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Write-ups · · Cyclocross Masters 40+

Montgomery, Melkonian and Reid Win Twice. Drummond and Myerson Split Northampton by a Second.

Kelli Montgomery won the Master Women 55+ at the Cycle-Smart Northampton Cyclocross on both days, and Lora Melkonian and Pam Reid each won twice at the Cross Crusade at Edgefield. Chris Drummond and Adam Myerson each won the Master Men 40+ at Northampton by one second. October 31 and November 1.

Masters racing in eight states this weekend.

Northampton. At the Cycle-Smart Northampton Cyclocross, Chris Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing) won Saturday’s Master Men 40+ from fifty-four finishers, one second ahead of John Sakalowsky (Cycle-Smart + Romeo). On Sunday Adam Myerson (Cycle-Smart/ShiftGear) won it by one second over Drummond, with Sakalowsky third. In the 55+, Kevin Molloy (Finkraft Junior Cycling Team) beat Nelson Repenning by one second on Saturday, and on Sunday Max Candidus (Riverside Racing/ cinch cycling team) beat William Shattuck (Wheelworks Racing) by one second, with Repenning third. Kelli Montgomery (Stage 1/ AirLine Cycles) won the Master Women 55+ on both days. Kristina Grossmann (DRRT NYC) won Saturday’s Master Women 40+ and Joanne Grogan (BMB Racing) Sunday’s, with Dana Prey (Pedal Power Training Solutions) on the podium both days.

Twice at Edgefield. At the Cross Crusade at Edgefield in Oregon, Lora Melkonian (Grouptrail Cycling p/b Ciclo Wealth) won the Masters Women 60+ on Saturday and Sunday, and Pam Reid (Rose City) the Masters Women 70+ on both days. Erica Wescott (Deschutes Brewery Cycling Team) won the Category 1/2 Masters Women 35+ on Saturday and the Masters Women 50+ on Sunday. Bradford Smith (A&B) won the Category 1/2 Masters Open 35+ on both days, and Tad Hodgert the 80+ on both days. Michael Nyberg (Deschutes Brewery Cycling Team) and Scott Trautman (Dialed Cycling Team) traded the 60+, Nyberg first on Saturday and Trautman on Sunday. Adrian Bosch won Saturday’s 50+ and Scott Bradway (BicycleAttorney.com) Sunday’s. Joe Hamilton (Dialed Cycling Team) won Saturday’s 70+ and David Luoma (Cyclepath PDX Racing) Sunday’s.

Pennsylvania and Maryland. At the West Chester Cross Classic on Sunday, Joseph Piccillo (Evolution Racing) won the Master Men 50+ from twenty-four finishers, five seconds ahead of Nick Morell (Pocono Velocity Project). Martin Mrugal (Trestle Bridge Racing) won the 60+ ahead of Mike Hebe (Kelly Benefits Cycling), Albert Bold won the 70+, Lance Dionne (CS Velo) the 40+, Dan Herman (Musette Cycling Team) the 40+ 4/5 and Val Gould (Guy’s Racing Club) the Master Women 45+. At BYC Frosty Cross in Cockeysville on Saturday, Christopher Beck (Annapolis Bicycle Racing Team) won the masters 40+ from fifty-five finishers, two seconds ahead of Randy Lehr.

Beaver CX. In Grand Island, New York, on Sunday, Doug Rusho (Minuteman/Empire Automation p/b Full Moon Vista Bi) won the Masters 50+ from sixteen finishers, ahead of Bryan Hopkins (Shickluna-KenDev). Scott Farrell (Kanberra p/b Five & 20) won the 60+ by eleven seconds over Scott Parks, Ethan Johnson (Campus WheelWorks) the 40+ and Ed Hutton the 70+.

Wisconsin, Colorado and Texas. At CrossFire in Sun Prairie, Mark Harms (Neff Cycle Service) won the Cat 1/2/3 Masters 50+, Ted German (Neff Cycle Service) the Cat 3/4 Masters 40+ from thirty finishers and Erin Feldhausen (Trek Midwest Team) the Women Masters 35+. At Cyclo X Boulder Reservoir, Carlos Casali (The Meteor) won the Men 45+, Chuck Coyle (HM Brown/Excel Sports) the 55+ from thirty-five finishers, Craig Hoffer the 65+ and Jessica Case (LOCKTON MIKE’S BIKES) the Women 45+ A. At Revenant Cross in Austin, Joey Machado (Trek Store Lamar) won Saturday’s Masters 60+ ahead of Scott Cryan (Red Crank Racing), and Cryan won it on Sunday.

See the masters rankings.

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