Alzate, Rivera repeat as Sunny King winners
Escuela, Guttenplan podium in men's race
Anniston, Alabama, shined as brightly as the brilliant sun Saturday as cycling fans lined the boards early and stayed late for the Sunny King Criterium, the first stop on the 2014 USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC). Coryn Rivera and Carlos Alzate won the elite women's and men's races, respectively.
Women
The elite women took to the line and from the start, Colavita-Fine Cooking took control across the seven-tenths of a mile Downtown Anniston course.
Multiple $200 cash primes kept the racers attentive and the crowd blind to a clear winner until the finish. Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare), Arden Stelly (Pain Pathways) and Vanessa Drigo (Garneau Factory Team) all went home a little richer.
Mini breaks and attacks formed throughout the race but nothing stuck except for strategy in racers' minds. Sara Tussey (Mellow Mushroom), Drigo, Jenny Rios and Pepper Palace joined Colavita in taking turns at the front while local favorite Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) stepped on the gas with four to go.
Two laps remaining, it was Colavita 1-2-3-5 with Van Gilder sitting fourth wheel and interrupting their straight. But with an all-out sprint down the straightaway, it was returning Sunny King Criterium Champion Rivera of UnitedHealthcare making Marian University proud as she stood atop the Eastman podium in the NCC points leaders jersey and Sunny King crown. Erica Allar (Colavita) and Morgan Brown (Century Road Club) rounded out the podium, in second and third, respectively. Van Gilder landed fourth.
Men
Nearly 100 elite men took to the Start line after an emotional National Anthem and lead-in procession featuring an official welcome from Anniston Mayor Vaughn Stewart and Mrs. Patty King of Sunny King Automotive, the criterium's longstanding title sponsor.
Chunky primes starting flying with Andrew Crater (Finish Strong) and Chris Uberti (Astellas) hitting the bank early on. Adrenalin pumping, Uberti flirted with a short stint up front after the prime pick-up but the UnitedHealthcare Blue Train started pulling out of the station. The pace picking up with 20 laps to go, it became obvious this would be a battle until the end.
With nearly a 20-second gap, Ruben Campanioni (Jamis-Hagens Berman) kept the rocket fuel burning for a dozen or so laps but with UnitedHealthcare charging, his lead was cut to eight seconds before a $400 cash prime with seven laps remaining blew things up. David Novak (Kelly Benefit Strategies) picking up the green and the crowd climbing atop the barricades, UnitedHealthcare dominated six deep with three laps remaining...1,2,3,4 with two laps on the counter.
All eyes on the livestream for backside reports, the sprint and the first NCC race of 2014 was taken by 2013 Sunny King Criterium Champion Carlos Alzate Escobar, with Ricardo Escuela (Incycle-Predator) and David Guttenplan (Guttenplan Coaching), close behind in second and third, respectively.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Alzate Escobar (UnitedHealthcare) | 1:31:16 |
2 | Ricardo Escuela (Incycle-Predator Components) | 0:00:01 |
3 | David Guttenplan | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Isaac Howe (Champion System - Stans) | 0:00:02 |
5 | Chad Burdzilauskas (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alder Martz (Hincapie Sportswear Dev) | 0:00:03 |
7 | Demis Aleman (Jamis Sutter Home) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Drew Christopher | 0:00:04 |
9 | Frank Travieso (Team United Healthcare Georgia) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Travis Livermon (Team SmartStop p/b Moun) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Hilton Clarke (UnitedHealthcare) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Stephen Hall (Incycle-Predator Components) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Thomas Brown (Astellas Cycling Team) | 0:00:05 |
14 | Brandon Feehery (Astellas Cycling Team) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Mac Brennan (Bissell-Abg-Giant) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Winston David (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Ian Crane (Jamis Hagens Berman) | 0:00:06 |
18 | Hogan Sills (Astellas Cycling Team) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | David Cueli | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Brendan Cornett | 0:00:07 |
22 | Christopher Uberti (Astellas Cycling Team) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Benjamin Renkema | 0:00:08 |
24 | Diego Garavito | 0:00:10 |
25 | Matt Moosa (Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Zeb King (Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin) | 0:00:11 |
27 | David Novak (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | John Brizzard (Team LaS'port) | 0:00:12 |
29 | Jacob Hill (Finish Strong Elite Cycling Tea) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Orlando Garibay (Incycle-Predator Components Eli) | 0:00:13 |
31 | Kyle Perry (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | 0:00:16 |
32 | Justin Williams (Astellas Cycling Team) | 0:00:18 |
33 | Guido Palma (Jamis Sutter Home) | 0:00:19 |
34 | Oleg Tanovitchi (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Bradley White (UnitedHealthcare) | 0:00:20 |
36 | Calixto Bello (Incycle-Predator Components) | 0:00:24 |
37 | Thomas Barnett (Lupus Racing Team) | 0:00:25 |
38 | Parker Kyzer (Finish Strong Elite Cycling Tea) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Andrew Reardon | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Andres Alzate (Champion System - Stan's NoTube) | 0:00:26 |
41 | Johnny Mitchell | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | William Rekemeyer | 0:00:27 |
43 | Ryan Shean (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Christopher Butler (Hincapie Sportswear Dev) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Cristian Saavedra (Incycle-Predator Components) | 0:00:28 |
46 | Ruben Companioni | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Andrew Scarano (Team United Healthcare Georgia) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Michael Dalterio | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jon Atkins | 0:00:29 |
50 | Charles (Joe) Eldridge (Team Novo Nordisk) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Derek Schanze | 0:00:30 |
52 | Luis Zayas (Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Dylan Degan | 0:00:32 |
54 | Ryan Sullivan (Team United Healthcare Georgia) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | David Reyes (Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin) | 0:00:36 |
56 | Rudolph Napolitano (Incycle-Predator Components Eli) | 0:00:49 |
57 | Travis Werts (Sonic Cycling) | 0:00:55 |
58 | John Hayes (Village Volkswagen Cycling Team) | 0:00:57 |
59 | Alexey Shmidt | 0:01:12 |
60 | Adam Leibovitz (Champion System - Stans) | 0:01:41 |
61 | Adrian Hegyvary (UnitedHealthcare) | 0:01:54 |
62 | Martyn Irvine (UnitedHealthcare) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brian Hill | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Igor Rudalev (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Hyde (Astellas Cycling Team) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gavriel Epstein (Champion System - Stans) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henry Willis | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Mullervy (Champion System - Stans) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nathan Robinson | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordan Heimer | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dustin Armstrong (Serious Cycling) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Lowe | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Buntz | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andres Rodriguez (EDA Contractor) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Conor Mullervy (Champion System - Stans) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Myers | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ross White | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chris Moore | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Savory (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Vogel (Hearts Racing Club) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Kolar (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Crater (Finish Strong Elite Cycling Tea) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jacob King (Hincapie Sportswear Dev) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Aaron Perry (Novo Nordisk) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Benjamin Dilley (Team Novo Nordisk) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ryan Knapp (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Christopher Williams (Novo Nordisk) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Brian Arne (Finish Strong Elite Cycling Tea) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Charlie Hough (Hincapie Sportswear Dev) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Richard Stuart (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNS | David Carpenter (Village Volkswagen Cycling Team) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Matthew Russell (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ruud Cremers (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Kurt Page | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Justin Morris (Novo Nordisk) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) | 0:58:41 |
2 | Erica Allar (Colavita Racing Inc.) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Morgan Brown (Century Road Club Assoc) | 0:00:01 |
4 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom Racing) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sarah Fader (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling) | 0:00:03 |
6 | Vanessa Drigo (Garneau Factory Team) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tracey Cameron (Stans Notubes p/b Endurancewerx) | 0:00:04 |
8 | Joanie Caron | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jennifer Purcell (Colavita Racing Inc.) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Laura Parsons (Pioneer Mortgage pb Yourkey.com) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ann Koehler (Lagunitas Racing) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Mary Zider (Colavita Racing Inc.) | 0:00:07 |
13 | Chelsea Factor (Pioneer Mortgage pb Yourkey.com) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Holly Matthews (TEAM TIBCO/TO THE TOP) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Shannon Parrish (Cloud Racing p/b Ride2Recovery) | 0:00:08 |
16 | Amie Krasnozon | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Holly Beard (Pioneer Mortgage pb Yourkey.com) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Amy Good (Colavita Racing Inc.) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Amy Phillips (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling) | 0:00:09 |
20 | Arden Stelly (Carolina Masters) | 0:00:10 |
21 | Jenny Rios | 0:00:24 |
22 | Cheryl Fuller-Muller (Garneau Factory Team) | 0:00:35 |
23 | Christy Keely (Asheville Bicycle Racing Club) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Katherine Shields (Carolina Masters) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Sara Tussey (Mellow Mushroom Racing) | 0:00:36 |
26 | Cinthia Lehner | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jan Bennett (FCS Cycling) | 0:00:45 |
28 | Caroline Moakley | 0:00:46 |
29 | Jessica Prinner (Colavita Racing Inc.) | 0:00:58 |
30 | Julie Kuliecza (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling) | 0:01:01 |
31 | Cali Ewing (Team Belladium) | 0:01:13 |
32 | Kailin Acheson (Team Belladium) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Abigail Aldridge (PCP Race Team) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lindsay Bayer (Colavita Racing Inc.) | 0:01:27 |
DNS | Debbie Milne (Finish Strong) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
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