Write-ups · · Cyclocross Masters 40+
Poirier, Billings and Jennings Win Twice at Really Rad. Hebe Wins in Two States.
Nathalie Poirier won the women’s 60-99 at the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross on both days, Miles Billings the men’s 50-99 and Frank Jennings the 70-99, and Mike Hebe won the 60+ at Pocono and at Endgrain. October 24 and 25.
Masters racing in nine states this weekend.
Twice at Really Rad. In Falmouth, Nathalie Poirier (Sunapee Racing team) won the Master Women 60-99 on Saturday and on Sunday. Miles Billings (Texas Roadhouse Cycling) won the Master Men 50-99 on both days, with Daniel Coady (Joe’s Garage) third each time, and Frank Jennings won the 70-99 both days, with Steve Arsenault second. Paul Vogel (Riverside Racing) won Saturday’s 60-99 ahead of Carl Reglar (Shive Coaching), and Reglar won it on Sunday. Donny Green (1 PVD Cycling) won Saturday’s 40-99, ahead of Gregory Colby and Steven Shive.
Hebe in two states. Mike Hebe (Kelly Benefits Cycling) won the Master Men 60+ at the Pocono Cyclocross Classic on Saturday, 39 seconds ahead of Bob Reuther, and the 60+ at Endgrain Coffee Roasters CX in New Jersey on Sunday, ahead of Robert Watts (NJCX Project). At Pocono, Joseph Piccillo (Evolution Racing) won the 50+ from twenty finishers, Albert Bold won the 70+ and Val Gould the Master Women 45+. At Endgrain, Jason Livingood (Philadelphia Ciclismo) won the 50+ and Steven Kusy the 40-99.
BikenetiCX. In Leesburg, Virginia, Justin Jeffers won the Masters 1/2/3 40+, Frankie Ross (Allegheny Cycling Association) the 50+ and Peter Schultz (Bikenetic) the 60+/70+ from twenty finishers. Peter Colosi (Squadra Coppi) won the 3/4/5 40+, which had forty-seven finishers. Simona Vincenciova (Bikenetic) won the Women Master 40+, Irina Sarkisov (Crosshairs Cycling) the 50+ and Sharon Squassoni (National Capital Velo Club) the 60+.
Upstate New York. At OOFF CX in Lockport, Scott Farrell (Kanberra p/b Five & 20) beat Scott Parks by one second in the Masters 60+, with Jim Nicholson third. Bryan Hopkins (Shickluna-KenDev) won the 50+, Ethan Johnson (Campus WheelWorks) the 40+ and Ed Hutton the 70+. At Hometown CX in Glens Falls, Brad Young won the singlespeed ahead of Bret Young.
Midwest. At the Major Taylor Cross Cup in Indianapolis, Tom Burke won the Men/Open 1/2/3 40+ on both days. Eric Anderson won Saturday’s 50+ on the same time as Patrick Orrick (Team Boulevard Brewing Co.), and Orrick won it on Sunday. In Wisconsin, Carlos Casali (The Meteor) won the Cat 1/2/3 Masters 50+ at Grafton Pumpkin Cross ahead of Mark Harms (Neff Cycle Service), and Harms won it at Velocross on Sunday, along with the Cat 1/2/3 singlespeed. Erin Feldhausen (Trek Midwest Team) won the Women Masters 35+ at Grafton.
Oregon. At the CX Bike Indy OBRA Cyclocross Championships in Independence, Andrzej Stadnik won the Cat 1/2 Masters 35+ from twenty-five finishers and the singlespeed. Erik Tonkin won the Masters 50-54 on Saturday and the Cat 1/2 50+ on Sunday, and Dani Stiles (Team 10 Barrel) won the women’s 50-54 and then the women’s Cat 1/2 50+. Tom Heywood won the 80+ and Pam Reid (Rose City) the women’s 70+.
In North Carolina, Robert Marion (Cycleworks) won the Cat 1/2/3 Masters 40+ at NCCX Race #4 in Davidson from eighteen finishers, Wayne Gorry (Hammer Nutrition) the 70+ and Darcy Grimes (Sorella Cycling) the women’s 40+.
Every race here is in the masters rankings.
Races
- Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross, Massachusetts — October 24 and 25
- Pocono Cyclocross Classic, Pennsylvania — October 24
- Endgrain Coffee Roasters CX, New Jersey — October 25
- BikenetiCX, Virginia — October 25
- OOFF CX, New York — October 25
- Hometown CX, New York — October 25
- Major Taylor Cross Cup, Indiana — October 24 and 25
- Grafton Pumpkin Cross, Wisconsin — October 24
- Velocross, Wisconsin — October 25
- CX Bike Indy OBRA Cyclocross Championships, Oregon — October 24
- CX Bike Indy Day 2, Oregon — October 25
- NCCX Race #4 Davidson, North Carolina — October 24