Bethel Spring Series 2006 - Bethel CDP Gold Race results

Race Reports. These are compiled from various reports sent in and may in fact be total fiction. If you would like to contribute to the race reports, please email me your experiences and observations in your race/s and your report will be anonymously included in the appropriate race reports.

Pro-1-2-3:
Once again overall GC leader Mike McGinley lined up with his cadre of Anthem-CCCC racers. But today was a bit different. With a larger field and some tired Cat 3 legs under his teammates, McGinley's squad could not decisively control the field. Attacks constantly went off the front, chasing the three primes up for grabs. Many teams put in strong efforts - Benidorm, Target Training, Fiordifrutta, Bethel Cycle, and Sakonnet Technology. Former overall winner Tim Unkert (Unattached) launched a big attack mid-race but too many racers wanted to chase and he was brought back into the fold.

Then the unexpected happened - Tokeneke Road Club's Philip Riggio went on the attack. A team without "name" players, he was allowed a bit of leeway. The rest of the teams took a collective breath and waited for him to come back. Instead he set about increasing his lead to over 25 seconds. Still it appeared that a committed team could make the effort to bring him back. After cooking out in the wind for several minutes, it came down to the final two laps. His lead dwindled quickly, dropped from 22 seconds to about 15 in one lap, thanks to the work of Anthem-CCCC. And with the field quickly bearing down on him, he dug deep and launched himself up the hill one final time. Just behind him the frenzied field quickly ate up the real estate separating themselves from Riggio but with no success. He hung on though and took an excellent win. Stephen Badger (Sakonnet Technologies) took the field sprint behind with Kyle Wolfe (Unattached) third. Bryan Haas (Bethel Cycle) finished a fine fourth and Daniel Zmolik took fifth. McGinley managed to take a point in sixth.

The overall is still held by McGinley with Badger leapfrogging his Redlands-racing teammate Robert Giannini for second. Philip Riggio leaps into fourth with his win, tied with three others with 7 points. The overall team lead is held by Sakonnet Technologies with their two racers consistently placing when they race.

Womens:
With the big hitter Anna Milkowski (Gearworks-SpinArts) in the field, the rest of the women knew who to mark. She couldn't do anything without garnering an immediate response. The largest team out there, Team Advil-Chapstick, was confident in their sprinter Emma Nelson. So they helped keep things together for a field sprint. In the end three women came up to the line together. Nelson took a close win with a frustrated Milkowski just behind. Tania Ayoub (CT Coast Cycling) took third. Behind them were various teammates - Team Advil-Chapstick's Mara Miller and Julie Reid took fourth and sixth respectively, and Kathleen Billington (CT Coast Cycle) took fifth.

Nelson takes the overall lead with a slim 2 point margin at 14 points. Behind her and tied on points is Milkowski and Nelson's teammate Heather Labance with 12 apiece. Billington drops to fourth at 12 points.

3-4's:
With Anthem-CCCC in possesion of the overall GC leader's jersey, they were determined to control the field. They massed their riders at the front with the intent of insulating leader Peter Morgan from the little squabbles - he would only go with the big moves. Against them was an extremely aggressive TargetTraining team and the large and powerful Bethel Cycle team. Also active in the fray was Benidorm, CT Coast Cycling, and Cafeteros.

No one in the race could overcome the powerful headwind on the backstretch to get away. There were some notable attacks - one that garnered some attention was Bethel Cycle's attempt at an escape with about 10 laps to go, but the two, William Thompson and Bryan Haas were quickly brought back. Unbeknowst to the rest of the field, they were simply honing their leadout timing. Thompson reported to Haas that he had it dialed in. And so it was.

The field spread out on the backstretch with racers making desperate moves to move up but Thompson rocketed up the outside of the field, Haas glued to his wheel. Just as the wind started to shift Haas launched up the hill. The perfect leadout, the perfect sprint, Haas finished off with enough time to celebrate before the rest of the field came rolling through. The first rider behind him was the familiar Morgan Stebbins (TargetTraining) who saw the threat but just couldn't bridge the gap to Haas. He was followed by Aki Sato (Carpe Diem Racing) who finished just in front of Anthem-CCCC's leader Morgan. Chris Crowell (Unattached) followed and Connor Sallee (Pawling Cycle & Sport) took the last point up for grabs.

Morgan still holds the overall lead but his lead is down to 4 points over Haas. Richard Visinski (Unattached) still holds third despite being absent for half of the races. Sato climbs to fourth with his 9 points over Stephen Gray of (Bethel Cycle) who volunteered to marshal the race instead of racing it. Stanley Lezon (Benidorm) drops to sixth, with both Gray and him holding 7 points.

M40+:
The Masters race started off a bit slow but quickly came to life when overall leader William Thompson (Bethel Cycle), one of six riders with 7 points went up the road. This generated a flurry of attacks and at the second prime, two racers launched out of the field - Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle) and Tom Officer (Hudson Valley Velodrome). They quickly built a gap despite work done in the field to bring them back. Ultimately Gray took Officer in the sprint after their long break. Behind a chase formed which contained Thompson, Bethel Cycle teammate Joseph Regan, TargetTraining's Rick Spear, and Fiordifrutta's John Interlandi. Thompson led from a long way out but was overtaken by Spear and Interlandi for third and fourth respectively. Regan trailed in behind Thompson - this allowed Thompson to take two precious points.

The six way tie was finally broken by two Bethel Cycle racers who now hold a slim lead over the other contenders. Gray's win catapulted him into first by 5 points, with Thompson's 2 points giving him a total of 9. Andy Ruiz (CCB/Volkswagen), Scott Bodin (TargetTraining), Brian Wirtz (Bethel Cycle), Curtis Easton (Yale) , and Morgan Stebbins (TargetTraining) all hold 7 points in the closest M40 series ever. Vetern racer Tom Officer (Hudson Valley Velodrome) and Bethel Cycle's captain Greg Pelican are just behind with 5 points apiece. Except for Gray who holds a decent lead, the Series is really up for grabs here.

Juniors:
The juniors, as part of the M40 field, took part in their sprint within a sprint. Filip Capala (Unattached) took the win, followed by previous week's winner Ryan Barlow (Cuevas). He in turn was followed by teammates Alex Cropley and Kyle Foley.

Capala holds the lead with 24 points, Foley second at 16 points, and Barlow third at 15 points.

4's:
The 4's fought another battle but with Miyashoji.com intent on bringing leader John-Paul Kaminski to the line, it all stayed together. Their riders set up a great sprint for Kaminski who finished it off with a hard fought win. Just behind were Andrew Hackel (Bethel Cycle) and Douglas Schwartz (TargetTraining), neither of whom could match Kaminiski's sprint. Robert Marcinko (CT Coast Cycle) took a strong fourth, followed by Brett Carr (Tokeneke Road Club) and Brian Wood (TargetTraining).

Kaminiski has a virtually unassailable lead with a 10 point spread between him and Schwartz, who in turn has an 8 point gap to Hackel. It tightens up but between the three of them, they've won four times and gotten second twice. It is apparent that they are the racers to watch.

5's:
With just enough riders to fill a field, the 5's took off on a longer 45 minute race instead of the standard 30 minutes. All the protagonists found themselves in the same race and it made for a doozy of a race. Three racers took off about 10 laps from the end. Strongest among them was Christopher Bagg (Unattached). He was accompanied by Eric Becker (Yale) and Chad Dalles (Unattached). The heavy pace caused Dalles to come off with a lap to go but he hung on for third. In a classy move Becker and Bagg crossed the line without sprinting with Becker giving the nod to Bagg for all the work he had done. Behind these three the field rapidly closed with Jonathan Worchol (Unattached) leading them in. Brian Specyalski (Cyclonauts) took fifth and Benjamin Doane (CRCA) sixth.

The unexpected single-field race made for some interesting overall changes. Chad Dalles still holds the lead at 16 points but with just a one point lead over Warchol. Shaun Berard (Unattached) is third at 12 points and Chris Hayhurst (USI) fourth at 10 points.



	Bethel CDP Road Race, March 26, 2006 Pro-1-2-3 1. Philip Riggio, Tokeneke Road Club 2. Stephen Badger, Sakonnet Technology 3. Kyle Wolf, Unattached 4. Bryan Haas, Bethel Cycle 5. Daniel Zmolites 6. Mike McGinley, Anthem-CCCC Women 1. Emma Nelson, Team Advil-Chapstick 2. Anna Milkowski, Gearworsk-SpinArts 3. Tania Ayoub, CT Coast Cycling 4. Maria Miller, Team Advil-Chapstick 5. Kathleen Billington, CT Coast Cycling 6. Julie Reid, Team Advil-Chapstick 3-4's 1. Bryan Haas, Bethel Cycle 2. Morgan Stebbins, TargetTraining 3. Aki Sato, Carpe Diem Racing 4. Peter Morgan, Anthem-CCCC 5. Chris Crowell, Unattached 6. Connor Sallee, Pawling Cycle and Sport M40+ 1. Stephen Gray, Bethel Cycle 2. Tom Officer, Hudson Valley Velodrome 3. Rick Spear, Target Training 4. John Interlandi, Fiordifrutta 5. William Thompson, Bethel Cycle 6. Joseph Regan, Bethel Cycle Juniors 1. Filip Capala, Unattached 2. Ryan Barlow, Cuevas 3. Alex Cropley, Cuevas 4. Kyle Foley, Cuevas 4's 1. John-Paul Kaminiski, miyashoji.com 2. Andrew Hackel, Bethel Cycle 3. Douglas Schwartz, Target Training 4. Robert Marcinko, CT Coast Cycling 5. Brett Carr, Tokeneke Road Club 6. Brian Wood, TargetTraining 5's 1. Christopher Bagg, Unattached 2. Eric Becker, Yale 3. Chad Dalles, Unattached 4. Jonathon Warchol, Miyashoji.com 5. Brian Specyalski, Cyclonauts 6. Benjamin Doane, CRCA Race Reports. These are compiled from various reports sent in and may in fact be total fiction. If you would like to contribute to the race reports, please email me your experiences and observations in your race/s and your report will be anonymously included in the appropriate race reports. Pro-1-2-3: Once again overall GC leader Mike McGinley lined up with his cadre of Anthem-CCCC racers. But today was a bit different. With a larger field and some tired Cat 3 legs under his teammates, McGinley's squad could not decisively control the field. Attacks constantly went off the front, chasing the three primes up for grabs. Many teams put in strong efforts - Benidorm, Target Training, Fiordifrutta, Bethel Cycle, and Sakonnet Technology. Former overall winner Tim Unkert (Unattached) launched a big attack mid-race but too many racers wanted to chase and he was brought back into the fold. Then the unexpected happened - Tokeneke Road Club's Philip Riggio went on the attack. A team without "name" players, he was allowed a bit of leeway. The rest of the teams took a collective breath and waited for him to come back. Instead he set about increasing his lead to over 25 seconds. Still it appeared that a committed team could make the effort to bring him back. After cooking out in the wind for several minutes, it came down to the final two laps. His lead dwindled quickly, dropped from 22 seconds to about 15 in one lap, thanks to the work of Anthem-CCCC. And with the field quickly bearing down on him, he dug deep and launched himself up the hill one final time. Just behind him the frenzied field quickly ate up the real estate separating themselves from Riggio but with no success. He hung on though and took an excellent win. Stephen Badger (Sakonnet Technologies) took the field sprint behind with Kyle Wolfe (Unattached) third. Bryan Haas (Bethel Cycle) finished a fine fourth and Daniel Zmolik took fifth. McGinley managed to take a point in sixth. The overall is still held by McGinley with Badger leapfrogging his Redlands-racing teammate Robert Giannini for second. Philip Riggio leaps into fourth with his win, tied with three others with 7 points. The overall team lead is held by Sakonnet Technologies with their two racers consistently placing when they race. Womens: With the big hitter Anna Milkowski (Gearworks-SpinArts) in the field, the rest of the women knew who to mark. She couldn't do anything without garnering an immediate response. The largest team out there, Team Advil-Chapstick, was confident in their sprinter Emma Nelson. So they helped keep things together for a field sprint. In the end three women came up to the line together. Nelson took a close win with a frustrated Milkowski just behind. Tania Ayoub (CT Coast Cycling) took third. Behind them were various teammates - Team Advil-Chapstick's Mara Miller and Julie Reid took fourth and sixth respectively, and Kathleen Billington (CT Coast Cycle) took fifth. Nelson takes the overall lead with a slim 2 point margin at 14 points. Behind her and tied on points is Milkowski and Nelson's teammate Heather Labance with 12 apiece. Billington drops to fourth at 12 points. 3-4's: With Anthem-CCCC in possesion of the overall GC leader's jersey, they were determined to control the field. They massed their riders at the front with the intent of insulating leader Peter Morgan from the little squabbles - he would only go with the big moves. Against them was an extremely aggressive TargetTraining team and the large and powerful Bethel Cycle team. Also active in the fray was Benidorm, CT Coast Cycling, and Cafeteros. No one in the race could overcome the powerful headwind on the backstretch to get away. There were some notable attacks - one that garnered some attention was Bethel Cycle's attempt at an escape with about 10 laps to go, but the two, William Thompson and Bryan Haas were quickly brought back. Unbeknowst to the rest of the field, they were simply honing their leadout timing. Thompson reported to Haas that he had it dialed in. And so it was. The field spread out on the backstretch with racers making desperate moves to move up but Thompson rocketed up the outside of the field, Haas glued to his wheel. Just as the wind started to shift Haas launched up the hill. The perfect leadout, the perfect sprint, Haas finished off with enough time to celebrate before the rest of the field came rolling through. The first rider behind him was the familiar Morgan Stebbins (TargetTraining) who saw the threat but just couldn't bridge the gap to Haas. He was followed by Aki Sato (Carpe Diem Racing) who finished just in front of Anthem-CCCC's leader Morgan. Chris Crowell (Unattached) followed and Connor Sallee (Pawling Cycle & Sport) took the last point up for grabs. Morgan still holds the overall lead but his lead is down to 4 points over Haas. Richard Visinski (Unattached) still holds third despite being absent for half of the races. Sato climbs to fourth with his 9 points over Stephen Gray of (Bethel Cycle) who volunteered to marshal the race instead of racing it. Stanley Lezon (Benidorm) drops to sixth, with both Gray and him holding 7 points. M40+: The Masters race started off a bit slow but quickly came to life when overall leader William Thompson (Bethel Cycle), one of six riders with 7 points went up the road. This generated a flurry of attacks and at the second prime, two racers launched out of the field - Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle) and Tom Officer (Hudson Valley Velodrome). They quickly built a gap despite work done in the field to bring them back. Ultimately Gray took Officer in the sprint after their long break. Behind a chase formed which contained Thompson, Bethel Cycle teammate Joseph Regan, TargetTraining's Rick Spear, and Fiordifrutta's John Interlandi. Thompson led from a long way out but was overtaken by Spear and Interlandi for third and fourth respectively. Regan trailed in behind Thompson - this allowed Thompson to take two precious points. The six way tie was finally broken by two Bethel Cycle racers who now hold a slim lead over the other contenders. Gray's win catapulted him into first by 5 points, with Thompson's 2 points giving him a total of 9. Andy Ruiz (CCB/Volkswagen), Scott Bodin (TargetTraining), Brian Wirtz (Bethel Cycle), Curtis Easton (Yale) , and Morgan Stebbins (TargetTraining) all hold 7 points in the closest M40 series ever. Vetern racer Tom Officer (Hudson Valley Velodrome) and Bethel Cycle's captain Greg Pelican are just behind with 5 points apiece. Except for Gray who holds a decent lead, the Series is really up for grabs here. Juniors: The juniors, as part of the M40 field, took part in their sprint within a sprint. Filip Capala (Unattached) took the win, followed by previous week's winner Ryan Barlow (Cuevas). He in turn was followed by teammates Alex Cropley and Kyle Foley. Capala holds the lead with 24 points, Foley second at 16 points, and Barlow third at 15 points. 4's: The 4's fought another battle but with Miyashoji.com intent on bringing leader John-Paul Kaminski to the line, it all stayed together. Their riders set up a great sprint for Kaminski who finished it off with a hard fought win. Just behind were Andrew Hackel (Bethel Cycle) and Douglas Schwartz (TargetTraining), neither of whom could match Kaminiski's sprint. Robert Marcinko (CT Coast Cycle) took a strong fourth, followed by Brett Carr (Tokeneke Road Club) and Brian Wood (TargetTraining). Kaminiski has a virtually unassailable lead with a 10 point spread between him and Schwartz, who in turn has an 8 point gap to Hackel. It tightens up but between the three of them, they've won four times and gotten second twice. It is apparent that they are the racers to watch. 5's: With just enough riders to fill a field, the 5's took off on a longer 45 minute race instead of the standard 30 minutes. All the protagonists found themselves in the same race and it made for a doozy of a race. Three racers took off about 10 laps from the end. Strongest among them was Christopher Bagg (Unattached). He was accompanied by Eric Becker (Yale) and Chad Dalles (Unattached). The heavy pace caused Dalles to come off with a lap to go but he hung on for third. In a classy move Becker and Bagg crossed the line without sprinting with Becker giving the nod to Bagg for all the work he had done. Behind these three the field rapidly closed with Jonathan Worchol (Unattached) leading them in. Brian Specyalski (Cyclonauts) took fifth and Benjamin Doane (CRCA) sixth. The unexpected single-field race made for some interesting overall changes. Chad Dalles still holds the lead at 16 points but with just a one point lead over Warchol. Shaun Berard (Unattached) is third at 12 points and Chris Hayhurst (USI) fourth at 10 points.
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