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