Verge NECCS Round 6: Patterson Construction/NEBC Cyclo-Cross (UCI Cat.3)
Merrimack, NH
December 21, 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.
Verge NECCS Finale Concludes with a Thriller
The final round of the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series
provided a fitting finale to a series which has provided excitement and
surprises from the first round in Maine, back in October. Today, riders
were greeted with a course that was shockingly slick with ice, snow, and
mud, pushing riders' abilities to the limit, as they fought for both race
wins and victories in the series overall standings.
Gullickson Makes it Two for Two
There was a lot at stake in the Men's Elite race. Mark McCormack (Saturn)
was the leader in the overall standings, but not by a comfortable margin
over last year's series winner Marc Gullickson (Redline), winner of the
previous day's race in Rhode Island. And in the race for the Under-23
series overall win, Jeremy Powers (NCC/BikeReg.com) was sure to face a
strong challenge from 2nd placed Jesse Anthony (Hot Tubes). The sprint for
the hole shot at the start was furious, and McCormack was first into the
crucial, icy turn one. Behind him, a crash brought down several riders,
including Anthony, and left just small group of riders alone off the front,
including Powers, Gullickson, and Ben Turner (7-Up/Maxxis), all chasing
McCormack, who quickly established a 15-second gap. In the treacherously
icy conditions, the chase group didn't stay together long, and soon
Gullickson launched a solo chase, while behind him Johs Huseby
(FiordiFrutta/Wheelworks), Turner, Noah Taylor (VergeSport), Jamey Driscoll
(GMBC/Invensys), and Troy Wells (Devo/BalanceBar) began racing for 3rd
place. At the race's midway point Gullickson caught McCormack, but wasted
no time in attacking him and heading off in pursuit of victory. As
McCormack raced home for 2nd place, the chase group continued to splinter,
and soon the race for 3rd was down to Huseby and Wells, as Taylor, Turner
and a surging Jesse Anthony scrapped for the remaining podium spots. As
Wells and Huseby rode the last downhill section, Huseby slipped and had to
stop to regain his balance, giving Wells the chance to attack him and grab
3rd place. Huseby finished 4th, with Taylor finishing 5th, just in front of
Ben Turner in 6th.
The 2nd place finish secured the Series overall title for McCormack, who
thereby achieved one of his season-long goals. Gullickson's back-to-back
victories left him with three wins out of the six rounds of the NECCS.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Powers won the series overall under-23 title, edging out
Anthony by a comfortable margin.
McConneloug Rides Away with Two Victories
After regaining the NECCS overall leadership the day before, Mary
McConneloug (Seven Cycles) went out today and stamped her authority on the
Verge NECCS, winning her third series race this year, and her second
consecutive series title. But from the gun, it was clear that her
competitors were taking nothing for granted. Marianne Stover
(Gearworks/SpinArts) blazed a lightning trail to the first corner, and
immediately built a gap in first place. Unfortunately, Anna Milkowski
(Gearworks/SpinArts), who was just a handful of points behind McConneloug in
the overall standings, crashed in the first corner and as a result she spent
the bulk of the race working her way through the field. Ahead of her,
McConneloug and Maureen Bruno (Dankso/Wheelworks) set off in pursuit of
Stover, eventually reeling her in midway through the second lap.
McConneloug kept the pressure on and dropped Stover, but she could not shake
the surprising Bruno, who kept the series leader within 5-10 seconds for the
entire race. McConneloug rode the rest of the race error-free, and came
across the line for a great victory in both the race and the series. Bruno
finished in 2nd, followed by Stover in 3rd, Sinead Fitzgibbon (EAS) in
4th,and a hard-charging Milkowski in 4th.
Other winners on the day included Junior National Champion Jamey Driscoll
winning the Junior Race, his fifth series victory of the year; Jonny Bold
(CCCC/Corner Cycle) in the Masters 35+; Paul Curley (Gearworks/SpinArts) in
the Masters 45+; Steve Rescigno (Bethel Cycle) in the B Men; William Keiler
(NECSA) in the C Men; Alexis Wruble in the B Women; and Michael Olbrys
(NEBC/Cycle-Loft) in the B Masters.
Verge NECCS overall winners after the final round were Mark McCormack
(Saturn); Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles); Jeremy Powers (NCC/BikeReg.com);
Jamey Driscoll (GMBC/Invensys) in the Juniors; John Verheul (Cycle-Smart) in
the Masters 35+; Steve Rescigno (Bethel Cycle) in the B Men.
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.
The Patterson Construction/NEBC Cyclo-Cross is sponsored by the Cycle Loft;
Galaxy Sport Marketing; Goodale's Bike Shop; Breakstone, Whitelief and Gluck
Attorneys; and Nault's Cyclery of Manchester, NH.
Race Results
Category: Elite Men 21 starters
Place U23 Time Rider Team
1 56:33 Marc Gullickson Redline
2 57:49 Mark McCormack Saturn
3 1 1:00:00 Troy Wells Balance Bar/Devo
4 1:00:05 Johannes Huseby Fiordifrutta/Wheelworks
5 1:00:21 Michael Broderick Seven
6 1:01:00 Ben Turner 7up/Maxxis
7 1:01:15 Noah Taylor unattached
8 2 1:01:40 Jesse Anthony Hot Tubes Cycling Team
9 3 -1 lap Jamey Driscoll GMBC
10 4 -1 lap Jeremy Powers NCC/BikeReg.com
11 -1 lap Jon Bruno ECV
Category: Elite Women 13 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 37:09 Mary McConneloug Seven Cycles
2 37:15 Maureen Bruno Dansko/Wheelworks
3 38:06 Marianne Stover Gearworks-Spinarts
4 38:24 sinead fitzgibbon EAS/ CRCA
5 38:48 Anna milkowski Gearworks-Spinarts
6 40:17 Celeste Drumm Mean Wheels Bicycle Shop
7 40:21 Stephanie White Dansko/Wheelworks
8 41:37 Susan MacLean Gear Works/Spin Arts Cycling Team
9 Pauline Frascone Arc-En-Ceil
10 43:03 maryann martinez CCB/Volkswagen
11 43:21 Rebecca Wellons NEBC/CycleLoft
12 43:39 Sara Cushman Gear Works/Spin Arts Cycling Team
13 -1 lap Kristen Osborn NEBC/CycleLoft
Category: Masters 35+ 28 starters
Place 45+ Time Rider Team
1 44:02 Jonny Bold CCCC/Corner Cycle
2 45:18 Michael Bernard Gear Works
3 45:34 John Verheul Cycle-Smart
4 45:57 mark stotz Cyclonauts
5 46:23 Christopher Long Independent Fabrication/Gotham
6 46:30 Steve Dudley Missing Link
7 1 46:45 Paul Curley Gearworks/Spinarts
8 46:48 Paul Lynch Bicycle Link
9 47:01 Mike Ward Team BCA/Tosk
10 2 47:12 Scott Wade Gearworks/Spinarts
11 3 48:34 Timothy Groesbeck CCB
12 4 48:58 William Sawyer Gearworks
13 49:28 James P. Walsh Cox
14 5 49:36 Phil Bannister Putney
15 6 49:49 Tom Stevens Gearworks/Spin Arts
16 50:12 kevin callahan bicycle link
17 -1 lap Alan Douglass
18 -1 lap Chris Brown Corner Cycle Club
19 7 -1 lap david schachte Providence Velo Club
20 -1 lap John Mosher NEBC/Cycle Loft
21 -1 lap Christopher Smith
22 -1 lap Wayne Cunningham NEBC/Cycle Loft
23 -1 lap John Boser Putney
24 -1 lap Tim Shea BOB
25 8 -1 lap David Genest Richard Sachs
Category: Juniors 8 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 43:48 Jamey Driscoll GMBC
2 47:39 Noah Harwood Daigel Corp/NHJCA
3 49:16 Morgan MacLeod Portland Velo/Jamis
4 49:16 Charles Marzot Corner Cycle Cycling Club
5 49:45 Tucker Olander Peerless/HNECC
6 -1 lap Kevin Wolfson NEBC/CycleLoft
Category: B Men 34 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 45:13 steve rescigno Bethel Cycle
2 46:14 Alan Starrett Bikeman.com
3 46:18 Ryan Amirault U of Colorado
4 47:02 Tom Hopper Bikeman.com
5 47:22 rick trojanowski hampton velo club
6 47:28 Jerome Hughes REI/Team Novara
7 47:51 Jeff Murray
8 48:10 Oscar Purwin NHCC/Team NH
9 48:11 Damien Colfer NHCC/Team NH
10 48:20 Peter D. Rubijono Boston Road Club
11 48:34 Paul Nyberg Benidorm
12 48:45 David Keefe Boston Bicycle Club
13 Christopher Cyr Bikeman
14 48:51 Coley Bryan unattached
15 49:09 Brian Rutter Berlin Bike
16 49:23 Matt DeMeis bikeman.com
17 49:33 Kyle Wolfe Bicycle Link
18 49:37 Tom Giordano NEBC
19 50:10 Ben Harper Verge Sport Test Pilot
20 50:55 Brian Baettner Putney/West Hill
21 51:03 Gunter Hofer unattached
22 51:19 Richard Brown NHCC/Team NH
23 52:20 Ben Zawaski NHJCA
24 -1 lap Keith Button NHCC
25 -1 lap Greg Black Sport Test Pilot
26 -1 lap Sam Stevens Berlin Bike, East Berlin CT
27 -1 lap Wade Summers Hudson Valley Velo
28 -1 lap Corey Richards Naults Cyclery
Category: C Men 20 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 38:59 William Keiler NECSA
2 39:11 Deke Andrew Portland Velo
3 39:32 george benington portland Velo
4 40:44 Robert Bauer Minuteman
5 40:51 Duncan McGovern Ride Through 65
6 41:08 Stephen Kelley Silver City
7 42:21 John Feinberg Hampton Velo
8 43:13 Rich Norford Naults Cyclery
9 43:56 Gary Smith
10 44:02 Jeremiah Fitzgibbon
11 44:36 Kenneth R. Hamel
12 44:56 Ron DeAngelis Unattached
13 45:02 Joe Rapuano NHCC
14 45:29 Mike Doyle
15 Christopher Carlton Good Boys
16 -1 lap Michael Lowry Minuteman
17 -1 lap Alvin Nordell Northampton
Category: B Women 3 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 44:21 Alexis Wruble
2 -1 lap carla carver bikeman
3 -1 lap lesli comp Team Berlin Bike
Category: B Masters 21 starters
Place 45+ 55+ Time Rider Team
1 38:59 Michael Olbrys NEBC/Cycle loft
2 1 39:44 Steve White
3 40:00 Derek Grigos
4 James Patterson
5 40:44 Mike Troisi Chocksett Inn Racing
6 2 41:16 Robert Tutwiler
7 3 41:27 garabed minasian mm bicycle
8 4 42:09 Tom Downey MBRC
9 5 42:21 Ron Menner
10 6 42:44 Brian Bicki Team Hawaiian/Vittorio
11 42:59 Jason Arcelay NEBC/Cycleloft
12 7 43:43 Paul Bracs
13 8 44:41 Dan Tieger
14 Becky Sox
15 9 43:40 Walter Zawacki
16 10 46:17 Richard Costa
17 1 -1 lap Herbert Bates NEBC/Cycle Loft
18 -1 lap Bill Hurley
19 2 -1 lap James Craddock
Category: Cub Juniors 3 starters
Place Time Rider Team
1 6:20 Stephanie White Dansko
2 6:54 Dan Fishkin
3 9:37 Patrick Douglass Unattached
