NCNCA District Championships - Report and Winners

From Dusty Downs:

NCNCA District Championships- Results

Sarah Maile(Ventana MTB) & Justin Robinson(Cal Giant Inc.) are the 2008 NCNCA Elite District Champions!

Thanks goes out to all the racers & spectators who attended the 2008 NCNCA District Championships at Manzanita Park in Prunedale.

Congratulations to Sarah Maile and Justin Robinson who claimed the Elite titles in thrilling races. And a strong congratulations also directed to all race winners who topped their respective divisions. Each event was hotly contested and the racing at the Nor-Cal Championships for 2008 was at a extremely high level for all groups.

It was a very challenging course layout at Manzanita Park, and it produced outstanding winners on the day.

Division Champions............

MASTER MEN 35+ A- James Coates(Morgan Stanley/Specialized)
MASTER MEN 45+ A- Rich Maile(Specialized)
MASTER WOMEN 35+- Jill Fattor(Dirt Diva)
MASTER WOMEN 45+ - Joan Gregg(Cycling Trainging.com)
JUNIOR WOMEN - Madeline Myall(Cal Giant Inc.)
JUNIOR MEN 14-18- Isaiah Rapko(Team Oakland)
JUNIOR MEN 13 & under- Spence Peterson(Above Category Racing)
MASTER MEN 55+- Frank Cuaresma(Cal Giant Inc.)
SINGLE SPEED A - Rich Maile(Sacto-Cross)
CATEGORY B WOMEN- Beth Welliver(Velo Bella)
CATEGORY C WOMEN- Meredith Obendorfer(Altezza 40 Racing)
CATEGORY B MEN- Brian Duke(VOS Racing)
MASTER MEN 35+ B- David Hopkins(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz)
MASTER MEN 45+ B- Tim Roehrl- Sunnyvale
SINGLE SPEED B - Henry Scholz(Roaring Mouse Cycles)
CATEGORY C MEN- Mike Hyde- San Jose

Please go to www.cccx.org for Rick Rasmusen's stellar photographs of the event. And complete results!

Surf City CX/NCNCA Cup #2 Results

Results for the Velo Bella Surf City PsychoCross are here. NCNCA Cup standings will be updated shortly.

NCNCA CUP #1 (CCCX #3) Results

More spectacular reportage from Dusty Downs:

NCNCA CUP #1- Presented by Santa Cruz Bicycles

Nor-Cal Cyclocross racers were truly tested at the NCNCA CUP Race #1 at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Tricky turns throughout the route, combined with a steep climb paralleling the famed 'Cork Screw' turn on the Mazda sponsored race rack, produced outstanding winners for the NCNCA Cup #1 event.



The NCNCA Cup #1 was contested by world class caliber riders such as the Elite winner Ben Jaques-Maynes(Bissell) and former World Champion Ned Overend(Specialized). Jaques-Maynes used steady riding to track down early leader Mark Santurbane(Cal Giant Inc.) and squeak out a one second win over the super charged Santurbane. This Elite Men's race was contested at a extremely high pace, and thanks to some incidental chain trouble from Santurbane, Jaques-Maynes delivered the goods in front of his friends and family. HRS Rock Lobster riders Josh Snead and Scott Chapin were next across the line separated by only one second. Snead was the NCNCA Cup champion in 2007. Overend had a solid ride claiming the final position on the podium in 5th place.
Cameron Falconer(Freewheel/Hunter) also posted a excellent ride in this very solid Elite division claiming 6th place overall.

The Master 35+ race had an amazing 4 National Champions in the field, Todd Hoefer(Cal Giant Inc.) James Coates(Morgan Stanley/Specialized), Kevin Merrigan(CVC/Otis Guy), and Don Myrah(Buy-Cell.com). Also present was the CCCX Series top 5 ranked riders Gannon Myall(Cal Giant Inc.), Keith DeFiebre(Scott/Ritchey/Sram), Mark Howland(Black Market Racing), Murray Swanson(Penn Velo/Kondra Systems), and Anastasio Florez of La Selva Beach. Other perennial champions to race were Chris Daluisio(Morgan Stanley/Specialized) and Henry Kramer(Cal Giant inc.). This division was possibly the most stacked field of the day, and with 3 laps to go 10 riders were still in with a chance of the win. However, in the end, the top 3 came down to Flores, Coates, and Hoefer. In the final Flores and Coates teamed up together and came across the finish seconds ahead of Hoefer. When the dust settled, Flores was a deserving winner on the day. Other riders to make the top 15 not listed above were a on form Brock Dickie(Buy-Cell.com) who was 6th place, and John Mundelins(Wells Fargo) who posted a outstanding 7th place overall. While Mike Sooder(Wife Says No More bikes), and Matt Kramer(Team San Jose/Sugar CRM) finished 11th and 14th in this super competitive division of Masters racers.



On the female side of the racing Stella Carey(HRS Rock Lobster) made it 3 for 3 in CCCX victories for 2008, while opening her NCNCA Cup account with a win. The Elite Women's race had 15 riders in the group and produced some of the best racing of the day with Sarah Maile(Ventana), Sarah Piccolo(Norcal Velo), Karen Brems(Webcor), and Bev Chaney(Roaring Mouse Racing) all making the podium in the end. The main event saw Maile doing all she could to chase down the powerful and elegant riding Carey, after the Rock Lobster sponsored rider grabbed a early lead. Piccolo, Brems, and Chaney all desperately tried to stay in contact in this exciting battle. Jen Jordan(Hopkins Honda Racing C3R), FreeWheel/Hunter sponsored riders Maryanne Hunter and Kathleen Hannon, and Natasha Perry(Velo Bella) were next to put in the chase. These ladies were followed by Janel Lodge(Black Market Racing) and Kelly Chang(Boston Road Club). All of the ladies would tackle the hill climb portion of the track with fierce determination, then fly down the technical portions with reckless abandon. Some of the Women had the advantage on the uphill portion, while others would bring back time through the turns. This made for some great racing for the spectators in attendance. Carey was the star of this show, and after separating herself from Maile and the others, she was solo dancing all the way to the finish. Maile came in about 35 seconds later, followed by the hard pedaling Piccolo 16 seconds later making up the top three for the day. The next riders in order were Brems, Chaney, Jordan, Hunter, Hannon, Perry, Lodge, and Chang. Then came a exciting sprint finish between Mary Ellen Ash(Vanderkitten) and Melissa Schultz(Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland). Schultz seemed to have the lead coming to the line, but a bike throw from Ash gave her the placing. Next to finish were Andi Mackie(Velo Bella) and Liza Rachetto(Sterling Sports Grp.).

Further race reports coming....................

Congratulations to all the riders who attended NCNCA CUP #1 presented by Santa Cruz Bicycles at Laguna Seca Raceway.

And a special congratulations to these outstanding division winners on the day;

ELITE MEN- Ben Jaques-Maynes(Bissell)
ELITE WOMEN- Stella Carey(HRS Rock Lobster)
SINGLE SPEED A - Johnathan Mayfield(SVCV)
MASTER MEN 35+ A- Anastasio Flores(Cal Giant Inc.)
MASTER MEN 45+ A- Brett Lambert(HRS Rock Lobster)
MASTER WOMEN 35+ - Julianna Perry(SCCCC)
JUNIOR WOMEN- Madeline Myall(Cal Giant Inc.)
JUNIOR MEN 14-18- Isaiah Rapko(Team Oakland)
CATEGORY B MEN- Abe Rotstien(Freewheel Hunter)
MASTER MEN 35+ B- Greg Galuppo(InfoVista)
MASTER MEN 45+ B- Tim Roehrl -Sunnyvale
MASTER MEN 55+- Gregory Sage(EB Velo)
SINGLE SPEED B- Kevin Crossley
CATEGORY C MEN- James Williams(Adventures Edge)
JUNIOR MEN 13 & under - Samuel Cerruti(Cal Giant Inc.)
CATEGORY B WOMEN- Melanie Michalak
CATEGORY C WOMEN- Meredith Obendorfer(A40 racing)
MASTER WOMEN 45+- Winona Hubbard(SCCCC)



Full Results:

ELITE MEN (1-99)
name team town
9 laps @ 1.00'56'' Ben Jaques-Maynes Bissell Watsonville
1.00'57'' Mark Santurbane Cal Giant SLO
1.01'40'' Josh Snead HRS/Rock Lobster Larkspur
1.01'41'' Scott Chapin HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz
1.01'49'' Ned Overend Specialized Durango, CO
1.02'48'' Cameron Falconer Freewheel/ Hunter Fairfax
1.03'32'' Chris Daluisio Morgan Stanley/Specialized Corralitos
1.04'03'' Cody Kaiser Cal Giant/ Berries El Dorado Hills
1.04'20'' Chris Brown Nor-Cal Bike sport Sebastapol
1.04'24'' Aaron O'Dell HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz
1.04'38'' Corey Ward Specialized Los Gatos
1.04'39'' Alex Work HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz
1.04'44'' Aron Bonar Sycip Racing Berkeley
1.05'02'' Jason Rahlwes Fox Racing Shox Capitola
st Aaron Kereluk HRS/Rock Lobster Felton
1.06'08'' Jeremy Kimmel Altezza 40 Racing Portola Valley
1.06'35'' David Quist Clif Bar Norway
1.07'01'' Gabriel Keck Fusion Sport San Francisco
1.07'38'' Lance Doherty Clif Bar Berkeley
1.07'44'' Brendan O'Brien Specialized Morgan Hill
1.07'52'' Isaias Job Altezza 40 Racing San Francisco
1.08'39'' Chris Sallen HUP United Belmont
8 laps @ 1.00'59'' Jesse Mayberrry Scott Ritchey Palo Alto
1.01'12'' Ron Castia InfoVista Cycling Team Livermore
1.01'31'' Brett Hondorp Sycip Racing Oakland
1.01'32'' Matt Talbott Altezza 40 Racing San Jose
1.01'43'' Jeff Patton HRS/Rock Lobster San Jose
1.01'49'' Sage Bauers BEER Sacramento
1.01'54'' David Widmark Eastonbay Velo Club Oakland
1.02'07'' Sam Pickman Morgan Stanley/Specialized San Jose
1.02'26'' Aran Watson Team Oakland Oakland
1.02'37'' Dean Poshard HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz
1.03'03'' Zack Boger Buy-cell.com Los Gatos
1.03'22'' Stephen Carter San Francisco
1.04'11'' Jay Buena Ventura 3rd Rail Cycle Club Berkeley
1.04'58'' Brandon Correia Godspeed Courier Alameda
1.05'08'' Bruce Suvertsen Godspeed Courier San Francisco
1.08'22'' Nick Hanni Scott Ritchey/ SRAM San Francisco
dnf Jeff Hane Roaring Mouse Cycles Campbell
dnf Salvador Borrego Freewheel/ Hunter San Francisco
dnf Gabriel Byrne Active Athlete/Squadre Quest San Francisco
dnf Rich Maile Specialized/KMC Sacramento
dnf Omar Sison Oakland



SINGLE SPEED A (900-999)
9 laps @ 1.05'11'' Johnathan Mayfield SVCV Mt. Herman
1.05'36'' Ceasar Chavez Buy-cell.com San Jose
1.05'58'' Tim Cannard Buy-cell.com Santa Cruz
1.06'30'' Matt McNamara Sterling Sports Grp. Sunnyvale
8 laps @ 1.00'36'' Chris Pillette Godspeed Courier San Francisco
1.00'44'' John Cheetham InfoVista Pleasanton
1.01'07'' Sean Coffee HRS/Rock Lobster Los Gatos
1.01'39'' Evan Adams HRS/Rock Lobster San Francisco
1.03'37'' Joe Miller Eagler Racing Team Benicia
1.04'34'' Ruben Villarreal Marciel Velo/2 Mobile San Leandro
1.06'07'' Jim Macdonald BEER Sacramento
1.07'26'' Monty Worthington Tifosi Wines Santa Cruz
1.08'23'' David Gill SCCCC Bonny Dune
7 laps @ 1.01'25'' Eric Nelson BEER/East Sac. Bikes Sacramento
1.02'35'' Stella Carey HRS/Rock Lobster Felton
1.03'25'' Mike Evans SCCCC Santa Cruz
dnf Philip Sims SCCCC/ABS Santa Cruz
dnf Eric Ebberoth Joselyns/Ebben Bikes Seaside
dnf Rick Hunter Freewheel/Hunter Soquel






MASTER MEN 35+ A (200-299)
7 laps @ 48'31'' Anastasio Flores Cal Giant/Specialized La Selva Beach
48'36'' James Coates Morgan Stanley/Specialized Campbell
48'45'' Todd Hoefer Cal Giant/Specialized Aptos
49'02'' Chris Daluisio Morgan Stanley/Specialized Corralitos
49'12'' Murray Swanson Penisula Velo/Kondra Systems Woodside
49'29'' Brock Dickie Buy-cell.com Capitola
49'37'' John Mundelins Wells Fargo Alamo
49'40'' Henry Kramer Cal Giant/Specialized Menlo Park
50'03'' Tim Thompson BlackMarket Racing San Jose
50'21'' Keith Defeibre Scott Ritchey Prunedale
50'27'' Mike Sooder Wife says no more bikes San Jose
50'39'' Mark Howland BlackMarket Racing Santa Cruz
51'14'' Gannon Myall Cal Giant/Specialized Lafayette
51'18'' Matt Kramer Team San Jose/Sugar CRM Los Gatos
51'34'' Don Myrah Buy-cell.com San Jose
51'49'' Eric Bustos Cal Giant/Specialized Alameda
51'51'' Tim Watson HRS/Rock Lobster San Jose
52'07'' John Kammeyer Alteza 40 Racing San Mateo
52'13'' David Allen SCCCC Soquel
52'51'' Max Clifford HRS/Rock Lobster Fairfax
53'07'' Kevin Merrigan CVC/Otis Guy Castro Valley
53'09'' Geoff Wilcox Altezza 40 Los Altos
53'22'' Tao Bernardi Wells Fargo Dublin
53'34'' Mitch Bramlett Third Pillar Santa Cruz
53'41'' Christopher Daugherty Sugar CRM San Jose
53'57'' Steve Ouzounian Big Swingin Cycles Muraga
54'00'' Morgan Fletcher Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland
54'02'' Lander Bravo Alteza 40 Racing San Francisco
54'48'' Mark Fitzsimmons Fox Racing Shox Gilroy
54'53'' Brad Koester DFL San Francisco
55'28'' Frank Kalcic HRS/Rock Lobster Sunnyvale
55'54'' Hans Kellner SYCIP Racing Oakland
55'55'' Matt Wocasek Team Bike Trip Santa Cruz
56'02'' Tim Simanski Roaring Mouse Cycles Freemount
56'32'' Basil Moutsopoulos CR CA/SAKONNET Palo Alto
6 laps @ 49'00'' Phil Roberto Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Emeryville
49'07'' David Pedersen Altezza 40 Mountain View
dnf Jodi Cortes Clif Bar Berkeley
dnf Devin Avery Beer Sacramento




MASTER MEN 45+ A (300-399)
7 laps @ 51'06'' Brett Lambert HRS/Rock Lobster Scotts Valley
51'07'' Shane Huntoon IC3 Livermore
51'55'' Thomas Fox HRS/Rock Lobster Incline Village
52'05'' Philp Sims ABS/ SCCC Santa Cruz
52'11'' Thomas Feix Pen Velo/Kondra Systems Moss Beach
53'34'' Steve Hess SCCCC Santa Cruz
st David Schaefer Pen Velo Hayward
54'05'' Jim Gentes Family Cycling Center Soquel
54'20'' Logan Kelsey Vertical Online Mill Valley
55'03'' Ross TinLine Peninsula Velo San Carlos
55'05'' Dave Libby Kaiser Perm./Team Oakland Oakland
55'09'' Jeffrey Bramlett Third Pillar Palo Alto
55'27'' Jon Suzuki Team Oakland Oakland
6 laps @ 48'33'' John Ford Morgan Stanley/Specialized Redwood City
48'36'' Mark Michel Bike Trip Santa Cruz
48'54'' John Brown Family Cycling Santa Cruz
49'03'' Tom Carpenter Kaiser Perm./Team Oakland Oakland
49'12'' Erik Salander Peninsula Velo. Belmont
49'19'' Darrell Brokeshoulder Easton Specilaized San Jose
49'47'' Chris Baker Bicycle Trip Soquel
dnf Dan Langley Morgan Stanley/Specialized Morgan Hill
dnf Mark Abele Blackmarket Racing Concord





CATEGORY B MEN (100-199)
5 laps @ 37'34'' Abe Rotstien Freewheel/Hunter Watsonville
37'52'' Sam Berg Duke Vita San Fransico
37'53'' Tyler Frasca SV Cyclesport Scotts Valley
37'55'' Nico Cerna VOS Racing Salinas
38'00'' Cody Klasna Scott Ritchey Palo Alto
38'18'' Brian Duke SHS Cowboys Salinas
38'21'' Eric Highlander Evil Cycling Santa Cruz
st David Mesa Squeky Chains San Fransico
39'01'' Carl Hesselein Whole Athlete Arcata
39'20'' Cole Rasmussen Fox Shox San Jose
39'48'' Mark Shaw Vertical Pandas San Fransico
40'00'' Chris Atkinson Team Crash San Carlos
40'06'' Alfred Cauthen Godspeed Courier San Fransico
40'18'' Joshua Rebol Specialized Aptos
40'23'' Bob Barwick Family Cycling Center Aptos
40'39'' George Thoma Kaiser Permanente/Team Oakland Alameda
41'01'' Joe Miller Eagles Racing Team Benicia
41'21'' Chip Lomas HUP United Saratoga
41'22'' Bjorn Fox Clif Bar Jr. Dev Team Incline Village
41'29'' Doss Barnes Fox Racing Shox Soquel
41'30'' Todd Crisafulli North Atlanic Velo Mill Valley
41'39'' Ben Wright Fox Racing Shox Campbell
41'48'' Chris Stevens Godspeed Courier San Fransico
41'56'' Darren Chamberlain Taleo Racing Gonzales
42'09'' Steve Jannsens Santa Cruz
42'18'' Jonathan Schautz Santa Cruz
42'22'' Ryan Connolly Altezza 40 Racing Redwood City
42'58'' Dustin Ford Los Gatos
43'12'' Glen Masuda Celo Pacific Long Beach
43'23'' Chris Coffee Oakland
44'20'' Justin Endler Santa Cruz
45'35'' Glen Varntagen Los Altos San Mateo
dnf Daniel Murray SF Sport & Spine San Fransico
dnf Oliver Bellevue Oakland
dnf Jon Palmer Team Crash San Fransico


MASTER MEN 35+ B (500-599)
5 laps @ 38'55'' Greg Galuppo Infovista Cycling Oakdale
39'20'' Courtney Grossman HRS Rocklobster Salinas
39'27'' Andrew Yee HUP United Mt. View
39'38'' Nigel Walker Fairfax
39'52'' Greg Klingsporn HUP United Menlo Park
40'00'' Angus Nesbitt Los Altos Hills
41'11'' Chris Gaffney Alto Velo San Jose
41'31'' Blake VonKnopka Wrench Science Berkeley
42'02'' Kiernan Sherlock Webcor/ Alto Velo Palo Alto
42'49'' Shige Honjo Flow Santa Cruz
42'50'' Sasson Pazirandeh Kaiser Perm./Team Oakland Oakland
43'57'' Geoffrey Gunderson Kaiser Perm./Team Oakland Oakland
44'21'' Michael Schaller Sugar CRM/LGBRC Campbell
45'13'' Rich Rhodes San Francisco
4 laps @ 37'02'' John Bono Santa Cruz
37'53'' Agapito Reyes Redwood City
dnf Eric Lowe HUP United San Jose
dnf David Hopkins SCCCC Santa Cruz



MASTER MEN 45+ B (600-699)
5 laps @ 38'55'' Tim Roehrl Sunnyvale
40'19'' Mike Bodge Cal Giant Santa Cruz
41'09'' Bob Skubis Easton/ Sugar CRM Los Gatos
41'52'' Bruce Lodge Black Market Racing Tuolmne
42'16'' Russell Carmick Roaring Mouse San Franisco
42'37'' Kyle Samuels Cal Giant Watsonville
43'02'' Kem Akol Bike Trip Santa Cruz
43'33'' Torin Rotstein Watsonville
43'53'' Charles Meehan Seabright Brewery Soquel
43'56'' Jeff VanDemme SCCC Santa Cruz
44'13'' Steven Cooper CCB Santa Cruz
4 laps @ 35'44'' Jim Lentfer Cupertino
35'46'' Robert Barber Campbell
35'49'' Edward Miszkiewicz Sterling Sports Palo Alto
36'23'' Matt Dunstan SV Cyclesport Bouldercreek
38'14'' Jeff Sobul Kaiser Perm./Team Oakland Oakland
dnf Brian Johnston SCCCC/Jahwind Scotts Valley



MASTER MEN 55+ (800-899)
5 laps @ 40'53'' Gregory Sage EB Velo Oakland
41'13'' Larry Broberg Team Bike Trip Felton
41'24'' Frank Cuaresma Cal Giant San Jose
43'36'' Joesph Crabtree Forest Hill Bike Shop Pacific Grove
4 laps @ 39'34'' Jeff Linder Plus 3 Network Salinas
3 laps @ 39'36'' Reid Schantz Scotts Valley




SINGLE SPEED B (200-299)
5 laps @ 39'25'' Kevin Crossley Santa Cruz
40'00'' Jaqmes Spiers OTC Santa Cruz
40'01'' Henry Scholz Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico
40'41'' Eric Miller Santa Cruz
41'48'' Robert James SVCS Los Gatos
42'13'' Billy Hall HRS/Rock Lobster Monterey
dnf Andy Copleman Specialized San Jose


CATEGORY C MEN (800-899)
4 laps @ 31'42'' James Williams Adventures Edge Arcata
32'05'' Nicholas Navarro Crossniacs San Fransico
32'14'' Mike Hyde San Jose
32'41'' Robert Baesman Peninsula Velo/ Kondra Systems Belmont
32'43'' Robert Gaukel Bike Trip Aptos
33'12'' Steve Anderson Velo Club Mnty Monterey
33'36'' Jesse Baliscao SJBC/ Sugar CRM Aptos
33'38'' Mathew Davidson MTBR.com San Jose
33'39'' Mark Knutson SCCCC Watsonville
34'15'' David Zahrobsky Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico
34'31'' Joseph Desante Hwy 68 Hilbilies Salinas
34'49'' William Steiger Santa Cruz
35'01'' Denis Goeury Peninsula Velo Moss Beach
35'03'' John McCann Mt. View
35'17'' Jamaica Lambie City Cycle Alameda
35'43'' Jeff Lindenthal Velo Club Mnty Salinas
35'47'' Peter Jones SCCCC/ Volks Caf? Santa Clara
36'31'' Steven Woo Easton Sugar CRM Los Altos
37'07'' Scott Shipman Altezza 40 Racing San Jose
38'08'' Duane Frist Velo Club Mnty Monterey
38'53'' Gary Johnson Livermore
39'24'' Travis Tonn SJBC/ Sugar CRM Campbell
39'25'' Steve Yatson SCCCC Felton
41'19'' Curt Ferguson TNT San Fransico
42'57'' Peter Apostolakis Mt. View
3 laps @ 32'05'' Chris Twiggs Easton/ Sugar CRM/ Spec. Mountain View
dnf John Nguyen Union City



JUNIOR MEN 14-18 (400-499)
4 laps @ 30'36'' Isaiah Rapko Team Oakland Berkeley
31'17'' Jeremy Blalock Ventana Mtn. Bikes Monterey
32'05'' Bjorn Fox Clif Bar Jr. Dev. Team Incline Village
st Spence Peterson Above Category Racing Mill Valley
33'41'' Bob Siegel Above Category Racing Mill Valley
33'57'' Raymond Mendoza Bike Trip/ SCCCC Santa Cruz
st Stephen Crowley Cowboy Racing Salinas
34'18'' Max Burkhardt Bike Trip Santa Cruz
34'49'' Dylan MacDonald Bike Trip Santa Cruz
35'39'' Kyle Vanderstoep Bike Trip Soquel
36'03'' Alex Howard Above Category Racing Mill Valley
38'31'' Jordan Vanderstoep Bike Trip Soquel
39'41'' Robby Milazzo Bike Trip Santa Cruz
3 laps @ 32'44'' Darik Thunstorm Bike Trip Bonny Doon
33'41'' Conor Kraminer Cowboy Racing Salinas
dnf Jesse Rogel SHS Cowboy Racing Salinas


JUNIOR MEN 13 & under (500-599)
4 laps @ 39'22'' Samuel Cerruti Cal Gaint Cycling Watsonville
3 laps @ 30'47'' Mathew Valenica Sterling Sports Grp Los Altos
39'22'' Brian Twiggs Easton/Sugar CRM/Spec. Mt. View
40'05'' David Carmick Roaring Mouse Cycles So. San Francisco
dnf Thomas Mendoza Bike Trip/ SCCCC Santa Cruz
dnf JJ Kammeyer Altezza 40 Racing San Mateo
dnf Ben Yatson SCCCC Felton


ELITE WOMEN (900-999)
5 laps @ 39'34'' Stella Carey HRS/Rock Lobster Felton
40'09'' Sarah Maile Ventana MTB Sacramento
40'25'' Sarah Piccolo NorCal Velo Sebastapol
40'41'' Karen Brems Webcor Builders Redwood City
40'45'' Bev Chaney Roaring Mouse Racing Carmel
41'55'' Jen Jordan Hopkins Honda Racing C3R San Francisco
42'16'' Maryanne Hunter Freewheel/Hunter Soquel
42'25'' Kathleen Hannon Freewheel/Hunter San Francisco
42'33'' Natasha Perry Velo Bella Santa Cruz
43'33'' Janel Lodge BlackMarket Racing Santa Cruz
43'45'' Kelly Chang Boston Road Club San Francisco
44'28'' Mary Ellen Ash Vanderkitten Menlo Park
44'29'' Melissa Schultz Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland
44'58'' Andi Mackie Velo Bella Walnut Creek
45'14'' Liza Rachetto Sterling Sports Grp. Los Altos
CATEGORY B WOMEN (700-799)
4 laps @34'43'' Melanie Michalak Santa Cruz
34'56'' Beth Welliver Velo Bella Pacific Grove
35'09'' Jamie Stamps Another Bike Shop Ben Lomond
37'33'' Lainey Aldrigde Bike Trip Santa Cruz
38'44'' Lesley Galloway C3R Menlo Park
39'06'' Angela Rebol Bike Trip Aptos
39'19'' Megan Zemny Altezza 40 Racing Santa Cruz
39'35'' Jasmine Parsons Infovista Pleaston
39'59'' Rita Celeste Leon SCCCC San Jose
43'17'' Jennifer Lucia SCCCC Santa Cruz


CATEGORY C WOMEN (500-599)
3 laps @ 29'00'' Meredith Obendorfer Altezza 40 Racing San Francisco
29'22'' Michelle Perez Velo Bella Sunnyvale
30'05'' Jeanine Bates Hopkins Honda/C3R San Francisco
30'16'' Dede Cowden SCCCC Capitola
32'19'' Lanora Rency Scotts Valley
33'30'' Lauren Ivey Miranda


MASTER WOMEN 35+ (200-299)
4 laps @ 34'50'' Julianna Perry SCCCC Santa Cruz
38'02'' Winona Hubbard SCCCC Santa Cruz
39'30'' Jenny Feix Velo Girls Moss Beach
40'13'' Lauren Haughey Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland


MASTER WOMEN 45+ (400-499)
4 laps @ 38'02'' Winona Hubbard SCCCC Santa Cruz
39'00'' Amy Abele Velo Bella Kona Concord
40'49'' Yvonne Walbroehl Protech Racing Mt. View



JUNIOR WOMEN (800-899)
3 laps @ 34'01'' Madeline Myall Cal Giant LaFayette
37'53'' Brenda Mai Velo Bella Salinas
40'44'' Gabriela Crowley Cowboy Racing Salinas
44'08'' Madison Thompson Ben Lomond
45'22'' Emily Cerna Cowboy Racing Salinas

CCCX #2- Battle of Ft Ord

Jacques-Maynes, Carey, Cannard, Myall, Gile, Cerna, Galuppo, Roehrl, Cuaresma, Hall, Keller, Crowley, Cerruti, Collins, Pearl, Lodge, Hubbard, Mai, post outstanding wins in CCCX #2 Battle of FT. Ord. The former Army Base of Ft. Ord hosted Nor-Cal's Cyclocross racers in a battle by the Monterey Bay this past Sunday. When all the dust settled, many great athletic performances and racing endeavors produced excellent competitions in all divisions. The race course was very tricky & technical, and the terrain was demanding due to the dry dirt content combined with many turns. Another obstacle was one long, steady climb, followed by a ruff decent that tested riders equipment and skills fully. Here is a link to th current CCCX Series Standings; http://cccx. org/2008/ race2/CCCX08_ Race2Overall. shtml Here is a quick re-cap of some of the racing action; ELITE WOMEN- Stella Carey(HRS Rock Lobster) backed up her CCCX race #1 win with a fine show of power and skill to claim the race win at CCCX #2. Carey is never afraid to throw it down early and test the other female racers. This was the case the past Sunday, and Carey's strong leg tactics created a gap on the other riders early in the race. Carey continued to power away on the course, driving the pace on the pavement sections and ripping thru the tricky turns. In the end her steady riding produced a 15 second win for her 2nd CCCX win in 7 days. One of the most outstanding rides of the day came from Melissa Schultz(Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland). Schultz had a blistering win at the past weekend CCCX race in the B division. Schultz then moved up a division to battle the big girls in the Elite division and test herself against some of the best riders in Nor-Cal. Schultz is extremely fast over the boards, smooth in technical situations, and powerful in open parts of the course. These elements propelled her to 2nd place on the day only 15 seconds behind Carey. Schultz should continue her progression on the bike and could be a solid contender in future Cross races in Northern California. Maryanne Hunter(FreeWheel/ Hunter) also produced a fine effort on the day to claim 3rd place and the final cash payout spot on the podium. Hunter had birthday girl- Sarah Maile(Ventana MTB) and Natasha Perry(Vello Bella) chasing her down throughout the duration of the event. Bev Chaney(Roaring Mouse Racing) was also in the chase group until chain trouble put a damper on her position. Somehow Hunter found a way to dig deep and hold the chasers off to solidify her ranking in the results. Maile was absolutely flying up the climb, it seemed as if she was celebrating her birthday while attacking the climb. Maile ended in 4th place on the day. Perry rounded out the top 5, and it seems her form is just starting to rise as she was only 15 seconds behind Maile at the finish. ELITE MEN- With Andy Jacques-Maynes( Specialized/ KMC) and Justin Robinson(Cal Giant inc..) in the field you knew there was going to be some serious speed at the front of affairs. Josh Snead(HRS Rock Lobster) was the winner at CCCX #1 and has been riding very strong & he appeared ready to take on the Cal Giant Inc. sponsored riders on the challenging Ft Ord course. The stage was set for a showdown between the Lobster and Strawberry teams and at the whistle the pace up the first climb was extremely high with Jacques-Maynes setting the tone for the day. A select group formed at the front after the first two laps. The field contained many strong riders, but if you missed the move early and was not close to Jacques-Maynes up the hill, you were left with a long chase during the hour long event. After a few laps the lead group whittled down to five racers and contained the already mentioned three riders and Scott Chapin(HRS Rock Lobster), plus Mark Santurbane(Cal Giant Inc.) This group stayed tightly bunched during the middle of the race with Jacques-Maynes doing most of the pace setting. Chapin was a big story on the weekend as this is his first year in the Elite division and he was blasting around the course on his Cross bike looking like a true veteran of the game. The rest of the chasers of this elite pack were led by 2007 CCCX Series champion Aaron O'Dell(HRS Rock Lobster), then Cody Kaiser(Cal Giant Inc.), Cameron Falconer(Freewheel/ Hunter), and Jeremy Ferguson(Cal Giant Inc.). Kaiser and Ferguson are two young studs playing out their first year racing for Cal Giant Inc.. Falconer has been a multiple CCCX Series champion who has been fast for a long time in Nor-Cal Cross racing. As the race played out toward the end, two groups formed at the front. Snead and Jacques-Maynes separated themselves from Robinson and Chapin and when the bell sounded for the final lap this was going to be the fighting order for the top placings. Snead had his hands full against Jacques-Maynes who has had a stellar Road Race season for Cal Giant Inc. Jacques-Maynes power and skill created a little gap on the final lap and this was enough to take to the line for the win. Snead finished a scant four seconds down to race winner Jacques-Maynes, but truly showed he is ready for war during the 2008 Nor-Cal Cross season. Jacques-Maynes will be racing all over the USA this season and this win is just a start for the Specialized sponsored rider who hopes to defend his Master's National title come December. The fight for 3rd place came down to a bike throw between Robinson and Chapin. Chapin appeared to have the edge through the final corners to give Rock Lobster 2nd and 3rd on the day. However Robinson is one of Nor-Cal's best Cross racers ever, and the CCCX Series all time Cyclocross race winner. Robinson used his skill to pull along side the bucket helmet wearing Chapin in the final 30 yards. At the line it was a bike throw and after further review from the officials Robinson was granted 3rd place by a nobbie's width. Out of the top 10 riders on the day only one rider was not a Cal Giant Inc. or Rock Lobster sponsored rider, this was the 8th placed Falconer. This could be considered round one of the year long Cross prize fight between Cal Giant inc. and Rock Lobster, and the first round went to Cal Giant Inc. However Robinson could find himself very isolated later in the year if Jacques-Maynes is chasing UCI points back East. Then it might be a Lobster feast instead of Strawberry desert when bragging rights are claimed. Other riders to make the top 20 were Alex Work(HRS Rock Lobster), Jason Rahlwes(Fox Racing Shox), Aaron Bonar(Sycip Racing), Nick Hanni(Scott/ Ritchey/SRAM) , Pat Rocchi, Brian Vernor(Team Freewheel/ Hunter), Lance Doherty(Clif Bar), Jeff Patton(HRS Rock Lobster), Jesse Mayberry(Scott/ Ritchey/SRAM) , Dean Poshard(HRS Rock Lobster), and Chris Sallen(HUP United) finishing in that order. MASTER MEN 35+ A- This division was packed with quality riders, some have won National caliber races, so it was obvious the event itself was going to be hotly contested. True to form, the start was slightly chaotic into the first board section, and up the first climb, as speeds were very high from the field. Leading the charge was Anastasio Florez of La Selva Beach. Flores was followed by CCCX #1 race winner Gannon Myall(Cal Giant Inc.) and Keith DeFiebre(Scott/ Ritchey/SRAM) . These three riders were soon joined by a small pack of chasers and the action really began to heat up. First it was Tim Thompson(Black Market Racing) to take over the front, then past National champion Todd Hoefer(Cal Giant Inc.) was in the lead position, then Murray Swanson(Peninsula Velo/Kondra Systems) took his turn in the lead. Attacks and surges seemed to be coming left and right, and this formed the lead group of all the riders mentioned plus Mark Howland(Black Market Racing). Next in line was Brock Dickie(Buy-Cell. com), Eric Bustos(Cal Giant inc.), Gavin Payne(Arts Cyclery.com) , and John Mundelins(Wells Fargo). With two laps to go the lead had whittled down to Swanson, Myall, and DeFiebre. Black Market riders Thompson and Howland chased about 10 seconds back. The final time up the extended climb DeFiebre set the pace, however Swanson and Myall were in it to the end. Swanson then took over the front and paced the trio toward the closing portions of the race. The final turns saw DeFiebre set himself up for a possible win, as he was in front through the tricky turns near the finish. This lead was erased when DeFiebre was suddenly a rider down with only four turns to go before the finish line. Myall avoided DeFiebre on the ground, and the dust cloud he created, to prosper on to a well deserved CCCX win, his second in a row. DeFiebre ended up two seconds back on the line with Swanson in 3rd place another five seconds adrift. Howland claimed 4th on the day in this tuff division with team mate Thompson grabbing the final podium spot in 5th place. The rest of the top 20 looked like this, in this order, Todd Hoefer, Brock Dickie, Eric Bustos, Gavin Payne, John Mundelins, Anastasio Florez, Tim Watson(HRS Rock Lobster), Mike Sooder(Wife says no more bikes), John Kammeyer(Altezza 40), Cesar Chavez(Buy-Cell. com), Christopher Dougherty(Sugar CRM), Geoff Wilcox(Altezza 40), Matthew Bramer(Team San Jose/ Sugar CRM), Mitch Bramlett(Third Pillar), and Don Myrah(Buy-Cell. com). MASTER MEN 45+ A- Robert Meighan(Cal Giant Inc.) and Steven Gile(HRS Rock Lobster) established a gap early on in this Master 45+ A race. These two riders finished one-two in CCCX #1 and the re-match was on right from the gun. The two riders were forced to work together to keep the pace high as strong riding Brett Lambert(HRS Rock Lobster) chased valiantly in 3rd position on course. Other riders to chase within a chance of the win were Mark Abele(Black Market Racing), Philp Sims(SCCCC / ABS), Thomas Feix(Pen Velo/Kondra Systems), Tom Ryan(Cal Giant Strawberry), David Schaefer(Pen Velo), and a fired up Shane Huntoon(IC3) . It was the hard charging Huntoon who really delivered an inspiring ride. Huntoon kept the drive forward and picked off rider after rider to claw and scratch his way into the top five. Huntoon finally hooked up with Mark Abele and the two gave everything to get on terms with Lambert who was riding alone in 3rd position. Lambert was having none of that, as he was focused on joining the lead duo of Meighan and Gile. This was a difficult task, as Gile has huge power on the flat portions of the course. While Meighan is technically savvy and can lead at a very high tempo through the turns. On the final lap it came to a showdown between Cal Giant Inc. and Rock Lobster just like in the Elite Men's race. In this tussle for the win it was Rock Lobster rider Gile who established a small gap in the final third portion of the final lap, and then go on for the victory over the Strawberry sponsored Meighan. Gile ended up 12 seconds ahead on the finish line. Lambert's hard charging got him as close as 8 seconds to 2nd placed Meighan at the finish. While Black Market Racing's Abele claimed 4th place on the day. Making his first 'A' division podium was a ecstatic and pleased Shane Huntoon. Huntoon dedicated his strong ride to his family and felt very satisfied to gain the podium spot when all was said and done. Then came these riders in this finishing order in this very competitive 45+ A division; Philp Sims, Thomas Feix, Tom Ryan, David Schaefer, Jeffrey Bramlett, Joe Fabris(Plus 3 Network), Ross TinLine(Peninsula Velo), Logan Kelsey(Vertical Online), Steve Stewart(Easton/ Sugar CRM), Michael Mann(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz), Erik Salander(Peninsula Velo.), Paule Bates(Roaring Mouse Cycles), Leslie Austere of Burlingame, Chris Baker(Bicycle Trip), and George Smith(Webcor/ Alto Velo). CATEGORY B MEN- As was the case in CCCX race #1, this division showcased some tremendously close racing. On the final lap the top five were separated by only 20 seconds. These riders were Abe Rotstien(Freewheel/ Hunter), Tyler Frasca(SV Cyclesport), Cody Klasna(Scott/ Ritchey/SRAM) , Jean Luc Callahan(Specialize d), and Nico Cerna(VOS Racing). Cerna had home field advantage having done hot laps with the Master 45+ A winner and Cerna's private coach in the days leading up to the Sunday race. Cerna also is a veteran of the Nor-Cal High School MTB league, which worked with the CCCX races to host High School MTB racing in this area. So it was Cerna, who is a Cyclocross new-be in his first year Cross racing, who maybe had an edge amongst the other more established Cross racers. Callahan and Klasna both applied as much pressure as possible to the young and talented Cerna, but nothing could faze the determined Salinas resident from the win. Scott/Ritchey/ SRAM sponsored Klasna desperately attempted to get ahead of the fly weight Cerna in the final lap. Callahan also made aggressive moves for the lead over the diminutive and scrappy Cerna, but all the effort was for not. Cerna posted a excellent victory in front of family and friends, and all of his hard work in practice payed dividends in the final. Callahan held on for 2nd place two seconds behind Cerna, followed by Klasna in 3rd place another three seconds back. A little further back Tyler Frasca and Abe Rotstien were locking horns to fight it our for 4th and 5th place on the day. SV Cyclesport racer Frasca used cunning and wit to barely squeak out a two second margin over the Freewheel/Hunter sponsored Rotstien. These top five riders put on quite a race and seem to be very even in terms of strength moving farther into the season ahead. Making the top ten in this large field of B riders was not a easy task. Here is the rest of the top ten riders in this competitive division; Bryan Dyke(SHS Cowboys), Cole Rasmussen(Fox Shox), Kevin Marr(Godspeed Tattoo/ Omnifil), Charels Pockell-Wilson( Morgan Stanley), and Eric Highlander(Evil Cycling) finishing in that order. SINGLE SPEED A- Tim Cannard(Buy- Cell.com) left all doubts about his CCCX race #1 victory far behind, just like he left his competitors far behind during the race. Cannard kept pressure on at the front of the race, seemingly pulling the lead riders in the Single Speed division along for a ride. Lap after lap the other riders desperately tried to hold the wheel of Cannard who appeared to be riding with the strength of 4 men. Cannard was on a mission to solidify his place in the repeat winner's club, proving his race #1 victory was no fluke. And on the line it was and emphatic fist pump making the Buy-Cell.com rider the marked man in the Single Speed division so far in 2008. Ceasar Chavez(Buy-Cell. com), Ruben Villarreal(Maciel Velo/Z Mobile), and John Cheetham(InfoVista) established a group that virtually went handle bar to handle bar during the event with the last lap deciding the placings. Chavez was basically undefeated last season in the Single Speed division and he used his winning background to take 2nd place in the race only five seconds ahead of Villarreal and six seconds ahead of 4th placed Cheetham. Next on the race route came a strong battle between David Gill(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz) and powerful riding Jeremy Loader(Team CCCX). Gill had a advantage over Loader in the technical portions of the course. Gill would charge through the difficult sand sections and scamper past the tricky turns under the beautiful oak trees. All the newly wed Loader could do is hang on for dear life and hope to somehow get ahead of Gill somewhere. Loader dug in and managed to make the 5th place, with the fast riding Gill taking 6th place on the day in his return to Cross racing. JUNIOR MEN 14-18- Salinas resident Stephen Crowley(Cowboy Racing) upended the Bike Trip domination of the Junior division with a fine victory on the day. Crowley won by over 30 seconds against Bike Trip sponsored Kyle Vanderstoep. Bike Trip put six riders in the top ten in this exciting Junior division and again show they have one of the best Junior programs of all Nor-Cal bike shops. Ian Samuels(Cal Giant Inc.) was another rider who showed form and skill on his way to 3rd place. In the end Samuels smooth riding and constant acceleration put a big time gap into a four pack of Bike Trip riders who chased. These Bike Trip riders were Joshua Kaneg, Max Burkhardt, Dylan MacDonald, and Jordan Vanderstoep. Another Salinas resident, Jesse Roger(Cowboy Racing) was also in this chase group. Roger ended up in the 8th position in the race. CATEGORY B WOMEN- Lindsey Collins(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz) posted a fine win in this division as the race was not settled until the final corners in a epic duel with Lainey Aldridge(Bike Trip). Aldridge is a very talented rider who excels in all types of riding. It could be MTB XC racing, MTB DH racing, Jumping, or Cyclocross, Aldridge does it all very well. However on this day Aldridge had her hands full with a hard pedaling Lindsey Collins. Collins never let up pressure on the other ladies and in the end had nine seconds on 2nd placed Aldridge. Jamie Stamps(Another Bike Shop) was 3rd placed on the day. Stamps was one of the few female riders to bunny hop the low laying logs near the finish.. This showed the great bike handling skills and guts that Stamps displays whenever she races. Rita Celeste Leon(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz) was 4th place on the day holding off Katherine Butler of Oakland by 21 seconds at the finish. Katie Stubbendick of Pacific Grove was 5th fastest in the race and Jasmins Parsins(Infovista) ended up 6th overall in this fast group of riders. Other winners on the day; CATEGORY C WOMEN- Kathleen Pearl of Los Gatos MASTER WOMEN 35+- Janel Lodge(Black Market Racing) MASTER WOMEN 45+- Winona Hubbard(SCCCC Team Santa Cruz) JUNIOR WOMEN- Brenda Mai(Velo Bella) JUNIOR MEN 13 & under- Samuel Cerruti(Cal Giant Inc.) CATEGORY C MEN- Tim Keller(Dynamic Lunch Group) SINGLE SPEED B- Billy Hall(HRS Rock Lobster) MASTER MEN 55+- Frank Cuaresma(Cal Ginat Inc.) MASTER MEN 45+ B- Tim Roehrl of Sunnyvale MASTER MEN 35+ B- Greg Galuppo(Info Vista) Overall results; ELITE MEN (1-99) place # lap/time name team town 1 75 8 laps @ 1.01'26'' Andy Jacques-Maynes Specialized/ KMC Watsonville 2 47 1.01'30'' Josh Snead HRS/Rock Lobster Larkspur 3 73 1.01'50'' Justin Robinson Cal Giant Bonny Doon 4 58 st Scott Chapin HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz 5 64 1.02'41'' Mark Santurbane Cal Giant SLO 6 62 1.03'25'' Aaron O'Dell HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz 7 59 1.03'41'' Cody Kaiser Cal Giant El Dorado Hills 8 69 1.03'42'' Cameron Falconer Freewheel/ Hunter Fairfax 9 61 1.04'01'' Jeremy Ferguson Cal Giant/ Specialzed Rocklin 10 56 1.04'56'' Alex Work HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz 11 57 1.05'12'' Jason Rahlwes Fox Racing Shox Capitola 12 68 1.06'10'' Aaron Bonar Sycip Racing Berkeley 13 53 1.06'34'' Nick Hani Scott Ritchey/ SRAM San Franisco 14 74 1.07'16'' Pat Rocchi Marina 15 66 1.07'55'' Brian Vernor Team Freewheel/ Hunter Santa Cruz 16 54 1.08'17'' Lance Doherty Clif Bar Berkeley 17 76 1.08'22'' Jeff Patton HRS/Rock Lobster San Jose 18 71 1.08'36'' Jesse Mayberry Scott Ritchey Palo Alto 19 48 st Dean Poshard HRS/Rock Lobster Santa Cruz 20 65 1.10'43'' Chris Sallen HUP United Belmont 21 72 7 laps @ 1.04'17'' Jay Buenaventura 3rd Rail Cycle Club Berkeley 22 245 1.05'12'' Travis Bertelsen Buy-cell.com Los Gatos 23 60 1'06'00'' Brandon Mart Team Ride for a Reason Newman 24 63 1.06'50'' Zack Bogen Los Gatos 25 67 1.07'37'' Jeff Hane Roaring Mouse Cycles Campbell 26 606 6 laps @ 1.09'27'' Farid Hamidieh Amsterdam Bicycles Santa Cruz 27 77 dnf Gavin Payne Arts Cyclery.com SLO 28 70 dnf David Widmark Eastonbay Velo Club Oakland 29 49 dnf Larry Hibbard Family Cycling Center Santa Cruz 30 55 dnf Dave Wyandt HRS/Rock Lobster Bonny Doon 31 365 dnf Rich Maile Specialized Sacramento SINGLE SPEED A (900-999) 1 967 8 laps @ 1.08'10'' Tim Cannard Buy-cell.com Santa Cruz 2 962 7 laps @ 1.00'40'' Ceasar Chavez Buy-cell.com San Jose 3 970 1.00'45'' Ruben Villarreal Maciel Velo/Z Mobile San Leandro 4 972 1.00'46'' John Cheetham InfoVista Pleasanton 5 978 1.04'12'' Jeremy Loader CCCX Mountain View 6 977 1.04'30'' David Gill SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Bonny Doon 7 966 1.08'46'' Stella Carey HRS/Rock Lobster Felton 8 959 1.10'29'' Mike Evans SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz MASTER MEN 35+ A (200-299) 1 211 6 laps @ 47'07'' Gannon Myall Cal Giant/Specialized Lafayette 2 222 47'09'' Keith Defeibre Scott Ritchey Prunedale 3 213 47'14'' Murray Swanson Penisula Velo/Kondra Systems Woodside 4 219 47'20'' Mark Howland BlackMarket Racing Santa Cruz 5 218 47'25'' Tim Thompson BlackMarket Racing San Jose 6 241 47'50'' Todd Hoefer Cal Giant/ Berry Farms Aptos 7 220 48'32'' Brock Dickie Buy-cell.com Capitola 8 217 48'36'' Eric Bustos Cal Giant/Specialized Alameda 9 209 48'46'' Gavin Payne Arts Cyclery.com SLO 10 203 48'50'' John Mundelins Wells Fargo Alamo 11 229 49'14'' Anastasio Florez La Selva Beach 12 208 49'19'' Tim Watson HRS/Rock Lobster San Jose 13 225 49'32'' Mike Sooder Wife says no more bikes San Jose 14 223 49'50'' John Kammeyer Alteza 40 Racing San Mateo 15 231 49'55'' Cesar Chaves Buy-cell.com San Jose 16 216 50'14'' Christopher Dougherty Sugar CRM San Jose 17 221 50'38'' Geoff Wilcox Altezza 40 Los Altos 18 239 50'44'' Matthew Bramer Team San Jose/ Sugar CRM Los Gatos 19 238 50'59'' Mitch Bramlett Third Pillar Santa Cruz 20 244 51'28'' Don Myrah Buy-cell.com San Jose 21 227 51'50'' Aaron Hunter Sterling Sports Group Santa Cruz 22 210 51'52'' Frank Kalcic Rocklobster Sunnyvale 23 240 52'24'' David Pedersen Altezza 40 Mountain View 24 242 52'57'' Morgan Fletcher Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland 25 212 53'11'' Ben Lerner Arts SLO Cyclery SLO 26 224 53'26'' Charles Pockell-Wilson Morgan Stanley San Mateo 27 236 54'57'' Stacy Sell 11 Prunedale 28 232 dnf Max Clifford HRS/Rock Lobster Fairfax 29 202 dnf Tao Bernardi Wells Fargo Dublin MASTER MEN 45+ A (300-399) 1 348 6 laps @ 48'59'' Steven Gile HRS/Rock Lobster Salinas 2 352 49'11'' Robert Meighan Cal Gaint Strawberry San Jose 3 344 49'19'' Brett Lambert HRS/Rock Lobster Scotts Valley 4 345 49'36'' Mark Abele Blackmarket Racing Concord 5 361 49'39'' Shane Huntoon IC3 Livermore 6 336 50'01'' Philp Sims SCCCC / ABS Santa Cruz 7 343 50'20'' Thomas Feix Pen Velo/Kondra Systems Moss Beach 8 342 50'21'' Tom Ryan Cal Gaint Strawberry Berkely 9 362 50'34'' David Schaefer Pen Velo Hayward 10 349 51'59'' Jeffrey Bramlett Third Pillar Palo Alto 11 359 53'06'' Joe Fabris Plus 3 Network Los Gatos 12 364 53'19'' Ross TinLine Peninsula Velo San Carlos 13 354 53'55'' Logan Kelsey Vertical Online Mill Valley 14 341 54'00'' Steve Stewart Easton/ Sugar CRM Los Gatos 15 353 54'28'' Michael Mann SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Marina 16 347 54'49'' Erik Salander Peninsula Velo. Belmont 17 356 55'00'' Paule Bates Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico 18 363 55'10'' Leslie Austere Burlingame 19 337 56'00'' Chris Baker Bicycle Trip Soquel 20 350 5 laps @ 47'35'' George Smith Webcor/ Alto Velo Menlo Park 21 338 dnf Mike Evans SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CATEGORY B MEN (100-199) 1 144 5 laps @ 41'05'' Nico Cerna VOS Racing Salinas 2 133 41'07'' Jean Luc Callahan Specialized San Jose 3 135 41'10'' Cody Klasna Scott Ritchey Palo Alto 4 134 41'23'' Tyler Frasca SV Cyclesport Scotts Valley 5 137 41'25'' Abe Rotstien Freewheel/Hunter Watsonville 6 138 42'10'' Bryan Dyke SHS Cowboys Salinas 7 148 42'12'' Cole Rasmussen Fox Shox San Jose 8 149 42'18'' Kevin Marr Godspeed Tattoo/ Omnifil Belmont 9 154 42'47'' Charels Pockellwilson Morgan Stanley Monterey 10 146 42'48'' Eric Highlander Evil Cycling Santa Cruz 11 139 42'54'' Andrew Hammond Specilized/ SBCU Morgan Hill 12 160 st Damion Handisides Hup United San Carlos 13 142 44'19'' Joshua Rebol Specialized Aptos 14 145 44'36'' Shane Flynn HWY 68 Hillbilles Salinas 15 156 44'41'' Jeremy Loader CCCX Mountain View 16 159 44'44'' Chris Atkiwson Team Crash San Carlos 17 153 45'18'' Mike Perez Easton/ SugarCRM/ Specilaized San Jose 18 157 45'30'' Chris Coffee Oakland 19 161 45'37'' Jon Palmer Team Crash San Fransico 20 155 45'42'' Miles Payton Another Bike Shop Santa Cruz 21 158 45'52'' Evan Sarna Oakland 22 132 45'59'' Darren Chamberlain Taleo Racing Gonzales 23 152 46'40'' John LuRasko HWY 68 Hillbilles Salinas 24 143 46'52'' Christopher Resendez Another Bike Shop Santa Cruz 25 140 47'19'' Jonathan Schautz Santa Cruz 26 150 48'51'' Dustin Ford Los Gatos 27 129 49'51'' Glen Varntagen Los Altos San Mateo MASTER MEN 35+ B (500-599) 1 523 5 laps @ 44'10'' Greg Galuppo Infovista Cycling Oakdale 2 515 44'14'' Courtney Grossman HRS Rocklobster Salinas 3 508 45'11'' David Hopkins SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 4 521 47'33'' Shige Honjo Flow Santa Cruz 5 514 47'43'' Jason Cruz SCCCC/Family Cycling Center Santa Cruz 6 509 48'19'' John Bono Santa Cruz 7 511 48'49'' Michael Schaller Sugar CRM/LGBRC Campbell 8 505 48'56'' Matthew Carinio Art's Cyclery SLO 9 522 4 laps @ 43'47'' Curt Ferguson TNT Rocklin 10 520 44'38'' Andrew Parker Santa Cruz MASTER MEN 45+ B (600-699) 1 678 5 laps @ 44'14'' Tim Roehrl Sunnyvale 2 669 44'18'' Mike Bodge Cal Giant Santa Cruz 3 665 45'48'' Brian Johnston SCCCC/Jahwind Scotts Valley 4 668 45'58'' Bob Skubis Easton/ Sugar CRM Los Gatos 5 664 st Kyle Samuels Cal Giant Watsonville 6 681 46'44'' Bruce Lodge Black Market Racing Tuolmne 7 676 47'09'' Paul Sadoff HRS/ Rock Lobster Santa Cruz 8 674 47'58'' Brian Birch Team Oakland Oakland 9 682 51'05'' Douglas Blaisdell Loma Prieta Capitola 10 151x 4 laps @ 39'16'' Kem Akol Bike Trip Santa Cruz 11 683 39'19'' Jeff VanDamme SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 12 673 39'27'' Edward Miszkiewicz Sterling Sports Palo Alto 13 684 39'28'' Charels Meehan Seabright Brewery Soquel 14 675 39'39'' Torin Rotstein Watsonville 15 147x 41'10'' Matt Dunstan SV Cyclesport Bouldercreek 16 685 dnf Paul Misso Team Oakland/ Kaiso Oakland 17 672 dnf Scott Callen HRS/ Rock Lobster Monterey MASTER MEN 55+ (800-899) 1 834 5 laps @ 46'27'' Frank Cuaresma Cal Giant San Jose 2 832 46'50'' Larry Broberg Team Bike Trip Felton 3 829 48'35'' Joesph Crabtree Forest Hill Bike Shop Pacific Grove 4 849 4 laps @ 44'35'' Ron Riley SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Aptos 5 833 51'13'' Reid Schantz Scotts Valley SINGLE SPEED B (200-299) 1 206 5 laps @ 45'41'' Billy Hall HRS/Rock Lobster Monterey 2 235 46'43'' Ryan Byars Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico 3 237 4 laps @ 41'55'' Cubby Cashen The Greatest Chiweenies Cambria CATEGORY C MEN (800-899) 1 843 4 laps @ 35'18'' Tim Keller Dynamic Lunch Group Salinas 2 808 35'58'' Nicholas Navarro Crossniacs San Fransico 3 836 36'07'' Scott Hartzel San Fransico 4 826 36'46'' Mathew Davidson MTBR.com San Jose 5 816 st Steve Anderson Velo Club Mnty Monterey 6 837 36'53'' Robert Baesman Peninsula Velo/ Kondra Systems Belmont 7 846 37'06'' Henery Scholz Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico 8 824 37'08'' Samuel Sweetland Solvang 9 812 37'37'' Mark Knutson SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Watsonville 10 839 37'52'' Peter Jones SCCCC/ Volks Caf? Santa Clara 11 848 38'12'' Matt Johnson San Jose 12 819 38'34'' Joseph Desante Hwy 68 Hilbilies Salinas 13 840 39'41'' Denis Goeury Peninsula Velo Moss Beach 14 830 40'17'' Steven Woo Easton Sugar CRM Los Altos 15 823 41'07'' Paul Guerra Webcor/Alto Velo Los Gatos 16 810 42'03'' Travis Tonn SJBC/ Sugar CRM Campbell 17 805 42'31'' Kevin Grundmann Peninsula Velo/ Kondra Systems San Mateo 18 802 43'00'' Steve Yatson SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Felton 19 842 43'11'' Jonathan Greening Monterey 20 847 43'31'' Rodrigo Nunez Castro Valley 21 835 43'49'' Duane Frist Velo Club Mnty Monterey 22 838 44'35'' Chris Twiggs Easton/ Sugar CRM/ Spec. Mountain View 23 828 45'26'' David Kasheta Union City 24 806 46'06'' Gary Johnson Livermore 25 814 3 laps @ 35'23'' Tommy Knowles Monterey 26 841 dnf Daniel Duke SSC Action Sports Fresno JUNIOR MEN 14-18 (400-499) 1 480 4 laps @ 36'26'' Stephen Crowley Cowboy Racing Salinas 2 474 37'01'' Kyle Vanderstoep Bike Trip Soquel 3 465 37'26'' Ian Samuels Cal Giant Watsonville 4 476 39'03'' Joshua Kaneg Bike Trip Santa Cruz 5 479 39'31'' Max Burkhardt Bike Trip Santa Cruz 6 466 40'34'' Dylan MacDonald Bike Trip Santa Cruz 7 475 40'47'' Jordan Vanderstoep Bike Trip Soquel 8 469 40'50'' Jesse Roger SHS Cowboy Racing Salinas 9 468 42'03'' Darik Thunstrom SCCCC/Bike Trip Boulder Creek 10 467 44'14'' Robby Milazzon Bike Trip Santa Cruz 11 481 3 laps @ 34'32'' Conor Kraminer Cowboy Racing Salinas JUNIOR MEN 13 & under (500-599) 1 503 4 laps @ 41'14'' Samuel Cerruti Cal Gaint Cycling Watsonville 2 519 3 laps @ 40'31'' JJ Kammeyer Altezza 40 Racing San Mateo ELITE WOMEN (900-999) 1 965 5 laps @ 45'24'' Stella Carey HRS/Rock Lobster Felton 2 982 45'39'' Melissa Schultz Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland 3 981 46'16'' Maryanne Hunter FreeWheel/ Hunter Soquel 4 980 47'43'' Sarah Maile Ventana MTB Sacramento 5 960 47'58'' Natasha Perry Velo Bella Santa Cruz 6 963 48'43'' Bev Chaney Roaring Mouse Racing Carmel 7 979 49'24'' Melanie Dominguez SCCCC/ Bicycle Trip Aptos 8 964 49'44'' Megan Cordes The Great Chiweenies Cambria 9 961 dnf Julie Bates Roaring Mouse San Fransico CATEGORY B WOMEN (700-799) 1 776 4 laps @ 39'57'' Lindsey Collins SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 2 780 40'06'' Lainey Aldrigde Bike Trip Santa Cruz 3 782 41'09'' Jamie Stamps Another Bike Shop Ben Lomond 4 775 43'00'' Rita Celeste Leon SCCCC Team Santa Cruz San Jose 5 779 43'21'' Katherine Butler Oakland 6 781 44'48'' Katie Stubbendick Pacific Grove 7 778 44'53'' Jasmins Parsins Infovista Pleaston CATEGORY C WOMEN (500-599) 1 525 3 laps @ 32'28'' Kathleen Pearl Los Gatos 2 524 33'15'' Renie Beckloff Roaring Mouse Cycling San Jose 3 516 33'31'' Michelle Perz Velo Bella Sunnyvale 4 527 35'18'' Lauren Ivey Miranda 5 526 39'57'' Elain Dale santa Cruz MASTER WOMEN 35+ (200-299) 1 215 4 laps @ 39'11'' Janel Lodge BlackMarket Racing Santa Cruz 2 243 43'02'' Lauren Haughey Kaiser Perm/ Team Oakland Oakland 3 246 46'22'' Janet Lafleur Velo Bella Mountain View MASTER WOMEN 45+ (400-499) 1 471 4 laps @ 42'13'' Winona Hubbard SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 2 470 43'01'' Amy Abele Velo Bella Kona Concord 3 482 47'55'' April Masters Ruhne SCCCC Team Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 4 477 2 laps @ 39'30'' Cathy Morgan Roaring Mouse Cycles San Fransico JUNIOR WOMEN (800-899) 1 811 3 laps @ 37'26'' Brenda Mai Velo Bella Salinas 2 818 42'23'' Gabriela Crowley Cowboy Racing Salinas 3 844 47'31'' Emily Cerna Cowboy Racing Salinas 4 845 49'10'' Neve Roby Carmel

Lion of Fairfax Race Report

From Brian Bruckner:

Warm weather greeted those racers coming out for the third annual Lion of Fairfax cyclocross race this past weekend in Fairfax in Marin County. Course changes for this year included an improved start / finish area on the grassy section of the "Lefty Gomez" field, addition of several hairpin turns on the grass field, as well as hoppable barriers for the Elite Men's event. Fields for this year's event were a bit smaller, probably due to the fact that the Mt. Tam Hill Climb saw a last minute rescheduling to the same day as the LOF. Despite the smaller turnout, the competition was fierce!

In the Elite Men's event, a lead trio formed by Andy Jacques-Maynes, Josh Snead and Justin Robinson formed relatively quickly. With 3 laps to go, Andy hit the gas hard, leaving Snead and Robinson to battle it out for 2nd, with Robinson ultimately passing Snead for the 2nd spot. Rachel Lloyd handily won the Elite Women's event, for the third year in a row, followed by Kristin Drumm and Melissa Schultz. Gannon Myall took top honors in the Master 35 A's followed by Jordi Cortes and Glen Rawlinson. And in the 45+ A's, It was George Hope, followed by Logan Kelsey and a newly upgraded Tom Fox finding his way to 3rd place.

A huge thanks to everyone who came out - this race is 100% a fundraiser and every penny of proceeds goes to help the school fund items not covered by government budgets. Excuse the raw format of our results -we did not have a volunteer to type everything up, but we were able to post them at the event immediately after the races. See you next year...

PS Brian sent ms a PDF scan of the raw results sheets which you can view here... -Funke

CCCX #1 Report

From our old friend Dusty Downs:

Snead, Carey, Cannard, Myall, Gile, Hammond, Hopkins, Calley, Cuaresma, James, Flynn, MacDonald, Mendoza, Schultz, Fattor, Dominguez, Hubbard, Mai, all victorious in fast paced CCCX #1 in Ft Ord.

The track was full of high speed-full throttle sections. Including touches of sand, hard-packed dirt, tricky turns and pavement. In the end it was HRS/Rock Lobster riders Stella Carey and Josh Snead who walked away with high honors amongst some of Nor-Cal's finest Cyclocross racers.

Many of the divisions witnessed very competitive races and super tight finishes, here is a quick break down of some of the action.

Elite Women- Carey and Melodie Metzger(Gal Giant Inc.) put on quite a tussle in the Elite women's division. The two ladies went at it toe to toe for most of the race until Carey separated herself from the tenacious Metzger to claim a 8 second win at the line. Karen Brems(Webcor Builders) finished 1 minute later to claim the 3rd place on the day. Next across the line were Katrina Baumsteiger(Black Market Racing), Bev Chaney(Roaring Mouse Racing), Natasha Perry(Velo Bella), Megan Cordes(The Great Chiweenies), and Sarah Piccolo(NorCal Velo) in that order.

Elite Men- HRS Rock Lobster claimed the top 3 places with Josh Snead holding off Scott Chapin by 16 seconds and David Wyandt by 42 seconds. Jason Rahlwes(Fox Racing Shox) was 4th and the legend Larry Hibbard(Family Cycling Center) rounded out the top five. Other riders who had an impact on the outcome were Alex Work(HRS Rock Lobster), Chris Brown(Nor-Cal Bike Sport), Lance Doherty(Clif Bar), Don Myrah(Buy-Cell.com), Nick Hanni(Scott/Ritchey/SRAM), Dean Poshard(HRS Rock Lobster), and George Smith(Webcor/Alto Velo), who all finished in that order.

Master 35+ A Men- Gannon Myall(Cal Giant Inc.) set a blistering pace on a stacked field of national caliber Master's racers that only Keith DeFiebre(Scott/Ritchey/SRAM) could follow on lap one. Myall's steady tempo distanced the field and gave way to a well deserved victory. DeFiebre continued to chase solo until Mark Howland(Black Market Racing) joined in on the pursuit with 2 laps to go. Next to chase was a re-surging Henry Kramer(Cal Giant Inc.) who took a fall in action and was joined by Anastasio Flores of La Selva Beach. These riders rounded out the top five behind the hard charging Myall. This Masters division was super competitive with all the riders in the group fighting tooth and nail to solidify a placing. Filling out the rest of the competitive top 10 were Murray Swanson(Peninsula Velo/Kondra Systems), John Mundelins(Wells Fargo), John Kammeyer(Altezza 40), and Cesar Chavez and Brock Dickie who both ride for Buy-Cell.com.

Master 45+ A Men- Steve Gile(HRS Rock Lobster) had a incredible year on the road where he was the top 45+ ranked roadie for some of the NCNCA season. Gile backed this fine riding up with a excellent 45+ win in the CCCX opener. Gile topped ragin' and rad' Rob Meighan(Cal Giant Inc.) by 11 seconds when all was said and done. A further 1 minute back was Norm Kriess(Cal Giant inc.) who opened up his cross season with a fine ride claiming 3rd on the day. Mark Abele(Black Market Racing) and Philip Sims(ABS/SCCC) went neck and neck to the finish playing out a thrilling sprint with the strong armed Abele man handling Sims by a tire length on the line. this division was super competitive and the rest of the top 10 are all tremendous racers. Rounding out the top 10 were Thomas Feix(Pen Velo/Kondra Systems), Tom Ryan(Cal Giant Inc.), George Smith, Logan Kelsey(Vertical Online), and Edwin Rambuski(Black Market Racing).

Single Speed A- Micha Mozel(Pissed Off) came ready to rumble in a pair of tight blue jean cut shorts that hugged his body long a long lost love. His wife beater tank top made him look like a member of the old 80's band The Village People. Or maybe Mozal's Cross dress was making up for missing out on Saturdays last DFL pirate race. However it was Tim Cannard(Buy-Cell.com) who answered Mozel's challenge and rode away with the Single Speed victory in fine fashion. Cannard and Ruben Villareal(Marciel Velo/T Mobile) had one of the best finishes of all the races and the two riders took it to the sprint to decide the days winner. In the end it was Cannard's bike throw ability that was the difference in this great battle for the win. John Cheetham(InfoVista) was next across the line in 4th. Cheetham put 45 seconds into 5th placed Mozal. Next across the line were Ron Castia(Info Vista), Russell Pratt of Oakland, Chris Coffee of Oakland, and Stella Carey who competed in her second race of the day.

Master Women 35+- Melanie Dominguez(SCCC/Bike Trip) raced slightly injured proving she is a true trooper and fighter. She raced valiantly during the event and her determination pushed her to the category win. Speaking of true fighter and strong determination, 2nd place on the day was Janel Lodge(Black Market Racing). Lodge is a fine example to all cyclists to chase your dreams and do not let adversity stand in your way.

Category B Women- Melissa Schultz(Kaiser Permanente) had one of the best rides on the day using all of her technical skills to post a solid win in this group. Schultz smooth Cross skills really shinned on this sunny day of racing. Lindsay Collins(SCCCC) was 2nd place on the day, and fast riding Lainey Aldridge(Bike Trip) was 3rd. Another bike rider from the Bike trip was next to finish, this was Angela Rebol of Aptos. Next to finish the challenging circuit was Rita Celeste Leon(SCCCC), Jasmins Parsins(InfoVista), and Katherine Butler of Oakland.

Category B Men- This division had some of the closest racing among the top seven riders as the racing progressed. These seven racers were separated by only 30 seconds at the finish. In the end it was Andrew Hammond(Specialized- SBCU) who rode off with bragging rights grabbing a nice win. Scott/Ritchey/SRAM rider Cody Klasna posted his best Cross result making a stellar 2nd place on the day only 3 seconds behind Hammond. Three small seconds later came Abe Rostien of Watsonville. Next in line was 17 year old Nico Cerna(VOS) who showed great promise doing his first Cross race ever. Cerna was getting tutored by 45+ A race winner Steven Gile in Cross skills, and these secret lesson seemed to have paid off. A mere 2 seconds later finished Specialized racer Jean Luc Callahan who was 5th place on the day. Matt Young(SYCIP) then edged Mark Shaw(Vertical Pandas) by a bike length in the sprint between the two strong riders for sixth place. Tyler Frasca(SV Cyclesport), Joshua Rebol(Specialized), and Bryon Duke(SHS Cowboys), made up the rest of the top 10.

Master Women 45+- Winona Hubbard(SCCCC) had a very strong race day performance topping some very powerful and smooth riding ladies on her way to the win. Hubbard had to distance herself form last years series champion Henrietta Stern(Hot Flash Chicks), and did so by about 1 minute in the end. Amy Abele(Velo Bella/Kona) pushed it very hard all the way thru the race and all the way to the line to claim 3rd place on the day. Abele has some of the best looking racing kits in her custom Velo Bella gear, showing fashion and cycling do mix. Roaring Mouse rider Cathy Morgan of San Francisco was 4th placed on the day.

Master Men 35+ B- Team Santa Cruz's David Hopkins held off local boy Courtney Grossman(HRS Rock Lobster) by 10 seconds for a strong win. Mathew Carinio(Art's Cyclery), Mike Morgan(SYCIP), and Eric Brouillete(Eden Bicycle Club), were locked in a strong fight to make up the rest of the top five. Each rider made a push for an advantage on course with Carinio getting the best of Morgan and Brouillete at the line by only a few seconds.

Master Men 45+ B- This division was full of strong riders. Placings were hard fought and just making the top 10 was quite an accomplishment. HRS Rock Lobster claimed another win with Monterey's Scott Calley making good by 46 seconds over 2nd placed Mike Bodge(Cal Giant Inc.). Brian Johnson(SCCCC/Jahwind) was 3rd place another 49 seconds adrift. Another minute back come Strong riding and super talented Kyle Samuels(Cal Giant Inc.). Clifford Lee of San Francisco made the top 5 as he was next across the line in this competitive field. Filling up the rest of the top ten placing were Bob Skubis(Easton/Sugar CRM), Bruce Lodge(Black Market Racing), Brian Birch(Team Oakland), Paul Sadoff( HRS Rock Lobster), and Russell Carmick(Roaring Mouse Racing).

Master Men 55+- Fast Frank Cuaresma(Cal Giant Inc.) has shown much improvement over the last 5 years of CCCX Cross races. Cuaresma posted another strong win in the 55+ division topping Larry Broberg(Team Bike Trip), Joesph Crabtree(Forest Hill Bike Shop), dangerous Doug Smith(SCCCC), and Reid Schantz of Scotts Valley.

Single Speed B- Robert James(SVCS) topped Andy Copleman(Specialized), Billy Hall(HRS Rock Lobster), Taylor Giger(Salinas High MTB Team), for the win. James won by 1 minute 23 seconds in his dominating ride.

Category C Women- Jill Fattor of Redwood City dominated this group on her way to a strong win. Susie Lerner(Art's SLO Cyclery) chased lap after lap trying to close the gap but Fattor simply did not stop charging for a full 33'40. Lerner was 2nd on the day while Michelle Perez(Velo Bella) made 3rd place, Lanora Rency of Scots Valley was 4th place, and Theresa Castia(East Bay Cyclist) finished top 5 on the day.

Category C Men- This division was very full of talented riders and was one of the strongest C Division races ever to be held in the 11 year CCCX history. Twenty six riders went at it, thus showing the strong desire for all levels of riders to race Cyclocross. Whent he dust settled it was the Hwy 68 Hilbillies who claimed 1st and 3rd place on the day. Shane Flynn and Tim Lukasko riding out of Salinas stamped their authority on the event with only Nicholas Navarro(Crossniacs) getting in the way of a clean sweep of the top two placings. Next across the line was Doug Aldrich(SJBC) who was a fine 4th place on the day. Amazingly the next six riders were separated by only 40 seconds, showing exactly how tight the racing was just to make the top 10 in this group. These riders in order of finish were Francis Cebedo(MTBR.com), Steve Anderson(Velo Club Monterey), Mark Knutson(SCCCC), Eric Miller of Santa Cruz, sweet riding Samuel Sweetland of Solvang, and Mathew Davidson(MBTR.com).

Junior Women- Brenda Mai(Velo Bella) rode extremely well on the day claiming the junior win. Mai was taking part in her first ever Cyclocross race and judging by her fine finish she was liking all the action Cross provides. Look for Mai to continue to develop as a rider in both MTB and Cyclocross. Gabriela Crowley(Cowboy Racing) was 2nd placed in the end.

Junior Men 14-18- Bike Trip riders dominated this division thoroughly. Only Ian Samuels(Cal Ginat Inc.) could break up the full ownership claim, Samuels was 4th place. Dylan MacDonald was the winner. Other Bike Trip riders in the top 5 were Raymond Mendoza, who was only a few seconds away from the win, Kyle Vanderstoup, and Joshua Kenag.

Junior Men 13 & Under- Thomas Mendoza(Bike Trip/SCCCC) was the winner in this group, he bested fine riding Samuel Cerruti(Cal Giant Inc.) and Sterling Sports Group racer Mathew Vallencia of Los Altos.

	ELITE MEN (1-99)
laps/time	name	team	town
7 laps @ 59'43''	Josh Snead	HRS/Rock Lobster	Larkspur
59'59''	Scott Chapin	HRS/Rock Lobster	Santa Cruz
1:00'25''	Dave Wyandt	HRS/Rock Lobster	Santa Cruz
1:01'51''	Jason Rahlwes	Fox Racing Shox	Capitola
1:02'21''	Larry Hibbard	Family Cycling Center	Santa Cruz
1:02'30''	Alex Work	HRS/Rock Lobster	Santa Cruz
1:04'11''	Chris Brown	Nor-Cal Bike sport	Sebasope
1:04'42''	Lance Doherty	Clif Bar	Berkeley
1:04'48''	Don Myrah	Buy-cell.com	San Jose
1:06'14''	Nick Hani	Scott Ritchey/ SRAM	San Franisco
1:06'26''	Dean Poshard	HRS/Rock Lobster	Santa Cruz
6 laps @ 1:02'30''	George Smith	Webcor/ Alto Velo	Menlo Park
dnf	Omar Sison		Oakland
dns	Dan Harting	Team Nor Cal	Healdsburg
	SINGLE SPEED A (900-999)
7 laps @ 1:04'07"	Tim Cannard	Buy-cell.com	Santa Cruz
st	Ruben Villarreal	Marciel Velo/2 Mobile	San Leandro
1:04'51''	Ceasar Chavez	Buy-cell.com	San Jose
1:06'13''	John Cheetham	InfoVista	Pleasanton
1:06'58''	Mikah Mozal	pissed off	Monterey
1:07'23''	Ron Castia	InfoVista	Livermore
6 laps @ 59'10''	Russell Pratt		Oakland
1:00'56''	Chris Coffee	Blank	Oakland
5 laps @ 59'42''	Stella Carey	HRS/Rock Lobster	Felton
dns	Mike Evans	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
dns	Monty Worthington	Tifos Wines	Santa Cruz
	MASTER MEN 35+ A (200-299)
5 laps @ 43'38''	Gannon Myall	Cal Giant/Specialized	Lafagetta
43'54''	Mark Howland	BlackMarket Racing	Santa Cruz
44'09''	Keith Defeibre	Scott Ritchey	Prunedale
44'20''	Henry Kramer	Cal Giant/Specialized	Menlo Park
44'22''	Anastasio Florez		La Selva Beach
44'36''	Murray Swanson	Peninsula Velo/ Rondra Sys.	Woodside
44'43''	John Mundelins	Wells Fargo	Alamo
44'52''	John Kammeyer	Alteza 40 Racing	San Mateo
45'06''	Cesar Chaves	Buy-cell.com	San Jose
45'07''	Brock Dickie	Buy-cell.com	Capitola
45'21''	Eric Bustos	Cal Giant/Specialized	Alameda
45'28''	Mike Sooder	Wife says no more bikes	San Jose
45'38''	Tim Watson	HRS Rocklobster	San Jose
45'45''	Christopher Dougherty	Sugar CRM	San Jose
46'45''	Geoff Wilcox	Altezza 40	Los Altos
47'07''	Gavin Payne	Arts Cyclery.com	San Louis Ob
47'22''	Tao Bernardi	Wells Fargo	Dublin
47'30''	Tim Thompson	BlackMarket Racing	San Jose
47'41''	Aaron Hunter	Sterling Sports Group	SaNta Cruz
47'44''	Frank Kalcic	Rocklobster	Sunnyvale
48'16''	Max Clifford	HRS Rocklobster	Fairfax
48'22''	Shane Huntoon	IC3	Livermore
48'42''	Charles Pockell-Wilson	Morgan Stanley	San Mateo
50'12''	Tim Simanski	Roaring Mouse Cycles	Freemount
50'13''	Ben Lerner	Arts SLO Cyclery	SLO
50'43''	Raymond Mendoza	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
dnf	David Allen	SCCCC	Soquel
dnf	Sean Coffey	Rocklobster	Los Gatos
	MASTER MEN 45+ A (300-399)
5 laps @ 45'10''	Steven Gile	Rocklobster/ HRS	Salinas
45'21''	Robert Meighan	Cal Gaint Strawberry	San Jose
46'21''	Norm Kriess	Cal Gaint Strawberry	Berkeley
46'25''	Mark Abele	Blackmarket Racing	Concord
st	Philp Sims	ABS/ SCCC	Santa Cruz
46'53''	Thomas Felix	Pen Velo/Kondra Systems	Moss Beach
47'06''	Tom Ryan	Cal Gaint Strawberry	Berkely
47'36''	George Smith	Webcor/ Alto Velo	Menlo Park
47'41''	Logan Kelsey	Vertical Online	Mill Valley
47'50''	Edwin Rambuski	Blackmarket Racing	Temple City
48'45''	Joe Fabris	Plus 3 Network	Los Gatos
48'55''	Paule Bates	Roaring Mouse Cycles	San Fransico
49'01''	Chris Baker	Bicycle Trip	Soquel
49'08''	Steve Stewart	Easton/ Sugar CRM	Los Gatos
49'09''	Jeffrey Bramlett	Third Pillar	Palo Alto
49'11''	John Brown	Family Cycling	Santa Cruz
49'47''	Michael Mann	SCCCC	Marina
50'10''	Brett Lambert	Rocklobster	Scotts Valley
50'22''	Erik Salander	Peninsula Velo.	Belmont
51'15''	Robert Meeker	Chet Bear Claw	Ojai
51'27''	Mikie Evens	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
51'55''	Darrell Brokeshoulder	Easton Specilaized	San Jose
52'16''	Alex Anderson	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
4 laps @ 43'24''	Steve Hess	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
dnf	Mark Michel	Bike Trip	Santa Cruz
	CATEGORY B MEN (100-199)
5 laps @ 46'37''	Andrew Hammond	Specilized/ SBCU	Morgan Hill
46'40''	Cody Klasna	Scott Ritchey	Palo Alto
46'43''	Abe Rotstien		Watsonville
46'49''	Nico Cerna	VOS Racing	Salinas
46'51''	Jean Luc Callahan	Specialized	San Jose
47'07''	Matt Young	SYCIP	San Fransico
47'08''	Mark Shaw	Vertical Pandas	San Fransico
47'40''	Tyler Frasca	SV Cyclesport	Scotts Valley
48'54''	Joshua Rebol	Specialized	Aptos
48'59''	Bryan Dyke	SHS Cowboys	Salinas
49'39''	Russell Pratt		Oakland
49'57''	Michael Cruz	Wells Fargo Racing Team	Danville
51'14''	Jonathan Schautz		Santa Cruz
51'37''	Darren Chamberlain	Taleo Racing	Gonzales
52'12''	Jeremiah Johnson	Vertical Pandas	San Fransico
54'06''	Christopher Resendez	Another Bike Shop	Santa Cruz
54'50''	Glen Varntagen	Los Altos	San Mateo
	MASTER MEN 35+ B (500-599)
5 laps @ 4819''	David Hopkins	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
48'29''	Courtney Grossman	HRS Rocklobster	Salinas
49'07''	Matthew Carinio	Art's Cyclery	SLO
49'11''	Mike Morgan	SYCIP	San Jose
49'14''	Eric Brouillete	Eden Bicycle Racing Club	Castro Valley
50'26''	Mike Lucaccini	Eden Bicycle Racing Club	Oakland
50'36''	Kiernan Sherlock	Webcor/ Alto Velo	Palo Alto
51'36''	Michael Schaller	Sugar CRM/LGBRC	Campbell
56'45''	John Bono		Santa Cruz
dnf	Jason Cruz	SCCCC/Family Cycling Center	Santa Cruz
	MASTER MEN 45+ B (600-699)
5 laps @ 48'18''	Scott Callen	HRS/ Rocklobster	Monterey
49'04''	Mike Bodge	Cal Giant	Santa Cruz
49'53''	Brian Johnson	SCCCC/Jahwind	scotts Valley
50'54''	Kyle Samuels	Cal Giant	Watsonville
51'07''	Clifford Lee		San Fransico
51'27''	Bob Skubis	Easton/ Sugar CRM	Los Gatos
st	Bruce Lodge	Black Market Racing	Tuolmne
51'39''	Brian Birch	Team Oakland	Oakland
52'26''	Paul Sadoff	HRS/ Rocklobster	Santa Cruz
53'39''	Russell Carmick	Roaring Mouse	San Franisco
54'54''	Torin Rotstein		Watsonville
58'11''	Douglas Blaisdell	Loma Prieta	Capitola
dnf	Karl B Ehlert	Webcor/ Alto Velo	redwoodcity
dnf	Edward Miszkiewicz	Sterling Sports	Palo Alto
dnf	Tim Sawyer	Bicycle Trip	Santa Cruz
dnf	Tim Roehrl		Sunnyvale
dnf	Jim Volsansky	Infovista	San Ramon
	MASTER MEN 55+ (800-899)
5 laps @ 50'24''	Frank Cuaresma	Cal Giant	San Jose
51'52''	Larry Broberg	Team Bike Trip	Felton
54'56''	Joesph Crabtree	Forest Hill Bike Shop	Pacific Grove
4 laps @ 45'53''	Doug Smith	SCCCC	Bonny Doon
57'21''	Reid Schantz		Scotts Valley
	SINGLE SPEED B (200-299)
5 laps @ 49'32''	Robert James	SVCS	Los Gatos
50'55''	Andy Copleman	Specialized	San Jose
51'27''	Billy Hall	HRS/Rock Lobster	Monterey
55'46''	Tyloy Giger	Salinas HS MTB Team	Salinas
	CATEGORY C MEN (800-899)
4 laps @ 38'40''	Shane Flynn	Hwy 68 Hilbilies	Salinas
40'02''	Nicholas Navarro	Crossniacs	San Fransico
40'10''	John Lukasko	Hwy 68 Hilbilies	Salinas
40'39''	Doug Aldrich	SJBC	San Jose
41'18''	Francis Cebedo	MTBR.com	Saratoga
41'24''	Steve Anderson	Velo Club Mnty	Monterey
41'32''	Mark Knutson	SCCCC	Watsonville
41'44''	Eric Miller		Santa Cruz
41'47''	Samuel Sweetland		Solvang
41'59''	Mathew Davidson	MTBR.com	San Jose
42'16''	Rich Seiter	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
43'06''	Joseph Desante	Hwy 68 Hilbilies	Salinas
43'11''	Christopher Goodson	SCCCC	Soquel
43'20''	Aaron Crozier		San Jose
43'25''	Brendon Gluck		Moraga
43'35''	Dustin Ford		Los Gatos
st	William Seiger		Santa Cruz
44'02''	Paul Guerra	Webcor/Alto Velo	Los Gatos
44'56''	Steven Woo	Easton Sugar CRM	Los Altos
45'28''	Travis Tonn	SJBC/ Sugar CRM	Campbell
46'04''	Keith Wells		Aptos
46'38''	Gary Johnson		Livermore
47'23''	Steve Yatson	SCCCC	Felton
50'51''	David Kasheta		Union City
3 laps @ 41'07''	Tommy Knowles		Monterey
dnf	Jason Cruz	SCCCC/ Family Cycling	Santa Cruz
	JUNIOR MEN 14-18 (400-499)
4 laps @ 41'32''	Dylan MacDonald	Bike Trip	Santa Cruz
41'36''	Raymond Mendoza	Bike Trip/ SCCCC	Santa Cruz
42'20''	Kyle Vanderstoep	Bike Trip	Soquel
43'20''	Ian Samuels	Cal Giant	Watsonville
44'16''	Joshua Kaneg	Bike Trip	Santa Cruz
46'29''	Darik Thunstorm
46'47''	Jesse Rogel	SHS Cowboy Racing	Salinas
47'21''	Taylor Stewart	Bike Trip	Scotts Valley
47'44''	Jordan Vanderstoep	Bike Trip	Soquel
47'47''	Robby Milazzon	Bike Trip	Santa Cruz
	JUNIOR MEN 13 & under (500-599)
4 laps @ 46'26''	Thomas Mendoza	Bike Trip/ SCCCC	Santa Cruz
48'10''	Samuel Cerruti	Cal Gaint Cycling	Watsonville
3 laps @ 38'28''	Mathew Valenica	Sterling Sports Grp	Los Altos
	ELITE WOMEN (900-999)
5 laps @ 49'13''	Stella Carey	HRS/Rock Lobster	Felton
49'21''	Melodie Metzgar	Cal Giant	Berkely
50'27''	Karen Brems	Webcor Builders	Redwoodcity
51'08''	Katrina Baumsteiger	BlackMarket Racing	SLO
52'32''	Bev Chaney	Roaring Mouse Racing	Carmel
53'52''	Natasha Perry	Velo Bella	Santa Cruz
54'34''	Megan Cordes	The Great Chiweenies	Cambria
56'24''	Sarah Piccolo	NorCal Velo	Sebastapol
dnf	Julie Bates	Roaring Mouse	San Fransico
	CATEGORY B WOMEN (700-799)
4 laps @ 40'49''	Melissa Schultz	Kaiser Permanente	Oakland
44'37''	Lindsey Collins	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
46'30''	Lainey Aldrigde	Bike Trip	Santa Cruz
47'27''	Angela Rebol	Bike Trip	Aptos
47'57''	Rita Celeste Leon	SCCCC	San Jose
50'21''	Jasmins Parsins	Infovista	Pleaston
51'38''	Katherine Butler		Oakland
	CATEGORY C WOMEN (500-599)
3 laps @ 33'40''	Jill Fattor		Redwood City
36'13''	Susie Lerner	Art's SLO Cyc.	SLO
37'46''	Michelle Perz	Velo Bella	Sunnyvale
39'18''	Lanora Rency		Scots Valley
44'07''	Theresa Castea	East Bay Cyclist	Livermore
	MASTER WOMEN 35+ (200-299)
4 laps @ 42'52''	Melanie Dominguez	SCCCC/ Bike Trip	Aptos
43'26''	Janel Lodge	BlackMarket Racing	Santa Cruz
dnf	Katy Jossy	Roaring Mouse Cycles	Oakland
	MASTER WOMEN 45+ (400-499)
4 laps @ 47'32''	Winona Hubbard	SCCCC	Santa Cruz
48'37''	Henrietta Stern	Hot Flash Chicks	Pacific Groove
49'59''	Amy Abele	Velo Bella Kona	Concord
51'12''	Cathy Morgan	Roaring Mouse Cycles	San Fransico
	JUNIOR WOMEN (800-899)
3 laps @ 40'36''	Brenda Mai	Velo Bella	Salinas
47'51''	Gabriela Crowley	Cowboy Racing	Salinas

NCNCA District Championship Results Posted

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