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Celo Pacific Cyclocross #2
CA, November 16, 2003
Photography
Images by Mitchell Clinton/clintonphoto.com
- Entering the turn Lee Willmore (Ryders) is looking good, but then..
- ..he's down as the off-camber grass section takes a victim while still slippery during the first race of the day.
- Junior racer Spencer Spagnola, Excel Sports
- The sun was out but the grass was still wet as the Men's C field bunches up early on.
- Lisa Vorell, Syntace goes over the barrier.
- Richard Murphy (Celo Pacific) shows good form leading into the run up.
- Masters 45+ racer Jonathan Livesay (PAA/Merrill Lynch) takes 1st place and extends his points lead over Ricky Russell (Cycles Veloce).
- Felt Bicycle's Mark Salmon takes 2nd place aboard a frame he helped create, Felt's F1X.
- Brian Keate, Team Velocity on his way to the Masters 30+ win.
- By the time the 11:00 race was held the grass was already a mess. Jeremy Dixon, Minute Maid/Dasani/La Grange, works the off-camber mud ruts.
- Melissa Fletcher, Trek San Diego/Clif Bar takes her smile straight to the bank - 3rd place in Women's A.
- Chris Gallup later rolled his Dugast tubular and ran across the line to win the Masters 40+.
- David Bales (Celo Pacific), 5th place, 40+
- Velocity's Ted Posch was the Masters 35+ winner, and overtook the Series points lead from his teammate Mike McMahon, who raced Men's A instead the past two weekends.
- Jesse Hoffman flies down the decent
- Guy Sutton (Trek San Diego / Clif Bar) takes advantage of his mountain bike in the turns and decents for a 2nd place in Masters 35+
- Women's So Cal Cross Cup points leader Jennifer Franklin finished 2nd to Dorothy Wong today. Franklin holds a slim one point lead over Wong in the closest race of the series.
- State Champion Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Co) pictured in flight on her way to the win.
- Men's A Race winner and series points leader Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) leads on lap 1.
- Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Co.) and Emilio Cervantes (Excel) working hard to stay in contact.
- Gary Hanson (Amgen) chases the three early leaders.
- Mike McMahon (Velocity) is chased by Celo Pacific racers.
- Leo Sandoval (Helen's) is followed by Ted Posch, who is doing his second race of the day.
- 7th place finisher Paul Cusick (Dare) negotiates the technical descent.
- In his first cross race this year mountain bike pro Garnet Vertican (ODI/Southridge) rides fast enough to take the final cash position -- 8th place.
- Emilio Cervantes (Excel) is clearly focused and rides strongly to second place.
- Brent Prenzlow keeps the pressure on at the front.
- Jeff Herring chases hard in 3rd place at the time.
- 1st year racer Tony Smith (Celo Pacific) recovers strongly from a poor start and moves all the way up to 4th place riding just ahead of Herring and Hanson here.
- John Behrens (Celo Pacific) takes 9th on the day.
- Brent Prenzlow gets away on the last lap to take the win.
- Erik Burgan (Pacific Sunset Velo) who is currently tied with Emilio Cervantes for second in the points series, moved up from 6th place to 3rd at the finish with a very strong ending ride.
- Tony Smith digs deep for a fine finish.
Images by Richard Murphy
- Brian Keate (Team Velocity) chose to run through the off camber mud on his way to winning the Masters 30+ race.
- Masters 40+ winner, Chris Gallup, schooled the field on how to ride the mud all day.
- Jason Vorell (Syntace/Velocity) sliding through the mud in the Masters 30+ race.
- Dan Breyer (Celo Pacific) gets back on his bike after the rains made it impossible to ride up a grassy hill after one of three barrier sections in the course (Men's B).
- Smiles all around for Charles Morris (Universal Cycle) as he rode a good race to finish second in the Masters 40+ race.
- David Howell (San Diego Bike Club) leads a group of riders through the oaks on his way to first place in the Men's B race
- David Bales (Celo Pacific) pushes it hard on the steep sandy run up on the backside of the course (Masters 40+).
- The place to watch the race if you're into suffering and Dan Nelson (Amgen) seems to play along (Masters 35+).
- Glen Masuda leads Jeremy Dixion (Minute Maid/Dasani/La Grange) through the triple barrier section (Men's B).
- Kurt Luoni (Island Boy Racing) on the S-curve that dropped riders down to the run up on the backside of the course (Masters 40+).
- Jennifer Franklin (Velo Sport) with a good view of Buena Vista Park in the background (Elite Women).
- Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Company) cross the line for the win in the Elite Women's race.
- Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Company) is the first rider through the technical muddy section of the course during the Elite Men's race.
- Erik Burgan (Pacific Sunset Velo) is forced to run through the mud on the first lap (Elite Men).
- Emilio Cervantes (Excel Sport) works his way through the pack of the Elite Men's race on the first lap.
- Gary Hanson (Amgen) takes a week of from promoting the Scary Fast race series, which is also part of the So. Cal Cross Cup to have a little fun (Elite Men).
- Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) used his skills through the technical muddy sections of the course to his advantages all day (Elite Men).
- John Behrens (Celo Pacific) coming through the double barrier section of the course (Elite Men).
- Emilio Cervantes (Excel Sports) and Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) broke away from the field early in the race and stayed away till the end (Elite Men).
- Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) pushed the pace through the muddy sections of the course putting pressure on his breakaway companion.
- Tony Smith (Celo Pacific) racing his first year of cross, rode a great race.
- Erik Burgan (Pacific Sunset Velo) leads the five-man chase group made up of Tony Smith (Celo Pacific), Gary Hanson (Amgen), team mate Paul Cusick and Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Company) through the mud; he eventually won the battle for third place (Elite Men).
- Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Company) attacks the chase group (Elite Men).
- Paul Cusick (Pacific Sunset Velo) taking his turn at the front in the battle for third place, only to roll a tire a lap later.
- With just over one lap to go, Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) attacked Emilio Cervantes (Excel Sports) in the muddy technical section of the course to take first place in the Elite Men's race.
- Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) crosses the line for the win in the Elite Men's race.
Results
Elite Men (60 minutes) 1 Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Felt Bicycles) 2 Emilio Cervantes (Excel Sports) 3 Erik Burgan (Pacific Sunset Velo) 4 Tony Smith (Celo Pacific) 5 Gary Hanson (Amgen) 6 Jeff Herring (Kelly Bike Company) 7 Paul Cusick (Dare) 8 Garnet Vertican (ODI/Southridge) 9 John Behrens (Celo Pacific) 10 Robert Weyman (CRCA/Sakonet) 11 Shaun Albin (Modifiers) 12 Heath McGee (ODI/Southridge) unclassified: Leonardo Sandoval (Helen's) Brian Keate (Team Velocity) Ted Bosch (Team Velocity) Mike McMahon (Team Velocity) Mani Montameo (S.C Velo) Dan Breyer (Celo Pacific) Elite Women (45 minutes) 1 Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Company) 2 Jennifer Franklin (Velo Sport) 3 Melissa Fletcher (Trek San Diego/Clif Bar) Juniors (40 minutes) 1 Spencer Spagnola (Excel Sports) Masters 30+ (45 minutes) 1 Brian Keate (Team Velocity) 2 Jason Vorell (Syntace/Velocity) 3 Jesse Hoffman (Jans) 4 Mark Fluss (unattached) 5 Paul Welsh (Lightning Velo) Masters 35+ (45 minutes) 1 Ted Posch (Velocity) 2 Guy Sutton (Trek San Diego/Clif Bar) 3 Dan Nelson (Amgen) 4 Joseph Puskarich (Velosport) unclassified: Erik Luk (Peninsula Cycles) Masters 40+ (45 minutes) 1 Chris Gallup (Unattached) 2 Charles Morris (Universal Cycle) 3 Eddie Arnet (Mountain Bike Action) 4 Jeff Steinhart (Bike Johns) 5 David Bales (Celo Pacific) 6 Kurt Luoni (Island Boy Racing) 7 Mike Jennings (Island Boy Racing) Masters 45+ (40 minutes) 1 Jonathan Livesay (PAA/Merrill Lynch) 2 Brian Starr (Family Cycling Center) 3 Rickey Russell (Cycles Veloce) 4 Rick Swanson (Excel Sports) 5 Mark Sauer (Excel Sports) 6 Tom Harvey (San Diego Bike Club) 7 Mike Jennings (Island Boy Racing) 8 Brian Olsen (Bicycle Johns) 9 Dale Raymond (S.C Velo) Masters 55+ (40 minutes) 1 Paul Springer (San Diego Bike Club) 2 Jim Cushing-Murray (Celo Pacific) 3 Steve Brown (So California Velo) 4 Michael Jenkins (San Diego Bike Club) 5 Dean Ferrandini) 6 Lee Willmore (Ryders) Mens B (45 minutes) 1 David Howell (San Diego Bike Club) 2 Dan Breyer (Celo Pacific) 3 Blain Maas (Ranchos Cycling) 4 Michael Bennett (Amgen) 5 Kevin Reilly (San Diego Bicycle Club) 6 Jeremy Dixon (Minute Maid/Dasani/La Grange) 7 Glenn Masuda (Team Monex) 8 Mani Motameo (S.C Velo) 9 Marco Calzadilla (Unattached) 10 James Jakubowski (unattached) 11 Luke Magilke (Woodlands Cycling) Mens C (40 minutes) 1 Blain Maas (Ranchos Cycling) 2 Mark Salmon (Felt Bicycles) 3 Jim Manton (Monex) 4 Rich Forsch (Race Haus) 5 Robert Davis (San Diego Bicycle Club) 6 Steve Ford (unattached) 7 Joe Aldalo (Celo Pacific) 8 Richard Murphy (Celo Pacific) 9 Jeff Rowe (unattached) 10 Cameron Dickinson (unattached) 11 Matt Hale (unattached) 12 Michael Baldivino (Lighting Velo) 13 Matthew Bunnell (unattached) unclassified: Frank Sison (unattached) David Boulton (Met-Rx/Alliance) Women B (40 minutes) 1 Jeanne Bernhard (Celo Pacific) 2 Lisa Vorell (Syntace) 3 Mandy Gamble (unattached)
