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USA Cycling Elite Track Championships 2009

Date range:
September 30 - October 4, 2009

October 1, Day 2: 1km, 500m TT; Scratch race, Team pursuit

Olds, Lea and Massie the stars of day two

By:
Andrea Smith, USA Cycling
Published:
October 2, 2009, 07:04,
Updated:
October 2, 2009, 08:21

Trek-Livestrong and Empower take teams titles

Giddeon Massie (Bike Religion) rides to victory in the men's kilo.

Giddeon Massie (Bike Religion) rides to victory in the men's kilo.

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The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships continued at the Home Depot Center velodrome on Thursday with the women's team pursuit national record falling, young stars showing flashes of greatness in the men's team pursuit, an Olympian re-gaining his national title in the kilo and scratch race champions crowned.

As expected the women's team pursuit race turned out to be one of the highlights of the evening's competition as the trio of former pursuit world champion Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch and former junior world championship pursuit medalist Kimberly Geist worked together to set a new national record with a time of 3:34.114.

Riding for the Empower Coaching Systems squad the trio virtually bested their own mark of 3:34.783 set at this event in 2007 when Hammer and Bausch teamed up with keirin world champion Jennie Reed. Another powerhouse women's team, the Proman Hit Squad of Higgins, Christen King and Shelley Olds earned the silver with a time of 3:41.165.

"I feel pretty honored to be riding with these two," said Geist following the record-setting ride. "We were really just looking to ride the best time possible, the record was just a bonus. Sarah was our pacesetter and I was just trying to maintain speed."

The Trek-Livestrong squad of Taylor Phinney, Ian Moir, Julian Kyer and Justin Williams dominated the men's team pursuit contest, taking the Stars and Stripes by nearly 10 seconds. With a time of 4:25.83, such a dominant performance by a group of young men all under the age of 21 bodes well for the future of American track cycling.

Coming in second with a time of 4:34.094 was the Black Dog Cycling squad of Daniel Lionberg, Ryan Luttrell, Ryan Sabga and Zach Watson.

In the day's opening event 21-year-old Cristin Walker forced last year's 500m winner and yesterday's omnium champion Cari Higgins to settle for the silver. Walker posted a time of 36.681 to top her personal best by more than two seconds.

In addition to her first elite national title, Walker also earned the U23 gold with her ride and third place finisher Colleen Hayduk grabbed silver in the espoir category.

In the scratch race, points race Olympian Bobby Lea was able to take advantage of the complacency of some of the other favourites to win his first scratch race national title as 21-year-old national development program rider Kyer sprinted to the silver in the 15km contest while defending champion Daniel Holloway settled for the bronze.

An aggressive women's scratch race showed some good team tactics with the impressive Proman squad helping Shelley Olds to back-to-back Stars and Stripes; 19-year-old Hayduk earned her second medal on the day, finishing second while Catherine Fiedler-Cook was third.

In the nightcap, Olympian Giddeon Massie posted a 1:02.793 to reclaim the kilometre time trial national title from phenom Taylor Phinney. Phinney did earn his second Stars and Stripes of the day, winning the U23 category, despite being two weeks removed from sinus surgery. Collegiate national champion David Espinoza earned the bronze with a 1:06.134.

Competition will continue on Friday with the men's and women's individual pursuit, women's keirin and men's sprint events.

Results

Women's 500m Time Trial

   
1 Cristin Walker 00:36.68  
2 Cari Higgins 00:36.93  
3 Colleen Hayduk 00:37.32  
4 Jen Featheringill 00:37.54  
5 Anna Lang 00:37.86  
6 Dana Feiss 00:38.03  
7 Andrea Fisk 00:38.60  
8 Catherine Fiedler-Cook 00:38.85  
9 CJ Boyenger 00:39.09  
10 Maddie Godby 00:39.12  
11 Amelia Bjesse-Puffin 00:39.27  
12 Tela Crane 00:39.30  
13 Lorraine Jarvis 00:39.81  
14 Heather Vanvalkenburg 00:40.13  
15 Christine D'Ercole 00:40.26  
16 Kimberly Edwards 00:40.43  
17 Dena Eaton 00:40.46  
18 Kara Vidaca 00:40.64  
19 Amara Boursaw 00:41.03  
20 Jane Chateaubriand 00:43.16  
21 Carol Kauder 00:44.29  
Men's Team Pursuit

   
1 Livestrong 04:25.83  
  Julian Kyer    
  Ian Moir    
  Justin Williams    
  Taylor Phinney    
2 Black Dog Cycling 04:34.09  
  Daniel Lionberg    
  Ryan Luttrell    
  Ryan Sabga    
  Zach Watson    
3 Ouch - Maxxis 04:34.19  
  Daniel Harm    
  Roman Kilun    
  Bobby Lea    
  Steve Pelaez    
4 Speedfix 04:41.44  
  Steven Herzfeld    
  Andrew Kruse    
  Mike Zagorski    
  Danny Finneran    
5 Kahala La Grange 04:41.57  
  Stuart Press    
  Aron Gadhia    
  Mike Garrett    
  Colin Prensky    
Women's Team Pursuit

   
1 Empower Coaching Sys 03:34.10  
  Dotsie Bausch    
  Kimberly Geist    
  Sarah Hammer    
2 Pro-Man Hit Squad 03:41.20  
  Cari Higgins    
  Christen King    
  Shelley Olds    
3 Broadmark Capital 03:54.40  
  Jennifer Triplett    
  Jennifer Wheeler    
  Kendi Thomas    
4 Southbay Wheelmen 03:55.80  
  Kelli Jones    
  Morgan Kapp    
  Neva B. Day    
5 RPM Training 03:57.20  
  Fiedler-Catherine Cook    
  Kara Vidaca    
  Cassandra Holman    
6 She Pedals Magazine 04:03.30  
  Jeanie Bihlmaier    
  Dena Eaton    
  Jennifer Reither    
7 Colorado 04:10.30  
  Amy Creed    
  Kate Gracheck    
  Julia Manley    
Women's Scratch Race

   
1 Shelley Olds (Proman Hit Squad)    
2 Colleen Hayduk (Verducci/Breakaway R)    
3 Catherine Fiedler-Cook (Tommasini)    
4 Anna Lang (B&L Bike & Sport)    
5 Shelby Reynolds (Sugar Cycles - 180)    
6 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Verducci/Breakaway R)    
7 Elizabeth Newell (Veritas Cycling Team)    
8 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark Capital Cy)    
9 Jennifer Wheeler (Broadmark Capital Cy)    
10 Annette Williams (Blue Rooster Cycling)    
11 Julia Lafranchise (NOW MS-Society)    
12 Hanan Alves-Hyde (Proman Hit Squad)    
13 Neva B. Day (South Bay Wheelmen)    
14 Cassandra Holman (Tommasini)    
15 Kendi Thomas (Hagens Berman Cyclin)    
16 Christen King (Proman Hit Squad)    
17 Lauren Liscinski (NOW MS-Society)    
18 Kira Prokopakis (Sugar CRM)    
19 Jennifer Reither (Vanderkitten Racing)    
20 Coryn Rivera (Proman Hit Squad)    
Men's Scratch Race

   
1 Bobby Lea (OUCH p/b Maxxis)    
2 Julian Kyer (Trek-LiveSTRONG)    
3 Daniel Holloway (Felt Holowesko Garmi)    
4 Jacob Duehring (Felt Factory Team)    
5 Eric Barlevav (Team Mountain Khakis)    
6 David Mccook (Village Peddler)    
7 Danny Heeley (South Bay Wheelmen)    
8 Lanell Rockmore (Team Alliance)    
9 Steven Beardsley (Gentle Lovers)    
10 Kevin Schiller (Team 2)    
11 Iggy Silva (Iggy Racing)    
12 Zak Kovalcik (Team Beer)    
13 Daniel Lionberg (Team Rio Grande)    
14 Steve Pelaez (GS Lombardi Sports)    
15 Dan Vogt (Hawk Relay Cycling)    
16 David Moyer (XXX Racing - Athleti)    
17 Ian Burnett (Fort Lewis College)    
18 Jackie Simes (TIME Pro Cycling)    
19 Mike Garrett (Massachusetts Instit)    
20 Michael D. Creed (Team Type 1)    
21 Ryan Sabga (Black Dog Pro Cyclin)    
22 Kenneth Hanson (Team Type 1)    
23 Brian Peterson (Webcor/Alto Velo)    
24 Joe Eldridge (Team Type 1)    
Men's 1000m Time Trial

   
1 Giddeon Massie 01:02.80  
2 Taylor Phinney 01:04.40  
3 David Espinoza 01:06.10  
4 Daniel Sullivan 01:06.40  
5 Peter Billington 01:06.50  
6 Tj Mathieson 01:07.10  
7 Allen Vugrincic 01:07.60  
8 Per Bjesse 01:08.20  
9 Joshua Ryan 01:08.40  
10 Colin Prensky 01:08.80  
11 Giovanni Rey 01:08.90  
12 Jon Linchitz 01:09.10  
13 Ryan Crane 01:09.30  
14 Daniel Lionberg 01:09.60  
15 Jay Wolkoff 01:09.70  
16 Mike Garrett 01:10.30  
17 Aron Gadhia 01:10.90  
18 Quinn Hatfield 01:11.40  
19 Stuart Press 01:11.50  
20 Steven Herzfeld 01:11.60  
21 Danny Hiller 01:11.70  
22 Colt Peterson 01:12.00  
23 Phillip Watford 01:12.00  
24 Nathan Frechen 01:12.50  
25 Joseph Patterson 01:13.70  
26 Patrick Jacks 01:14.00  
27 Curtis Bergquist 01:14.20