[Attachment(s) from Kendall Seyer included below]
Sea Otter Classic
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Race Results
Everyone stepped it up today and rode well, made our Team Director proud. It was a challenging day. The circuit race was more difficult than previous courses at Sea Otter. This course combined criterium tactics in a road race type course. The weather didn't help, the wind picked up as the day went on, progressed quite a bit from the earlier women's race to the men's race that started 3 hours later. There was a cross wind into a headwind on the climb, a climb that keeps going and going, and eventually drops off into a cockscrew descent on the raceway. No physical or mental break the entire race.
In the women's race, Jennifer Johansen and Louise Keoghan today joined Julia Lafranchise, Lauren Liscinski and Jenna Kowalski.
Jenna attacked and was off the front solo for awhile. The women all rode at the front, knew where they needed to be and they were there. When things got tough, they fought valiantly.
In the men's race, more riders showed up today that on Thursday and Friday. There was a 5-rider breakaway that went through more formations than you can count. Corey Farrell, Cory Greenberg and Stephen Leece were in the chase group. They fought it out and did well. The Bissell team hit it hard on the climb. Bissell came out on top again but not without a fight. With 3 laps to go, there was a big split in what was left of the main field (approx 25-30 riders). Stephen was where he needed to be to get a shot at a podium finish. He came in 5th of the U23s. (Two U23 riders were in the winning breakaway.)
As Kurt put it, the evolution of Kit from a junior track and crit racer to an Elite road racer continues. He fought hard and suffered, as they all did. Tough day but good day for all NOW-MS Society racers at Sea Otter.
And... Cat 4 rider Vikki Appel had a great weekend at Sea Otter. After yesterday's win, she came in 4th today in the women Cat 4 Road Race.
That's it for Sea Otter Classic 2010. Tomorrow, Santa Cruz Criterium! (Lauren Liscinski, Jenna Kowalski, Julia Lafranchise, Jennifer Johansen and for the men: Cory Greenberg, Corey Farrell, Kit Karzen, Stephen Leece)
Attached is Stephen Leece on the podium today. Thanks to Kurt Stockton for the photo.
Check out Corey Farrell in action (from yesterday's race) on cyclingnews.com: http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/sea-otter-classic-road-race-ne/elite-men-u23-men/photos/116047
Kendall Seyer
NOW-MS Society Cycling
Director of Communications & Marketing
kendallseyer@yahoo.com
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