Williams tops Hall, Hogan earns first national title
By Cycling News
Six national championships decided on Thursday
The 40-44 women's contest provided one of the most exciting finishes of the day with last year's 35-39 national champion Wendy Williams (River City Bicycles) edging Gina Hall (Cal Giant Cycling) for the national title. A powerful sprinter, Williams surged to victory once she hit the pavement.
After a chaotic first lap for the nearly 50-rider field, Williams and Hall were able to separate themselves by nearly three minutes from third-place finisher Christina Probert.
Karen Hogan (Justin's-Titus Mountain Bike) was able to surge to her first national title in the 45-49 women's division, 30 seconds ahead of Shannon Gibson (Velo Bella).
"I've been trying for a few years - third twice and second once," said Hogan. "Today ended up being my day. Starting out, I got behind three other women, but in the technical sections on the first part of the course I was able to get around them and start a gap.
"I slowly built on that, was relatively mistake free and ended up winning by about 25 to 30 seconds or so. It was a fantastic course, grippy conditions, a little wet but it was all fun."
In the 50-54 women's contest, multiple-time national champion Kris Walker (Church of the Big Ring) edged Marilyn Ruseckas to add another stars-and-stripes jersey to her closet.
The first half of a husband and wife national champion duo, Linda Elgart (Alto Velo) earned the win in the 55-59 women's race after passing second and third-place finishers Lee Smith (Sound Velo) and Tove Shere (KHSNM.com).
Martha Iverson (Durango Wheel Club) got the win over Flo Leibowitz in the 60-64 contest while multiple-discipline masters star Julie Lockhart (NEBC) won yet another title in the 70-74 division.
1 | Wendy Williams (River City Bicycles) | 0:37:06 |
2 | Gina Hall (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) | 0:00:02 |
3 | Christina Probert | 0:02:57 |
4 | Stella Carey (Velo Bella) | 0:03:05 |
5 | Helene Drumm (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) | 0:03:10 |
6 | Rebecca (Becky) Bjork (Boise Cycling Club) | 0:03:31 |
7 | Melanie Lewis (Bikebooboos.Com) | 0:03:32 |
8 | Brenna Lopez-Otero (Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care) | 0:03:46 |
9 | Karen Oppenheimer | 0:04:23 |
10 | Jayne McLaughlin (Zuster Cycling) | 0:04:26 |
11 | Erika Krumpelman (Velo Bella) | 0:04:41 |
12 | Sarah Tisdale | 0:05:05 |
13 | Stephanie Uetrecht (Webcyclery Racing/Webcyclery.Co) | 0:05:28 |
14 | Kelly Chang | 0:05:29 |
15 | Kim Rueter | 0:06:08 |
16 | Kristin Drumm | 0:06:14 |
17 | Katrina Dowidchuk | 0:06:28 |
18 | Jill Hardiman | |
19 | Jennifer Herrell-Rhoades (Bicycles Of Tulsa) | 0:06:35 |
20 | Julie Robertson-Zivin (Lake Washington Velo/Hagens Berman Cycling) | 0:06:43 |
21 | Ann Kennedy | 0:06:56 |
22 | Virginie Calme | 0:07:00 |
23 | Mielle Blomberg | 0:07:01 |
24 | Joanne Stevens (All About Bikes Racing) | |
25 | Molly Martin | 0:07:46 |
26 | Cynthia Engel (Webcyclery Racing/Webcyclery.Co) | 0:07:47 |
27 | Michelle Bazemore | 0:08:25 |
28 | Elise Huggins (Veloforma) | 0:08:31 |
29 | Asa Salas | 0:08:41 |
30 | Angela Mart | 0:08:53 |
31 | Catrena Sullivan (20/20 Fuel) | 0:09:19 |
32 | Rachel McLain (Old Town Bicycle Race Team) | 0:10:21 |
33 | Gina Garnero | 0:10:49 |
34 | Christine Leone | -1lap |
35 | Kristen Crupi (Ragnarok Racing) | |
36 | Elaine Prause | |
37 | Janet Trubey (North Carolina Cyclocross) | |
38 | Nancy Odle | |
39 | Debbie Driver (Ragnarok Racing) | |
40 | Kate Dunning | |
41 | Heather Price | |
42 | Jenny Feix (Peninsula Velo Cycling Club) | |
43 | Gina Miller | |
44 | Annette Padilla (Celo Pacific) | |
DNS | Aimee Baker | |
DNS | Penny Collins (Alto Velo Racing Club/Webcor/Alto Velo) | |
DNS | Tricia Sandstrom (Sound Velo Cycling Club/Team Group Health) | |
DNF | Laurie Tremor (Celo Pacific) |
1 | Karen Hogan (Justin'S / Titus Mountain Bike) | 0:38:29 |
2 | Shannon Gibson (Velo Bella) | 0:00:30 |
3 | Lauri Webber (Secret Henrys Team) | 0:01:23 |
4 | Catherine Walberg (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 0:01:32 |
5 | Karen Brems (Alto Velo Racing Club) | 0:01:34 |
6 | Katrina (Trina) Baumsteiger (Team Rambuski Law) | 0:01:38 |
7 | Stacey Barbossa (Montclair Cyclists) | 0:01:46 |
8 | Rhonda Morin | 0:03:02 |
9 | Michele Bliss (Justin'S / Titus Mountain Bike) | 0:03:40 |
10 | Julie Lewis-Sroka (Lake Effect Cycling Team) | 0:04:11 |
11 | Beverly Chaney (Team Roaring Mouse) | 0:04:42 |
12 | Colleen McClenahan | 0:04:44 |
13 | Tamara Donnelly | 0:05:35 |
14 | Elizabeth Harlow (Charm City Cycling Llc) | 0:05:45 |
15 | Julie Jennings | 0:05:52 |
16 | Kathleen Bortolussi (Velo Bella) | 0:06:12 |
17 | Susanna Julber | 0:06:25 |
18 | Janel Lodge | 0:07:01 |
19 | Dorothy Wong (The Team /The Team Socalcross) | 0:07:10 |
20 | Katy Curran (Evolution Cycling Club p/b Long & Foster) | 0:07:14 |
21 | Darcy Tiglas | 0:07:44 |
22 | Sharon Gregg (Avanti Racing Club/Blue Rooster) | 0:10:12 |
23 | Cary Steinman | 0:10:50 |
24 | Monica DeWald | 0:11:44 |
25 | Kathryn Schaus (Planet Bike) | 0:12:28 |
26 | Sheilagh Griffin | -1lap |
27 | Julia Fudge | |
28 | Rebecca Bozarth (Webcyclery Racing) | |
29 | Lillian Schiavo | |
DNS | Eileen Kelly-Foulston | |
DNS | Soni Andreini Poulsen (Velo Bella) |
1 | Kris Walker (Church Of The Big Ring) | 0:39:51 |
2 | Marilyn Ruseckas | 0:00:08 |
3 | Jane Finsterwald (Colobikelaw.Com) | 0:00:21 |
4 | Kathy Sarvary (Blue Steel Cyclery) | 0:02:45 |
5 | Karen Kenlan | 0:03:48 |
6 | Tami Reed (Lost River Cycling Club/Intermountain Orthopaedics Cycling) | 0:04:23 |
7 | Betsy Richards (Durango Wheel Club Masters Team) | 0:04:49 |
8 | Deirdre Garvey (American Cycling Association) | 0:04:59 |
9 | Julie Bates (Team Roaring Mouse) | 0:05:10 |
10 | Jan Moss | 0:05:25 |
11 | Jitka Cole (Scca/Starbucks Cycling) | 0:05:39 |
12 | Lori Smith (Coeur D 'Alene Velo Racers/Riverstone Women's Racing Team) | 0:05:54 |
13 | Katherine Christensen | 0:06:03 |
14 | Linda Fanning | 0:06:51 |
15 | Linda Bitner | 0:07:34 |
16 | Carol Johnson (Sound Velo Cycling Club/Team Group Health) | 0:07:51 |
17 | Yvonne Walbroehl (Peninsula Velo/Pomodoro) | 0:08:10 |
18 | Karen Wilkinson (Sound Velo Cycling Club) | 0:08:26 |
19 | Marta Medcalf | -1lap |
20 | Lynn Pitson (Carolina Masters Cycling Team) | |
21 | Millie Milton | |
22 | Jeanine Bates (Team Affinity/Team Ipass) | |
23 | Sandra Morrissey (Team Cross) | |
24 | Sherri Thompson (Rogue Racing Project) | |
25 | Mary Ross (Multnomah Athletic Club) | -2laps |
DNS | Elizabeth Heller | |
DNF | Kari Myrland |
1 | Linda Elgart (Alto Velo Racing Club/Webcor/Alto Velo) | 0:43:28 |
2 | Lee Smith (Sound Velo Cycling Club/Team Group Health) | 0:01:23 |
3 | Tove Shere (Khsnm.Com/Thenationalsproject.C) | 0:02:05 |
4 | Carol Ruckle (Pull Thru Racing/Team PossAbilities Gary Fisher Subaru) | 0:03:56 |
5 | Margaret Thompson (Team Hammer Nutrition) | 0:04:33 |
6 | Melissa Boyd | 0:10:20 |
7 | Barbara Thiele | 0:11:21 |
8 | Frances Summerhill (Front Rangers Cycling Club) | 0:11:24 |
1 | Martha Iverson (Durango Wheel Club) | 0:50:49 |
2 | Flo Leibowitz | 0:00:13 |
1 | Julie Lockhart (Northeast Bicycle Club) |
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