Laddies Loppet - NE

Callaway, Minnesota, USA, August 30-31, 2008

2007 Results Results

Zander sweeps all three stages and overall

Woodruff captures win for second consecutive year

Jenna Zander leads
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Maplelag Resort played host to round nine in the Minnesota State Championship Series and a stop on the USA Cycling National Calendar series over Labor Day weekend. The Laddies Loppet stage race featured a three mile timed trial on Saturday morning followed by short track racing in the afternoon. Sunday featured the cross country event which included the infamous "lakeside drops". Tempted by the US$3,000 prize list, most of the top midwest pros opted to race closer to home versus racing in the NMBS finals in Brian Head, Utah.

In the women's elite field, Jenna Zander (Sobe/Cannondale) swept all three events to take the overall stage win over Kyia Anderson (Echo/Cannondale). Velo Rochester rider and former Minnesota state champion Jennifer Fisher placed third with Corey Coogan (Ridley) and Linda Cooper (Great Plains Cycling) rounding out the top five in overall classification.

TJ Woodruff
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In men's elite, three riders cracked the 10 minute barrier in the opening time trial with Doug Swanson (Grandstay) taking home $50 extra dollars with a sub 10-minute time of 9:40. TJ Woodruff (BMC) and Brendan Moore (Velo Rochester) were just 10 seconds behind with only a tenth of a second separating Woodruff and Moore. Swanson scored his second win of the weekend by making a move on the final lap to hold off Woodruff and the rest of the field. A group of seven riders jockeyed for position the final three laps after brothers Sam and Eric Oftedahl (Hollywood Cycles) did work at the front in the first chase group to bring everything together.

Warm and windy conditions dried the course making for dusty conditions in the cross country on Sunday as Doug Swanson set a blistering pace on the first lap to open the race. Woodruff and Sam Oftedahl kept Swanson in check as Oftedahl eventually made his way to the front. Woodruff continued the chase in second after Swanson had to let up and recover from his torrid pace. Woodruff caught Oftedahl on the last lap and held off Oftedahl by 15 seconds to take the win. Brendan Moore rode steady to place third 15 seconds back with Eric Oftedahl and Swanson rounding out the top five, respectively.

In the final general classification, Woodruff took the win the second year in a row followed by Moore, Sam Oftedahl, Swanson and Eric Oftedahl. Junior Expert rider Jake Richards (Salsa/Hollywood Cycles) rode to a top 10 finish in the GC after a eighth place finish in the cross country among GC riders which featured mostly elites and semi-pros.

Photography

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Kyia Anderson (Echo/Cannondale) and Jenna Zander (Sobe / Cannondale) share a moment before short track racing.
Jen Fisher (Velo Rochester) eyes the trail.
Corey Coogan (Ridley) chases hard in the short track.
Jenna Zander out in front cresting a steep climb in the short track.
Jenna Zander and Kyia Anderson lead the field in the short track.
Junior Expert rider Jake Richards (Salsa/Hollywood Cycles) not showing any nerves lining up with the field stacked with Pros and Semi-Pros.
Elite field rolls through after the first lap in the short track
TJ Woodruff (BMC) works his way up to the front of the elite short track.
Eric Oftedahl (Hollywood Cycles) keeps Velo Rochester riders Brendan Moore and Chris Fisher in check
Doug Swanson (Grandstay) leads the field early in the short track.
Eric Oftedahl leads the Hollywood Cycles team in the chase during the short track.
Doug Swanson leads TJ Woodruff through the turns on the final lap.
Doug Swanson recaps the finishing laps after taking the win in the short track to race director Jay Richards.
Dough Swanson and Brendan Moore (VeloRochester) at the start of the cross country
Elite field off the start of the cross country.
Jenna Zander leads the women's elite field cross country.
Jenna Zander cleans the first lakeside drop
Kyia Anderson in control on first lakeside drop
Sam Oftedahl at the front early in the cross country
TJ Woodruff chases.
Brendan Moore takes on "kamikaze" hill.
Eric Oftedahl
Doug Swanson
Junior expert rider Jake Richards (Salsa/Hollywood Cycles) on "kamikaze"
Trek/Ski Hut rider Scott Kylander-Johnson
Jennifer Fisher riding through the trees
Corey Coogan (Ridley) on a tight section of singletrack
TJ Woodruff moments after passing Sam Oftedahl late in the cross country.
TJ Woodruff and Sam Oftedahl on the short steep climbs on the lakeside singletrack
TJ Woodruff holds on for the win

Results

Time trial   Short Track     Cross Country     Final general classification  

Time Trial

Elite women

1 Jenna Zander              11.11
2 Kyia Anderson              0.27
3 Jennifer Fisher            1.08
4 Corey Coogan               1.56
5 Linda Cooper               2.05
6 Julie Gujer                2.12
7 Alison Tungseth            3.00

Elite men

1 Doug Swanson               9.41
2 Brendan Moore              0.10
3 Travis Woodruff            0.10
4 Chris Fisher               0.35
5 Sam Oftedahl               0.38
7 Eric Oftedahl              0.40
8 Jake Richards              0.41
10 Luke Nelson               0.52
11 Lars Ellefson             1.00
13 Heath Weisbrod            1.03
14 Wallace Alexander         1.04
16 Barry Tungseth            1.16
18 Bill Benson               1.21
19 Paul Hanson               1.27
20 Matthew Horner            1.34

Short Track

Elite women

1 Jenna Zander              19.47
2 Kyia Anderson              0.23
3 Jennifer Fisher            1.15
4 Linda Cooper               1.43
5 Corey Coogan               3.11
6 Julie Gujer                4.41
7 Alison Tungseth            5.16
 
Elite men

1 Doug Swanson              20.59
2 Travis Woodruff            0.01
3 Chris Fisher               0.04
4 Brendan Moore              0.04
5 Eric Oftedahl              0.04
6 Sam Oftedahl               0.07
7 Lars Ellefson              0.53
8 Jake Richards              0.56
9 Luke Nelson                1.18
10 Barry Tungseth            1.19
11 Wallace Alexander         1.19
12 Heath Weisbrod            1.28
13 Paul Hanson               2.07
14 Bill Benson               2.18
15 Matthew Horner            3.19

Cross Country

Elite women

1 Jenna Zander            1.19.51
2 Kyia Anderson              7.33
3 Jennifer Fisher           11.19
4 Corey Coogan              30.45
5 Linda Cooper              45.02
6 Julie Gujer               52.32
7 Alison Tungseth           59.11
 
Elite men

1 Travis Woodruff         1.46.04
2 Sam Oftedahl               0.16
3 Brendan Moore              0.47
4 Eric Oftedahl              3.37
5 Doug Swanson               4.23
6 Luke Nelson                7.21
7 Lars Ellefson              7.54
8 Jake Richards              9.41
9 Chris Fisher              10.00
10 Barry Tungseth           15.11
11 Heath Weisbrod           15.56
12 Paul Hanson              17.12
13 Bill Benson              17.52
14 Wallace Alexander        22.10
15 Matthew Horner           32.24


Final general classification

Elite women

1 Jenna Zander            1.49.19
2 Kyia Anderson              8.53
3 Jennifer Fisher           14.42
4 Corey Coogan              37.23
5 Linda Cooper              50.20
6 Julie Gujer             1.00.55
7 Alison Tungseth         1.08.56
 
Elite men

1 Travis Woodruff         2.15.55
2 Brendan Moore              1.19
3 Sam Oftedahl               1.30
4 Doug Swanson               4.12
5 Eric Oftedahl              5.10
6 Luke Nelson               10.20
7 Lars Ellefson             10.36
8 Chris Fisher              11.18
9 Jake Richards             12.08
10 Barry Tungseth           18.34
11 Heath Weisbrod           19.16
12 Paul Hanson              21.35
13 Bill Benson              22.20
14 Wallace Alexander        25.22
15 Matthew Horner           38.05

Notes
1 Only GC contenders shown.  
2 Top three in all stages received time bonuses.