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USA Cycling Junior/U23/Elite Road National Championships 2009

Date range:
July 28 - August 2, 2009

July 30, Day 3 - Road races:

A different Miller claims US title

By:
Kirsten Frattini
Published:
July 30, 2009, 19:27,
Updated:
August 2, 2009, 23:53

Dombrowski best U23

Meredith Miller (Team TIBCO) celebrates winning the women's elite national road race.

Meredith Miller (Team TIBCO) celebrates winning the women's elite national road race.

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Meredith Miller (TIBCO) out smarted a breakaway of five riders to claim her maiden United States of America Road Championship title after 11 years of racing. Miller made her winning move with two kilometres remaining, holding off chasers Chrissy Ruiter (Value Act Capital) and Kristin LaSasso, who took second and third respectively.

Amy Dombroski (Webcor-Builders) finished fourth, claiming the Under 23 title. Kori Seehaffer (Team Type 1), who initiated the break, finished fifth.

“I don’t know what to say, I have never been a national champion before,” said Miller, who is best-known for her selfless work as a domestique. “I was in the break and once it was clear that it was going to stay, I was thinking, ‘Ok, Meredith, you’re not normally in this position so don’t screw it up’.”

Miller shares a team and surname with previous champion Brooke Miller, but the riders are not related. TIBCO entered five riders prepared to defend the national title.

“We had so many other cards to play,” said Miller. “We are all about team work and laying it down for each other. It’s been amazing having such strong team-mates and having support and encouragement from everyone. I’m confident that any one of us could have won.”

Several kilometres before the successful break, Miller put in one hard effort over the gradual feed zone climb to shed Jen McRae (Team Type 1), the fastest and most dangerous to win should they arrive to the line together.

“I was watching Chrissy to attack on the steep climb,” Miller said. “We went over it together. I jumped over the top just to see if we could drop Kori because she’d be the next fastest at the finish, but she made it back on. Lasasso was eager to do most of the work. I attacked over the last little roller and got the gap.”

Miller had some wiggle room to play her cards and sit on due to a chase group of three that followed 40-seconds behind the leaders. They included her team-mate Katharine Carroll, former champion Mara Abbott (Columbia-HighRoad) and Evelyn Stevens (CRCA).

Elite, U23 jerseys change hands after a tough race

Some 120 combined Elite and U23 women lined up early enough to appreciate the mid-60F weather temperatures, much cooler than the men’s U23 race held the previous day where temperatures reached above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

The race, that would see riders tackle four laps of the 27 kilometre circuit, kicked off with an early move that included Liza Rochetto (Sugar CRM), Anna Milkowski, Alison Starnes (TIBCO), Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1) and Martina Patella (Value Act Capital). The move was short lived and it was not long before a new one was up the road.

Amber Rais (TIBCO) attack half way through the first lap and gained a 40 seconds advantage heading into the start of the second lap. Rais, who placed second overall in last week’s Cascade Cycling Classic, continued to push on the pedals furthering her lead to a maximum of 1:30 minutes.

Several attacks animated the front of the field before Value Act Capital took matters into its hands and organised a chase. Rais’ gap dropped down to one minute and held steady for the duration of the second lap.

Value Act Capital received help from Team Type 1 in the chase on lap three. The two teams were committed to bringing Rais back before the fourth and final lap. However when Rais was in sight Value Act Capital reverted to plan B - attack mode. It sent Farina and then Ruiter to counter one another. The bridge attempts were not successful but they did serve to reduce Rais’ margin to a mere 20 seconds.

“When we had Amber off the front it was perfect because the rest of TIBCO got to enjoy the ride, follow wheels, no pressure,” Miller said. “When she came back things were starting to reshuffled and Kori got off solo on the fourth lap, Amy attacked, I went with the move.”

Rais returned to the field over the circuit’s steep climb after a hard, solo effort for more than 50 kilometres. A short lull in the field and it was back in to full swing, a series of attacks resulted in a second solo break from Seehafer.

Seehafer’s advantage grew to 45 seconds with 24 kilometres remaining. Given her stellar palmares the peloton reacted quickly and small chase group formed behind her shattering the remaining peloton. A group five riders that would make it to the finish line together.

“Dombroski jumped first and I followed her,” Miller said. “Then LaSasso did most of the work to bridge up to Kori.”

Results
Elite Women
1 Meredith Miller (Team TIBCO) 2:52:15  
2 Christina Ruiter (Value Act Capital) 0:00:07  
3 Kristen Lasasso (Mellow Mushroom)    
4 Kori Seehafer (Team Type 1) 0:00:20  
5 Katharine Carroll (Team TIBCO) 0:00:34  
6 Evelyn Stevens (CRCA-Radical Media) 0:00:35  
7 Mara Abbott (Team Columbia-htc) 0:00:38  
8 Alison Powers (Team Type 1) 0:00:51  
9 Alice Pennington 0:00:52  
10 Kristin Sanders (Value Act Capital) 0:00:54  
11 Carmen Mcnellis (Colivatia Sutter Homes)    
12 Nicole Evans (Value Act Capital)    
13 Jessica Phillips    
14 Anna Mcloon (Altarum Women's Cycling Team)    
15 Teri Sheasby 0:00:55  
16 Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders Cycling Team)    
17 Andrea Dvorak (Colivatia Sutter Homes) 0:01:00  
18 Stacy Marple 0:01:02  
19 Tina Pic (Colivatia Sutter Homes) 0:01:28  
20 Patricia Bailey (Wines Of Washington) 0:01:29  
21 Debbie Milne 0:01:30  
22 Erika Graves (Kahala Lagrange) 0:01:31  
23 Amity Elliot (Van Dessel)    
24 Kate Veronneau (Altarum Women's Cycling Team)    
25 Lisa Turnbull (Team Group Health)    
26 Kelly Benjamin (Colivatia Sutter Homes)    
27 Kathryn Donovan (Kahala Lagrange) 0:01:33  
28 Marisa Asplund (Dft P/b Treads) 0:01:35  
29 Katheryn Curi Mattis (Webcor Builders Cycling Team) 0:01:37  
30 Shelley Olds (Proman Hit Squad) 0:01:38  
31 Christina Smith 0:02:12  
32 Kristin Mcgrath (Value Act Capital)    
33 Melanie Meyers 0:02:15  
34 Melissa Ross (U Of Wyoming Cycling) 0:02:31  
35 Kari Studley (Velobella) 0:02:55  
36 Melissa Sanborn (Vanderkitten Racing)    
37 Kathleen Billington (Velo Classic Tours/radical Med)    
38 Sarah Maguire (West Priority Health)    
39 Jennifer Mcrae (Team Type 1) 0:03:47  
40 Lauren Tamayo (Team Tibco) 0:06:01  
41 Coryn Rivera (-------)    
42 Lise Grace (Wines Of Washington/bikesale.c) 0:06:16  
43 Heather Albert (Riverstone Women's Racing Team) 0:09:06  
44 Liza Rachetto (ICO) 0:09:50  
45 Kristina Seley (Touchstone Climbing)    
46 Cara Bussell 0:16:09  
47 Brooke Miller (Team Tibco) 0:23:30  
48 Robin Farina (Value Act Capital)    
49 Ann Marie Miller 0:26:59  
50 Lindsay Fox (Team Oregon) 0:33:44  
51 Carolyn Eller (Ti Cycles/avanti Racing)    
DNP Sharon Allpress (Value Act Capital)    
DNP Lana Atchley (Bailey Bikes)    
DNP Hilary Billington    
DNP Linsey Bradshaw-Sandoval (Dft P/b Treads)    
DNP Nicole Brandt    
DNP Shontell Gauthier    
DNP Lauren Hall    
DNP Jenn Halladay    
DNP Laura Hines (Southern California Velo)    
DNP Janel Holcomb (Webcor Builders Cycling Team)    
DNP Morgan Kapp (Kahala Lagrange)    
DNP Alison Littlefield (Contender Bicycles)    
DNP Anna Milkowski (Gear Works-spinarts)    
DNP Amanda Miller (Lip Smacker)    
DNP Martina Patella (Value Act Capital)    
DNP Heather Pryor (Touchstone Climbing)    
DNP Amber Rais (Team Tibco)    
DNP Beatriz Rodriguez (Kahala Lagrange)    
DNP Alison Rosenthal    
DNP Alison Starnes (Team Tibco)    
DNP Nichole Wangsgard (Colivatia Sutter Homes)    
DNP Emily Zell (Value Act Capital)    
DNP Mary Zider    
U23 Women
1 Amy Dombroski (Webcor Builders Cycling Team) 2:52:23  
2 Ally Stacher (Team Kenda) 0:00:48  
3 Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1) 0:01:21  
4 Rachel Warner (Charlottesville Racing Club) 0:01:22  
5 Ashley Anderson (Proman Hit Squad) 0:04:06  
6 Samantha Schneider (Mesa Cycles) 0:12:13  
DNF Arielle Filiberti (Hot Tubes)    
DNF Emily Foxman (Sugarcrm)    
DNF Lauren Hecht (Webcor Alto Velo)    
DNF Jerika Hutchinson (Team Tibco)    
DNF Lauren Liscinski (Now-ms)    
DNF Antonia Musto (Priority Health U25 Developmen)    
DNF Lindsay Myers (Dewar's Racing Team)    
DNF Morgan Patton (Team Type 1)    
DNF Kimberley Turner (Seattle Pacific University)    
Junior Men 17-18
1 Maxwell Durtschi (Hammer Cmg) 2:43:36  
2 Nathaniel Wilson (Kelly Benefit) 0:00:35  
3 Steven Black (National Capital Velo Club) 0:00:36  
4 Ty Magner (Hincapie) 0:02:02  
5 Kit Recca (Front Rangers Cycling Club) 0:02:03  
6 Connor Oleary (FFKR /SBO)    
7 Sam Bassetti (Team Swift)    
8 Colton Barrett (MNJRC) 0:02:04  
9 Stephen Koelbl    
10 Charlie Avis (Team Specialized Racing Junior) 0:02:05  
11 Nate Geoffrion (All Sport-Team Swift)    
12 Austin Arguello (Hammer Cmg)    
13 Andrew Barker    
14 Stephen Leece (Rock Solid Cycling) 0:02:06  
15 Stephen Liguori    
16 Kevin Gottlieb (Squadra Coppi)    
17 Chris Wallace (Mercy Elite Cycling Team)    
18 Peter Taylor (Team Specialized Racing)    
19 Connor Mccutcheon    
20 Morgan Ryan (Major Motion) 0:02:07  
21 Angelo Roman    
22 Michael Stone    
23 Phelan Kostur    
24 Cody Foster    
25 Zack Noonan 0:02:08  
26 Anders Newbury    
27 Wesley Stein (Hammer Cmg)    
28 Zack Stein (Is Corp / Nova Cycle Sports) 0:02:09  
29 John Tomlinson (Xxx Racing Athletico)    
30 Alex Parks    
31 Ryan Cleveland    
32 Jesse Goodrich    
33 Tanner Putt (Cole Sport)    
34 Andreas Freund (Davis Bike Club) 0:02:10  
35 Michael Niemi (Jittery Joe's U-25 P/b Kudzu.c)    
36 Tyler Karnes    
37 Tony Wieczorek (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 0:02:11  
38 Zach Bergh 0:02:12  
39 Marshall Opel (Hammer Cmg) 0:02:13  
40 Andrew Bennett (Hammer Cmg)    
41 Luke Keough 0:02:18  
42 Eric Landman (AL2-SDBC) 0:02:20  
43 Zane Dordai    
44 Benjamin Salibra (Syracuse Bicycle/spokepost.com) 0:03:02  
45 Colt Peterson    
46 Ian Terry (Rad Racing/hagens Berman Llp)    
47 Wesley Kline 0:03:04  
48 Armand Kabarec Quiroz    
49 Julian Fowkes (Ski Utah) 0:03:05  
50 Kevin Mcguire (Act) 0:03:06  
51 Neal Forbes (Team Turner/prochain)    
52 Jordan Campbell 0:03:19  
53 David Tarrant (Southern California Velo) 0:03:21  
54 Sam Simmons 0:03:54  
55 Jeffrey Alpert    
56 Benjamin Swedberg 0:03:58  
57 Adam Miller 0:04:07  
58 Brian Rizk (Precision Bikes Racing) 0:04:22  
59 Steven Rusnak (Cycle Science)    
60 Brian Sullivan (Trysports) 0:04:23  
61 Brian Sullivan 0:05:13  
62 Royce Strange (Gs Tenzing)    
63 Huey Mathews 0:05:39  
64 Adam Leibovitz 0:05:48  
65 Alexander Meyer    
66 Jonathan Youell (Asc Racing/redline) 0:06:41  
67 Adam Hodes (Tieni Duro) 0:07:08  
68 Jacob White (Team Power Train) 0:07:32  
69 Cody Tapley (Davis Bike Club) 0:07:36  
70 Scott Rosenfield 0:07:38  
71 Tucker Gerald 0:09:58  
72 Daniel Farinha (Sjbc/sugarcrm) 0:14:30  
73 Dylan Knutson (Bianchi/grand Performance)    
74 Danny Hiller (5280 Magazine) 0:14:31  
75 Matt Fickinger (Dent Wizard - Maplewood) 0:14:35  
76 Chase Watkins (Byrds) 0:15:11  
77 Brent Nixon 0:15:14  
78 Taylor Benz (Sun Summit Cycling Club) 0:17:54  
79 Andrew Albert (Strada Racing Club) 0:17:56  
80 Matt Pence (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 0:20:04  
81 Kyle Anderson (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 0:21:45  
82 Kenny Strickland (Infovista Cycling Team) 0:22:50  
83 Nick Kinney (All Sport-team Swift) 0:22:52  
84 Samuel Bolster (Team Kinetic Cycles) 0:44:58  
85 Jacob Ashton    
86 Alex Battles-Wood (Team Power Train)    
87 Miguel Henderson    
88 Hunter Lydick (Frazier Cycling)    
89 Patrick Small (Carve)    
90 Dylan Degan (Fulton Flyers Junior Devo Team)    
91 Maxwell Robb (Uptown Cycles Racing)    
92 Wilson Hale    
93 Ethan Zehr (Frazier Cycling)    
94 Jacob Gorke (Junior Development)    
DNF Ian Andrews (Savage Hill Cycling Team)    
DNF Jacob Arnold (Cycling Spoken Here)    
DNF Andrew Beem (Felt Bicycles)    
DNF Riley Burgoon    
DNF Juan Carmona    
DNF Charles Cassin    
DNF Elliott Craddock    
DNF Steve Cullinan (Team Waste Management)    
DNF Patrick Davis    
DNF Ryan Eastman (All Sport-team Swift)    
DNF Charles Hanlon (Guys Racing)    
DNF Stradford Helms (Hincapie Development Team)    
DNF Collin Huston (CL Noonan-Kam-Coast to Coast)    
DNF Jesse Keough    
DNF Jonathan Merritt (Rmcef)    
DNF Andrew Meyer    
DNF Aubrey Moore    
DNF Synjen Morrocco    
DNF Matt Muney    
DNF Gabe Murray (Blacksheep)    
DNF Samuel Phillips    
DNF Andrew Ramage (Southern California Velo)    
DNF Joel Shaffer (Team Specialized Racing)    
DNF Daniel Tisdell (Team Specialized Racing Junior)    
DNF Skyler Trujillo (Black Sheep)    
DNF Edison Turner    
DNF Zachary Wick (Davis Bike Club)    
DNF Henry Willis Ii (Colavita Florida)    
Elite Men
1 Michael Olheiser (Marx And Bensdorf Realitors/tr) 3:50:31  
2 David Clinger (Cole Sport) 0:00:01  
3 Erik Slack (Team Bobs-bicycles.com)    
4 Peter Horn (John Bruyneel Cycling Academy)    
5 Matthew Busche (Nova Cycle Sport Foundation)    
6 Paul Esposti    
7 Corey Collier (Rio Grande)    
8 James Mattis (California Giant Berry Farms/s) 0:00:02  
9 Steve Reaney (California Giant Berry Farms/s) 0:00:04  
10 Robbie King (IF) 0:00:05  
11 Jesse Moore (California Giant Berry Farms/s) 0:00:06  
12 Jeffrey Hartman (Big Shark) 0:00:40  
13 Justin England (California Giant Berry Farms/s) 0:00:41  
14 Christian Walker (Platinum Performance Cycling T) 0:00:45  
15 Jared Gilyard (Ride Clean) 0:00:59  
16 Ian Holt (Us Armed Forces) 0:01:21  
17 Matthew Cooke (Ride Clean) 0:01:51  
18 Ryan Trebon (Kona) 0:02:13  
19 David Nelson (John Bruyneel Cycling Academy)    
20 Lang Reynolds (Hagens Berman Cycling) 0:04:17  
21 Braden Bingham (Team Rio Grande) 0:04:18  
22 Nicholas Clayville (Hagens Berman Llp) 0:04:48  
23 Joshua Dillon (Bikereg.com / Cannondale) 0:05:47  
24 John Eisinger 0:06:23  
25 Aaron Sander (Half Fast Velo)    
26 Charles Hutcheson (US Armed Forces)    
27 Matt Landen (Liquid Fitness/adageo Energy) 0:06:35  
28 Jonathan Bruno (If/ft Pb Lionette's) 0:07:20  
29 Alexander Hagman (Ciclismo Racing) 0:07:30  
30 Sean Passage    
31 Chris Swan (Team Oregon) 0:07:32  
32 Nicholas Brandt-Sorenson 0:08:31  
33 Jared Barrilleaux (California Giant Berry Farms/s)    
34 Joshua Liberles (Colavita New Mexico) 0:08:32  
35 Ryan Parnes (Webcor/alto Velo)    
36 Jafer Beizer (Jittery Joe's U-25 P/b Kudzu.c)    
37 Michael Mathis (Preferred Care)    
38 Michael Lanham (Warp9bikes.com/tristar) 0:10:46  
39 Bradley Gehrig (Cole Sport) 0:13:26  
40 Osvaldo Olmos (California Giant Berry Farms/s) 0:17:45  
41 Christopher Hong    
42 Paul Bourcier (Hutch's Oic) 0:17:46  
43 Evan Hepner (Mi Duole) 0:19:04  
44 Mike Sohm (Specialized/porcupine Racinf) 0:20:04  
45 Michael Telega 0:22:38  
46 Chris Hamilton    
47 Wayne Stetina (Amgen/giant Masters) 0:31:56  
48 Ian Mensher (Gin Optics)    
49 David Klipper (Guinness) 0:35:58  
50 George (Tad)    
51 Sean Coleman (Us Armed Forces)    
52 Carl Hoefer (Therapecutic Assoc)    
53 Nick Skenzick    
DNF Kai Applequist (Team Bobs-bicycles.com)    
DNF Eric Bean (Iscorp)    
DNF Andrew Boone    
DNF Benjamin Bradshaw (Team Waste Management)    
DNF Shane Braley (Unattatched)    
DNF Gregg Brandt (Bianchi/grand Performance)    
DNF Jacob Brewer (Herring Gas Cycling)    
DNF Patrick Briggs (California Giant Berry Farms/s)    
DNF Brian Buchholz (Webcor/alto Velo)    
DNF Robert Bush (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team)    
DNF Corey Carlson (Team Rio Grande)    
DNF Patrick Caro    
DNF Adam Carr (Ten Speed Drive - Bh Bicycles)    
DNF Andrew Chocha (Mesa Cycles)    
DNF Thom Coupe (Bikereg.com / Cannondale)    
DNF Dirk Cowley (Ffkr/sportsbaseonline P/b Tour)    
DNF Stevie Cullinan (Team Waste Management)    
DNF Chris Daggs (Swami's-fppi Devt Elite)    
DNF Andrew Dahlheim (Metro Volkswagen)    
DNF Christopher Daifuku    
DNF Phillip Elsasser (Fanatik Bike Co)    
DNF Nathaniel English (Zteam)    
DNF Galen Erickson    
DNF Jonathan Eropkin (Safeway/bicycles Plus)    
DNF Kris French    
DNF George Ganoung (Us Armed Forces)    
DNF Logan Garey (G.s. Boulder)    
DNF William Gault (Tulsa Tough Racing)    
DNF Bradley Gehrig (Cole Sport)    
DNF David Glick (Rideclean P/b Patentit.com)    
DNF Jeffrey Goodwin (Cartervw/saab/subaru)    
DNF Ian Gray (Ciclismo Racing)    
DNF Todd Hageman (Colesport)    
DNF Travis Hagner (Locos Pub And Grill)    
DNF John Hanson    
DNF Aaron Heun (Rideclean)    
DNF John Hunt (California Giant Berry Farms/s)    
DNF Evan Hyde (Cole Sport)    
DNF Sam Johnson    
DNF Aaron Johnson (Hagens-berman)    
DNF Emiliano Jordan (Ten Speed Drive - Bh Bicycles)    
DNF Quinn Keogh (Paul's Bicycle Way Way Of Life)    
DNF Allen Krughoff (Team Rio Grande)    
DNF Justin Lindine (Targetraining)    
DNF Brandon Lynch (Team Bobs-bicycles.com)    
DNF Jacob Macarthur (Arlberg Sports)    
DNF Michael Margraf (Safeway/bicycles Plus)    
DNF Sean Mazich (Team Waste Management)    
DNF Ryan Mckean    
DNF Bryan Mcvey (Vision Quest)    
DNF Edward Micek (Team Webcyclery.com)    
DNF Keith Miller (California Giant Berry Farms/s)    
DNF Rudolph Napolitano (Liquid Fitness/adageo Energy)    
DNF Ryan Nye (Preferred Care)    
DNF Emerson Oronte (If/lionettes)    
DNF Vincent Owens (Hdr P/b Lombardi Sports)    
DNF Christopher Parrish (Western Washington University)    
DNF Cody Peterson (Cole Sport)    
DNF Kennett Peterson (Team Oregon)    
DNF Kevin Rowe (Team Bobs-bicycles.com)    
DNF Mark Santurbane (California Giant Berry Farms/s)    
DNF Aaron Schneider (Team Type 1)    
DNF Jason Short (Encino Velo)    
DNF Matthew Spohn (Dynaflo)    
DNF Frederick Stamm (Metromint Cycling On Marin Bik)    
DNF James Stangeland (Gin Optics Cycling)    
DNF Scott Stewart (Team Waste Management)    
DNF Chris Stuart (Team Bobs-bicycles.com)    
DNF Colt Trant (Matrix/rbm)    
DNF Kyle Valenta    
DNF Zach Watson (ABD Cycling Team)    
DNF Stephen Weller (Bikereg.com Cannon dartmouth)    
DNF James Wingert (Davis Bike Club)    
DNF Robert Campbell (Valley Athletic Club)    
DNF Eric Schildge    
DNF Eric Bennett (NOW MS society)    
DNF John Tzinberg (Bike Religion)