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San Diego, CA, USA, February 28-March 2
Day 3 - Track records fall
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Sunday was the day that will leave a good impression on the minds of the racers and fans. The weather was beautiful with some wind but a full day of sunshine made it all worthwhile.
Although the breeze was not the best condition for time trials, the men's kilo and women's 500 turned out some very fast times for this relatively slow track. At just 100 feet above sea level and open to all conditions there won't be any world records posted here any time soon. But Marty Nothstein with his 1.08.58 Kilo time just set a new elite track record.
Tanya Lindenmuth also set the new track record in the women's 500 with a time of 36.234 seconds. At a speed of almost 50k an hour, that time will be hard to beat for the San Diego locals. But elite racing will be back in San Diego very soon to challenge these new records.
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There were some definite alliances in the women's points race as Erin Mirabella, one of the strongest in the bunch, was shadowed by Becky Quinn throughout the length of the race. This allowed some lesser-known names to make some moves that stuck. Ashley Kimmet took two laps on the field with her relentless attacks and steady pace out in the wind. Terry Roach, Master's World Champion, end up taking one lap on the field along with Jenn Scott and Annette Hanson. But as the laps ran down it was Kimmet with her one lap advantage over the other three riders that gave her the edge to take the win.
The Madison, although not a qualifying event for the World Cup in Mexico was a great spectator event. With teams like Nothstein and Freidick, Pearce and Saunders, and The Two Fragile Mice, Farrar and Creed, there was bound to be action. And action there was. The 120-lap event showcased America's finest track and road talent. But in the end it was the Two Fragile Mice who took the victory and the nice paycheck back their road training camps.
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Sunday also provided excitement in the team sprint. Although teams were setting qualification times based on the full length of the race, individual riders were trying to qualify for positions on the U.S. sprint team based on their individual lap times. Terry Tenette, a pro BMXer, wowed the crowd when he blasted off the line in this standing start race. His teammate, Mike Beers, the reigning Kilo Champ, was unable to catch the wheel of 'Flash' Tenette to get any kind of draft. Although their overall time didn't qualify them for the finals at the end of the day, Tenette's first lap time might just as well have qualified him for the big race in Mexico. At the end of the day, it was Team Focus 2004 that posted the fasted time in the finals with a 1.06.6.
Photos
Images by Mike Gladu/velodrome.com
- Marty Nothstein takes the kilo title
- Erik Bonser rolls to second in the kilo
- Adam Duvendeck pulls up third in the kilo
- Sarah Uhl, third in the 500 meter
- Becky Conzelman, second in the 500 meter
- Tanya Lindenmuth, first in the 500 meter and only qualifier under the time standard
- Team Squadra in Team Sprint Qualifying (Chris Henderson, Adam Smith, Kevin Schiller)
- Team "TBD" (Edward Mitchell, Brian Lopes, Jamie Staff)
- Cody "A" (Andy Sparks, Stephen Alfred, Mark Guerin)
- FOCUS 2004 (Josh Weir, Adam Duvendeck, Garth Blackburn)
- Terry Roach took a lap in the Women's points and placed third
- Erin Mirabella and her ever-present shadow Becky Quinn lead out eventual winner Ashley Kimmet
- Kimmet took two laps and 40 points - Annette Hanson needed only one lap to take second
- Mariano Friedick returns to the track, paired with Nothstein in the Madison
- Colby Pearce works on Friedick...
- ...which left Eric Saunders to handle Nothstein...
- Madison victors Tyler Farrar and Mike Creed, with Pearce and Saunders on their heels
- Saunders and Farrar blazing to the finish - putting themselves on the World Cup roster for the first time
- Team Squadra - Henderson, Smith and Schiller in the Team Sprint
- All-BMX Team "TBD" - Mitchell, Lopes and Staff take third in the finals
- Team Cody "A" - Sparks, Alfred and Guerin shoot for Gold
- FOCUS 2004 - Weir, Duvendeck and Blackburn squeak into first by 1/10sec
Images by Mitchell Clinton/clintonphoto.com
- Giovanni Rey in the 1 km. TT
- Rory O'Reilly was on hand to help his rider, Adam Duvendeck
- Mike Beers starting the 1 km TT
- Adam Duvendeck smoking the 1 km TT
- Cindy Lakatosh, junior rider in the 500 meter TT
- Sarah Uhl in the 500 meter TT
- Coach Mark Whitehead giving some very enthusiastic encouragement to his rider Tori Wilson
- Tanya Lindemuth off to a blazing 500 meter ride
- Team Sprint, Team Scuadra (Chris Henderson, Adam Smith, Kevin Schiller)
- Team Sprint, Team Focus 2004 (Garth Blackburn, Josh Weir, Adam Duvendeck)
- Ashly Kimmet, winner of the women's 20 km points race
- A nice exchange in the Madison between Eric Saunders & Colby Pearce.
- The winning Madison team of Tyler Farrar & Michael Creed executing an exchange just ahead of Marty Nothstein
- Tyler Farrar & Michael Creed
- Madison exchange Colby Pearce & Eric Saunders
- Madison exchange Colby Pearce & Eric Saunders
- Eric Saunders checks out the job ahead
- Mariano Friedick & Colby Pearce in the Madison
Results
Team Sprint Qualifier Km/h 1 Cody A 1.06.2 54.349 Andy Sparks Stephen Alfred Mark Guerin 2 Focus 2004 1.07.0 53.704 Garth Blackburn Josh Weir Adam Duvendeck 3 Squadra 1.08.8 52.363 Chris Henderson Adam Smith Kevin Schiller 4 Team Tbd 1.09.2 52.041 Brian Lopes Edward Mitchell Jamie Staff 5 Cody B 1.10.1 51.367 Gregory Romero Giddeon Massie Kenny Williams 6 Hatton/Whitehead 1.10.1 51.326 Terry Tenette Mike Beers Erik Bonser 7 Team Lemond 1.10.7 50.889 Marco Aledia Giovanni Rey James Hibbard 8 Team Rubicon 1.11.8 50.157 Dean Tracy David Godfrey Morgan Montgomery Men's Team Sprint 1 Focus 2004 1.06.7 54.001 Garth Blackburn (Focus 2004) Josh Weir (Focus 2004) Adam Duvendeck (Focus 2004) 2 Cody A 1.06.8 53.914 Andy Sparks (Cody Racing) Stephen Alfred (Cody Racing) Mark Guerin (Cody Racing) 3 Team Tbd 1.07.4 53.431 Brian Lopes Edward Mitchell (Usacycling) Jamie Staff (Gt Bicycles) 4 Squadra 1.09.3 51.982 Chris Henderson (Squadra) Adam Smith (Squadra) Kevin Schiller (Anthony's Cyclery) Kilo 1 Marty Nothstein 1.08.6 52.491 2 Erik Bonser 1.09.1 52.12 3 Adam Duvendeck 1.09.5 51.795 4 Mike Beers 1.09.8 51.585 5 Travis Smith 1.10.1 51.319 6 Kevin Belz 1.11.1 50.647 7 Ryan Mckenzie 1.12.1 49.963 8 Kenny Williams 1.12.2 49.832 9 Stathy Touloumis 1.12.6 49.58 10 Adam Southerland 1.12.7 49.489 11 Rocco Mazzei 1.12.9 49.413 12 Adam Smith 1.12.9 49.378 13 Chris Henderson 1.14.2 48.525 14 Aaron Kacala 1.14.6 48.265 15 Victor Copeland 1.15.2 47.849 16 Mike Mccorkell 1.15.4 47.738 17 Giovanni Rey 1.15.5 47.651 18 Marty Cahill 1.15.7 47.561 19 Brent Kay 1.16.2 47.216 20 Christopher Vogel 1.16.5 47.072 21 Emory Ball 1.16.9 46.837 22 Darrell Mcpherren 1.17.2 46.629 23 Ed Philbrick 1.21.0 44.456 24 John Simmons 1.22.5 43.646 25 John Campo 1.24.0 42.873 Women's Points 1 Ashley Kimmet Colavita 22 2 Annette Hanson Rubicon -9 3 Terry Roach Squadra -12 4 Jenn Scott Bike Doctor -12 5 Becky Quinn Women First/Red 5 Racing -19 6 Erin Mirabella Frisco Cycling Club -23 7 Jenn Wangerin Jamba Juice -28 8 Anna Webb Hi-Tech Bikes -33 9 Lisa Heffernin Hi-Tech Bikes -36 10 Bobbie Bourque Ranchos -60 10 Jamie Pettinato Gotham Cycles -60 10 Karen Wooten Ranchos -60 Madison 1 Team Two Fragile Mice (Tyler Farrar/Michael Creed) 18 2 Team Ofoto-Lombardi Sport (Colby Pearce/Eric Saunders) 16 3 Jelly Belly - Navigators (Mariano Freidich/Marty Nothstein) 15 4 Lemond Fitness (Joe Chapman/Andrew Crater) 4 5 Saturn Fof Bellevue (Kenny Williams/Mike Beers) 12 6 Larson/ Chambers (Dan Larson/Matt Chambers) 1 7 Cycles De Oro (Joey D'antoni/Jared Bunde) 0 8 Cody Racing (Marcus Black/Larry Detris) Dnf Women's points 1 Ashley Kimmet Colavita 22 2 Annette Hanson Rubicon -9 3 Terry Roach Squadra -12 4 Jenn Scott Bike Doctor -12 5 Becky Quinn Women First/Red 5 Racing -19 6 Erin Mirabella Frisco Cycling Club -23 7 Jenn Wangerin Jamba Juice -28 8 Anna Webb Hi-tech Bikes -33 9 Lisa Heffernin Hi-tech Bikes -36 10 Bobbie Bourque Ranchos -60 10 Jamie Pettinato Gotham Cycles -60 10 Karen Wooten Ranchos -60 Madison 1 Team Two Fragile Mice (Tyler Farrar/Michael Creed) 18 2 Team Ofoto-Lombardi Sport (Colby Pearce/Eric Saunders) 16 3 Jelly Belly - Navigators (Mariano Freidich/Marty Nothstein) 15 4 Lemond Fitness (Joe Chapman/Andrew Crater) 4 5 Saturn Fof Bellevue (Kenny Williams/Mike Beers) 12 6 Larson/ Chambers (Dan Larson/Matt Chambers) 1 7 Cycles De Oro (Joey D'antoni/Jared Bunde) 0 8 Cody Racing (Marcus Black/Larry Detris) DNF Women's 500m 1 Tanya Lindenmuth (Focus 2004) 36.23 2 Becky Conzelmen (Frisco Cycling) 37.48 3 Sarah Uhl (Saturn/Timex) 38.47 4 Jenn Wangerin (Jamba Juice) 39.20 5 Natailia Llaca (Mex National) 40.17 6 Jamie Pettinato (Gotham Cycles) 40.31 7 Annette Hanson (Team Rubicon) 40.88 8 Cindy Lakatosh (Tri-State Velo) 41.06 9 Jennifer Scott (Bike Doctor) 42.21 10 Tori Wilson (Hi-Tech Bikes) 43.35 11 Bonnie Bourque (Ranchos) 44.95
