2009 Bethel CDP Gold Race Results

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Race reports...

Cat 5s A: The cooler weather did nothing to freeze the racers' enthusisasm as the day's racing got underway. With more than fifty riders registered, the 5s were split into two fields. The first race stayed together, despite the wind, and ended in a field sprint. Frank O'Reilly (Unattached) took the sprint, ahead of Richard Bardwell (CLR). Seamus Powell (Devo/Windham Mountain Outfitters) finished third, with Wayne Tice (Bryan's Bikes/CCI) in fourth. Gregg Giddes (Connecticut Coast Cycling) took fifth, followed by teammate Kyle Herlihy.

Cat 5s B: The second 5 race also finished in a field sprint, with Tim Inall (Bethel Cycle) taking a win. Herman Tola (Cafeteros) took second, with Samuel Hornberger (Gotham Bikes) third. Jerome Jousse (Unattached) crossed in fourth, followed by Evan Thomas (Unattached). Ray Prybylski (Yorktown Cycles) tucked into sixth place, earning the last point up for grabs for the day.

Cat 4: The big break of the day's racing went off within a couple laps when John O'Fallon (Connecticut Coast Cycling) and Bart McDonough (TargeTraining) went off the front in search of one of the primes offered at the race. The Teuton, Guido Wollmann (Unattached), always looking for chance to crack the field, bridged up shortly afterwards, and started pushing the pace.

McDonough, perhaps thinking ahead of the long drag to the end, dropped off the pace, leaving only two guys up front to fend off the field. Pawling Cycle & Sport, protecting their leader Brian Kelley, went to the front, but never got the pace above the critical threshold necessary to bring back a break.

Up front, with O'Fallon pulling into the wind, and Wollman pulling everywhere else, the duo extended their lead steadily, never once threatened by the field.

On the last lap they finished a la Hinault/Lemond, with Wollman pushing O'Fallon forward for the official win. With lots of fresh legs in the field, the sprint took a turn for the worse as a number of riders tumbled to the ground. Just ahead of the mayhem was the yellow jersey wearer Kelley, followed by Mark Salvagin (Team Bike Doter?). They were clear of the carnage and finished clear of the last two points placers, Bladdymir Coronel (Westwood Velo) and Donald Hard (Summit).

Women: Ann Marie Miller (CRCA/Sanchez) returned after a one week absence and raced with a vengeance. She capped off her ride with a decisive win in a field sprint, leading in a shattered field to the line. Margaret Shirtley (CRCA/Radical Media) proved her own strength by leading in the rest of the field and maintaining her now dominant overall position. Andrea Myers (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sids Bikes) rolled in for third, followed by CVC/Subaru-New-England's Kimberly Edwards. Nancy Ford (USI) and Amanda Braverman (CRCA/TeaNY) took fifth and sixth respectively, rounding out the points winners.

Masters: The next huge break of the day came in the Masters 40+ race. A strongly motivated Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle) showed up to stamp his authority on this year's Masters races. Backed by the strong team captained by Greg Pelican, Gray decided to risk all. Instead of sitting up when he had a gap, as he did last week, he put his faith into his team's blocking abilities and forged off on his own. Never truly threatened, he soloed to a spectacular win.

Behind him, his team sent strongman Eric Pearce off in search of second place. A resurgent Jim Escobar clearly won the field sprint for third, followed by Target Training's Max Lippolis. Slotting into fith was Target Training head Rick Spears, followed by Pelican himself.

Cate 3-4: Another spectacular solo move marked the Cat 3-4 race. Last week Anthony Slokar (Jonathan Adler) sent out warning bells when he tried a big move with five laps to go. Only some energetic riding by the field brought him within range by the finish, and they swept up Slokar only meters from the finish. This week, with a stronger wind to discourage chasers, and with prior breaks in the 4s and Masters as examples, Slokar rocketed away from the field on only the second lap of the race.

His team immediately organized at the front, following every move, marking every pull. Slokar paid back their faith in him by doing a big solo all the way to the finish. Two riders, friendly NYC rivals of Slokar, took off with a few laps to go. Ethan Atkins (Metromint) finished second, with chase companion Andrew Nasca (Unattached) in third. The field, never really organized, sprinting in for the remaining three points spots, the first one snagged by a clear Jonathan Nash (Pawling Cycle & Sport). David Kim (Christian Cycling) tightened up the overall by taking second in the field, with Hammean Walker (CRCA) taking third in the field.

Pro-1-2-3: A break marked this race, but breaks usually happen in the P123 race. But, remarkably, today's break was dominated by three CCNS riders. Ron LaRose III, the Bethel overall winner for the 4s a couple years back, demonstrated his step up to the 2-3 level by infiltrating this break. His teammate David Hoyle also made it up, and the third teammate was none other than Aidan Charles, the "Charles" in CCNS's "Charles Coaching and Nutrition Services".

LaRose and Hoyle took first and second respectively, clear winners out of a strong break. Chad Butts (Champion System), one of the original break members, took a fine third. Eneas Freyre (Target Training) finished fourth, followed by one of the two Williams Cycling riders in the race (and a long time Bethel racer), Connor Sallee. Brian Borgia (CRCA/Rapha Racing) rounded out the points earners in sixth place.


Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 FRANK O'REILLY Unattached
2 Richard Bardwell CLR
3 Seamus Powell Devo/windam mountain outfitters
4 Wayne Tice Bryan's Bikes/CCI
5 Gregg Giddes Connecticut Coast Cycling
6 Kyle Herlihy Connecticut Coast Cycling
7 jeffrey weaver The Devils Gear
8 Paul Lestage Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
9 joseph gagnon Tarmac Cycling
10 Jeremy Mikesell Section 8 Cannondale
11 John Glazer Binghamton University
12 Benjamin George Unattached
13 Bill Muzzio Bethel Cycle
14 Jonathan Tarbox Delta surverying services
15 Kurt Von holzhavsen Unattached
16 William Thompson
17 Joshua Salit Unattached
18 Reid Evans
19 John Ercolani Cycle Fitness
20 Christopher Kiss Laurel Bike Club


Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Tim Inall Bethel
2 Hernan Tola Cafeteros Club
3 samuel Hornberger Gotham Bikes
4 Jerome Jousse Unattached
5 Evan Thomas
6 Ray Prybylski Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
7 Steven Harlacker Unattached
8 Steve Wirz Pawling Cycle & Sports
9 Jean-Marie Bergeal
10 Eric Policarpio Bikers edge
11 Edward Novak Yorktown Cycles/Team Tarmac
12 William Schwartz Target Training
13 sam goater Target Training
14 David Burns Bethel Cycle
15 Thomas Thornton Target Training
16 Scott Frison Devil's Gear Bike Shop
17 Chip Welsh Bethel Cycle
18 Brian Kinsley Unattached
19 Wayne Zimmerman Target Training
20 JASON Andrew Quinnipiac


Cat 4 Name Team
1 John O'Fallon Connecticut Coast Cycling
2 Guido Wollmann
3 Brian Kelley /pawling cycle sport club
4 Mark Salvagin Team Bicycle Doter
5 bladdymir coronel Westwood Velo-Trade Manage Racing
6 Donald Hard Summit
7 John DeBitetto Yorktown Cycles
8 eduardo atehortua Cafeteros Cycling Club
9 Steven Suto Bethel Cycle
10 Erik Blaker Century road Club Association
11 David Bailey Target Training
12 Patrick Littlefield FGX/CRCA
13 michael dimson Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
14 robert Weiss TargetTraining
15 Justin Tyberg Bethel Cycle
16 David Parker Signature Cycles/DKNY
17 Adam Martin Unattached
18 Kurt Weber Bethel /cycle sport club
19 Daniel McNeilly Signature Cycles/DKNY
20 Christian Forsyth Setanta


Juniors Name Team Number
1 Jordan Strober CRCA 299


Women Name Team
1 Ann Miller CRCA/Sanchez
2 Margaret Shirley Radical Media
3 Andrea Myers CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
4 Kimberly Edwards CVC/Subaru of New England
5 Nancy Ford USI
6 Amanda Braverman CRCA/TeaNY Cycling
7 Heidi Reijm
8 Jacqueline Paull Watchung Wheelmen
9 Lisa Force CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
10 Mimi Boyle
11 Rebecca Blatt Team Kenda
12 ashley prine CRCA/Radical Media
13 Ellen Moses Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
14 Kristin Lotito CRCA/Third Nature
15 Cecelia Pleva CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
16 Megan Searfoss Bethel Cycle Sport
17 bridget petrillo CVC/Subaru of New England
18 Rebecca Koh Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
19 Colleen Conway TeaNY Cycling Team
20 Stephanie Busloff TeaNY Cycling Team


Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Stephen Gray Bethel Cycling Sport
2 Eric Pearce Bethel Cycle
3 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
4 Max Lippolis Target Training
5 Rick Spear Target Training
6 Greg Pelican Bethel Cycle Sport
7 Scott Struve Stage one – FusionTHINK
8 Edward Schaub Williamscycling.com
9 David Parker DKNY
10 #N/A #N/A #N/A
11 Mike Allaire Target Training
12 Turget Balikci Cranford Bikes Team
13 Rick Magee Bethel Cycle
14 Matthew Snow TREK Fairfield
15 George Dickerson Stage One - FusionTHINK
16 patrick Lynch Zephyr Cycling Team
17 Christopher DiMattio Bethel Sport CLub
18 David Bailey Target Training
19 Scott Phillips Crca/FGX Racing
20 jeffery0 mcKay ZAMA


Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Antony Slokar Jonathan Alder Raciig
2 Ethan Atkins Metromint Cycling
3 Andrew Nasca Unattached
4 Jonathan Nash Pawling Cycle & Sport
5 David Kim Christian Cycling
6 Hammean Walker Century road Club Association
7 Kyle Peppo Century road Club Association
8 timothy collins CRCA/Blue ribbon-translations.com
9 Stephen Gray Bethel Cycling Sport
10 Scott Glenney /Central CT Cycling Club
11 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
12 patrick clifford BICYCLE DEPOT New Paltz NY
13 Turget Balikci Cranford Bikes Team
14 Rishabh Phukan Cardinal Velo
15 Joey Solomon Stage 1
16 Sam Dodge Stage 1
17 greg ciocci Keltic/Zanes Cycles
18 david Hildenbrand Capital veo Club0
19 Elias Bennett BCA / Tosk
20 Chris Adams CVC/Subaru of New England


Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Ronald LaRose III CCNS/Pedal Power
2 David Hoyle CCNS/Pedal Power
3 Chad Butts Champion Sstem
4 Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING
5 Connor Sallee Williams Cycling
6 Bryan Borgia CRCA / Rapha Racing
7 Aidan Charles CCNS/Pedal Power
8 Samuel richardson Century road Club Association
9 Peter Hurst Connecticut Coast Cycle
10 Anthony Alessio Stage 1
11 luciano bezerra shore velocy
12 John-Paul Kaminski Connecticut Coast Cycling
13 Christopher Fisher Priority Health Cycling Team
14 Chad Dalles Bethel Cycle
15 ernest tautkus Exodus Road Racing
16 Stephen Badger TaRGETRAINING
17 Patrick Brandon CCNS/Pedal Power
18 Christopher Kohnle CCNS/Pedal Power
19 Mark Miller Favata's Table Rock Tours
20 Thomas Hinnershitz Century road Club Association