There was stage racing, time trialing, hybrid dodging, criterium-ing and all other manners of bicycle-sporting going on over the weekend, so let’s jump right in and see who won what.
At the Empire State Games qualifier, the only result I’ve heard of is that Mike Margarite of AXA Equitable won solo by a gap large enough to allow him to consume at least a continental breakfast, if not an entire Denny’s Grand Slam. If you placed and earned yourself a coveted ESG track suit, let us know.
At the Bear Mountain Seven Lake Time Trial, Paul Lewis of Blue Ribbon/Translations.com won the Pro 1/2/3 men’s ITT. Ann Marie Miller of Houlihan Sanchez/Lokey won the women’s cat 1/2/3 race. Jesus Espita of Blue Ribbon/Translations.com won the master’s 40+. Scot Willingham of Houlihan Sanchez/Lokey won the 50+ race. David Anthony of NYVelocity and milk delivery fame won the men’s cat 4 race. Meghan Newcomer won the women’s cat 4 race. Sascha Kreideweis of Ineman Racing/Exist In Balance won the men’s cat 5 race. Andrew Clerico of NYVelocity won the men’s cannibal race. Laura Lee Vo of NYVelocity won the women’s cannibal race. The composite team of Blue Ribbon and Axis won the men’s A TTT. TriLife Racing won the men’s B TTT. Houlihan Sanchez/Lokey won the women’s TTT. Results are here.
At the 3 stage Connecticut Stage Race, there are results aplenty. In the stage one ITT, Cameron Cogburn of CCB/Wheelworks won the Pro/1/2 race. Graham Garber of the U.S. Army/Central Wheel-GHCC won the men’s cat 3 race with Christoffel Prinsloo of BH/Garneau third. Michael Stimson of U.S. Army/Central Wheel-GHCC won the men’s cat 4 race, with Gregory Brown of Kissena third. Johnny Bold of Corner Cycle won the Master’s 40+ ITT. Dzmitry Buben of CCB Wheelworks Team won the 50+ race.
In the stage 2 circuit race, Schaun MacCarthy of Garneau Club Chaussures Ogilvy Renault won the pro/1/2 race. David Novak of Sickler’s Racing/ Upstate Velo won the cat 3 race. Julian Eliz III of the Boston Road Club won the cat 4 race. Monte Frank of Cycle Fitness won the 40+ race. Doug O’Neill of Deno’s Wonder Wheel won the 50+ race.
In the stage 3 road race, Aurelien Passeron of Garneau Club Chaussures Ogilvy Renault won the pro/1/2 race. James Stevens of BH/GARNEAU won the cat 3 race. Gregory Donovan of Kissena won the cat 4 race ahead of Kevin Rooney of Houlihan Sanchez/Lokey and Benjamin Fackler of Luzzos. Johnny Bold of Corner Cycle won the Master’s 40+ race. Dzmitry Buben of CCB Wheelworks Team won the 50+ race.
In the final GC, Robert Sweeting of Team Globalbike won the Pro/1/2. Graham Garber of the U.S. Army/Central Wheel-GHCC won the men’s cat 3 overall with Christoffel Prinsloo of BH/Garneau third. Gregory Donovan of Kissena won the cat 4 overall. Johnny Bold of Corner Cycle won the Master’s 40+ overall. Kevin Hines of Corner Cycle won the 50+ overall.
Elvi Rodriguez Garcia of Team Somerset/Somerville Bicycle Shop won the Pro/1/2 KOM. Gerry Clapper of Williams Cycling won the cat 3 KOM. Chris Gurr of Setanta won the cat 4 KOM. Edward Angeli of TargeTraining won the 40+ KOM, and Kevin Hines of Corner Cycle won the 50+ KOM.
Schaun MacCarthy of Garneau Club Chaussures Ogilvy Renault won the pro/1/2 sprint competition. James Ruhl of Babylon Bike won the cat 3 sprint competition. Gregory Donovan of Kissena won the cat 4 sprint competition. Edward Angeli of TargeTraining won the 40+ sprint competition, and Kevin Hines of Corner Cycle won the 50+ sprint competition.
Full results are here.
No word from the Watermelon Crit or the Full Moon Vista race, of course, Columbia HTC won everything in Philly with Matthew Goss and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, but you probably already know that. If you won or know who did in the races with no results above please feel free as always to congratulate yourself anonymously.
there was a circuit race in phillie yesterday…
…what happened to half the Cat 3 field in the Road Race (Stage 3)? are those results accurate?
A lot of rain, some poorly marked turns and a very tough second half of the course really broke up the cat 3s. Once you were off, there was no getting back on.
Connecticut 1-2 race was messed up as well. It looks like the road race was nullified, at least as far as the GC was concerned.
Philly… man, talk about a lack of competitive Americans. Too many crits!!! Two strong Euro’s shows up and go 1-2, with Goss picked to be the winner from a mile away.
Good for Bahati getting the KOM with Grajales. Those guys deserve some success.
christian forsyth CRCA/Setanta 1st in watermelon crit cat 4s
I hope both folks who crashed at Harriman are feeling better.
It’s spelled “Philly”. Not Phillie, or Phili, but Philly. You guys in the Big Pear should know this by now.
Yeah, and it’s pronounced ‘Fluffia’ and is the only city in the world where you can order a garden salad and have some goon ask ‘if you that with whiz or provolone.’ Go suck on some scrapple.
S/He meant smokin some Phillie’s….
Scrapple is big in Hawaii
wait, people crashed in a TT. Wow, did they let Tri geeks do it?
Yes, some tri folks were there. But they were not the ones who crashed. The crashers were experienced bike racers.
One does not smoke phillies, one smokes blunts.
is rare but when it happens it’s usually bad.
I was genius #1, misjudged a corner and went in too fast. And yes, to my eternal shame, there were several tri geeks there who stayed upright.
not very shensible – are you ok Andy?
Nothing broken just really really sore. Did an endo into a rocky ditch. The level of pain is a new shensation.
enough about you already. how’s the ride?
(heal up well…)
Ride just slightly scraped. Seems I protected it from the rocks.
Did you bend your Bento Box?
Some super-fast sections on that course, so if you’re going for it, shit can happen. Also some serious x-winds later in the morning.
Bento box saved, mankini (sniff) will have to be retired. Sorry, ladies.
Stand up sprint finish, dropped chain, wind = 2 broken ribs, generous donation of skin along with a couple layers of dignity.
Thankfully my team mates, Lenny and Mitch had the bike handling skills to safely come around.
1 disc wheel = 2 broken ribs.
dat sucks da.
Sign-in: Who are these people? I’ve raced in this city for years yet 25% of these people are unrecognizeable. Registration also runs out of pins. People taping or using just one pin and letting number flap in the breeze. My friend has a number in the 150’s. Holy shit, the field is over 150. I’m officially scared.
Start: I’m surprised but heartened that no one is in sneakers and toe clips like I saw at an earlier race in PP. That said there is a scary amount of non-team or pro-team jerseys. I’m pretty sure the guy in the Lampre kit is not Cunego. I makes sure to line up in the far back.
Lap 1: I’m so far back, I can’t even see the front. That’s fine because I’m not even sure if I can finish- haven’t done a 70 mile race this year. Lots of characters back here but also a few scared cat 2’s and 3’s. We stay even a few bike lengths furhter back than last wheel.
Lap 2: Why is our pace “rape van” vehicle coming up from behind us and yelling at us through a megaphone. Us tailgunners wisely let the van through and as he comes by and gets absorbed mid-pack, just inches from some racers, I see him driving with his elbows as both hands are needed to operate the megaphone. WTF! He finally pulls out on lap 3. A miracle that no one is run over.
Lap 3: Lot’s of “whoas” emenating from 102nd wheel. The advantage of sitting 150th wheel is not having to react to the mid-pack sketchiness.
Lap 4: Some “pro” fred pulls over into the joggers lane on the downhill, pulls one leg out and pulls IT out and tries to piss. Almost hits woman jogger, pretty sure he sprays her. Much laughter. Fred never integrates the pack again.
Lap 6: First of at least 4 times we pass the women’s field.
Lap 7: First time I don’t have to brake going through that narrow turn at the end of the downhill. Turns out this will be a rare occurence.
Lap 8: Most of the Cat 6 racers seem to have dropped off. I had to spend some time mid-pack to avoid riders dropping like stones off the back. It’s almost like a normal race now…almost.
Lap 10: Continue to hit both manhole covers near finish. I will do this nearly every lap. Too stupid to learn.
Lap 11: Ken Harris (post 10 lap break) now takes up residence even further behind the field than me. Either he’s seen sketchier things or he likes the extra wind. Maybe both.
Laps 11-16: Random feed zones have sprouted throughout the course, adding to sketchiness. Amazingly no crashes yet.
Lap 17-20: After hearing that there’s a break 1:30 up, I finally go to front. Not much interest up there in chasing. I do some to help but I can’t even see the move up the road. My time on the front teaches me that there is no pace vehicle. It’s 9am. The park is packed. We have to scream at random parties every 500 feet as there appears to be 2 marshalls for the entire course.
Lap 21: First Crash! Someone goes down on the uphill. People are tiring.
Lap 22: After seeing a “feed zone” bottle exchange with 1 lap to go (that will come in handy), I stop to watch finish. MM soloes in nicely. Dave J comes across with group, locks brakes, skids across line, so he can admonish organizers for a dangerous race.
Conclusion – I kind of enjoyed the race. No pressure, sat in, chatted with people, got some laughs, saw things I thought I’d never see (rape van – mid pack), stayed upright, got 3hrs kind of at race pace.
that the results of the Cat 4 TTT will be revised as the “winning team” Tri life, had a cat 3 rider on their team, efectivly making them an A team. revised results should say that the winner of the Cat 4 TTT is NYVelocity.
Give CD a column!
We would love to, I think he just posted his first one
great report, and good attitude. i’ve read so much bitching about that race, so tired of it, you’ve got it exactly right. true, promoter blows and the van and marshaling were pathetic. is there a reason it has to be open cat?
Douchebaggery was not limited to the Freds. Worse, I saw several “pros” sit out a lap and jump back in. One was in the break.
There were quite a few either patently illegal or bad sportsmanlike moves, from folks sitting out laps, or taking illegal feeds that were completely ignored by the promoter. One pace car per field, which broke into several breaks meant much of the pack had no pace vehicle or warning about hazards on the roads such as the uncontrolled cars and even park vehicles on the roadways.
It makes one think that the parks department was not aware the race was going on. It makes the lack of marshals and organization more plausible.
you are doing the sport of cycling a grave disservice by not naming names of those who took illegal feeds
sorry for the locked up to give Montgomery my opinion (sorry Bill), but I did check to see that no one was coming up on me too close or fast…I think…
Here’s my non-sense to add:
No pre race instructions, “When overtaking the women’s field”, “the feed zone is such and such place from such and such laps…”, “the Pace Vehicles”, “the marshals”…” who knows how many free laps were taken/given…
So, even after 27 years of NYC racing, I am amazed yet again how to f- up a bike race…
Its done, its over, I survived physically but embarrassed myself when I promised I wouldn’t do that sort of thing anymore…old habits…
Nice race MM, Jermaine got 3rd I think, I actually tried to sprint off of Ricky’s wheel, so even though my judgement is still lagging, my form (fatass and all) is getting respectable perhaps…perhaps not…apologies to guys I yelled at for getting in the way of the sprint with no hope to sprint for whatver laughable places remained…I should have saved the energy to yell at myself…
Next race I will bring a notepad for counting the amount of “road furniture”: cars blocking the road, cars in reverse, skaters, mtn bikers, families cycling, all playing their part of NYC racing scene…I just forgot…
Same time next week right?
🙂
Dave
skid in protest, wheelie in celebration
Thought the ESG was great – very fast and until last lap very genial – was given a tip on where to take the cutoff on the starting grid so no illusions there – who was the guy with the peach and the banana standing in the road at the start /finish? – and whoever he was supporting, thanks for not taking your hands off the bars to try and catch the cake he threw into the pack.
Andy and Dave, sorry for your troubles, feel better soon. I don’t envy those first few showers, they are agony.
I don’t like that course, too fast, too technical, and as lots of you have mentioned, subject to sudden and de-stabilizing crosswinds. I like TT’s, but CP and FBF were fine for me as courses.
To my mind, TT’s are tests of endurance, suffering, desire and preparation. I don’t think they should necessarily be tests of bravery or risk-tolerance. I’ve raced in crazy conditions at FBF, getting blown around like a rag doll, and I’m ok with that, as its wide open, pretty constant and somewhat predictable, with top speeds in the 35-ish range on the tailwind sections. But Harriman, with its 45+ MPH descents, intermittent cross-winds, and in years past, sketchy 90 deg corners at the bottom of downhill sections, has just too much risk for me personally. There are some who find that course preferable to FBF or CP, but I’m not one of them.
If anyone in our club can be called an experienced TT-bike-handler, its Andy Shen. If he had a mishap, I think the course can be labeled risky without much argument.
I hope you guys heal quickly and without too much discomfort. And I hope the club’s leaders consider your mishaps when they choose next year’s TT courses.
yes, the ESG were a mess, but i thought they were a lot of fun. racing, hell, even riding 74 miles in prospect park is a trip.
Thanks but ‘fraid not. No one else went down, so I don’t think you can call the course dangerous. I thought the turn was over and accelerated instead of slowing down, so I went in at 42mph. Totally my fault.
Could have been worse, you could have been in the P/1/2 field at CSR yesterday.
I find the threat of random pedestrians in Central Park much scarier than any of the mild bike handling challenges in Harriman. Yesterday the wind was gusting down my street in Brooklyn too. Whatever. Weather happens.
DA=Down Again?
If you gotta kick a guy when he’s down come after me. Pretty hard to overcome a dropped chain while sprinting.
ct stage race total joke.
total amateur hour. it should be put out of its misery after its second year of obsurdities.
terrible organization and failure to put a marshall to flag riders onto a right hand turn at high speeds.
can you say stupid!!
1/2 the cat 3 field went the wrong way.
nice job. way to ruin a weekend for riders just looking to compete.
although the townspeople of colebrook (all 40 of them) are extremely enthusiastic, and would love to do anything to improve the race (especially the registration girl – hot damn!)…
the race itself freaking sucked. who thought of a 45 mile circuit with a MURDERING hill after a brutal TT? 91 miles for a cat 3 field?
lunacy!
registration girl = promoter’s daughter.
is the ESG qualifier.I most say the commentating is worth the watch these dudes are 2 funny mutha fuckers (he got’s his head down he’s still pumping) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7q_OU0wNo
he’s got’s his head down he’s still pumping!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzuHFOytyro
Patrick,
the TT course is not the same one used for the road race. Starting at Sebago beach and going out to Tiorati circle and back. Also, I heard that the bridge that was closed for Spring Bear has been re-opened. So the fall Bear race should be the long course we all love. 🙂
i think that the ESG video is hilarious. and its awesome. where else in this world can one do as ghetto a race as the ESG qualifier?
i love nyc bike racing.
Is it a clusterfuck of the first order? Sure. Does Bill mean well? Indeed he does.
have yall noticed you complain about the organization of each and every single race? what is the common denominator?
http://www.yellowjacketracing.com/2010
scroll to the bottom
I can understand anyone in the P12 field being really unhappy with how things went on Sunday, especially the instruction to go full speed over the metal bridge(s?) wet or dry. Having such a disaster of a stage would make me question coming back again.
That said, I want to say as a lower category racer (cat. 3 — we were made to walk the bridge) that I’m happy the race is on the schedule, hope it stays and continues to improve. Though there were problems, I liked the TT course and circuit (and they plan to close both lanes for next years race), the scoring made for more interesting racing across the days, great vibe, and the area is beautiful. Anyone who didn’t go this year should keep an eye our for it next year and consider it.
DC
If you have to or even worse are forced dismount your bike during a road race because a section is too dangerous then the course should be changed. I did not race but I would think this is race promotion 101.
Or really injured
Hi Folks,
Just a reminder that the NYS Road and Criterium Championships are being held this weekend near Lake Placid as part of the Adirondack North Country Race Weekend –
register here
http://www.bikereg.com/events/?pid=2075
Online registration closes tonight at 10 PM.
This is the Open/Elite/Masters/Junior State Championship for the road and criterium for 2010. Please support this great event and our State Championships! Great courses, great people, and great scenery in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains.
Dieter
President – NYSBRA
http://www.nysbra.com
Next year NYS champs will be in Canada!
It is very far from NYC but the race is really nice. Great course with a nice finish up to Santa’s Village. I did this race 2 years ago and had a great time. Plus Lake Placid is a really nice town to stay in for the weekend with lots to do. These guys come down for all of our races so we should try and support them at theirs.
why not 80$ ?
Except people with a lousy attitude. $80 for them
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