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2005 US National Track Championships - CN
Los Angeles, California, August 10-13, 2005
Photography
Day 1 - August 10: Women: Individual pursuit, Men: Scratch; Individual pursuit; Keirin
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Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- Christine Thorburn (Webcor) rode to a 4th place in the 3k Pursuit Qualification
- Jame Carney (Northwestern Mortgage) leads the pack in Scratch heat action
- Sara Hammer (BT Bicycles) on her way to the fastest qualification
- Scratch Heat action
- Mike Garrett (Velo Club La Grange) rode to a 12th place in the 4km Qualification
- Brad Huff (Mercy Cycling) took top spot in the 4km qualification
- Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) warms up
- Bobby Lee (Northwestern Mortgage) took second in the 4km qualification
- Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing) rode to sixth place in the 3km qualifiers
- Sara Hammer (BT Bicycles) waits to start
- Hammer leaves the start gate
- Buitenpoort-Flexpoint rider Amber Neben gets out of the gate to a fifth spot, just missing the top four
- Erin Mirabella (Bicycle Johns) going hard to a second in the 3km qualifications
- Subway rider Melissa Sanborn
- Kristin Armstrong riding hard
Images by Mike Gladu/www.velodrome.com
- Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) sits during a timing test before her Bronze medal Individual Pursuit final ride
- Christine Thorburn (Webcor) kept within .2 seconds of Armstrong until the final kilometre, but had to settle for fourth
- Kristin Armstrong powers her way to the Bronze medal
- Sarah Hammer clears her head before the Gold medal final
- Sarah Hammer starts to smile with the Gold medal coming her way
- Paul Swift and Gil Hatton prepare for the repechage in the keirin
- Ryan Watson's position looks solid now, but he barely held off Paul Swift's charge to the line in the Keirin
- Curtis Gunn's splits were progressively faster each kilometre on the way to the Bronze medal in the Men's Pursuit
- Kenny Williams held on to a .2 second lead against Gunn until the final kilometre
- See that smile? Brad Huff can just taste the Gold medal with three laps to go
- Bobby Lea tried to match Huff stroke for stroke, but faded at the very end
- Brad Huff celebrates the Gold medal in the Men's Pursuit
- Matthew Ewing, Aaron Kacala, and Giovanni Rey needed a miracle to break the hold of the stealthy PR trio of Kevin Belz, Christian Stahl and Ryan Nelman in Round 2 Keirin heats
- Josh Kerkhof defending his scratch race win
- John Walsh, man of many talents in the Scratch race final
- David McCook in the Scratch race final
- Josh Kerkhof came over the top with 100 metres to go to take his second consecutive national Scratch race win
- Stephen Alfred and teammate Nick Chenowth prepare for the Keirin final
- Stephen Alfred drew the obligation to follow the pacer (John Walsh again) in the Keirin Final
Day 2 - August 11: Women: Sprint; Scratch Men: Points Race; Kilometer TT
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Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- Jennie Reed (Gregg’s Trek/Volkswagen) goes for her 200 time
- Martha Dunne (Jelly Belly) on her way to fifth fastest in the 200
- Colby Pearce (TIAA-CREF) rode to second spot in heat 2 of the points race
- John Walsh (Southbay Wheelmen) leads David Wenger (Compliance Depot) and the rest of the pack in heat 2 points race action
- Jennie Reed leads out Jen Featheringill (Bike Central) in the quarter finals
- What ya doin' down there? Brooke Wilson (Somerset Wheelmen) had a bad day
- Heather Vanvalkenburg (Sorella Forte) and Brooke Wilson (Somerset Wheelmen) on the reride in quarter final action
- Shelby Allen (Home Depot Center) and Jamie Pettinato (Radical Media) in quarter final heat action
- Points race heats were full of action
- Jame Carney and Mike Friedman chat
- Mike Friedman (Northwestern Mortgage) on his way to a heat win in the points race
- Mike Friedman (Northwestern Mortgage) leads John Walsh (Southbay Wheelmen) and Will Frischkorn (TIAA-CREF) in point race action
- Martha Dunne (Jelly Belly) and Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Wolverine Sports) in ¼ final heat action
- Connie Young holds Shelby Allen at before the start of her sprint semi final
- Erin Mirabella gets some rest before her race
- Bobby Lee on the way to the points win
- Bobby Lee leads Colby Pearce
- Heather Vanvalkenburg grabs the Bronze over Martha Dunne
- Yeah, yeah, I know... Faster
- Antony Galvan going hard
- Christian Stahl got the win in the Kilo
- Southbay Wheelmen rider Becky Quinn waits for the start
- Lara Kroepsch tries out scratch racing
- Sarah Hammer leads winner Becky Quinn going into the last lap
- A happy National Scratch Champ Becky Quinn wins it again
- Northwestern Mortgage Cycling team: Lee, Friedman, Carney and Gaunt
- John Walsh of the Southbay Wheelmen had to be the oldest rider in the points race, and rode to 5th overall
- Carney and Friedman lead the way
- The Kilo top 5 (l-r): Quist, Kacala, Stahl, Huff and Beers
- Top 5 women in the sprint finals
- Road riders Lauren Franges and Lara Kroepsch give scratch racing a go
- Tina Pic goes fast on the track but is she faster on the road...?
Images by Mike Gladu/www.velodrome.com
- In the heat of battle it's always best to wear a sturdy helmet! This one seems to do the trick
- Gregg's VW/Trek riders performed well on day 2 of Nationals
- Everyone enjoys a leisurely spin and these ladies seem to agree
- Will Frischkorn and Colby Pearce (both TIAA-CREF) lead points race heats during day 2
- Jennie Reed (Gregg’s Trek/Volkswagen) was strong in her events during day 2
Day 4 - August 13: Women: Keirin, Men: Madison; Team Sprint
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Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- CKR Racing going fast in the team sprint lead by Nelman, Blez and Stahl
- Ryan Nelman
- I'm almost there... just hold on - Team Snow Valley riders Mike Beers and Kevin Attkisson
- Jame Carney and Guillaume Nelessen get into the sling
- Bobby Lea slings in Mike Friedman as Chad Hartley watches how its done
- John Walsh slings in Dan Vogt
- A very happy Chad Hartley of TIAA-CREF
- Chad Hartley and Colby Pearce (TIAA-CREF) are #1 in the Madison
- This is how you pack a bike to ship in a soft case
- Southbay Wheelmen’s Kara Vidaca and Bike Central’s Jen Featheringill take off in heat one of Team Sprint final
- Northwest #4 Madison team of Elliot Gaunt and walker Starr
- Mike Friedman and Bobby Lea of the Northwest Mortgage 2 team in Madison heat action
- Southbay Wheelmen, the local club had riders John Walsh and Dan Vogt riding hard in the Heat
- Jelly Belly had David McCook and Giovanni Ray going hard
- Veloworx had Eric Hollenbeck and Matthew Chambers in heat 2
- Kim Kemp might be the Worlds 1st women to be a derny rider in the keirin
- Northwest Mortgage team writes up their protest
- Colby Pearce and Chad Hartley (TIAA-CREF) bite each others gold medals to see if they are real
- Gold medal Team sprint riders of CKR Racing (l-r): Christian Stahl, Kevin Belz and Ryan Nelman
- Jennie Reed kisses GOLD
