McLane-Pacific Foothills Road Race
February 28, 1998
Merced, CAMultiple laps of 24 mile loop in the rolling terrain of the Sierra Nevada foothills near Merced.
Conditions: Scattered clouds, dry roads, temperature in low 60s.
Senior 1,2/Pro 82 riders 122 miles winning time: 4:36 1. 64 Kirk Willett Mercury CT 2. 41 Steve Larsen Schwinn-Toyota 3. 16 Bart Bowen Saturn 4. 45 Eric Saunders SB/Balance Bar 5. 12 Igor Grimkov Veloce Velo 6. 20 John Durso Lombardi Sports/Kiwi 7. 22 Tim Noakes Lombardi Sports/Kiwi 8. 39 John Rickard Intl Christian Cyclists 9. 61 Julian Dean Mercury CT 10. 14 Mark McCormack Saturn 11. 57 Ronnie Schmeer NutraFig 12. 5 Chuck Hutcheson Sierra Speed Gel 13. 88 Nathan Dahlberg Start to Finish 14. 63 John Wordin Mercury CT 15. 46 John Hamblen SB/Balance Bar 16. 62 Mike Sayers Mercury CT 17. 84 Eric Barber Swami's/Jane Cosmetic 18. 15 Levi Leipheimer Saturn 19. 48 David Smith Start to Finish 20. 92 Michael Dew - 21. 24 Mattias Eriksson Team GT 22. 67 Abel Eisentraut Team San Jose 23. 60 John Peters Mercury CT 24. 17 Mike McCarthy Saturn 25. 75 Nathan Lloyd Santa Cruz Mountain Bikes 26. 10 Chris Bauman Sierra Speed Gel 27. 81 Ian Bettinger Swami's/Jane Cosmetic 28. 32 Shawne Clark - 29. 76 Ara Oggoian Hill Country 30. 72 James Lillard KAZ 31. 8 Seth Angevine Team San Jose 32. 91 Patrick Briggs - 33. 86 Russell Hamby 24-Hour Fitness 34. 49 Dave Silk Veloce Velo 35. 85 Dan Carillo 24-Hour Fitness 36. 100 ? ? - 37. 31 Jeremiah Holdway Rock & Roll Lub. 38. 18 Oliver Perry Kendall-Jackson/Ibis 39. 53 Stephen Badger Tokeneke 40. 2 Simon Essl Oaktown Wheelmen 41. 11 Ryan Steele Alto Velo 42. 77 Randy Dreyer Jolt Cola/NVV 43. 33 Ryan Dorris Genesis 44. 99 ? ? 45. 79 Johathan vanHeel Start to Finish 46. 43 Shawn Prescott Veloce Velo 47. 13 Sebastian Lopez-Otero Team San Jose 48. 73 Nestor Schnasse - 49. 59 Donald Reeb NutraFig 50. 26 Anthony Martinez Jolt Cola/NVV 51. 37 Patrick Heaney Lombardi Sports/Kiwi 52. 21 James Hodnett Lombardi Sports/Kiwi 53. 101 Danny Kluck - 54. 78 Ty Arnold Redwood Empire 55. 7 Dennis Hopp Jolt Cola/NVV 56. 89 Tim Magee GS Reno 57. 40 Ted Huang Alto Velo 58. 9 Sean Bragstad Start to Finish 59. 38 Johathan Dechau Buffalo 60. 97 Richard del Valle Team San Jose 61. 69 James Schryuer - 62. 4 Lane Packwood NutraFig 63. 27 Todd Bell UC Davis Cycling 64. ? ? ? 65. 71 Brian Rick Mid-Cal Cycling 66. 94 Tracy Colwell Alto Velo 67. 56 Remko Kramer - 68. 90 Nathan Hiatt GS Reno 69. 34 Matt Albee Lombardi Sports/Kiwi 70. 96 Mark Hlady Alto Velo 71. 51 Michael Munnelly Alto Velo 72. 70 Matthew Barkley Nantucket 73. 50 Bill Lloyd Alto Velo 74. 74 Chris Elke - 75. 6 Dean LeBerge Jolt Cola/NVV 76. 28 Peter Schuster Warner Velo 77. 36 Sean Whelan California Road Club 78. 55 Anno Pedersen - 79. 58 Eric Messenger NutraFig Senior 3 93 riders 72 miles winning time: 2:52 1. 360 Chad Fischer Mid-Cal 2. 342 Jackson Stewart Los Gatos BRC 3. 390 Danny French Team Tailwinds 4. 391 Norm Laird CCSF 5. 386 Philip Roberts Cycle Couriers 6. 337 Kelly Pittman Mid-Cal Racing 7. 340 Peter Brown Kendall-Jackson/Ibis 8. 330 Darin Divine Jolt Cola/NVV 9. 366 Grey Wedeking CCSF 10. 376 Anthony Leal X-Men 11. 335 Kyle Clinton Team Tailwinds 12. 312 Roberto Vado Squadron Folgore 13. 378 Simon Fisher unattached 14. 346 Sam Freeman CCSF 15. 341 Sandy Wong Club Cyclesport 16. 364 Geoffrey Tennican Oaktown Wheelmen 17. 344 John Kretschmann Los Gatos BRC 18. 347 Thomas Ruthven Gold Coast Velo 19. 356 Michael Foley SF Racing Team 20. 389 Ron Cates Cycles La Croix 21. 382 Scott Derdenger Mako Silks 22. 370 ? Knudsen unattached 23. 336 Colin Wenstrand Team Tailwinds 24. 357 Mark Kelley SF Racing Team 25. 353 Scott Francis Team Extreme 26. 308 Blaise Maher SGW/O'Neils 27. 302 Camilo Allen Major Motion 28. 369 David Wyant Veloce Velo 29. 329 Craig Roewer Jolt Cola/NVV 30. 311 Alberto Botero Squadra Folgore 31. 309 Thomas Siegel Squadron Folgore 32. X ? ? 33. 328 Dickie Mallison Bart Nantucker 34. 303 Noah Armstrong San Jose BC 35. 339 Jubal Delong Berkeley BC 36. 392 Michael Denardi Alto Velo 37. 35x ? ? 38. 324 Richard Snodsmith San Francisco Racing Team 39. 385 Stu Streelci Bikes Etc. 40. 345 Leroy Zampa CCSF/Zig-Zag 41. 384 Erin Witter - 42. 363 Trevor White Oaktown Wheelmen 43. 374 Devon Weeks Major Motion 44. 316 Richard Todd Team Extreme 45. 367 Scott Wilson DFL 46. 371 Steve Grusis Mid-Cal Racing 47. 362 Fred Whatley Intl. Christian Cyclists 48. 304 D. Okeeffe West Coast Cycling 49. 361 Bill Howard Rio Strada Racing 50. 350 Paul Kaufman Team Tailwinds 51. 332 Tim Hensel Jolt Cola/NVV 52. 301 Eric Hjort Berkeley BC 53. 355 Randy Rocchi unattached 54. 306 Drue Holtie Diamond Back/Celo Velo 55. 354 Herman Johnson Team Extreme 56. 359 Michael Rowe Los Gatos BRC 57. 375 Robert Brennan Golden State 58. 380 Mark Polosky Team Correra 59. 365 Brendon Bradley CCSF 60. 334 Dennis King Team Tailwinds 61. 314 Steve Glazer San Francisco Road Team 62. 388 Timothy Heffner Monte Vista Velo 67. 325 Michael Garrison Davis BC 68. 352 Ronald Mariano Team Tailwinds 69. 313 Erik Brown SF Racing 70. 321 Lance Waltjen Delto Velo 71. 372 Brendal Matt Los Gatos BRC 72. 307 James Peletier Nevada Velo 73. 320 Dave Carr Jolt Cola/NVV 74. 305 Gerry Burney North Coast Express Senior 4/5 79 riders 24 miles winning time: 0:56 1. 405 Ron Grey West Coast Cycling 2. 449 Eric Birky Team Hub 3. 411 Adam Smith Berkeley BC 4. 468 Eric Leach unattached 5. 404 Keith Defiebre Fox Voodoo 6. 462 Christopher Willis Jolt Cola/NVV 7. 442 Dean Amundsen Berkeley BC 8. 443 Michael Devor Berkeley BC 9. 423 Rick Babington Merlock 10. 438 Matt Dubberly Summit Cycling 11. 479 Jason Fernschuss unattached 12. 412 Anthony Papagna Berkeley BC 13. 448 Andrew Cummings Mid-Cal Racing 14. 477 Jeff Pziegler Another Road Team 15. 417 Kent Lourenzo Valley Spokesmen 16. 428 Scott Reinhardt Monte Vista Velo 17. 474 Matthew Lamb unattached 18. 441 Todd Studenicka Team San Jose 19. 470 Gavin Scott unattached 20. 418 Ron Callison Valley Spokesmen 21. 439 Otis Ingersoll Berkeley BC 22. 460 Dave Kieter unattached 23. 401 Mike Frias Major Motion Cycling 24. 434 Scott Whelan California Road Club 25. 414 Sergei Badeka San Jose Bicycle 26. 420 Eric Ingram GS Reno 27. 433 Gregory Boss Valley Spokesmen 28. 478 Ian Stevenson unattached 29. 451 Brian Winco unattached 30. 406 Mike Stollmeyer West Coast Cycling 31. 458 Ted Jaworski Mona Vista Velo 32. 475 Chris Varden unattached 33. 476 Kevin Lindblom Merlock 34. 425 William matthews Jolt Cola/NVV 35. 430 Van Bean Peninsula Velo 36. 463 David Cornelius Los Gatos BRC 37. 469 Eric Tews unattached 38. 457 Felix Dominguez unattached 39. 408 Ken Papai West Coast Cycling 40. 455 Glenn Chadwick Alto Velo 41. 415 Scott Butleer Delta Velo 42. 466 Jacob Baty unattached 43. 450 Robert Meikle unattached 44. 444 Justin Bowman Mid-Cal Racing 45. 452 Greg Galuppo Team Tailwinds 46. 437 Zacharey Walker unattached 47. 435 Susan Schima Sespe Cycling 48. 46x ? ? 49. 472 Dwight Walter unattached 50. 426 Christopher Pillette CCSF 51. 419 Stephen Aycock Berkeley BC 52. 402 Damon Turner Major Motion 53. 403 Mark Nelson unattached 54. 446 Scott Barth Los Gatos BRC 55. 42x ? ? 56. 432 Wayne Smith Alto Velo 57. 422 Morgan Shalom Jolt Cola/NVV 58. 467 Richard Evans unattached 59. 456 Cody Bik Rio Strada 60. x ? ? 61. 461 Julie Colwell Alto Velo 62. 421 Matt Grill Redwood Empire CT 63. 427 Jason Stumbo unattached 64. 436 Eric Wang Reno Wheelmen 65. 410 Watson Troy Team Internet 66. 454 Mark Chace unattached 67. 447 David Alcala Los Angeles 68. 453 Shawn Thornton CCSF 69. 416 Marcia Ann Sjoberg unattached 70. 413 Francisco Gatdula Delta Velo 71. 407 Timmy Mendoza Golden State 72. 445 Phon Pin Delta Velo 73. 471 John Daker Los Gatos BRC Women 1,2/Pro 49 riders 48 miles winning time: 2:10 1. 617 Joan Wilson Ralph's/Klein Team 2. 624 Kendra Wenzel Saeco/Timex 3. 601 Stacy Farmer Veloce Velo 4. 626 Jen Ryden Berkeley BC 5. 609 Karen Kurreck Saturn 6. 633 Keri Silk Start to Finish 7. 616 Alura Emery Colorado Express 8. 612 Helene Drumm 24hr Fitness 9. 632 Cheryl Binney Ralph's/Klein Team 10. 637 Carol Breed Alta Alpina 11. 635 Lara Ruthen Gold Coast Velo 12. 628 Cynthia Mommsen Olympic Club 13. 623 Kathleen Lenno unattached 14. 634 Lauren Smith Start to Finish 15. 638 Belinda Heerwagen Alto Velo 16. 610 Aleka Skouras Ralph's/Klein Team 17. 643 Annette Kamm The Sports Team 18. 608 Elizabeth Emery Saturn 19. 639 Linda Elgart Alto Velo 20. 620 Winnie Burns Monta Vista Velo 21. 613 Kristine Drumm Valhalla RT 22. 636 Ann Farley Alto Velo 23. 625 Giana Goldberg-Rob. Saeco-Timex 24. 645 Carrie Thrasler Sierra Express 25. 615 Sonia Ross San Francisco RC 26. 641 Tara Spangler Los Gatos BRC 27. 631 Christy Nicholson Ralph's/Klein Team 28. 629 Craig Tamzin California Road ClubF 29. 614 Brenna Wolford Lombardi's/KiwiF 30. 642 Linda Jackson unattached 31. 604 Lisa Hunt Start to Finish 32. 605 Gina Hall Califonia Road Club 33. 619 Jennifer Wong Cal Cycling 34. 602 Prinina Patterson Berkeley BC 35. 627 Jenna Loyd Berkeley BC 36. 622 Elizabeth Benishin Alto Velo 37. 621 Andi Smith Equipe le Matin 38. 606 Silvia Darbinian [illegible] 39. 644 Monica Gibson Fuji Racing Team 40. 611 Alison Burton Monta Vista Velo 41. 640 Dina Sorensen Team Kiwi 42. 630 Michelle Cunha Golden State RT 43. 607 Loellyn Cassell Max Energy Bars 44. 646 Danielle Connolly Berkeley BC 45. 603 Patricia Jeffries Berkeley BC Master 35+ 62 riders 72 miles winning time: 2:48 [Note: Despite an attempt to separate the Master 35+ and the Senior 3 fields, they overlaped at the finish. The first six riders in the Master 35+ field were mixed in with the Senior 3 field during the sprint. These riders elected to equally divide the prizes list because they felt that the outcome of their race was compromised. The places here reflect the actual order that they crossed the line.] 1. 202 Dirk Himley Sunchase 2. 250 Glen Winkel US Postal Service 3. 218 Eric Saltzman Put 'em in the Mix 4. 241 Tyler Heerwagen Olympic Club 5. 233 Richard Pepper Alto Velo 6. 206 Bruce Hendler Golden State Racing 7. 215 Ed Goulet Sunchase 8. 257 Stanley Terusaki Valley Spokesmen 9. 207 Peter Allen Alta Alpina 10. 244 James Ross Kendall-Jackson/Ibis 11. 222 Fred Hoblit Santa Clara Velo 12. 227 Brian McGuire Olympic Club 13. 212 Michael Weddie Valley Spokesmen 14. 208 Jay Kinney Redwood Empire 15. 234 Kevin Metcalfe US Postal Service 16. 228 Doug Gratton Alta Alpina 17. 238 Robert Parker Alto Velo 18. 254 James Pollo 24hr Fitness 19. 209 Bill Best Kendall-Jackson/Ibis 20. 213 Harold Johnson Olympic Club 21. 203 Todd Marshall Davis BC 22. 247 Ron Calhoun MERT/Performance 23. 223 Jeff Penrod Sierra Speed Gel 24. 260 Michael Podgorski Alto Velo 25. 205 Steve Menez Alta Alpina 26. 236 Rene White California Road Club 27. 252 Robert Spatta Alto Velo 28. 245 Paul Jeffery Sunchase 29. 265 ? ? 30. 253 Oliver Delaforte Alto Velo 31. 246 Aaron Lowe Monta Vista Velo 32. 235 Ken Watkins Kendall-Jackson/Ibis 33. 258 Ben Berto Valhalla Racing 34. 201 Michael Spegar Jolt Cola/NVV 35. 251 Robert Schott Alto Velo 36. 256 Robert Thoe Valley Spokesmen 37. 221 David Smith Santa Clara Velo 38. 224 Michael Camarena Sierra Speed Gel 39. x ? ? 40. 204 Kurt Kabica Davis BC 41. 214 Daniel Smith Equipe LeMartin 42. 230 Philippe Davis Equipe LeMartin 43. 238 Robert Parker Alto Velo 44. 242 John Alafoozos Alto Velo 45. 240 Janes Mollerus Alto Velo 46. 229 John Johnson Alto Velo 47. 219 Douglas Knox Cycles Veloce Master 45+ 27 riders 48 miles winning time: 2:00 1. 513 Gary Linford Alto Velo 2. 523 David Walters Redwood Empire CT 3. 521 John Elgart Alto Velo 4. 526 John Barmettler Alto Velo 5. 508 Michael Freeman MAKO/Silks 6. 522 Dave Longinotti Intl Christian Cyclists 7. 509 Mark Miller unattached 8. 514 John Emery Intl Christian Cyclists 9. 515 J.D. Gilford MAKO/Silks 10. 511 Dennis Furguson Penn Velo 11. 501 Douglas Moore - 12. 516 Michael Paul Jolt Cola/NVV 13. 518 Ken Metzger Southern Sierra Cyclists 14. 502 Kerry Maxwell Penn Velo 15. 504 Michael Cox Strada Sempre Duro 16. 505 Robert Brooks MAKO/Silks 17. 507 Raymond Kellner MAKO/Silks 18. 527 Richard Fairbanks Berkeley BC 19. 519 Steven Drue Penn Velo 20. 520 George Kitter Penn Velo 21. 524 Robert Crockett Equipe LeMatin 22. 517 Ron LeBard Alto Velo 23. 510 Joy Shaffer Los Gatos BRC 24. 503 Amy Rafferty Davis BC
![[Back to Road Page]](../../tures/road.icon.gif){kind=icon}