McLane-Pacific Downtown Grand Prix
March 1, 1998
Merced, CA

Technically challenging, nine turn, 0.8 mile course of varying width in downtown Merced.

Conditions: Mostly sunny, dry roads, temperature in low 60s.

Senior 1,2/Pro   94 riders  56 laps
 1.   7         John  Peters        Mercury/Outdoor Life
 2.  16         Mark  McCormack     Saturn
 3.  36         Eric  Saunders      SB/Balance Bar
 4.  10         Kirk  Willett       Mercury/Outdoor Life
 5.  94      Antonio  Cruz          NutraFig
 6.  18         Mike  McCarthy      Saturn
 7.   6       Julian  Dean          Mercury/Outdoor Life
 8.  63        Chris  Baumann       Sierra Speed Gel
 9.  68         Dave  McCook        Veloce Velo
10.  25         Dean  LaBerge       NVV/Jolt Cola
11.   8         Mike  Sayers        Mercury/Outdoor Life
12.  87         John  Durso         Lombardi's
13.  56         Seth  Angevine      San Jose
14.  42        David  Smith         Start to Finish
15.  59         Mark  Hlady         Alto Velo
16.  82          Dan  Carillo       24hr Fitness
17.  78      Russell  hamby         24hr Fitness
18.  58         Ryan  Steele        Alto Velo
19.  89         Mike  Taylor        Lombardi's
20.  26        Randy  Dreyer        Redwood Empire
21.  91       Andrew  Hollen        24hr Fitness
22.  53          Tim  Larkin        Start to Finish
23.  64        Damon  Kluck         NVV/Jolt Cola
24.   9         John  Wordin        Mercury/Outdoor Life
25.  67         Shaw  Prescott      Veloce Velo
26.  44        Adham  Sbeih         NutraFig
27.  85         Matt  Albee         Lombardi's
28.  72        Remko  Kramer        -
29.  35      Matthew  Barkley       Nantucket
30.   2      Anthony  Martinez      NVV/Jolt Cola
31.  55    Sebastian  Lopes-Oter    San Jose
32.  14        James  Lillard       KAZ
33.  32       Donald  Reeb          NutraFig
34.  61         Dave  Silk          Veloce Velo
35.  60        Chuck  Hutcheson     Sierra Speed Gel
36.  27          Ara  Oggoian       Hill Country Bicycle
37.  15         Igor  Grimkov       Veloce Velo
38.  83      Richard  DelValle      Team San Jose
39.  47         Andy  Rhodes        SB/Balance Bar
40.  46         John  Hamblen       SB/Balance Bar
41.  88        James  Hodnett       Lombardi's
42.  54          Jon  Dalman        Veloce Velo
43.  41       Dennis  Hopp          NVV/Jolt Cola
44.  76         Eric  Barber        Jane Cosmetics
45.  65        Bruno  Schull        Oaktown
46.  75       Samuel  Dean          Jane Cosmetics
47.  90       Steven  LaSala        24hr Fitness
48.  30         Ford  Willard       Veloce Velo
49.   x            ?  ?             -
50.  39      Anthony  Mortimore     FCC/Data Pro
51.  11         Todd  Bell          UC Davis Cycling
52.  50         John  Rickard       Intl Christian Cyclists
53.  49     Jeremiah  Holdway       Rock & Roll Lubricants
54.   x            ?  ?             -
55.  43        David  Womer         Alto Velo
56.  28       Nathan  Dahlberg      Start to Finish
57.  51       Nestor  Schnasse      Start to Finish
58.  17         Bart  Bowen         Saturn
59.  48        James  Schryer       SB/Balance Bar
60.  84          Tim  Noakes        Lombardi's
61.  34      Timothy  McGee         GS Reno
62.  19         Levi  Leipheimer    Saturn
63.  21      Mattias  Eriksson      Team GT/Sweden
64.  33       Nathan  Hiatt         GS Reno

Sr. 1/2/Pro Primes:
$25  45         Sean  Bragstad      Start to Finish
$25  44        Adham  Sbeih         NutraFig
$25  44        Adham  Sbeih         NutraFig
$25   7         John  Peters        Mercury/Outdoor Life
$25  63        Chris  Baumann       Sierra Speed Gel
$25  44        Adham  Sbeih         NutraFig
$25  42        David  Smith         Start to Finish
$25   8         Mike  Sayers        Mercury/Outdoor Life
$40  70        Shane  Clark         Southern Sierra Cyclists
$40  28       Nathan  Dahlberg      Start to Finish
$40  28       Nathan  Dahlberg      Start to Finish
$40  28       Nathan  Dahlberg      Start to Finish
$50  47         Andy  Rhodes        SB/Balance Bar
$50  16         Mark  McCormack     Saturn
$100  17        Bart  Bowen         Saturn
$125   6      Julian  Dean          Mercury/Outdoor Life


Senior 3     71 riders     44 laps
 1. 370       Trevor  White         Oaktown
 2. 345        Kelly  Pittman       Mid-Cal
 3. 367         Kyle  Clinton       Tailwinds
 4. 331         Chad  Fischer       Mid-Cal
 5. 324        Scott  Derdenger     MAKO/Silks   
 6. 368      Jackson  Stewart       Los Gatos BRC
 7. 308        Peter  Brown         Kendall-Jackson/Ibis
 8. 310        Leroy  Zampa         CCSF/Zig-Zag
 9. 353       Joseph  Cahoon        Team Cannibal
10. 342          Stu  Streeter      unattached
11. 337         Mike  Foley         San Francisco Racing
12. 338        Steve  Glazer        San Francisco Racing
13. 366      William  Alexander     Team Extreme
14. 309       Dennis  King          Tailwinds
15. 364        Danny  French        Tailwinds
16. 360        David  Wyandt        Veloce Velo
17. 328      Richard  Snodsmith     San Francisco Racing
18. 314          Sam  Freeman       CCSF
19. 361        Corey  Botts         SGW/O'Neil's
20. 344        Colin  Wenstrand     Tailwinds
21. 305        Craig  Roewer        NVV/Jolt Cola
22. 347         Neil  Langridge     West Coast Cycling
23. 325        Chris  Payne         Reno Wheelmen
24. 348        Simon  Fisher        unattached
25. 369       Gannon  Myall         BART/Nantucket Nectars
26. 311            D  O'Keefe       West Coast Cycling
27. 359       Blaise  Maher         SGW/O'Neil's
28. 357      Richard  Todd          Team Extreme
29. 352       Philip  Roberts       Cycle Couriers
30. 319         Norm  Laird         CCSF
31. 356       Dickie  Mallison      BART/Nantucket Nectars
32. 307          Tim  Hensel        NVV/Jolt Cola
33. 330         Mark  Polosky       Team Correra
34. 358        David  Veung         NVV/Jolt Cola
35.   x            ?  ?             -
36. 349        David  Westergard    The X-Men
37. 322      Roberto  Vado          Squadra Folgori
38. 326       Jeremy  Dixon         Tailwinds
39. 318         Grey  Wedeking      CCSF
40. 355        Larry  Guynes        Veloce Velo
41. 320      Alberto  Botero        Squadra Folgore
42. 335         Mark  Kelley        SF Racing Team
43. 365       Alfred  Saenz         Team Kiwi
44.   x            ?  ?             -
45. 313        Kevin  Robertson     NVV/Jolt Cola
46. 341         Matt  Dearing       Cycles La Croix
47. 362          Ron  Cates         Cycles La Croix
48. 346         Eric  Witter        Redding Velo

Senior 3 Primes: (M =3D Merchandise)
  M 368      Jackson  Stewart       Los Gatos BRC
$20 337         Mike  Foley         San Francisco Racing
$25 353       Joseph  Cahoon        Team Cannibal
  M 368      Jackson  Stewart       Los Gatos BRC
  M 368      Jackson  Stewart       Los Gatos BRC
$20 306        Daren  Divine        NVV/Jolt Cola
  M 367         Kyle  Clinton       Tailwinds
  M 319         Norm  Laird         CCSF
  M 338        Steve  Glazer        San Francisco Racing
$20 338        Steve  Glazer        San Francisco Racing
$25 358        David  Veung         NVV/Jolt Cola
$25 345        Kelly  Pittman       Mid-Cal
$25 368      Jackson  Stewart       Los Gatos BRC
$40 305        Craig  Roewer        NVV/Jolt Cola
  M 370       Trevor  White         Oaktown
$40 370       Trevor  White         Oaktown


Senior 4   41 riders   30 laps
 1. 523          Ron  Grey          West Coast Cycling
 2. 532         Todd  Marshall      Davis BC
 3. 533        David  Storm         Monticello Racing
 4. 510       Darrah  Gregory       Rio Strada
 5. 512        Scott  Johnson       Marin
 6. 554      Anthony  Papagna       Berkeley BC
 7. 518        Timmy  Mendoza       Golden State Velo
 8. 520         Matt  Grill         RECT
 9. 524         Sean  McHaffey      Valley Spokesmen
10. 536         Erik  Birky         Team Hub
11. 534         Mike  Frias         Major Motion Cycling
12. 528         Matt  Dubberly      Summit Bicycles
13. 535      Raymond  Sisson        MAKO/Silks
14. 531        Damon  Turner        Major Motion
15. 525         Adam  Smith         Berkeley BC
16. 550        Shawn  Thornton      Cycle Couriers of SF
17. 511      Michael  Syntaro       Marin
18. 513         Joey  Howrd         Rio Strada
19. 527      Zachary  Walker        Summit Bicycles
20. 547       Justin  Bowman        Mid-Cal Racing
21. 540         Eric  Tews          Mid-Cal Racing
22. 553        Scott  McKee         Merlock
23. 541        Davie  Keefer        -
24. 522          Ken  Papai         West Coast Cycling
25. 542      William  Matthews      NVV/Jolt Cola
26. 538        Kevin  Lindblom      Merlock
27. 544          Van  Beane         Peninsual Velo
28. 521         Eric  Ingram        GS Reno
29. 543        Scott  Barth         Los Gatos BRC
30. 519         Mike  Stollmeyer    West Coast Cycling
31. 545      Jeffrey  Aiegler       Another Road Team
32. 548        David  Cornelius     Los Gatos BRC
33. 539         Tony  Gomez         Redwood/Kendall-Jackson
34. 549       Shanti  Amagazu       Los Gatos BRC
35. 552        Randy  Longnecker    Merlock
36. 546         Mike  Martin        Santa Cruz Co CC
37. 551    Christine  Vardaros      Anchor Steam

Senior 4 Primes (M =3D Merchandise)
(M) 523          Ron  Grey          West Coast Cycling
(M) 510       Darrah  Gregory       Rio Strada
(M) 523          Ron  Grey          West Coast Cycling

Senior 5   13 riders    18 laps
 1. 504         Mike  Foletta       Cal/Nev
 2. 505        Keith  deFiebre      Voodoo Fox
 3. 507          Ron  Callison      Cal/Nev
 4. 503        Levin  Hudson        NVV/Jolt Cola
 5. 517       Lucius  Taylor        GS Reno
 6. 502        Lance  Armstrong     Cal/Nev
 7. 514  Christopher  Oillette      CCSF
 8. 508        David  Alcala        Los Angeles
 9. 515        James  Taylor        USF Velo
10. 501       Sergei  Badera        Cal/Nev
11. 509       Gordon  Marshall      Los Gatos BRC
12. 516      Richard  Kiser         -


Women 1,2,3/Pro   28 riders     35 laps
 1. 227    Elizabeth  Emery         Saturn
 2. 223        Giana  Rogerge       Saeco/Timex
 3. 202      Suzanne  Marshall      Los Gatos BRC
 4. 204          Jen  Ryden         Berkeley BC
 5. 210        Kelly  Herndon       Penn Velo
 6. 224       Kendra  Wenzel        Saeco/Timex
 7. 214      Annette  Kamm          The Sports Team
 8. 228        Karen  Kurreck       Saturn
 9. 219        Alura  Emery         Colorado Express
10. 209      Cynthia  Mommsen       Olympic Club
11. 221       Helene  Drumm         24hr Fitness
12. 211        Linda  Elgart        Alto Velo
13. 218         Gina  Hall          Cal Road Club
14. 225       Lauren  Smith         Start to Finish
15. 207       Debbie  Allen         Golden State
16. 222         Lara  Ruthven       Gold Coast Velo
17. 216       Desira  Utzig         Team Extreme
18. 215    Katherine  Bettis        Penn Velo
19. 220      Kristin  Drumm         Valhalla Racing
20. 213       Monica  Gibson        Fuji Racing Team
21. 201     Kathleen  Lenno         Cal/Nev
22. 217     Danielle  Connolly      Berkeley BC
23. 206     Patricia  Jeffries      Berkeley BC
  =20
Women 1,2,3/Pro Primes     (M =3D merchandise)
$25 227    Elizabeth  Emery         Saturn
(M) 208        Carol  Breed         Alto Alpine
(M) 204          Jen  Ryden         Berkeley BC
$25 204          Jen  Ryden         Berkeley BC
(M) 228        Karen  Kurreck       Saturn
(M) 217     Danielle  Connolly      Berkeley BC
$20 223        Giana  Rogerge       Saeco/Timex
$25 227    Elizabeth  Emery         Saturn
$25 228        Karen  Kurreck       Saturn
$50 227    Elizabeth  Emery         Saturn
$50 204          Jen  Ryden         Berkeley BC


Master 35+   20 riders     42 laps
 1. 911         Glen  Winkel        US Postal Service
 2. 912         Dirk  Himley        Sunchase
 3. 918        Brian  McGuire       Olympic Club
 4. 908         Dave  Walters       Redwood Empire CT
 5. 905           Ed  Goulet        Sunchase
 6. 915        Peter  Allen         Alto Alpina
 7. 917      Alberto  Botero        Squadra Folgore
 8. 916         Doug  Gratton       Alto Alpino
 9. 907        Steve  Menez         Alto Alpino
10. 904         Bill  Best          Kendall-Jackson
11. 909          Ken  Watkins       Kendall-Jackson
12. 910         Paul  Jeffery       Sunchase
13. 913       Robert  Schott        Alto Velo
14. 902      Douglas  Moore         WCCT
15. 906        Ernie  Gallardo      North Coast
16. 901         Mike  Foletta       Cal/Nev
17. 919        Steve  Gruisis       Mid-Cal Racing
18. 914        Bubba  Melcher       Reno Wheelmen

Master 35+ Primes   (M =3D merchandise)
(M) 905           Ed  Goulet        Sunchase
$20 911         Glen  Winkel        US Postal Service
$20 917      Alberto  Botero        Squadra Folgore
$20 911         Glen  Winkel        US Postal Service
$20 905           Ed  Goulet        Sunchase
(M) 915        Peter  Allen         Alto Alpina
(M) 916         Doug  Gratton       Alto Alpino
$20 912         Dirk  Himley        Sunchase
$20 913       Robert  Schott        Alto Velo
$20 911         Glen  Winkel        US Postal Service

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