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Alpenrose Velo Challenge - NE
Oregon, USA, July 7-9, 2007
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Race 2 - July 8:
Racing heats up on day two of AVC
By Charlie Warner
On day two of the AVC, the temperatures cooled but the racing heated up. All events on the day were hotly contested. The elite men started the day with determining the seeding for the sprint rounds.
Matt Barlee (Fast Twitch) won the match sprint final against fellow Canadian Felix Haspel (Synergy Racing). Haspel made a spectacular move down Alpenrose's steep slope and started the sprint from one and a half laps out. But Barlee kept his cool and was able to come around Haspel to win.
In the mass start events, two pros Chad Hartley (BMC) and Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's) won the ten-mile and miss-n-out respectively. Hartley was aggressive during the entire ten mile race which awarded money to the top two riders on each lap. Hartley attacked the field with several laps remaining and won easily. Hopkins put on a good show with fellow Australian Brad Payne (Team Rubicon) in the miss-n-out as they were separated by a mere three inches at the line.
Christopher Best (Team Dare) was hot in the masters field. He made a daring attack going into the final lap during the ten mile and held off David Klipper (Guiness Cycling) and Rick Adam (Easton/Specialized) to win the Masters 10 Mile in 22:38. Best also won the miss-n-out after Klipper was relegated in the sprint. Shaw's Garden City rider John Simmons won the keirin by leading the setting a strong pace after the motor left the track.
Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) continued to impress as she won the women's miss-n-out, the keirin and was second in a tight points race. Kele Murdin (Team Ultralink) won the points race by two points over Higgins and three points over Jenn Wangerin (BBC).
Results
Masters 10 mile 1 Christopher Best (Team Dare) 2 David Klipper (Guiness Cycling) 3 Rick Adams (Easton/Specialized) 4 Nathan Hobson (Half Fast Velo) 5 Scott Harmon (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 6 Chauncey Curl (Team Rubicon) 7 Stephen Hemminger (Team Oregon/River City Bike) 8 Andy George (Fast Twitch) 9 Chris Alling (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 10 Peter Drake (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 11 David Oliphant (Therapeutic Associates) 12 John Simmons (Shaws GGC) 13 David Mann (Byrne Invert) 14 Paul Mautner (Team Rose City) 15 Mark Altamarino 16 Eric Christenson (Team Rose City) 17 John Forbes (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) Women miss-n-out 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 2 Jen Featheringill (Bike Central) 3 Jennifer Triplett (Anati TiCycles) 4 Kele Murdin (Team Ultralink) 5 Jenn Wangerin (BBC) 6 Anita Dilles 7 Heather VanValkenburg (Team Rubicon) 8 Norrene Godfrey (Team Rubicon) 9 Darien Curl (Team Rubicon) Men ten mile 1 Chad Hartley (BMC) 2 Mark MacDonald (Barrie Cycling Club) 3 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joes) 4 Brad Payne (Team Rubicon) 5 Matt Chater 6 Mike Garret (Kahala-Lagrange) 7 Jimmy Lingwood (Recycled Cycles/Raleigh) 8 Aron Gadhia (Kahala-Lagrange) 9 Giovanni Rey (BPG/Montana Velo) 10 Josha Weir 11 Brian Crosby (University of Minnesota) 12 Steven Beardsley (CMG Racing/Alpine Mortgage/BikenHike) 13 Brian Peterson (Webcor/Alto Velo) 14 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 15 Mike McCorkell 16 Daniel Doornbos 17 Daniel Harm (Team Rubicon) Masters keirin 1 John Simmons (Shaw's Garden City) 2 Stephen Hemminger (Team Oregon) 3 Mark Altamarino (Mark) 4 Chauncey Curl (Team Rubicon) 5 Christopher Best (Team Dare) 6 Scott Harmon (Fred Meyer) 7 Andy George (Fast Twitch) 8 Eric Christenson (Team Rose City) 9 Chris Alling (Fred Meyer) 10 Paul Mautner (Team Rose City) Elite women's keirin 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 2 Anna-brit Erickson (Symmetrics) 3 Jen Featheringill (Bike Central) 4 Kele Murdin (Team Ultralink) 5 Heather VanValkenburg (Team Rubicon) 6 Jennifer Triplett (Anati TiCycles) 7 Jennifer Lee (Fast Twitch) 8 Amelia Bjesse-Puffin (Bike Central) 9 Darien Curl (Team Rubicon) 10 Norrene Godfrey (Team Rubicon) Elite men's sprint 1 Matt Barlee (Fast Twitch) 2 Felix Haspel (Synergy Racing) 3 Dean Tracy (Team Rubicon) 4 Kelyn Akuna (Easton Los Gatos) 5 Joel Regimbald (System/Juventus) 6 Josh Weir 7 Stephen McLaughry (Bike Central) 8 Matt Chater (Fast Twitch) 9 Michael Lawrence (Fast Twitch) 10 Tim Luther 11 Mike McCorkell (Fast Twitch) 12 Keith Bruneau (Fast Twitch) Elite men miss-n-out 1 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joes) 2 Brad Payne (Team Rubicon) 3 Mike Garrett (Kahala-Lagrange) 4 Adam Curry (Hagen Berman) 5 Chad Hartley (BMC) 6 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 7 Dan Harm (Team Rubicon) 8 Matt Chater (Fast Twitch) 9 Steven Beardsley (CMG Racing/Alpine Mortgage/BikenHike) 10 Duncan Oliphant (Therapeutic Associates) 11 Mark MacDonald (Barrie Cycling Club) 12 Jimmy Lingwood (Recycled Cycles/Raleigh) 13 Tony Kic (Gentle Lovers) 14 Mike McCorkell 15 Aron Gadhia (Kahala-Lagrange) 16 Ian Megale (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 17 Matt Tamel (Shaws Garden City) 18 Giovanni Rey (BPG/Montana Velo) 19 Brian Peterson (Webcor/Alto Velo) 20 Frank Kovacs (Synergy Racing Club) Elite women points race 1 Kele Murdin (Team Ultralink) 32 pts 2 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 30 3 Jenn Wangerin (BBC) 29 4 Jennifer Triplett (Avanti Ti Cycles) 13 5 Anita Dilles 5 6 Tamara Stephas (Byrne Invent) 1 7 Norrene Godfrey (Team Rubicon) 8 Meg Mautner (NoMad Sports Club) Masters miss-n-out 1 Christopher Best (Team Dare) 2 Nathan Hobson (Half Fast Velo) 3 David Klipper (Guiness Cycling) 4 Rick Adams (Easton/Specialized) 5 Scott Harmon (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 6 Peter Drake (Fred Meyer/Lakeside) 7 Stephen Hemminger (Team Oregon/River City Bike) 8 Mark Altamarino 9 John Simmons (Shaws GGC) 10 David Mann (Byrne Invert) 11 Chauncey Curl (Team Rubicon) 12 Andy George (Fast Twitch) 13 Paul Mautner (Team Rose City)
