OVCX Indianapolis Double Cross Weekend
Day 2
Presented by
St. Mary's Child Center Cyclocross
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, December 05, 2010
December 7, 2010; Indianapolis, IN, USA: After a season of dirt tracks and dust, winter finally engulfed the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa John�s as the series headed for the final weekend of action in Indianapolis. Saturday evening saw six inches of snow fall on the Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park on the east side of the city, the venue for the inaugural St. Mary�s Cyclocross to benefit St. Mary�s Children Center. This did predictable damage to the course so when the Cat 4 men toed the line at 10:30, their bikes were already covered in a sloppy mess of snow, dirt and ice. Conditions did not improve throughout the day, which necessitated Elite riders having to rapidly remember their pit skills as bike changes every few laps were the order of the day. Sunday�s race was both the Indiana State Championships and Zipp OVCX Tour Finale at the classic Brookside Park course featuring the �44 Steps of Pain�. Conditions were colder but a little firmer under wheel, but the entire weekend pleased those lovers of old school cyclocross who say �dirt helps the hurt!�
Elite Men:
Mitchell Kersting (Bobs Red Mill) prevailed on both days in the Elite Men�s division but his wins came in very different manners. Saturday saw Kersting attack from the gun and ride solo for the entire hour. Kersting�s Bob�s Red Mill teammate Rob Kendall, Josh Johnson (DRT Consulting) and Drew Dillman (Redzone) battled for the lower steps on the podium before Dillman came out on top. The sloppy conditions will prepare Dillman well for his upcoming stint with the US Euro Camp in Belgium over Christmas.
While Kersting went from the gun on Saturday, on Sunday he bided his time in a lead group with Johnson and Kendall, who alternatively applied the pressure on for the entire race. On the final lap, Kersting made his move going shoulder-to-shoulder with Johnson at the top of the stairs to quickly claim a decisive margin. Youngster Johnson held on for 2nd and first Indiana rider ahead of Kendall, Weston Luzzader (NUVO) and Steve Swecker (Lindsey Wilson College).
With his two wins on the weekend, Mitch Kersting became the 2010 Zipp OVCX season champion. And though Josh Johnson beat Rob Kendall in both races on the final weekend, he fell just one agonizing point short of overtaking Kendall for second place in the season standings. Even closer was the battle for fourth place overall for the season, with Ryan Gamm (Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Gear Grinder) and Chris Nevitt tied with 638 points apiece at the end of the 15 race series. With the tie, Nevitt became the third Bob�s Red Mill rider in the top five of the season�s ending standings.
Elite Women:
It was also a tale of two races in the Women�s Elite division during the Indy DoubleCross weekend, even though Nikki Dallaire (Alderfer Bergen) won out on both days of the weekend. On Saturday Amanda Virostko (Shamrock Cycles) had Dallaire on the ropes and facing a rare defeat when Virostko�s seatpost snapped, forcing a disappointingly premature end to her race. Dallaire was then able to roll in for the win ahead of Becca Finley (Marian University) and Bridget Donovan (Trek Bicycle Store). Normal service was resumed at Brookside where Dallaire took the hole�shot off the long concrete section and was never headed. Virostko took a very strong second-place finish to win the Indiana State Championship and demonstrate the strength that was thwarted by her bad luck the day before. Finley finished third in her penultimate weekend as a Marian racer as she�ll head out to Bend next weekend for Collegiate Nationals.
With her two wins, including Sunday�s double-points finale, Nikki Dallaire increased her lead in the point standings to win the Zipp OVCX season championship. Dallaire was so dominant in 2010 that she actually had to drop two wins from her final score because she had more victories than the number of races she could count toward the standings. In fact, the only races on the 2010 Zipp OVCX Tour presented by Papa John�s that Dallaire started and did not win, were won by Katie Compton and Georgia Gould.
Other Classes:
The Elite Masters saw a dominant win for Fred Rose (Bikereg.com) on Saturday and an equally impressive ride by Eric Anderson (NUVO) on Sunday. Anderson avoided the worse conditions on Saturday so arrived fresh to do battle for the Indiana State title at Brookside and after riding with Erik Fagerberg (Papa Johns) for the opening couple of laps, dispatched his rival by repeated accelerations on the deceptively tricky uphill asphalt section. Fittingly, both Rose and Fagerberg were able to claim Zipp OVCX season titles. Rose took the 35+ season championship, while Fagerberg won the season title in the 45+ division.
Arguably the most enduring battle of the weekend was between Ray Smith (Humana) and Jason Monk (Main Street Velo) in the Cat 3 Open race. They were locked together throughout Saturdays race and, after slip-sliding down the final treacherous descent, Smith won a tight finale after Monk seemed under-geared or (as was common) had pedal issues in the sprint. Smith again prevailed on Sunday where he took the lead earlier in the final lap to have a more comfortably winning margin. But while Smith won the battle, Monk won the war by taking the Zipp OVCX season championship.
Other double weekend winners included Nolan McQueen (Cat 4), Cooper Ambjorn (Womens 3/4) and Nick Dietrich (Junior 17/18). A fun, if chilly, weekend was enjoyed by all who participated and was a fitting send-off to another remarkably successful Zipp OVCX Tour presented by Papa John�s. Full season standings and information on the series, which has become one of the Nation�s strongest regional series, are available at OVCX.com.
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.
Cat 1/2/3 Elite Men/U23
Place First Name Last Name Team points
1 mitchell kersting Bob's Red Mill p/b Focus Bikes 25
2 Josh Johnson DRT Racing 20
3 Rob Kendall Bob's Red Mill 16
4 Weston Luzadder NUVO-Cultural Trail / Marian University 14
5 Stefan Swecker Lindsey Wilson College 12
6 ryan gamm Kenda Pro Cycling pb Gear Grinder 10
7 kip spaude nova/IScorp 9
8 Chris Nevitt Bob's Red Mill p/b FOCUS 8
9 Alder Martz Marian University 7
10 Adam Rodkey Speedway Wheelmen 6
11 Joshua Prater Speedway Wheelmen 5
12 Zachary Edwards DRT Racing 4
13 Matthew Kiel Lilly Gray Goat 3
14 jacob virostko Shamrock/Biowheels Racing 2
15 Adam Leibovitz Marian University 1
16 Tomasz Golas DRT Racing
17 Joe Kukolla Marian University
18 Johnathan Freter lindsey wilson college
19 taylor ladd lindsey wilson college
20 edwin colvin Trek/BGI Racing
21 Jake Zimmerman Ohio Valley Velo EDT
22 Gregg Shanefelt ZWS/Cyclesport
23 Isaiah Newkirk Marian University
24 David Yohe Marian University
25 James Billiter BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing
26 Matthew Dooley lindsey wilson college
27 Ryan O'Connor Barbasol Racing
28 Joshua Nagode Lindsey Wilson College
0 Peter Deucher Marian University
Cat 1/2/3 Elite Women/U23
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 AnnaJean Dallaire Alderfer Bergen 25
2 Amanda Virostko Shamrock/Biowheels 20
3 Rebecca Finley Marian University 16
4 Gerry Schulze BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 14
5 Bridget Donovan Trek Store Cincinnati/ Seven Cycles 12
6 Malissa Petrov ZWS Cyclesport 10
7 Sierra Siebenlist Marian University 9
8 Jackie Kurth Marian University 8
9 Allie Dragoo Marian University 7
10 Bridget Sempsrott BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 6
11 Brooke Crum Lindsey Wilson College 5
12 Madison Mills Lindsey Wilson College 4
elizabeth cobb BikeReg.com
Cat 1/2/3 Masters Men 35+/45+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Eric Anderson Nuvo/cultural trail 25
2 Erik Fagerberg Papa John's Racing Team 20
3 MICAH FRITZINGER Schellers Fitness & Cycling 16
4 Thomas Brockman Bicycle Sport Inc. 14
5 Frederick Rose BikeReg.com 12
6 sean weddell Way 2 Finish Coaching 10
7 Scott Pardi Team Hungary 9
8 Keith Lucas Schellers Racing Team 8
9 Brian Andriot Bicycle Sport Inc. 7
10 shane nalley Alderfer Bergen 6
11 Mitch Graham BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 5
12 john mandrola Papa Johns Racing Team 4
13 John May, Sr Papa John's Racing Team 3
14 Todd Nix Breck's Bicycle Shop 2
15 Steven Bivens Breck's Bike Shop 1
16 Glenn Francisco Papa John's Racing Team
17 Peter Hills Michelob Ultra Cycling
18 Joe Bellante BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing
19 Michael Schulze Drake's Coffee
20 Scott Bond Speedway Wheelmen
21 Matthew Koehn Speedway Wheelmen
Cat 3 Men
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Ray Smith Humana/Cycler's Cafe 25
2 Jason Monk Main Street Velo 20
3 cory swihart team indiebike P/B Ortho Indy 16
4 Ryan Kiel Lilly - Gray Goat Cycling 14
5 Andrew Boneff Jay's Bikes 12
6 John Francisco Red Zone Juniors Cycling 10
7 William Sherman Shamrock Cycles 9
8 Tony O'Neill Cannondale Midwest Racing 8
9 Jesse Roberson Scheller's Racing 7
10 James Walter Fort Factory Team 6
11 Dustin Jones indiebike.com p/b OrthoIndy 5
12 Jaden Sempsrott BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 4
13 John Woods DRT Consulting 3
14 Dan Lach Cyclesport/Zephyr Wheel Sport 2
15 Timothy Brown Road Racing Project 1
16 Martin Meadows Speedway Wheelman
17 John Callahan J's Bikes Racing
18 Luther Prater Speedway Wheelmen
0 Samuel Dobrozsi QCW Lionhearts
0 Matthew Kiel Lilly Gray Goat
0 Kerry Nordstrom Team Hungry!!1
0 Cooper Simon Red Zone Cycling
0 Trent Donat
Cat 3 Men 35+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Brian Collier BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 25
2 Steven Gers BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 20
3 Bo Sherman Michelob Ultra Cycling 16
4 Scot Herrmann Michelob Ultra Cycling 14
5 Josh Biven Louisville Firefighters 12
6 Mark Farmer Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence/Moro Cycling 10
7 jeff schoeny Michelob Ultra Cycling 9
8 Gregory Fasig Zephyr / Cycle Sport 8
9 Andrew Allwein Seven Hills Racing 7
10 nathan mirus Biowheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 6
11 Kirk Grynwald Road Racing Project 5
12 Duane Walker BikeClicks.com/Team Louisville 4
13 Matt Stierwalt Rogue Racing Project 3
14 Jeff Cyrus Rogue Racing Project 2
15 Chip (Otto) Schug Team WebCyclery.com 1
16 mark trousdale Rio Blanco
17 Butch Farrell Rogue Racing Project ::513::
18 Christian Ambjorn Reser Fusion Velo Experience
19 James Turner Team IPRO
20 Rick Maier Michelob Ultra Cycling
21 David Aukerman Indiana Hand Center
22 Jerry Hayes Queen City Wheels
23 Scott Murschel BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing
Cat 3 Men 45+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Mark Hooton RogueRacers.org 25
2 tony franklin BioWheels /Reece Campbell Racing 20
3 Brad Wunderlich Main Street Velo 16
4 Scott Belcher Shamrock Cycles/7 Hills Racing 14
5 Lou Beckmeyer 7 Hills Racing 12
6 David Lane Main Street Velo 10
7 Jeffrey Schepper Speedway Wheelmen 9
8 Rick Toler Team Hammer Nutrition 8
9 Michael Seiler Rogue Racing Project 7
10 john schmitz Speedway Wheelmen 6
11 Kay Ohta Main Street Velo 5
12 mike otting 7 hills racing 4
13 Lars Andersen 3
14 Charles South Men of Steel Racing 2
15 John Downey Gears 4 Beers 1
16 John Harris Rogue Racing Project
17 Craig Reynolds Some Guys Cycling/Indiana Hand Center
18 Steve Vorderman
19 Bryan Smith McDonalds Cycling Team
20 Doug Hamilton BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing
0 Martin Bearden McDonald's Racing Team
0 Wes Harris Speedway Wheelmen
0 Jim Havey Commonwealth Eye Surgery / Pedal the Planet
Cat 3/4 Women
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Cooper Ambjorn Reser Fusion Velo Experience 25
2 Elizabeth cobb BikeReg.com 20
3 Sarah Swallow ZWS Cycle Sport 16
4 Carrie Cochran Reser Fusion Velo Experience 14
5 Jayne Prater 12
6 Kristy Matherly 10
7 Emily Monk Main Street Velo 9
8 Julie Herrmann Michelob Ultra Cycling 8
Cat 3/4 Women 35+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Staci Mandrola Papa Johns Racing Team 25
2 Karin Reed Michelob Ultra Cycling 20
3 jeni roosen Seven Hills 16
4 Sherri Thompson Rogue Racing Project 14
5 Karen Hamilton BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 12
6 Tiffanie Hills Michelob Ultra Cycling 10
Cat 4 Men
Place First Name Last Name Team
Danny Moeller
1 Nolan McQueen Red Zone Cycling Team 25
2 Ashton Wischmeier DRT 20
3 Kyle Perry 16
4 Thomas Swallow none 14
5 thomas waggener main street velo 12
6 Ben Glover Red Zone Cycling 10
7 Justin Yoder Indiebike.com p/b OrthoIndy 9
8 Duncan Russell Echelon 8
9 David Morse 7
10 Spencer Petrov QCW Lionhearts 6
11 Ian McShane 5
12 BENJAMIN CLEMENS Wild Card Cycling 4
13 David Rose Team Bikes and Moore 3
14 Ryan Elpers Indiebike.com P/B Orthoindy 2
15 Andy Paskins 1
16 Houston Ward Red Zone Cycling
17 Zach Deitch Speedway Wheelmen
18 Matt Harbaugh Queen City Wheels
19 Andrew Smith Reser Fusion Velo Experience
20 Erik Albers Speedway Wheelmen
21 Darrin Grosch Rogue Racing Project 513
22 steven matherly Main Street Velo
23 Daniel Dickinson Main Street Velo
24 Brandon Charles
25 Galen Denney
26 Daniel Bartholomew
27 Kyhle Porter Jay�s Bikes
29 Saxon Porter Jay�s Bikes
0 Will Bain BikeClicks/Team Louisville
0 Eric Buchakjian
0 Mike Frankeberger Cycler's Cafe
0 Gary Manis none
0 Jared Preston Michelob Ultra
0 Brad Sheridan indiebike.com p/b OrthoIndy
0 Mike Stumpe indiebike.com p/b OrthoIndy Trauma
Cat 4 Men 35+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Kirk Grynwald Rogue Racing Project 25
2 Tracy Segar Queen City Wheels 20
3 Chip (Otto) Schug Team WebCyclery.com 16
4 Brad Hayes J's Bikes 14
5 Doug Voss BikeClicks/Team Louisville 12
6 Tim ODonnell Shamrock Cycles 10
7 Larry Pethick BikeClicks/Team Louisville 9
8 David Hack Team Bikes and Moore 8
9 Joseph Van Denburg J's Bikes 7
10 Bryan Dalman Speedway Wheelmen 6
11 Bob Butsch Zephyr Wheel Sports 5
12 Tom Mulpagano Shamrock Cycles 4
13 Scott Perry Speedway Wheelmen 3
14 John Gretz Trek Bicycles 2
15 Dave Placke 1
16 Eric Schilling Speedway Wheelmen
17 Jason Garneret Rogue Racing Project
18 Robert Prewitt Queen City Wheels
19 Evan Clark
20 john Petrov QCW
21 James Foster
22 Mike Conaway
23 Justin Forbes Men of Steel Racing
24 Scott Lyle
25 Thomas Standers Indiana Hand Center/Some Guys Cycling
26 brian segal Rogue Racing Project
27 Gerald Rusin Team Nebo Ridge
0 Bryan horton Reser Fusion Velo Experience
0 Geraint Parry Scholars Inn Bakehouse Team Tortuga
Cat 4 Men 45+
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Eric Lovins Team Bikes and Moore 25
2 Jeff Hardin Rogue Racing Project 20
3 Eric Schumacher 7 Hills Racing 16
4 lance brown Darkhorse Racing 14
5 John Wischmeier Bicycle Station 12
6 Yngvar Brynildssen Speedway Wheelmen 10
7 Tim Casady Team Nebo Ridge 9
8 John Weber Colavita Racing, Inc. 8
9 John Hartman Indie Bike/Ortho Indy 7
10 Frank troiano Hero's 6
11 Keith Morlen 5
12 John Wheeler II Moore Gray Goat Sports 4
13 Peter Lytle Gears 4 Beers 3
14 John Rademacher Queen City Wheels 2
15 Mark McKenney 7 Hills Racing 1
0 Matt Curry Team Nebo Ridge
0 Paul Kane
Juniors 10-12
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 EDWARD FRITZINGER Red Zone Cycling 25
2 William Bobrow Red Zone Cycling 20
3 Thomas Francisco Red Zone Cycling 16
4 Jackson McNear Red Zone Cycling 14
5 Alex Christian QCW Lionhearts 12
6 Enzo Allwein QCW Lionhearts 10
7 Cate McShane 9
8 Zane Ash QCW Lionhearts 8
9 Cameron Fisk RedZone 7
10 Evan Segar QCW Lionhearts 6
11 Gabriel Dobrozsi QCW Lionhearts 5
12 Nicholas Petrov QCW Lionhearts 4
13 Matthew Grolmes QCW Lionhearts 3
14 Jacob Krynock QCW Lionhearts 2
15 Madeleine Green QCW Lionhearts 1
16 Emma Hayes QCW Lionhearts
Juniors 13-14
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 JEDIDIAH FRITZINGER Red Zone Cycling 25
2 James Francisco 20
3 Will Mandrola Red Zone Cycling 16
4 Rachel Dobrozsi QCW Lionhearts 14
5 Robert Prewitt QCW Lionhearts 12
6 Mackenzie Green QCW Lionhearts 10
7 Zachary Ross QCW Lionhearts 9
8 Eden Webb Red Zone Cycling 8
9 Andrew Rademacher QCW Lionhearts 7
10 Corbin Schmitz 6
11 Katherine Santos Red Zone Cycling 5
12 Jacob Weisgerber QCW Lionhearts 4
13 Nathan Ross QCW Lionhearts 3
14 Emily Falk Red Zone Cycling 2
15 John Morris QCW Lionhearts 1
16 Gruenwald Michael QCW Lionhearts
0 Michael Gruenwald Lionhearts
Juniors 15-18
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 Nick Dietrich Red Zone Cycling 25
2 Daniel Santos RedZone Cycling 20
3 Strom Porter Jay�s Bikes 16
4 Amy Czerwonka Red Zone Cycling 14
5 Catherine Hollibaugh Team Nebo Ridge 12
Single Speed
Place First Name Last Name Team
1 jacob virostko Shamrock/Biowheels Racing 25
2 Michael Schulze Drake's Coffee 20
3 John Harris Rogue Racing Project 16
4 Aaron Hawkins Winston's Brand Cycling Skincare 14
5 David Aukerman Indiana Hand Center 12
6 Luke Stifler 10
7 Scott Murschel BioWheels/Reece-Campbell Racing 9
8 brian segal Rogue Racing Project 8
0 Corey Green
