Carpe Diem Racing

Index 2010

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For 2011 please go to bethelspringseries.com

April 29, 2010: Final GC and Final Team Standings posted under Results.

April 21, 2010: Thanks everyone for another great Series of racing! I hope that everyone got in some good racing and had lots of fun!

Thanks to Navone Studios for the ginormous upgrade in race venue - indoor registration in a space so cool I could hang out there for hours on a non-race day (and had, just did, and will). They updated our podiums, made a great podium spot, took literally tens of thousands of pictures (available here), and did so much that I can't start listing them else I'll feel bad about the dozen or three that I forget.

Thanks to Greg and Bethel Cycle for all their help with the Series, including some cool prizes, great coffee, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff they handle.

Thanks to Verge Sports for supplying us with Leader's Jerseys and the very cool Leader's shoe covers.

Thanks to Outdoor Sports Center for the Leader's Helmets, stickered up by Navone Studios.

Thanks to all the help from the ones that were there week after week - Dave, Melissa, Jonathan, Arianna, Mike, Meg, Erin, Delaney, Herman, and everyone who volunteered their time and energy to help us put on the race.

And, finally, thanks to Ann for all her hard work in the background. She honed the registration process, dealt with the promoting stress and mess (including all my whining and such), and still managed to make it to three of six races.

I think that's it for that bit. Phew.

In other news... USAC results have been sent in.

If you have pictures/video you'd like to share, post a comment here or email me. I'll put a link in the pictures page.

Lost and Found:
Checkbook (I just looked at the name, emailed you)
Debit card (I just looked at the name, emailed you)
Black sweat pants (washed and dried now)
Kenda vest
Yellow sweatshirt? Washed and dried
A couple saddle bags. I lost mine so I'll keep one if no one claims one.

I think that's it for this year. Thanks again and we'll see you all at Bethel in 2011. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, and when I remember I'll take care of it.

In the fall, October 2, 2010, we're holding a ride to benefit Forgotten Felines, a cat shelter in Old Saybrook, CT. You can sign up on BikeReg here.

Have a great rest of the season,
Aki

April 16th: CAT 5s! The SECOND race will be for points. The first race will not count towards the overall. By default any rider with points will be put in the second race. It will NOT be Even/Odd. Instead the second 50 racers will be in the FIRST race.

If your number ends in 51-00, you will be in the FIRST RACE which will not count for the overall.
If your number ends in 01-50, you will be in the SECOND RACE. This counts for the overall.

Teams will be limited to 5 (five) riders per team in the second race.

April 15th: Hope you have your taxes done... On this site the overall GC has been updated, along with Team GC (link from Results page).

April 14th: Pictures updated, new links for Corey Lynn Tucker on 4/11 and 3/21. Navone Studios has a huge update for 4/11.

APRIL 10th: **** Traffic ALERT! Applies to April 18th! ****

ONE
In order to expedite access to the volleyball location, we ask that you NOT park on Second Lane. This is the road with no stop light at the end of it. We will reserve Second Lane for volleyball folks.

TWO
In order to minimize the chances of any incidents, we will prohibit riding bikes in the parking lot in front of and around registration. In addition riders must stay off the pavement around the driveway area.

The volleyball folks have been very understanding and are trying their best to accommodate our event. Please be aware of them and extend them the greatest courtesy.

Thanks and we'll see you all Sunday!

March 30, 2010: Links to GC spreadsheets fixed. You can now see the overall standings.

REMINDER - NO RACE ON APRIL 4th! Last two races for 2010 are April 11th, April 18th.

March 29, 2010: I am very pleased to report that we never had to charge anyone for looking up a license! Yay!

I also learned of some more sophisticated registration processes that, if the race lasts long enough, I may be able to implement.

I hope to have GC up in the next day or so. I want to send in results to USAC for the last two races this week (the first two races went Saturday night). For those of you checking USAC frequently, it should be a couple more days.

For those of you wanting to upgrade from Cat 5, remember it's 10 starts in 12 months, not 10 finishes, and you track yourself.

In fact, if you're looking to upgrade from any category, you should be tracking your own starts/finishes/results. If you don't fib, someone can verify those stats for you.

March 28, 2010: Clear, cool conditions. Interestingly enough virtually no one showed up without a license!

March 27, 2010: All fields remain open. Day of Race registration okay for all fields. Remember, Cat 5 registration closes at 7:50 AM.

March 26, 2010: GC and Team standings published.

March 21, 2010: Going forward, PLEASE HAVE YOUR LICENSE WHEN YOU COME TO REGISTRATION. If you do NOT have your license (or Authorization to Race - AtR), we will be glad to help you - AFTER we help all the responsible folks that have their license.

Although we have an internet connection on site, and we have for a few years, we pay $600 for the internet connection annually. Therefore I am going to charge $10 to look up a license going forward.

Note: Promoters are not required to have an internet connection at a race. Racers are required to have a racing license.

If anyone with a license or AtR comes up to the counter, they get priority over the unprepared racers. It is simply not fair to make other people wait because someone can't get their license. Don't be a greedy, selfish, unprepared racer that has no license. No one, especially not me, likes them.

I don't think I can make this more clear. As a racer it's your responsibility to bring your license or Authorization to Race to the race.

Many of you may think I'm picking on you individually. I am not. There were so many people who didn't have their license it was mind boggling.

So do me a favor if you want to race the Bethel Spring Series. Bring your license. Please.

Also, Cat 5 registration closes at 7:50 AM. We have two races because there is a rule limiting Cat 5s to 50 racer field limits. We do NOT have a second race so that people can show up later.

If you show up late for your race, you are late. Late racers don't race, they watch the race they just missed.

I gave attitude to a Cat 5 that showed up well into the first race. He was pre-registered and had his license (yay!). He was also in the first race, which, at that point, was probably half over (boo!). I let him in the second race. I was bad but I let the whole pity thing get to me. (This was an individual picking-on thing - I think he was the one that asked me, "Are you the promoter??")

/rant

Other than having a certain race promoter get extremely frustrated with all sorts of unprepared racers begging and pleading to race when they had no legal right to race, and other than one bad crash in the P123 race, the day went well.

So thanks for coming out to race, thanks to everyone who showed up with a license or AtR, and thanks to the folks that helped out and made it all possible.

I should be all friendly by next week :)

March 19, 2010: 60+ races for Cat 5s. Don't make any assumptions - arrive to race at 8 AM. All fields are open so you can register Day Of Race. Weather should be nice!

March 14, 2010: Race is On!

March 13, 2010: "T'was a dark and stormy night..." Races are scheduled to go on as planned, but I will update the site and the cell phone (203 820 6132) between 6 and 7 AM. If the roads are impassable, wind is howling, we may postpone or cancel.

However, right now, assume the race is on.

March 8, 2010: Results posted. Helmet cam video from a competitor on the pictures page.

March 6, 2010: Sweep Day was a success! The course is clean, virtually dust free. Seriously.

No, really, it's in good shape. We have a great location for registration. 262 racer registered. All fields have openings. Weather should be in the 40s or even 50s.

See you out there!

Jan 15, 2010: Sweep Day will be Saturday March 6, 2010, at 10 AM. Folks who help will get automatic entry into three (3) races of their choice. If weather conditions are abysmal, entry count will go up accordingly.

Jan 12, 2010: USAC has approved permits. Waiting for me to send in some signed paperwork. Bikereg open for business!

2010 Bethel Spring Series Registration

Nov 24, 2009: The Town of Bethel has approved the races for the March and April dates I requested.

Race Dates 2010 (all Sundays):
March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 11, 18

We'll also be announcing any changes for 2010. Keep tuned.

Previously posted:

**We plant to keep the entry fees the same as 2009, pending any changes in the insurance surcharge.

**Pre-reg: $14 for the first race of the day, $11 for the second race of the day.

**Pre-reg for the Series: $12 per week, $72 for the Series. $132 for 2 races/week for the Series ($11/race). On Series registration we refund any race/portion where we cancel, and we work with you if you want to move around your entry (but please make request before the races affected, not afterwards).

**Day of race registration costs $20 for the first race, $13 for the second race.

Remember, pre-registering will save you money, and if a race is canceled, we will refund your money (minus any BikeReg fees). If you pre-reg by mail you'll get all but your postage back. For those snail-mail registrants, remember you must fill out one release form for each day of the Series.

For 2009 information, click here.

For 2008 or earlier, click here.

Race Info 2010

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BIG CHANGE FOR 2010 - Masters is now 45+.

Race Flyer (for all weeks)

0.9 mile course, 150 meter hill to finish, 53x19 or 39x16. Good pavement. Usually windy.

Pre-reg for the entire series is here. Cost is $72 for one race/week for the series, $132 for two races/week for the series.

If you preregister for two races in one day, the second race is $11. The discount will appear towards the end of the checkout process.

If you want to register for the Series (one or two races/week), please go to the Ronde link below (for March 1). Under the standard categories you'll see options to register for one or two races a week.

Individual weeks are here:
March 7, 2010 - Ronde de Bethel
March 14, 2010 - Ris Van Bethel
March 21, 2010 - Tour de Kirche
March 28, 2010 - Bethel CDP Gold Race
April 11, 2010 - Criterium de Bethel
April 18, 2010 - Circuit Francis J Clarke

All weeks follow the same format:
8:00 AM: Cat 5, Race 1, 12 miles
Cat 5, Race 2, 12 miles, to follow
9:30 AM: Cat 4, 20 miles
10:30 AM: Women Cat 1-2-3-4, 20 miles
11:45 AM: M45+/Jr (Cat 1-2-3-4 for both ages), 23 miles
1:00 PM: Cat 3-4, 27 miles
2:15 PM: Cat Pro-1-2-3, 31 miles

Prizes follow a minimum list, increasing for a particular field if/when the field size goes over a certain number (must exceed 39 for all but Cat 3-4 and P-1-2-3 races, 59 for the latter two races).

The minimum prize lists for each week are:
March 7, Ronde de Bethel, $855
March 14, Ris Van Bethel, $855
March 21, Tour de Kirche, $855
March 28, Bethel CDP Gold Race, $1000
April 1, Criterium de Bethel, $1150
April 18, Circuit de Francis J Clarke, $1600

Overall placings are based on points accumulated for top 6 placings in Weeks 1-5. In Week 6, there will be 7 points earning places.

Weeks 1-5:
Win = 7 points
Second = 5 points
Third = 4 points
Fourth = 3 points
Fifth = 2 points
Sixth = 1 point

In Week 6 we make the win worth 10 points and move the other six places down one spot.

If racers are tied on points, their placing on the last week is used to determine who wins.

Points are not USAC points. Final results are determined by the promoter's calculations.

Ice, snow on the road, and lightning cancels races. If there is ice/snow/lightning, the front page of carpediemracing.org will be updated to reflect this, and announce the race cancellation. Regular rain, wind, and other less severe weather simply add ambiance to the event.

Sponsors 2010

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Sponsors:

Carpe Diem Racing

Bethel Cycle

Verge Sports

Navone Studios

Results 2010

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March 7, 2010: Ronde De Bethel Results
March 14, 2010: Ris van Bethel Results
March 21, 2010: Tour de Kirche Results
March 28, 2010: Bethel CDP Gold Race Results
April 11, 2010: Criterium de Bethel Results
April 18, 2010: Circuit Francis J Clarke Results

Overall GC
Team GC

Pictures 2010

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Note: Header picture by Rick Malkames, USI.

Scroll down for later dates.

March 7, 2010, Ronde de Bethel

Huge update - 1332 images here from Navone Studios.

MJ Stuart pictures on TrueSport.

Helmet cam by Aki
Cat 3-4 Video March 7, 2010, Ronde de Bethel. Video by slowroadie/Youtube aka JT.

Finish of Cat 3-4 by Mrs SOC

Bethel Cycle Team has pictures here.

March 14, 2010 Ris Van Bethel

1091 pictures here by Navone Studios

Truesport pictures by MJ Stuart here.

March 21, 2010 Tour de Kirche

Truesport pictures by MJ Stuart here.

Video by slowroadie/Youtube aka JT.

Finishline video by SOC

Cat 5 video by DessertBuzz (YouTube)

Pictures by Corey Lynn Tucker.

March 28, 2010 Bethel CDP Gold Race

2084 pictures by Navone Studios

Cat 4 Helmet cam from slowroadie

Cat 3-4 finish video from SOC.

Helmet cam video Cat 3-4s from Aki/SprinterDellaCasa

April 11, 2010 Criterium de Bethel

1948 Pictures by Navone Studios

Pictures by Corey Lynn Tucker

Helmet cam by SlowRoadie (Cat 4 race)

Helmet cam by Aki (Cat 3-4 race)

April 18, 2010 Circuit Francis J Clarke

1636 pictures (plus podiums) by Navone Studios

MJStuart pictures at Truesport

Ah slowroadie messed me up. SIX part Cat 4 race.
Part 1 (call up at the line)
Part 2 (start of the race)
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Finish line video by Suitcase of Courage

Helmet cam by Aki

Team GC 2010

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Keep in mind that Team GC is determined by the top 3 riders of the team at the end of the Series.

(It is not determined by the points earned by the top 3 riders of each week.)

Riders switching teams mid-Series do not carry their points over to the new team. The rider keeps their own points, the respective teams keep the team points.

Prizes are winner take all - one huge trophy for each team that wins their respective race.

With that in mind, here are the 2010 Team Standings.

Overall GC 2010

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Some rules:
- If your number is not legible, you will not be placed.
- When tied in points, the higher scored racer in the last held race is ranked higher.
- In Cat 5's there is a possibility of a complete tie. In this case the racers are actually tied.
- Points are awarded as follows:

First place: 7 points
Second place: 5 points
Third place: 4 points
Fourth place: 3 points
Fifth place: 2 points
Sixth place: 1 point
(Points are awarded like so: 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

- On the last week first place gets 10 points, and the remaining points amounts are moved down one place, so seventh place gets 1 point (i.e. 10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

The promoter has the right to correct mistakes right up until the awards are given out. The Bethel Spring Series overall is not an official USAC ranking, it is an informal "within the race" competition. As such, standard protest rules and such do not apply.

Remember, though, that your official USAC placings are reported to USAC per USAC rules. So if you think you were placed incorrectly, speak up! However, if you offer compelling proof that you were not placed correctly (photos or videos), we will correct your placings as it pertains to your overall GC.

With that in mind, the 2010 Overall GC Spreadsheet is here.

2010 Circuit de Francis J Clarke Results

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Some pre-race things to whet your appetite... (scroll down for the latest news)

The Budda. Safety First!

Registration at 6 AM. Not open yet :)

Trophies and helmets...

Helmet.

8:00 AM - First Cat 5 is under way!

First race didn't count towards GC so no overall points awarded. However, with nothing to lose, everyone went for the win. John Kladis (Tarmac Cycling) took the win, with Denis Mikhaylov (CRCA-Organic Athletes) taking his second second. Michale Pugrab (Pedal Power) finished third. Blaine Hurty took fourth, with Pawling Cycle Club's Steven Arket taking fifth. Gary Quinlin finished sixth, and Henry Agudelo (Cafeteros) took the last point in seventh.

Note: today there are seven points places, awarding 10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for first through seventh respectively.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 John Kladis, Tarmac Cycling
2 Denis Mikhaylov, CRCA- organic athletes
3 michael pugrab, pedal power
4 Blaine Hurty
5 Steven Arket, Pawling Cycle Club
6 Gary Quinlin, Unattached
7 henry agudelo, cafeteros cycling club
8 Lukas Siska, bikeway
9 James Tierney
10 Clint Underwood
11 Steve Burrows, Unattached
12 John Amico, bikeway
13 Craig Thaler, Tarmac Cycling
14 jeffrey lesser, targetraining tri and cycle
15 Nicolas Caitlin, Team Danbury audi
16 Wayne Zimmerman, TargetTraining
17 Ed Wolf, Bethel Cycle
18 Stuart Hazlewood, Bethel Cycle
19 Samuel Hanford, Unattached
20 Tom Peterson, Bethel Cycle

9:something AM - whoowee, that was a close one... The Navone Studio boys had tried everything to dislodge the overall leader Sam Rosenholtz (Green Line Velo), but no matter what they did, Rosenholtz responded with brilliant victories every week. The last race promised to be a barnstormer, with Rosenholtz holding a tenuous 5 point lead.

With a more cohesive plan, the Navone boys tried launching in the last four laps of the race. Although ultimately unsuccessful with any break attempt, the endless attacking started telling on Rosenholtz's legs. He managed to hold a good position going into the sprint but faded to fourth in the sprint.

Second overall going into the race, Edinilson Da Silva (Navone Studios) took the field sprint and the 10 points up for grabs. This also won him the overall by a single point. Hans Morefield took second, netting him fifth overall. Andrew Payne (Bethel Cycle), took a strong third place, tying Morefeld in points but taking sixth overall. Behind Rosenholtz came Hank Osborn (Tarmac Cycling) in fifth. Navone Studio's Gercy Barboza De Morass, third overall, took sixth place in the sprint, consolidating his podium position. Christopher DeLuco (Tarmac Cycling) took the last point in seventh.

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Edinilson Da Silva, Navone Studios
2 Hans Morefield
3 Andrew payne, bethel cycle
4 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
5 Hank Osborn, Tarmac Cycling
6 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
7 Christopher DeLuco, Tarmac Cycling
8 Neil Suto, Bethel Cycle
9 Jim Klewicki
10 Gregory Dorsch, Tarmac Cycling
11 john monroe
12 Lorenzo Grippo, Tarmac Cycling
13 massimo scoditti, unione sportiva italiana
14 Declan Nicholls, Team Bikeway.com
15 Paul Lapin, Unattached
16 Chris King, Tarmac Cycling
17 Brian Shea, Unattached
18 John Alvarez, USI
19 Eric Eckley, Team Bikeway.com
20 Zachariah Pratt, Team Mossman

10:35 AM, Cat 4. Yikes. First off, Sean Smith (Champion Systems), who soloed and won last week in the Cat 5s, did the same thing in the Cat 4s. Yes, this was his first Cat 4 race.

Because it was his first race in the 4s, he didn't affect the overall. But there was a huge shakeup in the GC. The Leader's Jersey wearer, Bill Muzzio (Bethel Cycle), went at the bell on a seemingly suicidal move. He drew out the Bikeway racer in third place, Justin Harris, and allowed Bethel Cycle teammate Denis Adiletti to win the sprint for second. This gave Adiletti the overall, and their combined efforts gave their team the team trophy. Christian Venegas (USI) finished third, followed by Pedro Sanchez (DC Racing/Sebago) in fourth, and Zak Abdullah (CRCA/fgx racing) in fifth. Jeffrey McKay (Zama) took sixth, and Daniel McMahon (Kissena), took the last points place in seventh.

Cat 4 Name Team Number
1 Sean Smith, Champions system racing
2 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle
3 Christian Venegas, USI Cycling
4 Pedro Sanchez, DC Racing / Sebago
5 Zak Abdullah, CRCA/fgx racing
6 Jeffrey Mckay, zama
7 Daniel McMahon, Kissena Cycling Club
8 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport
9 Lee Davis, pawling cycle
10 eduardo atehortua, Cafeteros Cycling Club
11 Paul Lestage, Tarmac Cycling
12 v Thomas siano, Danny's cycle
13 Saverio Fiorino, danny's cycle/sebago
14 Sung Pak, Danny's Cycles/ Sebago Footwear
15 Etsu Taniguchi, CRCA/Teany Cycling
16 Matthew rettig, pawling cycle
17 Max Caspescha, target training
18 steven levine, Tarmac Cycling
19 Justin Harris, Bikeway
20 Andrew Gillis, usi

Women's results... Ann Marie soloed to a strong win. She won the overall series with a dominating performance for CRCA/Houlihan Lokey Sanchez. Amanda Braverman (Team Stage 1/FusionTHINK) finished second overall, fifth for the day. Stacey Jenson (Kissena) took third overall with her second place today, a point out of second. 21.

Women Name Team
1 Ann Marie Miller, CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez
2 Stacey Jenson, kissena
3 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
4 Kristen Lotito, CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez
5 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
6 Amy Miner, Onion River Racing
7 Megan Searfoss, Bethel Cycle Sport
8 Erica Adelberg, Radical Media
9 joanne Ross, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
10 Katie Bea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
11 Megan kelly, target training
12 Beth Saman, Williams cycling
13 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
14 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
15 Nancy Leach, Williams cycling
16 maria dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
17 Siri Hildonen, Stage 1 / fusionThink
18 Kelsea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
19 dana prey, International Bicycle Centers
20 Jennifer Magur, gsm training center

Stories galore in the M45 race, but that'll be for later.

(Adding in the story, 9:24 PM)

So yesterday evening when I was setting up registration at Navone Studios, I heard that John Funk, a New England favorite racer, had lost his mom just then. I'm not sure exactly when, but suffice it to say that it was within the last 24 hours. She'd been sick and passed quietly with her family surrounding her.

They say that motivation counts for a lot. Funk originally felt it best to stay with the family but his Dad said that Mom would really want him to race. So, with mixed emotions, all cranked up to high, he arrived at the race.

Unaware of the personal sides of things, the race went on as usual. Three strong protagonists, teammates Stephen Gray and Joseph Regan (IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners) and Carl Reglar (Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump) escaped the field.

Between those three racers it should be noted that the latter soloed for the WHOLE RACE last week and won, and the former two basically did the same the race prior. Combined... well, the story's really hard to change.

Funk, unable to respond at that moment, watched them roll up the road. A math person by trade, he realized that if Reglar won, Funk would lose. So Funk did the only thing he could do - stack the deck in his favor.

Funk is not a field sprinter (with all due respect). He prefers to pulverize riders so far from the line that they can think about it for the hour or three it takes them to finish the race. But today he couldn't escape the field and he had to contest the field sprint. Incredibly, in an amazing blur, he pulled out the clutch win. Up ahead, Reglar could only manage second against the two IRS Medic boys, with Gray winning and Regan taking third.

Funk took the overall win with that combination, Reglar second, Regan third.

After the race, Reglar and Gray were talking. Gray realized that if Reglar had won the race, he'd have won the Series. They started talking about what might have happened - trade some primes for the win, stuff like that. Then someone pointed out that Funk had lost his mom just prior, and that he'd come her to essentially race for her. Gray and Reglar both came to the same conclusion in about two seconds flat - the standings were great the way they were.

Kudos to everyone who raced, and our condolences to John and his family.

Masters 45+ Name Team
1 stephen gray, IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners
2 Carl Reglar, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
3 Joseph Regan, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
4 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
5 Juan Pimentel, James Vincent Bicycles/JV Racing
6 Frank Arroyo, brauer / Mick mgmt.
7 Rick spear, target training
8 Michael Norton, cyclonauts racers
9 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
10 Douglas Crane, Cafeteros
11 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
12 Mike Allaire, team danbury audi
13 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
14 Steven Suto, Bethel Cycle
15 Bruce Schwartz, signature cycles/rockstar
16 Roger Billharz, pawling cycle
17 Alvaro Betancur, Cafeteros Cycling Club
18 Roland Merk, Bethel Cycle Sports
19 #N/A #N/A, #N/A
20 Randall Wolf, Tarmac Cycling

More stories in the 3-4 race, but, again, that'll be for later.

(Later... 9:42 PM)

Today would be the Hatfields and McCoys, but much friendlier. Expo Wheelmen and IRSMedic had the top two riders in the overall, basically out of reach of the others. So the two teams went to work, both working for their leaders.

IRSMedic had a two pronged plan to support Bryan Haas. First, if seven riders got away with no GC riders, there'd be no points, and with no points in the sprint, the standings would remain the same. This worked well for them the week prior. Second, if it came down to a field sprint, they had some hardened veterans working for them, and they'd control the field and launch Haas to the win.

Expo Wheelmen had a much simpler plan, by virtue of the one point deficit of leader Aki Sato and the fact that he could only do one thing: sprint. So their plan was to keep things together, chase everything, pull when it was slow, and basically let it wind down to a field sprint.

The race started out aggressive and stayed that way for the duration. With a couple laps to go the two protagonists were literally side by side. Five or so racers had escaped the field, two IRSMedics in there, trying to take points off the table. Expo desperately chased until half a lap to go when Pawling Cycle started a leadout. Expo's Cliff Kenyon launched Sato into the sprint, closing much of the gap in the leadout. Sato caught all the break members in the sprint save Chad Dalles (IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners). Dalles won the race, Sato took second. Break members Juan Pimentel (James Vincent Bicycles/JV Racing), Gray (IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners), and Frank Arroyo (Brauer-Mick Management) took third through fifth respectively. IRSMedic's Regan rolled in sixth, with Haas in seventh.

The second place gave Sato the overall, with Haas in second. Evan Thomas (Bethel Cycle) took third overall based on his superb opening three weeks.

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Chad Dalles, IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners
2 Akira Sato, EXPO/Superior Energy
3 Juan Pimentel,James Vincent Bicycles/JV Racing
4 stephen gray, IRSMEDIC/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners
5 frank arroyo, brauer-mick management
6 Joseph Regan, IRSMedic/ Berlin Bicyclie/Best Cleaners
7 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
8 Sean smith, Champions system racing
9 john morales, cafeteros cycling
10 Miheal Ginghina, Cause & Effect
11 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
12 Pedro Sanchez, DC Racing / Sebago
13 Zak Abdullah, CRCA/fgx racing
14 Thomas mikolinski, CRCA-ny velocity
15 Daniel McMahon, Kissena Cycling Club
16 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
17 Lance Jones, Expo/Superior Energy
18 Andrew Hackel, Cycle Fitness
19 Christian Venegas, USI Cycling
20 Alvaro Betancur, Cafeteros Cycling Club

And even more stories in the P123 race, but, again, a bit later.

(9:53 PM)

Greg Olsen knew he had a big race in front of him - he brought his son along for the podium.

He delivered, big time.

He and Chad Butts (Champion System) took a painful looking flyer to escape the field. Rolling huge gears, with monster 90 mm wheels front and back, the pair looked like prototypical Aero Road Racers. You could hear them 20 meters away and their body language told their efforts.

Overall leader Robert Sweeting (GlobalBike) found himself too heavily marked to make a move so he watched them roll up the road. He seemed frustrated or confident, attacking from the front at the bell.

Olsen took the win, the first P123 win for him, with Butts trailing in just behind. Matthew Baldwin (TargetTraining) took the field sprint, with Christopher Fisher (Priority Health Cycling Team) in second. Mike McGinley (Zanes) took fifth with his teammate Anthony Allessio just behind. Matt Muney made the jump up to take seventh. Sweeting, out of the points, finished tenth.

However Sweeting's tally was enough to hold off the others and he took a well earned win. Olsen's win shot him up into second overall, with McGinley taking third overall.

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Greg Olsen, CRCA/ Jonathan Adler Racing
2 Chad Butts, champion system
3 Matthew Baldwin, TARGETRAINING
4 Christopher Fisher, Priority Health Cycling Team
5 Michael McGinley, ZCC-ZANES CYCLING
6 Anthony Alessio, ZCC-ZANES CYCLING
7 Matt Muney, Young Medalists/Team Dual Temp
8 luciano bezerra, greenwood floors
9 Jacob Hacker, Unattached
10 Robert Sweeting, Team Globalbike
11 Anthony Santomassimo, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
12 Brian Cooblall, We Stand United W.S.
13 Connor Sallee, Echappe Equipment/ CRCA
14 Kevin Yarde, IRSMedic/ Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
15 Zane Wenzel, Horst-Benidorm-PRC Cyling Team
16 Bryan Zieroff, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
17 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
18 Thomas Hinnershitz, Rapha Racing
19 Todd Hamel, Stage 1 / fusion THINK
20 Jeremy Brazeal, Unattached

2010 Criterium de Bethel Results

2010-01-03T06:00:00.011-05:00

Sorry, been playing parking marshal. Cat 5 races are done, results up shortly.

Yay! Results.

The new format will be the race report with the results listed below the report. This is how all the big boys do it so I'll copy the format.

Break in the first race, Sean Smith motored away and won a nice clean win with no one else in the picture. A little tumble in the field sprint messed things up for some but Andrew Payne (Bethel Cycle) won the sprint for second. Blaine Hurty (someone sign him up!) got third, with Gary Quinlin (ditto!) in fourth. Tarmac Cycling got fifth with Christopher Deluco. Scott Prosser (another solo racer) got sixth and a point for the overall.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 Sean Smith, Champion System Racing
2 Andrew Payne, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
3 Blaine Hurty
4 Gary Quinlin, Unattached
5 Christopher DeLuco, Tarmac Cycling
6 scott prosser
7 Gabriel Remillard, Unattached
8 Zachariah Pratt, MossMan/Tokeneke
9 john monroe
10 Jim Klewicki
11 Craig Thaler, Tarmac Cycling
12 James Kelly
13 #N/A #N/A #N/A
14 Michael Hughes, NCVC/UnitedHealth Group
15 #N/A #N/A #N/A
16 Brian Shea, Unattached
17 Adam Pemberton, MossMan/Tokeneke
18 Steve Burrows, Unattached
19 Steven Arket, Pawling Cycle & Sports
20 Jeff Dyment, MossMan/Tokeneke

Second Cat 5 race ended in a field sprint, despite the efforts of the Navone Studios boys to break up the field. Ace Cat 5 field sprinter Sam Rosenholtz (Green Line Velo) took yet another field sprint win. Navone Studios swept the next three places with Edinilson Da Silva, Gercy Barboza De Morass, and Jefferson Lima taking second through fourth in that order. Hans Morefield took an excellent fifth (someone sign this guy up!). Tarmac Cycling took the next three spots in some good teamwork with Gregory Dorsch taking the sixth and final points spot.

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
2 Edinilson Da Silva, Navone Studios
3 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
4 Jefferson Lima, Navone Studios
5 Hans Morefield
6 Gregory Dorsch, Tarmac Cyling
7 Rob Haberbusch, Tarmac Cycling
8 Chris King, Tarmac Cycling
9 Jake Colvin, IRS Medic
10 donald higgins
11 Daniel Caridi
12 Charles Benkard
13 Andrew Cullen, Teany
14 Paul Parton, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
15 Brad Hardy, TargetTraining
16 Stuart Hazlewood, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
17 Matthew Gingrich, Tarmac Cycling
18 Jeremy Mikesell, Unattached
19 Alexander Granick, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
20 Jose Pereira, Navone Studios

10:01 AM Cat 4 race... Bell lap, two man break!

10:59 AM Never believe what you read on the internet. FOUR man break, shattered when the winner attacked and went on his own. The break straggled across the line, with the field close behind. Results and such as soon as I get the names here.

3:30 PM I hate Dell laptop touch pads. They don't work, keep having to alt-tab into another application, then return. Otherwise the cursor just drifts all over the place.

So, anyway Justin Harris (Bikeway) did the big solo and finished at a crawl, clear of his break companions. Bill Muzzio (Bethel Cycle) took second, with Robert Kelley (Pawling Cycle and Sport) just behind in third. The fourth member of the break and a favorite of the registration girls, Eugene Doherty (Team DC Racing) took a well cheered fourth. Denis Adiletti (Bethel Cycle Sport) won the field sprint for fifth. Reid Evans (Pawling Cycle and Sport) took the final points spot for sixth.

I should note that this was quite a day for Bill Muzzio. It was his birthday, he raced well, and his number was.... 411. Beat that. We should read about him winning the lottery or something.

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Justin Harris, Bikeway
2 Bill Muzzio, Bethel Cycle
3 Robert Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
4 eugene doherty, Team DC Racing
5 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle
6 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport
7 Lee Davis, Pawling Cycle and Sport
8 Paul LeStage, Taramac
9 David Bailey, Team HAMMER
10 Etsu Taniguchi, Teany Cycling
11 Andrew Kalter, Connecticut Coast Cycling
12 Roger Billharz, Pawling Cycle and Sport
13 Ray Prybylski, Taramac
14 Bob Ludecke, Laurel Bicycle Club
15 eduardo atehortua, Cafeteros Cycling Club
16 Tom Kraak, Bethel Cycle Sport
17 Donald Hard, Summit Cycling Club
18 Derrick Dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
19 Ian Ellis, Kissena Cycling Club
20 Thomas Siano, Danny's Cycles/Sebago Footwear

Juniors Name Team
1 Sam Morkal-Williams, CRCA Junior Development
2 Brian Suto, Bethel Cycle

Women Name Team
1 Ann Marie Miller, CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez
2 Donna McMahon, Radical Media
3 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
4 bridget petrillo, CVC/Subaru of New England
5 Laura Summers, Central Wheel
6 Ashley Prine, Radical Media
7 Lisa Force, Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
8 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
9 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
10 maria dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
11 Katie Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
12 Pascale Butcher, TrekTrifitness
13 Lyn McCabe, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
14 Megan Searfoss, Bethel Cycle Sport
15
16 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
17 Dara Kiese, CRCA/ Radical Media
18 Kelsea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru of New England
19 Christine Poulin, Unattached
20 Jackie O'Grady, Greater Hartford Cycling Club/Central Wheel

Rumor has it that Carl Reglar (Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump) had a less than great Battenkill (he flatted). He took out his disappointment on the field by attacking at the gun.

Incredibly, although two riders almost bridged, Reglar battled the constantly changing gusty winds and stayed away for the whole race. Solo.

Props.

Behind him, the overall Leader John Funk (Cycle Fitness) tried chasing, but heavily marked, he throttled back. Ultimately the race for second came down to a field sprint. Rick Spear (Target Training) took the sprint and second place. Brian Wolf (Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles) finished third. Jim Escobar (The Simple Principles), a GC threat, finished third in the sprint for fourth place. Funk took fifth, with Greg Pelican (Bethel Cycle Sport) taking a point for sixth.

Masters 45+ Name Team
1 Carl Reglar, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
2 Rick Spear, Target Training
3 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
4 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
5 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
6 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
7 Christopher DiMattio, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
8 Kevin Fitzmaurice, Zephyr Cycling Team
9 Carlos Quintero, Cafeteros
10 Donald Catlin, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
11 John Morgan, CCC/Keltic
12 Turgut Balikci, Team Danbury Audi
13 #N/A #N/A #N/A
14 Alvaro Betancur, Cafeteros Cycling Club
15 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
16 Mike Allaire, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
17 Randall Wolf, Tarmac Cycling
18 #N/A #N/A #N/A
19 David Bailey, Team Hammer Nutrition
20 Kurt Weber, Bethel Cycle Sport Club

A 16 rider group went clear of the field. With the overall leader Bryan Haas (IRSMedic) content in the lead, with only one overall threat Aki Sato (Expo/Superior Energy). Up front the group steadily pulled away. Nick Iacovelli (Colavita Racing) took the win, with Laurence Merling (TG Racing/Bianchi USA) in second. James Stevens (BH/Garneau) took third, with Mike Wiles (Zanes Cycles) in fourth. Guido Wollmann finished fifth, with Willie Payton (We Stand United WS) in sixth.

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Nick Iacovelli, Colavita racing
2 Laurence Merling, TG Racing/Bianchi USA
3 James Stevens, BH/Garneau
4 Mike Wiles, Zanes Cycles
5 Guido Wollmann
6 Willie Payton, We Stand United W.S.
7 Kevin Brubaker, BH/Garneau
8 Mike Andrews, Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
9 Rick Magee, Bethel Cycle
10 Alan Buday, Brauer Mick Management
11 Timothy Collins, Blue Ribbon-Translations.com
12 James Conopask, Rapha Racing
13 Alvaro Betancur, Cafeteros Cycling Club
14 #N/A #N/A #N/A
15 Marc Gagliano, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
16 #N/A #N/A #N/A
17 Ian Farrar, Uwater Cycling Team
18 Chad dalles, IRSmedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
19 John O'Fallon, Rapha Racing
20 john morales, cafeteros cycling

A scorcher of a race. The wind, picking up in intensity, really blew apart the field. Some hard racing helped of course. Another split happened in this race, with a large group going clear. Robert Sweeting (Team Globalbike) took matters in his own hands and launched out of that group and soloed to a powerful win.

Behind, the lead group lapped the "main field" just before the race ended. With the lapped racers pulled in the last lap, the lead group had a nice clean sprint for the remaining places.

Christopher Fisher (Priority Health Cycling Team) took the sprint for second, eeking out Matthew Baldwin (Target Training). Jacob Hacker finished fourth, followed by Greg Olsen (CRCA/Jonathan Adler). John Funk (Cycle Fitness) capped off a good day of racing in sixth.

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Robert Sweeting, Team Globalbike
2 Christopher Fisher, Priority Health Cycling Team
3 Matthew Baldwin, TARGETRAINING
4 Jacob Hacker, Unattached
5 Greg Olsen, CRCA Jonathan Adler
6 John Funk, Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
7 Bryan Borgia, Century Road club Association
8 Michael McGinley, Zanes
9 Anthony Alessio, ZCC-ZANES CYCLING
10 Stephan Badger, TARGETRAINING
11 KEVIN YARDE, IRSmedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
12 James Stevens, BH/Garneau
13 Peter Hurst, AXA
14 Rob Marcinko, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
15 Massimiliano Accaputo, CVC/Subaru of New England
16 Pascaual Caputi, Centruy Road club Association
17 Daniel Fox, Corner Cycle Cycling Club
18 peter petrillo, CVC/Subaru of New England
19 Wade Summers, Horst-Benidorm-Property Research Corp
20 Christopher Chaput, Century Road club Association

Overall the day went well. Riders stayed off their bikes in the parking lot around registration, we kept Second Lane clear for the volleyball folks, and the races were safe for the most part. Thanks for coming out and we'll see you next week!

2010 Bethel CDP Gold Race Results

2010-01-03T05:00:00.013-05:00

7:52 AM: The horses are on the track....

8:04 AM: Spotted a snowflake! Ambiance!

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team Number
1 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
2 Jefferson Lima, Navone Studios
3 michael pugrab, pedal power
4 Lorenzo Grippo, Tarmac Cycling
5 Blaine Hurty
6 Hank Osborn Tarmac Cycling
7 Thomas Biederer
8 Sean Smith, Champion Systems
9 Jim Klewicki
10 Jake Colvin, North Haven Bike
11 Daniel Caridi
12 Jacinto Pereira
13 Glenn Hoffman
14 Robert Jacobson, Unattached
15 Craig Thaler, Tarmac Cycling
16 Paul Lapin, Unattached
17 Antonio Diaz, Cheshire Cycling Racing
18 Gary Quinlin, Unattached
19 David Englert, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
20 Steve Burrows, Unattached

I'm taking a guess at what happened. It was a sprint. Sam Rosenholtz (Green Line Velo) took yet another dominating sprint win. Jefferson Lima (Navone Studios) took second, with Michael Pugrab (Pedal Power) in third. Lorenzo Grippo (Tarmac Cycling) finished fourth, with Blaine Hurty (Unattached) in fifth. Grippo's teammate Hank Osborn (Tarmac Cycling) rounded out the points bearers in sixth.

No snow anymore but it's definitely cold out there.

Second Cat 5 race results forthcoming - they just finished.

Someone read the rulebook. Protest on the results filed, finishline camera verified it, results updated. Will post shortly.

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Edinilson Da Silva, Navone Studios
2 Christopher DeLuco, Tarmac Cycling
3 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
4 Andrew Payne, Bethel Cycle
5 John Kladis, Tarmac Cycling
6 myles partellow, tarmac cycling
7 Rob Haberbusch, Tarmac Cycling
8 James Kelly
9 Peter Kuhn, Unattached
10 Steve Taggart, Bicycle Doctor
11 Patrick Murray, Unattached
12 Alexander Granick, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
13 Steve Arket, Pawling Cycle Club
14 michael ruiz, targetraining
15 Kurt Anderson, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
16 Andre Cullen, Unattached
17 Eric Eckley, Team Bikeway.com
18 Nicolas Catlin, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
19 Erik Brown, Unattached
20 jeffrey lesser, targetraining tri and cycle

Those are the final results. Not sure what happened in the race. It's getting less brisk out there though.

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Paul LeStage, Taramac Cycling
2 Allan Rego
3 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
4 Justin Harris, Bikeway
5 John DeBitetto, Tarmac Cycling
6 Brian Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
7 Erik Baker, Houlihan-Lokey/Sanchez
8 Jefferey McKay, Zama Racing
9 Eduardo Atehortua, Cafeteros Cycling Club
10 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport
11 Roger Billharz, Pawling Cycle and Sport
12 steven levine, Tarmac Cycling
13 Bill Muzzio, Bethel Cycle
14 Kazuto Tanahashi, GS Parkridge
15 Todd Mickel, Connecticut Coast Cycling
16 Thomas Mikolinski, NYVelociy
17 Justin Tyberg, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
18 Trevor MacLean, Target Training
19 Robert Bonelli, DC Racing / Sebago
20 Harry Zernike, Unattached

Big field sprint for the 4s. It got a bit disorganized up there but Tarmac Cycling took the race reins and did a huge leadout on the last lap. Their sprinter Paul LeStage capped off some great teamwork with a fine win. Allan Rego (Unattached) took second, with Dennis Adiletti (Bethel Cycle) in third. Justin Harris (Bikeway) took fourth, with Tarmac Cycling's John DeBitetto taking fifth. Brian Kelly (Pawling Cycle and Sport).

Women Name Team
1 Ann Miller, CRCA/ Houlihan-Lokey/Sanchez
2 Carnie Kornely, CRCA/Comedy Central - Sids Bikes
3 Beth Saman, Williams Cycling
4 Stacey Jensen, Kissena
5 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
6 Siri Hildonen, Stage 1 / fusionThink Cycling
7 Katie Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
8 Audrey Scott, Team Bikeway.com
9 Pascale Butcher, TrekTrifitness
10 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
11 Colleen Conway, CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing/Discover Chiropractic
12 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
13 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
14 Megan Kelley, Target Training
15 Megan Searfoss, Bethel Cycle Sport
16 joanne Ross, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
17 Bridget Petillo, CVC/Subaru New England
18 Allie Lawler, Target Training
19 Lyn McCabe, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
20 Kelsea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England

Well, no surprise, but Ann Marie Miller (CRCA/Houlihan-Lokey/Sanchez) took the sprint on a cold and windy day. Carnie Kornely (CRCA/Comedy Central - Sids Bike) finished second, with Beth Saman (Williams Cycling) in third. Stacey Jensen (Kissena) finished fourth, followed by teammates Amanda Braverman (Team Stage 1 /fusionTHINK) and Siri Hildonen in sixth.

Masters 45+ Name Team
1 Joseph Regan, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
2 stephen gray, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
3 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
4 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
5 John Raheb, Blue Ribbon-Translations
6 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
7 John DeBitetto, Tarmac Cycling
8 Rick Spear, Target Trainging
9 Turget Balikci, Cranford Bike Team/CTS
10 Douglas Crane, Cafeteros
11 David Bailey, Team Hammer Nutrition
12 Matt Armstrong, Cafeteros Cycling Club
13 Christopher DiMattio, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
14 Patrick Lynch, Zephyr Cycling Team
15 John Morgan, Clinton Cycling Club
16 Wesley Beeman, Laurel Bicycle Club
17 Morgan Stebbins, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
18 Richard Broderick, Richard Sachs-RGM Watches-Radix
19 Steven Suto, Bethel Cycle
20 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT

So... where do I start? Maybe before the race, when a mellow Stephen Gray (IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners) had to block out his rear derailleur after he snapped his derailleur cable. With just a 14T, and his normal 53x39, he was somewhat handicapped for the race. He did lose a few grams of weight - with no rear derailleur cable, and two pieces of housing gone, maybe 50 grams.

Nonetheless, understanding that a two speed bike works best with steady, predictable efforts, he did what would work best - he went off the front with one of his teammates Joe Regan. Steady worked well, and with Regan high up in the points, he took the win. Gray took a hard earned second place.

The field came in, led by John Funk (Cycle Fitness). Jim Escobar (The Simple Principles) took a strong second in the field, taking fourth in the race. John Raheb (Blue Ribbon - Translations) finished fifth, and Greg Pelican (Bethel Cycle) took a point for overall in sixth.

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Akira Sato, EXPO/Superior Energy
2 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
3 Andrew Nasca, Team Bikeway.com
4 Chad Dalles, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
5 stephen gray, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
6 Scott Neyer, Unattached
7 seamus powell
8 John Morales, Cafeteros cycling
9 Benjamn George, Capital Velo Culb
10 Willie Payton, We Stand United W.S.
11 #N/A #N/A #N/A
12 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
13 Zachary Staszak, Pawling Cycle& Sport
14 jeffrey weaver, The Devils Gear/ New Haven Bike Club
15 Rick Magee, Bethel Cycle
16 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
17 John Raheb, Blue Ribbon-Translations
18 Trevor MacLean, Target Training
19 James Washburn, Unattached
20 Charles Leach, Williams Cycling

Story to follow, but you can guess that it was a field sprint.
...
With the dominant overall leader Evan Thomas (Bethel Cycle) absent, the onus fell on the next two riders in the overall to do well. Bryan Haas (IRSMedic/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners) lined up with a strong contingency of teammates as did Aki Sato (Expo/Superior Energy). With both teams eager to control the field, betting on a field sprint for their respective riders, no one could get away.

IRSMedic had huge organization at the front, with riders everywhere. In the sprint though Sato got to the line first, with Haas in second. Andrew Nasca (Team Bikeway) followed Sato to get a close third. Haas's leadout men took the next two spots, with Chad Dalles and the irrepressible Stephen Gray taking fourth and fifth. Unattached racer Scott Neyer took the last points place in sixth.

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Connor Sallee, Echappe Equipment/ CRCA
2 Anthony Alessio, Stage 1/Fusion Think
3 Christopher Fisher, Priority Health Cycling Team
4 Jacob Hacker, Unattached
5 Gregory Olsen, Jonathan Adler Racing
6 Michael McGinley, Central CT Cycling Club
7 Joshua Gewirtz, Capital Velo Club
8 Matt Muney, Young Medalists/ Team Dual Temp
9 Bryan Borgia, Rapha Racing
10 Chad Butts, Champion System Racing
11 Stephan Badger, TARGETRAINING
12 Kevin Yarde, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
13 Peter Hurst, CRCA/ Empire Cycling
14 Marc Risigo, Stage 1/Fusion Think
15 Igor Volshteyn, Champion System Racing
16 Zachary Staszak, Pawling Cycle& Sport
17 Rick Beasley, Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
18 Kyle Wolfe, Finkraft Endurance Sports Coaching
19 #N/A #N/A, #N/A
20 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners

Wowsers. With a huge tailwind on the backstretch, even small gaps became hard to close. When 17 or 18 riders went off the front and the gap didn't close for a few laps, it looked really dangerous. A few more riders made it across and then BAM the group was gone.

The field came dangerously close to lapping the 20 strong break.

Then...

I need to pack up the laptop so the story will continue shortly.

(pause)

Apparently a quartet of riders hopped away individually from the field. Like an Australian Pursuit, the last guy caught the next guy, they caught the next, and eventually they ended up off the front. With a lot of passengers in the group behind, the four stayed away.

Connor Sallee (CRCA/Echappe Equipment) took the win, with Anthony Allessio (Stage 1/FusionThink) in second. Christopher Fisher (Priority Health Cycling Team) finished third, with Yale's Jacob Hacker fourth. Out of the group behind a very aero equipped Gregory Olsen (Jonathan Adler Racing) won the field sprint, with Mike McGinley taking an all important point in sixth.

2010 Tour de Kirche Results

2010-01-03T04:00:00.013-05:00

They're on the way, little issue with transferring data locally...

Okay now things are working a bit better.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 Jefferson Lima, Navone Studios
2 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
3 Edinilson Da Silva, Navone Studios
4 Hans Morefield
5 Jacinto Pereira
6 Gregory Jakubek, Connecticut Coast cycling
7 Daniel Caridi
8 Robert Jacobson, n/a
9 Colin Tanner, Targetraining
10 Glenn Hoffman
11 Gary Quinlin, None
12 Robert Henry,n/a
13 Craig Thaler, Tarmac Cycling
14 Jim Klewicki
15 Gabriel Remillard
16 Lee Salway
17 Paul Parton, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
18 Brad Hardy, TargetTraining
19 Vinnie DeFrancesco, CVC/Subaru New England
20 Jake Colvin, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners

With a lot of the big guns from last week's Cat 5 race in the first race, folks expected the pace to be high. But with some moderation in their efforts, the Navone boys didn't quite hit the hammer as hard. In the end they swept the field sprint, with Jefferson Lima (Navone Studios) winning the race. Gercy Barboza De Morass (Navone Studios) took second, with yet another Navone Studios racer Edinilson Da Silva getting third. Hans Morefield finished fourth, with Jacinto Pereira in fifth. Connecticut Coast Cycling's Gregory Jakubek took the last points spot in sixth.

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
2 Hank Osborn, Tarmac Cycling
3 Christopher DeLuco, Tarmac Cycling
4 John ercolani, Cycle fitness
5 Benjamin Ognibene
6 joel Felicio, Cycle fitness
7 Thomas Biederer
8 david Fitzgerald, n/a
9 Valetin Lopes, n/a
10 Brian Shea
11 Neil Suto, Bethel Cycle
12 Cesar Vega, Nicaragua
13 James Kelly
14 Antonio Diaz, Cheshire Cycling racing
15 john monroe
16 andrew cullen, CRCA/TeaNY
17 donald higgins
18 Buzz Gardner, Laurel Bicycle Club
19 Chris Mahoney, n/a
20 #N/A #N/A, #N/A

Results pending based on protest period (okay, that's done). Final results posted.

The second Cat 5 race was marked with the standard attacks and chases, but on the last lap some individuals made significant efforts to try and break free of the race. The overall Leader, playing a smart race, waited about 6 or 8 riders back, and launched yet another field smashing sprint. He took the win and maintains his hold on the overall lead.

Cat 4 prelim results to be posted shortly.

And here they are.

Cat 4 Name Team Number
1 Bill Muzzio, Bethel Cycle
2 Justin Harris, Bikeway
3 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle
4 Darius Shekari, CRCA/teany cycling
5 Lee Davis, Pawling Cycle and Sport
6 David Bailey, Signature Cycle / Rockstar Games
7 eduardo atehortua, Cafeteros cycling club
8 Brian Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
9 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport
10 Trevor MacLean, Target Training
11 Justin Tyberg, Bethel Cycle
12 Benjamn George, Capital Velo Culb
13 Karl Schilling, Williams Cycling
14 Andrew Kalter, Connecticut Coast Cycling
15 Bob Ludecke, Laurel Bicycle Club
16 Todd Mickel, Connecticut Coast Cycling
17 Seamus Powell, n/a
18 William LaRue, ABD
19 Trevor MacLean, Target Training
20 LYLE BARON, USI

Oh boy I got the scoop. So it looks like we had some super motivated Bethel guys going for the overall. Bill Muzzio (Bethel Cycle) went for a prime, dragging a couple guys with him. They stayed away for a few laps when a Pawling Cycle racer bridged up. Worried about the overall, and knowing Pawling was up there, Muzzio waited a bit and then attacked the break decisively.

Justin Harris (Bikeway) bridged hard, and the two set about working hard to consolidate their break. With Muzzio doing a lot of work at the end of the race, Harris played a Voight and finished a close and honorable second to the hard working Muzzio.

Bethel Cycle took the third podium spot with Denis Adiletti, followed by Darius Shekari (CRCA/TeaNY Cycling). Lee Davis (Pawling Cycle and Sports) took fifth, with David Bailey (Signature Cycles / Rockstar Games).

Women Name Team
1 Ann Marie Miller, CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez
2 Xieyue Fan, CRCA/Houlihan-Lokey Sanchez
3 Donna McMahon, CRCA/Radical Media
4 bridget petrillo, CVC/Subaru New England
5 ashley prine, CRCA/Radical Media
6 Megan Kelly, TARGETRAINING
7 maria dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
8 Audrey Scott, Team Bikeway.com
9 Katie Bea, Mullaly CVC/Subaru New England
10 Maria Quiroga, CRCA/Radical Media
11 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
12 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
13 Beth Saman, Williams Cycling
14 Lisa Force, Comedy Central-sids
15 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
16 Colleen Conway, CRCA/Fuoriclasse/Discover Chiropractic
17 Claire Lunardoni
18 Pascale Butcher, TrekTrifitness
19 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
20 Lyn McCabe, Bethel cycle sport

The women stayed together for the most part, with the race coming down to a huge drag race up the hill. Ann Marie Miller (CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez) won the sprint, followed by her teammate and last week's winner (CRCA Houlihan Lokey Sanchez). Donna McMahon (CRCA/Radical Media) took third, making it a NYC sweep. Bridget Petrillo (CVC/Subaru of New England) restored honor for the New Englanders with fourth, followed, of course, by another New York City rider Ashley Prine (CRCA/Radical Media). Megan Kelly (Target Training), back in the New England side of things, took the last points spot in sixth place.

Masters 45+ Name Team
1 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
2 Carl Reglar, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal & Pump
3 Joseph Regan, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
4 John Raheb, Blue-Ribbon
5 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
6 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
7 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
8 Donald Catlin, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
9 Christopher DiMattio, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
10 Thomas Chimenti, Unattached
11 Turgut Balikci, Cranford Bike Team/CTS
12 David Carr, CRCA/Sentanta
13 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
14 Mario Smith, n/a
15 Douglas Crane, Cafeteros
16 Gerry Clapper, Williams Cycling
17 Ian Stanley, Unattached
18 #N/A #N/A, #N/A
19 Mike Allaire, Unattached
20 Roger Billharz, Pawling Cycle and Sport

Juniors
1 Brian Suto, Bethel Cycle

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Evan Thomas, Bethel Cycle
2 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
3 Akira Sato, XPO/Superior Energy
4 Danny Habig, Luzzo's Coal Fired Pizza
5 timothy collins, CRCA/Blue ribbon-translations.com
6 Zachary Staszak, Pawling Cycle and Sport
7 Rich Grant, Williams Cycling
8 Miguelangel Blanco, n/a
9 Laurence Merling, TG Racing/Bianchi USA
10 Johan Koserius, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
11 David Kahn, The Devil's Gear
12 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
13 Randall Wolf, Tarmac Cycling
14 Seamus Powell, n/a
15 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
16 jeffrey weaver, The Devils Gear/ New Haven Bike Club
17 Ian Farrar, Uwater Cycling Team
18 #N/A #N/A, #N/A
19 Carlos Martinez, Luzzo's Coal Fired Pizza
20 Jeffery McKay, Zama Cycling

A recent-record number of riders showed up. Although the registrants numbered well into the hundreds, the field fell short of the century mark when they lined up. Nonetheless the field went to the race, with constant attacks and chases. Bethel Cycle kept control of the field for much of the race, but with two to go Williams Cycling went to the front with a four man train. At the bell though they'd faded, and CCC / IRS Medic and Bethel started ramping up the pace.

Evan Thomas (Bethel Cycle) made some moves to maintain position on a chaotic last lap and decisively won the field sprint. Bryan Haas (CCC/IRS Medic) took second, with Aki Sato (Expo/ Superior Energy) third. Coincidentally the riders were in the same order in the overall. Davy Habig (Luzzo's Coal Fired Pizza) took fourth, Timothy Collins (CRCA/Blue Ribbon-translations.com) fifth, and Zachary Staszak (Pawling Cycle and Sport) rounded out the points earning places.

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Jeff Buckles, Richmond Pro Cycling
2 Robert Sweeting, Team Globalbike
3 Matthew Baldwin, TARGETRAINING
4 Filip Capala, Capala Brothers/Polska
5 Michael McGinley, zane's
6 Gregory Olsen, Jonathan Adler Racing
7 Evan homas, Bethel Cycle
8 Christopher Fisher, priority health
9 Gary Steinberg, Brauer Mick Management
10 Gregory Fink, TargetTraining
11 Todd Hamel, Stage 1 / fusion THINK
12 Donald Catlin, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
13 Rob Marcinko, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
14 Chris Chapleau, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
15 Bryan Zieroff, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
16 Maximino Veiga, TARGETRAINING / FASTAR
17 Andrew Nasca, Team Bikeway.com
18 Peter Hurst, AXA
19 Craig Kennedy, Eastern Bloc Cycling Club Inc.
20 Jason Clark, Cannondale Factory Racing

An aggressive P123 kept the 60-odd racers strung out for much of the race. Towards the end Robert Sweeting (Team Globalbike) and Jeff Buckles (Richmond Pro Cycling) got clear along with Anthony Allessio (Zane's). With Sweeting pulling for the last 5 laps, Allessio got unhitched. Buckles took the win, followed by Sweeting in a very close second.

Okay, I'm really running out of time so I'll finish this at home. It's not much but there was a crash, again, in the field sprint, and a Bethel Spring Series friend Matt (Mister "Atom/Fusion Think") got carted away in an ambulance with a possible head injury.

Final bits. The sprint for third was all out with the aforementioned crash disrupting a lot of riders. Matt Baldwin (Target Training) made it to the line best of the rest in third, with long time Bethel Spring Series racer Filip Capala (Capala Brothers/Polska) next up in fourth. Mike McGinley (Zane's) took fifth, and Gregory Olsen (Jonathan Adler Racing) rounded out the top 6.

9 PM 3/21 - Update on friend Matt. Broken ribs, whiplash, and the standard road rash. Best wishes.

2010 Ris Van Bethel Results

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Results....

Cat 5 Name Team Number
547 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
530 Edinilson Da Silva, Navone Studios
522 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
523 Jefferson Lima, Navone Studios
524 Gabriel Remillard, n/a
525 Jim Klewicki
526 Hans Morefield
527 Andrew Payne, Bethel Cycle
528 Nigel Carreiro, Cycle Fitness
529 James Kelly
530 Neil Suto, Bethel Cycle
531 Christopher DeLuco, Tarmac Cycling
532 Craig Thaler, Tarmac Cycling
533 Gary Quinlin, None
534 Kurt Anderson, Team Danbury Audi
535 Paul Parton, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
536 Lorenzo Grippo, Tarmac Cycling
537 Daniel Caridi
538 Joshua Enzensperger Team Elevate Cycles
539 Cesar Vega, Nicaragua

With a weather-reduced field lining up for the hard, Benelux like conditions, the Cat 5s promised to be a hard race. The field didn't disappoint, with searing attacks coming from the gun. Navone Studios, intent on hardening up the race, sent their riders on attack after attack. With only a few laps to go they managed to pull a CSC and got three riders off the front.

Unable to overcome the strong winds, and with a small and stable gap, the break couldn't snap the elastic. After a few laps of freedom the field hauled them back, chased mainly by Bethel Cycle riders.

The front started splintering under constant attacks, but at the bell the field rolled through together.

Sam Rosenholtz (Green Line Velo) pulled a great sprint out of his pocket to win clear of the field. Navone Studio's riders filled the next three spots, with Edinilson Da Silva, Gercy Barboza De Morass, and Jefferson Lima finishing in that order. Gabriel Remillard finished fifth, and Jim Klewicki took the last points spot in sixth.

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Robert Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
2 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle Sport
3 Bill Muzzio, Bethel Cycle
4 Benjamin George, CVC/Subaru of New England
5 Justin Harris Bikeway
6 Darius Shekari, CRCA/TeaNY
7 Lee Davis, Pawling Cycle and Sport
8 Brian Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
9 Jeffrey McKay, Zama Racing
10 steven levine, Tarmac Cycling
11 Tom Krol, CVC/Subaru of New England
12 John DeBitetto, Yorktown Cycles
13 Casey Gawlak Tarmac Cycling
14 Seamus Powell, Unattached
15 Kyle Herlihy, Connecticut Coast Cycling
16 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport
17 Donald Kimball, CVC/Subaru of New England
18 Curtis Cess, Pawling Cycle and Sport
19 Roger Billharz, Pawling Cycle and Sport
20 David Burns, Target Training

Hoowee, that was a tight one. A four man break represented by CVC, Bikeway, Pawling, and Bethel went clear. At the bell the break had a small gap. Behind them, the field, controlled by Bethel Cycle, launched a furious leadout with Bethel team riders Mark Mahoney and Scott Feltmate taking the reins a la Fasso Bortolo. They were working to get their Cat 4 sprinter Denis Adiletti up there for the sprint.

The break came agonizingly close to succeeding, with Robert Kelley (Pawling Cycle) winning the sprint. Adiletti got second, thanks to the huge leadout. He actually passed teammate and breakaway rider Muzzio in the sprint. Benjamin George (CVC/Subaru New England) finished fourth, and Bikeway's Justin Harris got fifth. The second field finisher and the yellow jersey wearer, Darius Shekari (CRCA/TeaNY), took sixth and the final Series point.

Women Name Team
1 Xieyue Fan, CRCA Houlihan Lokey/Sanchez
2 Kimberly Edwards, CVC/Subaru of New England
3 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
4 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
5 Cheryl Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
6 Megan Searfoss, Bethel Cycle Sport
7 Katie Rose HILLEGASS, Pawling Cycle Sport
8 Leslie Johnson
9 maria dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
10 Katie Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
11 Kelsea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
12 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
13 Chloe Chepigin, Young Medalists/Team Dual Temp

The weather-attritioned field started off under seasonally damp and cold conditions. CVC/Subaru New England immediate started launching a flurry of attacks, led off by Kimberly Edwards. "Team Mullaly", CVC/Subaru New England racers Katie, Kelsea, and Laura, all launched attacks as well. Edwards ended up on a long solo move, trying to entice others to join her, but after a good 10 lap effort, she returned to the fold.

Towards the end of the race Edwards attacked again, but with the unexpected result of launching Xieyue Fan (CRCA/Houlihan Lokey/Sanchez) off the front. Fan ended up winning solo, with Edwards taking the field sprint for second. Amanda Braverman (Stage 1/Fusion Think) took third, with Bethel Cycle's Rebecca Hussey in fourth. Cheryl Wolf (Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles) finished fifth, and Megan Searfoss (Bethel Cycle) rounding out the top 6.

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
2 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
3 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
4 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
5 Joe Straub, westwood velo
6 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
7 Douglas Crane, Cafeteros
8 Don Catlin, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
9 Tony Hill, Arc-En-Ciel Racing Team
10 Kevin Fitzmaurice, Zephyr Cycling Team Inc.
11 Glenn Babikian, Westwood velo
12 Mike Allaire, n/a
13 Carl Reglar, n/a
14 Patrick Lynch, Zephyr Cycling Team Inc.
15 Steven Douville, Expo Wheelmen
16 Richard Broderick, Richard Sachs- RGM Wathches-Radix
17 Timothy Voake, Unattached
18 Roland Merk, Bethel Cycle Sports
19 Kurt Weber, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
20 Scott Knight, Unattached

The Masters 45+ race ended, incredibly, in a field sprint. With Bethel ace Morgan Stebbins leading out team captain Greg Pelican, the latter had to deliver. He did, too, winning his second race here this year. John Funk (Cycle Fitness) took second in this hardman's sprint, with long time Bethel veteran Jim Escobar (The Simple Principles) taking third. Bethel Cycle's Rich Foley finished fourth, with Joe Straub (Westwood Velo) in fifth. Brian Wolf (Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles) rounded out the points winners.

Juniors Name Team
1 Sam Morkal-Williams, CRCA Junior Development
2 Brian Suto, Bethel Cycle

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
2 Evan Thomas, Bethel Cycle Sport
3 Akira Sato, EXPO/Superior Energy
4 Laurence Merling, TG Racing/Bianchi USA
5 Guido Wollmann, Unattached
6 Chad Dalles, Central CT Cycling Club
7 Danny Habig, Luzzo's Coal Fired Pizza
8 Rick Magee, Bethel Cycle
9 Andrew Nasca, Team Bikeway.com
10 Sam Dodge, Stage 1
11 David Kahn, Devil's Gear
12 Kyle Foley, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
13 Maximino Veiga, TARGETRAINING / FASTAR
14 Mike Andrews, Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
15 Benjamin George, CVC/Suburu of New England
16 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
17 Zachary Staszak, Pawling Cycle and Sport
18 Tony Hill, Arc-En-Ciel Racing Team
19 jeffrey weaver, The Devils Gear/ New Haven Bike Club
20 Reid Evans, Pawling Cycle and Sport

The 3-4 race promised to be a humdinger of a race, with Bethel Cycle and Expo Wheelmen lining up with considerable numbers. With no apparent leader lined up, the race seemed wide open. Both teams sent riders banging off the front, but it seemed apparent Expo wanted to keep things together. Bethel seemed more willing to send riders off the front.

After a lot of short lived moves, the race came down to a field sprint. With Expo's magazine running empty, Bethel put two riders at the front with their sprinter on the wheel. A big surge disrupted the leadout, and out of the fracas Bryan Haas (CCC/IRS Medic) won a clear sprint. Evan Thomas (Bethel Cycle) took second in a tight bike throw for second, edging out Aki Sato (Expo Wheelmen). Laurence Merling (TG Racing/Bianchi USA) took fourth, with the area's favorite Germanic racer Guido Wollmann in fifth. Chad Dalles (Central CT Cycling Club) rounded out the points winners.

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team Number
1 Ryan Serbel, CCNS/Charlescoaching.com
2 Michael McGinley, Central CT Cycling Club
3 Amos Brumble, CCB Wheelworks
4 Edward Angeli, TargetTraining
5 Peter Hurst, Century Road Club Association
6 Anthony Alessio, Stage 1/Fusion Think
7 Matt Inconiglios, Stage 1/Fusion Think
8 Jacob Hacker, Unattached
9 Ernest Tautkus, CCNS
10 Connor Sallee, Echappe Equipment Elite Team
11 Matt Muney, Young Medalists/Team Dual Temp
12 Evan Thomas, Bethel Cycle Sport
13 David Hoyle, CCNS
14 Hunter Pronovost, Cheshire Cycle Racing - cyclistsarenotrockstars.com
15 Chad Dalles, Central CT Cycling Club
16 Sean Trinque, Unattached
17 Eric Merrill, Zanes Cycling Club
18 Mike Andrews, Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
19 Johan Koserius, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
20 Mike Wiles, Unattached

Yep, another hard race on a hard day. The normal shelling out process, dragged on for quite a bit, popped out a five man break. CCNS, active in an organized fashion, got their man Ryan Serbel in the break, and he capped off a good day with a win. Second was the fiercely competitive "Iron" Mike McGinley (Central CT Cycling Club). Third was, most appropriately, Amos Brumble (CCB Wheelworks), who happened to have spent a bunch of time racing in... Belgium. Ed Angeli (Target Training) took fourth, with CRCA's Peter Hurst rounding out the break. Anthony Alessio (Stage 1/Fusion Think) led in the field sprint for sixth.

Note: since we only paid 5 places, Iron Mike shared some of his prize money with fellow sprinter Anthony. Now there's sportsmanship.

2010 Ronde De Bethel

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With huge thanks to Navone Studios for making the first race a great success, here are the results for the first Bethel Spring Series race, Ronde De Bethel.

Apologies for not having the results up sooner, we will have an extra computer at the race next year to do things like post trash talk, results, and stuff like that.

Thanks for everyone who showed up and see you next week!

Cat 5A Name Team
1 Gregory Jakubek, Connecticut Coast Cycling
2 Sam Rosenholtz, Green Line Velo
3 Andrew Payne, Bethel Cycle
4 Jim Klewicki
5 Daniel Caridi
6 Gabriel Remillard
7 Neil Suto, Bethel Cycle
8 Lorenzo Grippo, Tarmac Cycling
9 John Kladis, Yorktown Cycles

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Edini son Da Silva, Navone Studios
2 Hans Morefield
3 Gercy Barboza De Morass, Navone Studios
4 Marc Sullivan, North Atlantic Velo
5 Lance Jones, EXPO/SUPERIOR ENERGY
6 Jefferson Lima, Navone Studios
7 Thomas Biederer
8 James Kelly
9 Valentin Lopes, Tri Fitness Trek
10 myles partellow, tarmac cycling
11 Colin Tanner, Targetraining
12 Gregg Giddes,Connecticut Coast Cycling
13 massimo scoditti
14 Victor Urvantsev

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Darius Shekari, CRCA/Teany Cycling
2 Jeffrey McKay, ZAMA Racing
3 Lee Davis, Pawling Cycle and Sport
4 Bill Muzzio, Bethel Cycle
5 Denis Adiletti, Bethel Cycle
6 Andrew Lawson,Laurel Bicycle Club
7 Donald Kimball, CVC/Subaru of New England
8 steven levine, Tarmac Cycling
9 Juan Munster, Guilty by Association
10 #N/A #N/A #N/A
11 Roger Billharz, Pawling Cycle and Sport
12 Brian Kelley, Pawling Cycle and Sport
13 Paul LeStage, Tarmac Cycling
14 Akin Dorsett, USI
15 William Henke, Unattached
16 Kyle Herlihy, Connecticut Coast Cycling
17 Benjamin George, CVC/Suburu of New England
18 Adam Ritter, Team Bikeway.com
19 John DeBitetto, Yorktown Cycles
20 Justin Tyberg, Bethel Cycle

Juniors Name Team
1 Brian Suto, Bethel Cycle
2 Sam Morkal-Williams, CRCA Junior Development
3 Michael Martin, Expo/Superior Energy

Women Name Team
1 Ann Marie Miller, CRC Houlihan-Lokey/Sanchez
2 Stacey Jensen, Kissena
3 Kimberly Edwards, CVC/Subaru New England
4 Amanda Braverman, Team Stage1 FusionTHINK
5 Bridget Petrillo, CVC/Subaru New England
6 Hope horton, Signature cycles/rockston
7 joanne Ross, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
8 Kristin Lotito
9 Cheryl Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
10 Nancy Ford, The Simple Principles
11 Jacqueline paull, Highgear cycling/watchung wheelman
12 Kate Marshall, Tarmac Cycling
13 Rebecca Hussey, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
14 Peta Takai, CRC Kissena
15 Laura Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
16 Megan Searfoss, Bethel Cycle Sport
17 maria dumoulin, Bethel Cycle Sport
18 allie lawler, TargeTraining
19 Katie Bea Mullaly, CVC/Subaru New England
20 Leslie Johnson

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Greg Pelican, Bethel Cycle Sport
2 Joe Straub, Westwood Velo
3 Glenn Babikian, Westwood Velo
4 Matt Armstrong, Cafeteros
5 Carl Reglar, Team Danbury Audi/Pedal and Pump
6 John Funk, Cycle Fitness
7 Morgan Stebbins, Bethel Cycle
8 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
9 Rick Spear, Target Training
10 Douglas Crane, Cafeteros
11 Joseph Regan, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bike/Best Cleaners
12 Mike Allaire, Unattached
13 Kevin Fitzmaurice, Zephyr Cycling Team
14 Randall Wolf, Team Tarmac
15 Rich Foley, BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
16 Christopher DiMattio, Bethel Cycle Sport Club
17 Brian Wolf, Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles
18 Ted Shanstrom, Arc-En-Ciel Racing Team
19 Bruce Schwartz, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
20 Turgut Balikci, Cafeteros

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Evan Thomas, Bethel Cycle Sport
2 Devin Higgins
3 Tron Witt, CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing
4 Akira Sato, EXPO/Superior Energy
5 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
6 Ian Farrar, Uwater Cycling Team
7 Zachary Staszak, Pawling Cycle and Sport
8 Andrew Hackel, Cycle Fitness
9 Jeff Murray, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
10 Chad Dalles, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
11 Laurence Merling, TG Racing/Bianchi USA
12 Alan Buday, Brauer Mick Management
13 Sam Dodge, Stage 1
14 Guido Wollmann, Unattached
15 James Conopask, CRCA/Ralph Racing
16 Jim Escobar, The Simple Principles
17 Humberto Cavalheiro, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
18 Jeffrey McKay, ZAMA Racing
19 Rick Magee, Bethel Cycle
20 Graham Lang, CRCA/Echappe

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Robert Sweeting, Globalbike
2 Eneas Freyre, TARGETRAINING
3 Mike McGinley, Zane's
4 ernest tautkus, CCNS-charlescoaching.com
5 joshua Gewirtz, CVC
6 Chad Butts, Champion system
7 Bryan Haas, IRSMedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners
8 Gary Steinberg, Brauer Mick Management
9 luciano bezerra, greenwood floors
10 Anthony Alessio, Stage 1/fusionThink
11 Max Lippolis, Fastar/TargetTraining
12 Matt Inconiglios, Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
13 Stephan Badger, TARGETRAINING p/b JLA
14 #N/A #N/A #N/A
15 Mike Andrews, Cycle Fitness
16 Fernando Ferreira, Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games
17 A Zane Wenzel, Horst-Benidorm-PRC Cycling Team
18 Chris Crowell, Stage 1
19 Julio Agustin Lujambio, Stage 1
20 John-Paul Kaminski, CRCA

Index 2009

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More pictures on the pictures page. Look for the word "Set".

Final GC is up for individual racers.

The team standings have not been updated (April 5), but basically you can see who the individual winner raced for and their team won.

Ris van Bethel results are up!
Tour de Kirche results are up!
Bethel CDP Gold Race results are up!
Criterium de Bethel results are up!
Circuit de Francis J Clarke results are up!

Also picture links are starting to appear, including videos!

If you want to link to your pics, drop me an email with the link, or post at the following (for March 8 Ris van Bethel, March 15 Tour de Kirche, March 22 Bethel CDP Gold Race) if you want to be anonymous .

Aki just found out that he have to send results to USAC. I am working on that now (March 25). Sorry for being late with them. (March 29 - still working on it). (April 3 - I'll do it after the end of the Series)

Thanks for everyone that came to the sweep. We got a LOT done, lots of heavy dirt lifted off the road and we didn't even spread it onto the tenants' lawns. Hopefully any new sand will be less plentiful and easily removed.

Those of you who swept that first Saturday, thanks for the help!

And thanks to the magical sweeping elves that did the course recently!

Note: Race was canceled for March 1, 2009 due to a less than accurate weather forecast (snow all day, which, in reality, turned into a day that allowed people to get in 4 hour rides and such). For pre-registered racers, we will refund your entry fee (pro-rated for series entry) or give you credit towards another race, it's up to you. Since a volunteer is doing the refunds, right now the policy is to refund you through BikeReg since that's easier on the volunteer. We will accept entry roll-over requests, it's just that you'll have to register using a new waiver for that particular race (since we won't have a waiver filled out for you). Please email with any questions (akira_sato at yahoo dot com).

Previously posted:

Pre-reg prices increase by $1 (due to USAC's higher insurance surcharge). $14 for the first race of the day, $11 for the second race of the day.

Day of race goes to $20 for the first race, $13 for the second race.

Remember, pre-registering will save you money, and if a race is canceled, we will refund your money (minus any BikeReg fees). If you pre-reg by mail you'll get all but your postage back. For those snail-mail registrants, remember you must fill out one release form for each day of the Series.

Scheduled dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2009. Six Sundays in a row!

Permits have been issued.

Race Info 2009

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Pre-reg for the entire series is here. Cost is $72 for one race/week for the series, $132 for two races/week for the series.

If you preregister for two races in one day, the second race is $11. The discount will appear towards the end of the checkout process.

If you want to register for the Series (one or two races/week), please go to the Ronde link below (for March 1). Under the standard categories you'll see options to register for one or two races a week.

Individual weeks are here:
March 1, 2009 - Ronde de Bethel - CANCELED
March 8, 2009 - Ris Van Bethel
March 15, 2009 - Tour de Kirche
March 22, 2009 - Bethel CDP Gold Race
March 29, 2009 - Criterium de Bethel
April 5, 2009 - Circuit Francis J Clarke

All weeks follow the same format:
8:00 AM: Cat 5, Race 1, 12 miles
Cat 5, Race 2, 12 miles, to follow
9:30 AM: Cat 4, 20 miles
10:30 AM: Women Cat 1-2-3-4, 20 miles
11:45 AM: M40+/Jr (Cat 1-2-3-4 for both ages), 23 miles
1:00 PM: Cat 3-4, 27 miles
2:15 PM: Cat Pro-1-2-3, 31 miles

Prizes follow a minimum list, increasing for a particular field if/when the field size goes over a certain number (must exceed 39 for all but Cat 3-4 and P-1-2-3 races, 59 for the latter two races).

The minimum prize lists for each week are:
March 1, Ronde de Bethel, $855
March 8, Ris Van Bethel, $855
March 15, Tour de Kirche, $855
March 22, Bethel CDP Gold Race, $1000
March 20, Criterium de Bethel, $1150
April 5, Circuit de Francis J Clarke, $1600

Overall placings are based on points accumulated for top 6 placings in Weeks 1-5. In Week 6, there will be 7 points earning places.

Weeks 1-5:
Win = 7 points
Second = 5 points
Third = 4 points
Fourth = 3 points
Fifth = 2 points
Sixth = 1 point

In Week 6 we make the win worth 10 points and move the other six places down one spot.

If racers are tied on points, their placing on the last week is used to determine who wins.

Points are not USAC points. Final results are determined by the promoter's calculations.

Ice, snow on the road, and lightning cancels races. If there is ice/snow/lightning, the front page of carpediemraing.org will be updated to reflect this, and announce the race cancellation. Regular rain, wind, and other less severe weather simply add ambiance to the event.

Sponsors 2009

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Sponsors:

Carpe Diem Promotions

Bethel Cycle

Verge Sports

Directions

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All Races will be held in Francis J. Clark Industrial Park, located at Francis J Clarke Circle, Bethel, CT.

From I-95 or the Merritt.

Take Route 7 north to Route 107
Take a right on Route 107 and proceed to Route 53
Take a left (north) on 53 and proceed to Frances J. Clarke Circle (it will be on the left about 200m after passing under a RR bridge)
Take a left onto Frances J. Clarke Circle
Registration is at the top of the hill

From I-84

Take exit 5 and go south on Route 53 (a right hand turn from either direction)
Proceed approximately 4.75 miles and Frances J. Clarke Circle will be on your right
Take the right onto Frances J. Clarke Circle
Registration is at the top of the hill

Map for route from I84:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=78643

Please, no parking on grass, in front of the fire hydrant/s, or in lots marked off by cones.

If you have specific questions about the Bethel Training Series just send an e-mail and we'll be glad to help you.

FAQ

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Please read these before calling or emailing your questions. These questions are aimed at the Bethel Series in particular but some of the information applies to racing in general.

What can I do to make registration/racing easier on me and the organizer?
1. Pre-register or arrive at least 1 hour before your race's scheduled start
2. Don't forget your license or proof of license
3. Pin your number correctly
4. Don't pee on anyone's property
5. Don't be rude to local tenants/residents

What time do the Bethel Spring Series races start?
The first race starts at 8:00 AM. NEW from 2008 - published start times!:

Cat 5 A - 8:00 AM
Cat 5 B - 8:40 AM
Cat 4 - 9:30 AM
Women - 10:30 AM
Masters Cat 1-4 40+ and Juniors Cat 1-4 - 11:45 AM
Cat 3-4 - 1:00 PM
Pro-1-2-3 - 2:15 PM

Please note that races cannot start before a published start time unless every single racer agrees that this is okay. However, this is not a guarantee that the races will start on time.

Do you take credit cards on the day of the race?
No, we do not have that capability. If you would like to use your credit card to register, please use one of the online registration services we offer (bikereg.com).

We do take personal checks and cash on the day of the race.

I am a Junior or Masters 30+ or 40+ racer but my license says I am a Category 5 racer. Can I race the Junior or Masters race instead?
- NO. Category 5 racers (only men receive Cat 5 licenses) MUST RACE THE CATEGORY 5 race. There are many reasons:
1. If Category 5 racers enter a race with non-Category 5 racers, the field limit is 75. We allow up to 125 racers in our non-Category 5 races and many fields exceed 75 racers. If we let Category 5 racers into the non-Cat 5 races, we must limit those other race sizes.

2. Category 5 racers need to demonstrate the ability to race in a pack with safety and proper ettiquete. If you are strong enough to race with the Juniors or Masters, race a lot of races and upgrade as quick as you can. Category 5 is NOT a reflection on relative strength and fitness. It IS a reflection on the amount of experience you have racing a bicycle in a mass start race.

3. Category 5 races are limited to 50 racers per field. This makes it safer for the participants like yourself. It is like stepping into the shallow end of the pool, not diving off the 10 meter high dive.

Why don't you have a (fill in the blank) category race?
Many racers ask why a particular category of racer is excluded from the race schedule. The selection of races we hold is a result of a combination of potential field sizes, race length, and time limitations. We are striving for a race day which will allow racers to get good base miles in while in a friendly, competitive atmosphere.

I would like to try bicycle racing. What do I need to do to race?
For miscellaneous general questions on bike racing, please go to the CTInfo page.

Is there any advantage to pre-registering?
Advantages - shorter line for registration, cheaper fee per day of racing, once you pay the races are "free" since you don't pay every week. More motivation to come out and race. You're committed to racing the Series.

Disadvantages - if the weather is poor you have to choose between racing in poor weather or forfeiting your fee. You're committed to racing the Series.

We try to accommodate the normal happenings in a racer's life. For example, if you learn that you cannot attend a Bethel Spring Series race, tell us BEFORE that weekend and we will apply the race fee to another Series race or refund you your entry fee. This does not apply after a race weekend. For example, "I overslept and missed my race, can you refund me my entry fee?" is not acceptable.

Are you strict about the rules?
We are pretty strict about the rules. The rules are in place to protect the racers, the promoters, and the venue (i.e. prevent the race from being cancelled the next year). We try very hard to fulfull our obligations to the racers and to the town. In return we expect the racers to follow suit.
If you urinate or defecate in public at the Series, you will earn an immediate disqualification for the day, forfeit any Series Points earned that day, and forfeit your entry fee.

The most common infraction we see is riding without a helmet. All USAC licensed racers must wear a helmet everytime they get on a bike. This is to protect the promoter, USAC, hosting town, sponsors, etc., from getting sued by the families of dead or paralyzed racers who crashed while tooling around the parking lot. Two Masters racers died in a short period in NJ many years ago. They were not racing and did not have their helmets on. However, they were at a race and were warming up (or cooling down). Their deaths prompted this rule.
If you ride without a helmet, you will be fined and your license suspended until you pay the fine. This is a USAC rule.

Read the rule book. Be familiar with the rules that affect you, age or category related rules in particular.

Learn to respect racing and racing will respect you.

Results 2009

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March 8, 2009: Ris van Bethel Results
March 15, 2009: Tour de Kirche Results
March 22, 2009: Bethel CDP Gold Race Results
March 29, 2009: Criterium de Bethel Results
April 5, 2009: Circuit Francis J Clarke Results

Overall GC
Team GC (Not updated for April 5)

CT Racing Info

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Connecticut is one of the members of the New England Bicycle Racing Association: www.ne-bra.org.

If you have any questions about racing (as a racer, promoter, or involved spectator) please feel free to contact me. You can contact me about races, racers, teams, rules, things you think should be done, things you think shouldn't be done. For non-urgent questions, email is best. For urgent questions, my cell number (listed above) is good.

I strongly recommend that all promoters and teams join NEBRA. They offer a regional site with a lot of information. As a "Local Association" (LA), they send representatives to meet with other LA's and the USCF boardmembers. If you feel that there is a rule that needs to be added or changed, please let me or your cycling team know. NEBRA is here to serve the racers and they can bring up rule change requests with the USCF.

Some general questions and answers that I get regularly:

I would like to try bicycle racing. What do I need to do to race?
Welcome to the world of bicycle racing. It is a challenging sport that requires significant time and energy investment. If you like the sport though you'll find the rewards significant as well.

You probably have a road bicycle (no mountain bikes, tri-bikes, aero bars, bmx bikes are allowed in mass start road racing events) with clipless pedals, cycling shoes, cycling shorts, and a cycling helmet.

For early season (pre-May) races you'll probably need some cold weather gear. Without proper cold weather gear, you'll expend excess energy staying warm, risk injury, and have less fun than if you're dressed properly. Gear you will need includes:
- warm full finger gloves
- some kind of head covering that fits under your helmet
- tights (wear them over your shorts)
- baselayer up top - wicks away moisture from your skin
- booties - covers for your shoes/ankles
- wind vest (plastic bag stuffed under top layer works well)
- maybe some neck covering

You'll need to do the following in order to race:
- Get a USCF racing license. You can get them online at http://www.usacycling.org/. If you do, get a print out of your receipt. You can also buy either an annual or daily license at the race. If you purchase daily licenses, the amount you pay does NOT apply to an annual license. For example, if you race twice using a daily license and therefore bought two daily licenses, you do not get to deduct that amount of money off the annual license fee.

If you do not have your license at the race and you are a Category 5 racer, YOU MUST BUY A ONE-DAY LICENSE at the minimum. This is NOT refundable. You cannot say "I just ordered my license but it didn't show up yet".

- Register for the race. You can register online or at the race. If you register online you will save money and time. We discount for full Series pre-reg and we charge a late fee for day of race registrations. Also the pre-registered line is much, much faster.

- Show up in time to register and warm up. Give yourself at least 30 minutes to park, find registration, get your number, dress, pin your number, prep your bike (pump up tires, check skewers, etc). If you want to warm up for 20 or 30 minutes, add that to your prep time. The first Category 5 race is at 8:00 AM at each of the Bethel Spring Series races. If you miss your start time, you will miss your race.

When you get your license (or when you sign up for one), go online and read the rulebook. This was advice I received when I was 14 years old and it can never hurt you. Are you aware you must have barplugs on your handlebars? Are you aware of any gearlimits you may have (as a Junior). Is a Cat 2 woman allowed to race in the Cat 3 Men's race? It is important to read and understand the rules - afterall, it's hard to play the game if you don't know the game's rules.

For some words on common questions:

I'm worried about crashing...
Winning...

Pictures 2009

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Note: Header picture by Rick Malkames, USI.

Scroll down for different dates (they are highlighted)

March 8, Ris Van Bethel
JP (CCC) pics at nyvelocity
Stage One photog
First Cat 5 race by slynkie
Pictures of various categories by Joe
Truesport pictures by Matt Stuart
Pictures by George Dickerson/Stage One Cycling

Video...

Another video, shorter, Cat 3-4 finish, from SOC...

March 15, Tour de Kirche
Proofs by Matt Stuart: Set 1, Set 2
Women and Masters by George Dic kerson/Stage One Cycling
Truesport pics by Matt Stuart
Cat 4 pics by Toni Matyszyk

Video courtesy of SOC:

Video of the 3-4 race from Bethel Cycle:

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March 22, Bethel CDP Gold Race
Proofs by Matt Stuart: Set 1, Set 2
Women and 3-4 race by George Dickerson/Stage One Cycling
Cat 4 pics by Toni Matyszyk
Truesport pics by Matt Stuart
P123 pics by Jeremy
More pics by JP

Video courtesy of SOC:

Another video, courtesy The Bell Lap

Team DC/Sebago Bethel 3/22/09 from Tricki on Vimeo.

March 29, Criterium de Bethel (rain)
Proofs by Matt Stuart: Set 1, Set 2
Truesport pictures by Matt Stuart

April 5, Circuit de Francis J Clarke

Truesport pictures by Matt Stuart
Proofs by Matt Stuart: Set 1, Set 2, Set 3

Cat 3-4 finish video, courtesy of SOC

Team GC 2009

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Overall GC 2009

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2009 Circuit de Francis J Clarke Results

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Reports will be coming up in the next day or so. Check back because there are a lot of stories.

Cat 5s: tons of confusion surrounded the start as the first fifty racers would race the second race. The promoter (me) didn't help matters by getting the words "first" and "second" mixed up, i.e. "Yeah, you're in the first race" to someone in the second race. Ultimately it all worked out, with those not interested in fighting the overall contenders racing what would be a true training race. The riders launched attack after attack, with no regard to any secondary (or primary) result, just driving the pace and seeing what happened. At the end David Burns (Bethel Cycle) took a hard earned win. Max Caspecha (Target Training) followed in second, with Christopher Kiss (Laurel Bicycle Club) in third. Kurt von Holzhausen finished fourth, with Kiss's teammate Andrew Lawson in fifth. Frank Navone (Target Training) made it two for his team by taking sixth.

The second race lined up with a sizeable field (yet to be calculated). The tall Seamus Powell (Devo/windam mountain outfitters) started in the Leader's Jersey, and appeared both confident and nervous. Confident because he went to the front right away, nervous because, well, he went to the front right away. A lot of pace making didn't make things easy for anyone, but he expended a lot of energy during the race.

But, incredibly, with two laps to go, he launched a furious attack up the hill, riding clear of the field. A few seconds hesitation and Evan Thomas rode off after him. The two linked up, but Thomas could not respond to Powell's sprint. Powell won in grand style, in the Leader's Jersey, with Thomas a tired but happy second. A short time later the field came sprinting across the line, led in by Kyle Herlihy (Connecticut Coast Cycling). Samuel Hornberger (Gotham Bikes) took fourth, Hernan Tola (Cafeteros) fifth, Ray Prybylski (Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling), and Thomas Thornton (Target Training) finished 7th and took the last points place.

Overall it was Powell defending his overall lead, with Hornberger in second and Thomas in third.

Cat 4s: This race saw the first of the "Promoter's Neutral Support Service" (PNSS) utilized when a rider arrived having forgotten his helmet. The promoter, with three helmets on hand, lent the rider his primary cool weather helmet. The rider, it should be noted, finished the race safely and returned said helmet.

With the PNSS note out of the way, we can get to the racing. Fast and Furious Guido Wollmann (Unattached) launched a series of attacks, trying to isolate leader Brian Kelley (Pawling Cycle & Sport). After 10 laps of attacking, the net result? One field, with a lot of tired legs. Wollmann hid in the field and tried to recover for the finale. John O'Fallon (Connecticut Coast Cycling), another overall contender, monitored the front with his teammates, but Pawling Cycle & Sport effectively controlled the field.

Jeffrey Weaver (The Devil's Gear) celebrated his recent upgrade to Cat 4s by launching a serious bid for victory in his first Cat 4 race. With the field watching each other, his attack succeeded, and he crossed the line in his first Cat 4 race in first place.

Kelley rocked the field sprint and secured his overall, with O'Fallon second in the sprint and third in the race. Brett Walker (Hammer) finished fourth, with Kelley's teammate Lee Davis taking fifth. Wollmann hung on for sixth, and Pedro Sanchez (DC Racing) took the last points spot in seventh.

Brian Kelley won the overall in a commanding fashion, followed by Wollmann and O'Fallon. Kelley's team, Pawling Cycle & Sport, won the team overall.

Womens: The PNSS factor came into play for the Women's race. Margaret Shirley (CRCA/Radical Media) arrived with a non-functioning bike. She needed a bike to defend her slim lead in the overall, and managed to get ahold of a complete bike through PNSS, in this case the promoter's "mushy" Giant TCR, a bike that had been relegated to the backup bike. She slammed the seat back, bumped it up a bunch, and swapped the pedals on it.

She then promptly won the race. And the overall. And her team won the team trophy.

After I told about a bazillion people about it, someone finally commented on the feat. A friendly rival Cat 3 looked at me and pointed out, "Well, it seems the equipment works fine."

Doh. So much for my "the bike is mushy" thing.

Too, the whole cranklength thing. She could use 175s no problem, instead of her normal 170s. And my "I can't believe how tiny your handlebars are" crit bars. Hm.

The PNSS factor also played a factor for third placed Ann Marie Miller (CRCA/Sanchez Houlihan-Lokey), who ended up second overall. She flatted a front wheel on the way to the race (she takes the train from NYC), and, with the whole backup bike already claimed by Shirley, the PNSS could only offer up the third backup wheel, a Zipp 440 laced onto a Campy Nuovo/Super Record front hub. The PNSS mechanic (the promoter) had to true the wheel (some spokes needed "touching"), and Miller went out and test rode the wheel into third place in the race.

So the score for PNSS equipment - one field finish, a win and a third, an overall win and second, and a team trophy. Wow.

Evelyn Stevens (CRCA/Radical Media) took a fine second on the day, and Andrea Myers (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes) took fourth. Amanda Braverman (TeaNY) finished fifth, with Shirley's CRCA/Radical Media teammate Cecelia Pleva in sixth. Myer's teammate Lisa Force took the last point in seventh.

Masters 40+: A wild and crazy race saw racers launch uncountable attacks, chases, bridges, and all around field shredding efforts. Ultimately, in the end, the powerhouse Bethel Cycle team, obviously targeting this race from Day One, took the day's win, second, and almost managed a total sweep of the podium with first, second, and fourth. Their strongman Stephen Gray defended the jersey in a most difficult race, and their wild card Eric Pearce took the win (and thereby finished second overall) with an impressive solo effort.

Teammates Abdul Kabia and Scott Bodin (Target Training) took third and fourth in the race, shutting Bethel Cycle's Rick Magee from earning the point necessary to step up to the podium. His fifth place let him take fourth overall.

Ian Farrar (CRCA) made his customary appearance at the Series and his customary appearance in the finishes by taking sixth, and Bethel Cycle's Chris DiMattio took the final point up for grabs in seventh.

Bethel Cycle dominated the team standings and took home yet another M40 team trophy.

Cat 3-4s: As usual the 3-4 race came down to a duel between the sprinters and the non-sprinters. The CRCA/Jonathan Adler team showed up in force, bringing a bunch of team riders as well as CRCA sub-team allies. Their mission - to force the pace, shell the sprinters, and launch their own off the front.

Defending leader Gray (he of the M40 race) had ridden a conservative M40 race to save some legs for what would be a fast and aggressive race. He had a strong team to assist him as well, and they monitored the front. Aki Sato (Connecticut Coast Cycling) had a few teammates as well as a couple friendly allies, and they, too, monitored the front.

The race ended up a series of searing attacks launched by various Adler riders, with Bethel Cycle and Connecticut Coast Cycling riders chasing furiously. With a few laps to go the field was all together, and it looked like it would be a field sprint, an ideal situation for Sato. However, Adler's Kyle Peppo launched a final attack, and when the field took a short breather, he was gone. In the mad dash for the finish two Target Training teammates tried to go off the front, but the fast leadout swallowed them up on the last lap.

In the end, behind the powerful Peppo, Bryan Haas (IRS Medic) took the field sprint, ahead of a desperate Sato. David Kim (Christian Cycling), having ridden the whole series with no team support, took fourth, finishing fourth in the overall. Peppo's teammate Anthony Slokar took fifth, and a tiring Gray took sixth and two crucial points. Kevin Yarde (NCC/Bikereg) took the final point in seventh.

The overall was close, with Gray finishing one point clear of Peppo and Sato. Peppo, by virtue of his better finish on the last day, took second, and Sato finished third. The Jonathan Adler team took the team trophy home.

P123: A wowser of a race, it seemed totally strung out the whole day. Many of the "two-racers", i.e. the ones on their second race, not the Cat 2s, came off in clumps as the fresh strong 1s and 2s drilled it from the gun. Target Training, with the overall leader Eneas Freyre, brought out some guns to help control the field.

A few other teams were well represented - IRS Medic, with their new look and new recruits, including Bethel Series perennial Mike McGinley and his lieutnant Ron Fantano; and Connecticut Coast Cycling with their main rider Peter Hurst. Some strong individuals helped shape the races too, among them Brian Borgia (CRCA/Rapha Racing) and John Funk (Cycle Fitness).

A group finally made it clear, with all the favorites in it, but with three to go, Freyre ripped the break apart with a vicious attack. Only McGinley, Hurst, and Borgia could follow, and in the end, McGinley won the sprint handily. Freyre took second, wrapping up the overall. Hurst trailed in third, with Borgia in fourth.

The rest of the finishers straggled in as the remaining groups all disintegrated in the final hectic laps. Christopher Fisher (Priority Health) tok fifth, with Funk following close behind in sixth. Matthew Baldwin took the final point available in seventh.

Freyre wrapped up the overall, and his team Target Training took the team trophy. McGinley's one place in the Series was a good one - he got second overall. Borgia's consistent finishes earned him the third spot on the podium.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 David Burns Bethel Cycle
2 max Caspecha Target Training
3 Christopher Kiss Laurel Bicycle Club
4 Kurt von Holzhausen n/a
5 Andrew Lawson Laurel Bicycle Club
6 FRANK Navone Target Training
7 Brad Hardy Target Training
8 Jonathan Tarbox Delta Surveying
9 Brooks Rorke Laurel Bike Club
10 John Ercolani CFCC
11 Gessy Barbosa Unattached
12 Chip Welsh Bethel Cycle
13 David Spadaro Unattached

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Seamus Powell
2 Evan Thomas
3 Kyle Herlihy Connecticut Coast Cycling
4 samuel Hornberger Gotham Bikes
5 Harnan Tola Cefeteros Cycling
6 Ray Prybylski Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
7 Thomas Thornton Target Training
8 Greeg Giddes Connecticut Coast Cycling
9 Justin Henderson White Mountain Velo
10 Jerome Jousse Unattached
11 Timothy Inall Bethel Cycle
12 Gary Quin;lin Unattached
13 Tom Krol Unattached
14 FRANK O'REILLY Unattached
15 Reid Evans
16 JeanMarie Bergeal Unattached
17 Andrew Kaplan Targetraining
18 Paul Lapin Unattached
19 Eric Policarpio Bikers Edge
20 Henry Chan Pawling Cycle & Sports

Cat 4 Name Team
1 jeffrey weaver The Devils Gear
2 Brian Kelley Pawling Cycle and sport
3 John O'Fallon Connecticut Coast Cycling
4 Brett walker Hammer
5 Lee Davis Pawling Cycle and sport
6 Guido Wollmann Unattached
7 Pedro Sanchez DC Racing
8 David Bailey Target Training
9 Stephen Lindholm CRCA/Sanchez-Houlihan Lokey
10 Justin Tyberg Bethel Cycle
11 eugene doherty Team DC Racing
12 Steven Suto Bethel Cycle
13 Jay Vincent Cycle Center Racing
14 Steven Levine Tarmac Cycling yorktown cycle
15 Roger bilharz Hudson valley Velo Club
16 Aleksey Ursov Propeller racing
17 Bob Ludecke Laurel Bicycle Club
18 Michael Dimson Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
19 Kurt Weber Bethel Cycle
20 Roland Merk Zephyr Cycling

Women Name Team
1 Margaret Shirley CRCA
2 Evelyn Stevens CRCA/Radical Media
3 Ann Miller CRCA/Sanchez Houlihan-Linkey
4 Andrea Myers CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
5 Amanda C Braverman CRCA/Teany
6 cecelia Pleva Radical Media
7 Lisa Force CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
8 Nancy Ford USI
9 Katherine Papillon-Rodrigue Williams Cycling
10 Sarah Sauvayre CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
11 Colleen Conway Teany/CRCA
12 Cheryl Wolf Bethel Cycle
13 Mimi Boyle Unattached
14 rebecca Blatt Team Kenda
15 Beth Seman Williamscycling
16 Joanne Ross Stage 1 Cycling
17 Laura Summers Horst Benidorm PRC Cycling Team
18 Megan Searfoss Bethel Cycle Sport
19 Xieyue Fan Sanchez Howlinan lokey
20 Corinne Karmiel CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Eric pearce BetheL CYCLE SPORT
2 Stephen Gray BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
3 Abdul Kabia TarGETRAINING
4 Scott Bodin TARGETRAINING
5 Rick Magee Bethel Cycle
6 Ian Farrar CRCA
7 Christopher DiMattio Bethel Sport CLub
8 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
9 Turgut Balikci CTS
10 Matthew Snow Unattached
11 Ricardo Hernandez Cafeteros Cycling Club
12 Rick Spear TARGETRAINING
13 Martin Hodge Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
14 Patrick Cunningham WilliamsCycling
15 Thomas Toal TARGETRAINING
16 Alvaro Betancur Cafeteros Cycling Club
17 Kevin Fitzmaurice Zephyr Cycling Team
18 Morris Sachs Cafeteros Cycling Club
19 Patrick Littlefield CRCA/FGX Racing
20 David Parker DKNY

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Kyle Peppo Jonathan Alder Racing
2 Bryan Haas IRS Medic
3 Akira Sato Connecticut Coast Cycle
4 David Kim Christian Cycling
5 Antony Slokar CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing
6 Stephen Gray BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
7 Kevin Yarde NCC/BikeReg
8 hammean Walker Major Taylor Iron Riders
9 Esteban Sequera CVC/Subaru of New England
10 Andrew Nasca Bikeway
11 Rishabh Phukan Cardinal Velo
12 John Moralles Cafeteros Cycling Club
13 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
14 Scoot Glenney CCCC-IRSMedic
15 Sam Dodge Stage 1/fusion THINK
16 Rick Magee Bethel Cycle
17 Ian Farrar CRCA
18 Douglass Crane Cafeteros Cycling Club
19 Matthew Snow Unattached
20 Timothy Durrin Unattached

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Michael McGinley CCCC-IRSMedic
2 Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING
3 Peter Hurst Connecticut Coast Cycle
4 Bryan Borgia CRCA/ Rapha Racing
5 Christopher Fisher Priority Health
6 John Funk Cycle Fitness
7 matthew Baldwin TargetTraning
8 Barry Miller MikeFraysseSports.Com
9 Kyle Wolfe CCC Keltic Construction / Zane's Cycles
10 Anthony Alessio Stage 1 / FusionTHINK
11 Ronald Fantano CCCC-IRSMedic
12 Edward Angeli TARGETRAINING
13 hunter pronovost CCNS - Cheshire Cycle
14 Reed Albergotti Jonathan Alder Racing
15 Gregory Olsen Jonathan Alder Racing
16 Anthony Santomassimo Stage 1 / FusionTHINK
17 Chad Dalles Bethel Cycle
18 Joshua Friedman CCNS - Cheshire Cycle
19 Austin Moran Confabricate.com
20 Esteban Sequera CVC/Subaru of New England

2009 Criterium de Bethel Results

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Results are up. I'll fill in some of the other race reports when I get a chance.

Cat 5: A small and dedicated field took to the roads just as the rain started. Blowing sideways at times, the field stuck together, coming to the line for a field sprint. Jeffrey Weaver (The Devils Gear), dying a thousand deaths, crossed the line first, just in front of a fast closing Kyle Herlihy (Connecticut Coast Cycling). Third in the tight finish was Frank O'Reilly (Unattached), with fourth snagged by Thomas Thornton (Target Training). Evan Thomas (Unattached) took fifth, and Paul LeStage (Yorktown Cycles) finished sixth.

Cat 4: An early attack by Justin Tyberg (Bethel Cycle) came to naught, but the effort woke up the normally placid field. The registration girls took advantage of quiet time to go out and cheer on their favorite racer, Team DC Racing's Eugene Doherty. Patrick Littlefield (CRCA/FGX Racing) looked a little more aggressive, gaining a 10 second gap on the strung out field. The registration girls went out and cheered for Doherty again. Okay, one cheered for her dad, but they both cheered for Doherty. Then ran giggling back into the tent. Riders started to bridge up from the disintegrating field.

Field all together at 4 to go. Registration girls cheered on Doherty after a short break from cheering due to some riders registering (imagine that). 3 to go, all together. The riders are looking a bit haggard, the ones that had been attacking. Guido Wollmann (Unattached), in the leader's jersey, has done an amazingly patient race and looks very good. At the bell Doherty, cheered on by the registration girls, launched a last lap attack, the field in single file just behind him.

Wow, at the line it looked like a couple Pawling Cycle & Sport riders. We'll wait for the camera.

Arg the spreadsheet broke. Be a few minutes for results.

Pawling gets one two with Lee Davis leading in new overall leader Brian Kelley. Yorktown Cycle's John Bitetto took third, followed by the yellow jersey Guido Wollmann. James Rothwell (Target Training) finished fifth, and an aggressive Pedro Sanchez took sixth.

Womens: A small field set off in damp and misty conditions. CVC's Mary Martinez set off almost immediately, and the field has been content to follow about 10 or 15 seconds back. Seems like, at 13 laps to go, that the field is starting to wake up and react to the race long break. Wow, seven women bridged up to the break, splitting the field into two groups. A few hundred meters separate them.

Okay, most of the field is up at the front. The rest of the field has either dropped out or dropped off the pace. Five women have gone up the road, and five women are about 30 seconds behind. It looks like it'll finish this way. I'll try to get names.

I don't have names, but it seems like the original CVC rider Martinez is up there, along with Amada Braverman (TeaNY), two teammates from one team, and another rider. Sorry, my vantage point from inside the tent is not ideal.

The second group is all CVC with one Bethel Cycle rider breaking up the TTT look.

Andrea Myers (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes) takes the win! Martinez, after attacking at the gun, takes a hard earned second. Nancy Ford (USI) takes third, with Braverman fourth. Corinne Karmiel (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes) took fifth after the huge leadout for Myers, with Kimberly Edwards (CVC/Subaru of New England) winning the sprint behind for sixth.

Masters: The race happened. The Rick Break Effect took place, with two Ricks riding away from the field. Rick Magee (Bethel Cycle) won in a two up sprint over Rick Spears (Target Training). More info later.

Cat 3-4: A fast start and a small field ejected the race leader, Akira Sato (Connecticut Coast Cycling), inside the first three laps. This surprised everyone except the ejectee. The Jonathan Alder team sent their rider Kyle Peppo up the road, along with a friendly rival Colin Prensky (CRCA/Sanchez HOULIHAN). David Kim (Christian Cycling) joined the break, as did one other guy. Then took off Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle), Tony Slokar (Jonathan Adler) on his wheel, and Bryan Haas (IRS Medic) following.

The friendly rival guy won the race. More to follow.

Typing Much Later, after the fact - Prensky bridged up to Peppo, dragging along Jackson Weber (Unattached), with Kim bridging up before the gap got too big. Kim looked to be in trouble, while Prensky seemed at ease, gapping the break on the hill regularly. After a bunch of waiting and watching laps, Gray launched a bit counter, marked immediately by Slokar and the attentive Haas.

When the chase made the junction, Prensky, Peppo, and Gray went immediately, with the other four looking around at each other. Kim tried to bridge on his own, but Slokar came across, towing an uncooperative Hass. Weber exploded and went back to the field.

Ultimately Prensky won the race, with Peppo second. Gray took third and the overall lead. Haas came around Slokar for fourth, and, back in the reduced field, Weber took out his frustrations by winning the field sprint.

P123s are up next.

Oh that looked hard. Four men finished clear of anyone else, and lots of guys were lapped. Connor Sallee (Williams Cycling) won. The rest of the places are below.

Typing Much Later - the race was just a series of leg breaking attacks, with every attack countered by another one. Four strong men went clear of the splintering field - Sallee, Eneas Freyre (Target Training), Brian Borgia (CRCA/Rapha Racing), and Barry Miller (MikeFrayseeSports.com). Although they seemed to cooperate here and there, the break members kept attacking each other at the end.

Behind the field disintegrated into multiple chase groups, with Kyle Wolfe (Keltics) and Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle) - again! - the only riders not to get lapped.

Freyre put in a number of attacks, but came up short in a very tough sprint. Sallee won, as mentioned before, with Borgia second. Miller took third, with an exhausted Freyre crossing in fourth. Behind them a resurgent Wolfe took Gray at the line for fifth and sixth respectively.

We're cleaning up, packing up. A tough day of racing in damp, overcast conditions. Flahutes, all.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 jeffrey weaver The Devils Gear
2 Kyle Herlihy Connecticut Coast Cycling
3 FRANK O'REILLY Unattached
4 Thomas Thornton Target Training
5 Evan Thomas
6 Paul LeStage Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
7 Jerome Jousse Unattached
8 james harmon 503 Cycleworx/LHCC
9 Ray Prybylski Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
10 Samuel Hornberger Toga bikes
11 Bill Muzzio Bethel Cycle
12 Tom Krol Unattached
13 FRANK Navone Target Training
14 Steve Wirz Pawling cycle and sport
15 David Burns Bethel Cycles
16 Christopher Kiss Laurel Bike Club
17 Reid Evans
18 Brad Hardy Target Training
19 Scott Feltmate Bethel Cycle
20 James Nelson Unattached

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Lee Davis Pawling Cycle and Sport
2 Brian Kelley Pawling Cycle and Sport
3 John DeBitetto Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
4 Guido Wollmann
5 James Rothwell TargeTraining
6 Pedro Sanchez
7 Steven Suto Bethel Cycle
8 Patrick Littlefield CRCA/FGX Racing
9 Erik Baker CRCA/Sanchez Houlihan-Lokey
10 David Bailey TargeTraining
11 Todd Nicotra Connecticut Coast Cycling
12 Casey Gawlak Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
13 Roger Billharz Hudson Valley Velo Club
14 steven levine Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
15 Justin Tyberg Bethel Cycle
16 Kurt Weber Bethel Cycle
17 Bob Ludecke Laural Bicycle Club
18 Thomas Brown CRCA
19 eugene doherty Team DC Racing
20 Robert Kelley Pawling Cycle and Sport

Women Name Team
1 Andrea Myers CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
2 Mary Martinez CVC Subaru of New England
3 Nancy Ford USI
4 Amanda Braverman CRCA/TeaNY Cycling
5 Corinne Karmiel cRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
6 Kimberly Edwards CVC/Subaru of New England
7 Rebecca Hussey Bethel Cycle
8 Karen Franzen CVC Subaru of New England
9 Laura Mullaly CVC Subaru of New England
10 donna davis CVC Subaru of New England

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Rick Magee Bethel Cycle
2 Rick Spears Target Training
3 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
4 #N/A #N/A #N/A
5 John Morales Cafeteros
6 Scott Struve Stage One Cycling
7 Tom Toal Target Training
8 John DeBitetto Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
9 Patrick Littlefield CRCA/FGX Racing
10 Matt Stuart U.S. ARMY / Central Wheel - GHCC
11 Nancy Ford USI
12 David Holmander NHCC/Team NH
13 James Washburn Unattached
14 Sam Strober Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Colin Prensky CRCA/Sanchez HOULIHAN
2 Kyle Peppo jonathan Adler racing
3 Stephen Gray Bethel Cycle
4 Bryan Haas IRS Medic
5 Antony Slokar jonathan Adler racing
6 Jackson Weber Unattached
7 David Kim Christian Cycling
8 Douglas Crane Cafeteros Cycling Club
9 James Conopask CRCA/Rapha Racing
10 Mike Andrews Connecticut Coast Cycling
11 Donald Catlin Unattached
12 James Washburn Unattached
13 Charles Litty Bethel Cycle
14 Jim Escobar Honeywell
15 Jeffrey McKay Zama Racing
16 Jordan Strober CRCA/Jr Development
17 Andrew Nasca Unattached
18 Leon Lyakovetsky Connecticut Coast Cycling
19 Sam Dodge Stage One Cycling
20 Rick McGee Bethel Cycle

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Connor Sallee Williams Cycling
2 Bryan Borgia Ralpha Racing
3 Timothy Mitchell metlife Cycling team
4 Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING
5 Kyle Wolfe CCC Keltic Construction / Zane's Cycles
6 Stephen Gray BETHEL CYCLE SPORT
7 Fernando Ferreira Faster/ Target Training
8 John Funk CYCLE FITNESS
9 Austin Moran Unattached
10 Gregory Olsen Jonathan Adler racing
11 Bryan Zieroff Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
12 Phil Riggio CRCA/ Rapha Racing
13 Kyle Foley Cuevas/ACT
14 Matthew Emeott Target TRAINING

2009 Bethel CDP Gold Race Results

2009-01-03T05:00:00.007-05:00

Standard disclaimer - all race reports are pure fantasy of the writer. If you would like to have a different version of a race report reported, send your revised report to me at akira underscore sato at yahoo.com. Or post here for comments etc.

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

2009 Tour de Kirche Results

2009-01-03T04:00:00.004-05:00

I'll try and put in race reports. All reports can be considered totally fictional. If you would like to correct any report (making it less fictional), please feel free to contact me (through bikereg, the blog, etc)

Cat 5 A - The first race of the day ended with Samuel Hornberger (Gotham Bikes) taking the win. Seamus Powell (Devo/Windham Mountain Outfitters) took second, Tim Inall (Bethel Cycle) third, and William Buick (Gould Academy) fourth. Evan Thomas (Unattached) finished fifth, with Ray Prybylski (Yorktown Cycles) took sixth.

Cat 5 B - The race was marked by a serious two man attack. Two riders took off early in the race. The field splintered in )the chase, the front fragmenting as the chasers pushed the pace. Ultimately successful in the chase, the field regrouped for the finale. 258 made a move with a lap to go. With the field looking around, he made it to the line solo. A strong sprint propelled Richard Bardwell (CLR) to the line in second, with Frank O'Reilly (Unattached) following in third. Michael Keen (Bike Depot) took fourth, Kyle Herihy (Connecticut Coast Cycle) fifth, and Thomas Thorton (Target Training) sixth.

Cat 4 Report: Most of the racers in this race would point to Guido Wollmann (Unattached) as the strongman of the race. As such he's heavily marked and rarely able to utilize his powerful time trialing skills. Today was such a day. Although he'd been conservative in his attacks throughout the race, his big effort with three laps to go came to naught. He had gone after a very strong Pawling Cycle and Sport rider Robert Kelley, teammate (and brother?) of the winner from last week. Pawling is a team that has done well in the 4s in prior years. The team sent this guy off in search of a solo win (as well as to allow his teammates to sit behind any chasers). As the bell rang he had a good 10 to 15 second gap.

Wollmann followed expectations, went to the front, and pulled hard for most of the last lap. He followed this strong effort with an unexpected jump early in the sprint, desperate to catch the breakaway rider. He managed to gap the field, catch the break, and win the race. John O'Fallon (Connecticut Coast Cycle), led out ably by teammate Todd Nicotra, took second place. Brian Kelley (Pawling Cycle and Sport), last week's winner, took third, followed by Pedro Sanchez (Danny's Cycle/Sebago Footwear) in fourth. Brian Sacawa (Kelly Benefit Stratagies/LSV Amateur Cycling) crossed the line in fifth, and Lee Davis (Pawling Cycle Sport) rounded out the top six.

Junior Report: Although alone in the Junior race, Jordan Strober (CRCA Junior Development) still had to deal with an aggressive Masters field that never eased up. He finished the race to take the Junior prize for the week.

Women's Report: Another strong field, just short of 40 riders like last week, started off the race. With Ann-Marie Miller (and her relentless pacemaking) missing from the line up, the race seemed more jumpy than normal. One strong individual, Silke Wunderwald (Team Kenda) battled it out with strong teams fielded by Radical Media, Anthem Sports, and TeaNY Cycling. Ultimately Radical Media came out for the better, with Margaret Shirley taking the win, with her teammate Evelyn Stevens close behind in third. Kathleen Billington (Anthem Sports) split the duo, with her teammate Beth Miller taking sixth. Wunderwald slotted into fourth, and Andrea Myers (Comedy Central/Sid's Bikes) took fifth.

Masters 40+ Report: Close to sixty riders struck out at the whistle, setting off in dry and still conditions. Two teams were most active, Keltic and Bethel Cycle. Both teams field powerful Masters racers, and they proved that last week's one-two placings were no fluke. Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle), last week's second place finisher, scampered off the front chasing numerous primes, once opening up a substantial gap on the field.

But with teammates behind and a strong Keltic squad protecting their man Andy Ruiz's overall position, he sat up, waiting for the sprint. Last week he was pipped at the line, and this week he made sure that this wouldn't happen. He had two teammates lead him out, strongmen Brian Wolf and Chris DiMattio, and they strung out the field for Gray. Gray returned the favor by taking the field sprint, followed by Bill Pjontek (Battenkill-United). Ruiz managed fourth, followed closely by Target Training's Max Lippola. Jim Escobar (Honeywell) took fifth, and Rich Foley (Bethel Cycle) took sixth.

Cat 3-4 Report: A large 87 rider field set out for the race, and immediately the calm(er) wind and dry conditions led to some aggressive riding. Although the elastic threatened to snap a few times, the strung out field managed to regroup for the final few laps. Naysayers took their chances, with Jonathan Adler rider dangling off the front for the last couple laps. A regrouped field looked to catch them, and as the sprint wound up, the field caught the guys off the front. Bikeway's Robert Scott uncorked the field. Ultimately Akira Sato (Connecticut Coast Cycle) won the sprint, with David Kim (Christian Racing) a close second. Elias Bennet (BCA/Tosk) took third, with last week's winner Stephen Gray (Bethel Cycle) in fourth. Bill Pjontek (Battenkill-United) finished fifth, edging out Sam Dodge (Stage One Cycling) who took the final points place.

Cat P123 Report: A powerful field lined up for the day's finale, with Target Training obvious in their strength both in their legs as well as in their numbers. Although many riders tried to reduce the odds by escaping the field, only one break stayed away at the end. Target Training's Eneas Freyre and Peter Hurst (Connecticut Coast Cycling) worked hard to make their break stick. With the field rapidly closing on the last lap, Freyre took matters in his own hands and took off on his own, just barely holding off the field for the win. Chad Butts (Champion Systems) led the field in for second, followed by a the Stage One/Fusion Think duo Matt Inconglios Anthony Allesio. Chris Fisher (Priority Health Cycling) took fifth, and Juan Pimentel (Global Locate) took sixth.

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 samuel Hornberger Gotham Bikes
2 Seamus Powell Devo/Windhammountainoutfitters
3 Tim Inall Bethel
4 William Buick Gould Academy
5 Evan Thomas Unattached
6 Ray Prybylski Yorktown Cycles/ Tarmac Cycling
7 Jerome Jousse Unattached
8 Mark Schleinitz Unattached
9 Alec Bernard Staples Bike Club
10 Max Caspescha Target Training
11 Jean-Marie Bergeal
12 Christopher Kiss Laurel Bike Club
13 Trevor MacLean Target Training
14 Henry Chan Unattached
15 Joseph Gagnon Tarmac Cycling
16 Emile Smith Bethel Cycle
17 John Meyer Cycle Fitness Cycling Club
18 Brad Hardy Target Training
19 Matthew McPartland Bethel Cycle Sport
20 Matthew Knickerbocker Bethel Cycle Sport

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Justin Harris Bikeway/Target Training
2 Richard Bardwell CLR
3 FRANK O'REILLY Unattached
4 Michael Keane Bicycle Depot
5 Kyle Herlihy Connecticut Coast Cycling
6 Thomas Thornton Target Training
7 Jeremy Mikesell Unattached
8 Steve Wirz PCS
9 Jonathan Tarbox Delta Surveying Services
10 Murray Washburn Unattached
11 William Thompson Unattached
12 Andrew Lawson Laurel Bike Club
13 Jeffrey Weaver The Devils Gear
14 Reid Evans Unattached
15 Joshua Salit Unattached
16 Kurt von Holzhausen Unattached
17 Gary Quinlin Unattached
18 FRANK Navone Target Training
19 #N/A #N/A #N/A
20 james harmon 503 Cycleworx/LHCC

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Guido Wollmann Unattached
2 John O'Fallon Connecticut Coast Cycling
3 Brian Kelley Pawling Cycle & Sport
4 Pedro Sanchez Danny's Cycles/ Sebago Footwear
5 Brian Sacawa Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
6 Lee Davis Pawling Cycle & Sport
7 Eugene Doherty Team DC Racing
8 michael dimson Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
9 David Bailey TargeTraining
10 John DeBitetto Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
11 Erik Baker Sanchez Houlihan-Lokey
12 Adam Ritter Unattached
13 LYLE BARON USI
14 Chris Petrillo Williams Cycling
15 #N/A #N/A #N/A
16 Steven Suto Bethel Cycle
17 Eduardo Atehortua Cafeteros Cycling Club
18 Mark Salvagin Team Bicycle Doctor
19 Patrick Littlefield CRCA/FGX Racing
20 Glenn Callahan Bethel Cycle

Juniors Name Team
1 Jordan Strober CRCA Junior Development

Women Name Team
1 Margaret Shirley Radical Media
2 Kathleen Billington Anthem Sports p/b Odyssey Energy Solutions
3 evelyn stevens CRCA / Radical Media
4 Silke Wunderwald Team Kenda
5 Andrea Myers CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
6 Beth Miller Anthem Sports p/b Odyssey Energy Solutions
7 Maria Quiroga CRCA/Radical Media
8 Amanda Braverman CRCA/TeaNY Cycling
9 Kimberly Edwards CVC/Subaru of New England
10 Mini Boyle Unattached
11 Lisa Force Comedy Central
12 Elena Dale Anthem Sports p/b Odyssey Energy Solutions
13 Katherine Papillon-Rodrigue Williams Cycling
14 Xieyue Fan Sanchez Haoulihan-Lokey
15 Cecelia Pleva Radical Media
16 bridget petrillo CVC/Subaru of New England
17 ashley prine CRCA/Radical Media
18 Nancy Ford USI
19 maria dumoulin unattached
20 Pascale Buther Unattached

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Stephan Gray Bethel Cycle
2 Bill Pjontek Battenkill - United
3 Andy Ruiz Clinton Cycling Club
4 Max Lippolis Fastar/Target Training
5 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
6 Rich Foley Bethel Cycle Sport
7 Mark Light Liberty
8 Turgut Balikci CTS
9 Ian Farrar CRCA
10 Christopher DiMattio Bethel Sport CLub
11 Glenn Babikian Westwood Velo
12 Joe Straub Westwood Velo
13 Clifford Summers IV CCC/Keltic Construction/Zanes Cycles
14 Gerry Clapper Williams Cycling
15 Patrick Cunningham Williams Cycling
16 Rick Magee Bethel Cycle
17 Edward Schaub Williamscycling.com
18 #N/A #N/A #N/A
19 Greg Pelican Bethel Cycle Sport
20 #N/A #N/A #N/A

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Akira Sato Connecticut Coast Cycle
2 David Kim Christian Cycling
3 Elias Bennett BCA / Tosk
4 Stephan Gray Bethel Cycle
5 Bill Pjontek Battenkill - United
6 Sam Dodge Stage 1
7 Antony Slokar CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing
8 Donald Catlin Unattached
9 Bryan Haas IRS Medic
10 timothy collins CRCA/Blue ribbon-translations.com
11 #N/A #N/A #N/A
12 Robert Scott Bikeway
13 Scott glenney CCCC
14 Justin Kane CCC/Keltic Const./Zanes Cycles
15 Andreas Runggatscher Westwood Cycle
16 Douglas Crane Cafeteros Cycling Club
17 #N/A #N/A #N/A
18 Gary Aspnes Horst-Benidorn-PRC
19 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
20 Turgut Balikci CTS

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING
2 Chad Butts Champion System
3 Matt Inconiglios Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
4 Anthony Alessio Stage 1 Fusion Think
5 Christopher Fisher Priority Health Cycling Team
6 Juan Pimentel global locate
7 Peter Hurst CCC
8 Craig Luekens CCNS
9 Bryan Haas IRS Medic
10 Stephan Badger TARGETRAINING
11 Brian Butts Battely Harley/ Davidson/ Sonoma
12 John-Paul Kaminski Connecticut Coast Cycling
13 hunter pronovost CCNS Pedal Power
14 Anthony Santomassimo Stage 1Fusion Training
15 Chad Dalles Bethel Cycle
16 Timothy Unkert Unnattached
17 Chris Chapleau Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
18 Andreas Runggatscher Westwood Cycle
19 Eric Merrill Central CT Cycling Club
20 Antony Slokar CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing

2009 Ris Van Bethel Results

2009-01-03T03:00:00.005-05:00

Cat 5 Race 1 Name Team
1 Seamus Powell Devo/Windham Mountain Outfitters
2 Steve Hoelter catskill multisport
3 Matthew Montesano Kissena Cycling Club
4 Kyle Herlihy Connecticut Coast Cycling
5 Michael Kelly Bikers Edge
6 Alex Cotter Unattached
7 Bill Muzzio Bethel Cycle
8 Benjamin George Unattached
9 Jeffrey Weaver The Devils Gear
10 Daniel Opoku CVC/Subaru of New England
11 John Ercolani Cycle Fitness
12 Reid Evans Unattached
13 Trevor MacLean Target Training
14 Wayne Zimmerman Target Training
15 Brad Cilley Unattached
16 Joshua Salit Unattached
17 Jason O'Neill CATSKILL MT. MULTI SPORT
18 John Meyer Cycle Fitness
19 Matthew Knickerbocker Bethel Cycle Sport
20 Andrew Lawson Laurel Bicycle Club

Cat 5 Race 2 Name Team
1 Justin Harris Bikeway/Targettraining
2 Evan Thomas Pawling Cycle & Sport
3 Samuel Hornberger Gotham Bikes
4 William Buick Gould Academy Cycling
5 Thomas Thornton Target Training
6 Alex Sherwood Bicycle Depot
7 Alec Bernard Staples High School
8 Gary Quinlin Unattached
9 Tim Inall Bethel
10 Edward Novak Yorktown Cycles
11 Paul LeStage Team Tarmac
12 Joseph Marinelli Threshold Cycling
13 Thomas Thornton Target Training
14 Michael Metcalf Team Zephyr
15 Henry Chan Pawling Cycle
16 Steve Wizz Pawling Cycle & Sport
17 Paul Kolb CCI Racing
18 Brooks Rorke Laurel Bike Club
19 Frank Navone Navone Studios
20 Evan Simko-Bednarski Unattached

Cat 4 Name Team
1 Brian Kelley Pawling Cycle &Sport
2 Brett Walker Hammer/FUJI/Bikeman.com
3 Lee Davis Pawling Cycle &Sport
4 Guido Wollmann Unattached
5 Eugene Doherty Team DC Racing
6 John DeBitetto Yorktown Cycles/Tarmac Cycling
7 Bart McDonough Target Training
8 Steven Suto Bethel Cycle
9 Justin Tyberg Bethel Cycle
10 Bladdymir Coronel Westwood Velo-Trade Manage Racing
11 Matt Goedeke C B R C
12 Rogelio Frutos Zephyr cycle
13 Alex Salazar HVVC
14 Lyle Baron USI
15 Andrew Kalter Connecticut Coast Cycling
16 Mark Salvagin Bicycle Doctor
17 Kevin Porter Connecticut Coast Cycling
18 Gregory McCoy Tarmac Cycling yorktown cycle
19 Roger Billharz HVVC
20 Bruce Schwartz Signature Cycles/DKNY

Juniors Name Team
1 Jordan Strober CRCA/Jr Development

Women Name Team
1 Margaret Shirley CRCA/Radical Media
2 Ann Marie Miller CRCA/Sanchez Houlihan-Lokey
3 Beth Miller Anthem Sports Women's Cycling
4 Maria Quiroga CRCA/Radical Media
5 Heidi Reijm Kissena
6 Sarah Sauvayre crCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
7 Elena Leznik Anthem Sports Women's Cycling
8 Andrea Myers CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
9 Rebecca Blatt Team Kendra
10 Nancy Ford USI
11 Kimberly Edwards CVC/Subaru of New England
12 Dominique Hall Summerville Sports
13 Ellen Moses CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
14 #N/A #N/A #N/A
15 Corinne Kamiel CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes
16 Erica Adelberg Radical Media/CRCA
17 Rebecca Hussey Bethel Cycle Sport Club
18 Carola Berger Alto Velo Racing Club
19 Maria Dumouilin Team Zephyr
20 Bridget Petrillo CVC Subaru of New England

Masters 40+ Name Team
1 Andy Ruiz Clinton Cycling Club
2 Stephen Gray Bethel Cycle
3 Bill Pjontek Battenkill - United
4 Glenn Babikian Westwood Velo
5 Greg Pelican Bethel Cycle Sport
6 Joe Straub Westwood Velo-Trade Manage Racing
7 Gerard O'Shea Clinton Cycling Club
8 Bill Thompson Clinton Cycling Club
9 Morgan Stebbins Tarmac cycling
10 Thomas Butler CCC/Keltic Const/Zanes Cycles
11 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
12 Kevin Haley DKNY/Signature Cycles
13 #N/A #N/A #N/A
14 Mark Sumner CCC/Keltic Const/Zanes Cycles
15 Christopher DiMattio Bethel Sport CLub
16 Patrick Littlefield CRCA/FGX Racing
17 John Morgan CCC/Keltic Const/Zanes Cycles
18 Chuck Litty Bethel Cycle Sport Club
19 Rich Foley Bethel Cycle Sport
20 Mike Allaire TargetTraining

Cat 3/4 Name Team
1 Stephen Gray Bethel Cycle
2 Rob Scott Bikeway
3 Bryan Haas IRS Medic
4 Akira Sato Connecticut Coast Cycle
5 David Kim Christian Cycling
6 Jim Escobar Honeywell Cycling
7 Mike Andrews Connecticut Coast Cycle
8 Donald Catlin Unattached
9 Andreas Runggatscher Westwood Velo
10 Chuck Litty Bethel Cycle Sport Club
11 Marcus Dahllof CRCA/Pacifico-Hincapie Sportswear
12 #N/A #N/A #N/A
13 Luis Perez Table Rock Bikes
14 Ian Strever Cycle Fitness
15 Justin Kane CCC/Keltic Construction/Zanes
16 Zachary Staszak Pawling Cycle &Sport
17 Wes Kline Young Medalists/Team Dual Temp
18 Laurence Merling Unattached
19 #N/A #N/A #N/A
20 David Bailey TargeTraining

Pro/1/2/3 Name Team
1 Ernest Tankus Exudos
2 Barry Miller MikeFraysseSports.Com
3 Matt Inconiglios Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
4 John-Paul Kaminski Connecticut Coast Cycling
5 hunter pronovost CCNS Pedal Power
6 Christopher Fisher Priority Health
7 Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING
8 Juan Pimentel global locate
9 Bryan Borgia Rapha Racing
10 Mike McGinley CCC - IRS medics
11 Donald Catlin Unattached
12 Chad Dalles Bethel Cycle
13 Mark Sumner CCC/Keltic Const/Zanes Cycles
14 Bryan Zieroff Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
15 Joshua Friedman CCNS/Pedal Power
16 Christopher Chapleau Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
17 Kyle Wolfe CCC Keltic Construction / Zane's Cycles
18 Curt Davis Bikereg.com/Cannondale
19 Phil Riggio CRCA/ Rapha Racing
20 Marcus Dahllof CRCA/Pacifico-Hincapie Sportswear

About Carpe Diem Racing

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"A race for racers by racers"

Although the Bethel Spring Series is an established spring training series, you may wonder how it got started as well as why. I want to give credit where it is due, hence this page.

About 10 years ago, Mike Hartley (a Cat 3, master bike handler, master mechanic, brilliant tactician, team player, and all-rounder) and Rit Gorman (now retired, former Cat 2, international class Masters racer) teamed up to run the first Bethel Training Series. The race was formed to be "A Race for Racers by Racers". It was created solely to be a "true" training series - inexpensive, fun, and relatively safe (i.e. smooth pavement that is swept, no hard turns). The entry fee was $7.95 I believe, which included the then $1 insurance surcharge for the USCF insurance. Prizes were minimal.

The first year was dismal. I believe we barely had minimum fields and the race barely broke even. Even the second year, one week we combined the B's (3/4's) and A's (1/2/3's) to make a field of about 20 (?!).

Mike moved away and so the primary organizer of the race series disappeared. Rit always helped in the background, but he and his son slowly dropped from the bike racing scene. Before he left, Mike came to me and said "Aki, you have to run this next year, no one else wants to do it." Well, of course not - it tends to be a thankless job. But I felt obliged, so I took it on and committed to making it the best training race possible.

Step in a spectacular sponsor in the form of Gruen watches. They donated a $100-200 watch for EVERY SINGLE RACE OF EVERY SINGLE WEEK! That is 40-50 watches for one Series! All of a sudden, we were able to offer incredible primes (they were all given out as halfway primes, with the nicest watches saved for the overall victors). We could advertise thousands of dollars in primes, and suddenly, the Bethel race became the race to race. I haven't spoken to our contact about this page, but he (and she) know who they are, and they deserve, at the very least, an anonymous thank you and acknowledgement. They, more than anyone else, took Bethel to the next level.

Another long term sponsor was Spinergy, the wheel company, who consistently, year in and year out, gave us a set of wheels to raffle off at the end of the Series. A lot of people (both racers and people who help with the race) wonder why the wheels are raffled, instead of being awarded to one of the overall winners. It is because this is a race that flattens all categories. As a racer, you are equal in importance to the Bethel Training Series, whether you are a Cat 5, a Masters, or a Pro. The fees are the same, and, until 2002, the prizes were identical. We upped the minimum prizelist (by $25) for the 2002 3/4 and 1/2/3 races since they are the most competitive races. However, we did not ever want to rule out a "non-elite" racer from winning the wheels. So we made the "big" prizes into raffle prizes. Only if a sponsor insists on a awarding a prize to a field do we do so.

Finally, a company that helped us but is no longer around: Smart Fuel. They supplied us with leader's jerseys and increased the competitiveness of the Overall Classification. Chris really stepped forward and helped out.

Some of the people who have helped in the past years include Mike Hartley, Rit Gorman, Wendy of the town of Bethel, Kevin R, Allan D, Rich K, Greg P, Ben H of FCI, Drew C, Mr C, Julie K, Joe B, Mandy B, Tom L, Josh D, Victor R, Mike S, Steve "Panasonic", Brian R, Stacey S, Greg W, Gene L, Mark M, Art, the Yale crew, the Danbury Police Explorers, lots of random riders, and many, many more. Past official help has come from Dave and John & Adele as well our district representative(s).

For all the people that have helped out over the years and to all the racers that make Bethel the race it is, thank you so very much.

Aki Sato
Carpe Diem Promotions

P.S. Many racers at Bethel have disproved that this race is a thankless task, and I want to thank each of them for their positive comments about the race. They keep me going when the stress reaches critical mass.

2009 Addendum:
As you may have realized, Carpe Diem Promotions is technically standing down, replaced by the new entity Carpe Diem Racing, LLC. In 2009 the race will no longer be a not-for-profit event, which means that folks who run the race can pay themselves for doing so.

Updates

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2003
Site version 1.0 (frames)
Jan 6: Frames implemented, tested on Netscape/IE, pages renamed/modified
Jan 7: Corrections to aboutcd link, changes page added.
Jan 23: Official Bethel Approval granted Jan 21, bikereg links updated in 3 pgs, entry fee updated (same as 2002).
Feb 24: Updated Shartkozawa page with results link.
Feb 26: Updated Index page, flyer page (sweep day details, permit number).
Feb 27: Auto refresh on Index and Index2003 pages.
Mar 4: Auto refresh on flyer, updates to flyer (prizes), sponsors (RV INNO), search words on index.
Mar 6: Bethel 2003 hard link on index page, "missing frames" link on index page, redid frames page, open weather button in new window (need to do all links in frame like that)
Mar 8: Took out references to sweep day
Mar 9: Results and GC after Mar 9 race
Mar 12: Corrections to results and GC.
Mar 16: Results and GC updated for Mar 16 race
Mar 18: Race summaries posted for the last two weeks, finally. Updated links to Bikereg.com. Put in auto-refresh on flyer page as a lot of people are not seeing the newest links. Link to optimal settings on index page.
Mar 19: Lost and Found added, link from index page.
Mar 24: Links to March 30 race done, sweep references removed, results posted, most race reports done.
Mar 25: Email link on results page corrected.
Mar 26: GC results posted (finally). CT Rep info updated :)
Mar 28: Team correction in results/descriptions/GC.
Apr 1: Finally updated site with March 30 results.
Apr 8: Updated site with April 6 results. NO GC yet as I'm too tired to do it. A few corrections to prior weeks but not all of them are in place. Oops. Overwrote the March 30 GC so will have to restore from backup location tomorrow.
Apr 9: Updated GC, bikereg links, front pic.
May 2: Updated final GC finally (sorry bout the delay). Last day, Individual GC, and Team GC updated.
May 21: Updated Mar 16, Apr 16, GC, and index pages.
Aug 18: Updated links pages

2004:

Jan 7: Updated index, left frame, and changes page.
Jan 27: Site Version 2.0. Three frames. Updated all pages with new blue theme, 2004 labels, new dates, new sponsors, new leaders jerseys, couple graphics.
Jan 30: Permit number put in. Updated index, flyer, and shart pages.
Feb 2: corrected Shart date to Feb 29.
Feb 9: updated BikeReg.com link to reflect all of the Series.
Feb 10: updated index page to reflect some rule corrections/clarifications.
Feb 23: updated sponsors to reflect DeFeet and to have CTS logo in there, new ones get a red "NEW!" after them now.
Feb 25: updated the About page to list the Tri-State Velo espoirs announcement which lists Carpe Diem as a supporter.
Feb 26: updated links page to include Cycle Center team, updated index for Sweep Day (included 10 AM time for both flyer and index page). Also moved racelistings in links list. New mini map with icons etc for Shart.
Mar 8: updated results for first week races. Need to update overall and race reports. Part 2: uploaded race reports. Corrected Eastwood to Westwood Velo (team name). changed some dates from 2003 to 2004. Part 3: corrected name and teams of misc people. Updated INDEX page to reflect gymnastics event. updated lost and found.
Mar 9: updated lost and found for more wheel info. corrected some race result info. put in blank weeks for other weekly results.
Mar 16: updated GC, Mar 14 results, lost and found, and Mar 7 corrections.
Mar 17: corrections to Mar 14 reports. Part 2: more corrections Mar 7, 14, GC team names.
Mar 19: update index page to give info on sweep day Mar 20, plus note on course conditions (it snowed this week). also put in a link for 2004 since some people aren't clicking on picture.
Mar 20: updated entry and index page after sweep.
Mar 22: Part 1: updated results and a couple race reports. Part 2: correct Mar 21 results team/name. Part 3: more reports and GC is updated.
Mar 23: another race report and a couple corrections on the Mar 21 results page. Mar 26: update index and entry page to inform ppl of I95 bridge damage.
Mar 27: update entry and index page with Cat 5 and 3/4 pre-reg size.
Mar 29: update results except Pro/1/2/3.
Mar 30: update P/1/2/3, overall, lost/found, index and links for pictures
Apr 1: (not an April Fools thing) Updated team GC.
Apr 3: updated entry and index pages.
Apr 4: updated results (Apr 4) and most of GC. Only P/1/2/3 is incomplete.
Apr 6: a couple updates on weekly, overall, and race reports.
Apr 11: corrected gc
Apr 16: corrected team gc
Apr 17: pre-reg numbers on index
Apr 19: final results, GC. missing one Pro/1/2/3 racer/team name. Some race reports up. Updated April 18, 4, and March 28 results pages.
Apr 20: corrected P/1/2/3 results and updated overall accordingly
Dec 2: start putting up 2005 site pages (shells)

2005:
Jan 25: update entry page, index page, left frame. add racelistings links.
Jan 26: update entry page (fix width using tables), fixed sponsor address.
Feb 8: update flyer page to link to pdf flyer. notice left frame issue in mozilla. upload pdf flyer to separate account. Added lostandfound2005.
Feb 9: update sponsor page, left frame, Shartkozawa page with permit, index page now has permit #'s.
Feb 10: update index page to remove registration links (lose counts there). add multiple BikeReg links on index page. fixed logo on sponsors page.
Mar 5: update index - Cat 5's over 50 riders, course swept.
Mar 7: update index, index.date, weekly results, overall results, rough pages for other weekly results.
Mar 9: update index due to forecast.
Mar 11: update index due to forecast (it seems better)
Mar 12: update index due to current weather (melting a lot of snow). Update again to announce race definitely on.
Mar 13: update weekly results, GC individual.
Mar 14: correct team name. correct results. update team GC.
Mar 17: remove link to a changed domain name. add link to photographer. add more links to shops, teams, sprint article. race reports. entry page updated.
Mar 20: update index page due to weather forecast, weekly, gc, index, race reports.
Apr 1: update index page due to running race, Cat 5 reg closing time, Daylight Savings, portapottie use. link CDP logo to inside of site.
Apr 3: update results, gc, index. some corrections on March 20 results.
Apr 4: corrections in results Apr 03.
Apr 10: GC, weekly results posted. no race reports.
Apr 16: race reports uploaded. index updated for prereg numbers
Apr 17: GC, weekly results posted. no race reports. All weeks updated to reflect individual race names.

2006:
Jan 8: Site version 2.0 - whole site now has non-frame pages. Created using NVU, a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) open source editor. Includes race flyers (wrong dates), updated pages, navigation buttons.
Jan 9,10: updates on flyer dates, misc pages
Jan 18: updates on flyers, change index to list M30+, updates on FAQ and CTInfo pages.
Jan 19: correct RondeDeBethel flyer image
Feb 22: update index for sweep day, leaders jersey. permit number on flyers. usacycling link. shart permit # put in.
Mar 4: update index pages to state roads okay.
Mar 5: results, some race reports.
Mar 7: finish race reports.
Mar 8: update Cat 4 result name.
Mar 12: results, race reports, corrections to Ronde results. GC but not in order.
Mar 13: some corrections.

Mar 19: Tour De Kirche results, GC sorted, race reports.
Mar 20: fixes to results, reports, overall, updated Cat 5's from March 12.
Mar 23: corrections on team name
Apr 2: results
Apr 3: overall
Apr 4: update results, race reports, index page
Apr 9: results, final GC, most race reports.
Apr 11: corrections, finish race reports.
Apr 14: team uniform linked
July 31: team uniform pictures up
Aug 30: team uniform on a person up

2007:
Jan 4: put up 2007 site
Jan 6: put up flyer
Jan 8: put in some analytics
Jan 9: fixed pages
Jan 25: added Bethel banner links
Jan 27: update banner
Feb 19: update index, sweep day, pictures page
Feb 22: update entry, index, shart.
Mar 1: update entry to emphasize sweep.
Mar 2: update entry for Cat 5 pre-reg numbers, women too.
Mar 4: update results Ronde
Mar 9: correct results (team name).
Mar 11: results except P/1/2/3, Ris
Mar 14: reports, GC, all results. no team GC.
Mar 15: corrections on results, GC
Mar 16: pictures, index
Mar 17: cancel Tour de Kirche - index, flyers, entry page.
Mar 19: take out cancellation notices except in flyers page, result correction
Mar 24: update Ris results with blog links
Mar 25: Bethel CDP Gold race results, GC, most reports, typos
Mar 26: Cat 5's (forgot them yesterday), GC, typos, etc.
Mar 31: photo links
Apr 1: results Criterium de Bethel, GC, team GC (women finally updated), no reports.
Apr 3: corrections, pictures
Apr 5: corrections 4's
Apr 11: Final week index page put up
Apr 14: index updated for storm
Apr 17: index updated to say results to be up later
Apr 18: some results, update index to say so
Apr 18: more results, some race reports. GC not done yet.
Apr 21: team correction, GC not done yet for M40, otherwise done. Teams (except M40) done.
May 6: update M40 results, GC, team.
July 14: update headers

2008:
Jan 25: update site for 2008
Feb 23: correct date, update Shart, start times, other misc corrections
Feb 29: postpone sweep till noon. Note building is off limits
Mar 2: results link updated
Mar 6: Daylight savings on front page
Mar 7: add truesport to links
Mar 8: added same site results
Mar 9: corrected date of Mar 30 race, Mar 9 results, no GC results
Mar 11: GC, Team results
Mar 15: cancel March 16 race
Mar 28: post on Mar 30 race being good, also Mar 30 sweep help early AM
Mar 30: results, pic link
Apr 2: more results, overall, pictures
Apr 7: link to results Sunday
Apr 9: Cat 5 notes put up, GC announced, correction to p123 team.
Apr 13: (early) GC corrected. (later) results and GC.
Apr 14: pics links

2009:
Jan 1: Site format 3.0 - Blogger format site started
Jan 6: ad links updated
Jan 9: Blogger format updated to reflect proper page layout (dates etc)
Jan 13: Verge gif added.
Jan 18: Blogger format goes live at noon local time.
Jan 20: Misc pages updated.
Feb 13: Race info, index updated.
Feb 14: Updated race info page to explain how to pre-reg for Series.
Feb 20: Pre-reg prices put in.
Feb 25: sweep time put in.
Feb 28: update index to cancel race
Mar 5: update index for daylight savings, put prereg second race price in.
Mar 6: update index for pricing, sweep info
Mar 8: results for Ris
Mar 9: pic links
Mar 10: pic and vid links
Mar 13: more pic links
Mar 15: results for Kirche
Mar 16: pic, vid links
Mar 18: pic links
Mar 19: pic links
Mar 21: GC, team standings
Mar 22: Results, pic links
Mar 23: index page, pic links, GC, team, index
Mar 24: race reports
Mar 28: corrected GC and Team standings
Mar 29: results, reports
Mar 30: GC
Apr 3: pictures, Team GC
Apr 5: Circuit FJC results, overall GC
Apr 10: pic link
May 27: "Set" pics on picture page
Oct 18: New Index with survey set up

2010
Jan 2: Framework for 2010 pages set up. Dates finalized.
Jan 4: Created new pages on BikeReg for races. Will go live Jan 11 or whenever permits are approved.
Jan 12: Permits approved, BikeReg link up.
Jan 15: Sweep Day announced for Mar 6.
Jan 18: Updated a few links and such.
Mar 7: Results
Mar 8: Vid links
Mar 10: pictures added.