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Race #1 Results:  10/31/99
Folsom Park, Folsom CA

Race report from John Elgart:
Sacramento CX A Race & Women, Folsom Park, Oct 31:

I'd call this a dippity-do course. Folsom Park is not a big park, but we
managed to loop the track into a bow-tie shape with a few switch backs,
some sand, several gullies, a number of banked turns, 2 steep run ups, 1
steep run down (sorry about that), a trip through the rodeo, some pavement
and fast dirt. With all this, and 6 dismounts per lap, lap times were still
only three and a half minutes or so. Overall, most people found the course
fun and fast, with a lot of speed changes, and relatively cross bike
friendly.

In the A's, a group of 5 immdiately got off (Brian Rouse, Terry Daley, Dave
Eastwood, Jeff Caton, and Dennis Coyne). I was in the next group back with
Russell "Roadbike" Hamby, Blaise Maher and Mo Robbins.

After a few laps it was Mo and I chasing at about 25 seconds - then it was
Mo chasing with me chasing Mo. Soon Mo was out of sight, and I settled down
to a speed where I could drink my water handups. Soon I was picking off
lapped riders, and with 3 to go I spotted Jeff Caton. With 2 to go I caught
Jeff, then heard the bell ring after I passed the start finish. It was
Brian "Full Suspension" Rouse making his last lap charge. Jeff and I both
went hard to avoid being lapped and held off Brian for the privilege of
doing one more circuit.

On the final lap run-up, I actually RAN and gapped Jeff.  And then just
ahead was Mo, whom I hadn't seen for 30 minutes. I started to close, but Mo
started to speed up - and at the line I was 6th overall, 5 seconds up on
Jeff and 5 seconds down on Mo.

As for the events up front, Dave Eastwood had been in the lead by himself
for the frist half of the race. For many laps Eastwood was chased by Terry
Daley and Brian Rouse - and when he was caught, he was dropped. Then at 3-4
laps to go Rouse attacked Daley to solo in.

The Women's A race was one of the more evenly matched races I've seen. A
group of 4 hung together - Linda Elgart, Caren Spore, Paige Galeoto and
Carolina Wolohan. In the early laps Linda and Paige exchanged the lead
several times, with Caren in tow. Caren is an inexperienced crosser, but a
consumate road racer, experienced mountain biker and runner. So it was not
a surprise that with 3 laps to go Caren's fitness kicked in and she escaped
Linda, eventually to win by a minute. To cap this race off, on the final
lap Linda held off a charging Paige to retain second place by a few
seconds.
 

Results Sacramento CX #1, 11.31.99, Folsom Park

Special Thanks to Jim Crompton, Chief Official; James Darlow, Registration;
Rick Cunningham, Marvin Bookout, Mike MacDonald, Jim Kirsten, Sharon
Tenderich, Terry Morris and Brendan Lydon (Course)

Thanks to the Supporting Club, The Folsom Breakouts (espcially for
Marshalling and Course)

Sponsors include: Folsom Bike and Ski, Tony's Fine Foods, You Are What You
Eat bars, DeFeet Socks and Voler Team Apparel.

*** A Race and A Masters (15 Starters)
1. Brian Rouse, Santa Cruz, 1:00.28
2. Terry Daley, Gear West,@ .51 (1st Master)
3. Dave Eastwood, GSR @ 2:31
4. Dennis Coyne, Bike Smith @ 3:02 (2nd M)
5. Mo Robbins (Real Wheel) @ 3:27
6. John Elgart (Alto Velo) @ 3:32 (3rd M)
7. Jeff Caton, Montana Velo @ 3:35
8. Blaise Maher, SGW @ 1 lap
9. Dave Hinz, K2/PowerBar (4th M)
10. Mike Morin, Bike Smith (5th M)
11. Jeff McGilliway, n/a, (6th M)
12. Russ Hamby, Park City
13. Sam Giles, Sports Rack
14. Gordon Ong, Sports Rack

*** B Race Seniors (7 starters) (B's and Women A's rode together)
1. Andrew Wellman, n/a, 44:24
2. Mike Pettingill n/a,  @ .36 (singlespeed)
3. Todd Weitzenberg, Kendall Jackson, @ 1.30
4. Tom Skiles,  n/a,  @ 1 lap
5. Dave Klinke, Alberto's Sport
6. Scott Yu, Davis

*** B Masters (10 starters)
1. Mark Ernst, Folsom Breakouts
2. Dave Mott, Velo La Rads
3. Marvin Bookout, Folsom Breakouts
4. Pete Rissler, Reno
5. Lyle Freeman, n/a
6. Pete Dahlstrand, Berkeley BC/Peets
7. Charles Renner, n/a
8. Mike MacDonald, Jaeger Wheelmen
9. Michael Gomez, "Gore, 00"

*** A Women (5 starters):
1. Caren Spore, Davis, 44.42
2. Linda Elgart, Ophir Milan, @ 1.10
3. Paige Galeoto, GSR @ 1.17
4. Carolina Wolohan, n/a @ 1.22
5. Rachel Hart, Reno Wheelmen @ 3.09

*** C Race (16 starters)
1. Jay Sturges, n/a
2. Ross Ellison, Cal Aggie @ .11
3. Josh Johnson, Johnson Bicycles @ .25
4. Jason Brabec, Bohemian Bushwackers @ 1.28
5. Roger Lackey, n/a, @ 1.41
6. Brian Lussie, Folsom Breakouts, @ 1.47
7. Lee Kendall, n/a, @ 2.21
8. Ray Spore, Davis @ 2.40
9. Brendan Lydon, SGW @ 2:40
10. Alan Jackson, Folsom Breakouts, @ 4.15
11. Mike Hembd, n/a, @ 1 lap
12. Peter Kuhlman, n/a,
13. Steve Benes. Aggies
14. Terry Morris, Folsom Breakouts
15. Adrien Guevara, n/a
16. Jim Kirsten, SGW

*** Women in C's (4 starters)
1. Kathy Daley, n/a,
2. Tia Kirkpatrick, n/a
3. Sharon Tenderich, Folsom Breakouts
4. Ginger Myrick, n/a

Sacramento CX #2
Negro Bar State Rec Area, Folsom
Sunday, 11.14.99
Conditions: Cool, cloudy, dry

Race report from John Elgart:

Without a doubt this was the best CX race ever in Sacramento.

After two laps in the A's, a group of 3 got off. Dave Carr and Justin
Morgan were on cross bikes. Brian Rouse, the winner of Sacto CX #1, was on
full suspension. It was obvioius that Dave and Justin had the advantage on
the run ups and the flat riding -- while Brian rode most of the single
track that the crosssers were running. After 15 minutes, Dave got a
momentary gap, but he was caught by Justin, and thereafter the group seemed
content to stick together for a while.

With about 20 mintues to go, Brian was dropped by a surge on the flat --
perhaps a victim of too many uphill carries. This left Morgan and Carr to
fight it out, and on the last lap they took turns attacking. On the final
dirt runup, only 300 meters from the line, it looked like Dave had made the
decisive move, but then Justin rallied to catch his wheel and come under in
the final turn 100 meters before the line. It was definitely a criterium
finish.

In the Women A's there was an equally competitive race as Julie Young and
Caren Spore battled neck and neck for 35 minutes. Young, who is a Timex pro
on the road, finally surged away from Caren (who is the NorCal road champ)
in the last few laps. For most of the race mountain biker Paige Galeoto
trailed by only a few seconds. Julie and Caren are two of the more
aerobically gifted cyclists in NorCal, and with some improvement in their
cross technique, they could both be SuperCup contenders.

A note on the course: We designed course at Negro Bar to be cross bike
friendly with a long stretch of pave and dirt road, a fast double dismount,
and 3 hard run ups in succession. There was also a cobbly downhill and
single track preceeded by two forced dismounts. Laps were in the 4-5 minute
range for the A's.

Next Sunday we'll be back at Negro Bar with a slightly different course.

Sacramento CX results, Negro Bar, 11.14.99

Results by Linda Elgart--

A -- 60 min
1. Justin Morgan - 24 Hour Fitness
2. Dave Carr - Jolt/Nvv
3. Brian Rouse - Santa Cruz
4. Chris Tuma - Gsr
5. Denis Coyne - Bikesmith (1st Master)
6. Blaise Maher - Sac Golden
7. Steve Showler - Sports Rack (2nd Master)
8. Tom Skiles
9. Dave Hinz (3rd Master)
10. Mike Galeoto - Gsr
11. Sam Giles - Sports Rack (Master)
12. Scott Hicks - Bbc (Master)
13. Pete Dahlstrand - Bbc (Master)
14. Mike Macdonald - Jaeger (Master)

B -- 45 min
1. Kevin Hulick - Kestrel
2. Dave Rummel - Chico State
3. Eric Rasmussen
4. Bob Barwill
5. Chris Matthews
6. Mike Pettengill (1st Master)
7. Brendan Lydon - Sgw (Junior)
8. Dave Mott - Velo Le Rads (2nd Master)
9. Mike Gomez - Gore 00 (3rd Master)
10. Marvin Bookout - Folsom Breakouts (Mast.)
11. Don Rathbun
12. Brent Hart - Reno Whl.
13. Scott Yu - Uc Davis
14. Mike Hudgens
15. Ross Ellison
16. Aaron Brown - Nvv
17. Chancie Cavendish - L'equipe Delta
18. Bart Ryan

Women (Raced With B's)
1. Julie Young - Timex
2. Caren Spore - Dbc
3. Paige Galeoto - Gsr
4. Christine Alford - Uc Davis
5. Rachel Hart - Reno Whl.
6. Emily Kachorek - Uc Davis
7. Cheryle Kerksieke - Sass

C -- 30 min
1. Jay Sturges
2. Ray Spore - Dbc
3. Brian Lussier
4. Matt Szura
5. Mike Suit - Folsom Breakouts
6. Charles Renner
7. Terry Morris - Folsom Breakouts
8. Jim Kirstein - Sgw

Women In C's
1. Sharon Tenderich - Folsom Breakouts
2. Lucie Delle - Folsom Breakouts

sorry- i'm missing a few teams.

Sacramento CX #3
Negro Bar State Rec Area, Folsom
Sunday, 11.21.99

Race report from John Elgart:

Sacramento CX #3: Larsen Laps the Field, Almost

A Race Report: Having Steve Larsen show up for Sacramento is kind of like having Pontoni show up for Supercup. You know he's going to win. The only questions are: By how much? And Would he lap the field?

It turned out that Larsen dispatched the other 16 A-riders with ease to win by 4:14 over 2nd place Justin Morgan, the only rider unlapped. Sporting cool looking LLBean clothing, a Mongoose cross bike and Spox wheels, the pro mountain biker was grace and power, sprinting were most riders were grinding and negotiating the technical sections with nimble feet.

The course this week was our fastest ever - with no single track, no run downs and a minimum of jungle. It did have a long road hill climb, a good run, and 5 dismounts per 5 minute lap (that's means 4:30 for Larsen).

By the half-way point of the race, last week's winner, Justin Morgan, was riding solo two minutes back of Larsen. Justin was being chased at half a minute by a trio of Brian Rouse, Todd Weitzenberg and J VanHeel. Another half minute back were Denis Coyne, Kelly Stephens and your correspondent.

The front trio broke up when VanHeel disappeared. Rouse then gapped Weitzenberg by briefly taking advantage of the draft when Larsen came by.

Behind them, I wound up dueling with Denis and in the end we staged the best finish of the day as we went over the final barrier at 100 meters side by side - and I manged to eek out a 5th place.

Of note, incidentally, was the presence of Matt Anand, Saturn Pro, road hammerhead and cross novice. I wish I had the photo of Linda, arm in an external fixator (left arm), demonstrating proper carrying technique to Matt!

  A Race Results  with estimated time down, counting laps:
 1. Steve Larsen, LLBean/Mongoose, 56:54
 2. Justin Morgan, 24 Hour, 1:01:08 (-4:14)
 3. Brian Rouse, Santa Cruz Mtb, @ 1, 57:19 (-4:55)
 4. Todd Weitzenberg, Redwood Empire, @ 1, 57:42 (-5:18)
 5. John Elgart, Alto Velo, @ 1, 58:58 (-6:34)  (Master 1st)
 6. Dennis Coyne, Bike Smith @ 1, 58:58 (-6.34) (Master 2nd)
 7. David Hinz, K2PowerBar @1, 59:48 (-7:24) (Master 3rd)
 8. Kelly Stephens, CBW, @1, 1.00:26 (-8:08)
 9. Bob Barwick, Family Cycling Ctr, @1 1.01.:47 (-9:28)
 10. Sam Giles, Sports Rack, @1, 1:02.10 (-9.44) (Master 4th)
 11. Rick Cunningham, Folsom Breakouts, @2, 58:51 (-10.:57) (Master 5th)
 12. Scott Hicks, GS Lancaster, @2, 1.00:14 (Master 6th)
 13. Matt Anand, Saturn, @2, 1:03.03
 14. Mike McDonald, Jaeger, @3, 57.47. (Master 7th)
 3 riders DNF

  B Race 
 1. Eric Rasmussen, unat, 44:30
 2. Mike Pettingill, Simple, 45:17
 3. Jean Claude Legras, unat, 46:30
 4. Bendon Lydon, SGW, 47:35 (Junior)
 5. Jeffrey McGillicuddy, L'Ecole Buissoniere, 48:13 (M1st)
 6. Ray Spore, Davis,  48:54 (M2)
 7. Julie Young, Timex, 48:55 (W1)
 8. Dave Mott, Velo Le Rads, 49:57 (M3rd)
 9. Josh Tracy, @1 lap
 10. Caren Spore, Davis @1 lap (W2nd)
 11. Mike Suit,. Folsom Breakouts (M4th)
 12. Marvin Bookout, Folsom Breakouts (M5th)
 13. Michael Gomez @ 2 laps
 3 Riders DNF.

 C Race:
 1. Don Rohmann, American River Bike, 31:56
 2. Jason Brabee, SGW, 32:01
 3. Lee Kendall, Former Apple, 32:42 (M1)
 4. Joel Smith, Placement Pros, 33:31
 5. Brian Lussier, FBW, 34:07, (M 2)
 6. Michael Stone, unat, 38:56 (Junior)
 7. Jim Kirstein, SGW, @ 1 lap (M 55)
 1 rider DNS

 Special thanks this week to Jim Crompton, Chief Referee. Also to Justin
 Morgan, Course Design and James Darlow, Marshall Management, as well as
 Rick Cunningham, Jim Kirstein, Cheryle Kerksieke, Marvin Bookout, Mike
 McDonald, and Dave Mott. Promoted by John and Linda Elgart.

 Stay tuned for the Sacramento overall awards.

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