B race 2 laps.

1. Ad Stabel 1:11:50
2. Dan Mancini
3. David Wren
4. Jim Andrews 1:12:15
5. Trent Clay
6. Todd O'Hara 1:12:58
7. Andrew Barnard
8. Jim Merrifield 1:14:25
9. Mark Giordano
10. Dan Lambertson
11. David Beals
12. David Ryther 1:16:23
13. Sherwood Veith 1:17:10
14. Michelle Costello
15. Craig Corcoran
16. John Ormsby
17. Mark Williams
18. Rich Rutinhauser
19. Jim Davall
20. Nancy Egerton
21. Steve Hanes
22. Harold Schmidt
23. Jud Speer
24. Steve Gates
25. Mike Jankowski
26. Stuart Joseph
27. Phil Hershberger
28. Sam Corcoran
29. Jon Stark
30. Lawrence Miller

A Race 3 Laps.
1. Andrew Ruiz
2. Ian Beilby
3. Ray Adams
4. Paul Komanecky
5. Jason Hilimire
6. Nick Suozzo
7. Tom Butler

Cat 5 Race 2 Laps
1. Robert Dadekian   
2. John Connors 
3. John Ormsby  
4. Craig Corcoran
5. Jeff Bennett  
6. Bert Wilson 
7. Kyle Summers 
8. James Considine
 
Juniors - 2 Laps
1. Justin Thompson 
2. Austin Byrd 
3. James Pitman 
4. Sam Corcoran

Masters 35+ - 3 Laps
1.  Mike Fallone 
2.  Robert Shultz 
3.  Andy Melychenkl  
4.  Ernie Bayles 
5.  Todd Kapeghian
6.  Bill Erickson 
7.  Tom Wilber 
8.  Fred Hoyle 
9.  Mark Shenstone 
10. Ken Yonemura
11. Rich Rutishauser 
12. Jack Rueckheim 
13. Philip Thompson 
14. Dean Furnia

Women - 3 Laps
1. Lori Hewig  
2. Rosemary Garlapow 
3. Saskia Harvey 
4. Michelle Costello
5. Margaret Thompson 
6. Carrie Alexander

Cat 3-4 3 Laps
1.  Matt Dickinson 
2.  Tom Butler 
3.  Paul Komanecky 
4.  Dieter Drake 
5.  David Wren
6.  Brian Hahn 
7.  David Ryther 
8.  Bill Raleigh 
9.  Paul McDonnell 
10. Todd O'hara
11. Mark Guerney
12. William Nicholson 
13. Jeff Thomas 
14. Ad Stabel
15. Jim Davall 
16. Brent Kroge 
17. Eric Larrson 
18. Brent Trimble 
19. Peter Edge
20. Eric Curtis 
21. Matt Howey 
22. Craig Milano 
23. Owen Wood

Cat 1-2-3, 4 - Laps
1.  David Young 
2.  Jeff Bakal 
3.  Andy Ruiz 
4.  Francois Beaupre 
5.  Brian Donato
6.  Greg Abrahamson 
7.  Adam Garpalow 
8.  Cory Burns 
9.  Robert Hanlon
10. Larry Moore  
11. Fil Bohac 
12. Dan Kane 
13. Steven Burget 
14. Tait Simpson 
15. Todd Scheske 
16. Tim Tobbe 
17. Michael Miherua 
18. Rick Call 
19. Nick Suozzo
20. Chris Grainger

 

92 riders lined up to do battle on the
tough  Butternut Valley Bike Race course.  
This year it wasn't the rain or killer 
heat that riders had to endure but a brutal 
cross wind. Good size fields took the  start
in all 5 categories and as soon  as  the hills
shot the roads upwards racing was underway.  
CNYC's Mike Beggs' probably rode the most
incredible race of the day soloing  off the front
for 2 and a half laps and coming in alone with 
a huge time gap.
Thanks to all the racers, volunteers 
and CNYC's sponsors who make
this event possible.

Results are as follows.
Cat 1-2-3
4 Lap Race
1.  Mark Lanove   
2.  Alan Obye 
3.  Mike Jones 
4.  David Young 
5.  Jeff Bakal
6.  Robert Rehm
7.  Scott Hannon 
8.  Stephen Fairchild 
9.  Erik Schmidt 
10. Rick Ball
11. Chad Butts
12. Lee Fraser 
13. Shep Meyers 
14. Dan Kane 
15. Nick Suozzo

Masters 35+
3 Lap Race
1.  Mike Beggs 
2.  Bob Schultz 
3.  Todd Kapeghian 
4.  Rich Karaz 
5.  Robert Swizdor
6.  Chuck Dominick 
7.  Fred Hoyle 
8.  Doug Taylor 
9.  Tom Price 
10. Tom Morris
11. Steve Speno 
12. Phil Thompson 
13. Stuart Johnson

Women
3 Lap Race
1.  Amanda Lawrence 
2.  Shelley Reynolds 
3.  Michelle Costello 
4.  Sara Barker
5.  Diana Harrington 
6.  Maria Klemperer-Johnson 
7.  Kate Stewart  
8.  Karla Eisch
9.  Margaret Thompson 
10. Dawn Fox 
11. Cynthia Ballantine

Cat 3-4
3 Lap Race
1.  Esteban Rojas 
2.  Rob Hanlon 
3.  Jason Hillmier 
4.  James Detweiler
5.  Brian Hahn
6.  Ben Turits 
7.  Andrew Diekema 
8.  Tim Bingham 
9.  Andrew VanKuren
10. David Ryther
11. Paul Agetsinger 
12. Ed Lis 
13. Rich Gorton 
14. Matt Howey 
15. Scott Graham
16. Craig Milano 
17. Howard Uhrlass 
18. Mark Gueria 
19. Gordon Stevens
20. William Stiteler

Cat 5
2 Lap Race
1.  Dave Donnelley 
2.  Matthew Moon 
3.  Jeff Parish 
4.  Eric Webster 
5.  William Henke
6.  Mike Harrington 
7.  Dave Ryan 
8.  James Pitman 
9.  Tom Imbornone 
10. Greg Chase
11. Craig Lowe 
12. Ed Frisillo 
13. Richard Rothauser 
14. William Nicholson 
15. Adam Swank
16. Tom Heiland 
17. Jim Metzger 
18. Bob Schilling 
19. Bob Cary 
20. Jason Schussler
21. Sam Corcoran 
22. Bob Bresee

 

 

Virgil, NY, May 5th 2002

Hollenbeck Spring Classic

 

CNYC Results

Masters 35+
Todd Kapeghian 3rd
Mike Beggs 4th
Tom Morris 10th

 

Cat 3-4
Josh Friedman 7th
Ad Stabel 8th
Emory Creel 9th

 

Womens 1-2-3
Michelle Costello 4th

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binghamton, April 28, 2002

TVC Spring Series -

Binghamton Circuit Race

 

CNYC had another strong showing this weekend at the Binghamton Circuit Race. Midway through the days first event (The Cat 4-5 Open) the skies cleared and the racing heated up. The Singer Industrial Park circuit is a great 1.6 mile loop made for lots of speed and tough pack sprinting.

 

Josh Friedman was the lone CNYCer in the Cat. 4-5 race. Josh is riding with some incredible early season form. He has won the last two TVC Thursday night training races and is looking for his first USCF win of the season. Unfortunately, today's racing came to a swift halt when he flatted on lap 4. Norm Valerio gave the okay for a free lap and Josh jumped back in; the 4-5 race became a slow whittling down of the weaker riders by frequent attacks by racers with some mileage in their legs. When all was said and done- the race came down to a pack sprint of about 13 riders. Josh grabbed a solid 5th place but afterwards was relegated to last place in the main pack for missing a lap.( As it turned out no free lap rule was in effect.)

 

Nick Suozzo and Peter Martin lined up in the small (15 rider) category 1-2-3 race. We were up against 6 Chris Cookies riders and 6 Multi-Laser riders. From the gun Nick strung the field out and quickly brought our average speed up to 23.5 mph. Then in the move that would dictate the rest of the days event- Tim Tobbe (CC) and a Multi-laser rider went up the road. If there is a general rule of thumb that any USCF racer should keep in mind when competing against Tim Tobbe it's - "if Tim goes up the road - you better be on his wheel." That is exactly what I was thinking to myself as I saw the gap grow from 25 feet to 100 feet in a matter of seconds. But, then the thought that it was way too early to make the winning move crept into my brain; Nick and I would regret our inattention for the next 10.5 laps. After countless turns on the front- made even more difficult by numerous counter attacks by Cookies riders - we bridged up to the leaders and all that was left was a fast pack sprint. Worn out by a tough day of chasing Nick managed 9th and I grabbed 11th.

 

Results for the rest of the day as follows -

 

Masters 35+

Todd Kapeghian 2nd,

Nick Suozzo 4th,

Emory Creel 5th.

 

Cat. 3-4-5

Brian Butts 6th,

Emory Creel 11th,

Brian Pashley 13th

Josh Friedman 18th.

 

This weekend CNYCers will be racing in Virgil NY at the Hollenbeck Spring Classic.

 

 

Danby, NY - April 21, 2002

Jersey Hill Circuit Race

 

CNYC riders flexed their early season muscle at the Jersey Hill Circuit Race in Danby NY. Cold and windy conditions greeted the riders; it was a stark contrast to earlier in the week when shorts and shirt sleeves were in fashion. The temperature seemed to drop as the day progressed and more than one racer was cursing the fact they didn't bring along full finger gloves or ear-warmers.

The Jersey Hill Circuit is a tough but fun 7 mile loop comprised of long medium pitched uphills, a couple of flat sections and one or two quick descents. It's a course that will slowly sap your strength and rewards an attacking style rider.

A small field lined up for the Mens 1-2-3 race where Nick Suozzo was representing CNYC. After a few tentative attacks on the opening laps Mike Jones poured on the power and broke clear; only one rider was able to bridge up to Mike and after a few laps of riding together Jonsey decided to make it a solo ride for the win. Tim Tobbe and Rob Coapman paired up to ride a solid race together to take 3rd and 4th place. Ed Gravelle, Andy M.,Chris Harnish and Nick comprised the second chase group on the road and came in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.

The Masters race was dominated by CNYC riders Ad Stabel and Mike Beggs. Ad took his second win of the season and Mike-riding in his first race of the year -followed closely in 2nd. On the second of four laps Ad made the race winning move coming into the uphill section of the course; one rider was able to bridge the gap and the duo worked with a short lead until the 3rd lap; then 3 more riders came across and the rest of the peloton had nothing left to offer. The 5 man group worked a steady paceline and gained a comfortable lead. Coming into the final uphill leg one racer surged ahead for a 30 meter gap. But this wasn't a big enough lead to outrun the fast finishing Stabel who at 400 meters to go put the hammer down and sprinted away for the victory.

The Mens 3-4 race (comprised of 3 riders) and the Womens' 1-2-3 field (comprised of 5 riders) were combined for a 5 lap event. After a mellow ride to the top of the course the group started to roll a little faster with pulls by Peter Martin, Jim Elsner, Sara Barker and Matthew Myers. Having sized the field up coming into the hilly section of lap 2 Martin decided to lead from the front and set a fast but steady tempo and see how the race would unfold. The field strung out and saw it's first few victims fall off the pace. The third time around Sara Barker put in a move that would further split the pack to only 3 riders; the two others being Martin and Costello. Peter once again set the tempo up the hills and going into the 4th lap the trio had a sizeable lead. Using her vast knowledge of the course Sara attacked into the valley before the climbs and got a small gap which only Martin was able to bridge and the two set off for the line. Sara and Peter rode the last lap and a half sharing the work to take the wins in their respective fileds. While Michelle riding solo kept a steady pace and followed in for 2nd place in the womens' race.

70 riders riders braved the near freezing but sunny conditions to compete in this year's CYLRR. All participants riding in either an A, B or Women's category did two laps of the 20 kilometer course. The CYLRR has established itself as the season opener for upstate NY USCF racing and riders were eager to show off their early season form. Individual placings are listed below.

In the Cat 1-3 "A" race Rob Coapman decided to make things tough on the first hill of the first lap.Coapman strung out the small field with a wicked turn of speed at the front. Going up the second climb Rob would pay for his efforts as a 3 man break containing CNYC's Nick Suozzo, People's Cycling Team's Chris Harnish and unattached rider Dan Opdyke powered off the front. From that point on it was a three man time trial against a one man solo chase by Coapman. The three riders up the road knew who was chasing them and worked smoothly together but Coapman was able to bridge the gap and the race was all together heading into the second lap. The final time up the hills Coapman was dropped again but this time the three escapees put their heads down and headed for home. Their move worked and Opdyke took the sprint victory with Harnish placing second and Suozzo taking 3rd.

The Category 4-5 "B" race saw 57 riders take the start line. After a mild 4 mile cruise to the first corner in Garrattsville CNYC's David Ryther (Owner of Velosophy Bike Shop) decided to start the fireworks. Dave strung the pack out into single file climbing out of G'ville and onto the day's first hill. As the pack regrouped and hit the bottom of the second climb MVBC's Josh Benson rocketed out of the group and flew up climb gaining a solid gap. But the day's windy and cold conditions were not the type of weather where a single rider was going to outrun a pack. On the backside descent the front group swelled to about 25 riders.

By the start of the climbs on the second lap 2 or 3 more small groups had rejoined and a only a killer attack by a pure climber was going to avoid a sprint finish. No such move was made and the remaining CNYC riders had a plan for the sprint. In the closing kilometer Rich Karaz set a wicked tempo to the course's final corner and from there CNYC's Dutch Sprinter Ad Stabel was on autopilot. Drawing on his vast racing experience and knowledge of the course Ad cruised to CNYC's first major victory of 2002. The top 3 was rounded out by Cory Burns (Unattached) in second and CNYC's latest recruit Josh Friedman in 3rd.

Only 5 women took the start and thus were combined into the "B" race. The women's race was handily won by Maria Klemperer Johnson- who beat all but about 15 of the "B" men. Followed in by HVVC's Sara Barker and CNYC's Michelle Costello.

CNYC will host another USCF sanctioned event on the same course the weekend of June 2nd. The Butternut Valley Bike race will offer racing from 40 to 80 kilometers in 5 different USCF categories: Cat. 1-3, Cat. 3-4, Masters 35+, Women and Cat. 5. For further information please contact Peter Martin at geotoro@wpe.com or Dave Ryther at dave@velosophy.com or check back at http://www.geocities.com/velosophy

(Race report by Peter Martin)

70 riders participated in a two lap event. Categories are as follows:
“A” Race
Male riders category 1-3;

“B” Race
Male riders category 4 or 5
Female riders any category.

Please excuse the typos and “iffy” results in the “B” race as two large groups came in at once.

“A” Race

1. Dan Opdyke
2. Chris Harnish
3. Nick Suozzo
4. Rob Coapman
5. Chad Butts
6. Rob Shultz
7. Dan Kane
8. Peter Martin

“B”
Race 57 riders - Top 25 listed

1. Ad Stabel
2. Cory Burns
3. Josh Friedman
4. Jason Hillmire
5. Anthony Rotter
6. William Raleigh
7. Josh Benson
8. Paul McDonnell
9. Todd Kapeghian
10. Rob Stuart
11. Dennis Humphrey
12. Matthew Dickinson
13. Rich Karaz
14. Andrew Diekema
15. Emory Creel
16. Matt Howely
17. Don Fritterer
18. David Ryther
19. Eric Webster
20. Chris Riley
21. Greg Low
22. Mark Gueren
23. Craig Milano
24. Esteban Rojis
25. Michael McHale


Women

1. Maria Klemperer Johnson
2. Sara Barker
3. Michelle Costello
4. Peggy Benjamin
5. Cynthia Ballantine