Four Seconds in Roanoke
Seven hundred and eighty-seven masters starts across nine races on September 26 and 27. The 50+ at GO Cross came down to four seconds, and Saturday's winner was the one beaten.
Virginia's Blue Ridge GO Cross
3 write-ups cover this race.
Race-day forecast · Roanoke, VA
- Sat Sunny 47–78° 0% chance of rain
- Sun Sunny 50–81° 0% chance of rain
National Weather Service, read September 25. Full forecast →
How the fields rated
The average rating of the ranked masters in each field — not every starter, only the riders already carrying a rating. The count says how many. Fields are listed by age group, not by strength.
Sep 26
| Field | Average | Masters rated | Strongest rated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat3/4/5 Master 40-99 M | -2.3 | 16 | Shawn Klocek +4.5, Jeffrey Brown +3.9 |
| Master 40-99 M | +9.2 | 13 | Justin Jeffers +14.4, Robert Marion +14.3 |
| Master Women 40-99 F | -0.8 | 2 (small sample) | Evie Edwards +2.8, Betthney O'Connell -4.4 |
| Master 50-99 M | +7.6 | 21 | Dan Larino +14.2, Frankie Ross +13.2 |
| Master Women 50-99 F | -7.3 | 2 (small sample) | Amy Phillips +1.7, Tanya Harris -16.4 |
| Master 60-99 M | -4.1 | 18 | Tom Weaver +8.7, Carl Reglar +6.8 |
| Master Women 60-99 F | -12.6 | 3 (small sample) | Dorothy Ramsey -10.1, Sharon Squassoni -10.6 |
| Master 70-99 M | -12.9 | 6 | Ron Kubala -6.0, Fred Wittwer -6.3 |
| Cat2 Women 2 F | +2.5 | 2 (small sample) | Libbey Sheldon +3.2, Amy Phillips +1.7 |
| Cat3 Women 3 F | — | 1 (one master) | Joanna Reynolds +1.1 |
| Cat4/5 Senior M | -16.0 | 4 (small sample) | Matt Westmoreland -4.2, David Shaw -9.3 |
| Cat4/5 Women 4/5 F | -21.1 | 3 (small sample) | Dominique Mack -18.3, Annaley Donabo -21.3 |
| Pro Elite Men M | — | 1 (one master) | Ryan Popple +20.7 |
| Pro Elite Women F | +4.7 | 2 (small sample) | Carla Williams +7.8, Erin Gordon +1.5 |
| Singlespeed M | +7.0 | 3 (small sample) | Grant Fanning +12.5, Gordon Wadsworth +7.8 |
Sep 27
| Field | Average | Masters rated | Strongest rated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Men 40-99 | +8.6 | 11 | Justin Jeffers +14.4, Robert Marion +14.3 |
| Master Men Cat3/4/5 40-99 | -1.9 | 9 | Jeff Brown +4.8, Vince Urichich +3.1 |
| Master Women 40-99 | -0.8 | 2 (small sample) | Evie Edwards +2.8, Betthney O'Connell -4.4 |
| Master Men 50-99 | +7.6 | 19 | Dan Larino +14.2, Frankie Ross +13.2 |
| Master Women 50-99 | -5.0 | 3 (small sample) | Amy Phillips +1.7, Denelle Grant -0.4 |
| Master Men 60-99 | -5.1 | 17 | Tom Weaver +8.7, Carl Reglar +6.8 |
| Master Women 60-99 | -15.4 | 3 (small sample) | Sharon Squassoni -10.6, Alison Weidner -17.2 |
| Master Men 70-99 | -13.9 | 5 | Ron Kubala -6.0, Fred Wittwer -6.3 |
| Elite Men | — | 1 (one master) | Ryan Popple +20.7 |
| Elite Women | — | 1 (one master) | Carla Williams +7.8 |
| Senior Men Cat4/5 | -19.1 | 2 (small sample) | Matt Westmoreland -4.2, David Lehn -34.0 |
| Senior Men Singlespeed | +2.8 | 2 (small sample) | Grant Fanning +12.5, Anthony Tunnero -7.0 |
| Senior Women Cat2 | — | 1 (one master) | Elizabeth Sheldon +1.3 |
| Senior Women Cat3 | — | 1 (one master) | Joanna Reynolds +1.1 |
| Senior Women Cat4/5 | — | 1 (one master) | Shelley Molnar -23.8 |
Ratings are percent per lap against an average Men Cat 4; higher is stronger. A field with a single rated master gets no average — one rider is not a field. Results through November 8, 2026. Nothing here is an official result; corrections are welcome and get made.
Four Riders Inside Nineteen Seconds in the 50+
Saturday at GO Cross: New Jersey's Dan Larino won the deepest masters field of the day, only three riders finished the 40+ on the lead lap, and the two 44-year-olds who skipped masters for the UCI elite races both got to the end. September 26.
Popple Goes Elite. Goodwin and Arsenault Go Again.
Rain across the Northeast, sunshine in Roanoke. Where the ranked masters are racing, September 25–27.