmen) are battling it out for second in this race.

Rider of the Year

1 Che Frey                     66
2 Marcus Black                 60
3 Mark Guerin                  43
4 Steve Prokopiw               36
5 Mike Creed                   28
 
Sprint
 
1 Che Frey                     36
2 Mark Guerin                  18
3 Giddeon Massie               12
 
Endurance
 
1 Marcus Black                 39
2 Mike Creed                   21
3 Dave McIntosh                19

Women's Open

The 2000 Women's rider of the year, Missy Thompson is back to take control of the track racing scene. Now riding in the Magenta of T-Mobile, this very talented young rider has a firm command of the Season Points competition. Missy has managed to earn double the points of her nearest challenger Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage/Morgul Bismark). Making a fast run at the top, Joanne Kiesanowski (DietRite) is definitely on the move.

Known as a track sprinter, it is not surprising Missy leads the Sprint Competition over Kerry Soraci (DietRite) and Jenner Yaeso (PedalHome. com/Rogue Wave). The surprise comes in the Endurance category where she lead Renee Eastman. All these road mile she is doing with her T-Mobile Teammates must be paying off!

Rider of the Year

1 Missy Thompson               42
2 Renee Eastman                20
3 Joanne Kiesanowski*          18
4 Katie Compton*               17
5 Kerry Soraci*                17
 
Sprint
 
1 Missy Thompson               23
2 Kerry Soraci                 10
3 Jenner Yaeso                  7
 
Endurance
 
1 Missy Thompson               15
2 Renee Eastman                10
3 Katie Compton                 7
 
* Category 3-4 riders

Category 3-4

In the Category 3-4 race it is Carl "The Weasel" Boucher (Cody Racing) that seems to be keeping the racing exciting and bringing home the points! Carl has taken an early lead as the field starts to chase. Track newbie, Jeremy Hackney as come out of nowhere to move into second place closely followed by Bruce Hitchcock (Vitamin Cottage/Morgul Bismark) and Mike Aggson (Eastside Wheelmen). This looks like a series that will come down to the line!

Rider of the Year

1 Carl Boucher                 43
2 Jeremy Hackney*              29
3 Bruce Hitchcock              26
4 Mike Aggson                  23
5 Michael Sandler              16
 
* Masters A rider

Masters A

The Tuesday night racing is every bit as exciting as Friday! In the Masters A, 2001 Rider of the Year Mark Guerin (Cody Racing) is back to defend his title. He holds a 4 point lead over Eastside Wheelmen's Mark Guerin. A surprise visit from Jame Carney (Prime Alliance) is holding Kevin Knapp out of the third place, but this Hammer Racing rider is on a mission this year, he will be moving up, I am sure! Terry Lott (Eastside Wheelmen) rounds out the top five.

Rider of the Year

1 Mark Guerin                  38
2 Dave McIntosh                34
3 Jame Carney*                 21
4 Kevin Knapp                  19
5 Terry Lott                   14
 
* Masters B rider

Masters B

The battle between the local clubs is developing in the Masters B field. Pikes Peak Velo is outnumbered by the Eastside Wheelmen but they are playing their cards right and have 2 riders in the top three. Mike Aggson (Eastside Wheelmen) has a good lead over Robert Roth (Pikes Peak Velo) and John Marshall (Pikes Peak Velo) but these two riders are coming on strong. David Williams (Eastside Wheelmen) is holding onto fourth with Scott Hendricks making a triumphant return to track racing moving quickly into 5th place.

Rider of the Year

1 Mike Aggson                  52
2 Robert Roth                  25
3 John Marshall                19
4 David Williams               18
5 Scott Hendricks              17

Category 4-5

This has been the usual crop of track beginners. From complete newbies to bike racing to experienced roadies, we have seen them all! Kip Biese of the Cody Racing Team showed his speed for several weeks earning a large lead before moving on to greener pastures. Eric "Rattlecan" Barr has a tentative second place of the sprinting duo of Jeffrey Jimeson and Geof Suits (Eastside Wheelmen). Nathan Dills, a category 1 roadie showed up one night and earned enough points to hold onto 5th place in this category. The racing has been fast and smooth. A good group of trackies here!

Rider of the Year

1 Kip Biese                    55
2 Eric Baar                    28
3 Jeffrey Jimeson              26
4 Geof Suits                   23
5 Nathan Dills                 21

Women's Development

This has been an exciting category for the CVA! Last year's "Category 4 Women's Challenge" sparked tons of interest in track racing! The field have been filling up on a weekly basis! With riders trying out racing for the first time or just getting used to the track, the racing has been nothing but exciting! Jenner Yaeso (PedalHome. com/RogueWave) and Amy Zirneklis (Cody Racing) brought their road and mountain bike experience to the track and found the love! They are now both full fledge trackies! Amy Z has moved on to winning State Championships, Jenner is battling it out in the Masters B category. Jenner still leads this category with Amy in second. The Eastside Wheelmen Women's Team is racing hard to change that. Meggan "I got a new bike" Flaherty (Eastside Wheelmen) has her first win under her belt and likes the taste of victory. Emily Huang looks to be her closest competitor. She is looking for her first win, I don't think it will be long! Jodi Walzer (Eastside Wheelmen) has moved into fifth place!

Rider of the Year

1 Jenner Yaeso                 31
2 Amy Zirneklis                23
3 Meggan Falherty              15
4 Emily Huang                  13
5 Jodi Walzer                  11

Team Competition

So how does this all shake out for the team award? As expected, it is the big three battling it out for the third year in a row. Hammer Racing is eager to get to Masters Districts to get some of their special points action going! They are currently sitting in third behind the 2000 Team of the Year, Eastside Wheelmen. Sitting on top again is the 2002 Team of the Year, Cody Racing. This looks like a battle that will come down to the last night of the season!

Team of the Year Competition

1 Cody Racing                       296
2 Eastside Wheelmen                 271
3 Hammer Racing Team                186
4 Vitamin Cottage/Morgul Bismark     75
5 Pikes Peak Velo                    65
6 PedalHome.com/RogueWave            46
7 GS Boulder Masters Cycling Team    20
8 Garden of the Gods Breakfast Club   2

This week we have our regular Tuesday night racing followed by the American Velodrome Challenge on July 4th and 5th!

Check out the CVA Website for updated points standings, race reports and more!

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