USA Cycling Master Track National Championships
My soon to be coach - Kenny Williams - ROCKS!Williams, Copeland add to master track titles
Williams added a 3000m time trial title to his kilo and points race crowns (photo: Casey B. Gibson)
Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 12, 2006)—Sixteen more stars-and-stripes jerseys were handed out Saturday at the penultimate day of the 2006 USA Cycling Master Track National Championships at the 7-Eleven Velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colo. Among the national championship-worthy performances were two more world records – bringing the total to six after four days of racing.
The two world records were broken in the men’s sprint competition courtesy of Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./East Point Track) and Rich Voss (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing). Hill posted an in-competition time of 11.117 seconds over the final 200 meters to best the previous mark of 11.338 seconds in the men’s 40-44 age group. Voss lowered the same world record in the men’s 50-54 division from 11.970 to 11.528. Both riders subsequently earned national titles in the sprint. Dave Lindsey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Excel Sports) rounded out the day’s sprint victors, capturing the men’s 45-49 category.
In time trial competition, Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing) won the men’s 30-34 3000-meter race against the clock, turning in a winning time of 3 minutes, 34.756 seconds to give him his second national title of the week. On Thursday, McLain also captured the points race. Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) added a third national title to his résumé this week, adding a men’s 35-39 title in the 3000-meter time trial to his victories earlier in the week in the kilometer time trial and points race. Williams clocked a winning time of 3:26.920.
In women’s competition, Annette Hanson (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) captured the women’s 40-44 2000-meter time trial with a time of 2:33.611 and Melissa McCafferty (Manitou Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing) posted a 2:44.379 to earn a stars-and-stripes jersey in the women’s 45-49 2000-meter time trial. Hanson’s win was her second of the week after taking home the points race title Friday.
Copeland won the points race, 500m time trial and sprint (photo: Casey B. Gibson)
Saturday also saw seven points race competitions. In men’s action, Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) added a men’s 60-64 10-kilometer points race title to his 500-meter time trial and sprint titles, giving him three stars-and-stripes jerseys for the week. Charles Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Southbay Wheelmen) rode to a win in the men’s 65+ 10-kilometer points race, complimenting his 2000-meter time trial win Friday. Paul Mack (Boulder, Colo./American Cycling Association) captured a win the men’s 55-59 10-kilometer points race, scoring 40 points and lapping the field once. Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash./Velo Bella-Kona) won her second national title of the event, adding a win in the women’s 30-34 10-kilometer points race to her 2000-meter time trial win. Renee Eastman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Vitamin Cottage) won the women’s 35-39 10-kilometer points race, Louella Holter (Flagstaff, Ariz./Greggs-Specialized) won the women’s 55+ 10-kilometer points race and Melanie Petersen (El Segundo, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen) won the women’s 50-54 10-kilometer points race.
Two more national champions from Friday’s program were also finally made official on Saturday. Dan Vogt (Corona Del Mar, Claif./Vision Velo) earned a national title in the men’s 40-44 25-kilometer points race with a final score of 55 points and Karl Kiester (Denver, Colo./Cody Racing) captured the men’s 45-49 20-kilometer points race with a final tally of 70 points. Both riders competed Friday, however final results were not confirmed until Saturday morning.
The 2006 USA Cycling Master Track National Championships conclude Sunday.
A complete schedule of events can be found at www.usacycling.org.
2006 USA Cycling Master Track National Championships
7-Eleven Velodrome
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Aug. 9-13
COMPLETE RESULTS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS:
Saturday, August 10
3000-Meter Time Trial
Men’s 30-34: Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing) 3:34.756
Men’s 35-39: Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 3:26.920
2000-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 40-44: Annette Hanson (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 2:33.611
Women’s 45-49: Melissa McCafferty (Manitou Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing) 2:44.379
Points Race
Men’s 65+: Charles Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Southbay Wheelmen)
Men’s 60-64: Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters)
Women’s 30-34: Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash./Velo Bella-Kona)
Women’s 35-39: Renee Eastman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Vitamin Cottage)
Men’s 55-59: Paul Mack (Boulder, Colo./American Cycling Association)
Women’s 55+: Louella Holter (Flagstaff, Ariz./Greggs-Specialized)
Women’s 50-54: Melanie Petersen (El Segundo, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen)
Sprint
Men’s 40-44: Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./East Point Track) (WR)
Men’s 45-49: Dave Lindsey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Excel Sports)
Men’s 50-54: Rich Voss (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing) (WR)
Friday, August 11
2000-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 50-54: Charlotte Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gulf Coast) 2:53.397
Women’s 55-59: Louella Holter (Flagstaff, Ariz./Greggs-Specialized) 2:51.314
Women’s 60+: Marsha Macro (Littleton, Colo. / Hammer Racing) 2:43.982 (WR)
Men’s 55-59: Woody Cox (Redmond, Wash./Byrne Specialty Gas) 2:24.439 (WR) (NR)
Men’s 60-64: James Murdock (Loveland, Colo./Hammer Racing) 2:30.993
Men’s 65-69: Charlie Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Southbay Wheelmen) 2:42.752
Men’s 70+: Richard Simons (Oak Park, Ill./Midwest Masters) 2:52.750
Sprint
Men’s 30-34: Brant Hendler (Grand Rapids, Mich./West MI Coast Riders)
Men’s 35-39: James Tainter (Minneapolis, Minn./Loon State Cyclists)
Women’s 30-34: Cari Higgins (Madison, N.J./Somerset Wheelmen)
Women’s 35-39: Julie Bautista (San Diego, Calif./Ranchos Cycling)
Points Race
Women’s 40-44: Annette Hanson (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 24
Women’s 45-49: Tracey Huber (Louisville, Ky./Texas Roadhouse) 10
Men’s 50-54: Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn./AMD Masters) 40
Men’s 40-44: Dan Vogt (Corona Del Mar, Claif./Vision Velo) 55
Men’s 45-49: Karl Kiester (Denver, Colo./Cody Racing) 70
Thursday, August 10
3000-Meter Time Trial
Men’s 40-44: Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ky./Texas Roadhouse) 3:37.257
Men’s 45-49: Larry Nolan (Fremont, Calif./ Discovery Channel Masters) 3:35.132
2000-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 30-34: Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash./Velo Bella-Kona) 2:33.939
Women’s 35-39: Maatje Benassi (Colorado Springs, Colo./Excel Sports) 2:36.909
Men’s 50-54: Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn./AMD Masters) 2:20.858 (NR)
Sprint
Men’s 55-59: Kevin Worley (San Mateo, Calif./Easton-Specialized)
Men’s 60-64: Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters)
Men’s 65+: Earl Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./BBC)
Women’s 40+: Michelle Bono (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Hawaii Cycling Club)
Points Race
Men’s 35-39: Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 96
Men’s 30-34: Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing) 102
Wednesday, August 9
Kilometer Time Trial
Men’s 30-34: Jason Garner (Glenview, Ill./Northbrook) 1:07.462
Men’s 35-39: Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 1.06.799
Men’s 40-44: Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./East Point Track) 1.05.684
Men’s 45-49: Larry Nolan (Fremont, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) 1.07.888
500-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 30-34: Heather Vanvalkenburg (Vancouver, Wash./Team Rubicon) 38.388
Women’s 35-39: Julie Bautista (San Diego, Calif./Team Ranchos) 38.055
Women’s 40-44: Michelle Bono (Kailua Kona, Hawaii /Hawaii Cycling Club) 38.249 (NR)
Women’s 45-49: Ann Marie Love (Ft. Worth, Texas/Matrix) 40.521
Women’s 50-54: Donna Smith (Cowiche, Wash./Chinook Cycling) 39.862 (NR) (WR)
Women’s 55-59: Linda Miller (Valley Center, Calif./EddieBCycling.com) 41.558 (NR)
Women’s 60+: Marsha Marco (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing) 42.884 (NR)
Men’s 50-54: Roy Simonson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing) 34.478 (NR)
Men’s 55-59: Kevin Worley (San Mateo, Calif./Easton-Specialized) 36.096
Men’s 60-64: Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) 36.482
Men’s 65-69: Earl Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./BBC) 37.242 (NR) (WR)
Men’s 70+: Luigi Fabbri (Hallandale Beach, Fla.) 40.102
(NR) National Record
(WR) World Record
Eleven more titles at master track nationals
Kent Bostick set a national record in the mens' 50-54 2000m time trial (photo: Casey B. Gibson)
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 10, 2006) – Eleven national titles were awarded Thursday at the second day of the USA Cycling Master Track National Championships at the 7-Eleven Velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The day kicked off with the 3000-meter and 2000-meter time-trial events. 1996 Olympian Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn./AMD Masters) set a national record in the men’s 50-54 2000-meter time trial with his time of 2 minutes and 20.858 seconds. Also receiving stars-and-stripes jerseys for national time trial titles were Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ky./Texas Roadhouse) in the men’s 40-44 3000 meters, Larry Nolan (Fremont, Calif./ Discovery Channel Masters) in the men’s 45-49 3000 meters, Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash./Velo Bella-Kona) in the women’s 30-34 2000 meters and Maatje Benassi (Colorado Springs, Colo./Excel Sports) in the women’s 35-39 2000 meters.
Also on Thursday, four national sprint titles were awarded in various age categories. In the best-of-three format for the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, all races but one were decided in just two rides. Seeding was based on Wednesday’s flying 200-meter time trial results.
Taking home one of three women’s titles awarded Thursday was Michelle Bono (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Hawaii Cycling Club) who won the women’s 40+ sprint. With the nearest velodrome across an entire ocean, this national champion has had to travel to San Diego, Calif. to hone her track skills.
“I’m a little bit behind the ball because I don’t get the amount of training,” Bono said, noting that several Kona-area businesses chipped in financially to get her to these national championships. Just a year-and-a-half ago, Bono didn’t even know how to ride a bike. “Most people here get two times per week on the track, but when I come over here, it’s like a crash course because training gets crammed in my head to get me up to speed, but I just take each race one at a time, as if the other person has never seen me before.
Michelle Bono won the women's 40+ sprint (photo: Casey B. Gibson)
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Other sprint winners include Kevin Worley (San Mateo, Calif./Easton-Specialized) who won the men’s 55-59 category, Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) in the men’s 60-64 category and Earl Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./BBC) in the men’s 65+ category. Henry set two world records Wednesday in the flying 200-meter and 500-meter time trials.
Winning the sprint 5-8 finals to claim the final spots on the podium were Christi Chenowth (Dallas, Texas/Hard Time) in the women’s 40+ category, Charles Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Southbay Wheelmen) in men’s 65+ category, Stephen Witsitt (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Southbay Wheelmen) in men’s 60-64 age group and Andrew Buck (Dresher, Pa./Bikeline) in the men’s 55-59 category, placing them fifth in the overall standings.
Thursday’s competition concluded with two dominating performances in the men’s 35-39 and 30-34 points races. Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) won the men’s 35-39 points race with 96 points – 54 points ahead of his closest competitor.
“I thought I’d get some good separation so just in case if late in the race I were to cramp or whatever, I would have already secured the points,” Williams said. “With 18 laps to go, they set me up to go again so I thought I’d roll along until they’d catch me and they never quite did.”
In the 75-lap contest, Williams not only lapped the field twice to earn him 40 points, he won 10 of the 15 sprints that occurred every five laps and distanced himself from the field to easily secure the win.
Kenny Williams won the men's 35-39 points race (photo: Casey B. Gibson)
In the men’s 30-34 points race, newcomer Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing) also won with a strong 102-point performance, 23 points ahead of second place.
“I was really looking forward to this points race – and I only took up track cycling in May,” said McLain, who is also a veteran road cyclist and triathlete. “I can sprint a little bit, so I stayed in there taking third or fourth in the first couple sprints, waiting for an attack to go that I thought would stick. When that happened, I went with it and worked with another guy for quite awhile. We were just fighting for the sprints and we just held on. I knew I had it, but I tried to give it all I could.”
The 2006 USA Cycling Master Track National Championships continue through Sunday. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.usacycling.org.
2006 USA Cycling Master Track National Championships
7-Eleven Velodrome
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Aug. 9-13
COMPLETE RESULTS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS:
Thursday, August 10
3000-Meter Time Trial
Men’s 40-44: Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ky./Texas Roadhouse) 3:37.257
Men’s 45-49: Larry Nolan (Fremont, Calif./ Discovery Channel Masters) 3:35.132
2000-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 30-34: Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash./Velo Bella-Kona) 2:33.939
Women’s 35-39: Maatje Benassi (Colorado Springs, Colo./Excel Sports) 2:36.909
Men’s 50-54: Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn./AMD Masters) 2:20.858 (NR)
Sprint
Men’s 55-59: Kevin Worley (San Mateo, Calif./Easton-Specialized)
Men’s 60-64: Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters)
Men’s 65+: Earl Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./BBC)
Women’s 40+: Michelle Bono (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Hawaii Cycling Club)
Points Race
Men’s 35-39: Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 96
Men’s 30-34: Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing) 102
Wednesday, August 9
Kilometer Time Trial
Men’s 30-34: Jason Garner (Glenview, Ill./Northbrook) 1:07.462
Men’s 35-39: Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage) 1.06.799
Men’s 40-44: Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./East Point Track) 1.05.684
Men’s 45-49: Larry Nolan (Fremont, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) 1.07.888
500-Meter Time Trial
Women’s 30-34: Heather Vanvalkenburg (Vancouver, Wash./Team Rubicon) 38.388
Women’s 35-39: Julie Bautista (San Diego, Calif./Team Ranchos) 38.055
Women’s 40-44: Michelle Bono (Kailua Kona, Hawaii /Hawaii Cycling Club) 38.249 (NR)
Women’s 45-49: Ann Marie Love (Ft. Worth, Texas/Matrix) 40.521
Women’s 50-54: Donna Smith (Cowiche, Wash./Chinook Cycling) 39.862 (NR) (WR)
Women’s 55-59: Linda Miller (Valley Center, Calif./EddieBCycling.com) 41.558 (NR)
Women’s 60+: Marsha Marco (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing) 42.884 (NR)
Men’s 50-54: Roy Simonson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing) 34.478 (NR)
Men’s 55-59: Kevin Worley (San Mateo, Calif./Easton-Specialized) 36.096
Men’s 60-64: Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Discovery Channel Masters) 36.482
Men’s 65-69: Earl Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./BBC) 37.242 (NR) (WR)
Men’s 70+: Luigi Fabbri (Hallandale Beach, Fla.) 40.102
(NR) National Record
(WR) World Record
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