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Candi Murray/Oregon Bicycle Racing Assn

2002-06-28

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From: Joe Zauner [mailto:bigsung-@attbi.com]

Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 1:54 PM

To: Candi Murray/Oregon Bicycle Racing Assn

Subject: Here it is; can you send it for me

Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

Some quick notes: Last week Northwest Race Reports.com averaged 1,002 unique

viewers a day and this month we?re well on our way to eclipsing last?s

month?s record of 22,567 unique viewers in a month. I credit this to the

natural marketability of cycling and to the men and women who ply the

Northwest circuit, a circuit that I believe is the most compelling in North

America.

Also, I?ve re-engineered the main pages on the site so they load faster.

There are still some bugs, but the waiting time for you phone-line folks

will be noticeably faster and the rollover buttons should work better for

you Mac people. If not, I?ll give you a full refund.

Northwest Race Reports.com WILL be at the Great Northern Aurora Road Race on

Saturday near Mount Vernon, Wash. If the race is half as good as its name,

we should be in for something special. I haven?t heard anything about this

racecourse, mostly because I haven?t tried, but I do know this is its third

year and run by some of the same seasoned people who brought you the

Bellingham Omnium, which I will testify was a very good event. Safe. Solid

payouts. Tough courses. Well-rounded, competitive fields. Plus, an unpaved

section, which in my book is a bonus.

Northwest Race Reports.com WILL be at the Mt. Tabor Circuit Race in Portland

on Sunday. When I first moved to the Northwest in 1989, this was a

much-talked about and storied race. It remains so today. It has been in

existence since the early 1950?s and the best Northwest riders of their day

have won it. Look for Stacy Peters, Melissa Sanborn, Naomi Gollogy and

Nicole Demars to figure in on the final outcome. All are coming off

impressive performances at the HP Women?s Challenge last week, although they

may still be recovering from that effort.

Also, look for Doug Ollerenshaw, Barry Wicks and Erik Tonkin to be in the

mix on the men?s side, but don?t count out Rocky Serna, who has showed an

ability to stick and kick even on difficult courses.

Northwest Race Reports.com WILL NOT be at the Washington State criterium

championships in Bellingham on Sunday but I do expect to get reports from

that event and I expect the competition to be fierce. This is not only a

state championship, but a crit championship in Washington, which always

seems to generate fireworks. I?ll go out on a limb here and state that

Washington has the best crit racers in the Northwest and possibly the

nation, although I imagine there are a few guys down in Portland

(Ollerenshaw, Serna, Houghton, Wright) who might differ on that subject.

There are a few riders to take note of for Bellingham. Adam Southerland of

the Wheel Sport club is going very good of late. He is pointing for both

junior road and track nationals in August and he seems to be right on

scheduled.

A CAT 3 on the road and a CAT 2 on the track, Southerland?s primary coach is

Brian Ecker with track-specific training provided by Kenny Williams. Just

17-years-old, I saw this kid pull off an amazing win Friday night at

Marymoor Velodrome in Redmond, Wash., against the likes of Williams and Mike

Eddy (both world masters champions on the track) in a scratch race. Both

Eddy and Williams gave chase before conceding to Southerland, who timed his

attack perfectly with two laps to go and won by more than a straightaway,

which, at Marymoor, is quite a bit.

"I was thinking I can?t out sprint Kenny right now, so I?ve got to make a

move," Southerland said several days after the race. "Everyone worked hard a

whole lap chasing and I had been sitting in the back and felt great. I

figured, why not?"

With solid road strength combined with obvious track speed (both snap and

top end), Southerland should figure in on the decision in Bellingham in the

CAT 3s.

Another rider to keep your eyes peeled for is Clint Chase in the masters?

race. Here?s a rider who probably isn?t known for his sprint speed, in fact

he?s a time trialist/climber, but he has strength to spare. This Byrne

Specialty Gas rider showed that at Columbia Plateau where he defeated

Wenatchee Velo rider Randall Smith for the overall, which has been no easy

task this year. And, I really think Smith wanted to win at Columbia Plateau

in 2002 as he?s had poor showings (relative to his normal performances on

the circuit) over the past few years there. He came close this year. Chase

beat him by 11 seconds.

British Columbia riders weighed heavily at Columbia Plateau. Team BC rider

Suzanne Macht won the women?s race by 12 seconds over Lakeside/Rivers Edge

rider Amy Hunter-Dillinger from Oregon. Three riders from BC on the men?s

side cracked the top eight. CDS Lumber/Kenwood rider Dylan Sebal made the

podium in third place and won the final stage, confirming his spot among the

top g.c., men on the Northwest circuit. This 23-year-old was second at the

Tour of Walla Walla, seventh at the Tour of Enumclaw, and third at the

Bellingham Omnium. His teammate Adrian Elzinga was eighth at Columbia

Plateau and also has hovered around the top-10 spot at previous stage races.

Campione Racing rider Larry Zimich was sixth at Columbia Plateau. They were

all within one minute 15 seconds of Lactic Acid Cycling rider and winner

Kelley Williamson, who by all accounts rode a well-calculated and strong

race. Interestingly, he won by four seconds over Colorado rider Zack Vestal.

So like the masters and women?s races, the pivotal stage was the time trail,

where Williamson picked up two seconds on Vestal.

In mountain bike news, RADD Racing Aaron Bradford is currently the

number-one ranked junior expert in the nation. This 17-year-old is a

three-time worlds junior team member in both mountain and cyclocross, so Jim

Brown and the RADD Racing program continue to produce some of the nation?s,

and in fact, the world?s, top talent on the dirt. More on that in the next

installment of editor?s notes.

One last thing: Corrections of errors in fact and spelling (proper nouns)

are always appreciated, especially when it?s conveyed in a civil manner.

Okay, that?s all I have. See you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/index.html

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[mailto:bigsung-@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 1:54

PM To: Candi Murray/Oregon Bicycle Racing Assn Subject: Here

it is; can you send it for me </DIV>Greetings Northwest

Cyclists, Some quick notes: Last week Northwest Race Reports.com averaged

1,002 unique viewers a day and this month we?re well on our way to

eclipsing last?s month?s record of 22,567 unique viewers in a month. I credit

this to the natural marketability of cycling and to the men and women who ply

the Northwest circuit, a circuit that I believe is the most compelling in North

America. Also, I?ve re-engineered the main pages on the site so they

load faster. There are still some bugs, but the waiting time for you

phone-line folks will be noticeably faster and the rollover buttons should work

better for you Mac people. If not, I?ll give you a full refund. Northwest

Race Reports.com WILL be at the Great Northern Aurora Road Race on

Saturday near Mount Vernon, Wash. If the race is half as good as its name, we

should be in for something special. I haven?t heard anything about this

racecourse, mostly because I haven?t tried, but I do know this is its third year

and run by some of the same seasoned people who brought you the Bellingham

Omnium, which I will testify was a very good event. Safe. Solid payouts. Tough

courses. Well-rounded, competitive fields. Plus, an unpaved section, which in my

book is a bonus. Northwest Race Reports.com WILL be at the Mt. Tabor

Circuit Race in Portland on Sunday. When I first moved to the Northwest in

1989, this was a much-talked about and storied race. It remains so today. It has

been in existence since the early 1950?s and the best Northwest riders of their

day have won it. Look for Stacy Peters, Melissa Sanborn, Naomi Gollogy and

Nicole Demars to figure in on the final outcome. All are coming off impressive

performances at the HP Women?s Challenge last week, although they may still be

recovering from that effort. Also, look for Doug Ollerenshaw, Barry

Wicks and Erik Tonkin to be in the mix on the men?s side, but don?t count

out Rocky Serna, who has showed an ability to stick and kick even on

difficult courses. Northwest Race Reports.com WILL NOT be at the

Washington State criterium championships in Bellingham on Sunday but I do

expect to get reports from that event and I expect the competition to be fierce.

This is not only a state championship, but a crit championship in Washington,

which always seems to generate fireworks. I?ll go out on a limb here and state

that Washington has the best crit racers in the Northwest and possibly the

nation, although I imagine there are a few guys down in Portland (Ollerenshaw,

Serna, Houghton, Wright) who might differ on that subject. There are a

few riders to take note of for Bellingham. Adam Southerland of the Wheel

Sport club is going very good of late. He is pointing for both junior road and

track nationals in August and he seems to be right on scheduled. A CAT 3

on the road and a CAT 2 on the track, Southerland?s primary coach is Brian

Ecker with track-specific training provided by Kenny Williams. Just

17-years-old, I saw this kid pull off an amazing win Friday night at Marymoor

Velodrome in Redmond, Wash., against the likes of Williams and Mike Eddy

(both world masters champions on the track) in a scratch race. Both Eddy and

Williams gave chase before conceding to Southerland, who timed his attack

perfectly with two laps to go and won by more than a straightaway, which, at

Marymoor, is quite a bit. "I was thinking I can?t out sprint Kenny right

now, so I?ve got to make a move," Southerland said several days after the race.

"Everyone worked hard a whole lap chasing and I had been sitting in the back and

felt great. I figured, why not?" With solid road strength combined with

obvious track speed (both snap and top end), Southerland should figure in on the

decision in Bellingham in the CAT 3s. Another rider to keep your eyes

peeled for is Clint Chase in the masters? race. Here?s a rider who

probably isn?t known for his sprint speed, in fact he?s a time trialist/climber,

but he has strength to spare. This Byrne Specialty Gas rider showed that

at Columbia Plateau where he defeated Wenatchee Velo rider Randall Smith for the

overall, which has been no easy task this year. And, I really think Smith wanted

to win at Columbia Plateau in 2002 as he?s had poor showings (relative to his

normal performances on the circuit) over the past few years there. He came close

this year. Chase beat him by 11 seconds. British Columbia riders

weighed heavily at Columbia Plateau. Team BC rider Suzanne Macht won the

women?s race by 12 seconds over Lakeside/Rivers Edge rider Amy

Hunter-Dillinger from Oregon. Three riders from BC on the men?s side cracked

the top eight. CDS Lumber/Kenwood rider Dylan Sebal made the podium in

third place and won the final stage, confirming his spot among the top g.c., men

on the Northwest circuit. This 23-year-old was second at the Tour of Walla

Walla, seventh at the Tour of Enumclaw, and third at the Bellingham Omnium. His

teammate Adrian Elzinga was eighth at Columbia Plateau and also has

hovered around the top-10 spot at previous stage races. Campione Racing rider

Larry Zimich was sixth at Columbia Plateau. They were all within one

minute 15 seconds of Lactic Acid Cycling rider and winner Kelley

Williamson, who by all accounts rode a well-calculated and strong race.

Interestingly, he won by four seconds over Colorado rider Zack Vestal. So

like the masters and women?s races, the pivotal stage was the time trail, where

Williamson picked up two seconds on Vestal. In mountain bike news,

RADD Racing Aaron Bradford is currently the number-one ranked junior

expert in the nation. This 17-year-old is a three-time worlds junior team member

in both mountain and cyclocross, so Jim Brown and the RADD Racing program

continue to produce some of the nation?s, and in fact, the world?s, top talent

on the dirt. More on that in the next installment of editor?s notes. One

last thing: Corrections of errors in fact and spelling (proper nouns) are always

appreciated, especially when it?s conveyed in a civil manner. Okay,

that?s all I have. See you at the races. Joe

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