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San Diego, CA, USA, February 28-March 2
Day 2 - A sprinters day
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The stands were packed with spectators at the San Diego for day two action. Today was mostly a sprinters day with just a quick 40k Points Race, along with qualifiers, thrown in for fun.
The day was slightly warmer and windy again, but no rain and definitely no boring racing. The men's sprint and women's sprint action was very fast and very competitive. San Diego hasn't seen this caliber of riders in years and the crowd was on its feet numerous times throughout the day.
In the end, it was Tanya Lindenmuth and Stephen Alfred taking the top positions in the multiple round race. Some of the best sprint action came out of the 3rd-4th place Men's race. Mark Guerin (Cody Racing) and Jamie Staff (GBR) had two very close finishes that has the crowd waiting for the officials to make the calls off the photos. In the end though it was Staff who powered away from Guerin in the final race to take the podium position.
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The men's point race was fast from the gun with a break of six forming within a couple laps. The break looked like it had some momentum to lap the group but the first sprint separated the weak from strong instantly. Some racers, like David Klipper, were never to be seen again as they were shelled from the main group not too long after.
Once again the crowd was at their feet to cheer on Eric Saunders (Ofoto-Lombardi) who left the group multiple times to challenge the wind himself. He was solo for a long time with a good half lap lead. Many times was just about to catch the group when the bell would ring and the group would ramp it up for the sprint. More than midway through this 90 lap monster, Michael Creed and Ofoto teammate Colby Pearce made a swift move up to Saunders. This move eventually gained these three a lap and a 20-point bonus. Saunders couldn't be more happy to share the pain of the windy conditions.
The race was far from over though with 27 laps to go and a great field of riders. Saunders, Pearce and Creed each strong in the own right, put forth multiple attacks to try to break the stride of the others. However, in the end it was Saunders, with the crowd behind him, that took the victory.
Photos
Images by Mitchell Clinton/clintonphoto.com
- Stephen Alfred concentrating on the wind-up for his flying 200 meter seating run
- Stephen Alfred with 150 meters to go in his 200 meter seating ride
- Mark Guerin during his 200 meter ride
- Sarah Uhl giving it her all in the 200 meter.
- Tanya Lindenmuth starting her seating ride for the sprint competition
- You can tell Tanya Lindenmuth has her sights on the sprint competition win during her 200 meter ride
- Winter in San Diego.
- Marty Nothstein, very loyal to his sponsors, does a good job of hiding "non-sponsor" logos on his friend Andrzej Bek
- Mark Guerin keeps a close eye on Marty Nothstein in the early rounds of the sprint.
- Marty Nothstein, looking like a cheetah ready to take own his prey (in this case Mark Guerin).
- Stephen Alfred keeping a close eye on his opponent
- Nothstein & Alfred preparing for the 1st place ride.
- Tanya Lindenmuth one turn away from beating Sarah Uhl to win the sprint competition
- Alfred locked onto Nothstein
- Alfred with Nothstein close behind, in the end Nothstein could not come around him.
Images by Mike Gladu/www.velodrome.com
- Stephen Alfred in the Cody Racing colors for 2003 earned top seed in the match sprint with the fastest clocking.
- Tanya Lindenmuth claimed the top spot in qualifying
- New USABA pairing Carissa Whitsell and Katie Compton held off Pam Fernandes and Renee Duprell, another new matchup, in the Paralympic Tandem Sprints.
- Jamie Staff (GBR) is quickly gaining valuable track sprinting experience - tested in this case by young US National Team Olympic hopefuls Giddeon Massie and Garth Blackburn in the early sprint rounds.
- A painfully long yet eventually successful solo effort to take a lap earned Eric Saunders the win in the men's points race.
- Erin Mirabella made quick work of the competition in the Women's 3k pursuit.
- Tanya Lindenmuth saved her strength for the Sprints, putting away 2001 Jr World Sprint Champ Sarah Uhl.
- Jamie Staff fought hard for his bronze medal, needing all three rides to get past Mark Guerin in the finals.
- Marty Nothstein's ended his long day (200m, points race qualifying heat and final, all sprints rounds) with a silver medal - falling in the end to the top sprint seed Stephen Alfred.
- Men's match sprint champions Alfred and Nothstein.
Results
Men's 30km Points Race
Sprints every 6 Laps
Race Time. 39.5857
Pts.
1 Eric Saunders 44
2 Colby Pearce 31
3 Michael Creed 15
4 Mike Tillman 11
5 Marty Nothstein -8
6 Daniel Larson -13
7 John Retseck -13
8 Andrew Crater -15
9 Kevin Schiller -17
10 Joseph Dantoni -17
11 Kenny Williams -18
12 Jared Bunde -20
13 Allen Richburg -20
14 Marco Aledia -20
15 Matt Chambers -20
16 David Godfrey -20
17 Dustin Whitson -39
T18 Joseph Chapman -37
T18 Adam Southerland -40
T18 Scott Evans -40
T18 Tucker Brown -39
T18 John Simmons -40
T18 Dave Klipper -40
24 Eric Hollenbeck -20
Men's 16Km Points Race Heat 1
Top 12 Qualify to Final
1 Kevin Schiller 9
2 Colby Pearce 8
3 Michael Creed 6
4 Joseph Chapman
5 Daniel Larson 2
6 Eric Hollenbeck 0
7 David Godfrey -10
8 Matt Chambers -12
9 Adam Southerland
10 Scott Evans -13
11 Tucker Brown -14
12 John Simmons -15
13 Jeremy Miller -16
14 James Hibbard -18
15 Dean Tracy
16 Marcus Black
17 William O'dell -19
18 Thomas Dahill -20
19 Larry Detris -18
20 Brent Kay -20
Men's 16Km Points Race Heat 2
Top 12 Qualify to Final
1 Joseph Dantoni 17
2 Allen Richburg 14
3 Jared Bunde 12
4 Marty Nothstein 9
5 Mike Tillman 8
6 Kenny Williams 7
7 Eric Saunders
8 Dustin Whitson 5
9 Dave Klipper
10 Andrew Crater 2
11 John Retseck
12 Marco Aledia 0
T13 John Campo
T13 Troy Raffelson
T13 Marty Cahill
T13 Scott Godfrey
T13 Darrell Mcpherren -20
T18 Tyler Farrar 0
T18 Yung Choi
Men's Sprint Competition-Round 2
200m Time
Heat 1
1 Mark Guerin 12.34
2 Marty Nothstein
3 Stephen Alfred Relegated
Heat 2
1 Jamie Staff 12.06
2 Giddeon Massie
3 Garth Blackburn
Men's Sprint Competition-Round 1 Rep
Heat 1
1 Garth Blackburn 12.11
2 Mike Beers
3 Andy Sparks
4 Kevin Belz
Heat 2
1 Mark Guerin 12.38
2 Josh Weir
3 Andy Lakatosh
4 Erik Bonser
Men's Sprint Competition-Round 2 Rep
200m Time
Heat 1
1 Stephen Alfred 11.58
2 Giddeon Massie
Heat 2
1 Marty Nothstein 11.87
2 Garth Blackburn
Men's Sprint Competition-Round 1
200m Time
Heat 1
1 Stephen Alfred 12.38
2 Kevin Belz
3 Erik Bonser
Heat 2
1 Jamie Staff 11.81
2 Josh Weir
3 Andy Sparks
Heat 3
1 Giddeon Massie 12.10
2 Mark Guerin
3 Mike Beers
Heat 4
1 Marty Nothstein 11.81
2 Garth Blackburn
3 Andy Lakatosh
Men's Sprint Competition
3rd-4th - Race #1
1 Jamie Staff 12.103 59.489
Mark Guerin
3rd-4th - Race #2
1 Mark Guerin 12.329 58.399
Jamie Staff
3rd-4th - Race #3
1 Jamie Staff 11.778 61.131
Mark Guerin
Final - Race #1
1 Stephen Alfred 11.789 61.074
Marty Nothstein
Final - Race #2
1 Stephen Alfred 11.890 60.555
Marty Nothstein
Men's Sprint Competition
Semifinal Heat 1 - Race #1
1 Marty Nothstein 11.973 60.135
Mark Guerin
Semifinal Heat 1 - Race #2
1 Marty Nothstein 12.087 59.568
Mark Guerin
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #1
1 Stephen Alfred 11.664 61.728
Jamie Staff
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #2
1 Jamie Staff 11.630 61.909
Stephen Alfred
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #3
1 Stephen Alfred 11.364 63.358
Jamie Staff
Men's 4km Pursuit Final
Time Km/H
1 Curtis Gunn 4.56.443 48.576
2 Michael Creed DNF
1 Mike Tillman 4.52.170 49.286
2 Tyler Farrar 4.53.089 49.132
Paralympic Blind Tandem Sprints
Ride 1
1 Compton/Whitsell 13.38
2 Duprel/Fernandes
Ride 2
1 Compton/Whitsell 13.25
2 Duprel/Fernandes
Paralympic 200m TT
1 Duprel/Fernandes 13.24
2 Compton/Whitsell 13.38
Women's Pursuit Final Classification
1 Erin Mirabella
2 Annette Hanson
3 Jennifer Scott
4 Terry Roach
5 Laura Weislo
6 Bonnie Bourque
7 Kathleen Clinton
8 Miranda Moon
Women's 3km Pursuit Final
1 Jennifer Scott 4.21.875 41.241
2 Terry Roach 4.23.220 41.030
1 Erin Mirabella 4.00.135 44.975
2 Annette Hanson DNF
Women's Sprint Competition-Round 1 Rep
200m Time
Heat 1
1 Jamie Pettinato 13.29
2 Natalia Llaca Salas
3 Cindy Lakatosh
Heat 2
1 Jenn Wangerin 13.80
2 Rachel Herring
Women's Sprint Competition-Round 2 Rep
Heat 1
1 Becky Conzelman
2 Jenn Wangerin
Women's Sprint Competition
Final - Race #1
1 Tanya Lindenmuth 12.485 57.669
Sarah Uhl
Final - Race #2
1 Tanya Lindenmuth 12.415 57.994
Sarah Uhl
3rd-4th - Race #1
1 Becky Conzelman 13.069 55.092
Jenn Wangerin
3rd-4th - Race #2
1 Becky Conzelman 12.687 56.751
Jenn Wangerin
Women's Sprint Competition-Round 1
200m Time
Heat 1
1 Tanya Lindenmuth 13.09
2 Natalia Llaca Salas
Heat 2
1 Becky Conzelman 13.36
2 Rachel Herring
3 Cindy Lakatosh
Heat 3
1 Sarah Uhl 13.24
2 Jenn Wangerin
3 Jamie Pettinato
Women's Sprint Competition
Semifinal Heat 1 - Race #1
1 Tanya Lindenmuth
Jenn Wangerin 12.812 56.197
Semifinal Heat 1 - Race #2
1 Tanya Lindenmuth
Jenn Wangerin 12.895 55.836
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #1
1 Becky Conzelman
Sarah Uhl 13.103 54.949
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #2
1 Sarah Uhl
Becky Conzelman 12.637 56.976
Semifinal Heat 2 - Race #3
1 Sarah Uhl
Becky Conzelman 12.996 55.402
