ZIPP OVCX Race #1 Cyclesport Cyclo-Cross at Riverview Park
Presented by
Zephyr Wheel Sports
Loveland, OH
Sunday, September 14, 2008

BLOWN AWAY IN OHIO

Ike Can’t Blow Away Zipp OVCX Opener

September 16, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA: A massive windstorm hit the Cincinnati Ohio area on Sunday, including the town of Loveland Ohio, site of the opening race of the 2008 Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour. News outlets reported that the storm, which was the remnant of Hurricane Ike, left nearly two million people without electricity and forecast that many would be without power for over a week. In Loveland itself, people in the only open store in town reported that they had seen several houses that had been destroyed by falling trees.

Though it all, the Zipp OVCX racers continued to compete at the Cycle Sport Cyclocross at Riverview Park, with Dan Campbell (RFG Solutions) winning an epic Elite Men’s race that was held at the height of the windstorm. A hard, steady wind with recorded gusts of 70 mph (112 km/hour) saw riders trading pulls while riding at 7 mph on the flats while soccer goals on the accompanying field were being blown over. A seven- rider lead group formed on the second lap and stayed together for about half the race. Slowly riders were shelled out the back until only 4 remained. With four laps to go, the remaining riders split into two groups of two riders each, with Campbell and Mike Purvis (Barbasol) forming the lead group. Campbell took the lead for good with 2 ½ laps remaining and soloed to the victory with about a 30 second margin and a huge smile. It was the first major cyclocross win for the rider who earlier this year finished second in the Tour of Ohio. Purvis’ Barbasol teammate Mike Kennedy finished third ahead of Alderfer-Bergen’s Mike Sherer.

The Elite Women’s race was won in convincing fashion by Ashley James of Iscorp/Nova Cycle. Amanda McKay of Bio-Wheels finished second.

The next Zipp OVCX Tour race will be the Tour de Louisville at Louisville Kentucky’s Tom Sawyer Park on September 28. For more information, see www.OVCX.com

Race Notes:

• In the Elite Masters race, Mike McShane of Team Calistoga took the win after a race-long battle among a three-man lead group

• The event saw a record entry, nearly doubling last year’s entry total.

• There were so many entries in the category 3-4 race that officials split the field into two separate events. Several of the women competitors commented that it may have been the largest category 3-4 women’s field, in any discipline (road, mtb, ‘cross), they had raced in Ohio this year.

These results are provided for informational purposes only.  Please note that 
the protest period for this event has expired and no changes can or will be made 
to these results.

Elite Men
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Dan           Campbell          RGF Solutions
2nd    Mike          Purvis            Barbasol
3rd    Mike          Kennedy           Barbasol
4th    Mike          Sherer            Alderfer-Bergen
5th    Phil          Noble             Bio-Wheels
6th    Isaac         Neff              Alderfer-Bergen
7th    Mitchell      Kersting          Barbasol
8th    Clayton       Omer              Calistoga Racing
9th    Ryan          Gamm              Team Inferno
10th   Andrew        Messer            DRT Racing
11th   Joe           Devault
12th   Nathaniel     Cornelius         Commonwealth Eye
13th   Matthew       Dooley            Fred Meyer/Lakeside
14th   Mitchell      Graham            Bio-Wheels
15th   Zach          Edwards           DRT Racing
16th   Andrew        Llewellyn         Calistoga Racing
17th   Jacob         Virostko          Lucas Oil
18th   Royden        Kern              Commonwealth Eye
19th   Matt          Fox               Bio-Wheels
20th   Rick          Toler             Kreitler Rollers
21st   Stewart       Scovil            Calistoga Racing
22nd   Andy          Moskal            RGF Solutions
23rd   Zachary       Winn
24th   Aaron         Hawkins           Team Chiropower
25th   Luca          Lenzi             Cycling Center/JBCA
DNF    Ryan          Myers             Nuvo Cultural Trail
DNF    Ryan          Knapp             BikeReg.com

Elite Women
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Ashley        James             Iscorp/Nova Cycle
2nd    Amanda        McKay             Bio-Wheels
3rd    Bridget       Donovan           Trek Store Cincinnati
4th    Amanda        Sproat            Trek Store Columbus
5th    Leah          Tingley
6th    Pam           Loebig            Morris Trucking
7th    Nancy         Henderson
8th    Melissa       Kurzhals          Team Kenda Tire
9th    Michelle      Morris            One Call Now
10th   Sarah         Lukas             Hyndai/Gear Grinder
11th   Shellie       Heggenberger
12th   Jamie         Clifton
13th   April         Beckner           One Call Now
DNF    Sherry        Downing           Team Kenda Tire

Masters 1/2/3
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Mike          McShane           Calistoga
2nd    Fred          Rose              BikeReg.com
3rd    Mark          Strecker          Bio-Wheels
4th    Morgan        Webb              Barbasol
5th    Charley       Miller            Bio-Wheels
6th    Blaine        Heppner           Team Louisville
7th    Rick          Lyons             Team Louisville
8th    John          Mandrola          Calistoga
9th    Bill          Crank             Pedal the Planet
10th   Mark          Hooten            Midwest Flyers
11th   Charles       Garner            Team Louisville
12th   Timothy       Beirne            Calistoga
13th   John          May               Barbasol
14th   Scott         Young             Tri Tech
15th   Keith         Hutton            Bolla Cycling
16th   Joe           Collins           Team Louisville
17th   James         Turner            Team I-Pro
18th   T.J.          Turner            Bio-Wheels
19th   Dan           Ramsey            Seven Hills/Mercy
20th   Lou           Beckmeyer         Seven Hills/Mercy
21st   Bill          Kennedy           Clarksville A-Team
22nd   Doug          Hamilton          Bio-Wheels
DNF    Mike          Otting            Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Jeff          Steinrock         Team Louisville
DNF    Joe           Bellante          Bio-Wheels
DNF    John          Riedel            Alan Factory Team
DNF    Scott         Bond              Speedway Wheelmen
DNF    Doug          Dobrozsi          Queen City Wheels

Cat 3 Men
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Keith         Lucas             CKW Racing
2nd    Christopher   Nevitt            Team Lousiville
3rd    Michael       Chewning          Team Hungry
4th    Steven        Gers              Bio-Wheels
5th    Andrew        Millard           ZWS/Cyclesport
6th    Allen         Morris            One Call Now
7th    Donald        Parr              Team Lousiville
8th    David         Strole            DRT Racing
9th    Joseph        Hall              Bikesource
10th   David         Groen             Team COBC/National Engineering
11th   Brian         Collier           Bio-Wheels
12th   Christopher   Cartier           Morris Trucking
13th   Martin        Bearden           Team Lousiville
14th   David         Schell            Queen City Wheels
15th   Scott         Bond              Speedway Wheelmen
16th   Patrick       Kelly             Midwest Flyers
17th   Mitchell      Beckner           One Call Now
18th   Ben           Bonney
19th   Mark          Farmer            Ohio Orthopedic
20th   Mark          Trosdale
21st   Duane         Walker            Team Lousiville
22nd   Dave          Aukerman          Indiana Hand Center
23rd   Robert        Thomas            Midwest Flyers
24th   Martin        Meadows           Speedway Wheelmen
25th   Michael       Jernigan          Pro Graphics
26th   Andrew        Cover             ZWS/Cyclesport
27th   Jason         Leaman
28th   Christopher   Slone             Team Dayton
DNF    Kerry         Nordstrom         Team Hungry

Cat 4 Men Open
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Mark          Rucker            Midwest Flyers
2nd    Brent         Emoff             Midwest Flyers
3rd    Martin        Sanders           Smitty's
4th    Nick          Grigsby
5th    Tim           Delgado           Midwest Flyers
6th    Jeff          Schoeny
7th    Ryan          Storm             Target Training
8th    Dave          Mundy
9th    Cameron       Poole             Team Dayton
10th   Butch         Farrell
11th   Matt          Becher            Smitty's
12th   Cory          St. Clair         Team Turner/P.H. & B.
13th   Kevin         Van Wert          ZWS/Cyclesport
14th   Scott         Murschel          Team Abundance
15th   Peter         Hills             Team Dayton
16th   Samuel        Janes             Pedal the Planet
17th   Raab          Marquart
18th   Jaden         Semsprott         CORA
19th   Keith         Morlen
20th   Brian         Segal             Team Sandbag
21st   Bill          Meek
22nd   John          Molnar
23rd   Nathan        Roberson
24th   Dave          Bradley
25th   Randy         Morris
26th   Richard       McCreary          Team Dayton
27th   Michael       Galinger
DNF    Geoffrey      Thielmeyer        Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Grant         Gorham            Smitty's
DNF    Brian         Sparkman
DNF    Mike          Szymanski
DNF    Corey         Green             Ghisallo Cycling Team
DNF    Dayne         Hassett
DNF    Doug          Pace
DNF    Riley         Marn              Team Hungry
DNF    Mark          Luking            Team Louisville
DNF    Cody          Joel
DNF    Mike          Frankenberger     Main Stream Vending
DNF    Evan          Clark
DNF    Lance         Brown
DNF    Hunter        Boshell           Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Chris         Halioris          Team Louisville
DNF    Douglas       Bernard
DNF    Daniel        Bartholomew

Cat 3/4 35+ Men
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Kurt          Smits             Smitty's
2nd    Gregory       Charkoudian       Pedal the Planet
3rd    Thomas        Mulpagano         Nebo Ridge Bicycles
4th    Doug          Roemer            Team Louisville
5th    John          Downy
6th    Jerry         Hayes             Queen City Wheels
7th    Marvin        Kersting
8th    Casey         Barnes
9th    Steven        Webster           Team Louisville
10th   Fred          Schauer
11th   Chris         Carville          Bio-Wheels
12th   Guy           Dillion           Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Justin        Forbes
DNF    John          Thomas            ZWS/Cyclesport

Cat 3/4 45+ Men
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Dan           Lach              ZWS/Cyclesport
2nd    Lou           Beckmeyer         Seven Hills/Mercy
3rd    Dan           Ramsey            Seven Hills/Mercy
4th    Jonathan      Spicker           Queen City Wheels
5th    Mike          Otting            Seven Hills/Mercy
6th    Dell          Williamson        Queen City Wheels
7th    Tim           Heggenberger      16 Paws
8th    John          Rademacher        Queen City Wheels
DNF    Mark          McKenney          Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Matthew       Koehn             Speedway Wheelmen
DNF    Mike          McDaniel          Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Scott         Belcher           Seven Hills/Mercy
DNF    Fraser        Cunningham        ZWS/Cyclesport

Cat 3/4 Women Open
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Therese       Meek
2nd    Olivia        Jaras             Team Louisville
3rd    Emily         Benson            DRT Racing
4th    Alison        Bendingfield
5th    Jeni          Roosen            Seven Hills/Mercy
6th    Suzanne       Webster           Team Louisville
7th    Chelsea       Vandedrink
8th    Julie         Routson
9th    Mary          Wienholts         G.E.

Cat 3/4 Women 35+
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team
1st    Shellie       Heggenberger
2nd    Christina     Halioris          Team Louisville
3rd    Bridget       Sempsprott        CORA
4th    Cara          Boney
5th    Karen         Wells-Hamilton    Bio-Wheels
6th    Susan         McDaniel          Seven Hills/Mercy
7th    Laura         Collins

Junior Boys 10-12
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team                                 Age Group
1st    Will          Mandrola          Red Zone Cycling                     10 to 12
2nd    Andrew        Radamacher        Kid's-on-Bike's                      10 to 12
3rd    Will          Schrantz          Kid's-on-Bike's                      10 to 12
4th    Evan          Sennett           Red Zone Cycling                     10 to 12
DNF    Matthew       Pace                                                   10 to 12
DNF    Ian           McShane           Red Zone Cycling                     10 to 12
DNF    Michael       Gruenwald         Kid's-on-Bike's                      10 to 12

Junior Girls 10-12
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team                                 Age Group
1st    Eden          Webb              Red Zone Cycling                     10 to 12
2nd    Rachel        Dobrozsi          Queen City Wheels                    10 to 12
3rd    Anna          Schauer                                                10 to 12

Junior Boys 13-14
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team                                 Age Group
1st    John          May                                                    13 to 14
2nd    Drew          Bercaw            One Call Now                         13 to 14
3rd    Samuel        Dobrozsi          Queen City Wheels                    13 to 14

Junior Girls 13-14
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team                                 Age Group
1st    Hannah        Mossman           One Call Now                         13 to 14

Junior Boys 15-16
Place  First Name    Last Name         Team                                 Age Group
1st    Drew          Dillman                                                15 to 16
2nd    Brian         Lark              Red Zone Cycling                     15 to 16
3rd    John          Dwyer                                                  15 to 16