Brookside Cyclocross Cup
ZIPP OVCX Finals
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Hoosier Hardmen Endure Arctic Conditions
Zipp OVCX Tour Finals in Indianapolis
report by: John G. of the 2 Johns Podcast � http://www.twojohnspodcast.com/
Sub-freezing temperatures greeted the participants who braved the elements to contest the final Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Tour event at Brookside Park in Indianapolis. Although the ground was snow covered in spots, icy in others with air temperatures hovering around 20�F, the racing action was anything but frigid. Brookside Park, host to summertime criterium races for more than 30 years, proved a tough opponent for those on �cross bikes who had to navigate almost-frozen mud, icy pavement, and the infamous stair climb section. Broken chains, racers quitting due to cold, and epic battles led up to the final races of the day, the Elite Men and Women.
The Women�s event saw Anna Jean Dallaire (Barbasol/Sobe/Cannondale) take the win over Junior rider Michelle Morris (One Call Now). More than twenty bundled-up men toed the slippery start line. Andy Messer (DRT Racing) got a fabulous start and the hole shot with the rest of the field sledding along in his wake. Ryan Knapp (BikeReg.com), the pre-race favorite, quickly showed the form that has been winning him races and garnered him top spot in the overall points series by going to the front at the end of the first lap and never looking back. A battle was brewing behind, however, when Clayton Omer (Calistoga Racing Team), a Junior racer just last year, worked his way up to second place rider Isaac Neff (Alderfer-Bergen). Omer burned too many matches with the effort and was quickly cut loose from the smooth-riding Neff. And that�s the way it stayed � Knapp first, Neff second, and Omer third. Early leader Messer rode a solid race and finished fourth.
The post-race awards ceremonies were held in the toasty confines of the Brookside Park Community Building. Master frame builder Tim O�Donnell (Shamrock Cycles) started things off by picking raffle tickets. Those who raced more than 10 races in the series were eligible for a pair of Zipp 404 wheels, a custom made Shamrock frame, a Jamis Super Nova frameset, a Redline Conquest frameset, a pair of hand-built wheels from BioWheels Bike Shop, two Chris King headsets, plus lots of schwag from Quality Bicycle Parts. The festivities were capped off with the presentation of plaques to the top three overall all in each category.
The Zipp OVCX Tour thanks those who participated, spectated, or volunteered this season. Stay tuned for exciting announcements concerning next year�s series. More information is available at http://www.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.
Elite Men
Place Name Team
1 Ryan Knapp BikeReg.com
2 Isaac Neff Alderfer-Bergen
3 Clayton Omer Calistoga
4 Andrew Messer DRT Racing
5 Mitchell Kersting Barbasol
6 Mitchell Graham BioWheels
7 Robert Bush Texas Roadhouse
8 Kip Spaude Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.
9 Rob Kendall Team Barbasol/Rapid Transit
10 Zach Edwards DRT Racing
11 Andrew Reardon Krystal
12 Ryan Myers Indianapolis Cycling Club
13 Zach McBride
14 Aaron Hawkins Don Galligher-DRT Consulting
15 Jacob Virostko Lucas Oil
16 Nick Tinsler Darkhorse Racing
17 Jason Fowler
18 Jake Rytlewski
19 Katsuhiro Tanda Team Athens
20 Dustin Greer Maxxis/First Endurance
21 Matthew Curin
DNF Mike Kennedy Barbasol
DNF Donald Galligher DRT Racing
Elite Women
Place Name Team
1 AnnaJean Dallaire Barbasol
2 Michelle Morris One Call Now
3 Nicole Borem DRT Racing
4 Amanda McKay BioWheels
5 Kiersta Tucker CKW Racing
6 Rebecca Finley Vanderkitten
7 Sarah Lukas Hyundai / Gear Grinder
8 Emily Benson DRT Racing
9 Whitney Kroll Cane Creek
DNF Ashley James Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.
DNF Teri Meek BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
Elite Masters 35+/45+
Place Name Team Age Group
1 Donald Galligher DRT Racing 35+ 1st
2 Phil Noble BioWheels 35+ 2nd
3 Erik Fagerberg Calistoga 45+ 1st
4 Robert Bobrow Calistoga 45+ 2nd
5 Morgan Webb Barbasol 35+ 3rd
6 Keith Lucas CKW Racing 35+ 4th
7 John Mandrola Calistoga 45+ 3rd
8 Fred Rose BikeReg.com 35+ 5th
9 Timothy Beirne Calistoga 35+ 6th
10 Bill Crank 35+ 7th
11 Blaine Heppner BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville 35+ 8th
12 Joe Bellante BioWheels 35+ 9th
13 Mike Mcshane Calistoga 35+ 10th
14 John May Barbasol 45+ 4th
15 Lou Beckmeyer Seven Hills / Mercy 45+ 5th
16 T.J. Turner BioWheels 35+ 11th
17 Matthew Koehn Speedway Wheelmen 45+ 6th
18 Doug Dobrozsi Queen City Wheels 45+ 7th
Category 3 Men
Place Name Team
1 Joshua Prater Speedway Wheelmen
2 Keith Lucas CKW Racing
3 Tom Brockman Louisville Firefighters
4 Glenn Francisco BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
5 Chris Nevitt BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
6 Andrew Dillman Red Zone
7 Steven Gers BioWheels
8 Katsuhiro Tanda Team Athens
9 David Hauber Louisville Firefighters
10 Ryan Vingris Ghisallo Cycling Team Inc.
11 Donald Parr BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
12 Micah Fritzinger
13 Martin Bearden BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
14 Adam Rodkey Team Tortuga
15 Josh Biven Louisville Firefighters
16 Ren-Jay Shei
17 Brad McCracken
18 Ryan Kiel Indiana University-Bloomington
19 Kyle Thomas DRT Racing
20 Mark Trousdale Speedway Wheelmen
21 Ryan Lindsay ZWS / Cyclesport
22 Martin Meadows Speedway Wheelmen
23 David Groen Central Ohio Bicycle Club
24 Andrew Millard ZWS / Cyclesport
25 Cory Swihart
B Masters Cat. 3/4 35+
Place Name Team
1 Michael Seiler BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
2 Marty Smith CES / PTP
3 Steven Webster BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
4 Micah Fritzinger
5 Duane Walker BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
6 Dave Aukerman
7 John West BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
8 Jeff Schoeny
9 Darrell Edwards BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
10 Rodney Roof ZWS / Cyclesport
11 Gregory Charkoudian Pedal the Planet
12 Doug Roemer BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
13 Jeff Steinrock BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
14 Damon Brown
15 Tom Mulpagano
16 Lars Andersen
17 John Harris BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
18 Chris Halioris BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
19 Pope Mobley BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
20 Justin Forbes
21 Scott Rodriguez
22 Brian Segal BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
23 Brian Greene
DNF Jerry Hayes Queen City Wheels
B Masters Cat. 3/4 45+
Place Name Team
1 Dan Lach ZWS / Cyclesport
2 Scott Bond Speedway Wheelmen
3 Mike Otting Seven Hills / Mercy
4 David Hart ZWS / Cyclesport
5 Rick Toler
6 Mitchell Beckner One Call Now
7 Lou Beckmeyer Seven Hills / Mercy
8 Jonathan Spicker
9 Fraser Cunningham ZWS / Cyclesport
10 Kenny Sipes CKW Racing
11 Craig Reynolds
12 Timothy Casady Nebo Ridge Bicycles
13 Harry Wicks BioWheels
14 Scott Belcher Seven Hills / Mercy
15 Dell Williamson Queen City Wheels
16 Doug Hamilton BioWheels
17 Jim Pontius Zephyr Wheel Sports
18 Mark Luking BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
19 Robert Locke Speedway Wheelmen
20 Mike McDaniel Seven Hills / Mercy
21 Mark Mckenney Seven Hills / Mercy
22 Ronald Shipman
DNF Dan Ramsey
Cat. 3/4 Women
Place Name Team
1 Kiersta Tucker CKW Racing
2 Teri Meek BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
3 Hannah Mossman One Call Now
4 Colleen Morris One Call Now
5 Jeni Roosen Seven Hills / Mercy
6 Mary Craighead Sorella Cycling / Chrysalis Racing
7 Susan McDaniel Seven Hills / Mercy
DNF Lindsay Rodkey Velo Bella
Masters Women
Place Name Team
1 Jamie Clifton National Engineering - COBC
2 Shellie Heggenberger
3 Staci Mandrola Calistoga
4 Christina Halioris BikeClicks/Team Louisville
5 Bridget Sempsrott CORA
6 Claudia Fritzinger
Category 4 Men
Place Name Team
1 Brian Lark Red Zone Cycling
2 Nathan Roberson Scheller's
3 Rick Smith
4 John Francisco Red Zone Cycling
5 Todd Nix
6 Steven Bivens
7 Joey Luliano Turin Bicycling Society
8 Jaden Sempsrott
9 Cory St. Clair
10 Cody Joel
11 Brad Oakley
12 Corey Green
13 Tobias Holsman
14 James Sells
15 William Sherman Team Reliant Bank/Harpeth Bicycles
16 Peter Deucher
17 Frank Troiano
18 Thomas Standers
19 Louie Nicholson
20 Bill Meek
21 Martin Lally
22 John Schmitz
23 Geoff Thielmeyer
24 Dave Tharp
25 Geraint Parry
26 John Molnar
27 Brien Fields
28 Daniel Bartholomew
29 Ben Waite
30 Andy Paskins Unattached
31 Matt Swan
32 Dave Mundy
DNF John Wischmeier
DNF Adam Schmidt
DNF William Confer
DNF Cameron Poole
Junior Men 10-12
Place Name Team
1 James Francisco Red Zone Cycling
2 Will Mandrola Red Zone Cycling
3 Michael Lyle
4 Ian Mcshane Red Zone Cycling
5 Rodney Roof
6 Edward Fritzinger
Junior Women 10-12
Place Name Team
1 Eden Webb Red Zone Cycling
2 Rachel Dobrozsi Queen City Wheels
3 Kate Dietrich Red Zone Cycling
4 Cate McShane Red Zone Cycling
Junior Men 13-14
Place Name Team
1 John Francisco Red Zone Cycling
2 Cooper Simon Red Zone Cycling
3 Nick Dietrich Red Zone Cycling
4 Reuben Fritzinger
DNF Spencer Renck Red Zone Cycling
Junior Men 15-16
Place Name Team
1 Andrew Dillman Red Zone Cycling
2 Samuel Dobrozsi Queen City Wheels
3 Will Bain BikeClicks.com / Team Louisville
4 Saxon Porter
5 Zane Wischmeier
