W.E. Stedman Co. Grand Prix of Cyclo Cross - Verge NECCS #5
South Kingstown, RI
December 20, 2003
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.
Gullickson and McConneloug Return with a Bang
In cold December New England weather, both of last year's Verge NECCS
champions returned after missing the most recent round of the series, and
both claimed important victories as the series moves into its final round.
Marc Gullickson and Mary McConneloug returned to New England cyclo-cross in
S. Kingstown, RI, each vowing to not let their titles from a year ago change
hands without a battle.
Gullickson Storms to the Win
From the starting whistle the Men's Elite race was on fire. The current
Verge NECCS overall leader Mark McCormack (Saturn) got the hole shot on the
uphill sprint start, with newly crowned Under-23 National Champion Jesse
Anthony (Hot Tubes) right on his wheel. By the end of the first lap a lead
group containing McCormack, Anthony, Marc Gullickson (Redline), Ben Turner
(7-Up/Maxxis), and Zak Grabowski (Hot Tubes), had formed, and the rest of
the field had detonated in their wake. Midway through the second lap,
Gullickson threw down the gauntlet with a strong attack that none of the
other riders could follow. As he gradually stretched his lead out,
Grabowski began to fall off the pace, losing time in the slippery turns,
leaving the other three to chase the leader. With three laps to go, Turner
was gapped by McCormack and Anthony, and crashed as he gassed it trying to
catch them. With the chase group down to two riders, Gullickson's grip on
the win was secure, leaving just a race for 2nd place. Coming through the
start finish with one lap to go, Anthony attacked McCormack, but was unable
to shake him, and in the finishing sprint McCormack won the race for 2nd.
Grabowski managed to catch Turner and eventually crossed the line for 4th,
while Turner picked up the remaining UCI points with 5th place. With the
win, Gullickson inched closer to taking the jersey back from McCormack in
Sunday's double points finale in Merrimack, NH, where McCormack has to at
least finish second again if Gullickson wins to keep the lead.
McConneloug Reasserts her Dominance
With three newly crowned national champions in the elite women's field, Mary
McConneloug (Seven Cycles) had her work cut out for her. Not to mention
that for the first time in two years, the Verge NECCS leader's jersey was on
the shoulders of a rider other than herself, namely Anna Milkowski
(Gearworks/SpinArts). And when the start whistle blew, it was clear that
these other riders fully intended to make life difficult for McConneloug.
Marianne Stover (Gearworks/SpinArts) won the start with a fierce uphill
sprint, and promptly built a gap between herself and the field. Behind her,
McConneloug was chasing hard, with Milkowski and Sinead Fitzgibbon (EAS)
just behind her. By the midpoint of the first lap, McConneloug had caught
Stover, and then sprinted away from her as they came to the end of the lap.
After two laps, Milkowski and Fitzgibbon had caught Stover and set off in a
vain pursuit of the leader. McConneloug stretched her lead further every
lap, eventually winning by a sizable margin. Milkowski sprinted home in 2nd
place, but it was not enough to maintain her hold on the leader's jersey,
which passed back into the hands of McConneloug. Fitzgibbon finished in
3rd, just in front of Stover
Other winners on the day included Konrad Lebas (Richard Sachs) in the Junior
race; Jonny Bold (CCCC/Corner Cycle) in the Masters 35+; Scott Wade
(Gearworks/SpinArts) in the Masters 45+; and Alan Starrett (Bikeman.com) in
the B Mens race.
Tomorrow's Verge NECCS Round 6 in Merrimack, New Hampshire features double
points, meaning that none of the series leader's jerseys are secure.
Anything can happen, especially with the expected mix of cold and mud that
will greet the racers. Expect Gullickson to go all out in an attempt to
regain the leader's jersey, and McCormack to do the same to hold onto it.
And with just a 6 point margin over 2nd place, Mary McConneloug is by no
means assured of another series victory.
The Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series is presented by Clif
Bar and Cycle-Smart: Solutions for Cycling. Series sponsors include Verge
Sport, makers of quality custom cycling apparel; Maxxis Tires; Pedro's USA;
BikeReg.com; Intensepicts.com; and The Ride Magazine.
Category: Elite Men 17 starters
Place U23 Time Rider Team
1 52:13 Marc Gullickson Redline
2 52:26 Mark McCormack Team Saturn
3 1 Jesse Anthony Hot Tubes Cycling Team
4 2 53:05 Zak Grabowski Hot Tubes Cycling Team
5 53:10 Ben Turner 7up/Maxxis
6 54:57 Jon Bruno ECV
7 55:20 Jacob Stechmann Alan Factory Team
8 55:36 Michael Broderick Seven Cycles
9 55:37 Johannes Huseby Fiordi Frutta
10 56:34 Adam Hodges Myerson Cycle-Smart
11 57:34 Jeff Leake NCC/BikeReg.com
12 57:43 Noah Taylor
13 59:22 Curtis Boivin Providence Velo
14 3 1:00:02 Troy Wells Team Devo
15 4 -1 lap John Hanson Benidorm/Createx
Category: Elite Women 14 starters
Place U23 Time Rider Team
1 35:15 Mary McConnelog Seven Cycles
2 35:58 Anna Milkowski Gearworks/SpinArts
3 36:57 Sinead Fitzgibbon EAS/ CRCA
4 37:33 Marianne Stover Gearworks/Spinarts
5 37:38 Celeste Drumm Mean Wheels Bike Shop
6 37:52 Pauline Frascone Arc-en-ciel
7 38:04 Maryann Martinez CCB/Volkswagen
8 38:29 Sara Cushman Gear Works/Spin Arts
9 39:00 Susan MacLean Gear Works/Spin Arts
10 x 39:35 Stephanie White Dansko/Wheelworks
11 39:56 Katherine Farago NEBC/Cycleloft
12 40:33 Rebecca Wellons NEBC/Cycleloft
13 40:55 Rebecca Sox CCB/Volkswagen
14 44:23 Kerry Litka Dansko/Wheelworks
Category: Masters 35+ 33 starters
Place 45+ Time Rider Team
1 40:11 Jonny Bold CCCC/Corner Cycle
2 40:57 Christopher Long
3 Michael Ward BCA/TOSK
4 41:11 Michael Bernard Gearworks/Spinarts
5 1 41:17 Scott Wade Gearworks/Spinarts
6 41:23 John Verheul Cycle-Smart
7 41:49 Mark Stotz Cyclonauts
8 2 41:57 William Sawyer Gearworks
9 42:17 Paul Boudreau Essex County Velo
10 42:36 eric marro Team BOB/Skofield Builders
11 3 Timothy Groesbeck
12 4 Paul Curley TEAM Gearworks/Spinarts
13 43:24 Paul Lynch Bicycle Link
14 43:46 Christopher Brown Corner Cycle
15 James Walsh Cox Communications Cycling Team
16 kevin callahan bicycle link
17 5 44:14 david schachte Providence Velo Club
18 6 44:21 Tom Stevens Gear Works/Spin Arts
19 7 44:37 geoff sullivan Eastern Bloc/Benidorm
20 45:25 Gene Garneau
21 45:30 Tim Crowley CTS
22 45:48 Christopher Smith
23 45:58 Bob Bisson Gearworks/Spinarts
24 46:09 James Haitz Cox Communications Cycling Team
25 8 46:29 Bruce McCowan
26 46:45 Steven Bonadio NEBC/Cycle Loft
27 47:15 Michael Dameron Cox Communications Cycling Team
28 48:35 Kelly Cline Wissahikon Cyclery
29 48:41 Chris Daigneault
30 49:37 Wayne Cunningham NEBC/Cycle Loft
31 50:53 Stephen Cruickshank Boston Road Club/ATA Cycles
32 -1 lap Bill Hurley Slick Willy Bike Lube
Category: Juniors 7 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 39:47 Konrad LeBas Richard Sachs
2 41:28 Noah Harwood Daigel Corp/NHJCA
3 42:36 Charles Marzot Corner Cycle Cycling Club
4 43:40 Morgan MacLeod Portland Velo/Jamis
5 44:29 Ian Gordon Cox Communications Cycling Team
6 45:38 Tucker Olander Peerless/HNECC
7 48:08 Tim Halliday
Category: B Men starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 41:44 Alan Starrett Bikeman.com
2 42:01 Ari deWilde Benidorm / Eastern Bloc
3 42:09 steve rescigno Bethel Cycle
4 42:10 Ryan Amisault University of Colorado
5 42:16 David Keefe Boston Bicycle Club
6 42:19 Peter Rubijono B2C/Community
7 42:34 Matt DeMeis bikeman.com
8 42:55 Tom Hopper REI/Team Novara
9 43:14 Todd Cassan Rocinant
10 43:24 Paul Nyberg Benidorm/Eastern Bloc
11 43:26 Brian Rutter Berlin Bike
12 Jerome Hughes REI/Team Novara
13 43:43 Oscar Purwin NHCC/Team NH
14 44:05 Chris Cyr bikeman.com
15 44:13 Christopher Burke Providence Velo
16 44:24 Jeff Murray
17 44:29 Can Gagliarde MRB Mind.com
18 44:40 Brant Hornberger NCC / BikeReg.com
19 44:48 Wade Summers Benidorm / Eastern Bloc
20 44:54 Ethan Parsons
21 45:36 Daniel Abbe W.A.C.
22 45:42 Kyle Wolfe Bicycle Link
23 Wayne Maceyka BRC/ATA Cycles
24 45:58 Matthew Budd Boston Road Club
25 46:23 Michael Cole Minuteman Road Club
26 46:27 Sam Stevens Berlin Bike
27 47:05 Michael Harney
28 48:00 Matt Bodziony Team Casterama
29 John Gadrow Team Casterama
30 48:25 Rich Battuslia
31 50:30 Alvin Nordell NCC / BikeReg.com
32 51:13 John Feinberg hampton velo club
33 52:56 David Salonen
Category: B Women 3 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 41:31 Heather Owens providence velo club
2 42:34 Rachel Brown
3 43:51 lesli comp Team Berlin Bike
Category: B Masters 28
Place 45+ 55+ Time Rider
1 37:20 James Patterson
2 1 37:26 Mike Tetreault
3 2 37:39 Richard Costa
4 37:44 Michael Keough
5 37:55 Barry Groton
6 37:57 John Smey
7 38:33 theo kindermans
8 38:48 Mike Troisi
9 39:10 Neil Scott
10 bob connors
11 3 39:20 Dan Tieger
12 39:26 Lawrence King
13 4 39:35 Thomas Downey
14 5 39:44 Brian Bicki
15 Mako Saito
16 Clayton Dennis
17 Robert Desrosiers
18 Arnold T. Kalmbach
19 6 40:57 James Themig
20 7 41:37 Ron DeAngelis
21 42:13 Gary Aspris
22 43:16 David Singleton
23 1 44:11 Herbert Bates
24 Scott McCulloch
25 45:54 Richard Tallberg
26 47:40 Fafar Bayat
27 8 -1 lap Garnbed Minasian
Category: Cub Juniors 6 starters
Place Time Rider Team Hometown
1 9:45 Stephanie White Dansko/Wheelworks Bedford
2 10:01 Nick Keough Corner Cycle Sandwich
3 10:19 Luke Keough Corner Cycle Sandwich
4 10:49 Douglas Hayes Hyannis
5 16:45 Madeline Brown Cox Communications Wakefield
