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Charm City 'Cross - MAC #2 - C2
Baltimore, MD, USA, September 21, 2008
Black the theme at MAC #2
C3-Sollay.com dominates
The elite women's race saw nearly the same line-up as the previous day’s MAC opener, except for the absence of Saturday’s runner-up Maureen Bruno-Roy. There were 25 women charging up the road to take the holeshot, with Hub Racing’s Arley Kemmerer doing the honours ahead of Dee Dee Winfield (Velo Bella/Kona), Kristin Gavin (Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon) and Beth Mason (C3-Sollay.com). The previous day’s winner, C3-Sollay.com’s Laura Van Gilder, elected to take a safe, relatively relaxed start instead of unleashing her fearsome road sprinting ability on the asphalt prologue section.
But Van Gilder started passing riders like she was on a motorcycle as soon as the course hit the grass. By the time they came to the barriers near the end of the first lap, Van Gilder had the lead ahead of Winfield and Kemmerer. Nikki Thiemann, in her first year of elite competition, took over from her Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon teammate Gavin in the lead group.
By the second lap it was clear that this would be a two woman race between Van Gilder, the highest profile racer to ever wear the black C3-Sollay.com jersey, and Winfield, who had burst into national prominence at this very race three years previously when she beat Georgia Gould for the win shortly after giving birth to her first child.
This year, shortly after having her second child, Winfield was trying to play giant killer at Charm City again. But Van Gilder has been full of surprises in this young cyclocross season. Despite this being only her first weekend of serious cyclocross racing, she already had one UCI win and the MAC points lead in her pocket.
Then came the biggest surprise of all. The finish at Charm City is a paved park road that starts uphill, before making a 90 degree right turn to a flat finish, exactly like the criterium sprints that Van Gelder has made a career out of winning. But instead of relying on her legendary road sprint, Van Gelder used her cyclocross skills to lead the vastly more experienced Winfield across the final barriers and control her opponent in the finish section. "I didn’t want to take the chance of washing out on the asphalt," said Van Gilder in her podium interview, sounding like a cyclocross veteran.
A short time later the elite men took to the Charm City course for their second race of the year, and right from the start the leader was Wes Schempf, wearing the black uniform of C3-Sollay.com. Schempf, who finished third in the MAC season standings last year, was followed by Steve Cummings (Indiana Regional Medical Center).
The top 11 riders were still nose-to-tail as they entered the brutal Under Armor Sand Pit in front of the Adventures for the Cure charity beer garden and the BBQ vendor. But by the second lap, the race had taken a turn for the dark side as Schempf, Andy Wulfkuhle, and new acquisition Michael Gallagher led a C3-Solay 1-2-3 at the front of the field, with a stubborn Cummings hanging in and a previously unknown rider sneaking his way up the field in a pink jersey. Dan Langlois of Circle A Cyclocross, was such an unknown that the race announcers resorted to asking anyone who knew anything about him to come forward.
Eventually, Schempf and Gallegher rode off the front, working together to build an insurmountable lead and guarantee yet another elite win for C3-Sollay.com, while Wulfkuhle and Langlois engaged in a tactical race for third. Meanwhile, Cummings (who had earlier been dropped) started a relentless pursuit back into contention, eventually making contact with two laps to go. On the last lap, new daddy Mike Gallagher rode off Schempf’s wheel to take his first MAC win, with Cummings narrowly outsprinting Wulfkuhle to avoid a C3-Sollay.com sweep of the podium.
Earlier in the day, 15 year-old phenom Jeff Bahnson (Secret Henry’s/Van Dessel Factory) won his second consecutive men’s category 2/3/4 race ahead of 99 other adult competitors, offering a new hope of a superstar in the making. Keeping Bahnson honest was his Secret Henry’s teammate, and former elite roadracer making a return to competitive cycling, Rob Collins. Collins took Bahnson to the line only to be outsprinted by the Junior U15/16 National Champion, who has a perfect score against adult competition this year. Having less trouble was Westwood Velo’s Roger Aspholm, who utterly dominated a deep, 52-rider elite masters field.
Results
Elite men 1 Michael Gallagher (C3-Sollay.com) 2 Weston Schempf (C3-Sollay.com) 3 Stephen Cummings (Indiana Regional Medical Center) 4 Andrew Wulfkuhle (C3-Sollay.com) 5 Dan Langlois 6 Todd Hesel 7 Greg Wittwer 8 Nathan Wyatt 9 Chad Totaro 10 Patrick Bradley 11 Matt Kraus 12 Kristopher Auer 13 David Wood 14 John Brewer 15 Joseph Dombrowski 16 Sean Galegher 17 Adam Szczepanski 18 Mason Haymes 19 Nicholas Shaffer 20 Taylor Jones 21 Ethan Townsend 22 Chris Mcgill 23 Terry Anderson DNF Andrew Mckeegan Elite women 1 Laura Van Gilder (C3-Sollay.com) 2 Deidre Winfield (Velo Bella - Kona) 3 Arley Kemmerer (Hub Racing) 4 Nikki Thiemann (Human Zoom Pabst Blue Ribbon) 5 Kristin Gavin (Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon) 6 Heidi Von Teitenberg (C3-Sollay.com) 7 Melanie Swartz (Velo Bella - Kona) 8 Lauri Webber (Secret Henry's Team) 9 Kristen Kelsey (Evolution Racing) 10 Terri Spanogle (NCVC/Inova Health System) 11 Elizabeth Harlow (C3-Sollay.com) 12 Sonja Evers (C3-Sollay.com) 13 Mandy Lozano (Vanderkitten) 14 Julie Kuliecza (ALAN North America Cycling) 15 Kristine Church (Human Zoom/ Pabst Blue Ribbon) 16 Marjan Huizing (Team Kenda Tire) 17 Janet Olney (C3-Sollay.com) 18 Marni Harker (Team Kenda Tire) 19 Diane Grim (C3-Sollay.com) 20 Tammy Ebersole (Evolution Racing) 21 Jennifer Maxwell (TEAM KENDA TIRE) 22 Beth Mason (C3-Sollay.com) 23 Jessica Miller (NorEast cycling) 24 Lynda Maldonado (Cadence Cycling & Multisport) 25 Kristy Swope (EPS/CSS/Riptide Cycling) Elite masters 1 Roger Aspholm (Westwood Velo) 2 Dave Weaver 3 Blair Sanders 4 Robert Campos (HVC/wildthyme) 5 Mark Kutney (Van Dessel Cycles) 6 Glenn Turner (Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon) 7 Greg Ferguson (Penn State Hershey Cancer Inst.) 8 Anthony Van Lierop (Hunt Valley Bicycles-Marathon Roofing/HVB) 9 Andy Gorski (SPK / Speedgoat / Salsa) 10 Christopher Long (GS Gotham/Toga) 11 Brian Wieczorek (Freddie Fu Cycling) 12 Sean Kelsey (Evolution Racing) 13 Michael Birner (All American Bicycle Center) 14 Chris Nystrom (C3-Sollay.com !) 15 Bernie Shiao (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 16 Chris Newell (Sublime Athletics Velo) 17 Marc Gwadz (DCMTB/City Bikes) 18 Charles Erndl (3-D RacingTeam/Toms Atlantic cyclery) 19 Randall Root (Evolution Cycling Club) 20 Kelly Cline (Wissahickon) 21 David Lowe (Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon) 22 Douglass Gray (Christiana Care PT+/FSVS) 23 Charles Chichester (Guy's Racing) 24 Judd Milne (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 25 Frederick Klenk (Evolution Racing) 26 Jeff Cordisco (C3-Sollay.com) 27 Sean Mealey (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 28 Tom Mcdaniel (Secret Henrys Team) 29 Michael Buchness (PedalShop) 30 Ron Huebner (Potomac Velo Club) 31 Roger Masse (Trek/VW East) 32 Mark Featherman (Guys Racing Club) 33 Jonathan Houghton 34 Kevin Breckenmaker (Yellow Breeches Racing) 35 Dwight Wyatt (carolina fatz) 36 Fredrik Andersson (NCVC/Inova Health System) 37 Karl Kensinger (NCVC/Inova Health System) 38 James Revere (Altius Cycling Team) 39 Rick Ball 40 Eben Weiss (GS Gotham) 41 Jim Bronson (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 42 Chip Lortz 43 George Hebner (Bethel Cycle Sport Club) 44 David Stokes (Kissena) 45 Nunzio Dibiasi 46 Charles La Punzina (Kissena Cycling Club) B Masters & 55+ 1 Michael Lynch (Cape Atlantic Racing/Team Beacon/ECA) 2 Fred Wittwer (Van Dessel Factory Team) 3 Karl Connolly (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV) 4 Scott Gibbons (racing union) 5 Shawn Downing (Chesapeake Wheelmen/King Pawn) 6 Paul Wahner (DrWahner.com) 7 Barry Holman (Team Fuji) 8 James Martin (Cycles 54) 9 Chris Huhn (Evolution Cycling) 10 Jonathan Seibold (Family Bike Shop) 11 Wade Hess (Cape Atlantic Racing/Team Beacon/ECA) 12 Marc Frazer (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amatuer Racing) 13 Barry Wahner (DrWahner.com) 14 Mike Czupryna (Christiana Care PT+/FSVS) 15 Richard Bilson (C3-Sollay.com) 16 Peter Jensen (Lattitude/ABRT) 17 David Troop (First State Velo Sport) 18 David Blodgett (All American Bicycle Club) 19 Matt Michel (NCVC / Inova Health System) 20 Scott Thompson (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 21 Johnny May (C3-Sollay.com) 22 Jeffrey Anderson (HPC/List) 23 Keith Rohr (Adventures for the Cure) 24 Mike Heffernan (Team Latitude / ABRT) 25 John Rogers (Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volvo) 26 Bryan Billington (Racing Union) 27 James Furman (Van Dessel Factory Team) 28 William Browne (Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo) 29 Steven Dontigny (The Bike Lane) 30 Ken Deitch (Human Zoom\Pabst Blue Ribbon) 31 Norman Brach (C3-Sollay.com) 32 James Johnson 33 Raul Rojas (DC MTB/City Bikes) 34 Geoffrey Heintz (The Children in the Shoe preschool & daycare) 35 Kerry Shields (Carolina Masters Cycling) 36 Joseph Traill (Joe's Bike Shop) 37 Chris Thaler (Evolution Racing) 38 Daniel Ryan (Christiana Care PT+/FSVS) 39 Ken Woodrow (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 40 Thori Wolfe 41 Joseph Kotun (Evolution Cycling) 42 Matt Barbour (C3-Sollay.com) 43 Drew Guldalian 44 Allen Bedford (Guy's Racing) 45 Bob Perna (beans bikes) 46 Todd Gue (dhbd /bicycle place velo) 47 Paul Watson (watson homes) 48 Patrick Leonard (Evolution Racing) 49 Peter Nelson 50 Robert Colby (NCVC/Inova Health System) 51 Robert Lea (TEAM FUJI) 52 Steve Klose (Adventures for the Cure) 53 James Carlisle 54 David Tambeaux (Adventures for the Cure) 55 Mark Wanco (HUP United) 56 James Carlson (Potomac Velo Club) 57 George Vlahogiannis (TEAM FITNESS MISSION/ALLWOOD BICYCLES) 58 Jeff Erler (Evolution Cycling) 59 Scott Hill (New River Bikes/Endura Squad) 60 Arthur Mitchell (Squadra Coppi / IM Saab) 61 John Ludicke 62 Mike Williams (First State Velo Sport) 63 Trevor Miller (Family Bike Shop) 64 Louren Reddick (Frenchman White corp) 65 Michael Taylor (Yellow Breeches Racing) 66 Andrew Smith (C3) 67 Tchad Moore (Bicycle Place Velo Club (BPVC)) 68 Gary Snyder (Evolution Racing) 69 David Blair 70 Dave Baumgardner (Tri State Velo) 71 Joseph Ventosa (proteus bicycles) 72 Louis D'amelio (Van Dessel Factory Team NJ) 73 James Mcneely (Squadra Coppi / IM Saab) 74 Christopher Kelly (Team BBC) 75 Brian Archer 76 John Maisto (Bicycle Place Velo Club) 77 Gary Kelley (Bean's Bikes) 78 Michael Mathias (DCMTB/Citybikes) 79 Wade Nacinovich (Team Boudin Noir) 80 Daniel Gilman (Squadra Coppi) 81 Sol Schott 82 Ernesto Diaz (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies Amateur Cycling) 83 James Saunders (Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes) B Men 1 Jeff Bahnson (Secret Henry's Team / Van Dessel) 2 Rob Collins (Secret Henry's Team) 3 Michael Mihalik (Beaver Valley Velo) 4 Ian Mathias (Hunt Valley Bicycles / Marathon Roofing) 5 Adam Driscoll (Adventures For the Cure) 6 Joseph Reynolds (Engin Cycles) 7 Marc Vettori (C3-Sollay.com !!!) 8 Zach Adams (C3-Sollay.com) 9 Chris Mayhew (Wissahickon) 10 Kyle Murphy (The Bike Lane) 11 Matt Spohn (Dynaflo) 12 Chad Culbertson (Guy's Racing) 13 Jim Mudd (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 14 Justin Woulfe (Tri State Velo) 15 Jonathan Kahler (Human Zoom / Pabst Blue Ribbon) 16 Sean Yeager (Altius Cycling Team) 17 Trevor Shattuck (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 18 Mark Broadwater (C3-Sollay.com) 19 Stuart Louder (ALAN North America Cycling) 20 Matt Parse (Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes) 21 Eric Morgan (Wissahickon) 22 Jed Kornbluh (CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing) 23 Joseph Ashman 24 Sam Okeefe (C3-Sollay.com) 25 Alex Monte-Sano 26 Steve Fife (Bike Doctor) 27 Scott Frison 28 Robert Thomas (Secret Henry's Team) 29 Peter Kennedy (C3-Sollay.com) 30 George Milinkovic (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 31 Colin Sandberg (Hershey Cancer Institute) 32 John Beers (Philadelphia Ciclismo) 33 Joseph Coats (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 34 Matthew Marchal (Altius Cycling Team) 35 John Hostetter Iii (C3-Sollay.com) 36 Andrew Ammon (CAROLINA MASTERS CYCLING TEAM) 37 Drew Eckstein 38 Ryan Bannon (The Bike Lane) 39 Charly Hermanson (Kelly Benefits Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 40 Thomas Mackay (Family Bike Shop) 41 Bob Biese (Team Vortex) 42 Matthew Neugebauer 43 Dan Larino (CRCofA/Petes Bike/Bridgewater Marble & Granite) 44 Austin Frey (C3-sollay.com) 45 Brett Rothmeyer (Kraynicks) 46 Steven Grant (NCVC/Inova Health System) 47 John Baxter (Carolina Masters) 48 Mark Kilgore (Hunt Valley Bicycles/ Marathon Roofing) 49 Ben Anemone (Christiana Care PT+/FSVS) 50 Stephen Wahl (AVC/ Team Hagerstown-Washington Co) 51 Benjamin Stephens (Carnegie Mellon University) 52 Jordan Cross (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 53 William Schieken (Unattached) 54 Michael Scardaville (DCMTB/City Bikes) 55 Matthew Hennessy (Team BBC) 56 Robert Carrico (Altius Cycling Team) 57 Samir Kelada 58 Vinnie Galatro (Keltic Construction) 59 Evan Robinson (Danger Bird) 60 Patrick Mckeegan (Monticello Velo Club/Blue Wheel) 61 Shane Watters 62 Patrick Blair (Adventures For The Cure) 63 Ryan Newill (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 64 Taylor Valentine 65 Ed Fisher (ShoreVelocity) 66 Shaun O'bryan 67 Josh Feazell (Endura/New River Bikes) 68 Ryan Delaney (Potomac Velo Club) 69 Bradley Kendall (NCVC/Inova Health System) 70 Benjamin Bassett 71 Erik Arnold 72 Gregoire Faber (NCVC/Inova Health System) 73 Ben Tabor (Los Pariahs) 74 Syd Lea (Team FUJI) 75 Christopher Price (CRCA/South Africa.net) 76 William Macy (Carolina Masters Cycling Club) 77 Matt Baker 78 Robb Hampton (Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo) 79 Justin Resnick 80 Richard Sugar 81 Scott Feather (Vortex) Cat 4 men 1 Alex Driscoll (Adventures For The Cure) 2 Joe Lillibridge (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 3 Steven Grant (NCVC/Inova Health System) 4 Saverio Fiorino (Danny's Cycles Racing/ Sebago Footwear) 5 Ryan Hardy (C3-Sollay.com) 6 Jay Morali (C3/Sollay) 7 Todd Bickling (Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo) 8 James Johnson (Battlefield Velo) 9 Geoffrey Frost (Team BBC) 10 Matthew Brancheau (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 11 Chris Zangmeister (All American Bicycle Club) 12 David Battan (Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB) 13 Joaquin Salas Orono (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 14 Ryan Douglas (Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes) 15 Matthew Bartlett (The Bike Rack) 16 Gary Morris (Lanterne Rouge) 17 Chris Mattingly (Proteus) 18 Syd Lea (TEAM FUJI) 19 Josh Hall (Laterne Rouge) 20 Randall Mazzarino (Hunt Valley Bicycle Club) 21 Micah Smith (Cumberland Transit) 22 Kevin Dillard (C3-Sollay.com) 23 Carey Jackson Yonce 24 Scott Cernich (Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes) 25 Mike Krawczel (Artemis) 26 Thom Moore (Potomac Velo) 27 Patrick Blair (Adventures For The Cure) 28 Aaron Hofelt 29 John Glodek (NCVC/Inova Health System/Twin Six) 30 Jason Pearlman (The Bike Rack) 31 Brian Flynn (Team BBC) 32 Zachary Bradshaw (Team Carytown Bicycle Company) 33 Adam Lewandowski (The Bike Lane) 34 Brian Bradley (Lanterne Rouge) 35 Steven Burke (Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing) 36 Gary Sterner (More cowbell!) 37 Timothy Phillips (Team BBC) 38 Paul Rades (Artemis) 39 Tony Thompson (Potomac Velo Club) 40 Charles Barnes (Lanterne Rouge) 41 Thori Wolfe 42 Bill Okeefe (Joe's Bike Shop) 43 Henry Schlitzer (Whole Wheel Velo) 44 Lyal Tressler 45 James Palo (Bicycle Place Velo Club) 46 Ryan Dudek (The Bike Rack) 47 Nicholas Laughton 48 Nathan Chenenko (The Bike Rack) 49 Andrew Welch (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 50 James Carlisle (Battlefield Velo) 51 Rodney Williams 52 Eric Bae (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 53 Douglas Owens (NCVC/Inova Health System) 54 Mike Schiavo (Squadra Coppi) 55 Gregoire Faber (NCVC/Inova Health System) 56 John Bavier 57 Joseph Malin (Lanterne Rouge) 58 Kyle Pitman (ABRT) 59 Adam Watkins 60 John Scott (Team BBC) 61 Michael Giancoli (Hub United) 62 Rene Hayden (Proteus) 63 Joseph Ventosa (proteus bicycles) 64 James Kline (Artemis) 65 David Wiesenhahn (WWVC / 3D Fitness and Health Cycling Team) 66 Christopher Gould (Page Valley Cycling) 67 Jeff Peel 68 Frank J. Schlipf Iii (Guys Racing Club) 69 Paul Bayne (Kelly Benefits Strategies/LSV Amateur Racing) 70 Noah Letwin (Team BBC) 71 Joshua Nadas (Proteus) 72 Ray Travers 73 Tracy Campbell (Cape Atlantic Racing/Team Beacon) 74 Michael Epshteyn 75 Michael Caputi (Adventures for the Cure) 76 Craig Wharton (Family Bike Shop) 77 Scott M. Weiner (Team BBC) 78 Thomas Jones (proteus bicycles) 79 Andres Correal (Team BBC) 80 Tim Mullin 81 Greg Capelle 82 Leon Chou (Prince William Elite Racing) 83 Cesar Picco (Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes) 84 Michael Berry (Haymarket Bicycles p/b Function Drinks) B & 45+ women 1 Kristina Adams (All American Bicycle Club) 2 Kim Dubeck (Beans Bikes) 3 Christina Briseno (C3-Sollay.com) 4 Kathrin Schumacher (Guy's Racing) 5 Sally Poliwoda (Sturdy Girl Cycling) 6 Lenore Pipes 7 Diane Vettori (C3-Sollay.com !!!) 8 Jean Colsant (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 9 Angela Vavasori (Hunt Valley Bicycles) 10 Karen Tourian (Guy's Racing) 11 Kate Schrock 12 Doron Petersan (C-3 SOLLAY) 13 Robin Baxter (Raleigh All Stars) 14 Lindsey Hillesheim (Squadra Coppi/IM Saab) 15 Tracy Lea (TEAM FUJI) 16 Mary Alex (Artemis) 17 Anne Rock (Sturdy Girl Cycling) 18 Kathleen Wulfkuhle (C3-Sollay.com) 19 Janet Trubey (North Carolina Cyclocross) 20 Allyson Tufano 21 Mary Zadnik Newell (Sublime Athletics Velo) 22 Rebecca Letwin (Team BBC) 23 Kyra Kenwood (Carl Hart/GSBC) 24 Sioban Castor (Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB) 25 Christie Finney 26 Lindsay Dugovich (Hunt Valley Bicycles) 27 Rebecca Frederick (Kelley Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling) 28 Alexandra Gilman 29 Karen Loparco 30 Laurie Johnston (Endura) 31 Chauncey Monte-Sano 32 Patricia Frustace (Page Valley) 33 Kathy Kranzfelder (Bicycle Place Velo Club) 34 Marisa Peacock (Velo Bella-Kona) 35 Bridget Zolman (PVC) 36 Jennifer Franko (Proteus Bicycles) 37 Hillary Edwards 38 Margaret Kilby (Artemis) 39 Noelle Schlegel 40 Denise Clearwater
