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Timmerman and Bruno-Roy win in the mud to start of the Maine Verge weekend

  • By VeloNews.com
  • Published Oct. 25, 2009
  • Updated Oct. 26, 2009 at 8:53 AM UTC

The New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series made its return to New Gloucester, Maine, Saturday, with the first day of the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend. Racers were greeted with a nagging, persistent rain, deep, slick mud and cold temperatures. Maureen Bruno-Roy (MM Racing p/b Seven Cycles) and Ryan Timmerman (Richard Sachs-RGM-Radix) proved to be the toughest through the storm.

A bit of chaos in the start of the elite women’s race left Bruno-Roy and Amanda Carey (Kenda/trainwitheric.com) chasing from the back. Taking advantage, Natasha Elliott (Garneau/Club Chaussures/Ogilvy), Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven Cycles/NoTubes) and Minuteman Road Club riders Andrea Smith and Anna Barensfeld quickly formed a group and opened a gap on the rest of the field. It appeared that there would be a repeat of the first two rounds of the series in Vermont as Elliott began to ride away from the group. Right at home in the mud, Bruno-Roy fought back to reach the chase group and she, McConneloug, Smith and Carey began to put pressure on Elliott.

With some aggressive riding from Bruno-Roy, Smith was dropped from the chase group shortly before they brought back Elliott. Once the catch was made, there was no stopping the mud-loving Bruno-Roy who came into the last set of sloppy off-camber turns with Carey and Elliott on her wheel. She managed to navigate the corners smoothly and put some space behind her as Carey muscled away from Elliott for second.

Timmerman repeats Vermont performance

Unlike the women’s race, the men’s race was, in fact, a repeat of the weekend in Vermont with Dan Timmerman powering away from the field on the first lap, creating a gap of fifteen seconds and never looking back. Behind Timmerman was a serious battle between Luke Keough (Team Champion System) and Derrick St. John (Garneau/Club Chassures/Ogilvy). Behind them was a powerful group with Adam Myerson (Cycle-Smart) and bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage/IF riders Jerome Townsend and Justin Lindine.

With two to go, St. John had faded and it seemed that the podium would be sealed but Josh Dillon (Richard Sachs/RGM/Radix) put on a charge of epic proportions, blowing through seemingly comfortable gaps into third position on the road. As Dillon passed Lindine, there was still a minute up the road to Keough, but Dillon was seeing red and closed into within mere bike lengths at the finish with an emphatic third.

Results

Men’s Results: | Click for: (Women’s Results)

  • 1. Dan Timmerman Richard Sachs – Rgm Watches – Radix in 0:55:36
  • 2. Luke Keough Team Champion System in 0:00:12
  • 3. Josh Dillon Richard Sachs – Rgm Watches – Radix in 0:00:12
  • 4. Justin Lindine Bikereg.com / Joe’s Garage / If in 0:01:10
  • 5. Derrick St John Garneau-Club Chaussures-Ogilvy in 0:01:28
  • 6. Adam Myerson Cycle-Smart in 0:02:19
  • 7. Jerome Townsend Bikereg.com / Joe’s Garage / If in 0:02:49
  • 8. Jake Keough Team Champion System in 0:03:01
  • 9. Gavin Mannion Hot Tubes Junior Development Team in 0:03:32
  • 10. Ian Brown River City/tonicfab.com in 0:03:32
  • 11. Kirt Fitzpatrick Sexual Camel in 0:03:59
  • 12. Todd Wheelden Kona/oa/cyclemania in 0:05:06
  • 13. Shaun Adamson Juventus in 0:05:43
  • 14. Michael Broderick Kenda-Seven-Notubes in 0:05:51
  • 15. Rickey Visinski Echappe Equipment Elite Team in 0:06:01
  • 16. Nathaniel Ward Bikereg.com / Joe’s Garage / If in 0:06:34
  • 17. Davy Yeater River City Bicycles in 0:07:06
  • 18. John Burns Bikeman.com in 0:07:37
  • 19. David Wilcox Geekhouse Bikes / Boston Rock Gym in 0:07:37
  • 20. Michael Jenks Highland Park Hermes P/b Kim’s Bike Shop in 0:07:50
  • 21. Pete Smith Embrocation Cycling Journal / Mad Alchemy in 0:08:11
  • 22. Zach Adams C3-Athletes Serving Athletes in 0:08:31
  • 23. Nick Keough Team Champion System in 0:08:51
  • 24. Greg Whitney Back Bay Bicycles / Espresso Royale Caffe in 0:08:43
  • 25. Adam Sullivan Cycle-Smart / Ncc in 0:08:43
  • 26. Matthew Green Spooky Bikes in 0:09:41
  • 27. Kevin Sweeney International Bicycle Center in 0:10:15
  • 28. Pierre Vanden Borre Embrocation Cycling Journal / Mad Alchemy in 0:10:38
  • 29. Corey Piscopo Moots in 0:11:55
  • 30. Kevin Wolfson If/lionette’s Cycling Team in lp
  • 31. Cort Cramer Svelte Cycles in lp
  • 32. Michael Rea American Flatbread Cycling P/b Gmbc in lp
  • 33. Ryan Kelly Noreast Cycling in lp
  • 34. James Newton Minuteman Road Club in lp
  • 35. Greg Montello If/lionette’s Cycling Team in lp
  • 36. Tom Gosselin Peak Performance Multisport in lp

Women’s Results: | Click for: (Men’s Results)

  • 1. Maureen Bruno Roy Mm Racing P/b Seven Cycles in 0:32:50
  • 2. Amanda Carey Kenda/trainwitheric.com in 0:00:05
  • 3. Natasha Elliott Garneau-Club Chaussures-Ogilvy in 0:00:09
  • 4. Mary Mcconneloug Kenda-Seven-Notubes in 0:00:31
  • 5. Andrea Smith Minuteman Road Club in 0:02:21
  • 6. Linnea Koons October Factory Racing in 0:02:37
  • 7. Anna Barensfeld Minuteman Road Club in 0:02:46
  • 8. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi Pedalpowercoaching.com/ Landrys Bicycles in 0:03:25
  • 9. Ann D’ambruoso Minuteman Road Club in 0:03:29
  • 10. Perri Mertens Embrocation Cycling Journal / Mad Alchemy in 0:03:36
  • 11. Emma Bast Cycle-Smart / Ncc in 0:03:54
  • 12. Rebecca Blatt Us Army/ Central Wheel in 0:03:54
  • 13. Christina Tamilio Minuteman Road Club in 0:05:07
  • 14. Kate Harris October Factory Racing in 0:05:22
  • 15. Karin Holmes Sunapee S&w in 0:05:35
  • 16. Callie Gordon Cyclocrossworld.com in 0:05:54
  • 17. Emily Curry Joe’s Garage in 0:07:05
  • 18. Allison Snooks Minuteman Road Club in 0:07:57
  • 19. Natalia Gardiol Cambridge Bicycle / Igleheart Frames in 0:09:22

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