Hangover 6/20/2011

by schmalz

Uptown baby

It was an eventful weekend of racing in New York, and any extra words from me will just get in the way, so let’s recap what happened.

At Saturday’s CRCA Club Points Race, Bryan Borgia of Rapha Racing won the A race. Fabienne Gerard won the women’s race. John Blake of Foundation won the B race. Joel McCarthy of Sid’s won the C race. Results are here.

At Saturday’s Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup Race in Prospect Park, Augusto Sanchez of Mengoni continues his hot streak by winning the Pro/1/2/3 race. The Unattached Errol McLean won the cat 4 race. Randhy Rodriguez of Brooklyn Arches won the cat 5 race. The well written recap (swiped from our comments section—I am lazy—never forget that) is below. Results are here.

I haven’t seen any Housatonic results yet, so if you won, for goodness sakes pretend to be someone else and congratulate yourself!

Finally, at Harlem, German Leif Lampater of um, a team (the team affiliations aren’t up on the results) won the pro men’s omnium. Douglas Repacholi of Australia won the pro elimination race. Leif Lampater (still German) won the pro points race. Godfrey Pollydore of Flying Ace won the keirin exhibition. Kristin Lotito of Houlihan-Lokey Sanchez won the women’s pro 1/2/3 race. Godfrey Pollydore also won the men’s 2/3 race. John Blake of Foundation won on consecutive days when he won the cat 4 race. Results are here.

Today’s Pro 1-2-3 race @ Prospect Park went down kind of like this. A breakaway formed approximately 2 laps into the race. Representation in the breakaway was 100% complete with the exception of United and Foundation. The breakaway consisted of the following: Augusto Sanchez, MEngoni, Stephan Dioslaki, Metra/Cycles 54 John Durso Colavita, Rafael Urzadowski Northeast, Ricky Gargulio Colavita, Brian Breach Mengoni, ?? JV Guy, and Michael Perlberg. Amazingly, all of the leaders’ jerseys (Sprinter’s KOM and overall leader) were represented in this group. A huge gap quickly opened up and United & Foundation were unable to close it down. Dioslaki took the 2 sprinter’s jersey laps for the day. Sanchez (already the KOM leader) took the 2nd KOM lap and it was at that point that things got mixed up a bit in the breakaway. Three guys fell out. Breach, JV guy and Perlberg were unable to hold on after the climb. Sanchez also fell off but after making a big effort, was able to tag back on to the leaders group. So it became 5 guys in the lead with Breach, JV and Perlberg in the “chase group” and the field well behind them. Things stayed that way for the duration of the race. In the end, Gargulio made a huge attempt approx ½ mile out with Durso (GC leader) hot on his tail. Sanchez jumped aboard and passed Durso and then it was Dioslaki. In the finishing sprint, Dioslaki passed Durso and barely missed overtaking Sanchez who ended up winning the race. Results were as follows:

1. Augusto Sanchez Mengoni
2. Stephan Dioslaki Metra/Cycles 54
3. John Durso Colavita
4. Rafael Urzadowski Northeast
5. Ricky Gargulio Colavita
6. Brian Breach Mengoni
7. JV Guy
8. Michael Perlberg
27.4 mph avg speed
45 miles total length

77 Comments

penman p

anyone know if the guys involved in the horrific down hill crash are alright, heard many riders were unconsicous after car pulled out and hit riders going 45mph.

Otherwise race was very well organized as always my only criticism would be that the marshals be clearer with directions, the flags they were using caused a few problems even the lead car took wrong turn twice.

If anyone knows how the riders are post something, never nice to see three ambulances rushing towards an accident.

Go John

John Blake from Foundation races his first race as a 4 and wins the CRCA club race then backs it up with a win at Harlem?? Who is this guy? Should be seeing Cat 3 soon….

Marc Bertucco

From my teammate Michael Perlberg, and my own point of view from back in the field, here’s how the end of Saturday’s race actually played out:

Dropped from the lead group, Perlberg(Kissena), Breach(Mengoni) and Quiterio (JV Racing/ MONTECCI) are chasing but cannot reconnect. With one lap to go Breach and Quiterio drop Perlberg at the top of the climb.

Behind, the main pack starts to fracture with small groups splitting off the front and dangling before getting reabsorbed by the charging field. And coming into the sprint, one of these small groups catches and passes the tail end of what was the lead group, and sprint for the last few remaining money spots.

Official Results:
1. Augusto Sanchez (GS Mengoni) 1:37:19
2. Stephan Dioslaki (Team Metra / Cycles 54 p/b Wendy’s)
3. John Durso (Colavita Racing)
4. Rafal Urzedowski (Northeastern Hardware / CJCT)
5. Ricky Gargiulo (Colavita Racing)
6. Brian Breach (GS Mengoni)
7. Stalin Quiterio (JV Racing/ MONTECCI)
8. Everhard Paredes (JV Racing/ MONTECCI)
9. Eric Ragot (Kissena)
10. Rob Brown (Major Taylor)

Andrea Seatpost

any photos available from Saturday’s Pro 1/2/3 Prospect Park Lucarelli Castaldi Cup race???????

Andrea Seatpost

OK – I’ll give ‘ya this much. Stalin Quiterio may have been the best NY rider in the race YESTERDAY, however, he certainly was NOT the best rider Saturday in the Lucerrelli Castaldi Cup race @ Prospect Park.

Andrea Seatpost

What happened to Aspolm & Troy Kimball of Westwood Velo??? Did they go down in the crash??? Also, any other names of the casualties???

Mark A

The crash that I that I think is being discussed occured in the master’s 40+. With about 1-2k to go a car pulled in front of the field as we were fanned out across the road at about 40mph while fighting for position. I was abouth 5th wheel and the carnage happened behind me. I heard that sickening sound of squealing brakes followed by the sound of bodies and bikes hitting the deck. Someone who went down in the crash said that some guys had nowhere to go and went over the yellow line. He said that the car hit a downed bike or 2 but it is unclear if any riders collided with the car. Troy did not go down -he finished 2nd. I think that Mark Pohndorf from Colavita was hurt but I don’t know if that is accurate.

J. Edgar Hoovercraft

Thanks Mark. I hope everyone is OK.

Regarding this comment, I sure hope people would cross the line rather than stay in danger. This whole “never ever ever cross the yellow line” thing has been taken too far. Of course you don’t cross it under normal circumstances, but I think officials don’t realize that it is often safer to momentarily use it as a way to avoid a crash (cars present or not). In Canada, they seem to understand this and they treat us like bike racers, not morons.

“Someone who went down in the crash said that some guys had nowhere to go and went over the yellow line.”

Mark A

Yes I hope evryone is OK. Another thing to note is that while it is common for the pace car to go with the break but the field had no pace car the whole race since we had a solo rider up the road from about mi.7 in. During the race I remeber thinking more than once that it seemed a little dangerous that we were hurtling downhill at 50mph with no car in front of us. This crash may have been avoided if we had a pace car.

Penman p

i am sorry but the yellow line is a non issue, common sense has to prevail.

The officials marshall the race but just because they are an official does not mean they have any common sense or street smarts. We had to scream at official on motobike to break as they were trying to pass a truck down a hill with a car coming straight them.

Priority number one look out for your safety and the riders around you, the race is just a race.

Hope all in crash recover ok

Siebe Lorica

I am not a bike promoter and I realize appeal of long road races….but seems to me that the future of cycling is crits and circuit races. And the later being 5-10 mile loops whereby you have a much easier time managing cars and the local people that the race is present. You are out on some distant road in CT hurling down a hill at 50MPH on a 27 mile loop…seems very difficult to manage

Diego Lube

Tough choice, a former wall street investment banker, ivy league grad, on the world’s best supported professional cycling team…

Or, a 2008 Olympic wrestling gold medalist from a broken home of six children raised by a single mother, who grew up in the barrio.

Skyscrpaer Fan

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303936704576395982656862392.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLETopStories
Really nice to see such a great spread in the Journal today about yesterday’s race. The pictures are even more impressive in the actual print edition.
The day was an absolute success. Except for the 2 kids that went down in lap one, turn one of the 17 year old race, I didnt see any major skin scraping. The road surface which was reported earlier to be very rough was downright smooth in some places. (turn 4 was newly paved). The pro races were very aggressive and the nice sized crowd really seemed to really enjoy it.
Great job to John Eustice for introcing the new format and bringing in top talent to race against NYC’s best.
Yes, the excellent weather helped, but that was the most fun day of racing we have seen in a while around here.

disgusted

I play other sports competitively, no other athlete gives a shit with seeing a picture of themselves, or recapping the action.

D'Oh

Have the dude who wrote the extremely impressive recap of the race come over and tell you how you looked. Perhaps you can hire a sketch artist to attend as well?

Andrea Seatpost

This isn’t meant to be conentuous or adverserial…If you ever become fortunate enough to land yourself on a sponsored team – where sponsorship is important in order for you to continue at a top level – you too will be hoping and trying to get photos and write-ups. These are the things that Sponsors not only want, but require in order to continue funding the sport that we’re all so passionate about. Same goes for being in a breakaway. Let me know when and if you ever rise to that level. You’d certainly have a better understanding at that point and wouldn’t be knocking this request. BTW – there ARE photos out there.

D'Oh

The Wendy’s guy who wants to justify his monthly burger coupons or the Colavita guys who can’t stand to lose the free extra extra virgin olive oil.

Andrea Seatpost

know this – either the “Wendy’s guy” or the “Colavita guy” could and would throw you a can of whup-ass any day of the week (on or off the bike), but both are too damn professional to give two craps and to waste their time thinkin about it.

schmalz

Andreas, the best way to get pictures for your sponsors, is to TAKE picture yourself and post them.

not so

Your sponsorship is that important, that you are relying on NYVelocity chat boards to source your “coverage”. With all respect to all of us here on NYVelocity, I don’t think this counts as ‘coverage’

While I am sure that the hipster dude in PP returning home from a big Friday night out was impressed with your breakway, I don’t think that Versus was focused enough to catch it, so I am sorry you did all that work up front for publicity without getting your ‘just’ rewards with a couple of happy snaps.

Ari Schtottle

Yes, photos are in such hot demand because as sponsored athletes, we are concerned that we do our jobs as brand ambassadors to the utmost of our abilities. Nothing more, nothing less.

Dumbracer

If you spend all that money on equipment and race fees is there anything wrong with wanting a pic? maybe YOU don’t care about your picture(ugly,fat,or worst an ugly kit)but this dude wants a pic. Stop trying to feel better by making fun of others. I have a PHAT AZZ KIT and i’m a FLY AZZ MFKR so if you have a pic of me damn fkin right i want it. BTW,i’m not as “fast” as all of you but i still want my pic! LOL,you b*tches are too much!

Andy Shen

Here’s a novel idea. Buy the pictures from guys who are selling them, or donate to Damian for Marco or my pics. That’ll keep the photogs coming back.

Andy Shen

Not talking about me, I’ll always shoot to support the site. We have great shooters come and go, just saying they’d stick around longer if they were supported.

liquiguts

So awesome that Mengoni lets another sanctioned rider keep on keeping on in their kit. Mengoni, omerta, I’m loving it. Expect Blanco back at a crit near you in two years.

Jelle Fork

There are a couple of other CRCA riders doing RAAM. Jim Williams (age 52!) and Cisco Liuzzi are on a 4 man team, UTAC Velo – Team4HIV Hope, that is currently in 7th place out of 19 teams. They just finished 1,200 miles and are over the Rockies, and heading into Kansas.

Apparently Cisco is getting a little hungry. His last tweet:

“The nasty. This thing is as much a race to inhale anything edible, 8000 calories yesterday, and then crap out the waste as fast as possible”

Follow on twitter: @fliuzzi

Track progress on http://www.raceacrossamerica.org

dick

more like they just don’t give a flying f-ck. a few nice dudes on the team and good racers, too, but there’s also a long-standing tradition of bad behavior and total impunity on that squad.

Ryan Wave Ring

http://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cyclings/Lucarelli-CastaldiCupRace618

Thank you Victor. Tragedy averted.

To Dumbracer: The rational thought is photogs are a luxury. They are a newer thing that older folks didn’t have in the early 2000s and before so the old guard doesn’t expect it like the new guard. But internet whining is so passe. Internet begging is so much more fashionable. Paying for services you want/need is even more chic. Get off the crazy whining train.

Logan Topcap

only 17 photos? with the amount of money we spend on reg. and equipment we deserve more. Do not insult us with this. And its late. That race is history I don’t even remember that day anymore. I want the photos that same day uploaded before I get home, shower, and have a latte with my feet up.

Fake Andrea

Especially the one with me off the front! Burgers justified!!
Please focus more on my enormous calves next time.

High

Quiterio does not have a team to support him, and if you see the results on the overall he is consistent, you focus on the negative side, in cycling all of us have goods and bad days. wait a minute, he gor 7th place.

Julien Grips

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 21, 2010) – USADA announced today that the independent American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) has issued a written decision that Alberto Blanco, an athlete in the sport of cycling, committed a doping violation and will receive a two-year suspension for the offense. Blanco, 29, of San Mateo, California, provided a sample on December 15, 2008, after completing the second stage of the Tour of the South China Sea competition held December 14-21, 2008. The sample resulted in an Adverse Analytical Finding for testosterone metabolites of exogenous (i.e. synthetic) origin, which are prohibited in the class of Anabolic Agents on the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List, which has been adopted by the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing and the rules of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Blanco’s two-year period of ineligibility began December 15, 2008, the day of his positive test. As a result of the doping violation, Blanco has also been disqualified from all competitive results achieved at and subsequent to the 2008Tour of the South China Sea competition, including forfeiture of any medals, points, and prizes.

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31 year-old Jared Bunde was suspended from cycling for two years after he failed a doping test and…

31 year-old Jared Bunde was suspended from cycling for two years after he failed a doping test and tested positive for clomiphene on July 28 at the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic. His suspension begins October 15, when he accepted the penalty. Bunde forfeits all results, prizes, points, and medals after that date

Mateo Cage

Hey he got busted for taking an anti-estrogenic. Give him a break, maybe the dude was under meds for treating man boobs?

Lars Ergopower

Clomiphene may be used to treat low sperm counts (oligospermia) and not placing in bike races.

Kylian Plug

Devil Take the Hind Most…the race is “attrition/sprinting” at the back…nice pix though of guys cornering, but tells nothing of what happened at the race…but no idea of the subject.

Julien Grips

So are you saying your idealized athlete was trying to have a baby while competing at a national level?

Eteveryday

BH/Garneau team, that was an impressive team racing! Phil, way to get the break going and doing a big chunk of work! “Danimal”,nice finish!

Simon Skidder

This is a Post Cycle Therapy drug after you have finished your test cycle, this would be something you take to gradually get your body back to normally producing test, so wasn’t being used for it’s fertility effect.

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