1998 National Road Championship Criterium - June 28 Loveland, Ohio

Did we mention that it was hot? Josh Smith (Jeep-Brielle) enjoying a post-race glow. - © Curt Austin

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Results below

place, number,last name,first,team,time, hometown,time back

1,157,,Wilkerson,Derek,WALMART,1:57:14,SAN ANTONIO,1:57:14.00
1,26,,Copeland,Jim,Colorado  Cyclist,1:57:14,COLORADO SPGS,same time
3,81,,Monahan,Kevin,BREAKAWAY,1:57:14.5,NORTHAMPTON,0.50
4,39,,Durso,John,Team Kiwi,1:57:21.3,SAN FRANCISCO,same time
5,111,,Smith,Josh,Team Jeep/Brielle Cyclery,1:57:21.3,PITTSBURGH,same time
6,112,,Snow,Jason,Ricola,Bud Light, ESPN2-Arizona,1:57:21.5,HIGHLAND FLS,same time
7,106,,Saunders,Erik,#REF!,1:57:21.7,RICHMOND,same time
8,126,,Whicker,Randy,Colorado  Cyclist,1:57:21.8,FORT COLLINS,same time
9,50,,Heaney,Patrick,Team Kiwi,1:57:21.9,SAN JOSE,same time
10,75,,Marks,Torrey,One +,1:57:22.0,WILLIAMSPORT,same time
11,108,,Sharp,Benjamin,Ikon-Lexus,1:57:22.1,INDIANAPOLIS,same time
12,16,,Barsun,Stephan,#REF!,1:57:22.2,BLOOMINGTON,same time
13,125,,Igor Volshteyn, St. Louis Cycling Club,1:57:22.3, Chesterfield,same time
14,180,,O'Bee,Kirk,Ikon/Lexus,1:57:22.4,M,same time
15,28,,Pate,Danny,Colorado  Cyclist,1:57:37.7,COLORADO SPGS,23.70
16,94,,Pearson,Scott,Straight UP,1:58:02.7,LEMONT,48.70
17,54,,Innes,Bill,#REF!,1:58:02.8,FLUSHING,same time
18,49,,Harris,Ronald,#REF!,1:58:03.7,SALT LAKE CTY,same time
19,23,,Cate,Steven,#REF!,1:58:11.8,NORMAN,57.80
20,129,,Wirsing,Jonathon,Snow Valley,1:58:15.7,CROFTON,1:01.70
21,67,,Larsen,Christopher,Snow Valley,1:58:15.8,SEVERNA PARK,same time
22,19,,Browne,Zachary,Team Metropolis,1:58:15.8,WASHINGTON,same time
23,165,,Crater,Andrew,ABC Racing Team,1:58:16.5,GREENSBORO,same time
24,25,,Cook,Greg,Team Gomart/West Virginia,1:58:16.9,Charleston,same time
25,77,,Martin,Chadd,Team Bicycle Therapy,1:58:17.4,Oley,same time
26,79,,Miller,Russell,Outspokin' Bicycles,1:58:21.2,GREENVILLE,1:07.20
27,283,,Ruddick,Kelly,Honda/Iowa City Spoke,1:58:37.3,IOWA CITY,1:23.30
28,116,,Taylor,Michael,Team Kiwi,1:58:37.8,E PALO ALTO,same time
29,128,,Wilson,Andy,#REF!,1:58:37.9,SAN DIEGO,same time
30,42,,Frost,Robert,Seven Up-Riverside Bicycle Club,1:58:38.0,LOMA LINDA,same time
31,101,,Rhodes,Andy,Snow Valley,1:58:38.3,STAUNTON,same time
32,119,,Uhler,Darryl,Saturn of Okemos/Velocipede Ped,1:58:38.3,Lansing,same time
33,78,,Medinilla,Gregg,Vegas Cycling Team,1:58:38.5,SANTEE,same time
34,80,,Mogua,Jay,NCVC/Metropolis,1:58:38.6,Washington,same time
35,36,,Dolby,Robbie,Colorado  Cyclist,1:58:38.6,YOUNGSTOWN,same time
36,46,,Gould,Jason,#REF!,1:58:38.6,WHITE PLAINS,same time
37,135,,Zimmerman,Curtis,#REF!,1:58:38.6,Covington,same time
38,142,,Peck,Christopher,Merlin/Smartfuel,1:58:38.7,BETHEL,same time
39,27,,Coxworth,Randall,Team Mack Paper/Royal Oaks Niss,1:58:38.8,STREAMWOOD,same time
40,88,,Noble,Phillip,#REF!,1:58:39.0,XENIA,same time
41,162,,Baumann,Christopher,The Palace Indian Gaming Center,1:58:39.0,Sacramento,same time
42,14,,Baker,Kenny,#REF!,1:58:39.1,KNOXVILLE,same time
43,97,,Peterson,Randall,,1:58:39.2,USA,same time
44,63,,Knotts,John,#REF!,1:58:39.3,HARRISON CITY,same time
45,43,,Gates,Matthew,FCCC Saturn/Penn Cycle,1:58:39.3,AMES,same time
46,89,,Oliver,Vincent,Verrazano,1:58:40.4,QUEENS VILLAGE,same time
47,15,,Baldesare,James,Team Gomart/West Virginia,1:58:40.4,Kirtland,same time
48,179,,Krause,Adam,Wright Brothers,1:58:40.6,Cincinnati,same time
49,86,,Nealy,Sean,KISSENA,1:58:41.2,BOSTON,same time
50,95,,Peltonen,Shane,Team Fat & Tasty,1:58:41.3,ASHLAND,same time
51,154,,Mills,Don,Cannondale / Smart Fuel,1:58:41.5,Campton,same time
52,134,,Zajicek,Philip,Colorado  Cyclist,1:58:41.6,TUCSON,same time
53,59,,Kippenberger,Jason,Mesa Cycles,1:58:41.7,SAINT LOUIS,same time
54,99,,Prescott,Shan,One +,1:58:41.7,Oceanport,same time
55,66,,Lane,Ryan,#REF!,1:58:42.6,CAMARILLO,same time
56,47,,Griggs,Rhett,#REF!,1:58:42.9,JACKSON,same time
57,68,,Lechuga,Ernesto,Ikon-Lexus,1:58:43.3,LOS ANGELES,same time
58,40,,Elliot,Lewis,#REF!,1:58:43.3,BILLINGS,same time
59,124,,Watson,Zach,APT 19102,1:58:45.7,TUCSON,1:31.70
60,69,,Letendre,William,Richardson Bike Mart,1:58:45.9,SUGAR LAND,same time
61,103,,Rogers,Carlos,Team Bicycle Therapy,1:58:46.0,PHILADELPHIA,same time
62,133,,Zabriskie,David,Team Einstein,1:58:46.4,SALT LAKE CTY,same time


USAC WOMENS CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
LOVELAND, OH
6-28-98

PLACE,NUMBER, last NAME, NAME, TEAM, TIME,HOMETOWN,TIME BACK

1,3,,Demet,Deirdre,Saturn Cycling Team,1:27:16.7,BOULDER,1:27:16.70
2,47,,Kurreck,Karen,Saturn Cycling Team,1:27:16.7,CUPERTINO,same time
3,1,,Bliss Livingston,Karen,Saturn Cycling Team,1:28:22.4,GAINESVILLE,1:05.70
4,285,,Emery,Elizabeth,Saturn Cycling Team,1:28:24.7,NEW YORK,same time
5,71,,Wenzel,Kendra,Saeco Timex,1:28:30.6,PORTLAND,same time
6,68,,Stone,Tana,Binghams,1:28:30.7,SANDY,same time
7,14,,Binney,Cheryl,Ralph's Klein,1:28:30.9,LOS ANGELES,same time
8,15,,Katie,Blincoe,Safeway saturn,1:29:17.6,Mercer Is. Wa,2:00.90
9,21,,Brashears,Brenda,PowerBar,1:29:17.7,GRANTS PASS,same time
10,44,,Kamm,Annette,Fuji Racing TEAM,1:29:18.0,ASHEVILLE,same time
11,35,,Gradley,Barbara,Fat Dog,1:29:18.2,NEWPORT,same time
12,61,,Richardson,Carmen,Celestial Seasonings,1:29:18.4,COLORADO SPGS,same time
13,24,,Ratkovic-Bowman,Andrea,Pedaler's Racing Team,1:29:18.5,Norman,same time
14,45,,Kelly,Kori,Squadra Corsa,1:29:18.7,Fargo,same time
15,29,,Ferguson,Cynthia,Ralph's Klein,1:29:18.8,Palo Alto,same time
16,70,,VanGilder,Laura,Navigators,1:29:18.9,CRESCO,same time
17,62,,Robbins,Emily,Saturn Cycling Team,1:29:19.0,LITTLETON,same time
18,51,,Mayolo,Tina,Power Bar,1:29:19.0,Athens GA,same time
19,52,,Morris,Jennifer,NJBC,1:29:19.0,INDIANAPOLIS,same time
20,26,,Erdoes,Kimberly,PowerBar,1:29:19.2,OKLAHOMA CITY,same time
21,38,,Hamilton,Emily,PowerBar,1:29:19.7,LOUISVILLE,same time
22,25,,Emery,Alura,Celestial Seasonings/ Colorado ,1:29:20.3,Dauzs,same time
23,28,,Felker,Lenora,Potomac Racing,1:29:25.2,Hudson,same time
24,48,,Shuford,Laura,CT Cycling,1:29:31.0,Goodlettsville,2:14.30
25,75,,Breeze,Bonnie,PowerBar,1:29:35.5,COLUMBUS,2:18.80
26,5,,Jenkins,Louisa,Team Shaklee,1:29:38.0,BOULDER,2:21.30

From: FStan6624@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 23:37:00 EDT
To: curta@iac.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Subject: Demet Wins National Crit Crown

Demet Leads Saturn Dominance Of National Criterium Championship

For Immediate Release, June 28, 1998
Contact: Frank Stanley, USCF Communications Manager, 719/578-4581

LOVELAND, Ohio -- Leading a dominating team showing, Dede Demet (Saturn)
captured the elite women's national criterium title Sunday as the U.S. Elite
Road Championships concluded.

In humid, hot conditions -- as has been the norm throughout the championships
-- Demet lapped the women’s field with 17 laps remaining in the 38-lap event.
Demet had rolled off the front of the field with Annette Kamm (Fuji Racing)
only four laps into the race. Only two laps later, Demet was alone on the
0.9-mile circuit and the Saturn dominance of the race was underway.

The Saturn squad, with five strong riders in the race, had a numbers advantage
on every other team. It was rapidly apparent as Demet’s lead grew to 45
seconds within the next six laps.

"I decided to just go for it," Demet said. "I didn’t really plan on going
early."

It rapidly became apparent that Demet was going to lap the field, so Saturn
started working to move riders into position to take the next places. With her
teammates Emily Robbins and Karen Kurreck at the front, defending champion
Karen Bliss Livingston took the first shot, followed by Kurreck, who was
joined by Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex). As Demet closed in on the back of the
field with 20 laps to go, Kurreck and Wenzel built a 53-second lead on the
field. At this point, Demet was going the opposite direction on the bridge
linking the criterium’s two circuits as Wenzel and Kurreck crossed.

"My goal was to lap the field," Demet said. "I was gaining on them really
fast."

As Demet caught the back of the field, gaining a lap and effectively ending
the race for first place, another Saturn rider, Elizabeth Emery, attacked from
the field, quickly joining Kurreck and Wenzel. Livingston followed soon after.

"Every time I turned around, there was another one," Wenzel said.

Kurreck then attacked, moving into second place on the road.

Showing her strength on the day, Demet quickly worked through the field and
bridged up to her teammates and Wenzel, bringing Tana Stone (Einstein’s) and
Cheryl Binney (Ralph’s Klein). With Demet having locked up the title, the
other spots were the only things in doubt.

Kurreck kept her margin to secure second, leaving five riders to battle for
three spots. Wenzel led heading into the final lap, but she couldn’t overcome
the Saturn train. Livingston took the sprint for third, followed by Emery.
Wenzel held on for fifth.

The win is the fourth career national title -- first in the criterium -- for
Demet, 25, who also made podium appearances in the individual time trial and
road race during these championships. She also took over the lead in the U.S.
National Racing Calendar standings, the system used to rank elite cyclists
competing in the United States.
U.S. NATIONAL ELITE CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS, June 28, Loveland, Ohio
1. DEDE DEMET (SATURN), Boulder, Colo.; 2. Karen Kurreck (Saturn), Cupertino,
Calif.; 3. Karen Bliss Livingston (Saturn), Gainesville, Fla.; 4. Elizabeth
Emery (Saturn), New York, N.Y.; 5. Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex), McKenzie
Bridge, Ore.; 6. Tana Stone (Einstein’s), Sandy, Utah; 7. Cheryl Binney
(Ralph’s-Klein), Los Angeles, Calif.; 8. Katie Blincoe (Safeway-Saturn),
Mercer Island, Wash.; 9. Brenda Brashears (PowerBar), Grants Pass, Ore.; 10.
Annette Kamm (Fuji Racing), Asheville, N.C.

-- USA Cycling --

Wilkerson Wins Amateur Criterium Title

For Immediate Release, June 28, 1998
Contact: Frank Stanley, USCF Communications Manager, 719/578-4581

LOVELAND, Ohio -- After lapping the field together, Derek Wilkerson (BMC-
WalMart) beat Jim Copeland (Colorado Cyclist) to win the U.S. Elite Men's
Criterium Championship title.

In muggy conditions, a field of 135 of the country's top amateur riders
started the 55-lap race over the 0.9-mile, two circuit course. With 12 laps
remaining, Copeland broke free from a group of 15 riders. Within two laps,
Wilkerson joined him. Soon, the pair was in sight of the back of the field,
which they joined with six laps remaining.

"He was going to do it, whether I did it or not," said Copeland, who had been
near the front for almost all of Saturday's 120-mile road race.

Over the final five laps, it became a duel between Copeland and Wilkerson as
they worked their way through the 35-rider field.

"It was just hectic," Wilkerson said. "He was right on my wheel with four laps
to go. We were playing cat and mouse."

Heading over the bridge across the Little Miami River for the final time,
Copeland had the edge, but Wilkerson passed him in the final 300 meters.

"He was just faster than me," Copleland said.

It is the first senior national title for Wilkerson, 19, who competed at the
Junior World Championships last year.

"I hope to get good one day," he said.

U.S. ELITE CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS, June 25, Loveland, Ohio
Men, 55 laps
1. DEREK WILKERSON (BMC-WALMART), San Antonio, Fla.; 2. Jim Copeland (Colorado
Cyclist), Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3. Kevin Monahan (Breakaway), Northampton,
Mass.; 4. John Durso (Lombardi's), San Francisco, Calif.; 5. Josh Smith (Jeep-
Brielle), Pittsburgh, Pa.; 6. Jason Snow (Ricola), Highland Falls, N.Y.; 7.
Erik Saunders (Santa Barbara BC), Richmond, Va.; 8. Randy Whicker (Colorado
Cyclist), Fort Collins, Colo.; 9. Patrick Heaney (Lombardi's), San Jose,
Calif.; 10. Torrey Marks (One+), Williamsport, Pa.

-- USA Cycling --