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2001-11-12

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PLEASE NOTE: The previous report incorrectly listed the number of races counted for the series as seven. Only a riders SIX best results count. The report below shows the correction.

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Chris Bright

NEWS RELEASE-For Immediate Distribution

Contact Information:

 Brad Ross, Series Director Chris Bright, Media Coordinator

 Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series

 Telephone: (503) 246-7338 Telephone: (503) 697-5375

 E-mail: brad-@prodigy.net E-mail: cbri-@pixelworks.com



Wicks and Mazza Show Speed at Estacada Timber Park

In Sixth Round of the River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series



Report prepared by Chris Bright



 Portland, Ore., November 12, 2001 - As the River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series builds toward its finale, Barry Wicks (Bike Gallery) and Rhonda Mazza (Team S & M) firmly established that they are the riders to beat following the sixth of eight rounds in the series with $10,000 in total prize money on the line. Held on the fast, wide-open Estacada Timber Park course on November 11, both Wicks and Mazza set blistering paces to cross the line first.

 The scenic Estacada Timber Park is the setting of one of the most popular Cyclo-Cross Crusades rounds for both the 265 racers and the scores of spectators. With unseasonably dry weather for an autumn day in the Pacific Northwest, the 3.5 kilometer course was groomed for speed with a combination of hard-packed gravel road, asphalt and smooth turf. The signature feature at Estacada is a sloped outdoor amphitheater that the course criss-crossed four times, including three technical run-ups, and two off camber descents which attracted many enthusiastic onlookers.

 The Category A Men rolled away from the start to tackle seven-and-a-half laps, which is the longest race distance of the Cyclo-Cross Crusade series. Throughout the first lap, the field stayed together. On the second lap, the cream rose to the top as Wicks, series points leader Shannon Skerritt (Bike Gallery), Eric Tonkin (Kona-Voicestream Wireless), Derl Miller (Bike Gallery) and Donald Reeb (Nutra Fig) pulled 10 seconds ahead of the field.

 On the next lap, Reeb fell back as Team S & M's Jonathon Myers bridged to the leaders with an impressive effort to form a compact group. As the laps ticked off, attrition gradually thinned the lead group with Myers succumbing first on lap 4, followed by Miller the next time around. With two to go, Skerritt also lost touch leaving Wicks and Tonkin to duel for the win.

 The two leaders shadowed each other throwing in occasional surges to test their legs. Heading toward the finish, Wicks and Tonkin played cat-and-mouse which nearly allowed Skerritt back into the fray at the top of the final run-up 300 meters from the line. With 250 meters to go, Wicks put the hammer down sprinting out of the saddle around the perimeter of a soccer field. Tonkin was unable to match the Bike Gallery rider's burst. As Wicks sprinted over the final set of barriers just before the finish, he expertly dismounted and carried his speed to the line two seconds ahead of Tonkin. Skerritt, Miller and then Myers rolled in to round out the top five.

 Despite Wicks winning his third race, Skerritt continues to hold the top spot in the series standings due to his consistency. However, Wicks and Tonkin, who have each missed two rounds, as well as Miller, are still in competition. The championship is still up in the air since a rider only uses his six best results and the last round counts for double points.

 The Category A Women's race played out much like the men's race as a leading group of four formed on the first group. Among the leading group were series leader Mazza, Bike Gallery teammates Naomi Gollogly and Alice Pennington and Karen Kenlen (Sunnyside Sports). After two laps, Gollogly dropped back leaving the trio vying to become the two-time winner among the evenly matched women's field.

 Mazza pressed the pace by spending more than her share of time on the front. With one-and-a-half laps to go, the elastic broke and Mazza quickly pulled away from her pursuers. By the time she reached the finish, her advantage had stretched to an impressive 30 seconds.

 Now the drama turned to who would take second from a group of four women who were setting up for sprint to the line. Pennington held the lead position into the final barriers and used her unique dismount of swinging her leg over the top tube to effortlessly glide over the barriers just in front of Kenlen, Emily Miazga (Hutch's) and Marjon Marik (River City Bicycles).

 With just two more races to go, the seventh round of the $10,000 River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade returns to the scene of the opening round at the Alpenrose Velodrome. The technical course winds its way through the sports park and includes a circuit on the apron of the velodrome. After taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, the series finale offers riders double points at the King Estate Vineyard located south of Eugene, Ore.

River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Round 6

Estacada Timber Park, Estacada, Oregon

November 11, 2001

Top 20 Category A Men:

1. Barry Wicks, Bike Gallery

2. Eric Tonkin, Kona/Voicestream Wireless

3. Shannon Skerritt, Bike Gallery

4. Derl Miller, Bike Gallery

5. Jon Myers, Team S & M

6. Zac Houghton, Presto Velo

7. Tim Evans, Gentle Lovers

8. Mike Schindler, Sunnyside Sports

9. Jeff Struck, Gentle Lovers

10. Donald Reeb, Nutra Fig

11. Chad Swanson, Bike Gallery

12. Rich Cramer, Presto Velo

13. Corey Stayton, Bike Gallery

14. Caan Zarosinksi, Team S & M

15. Michael Sylvester, Bike Gallery

16. John Boelsems, G.S. Camerati

17. Brody Anderson

18. Sean Garvin, G.S. Camerati

19. Graeme Mitchell, Team S & M

20. Doug Ollerenshaw, Gentle Lovers

Top 10 Category A Women:

1. Rhonda Mazza, Team S & M

2. Alice Pennington, Bike Gallery

3. Karen Kenlen, Sunnyside Sports

4. Emily Miazga, Hutch's

5. Marjon Marik, River City Bicycles

6. Suzanne King, Sunnyside Sports

7. Naomi Gollogly, Bike Gallery

8. Leah Toffolon, Bike Gallery

9. Joanne Stevens, Sunnyside Sports

10. Michelle Groez, Bike Gallery

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PLEASE NOTE: The previous

report incorrectly listed the number of races counted for the series as seven. Only a riders SIX best results

count. The report below shows the

correction.<o:p></o:p>

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.<o:p></o:p>

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Chris Bright<o:p></o:p>

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NEWS RELEASE-For Immediate Distribution <o:p></o:p>

Contact Information: 

 Brad Ross, Series

Director Chris Bright, Media Coordinator 

 Cyclo-Cross Crusade

Series Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series 

 Telephone: (503)

246-7338 Telephone: (503) 697-5375 

 E-mail:

brad-@prodigy.net E-mail: cbri-@pixelworks.com 

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Wicks and Mazza Show Speed at Estacada

Timber Park 

In Sixth Round of the River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade

Series 

 

Report prepared by Chris Bright 

 

 Portland, Ore., November 12, 2001 -

As the River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series builds toward its finale,

Barry Wicks (Bike Gallery) and Rhonda Mazza (Team S & M) firmly established

that they are the riders to beat following the sixth of eight rounds in the

series with $10,000 in total prize money on the line. Held on the fast,

wide-open Estacada Timber Park course on November 11, both Wicks and Mazza set

blistering paces to cross the line first.<o:p></o:p>

 The scenic

Estacada Timber Park is the setting of one of the most popular Cyclo-Cross

Crusades rounds for both the 265 racers and the scores of

spectators. With unseasonably dry weather for an autumn day in the

Pacific Northwest, the 3.5 kilometer course was groomed for speed with a

combination of hard-packed gravel road, asphalt and smooth turf. The

signature feature at Estacada is a sloped outdoor amphitheater that the course

criss-crossed four times, including three technical run-ups, and two off camber

descents which attracted many enthusiastic onlookers.<o:p></o:p>

 The

Category A Men rolled away from the start to tackle seven-and-a-half laps,

which is the longest race distance of the Cyclo-Cross Crusade series.

Throughout the first lap, the field stayed together. On the second lap,

the cream rose to the top as Wicks, series points leader Shannon Skerritt (Bike

Gallery), Eric Tonkin (Kona-Voicestream Wireless), Derl Miller (Bike Gallery)

and Donald Reeb (Nutra Fig) pulled 10 seconds ahead of the field.<o:p></o:p>

 On the next

lap, Reeb fell back as Team S & M's Jonathon Myers bridged to the leaders

with an impressive effort to form a compact group. As the laps ticked

off, attrition gradually thinned the lead group with Myers succumbing first on

lap 4, followed by Miller the next time around. With two to go, Skerritt

also lost touch leaving Wicks and Tonkin to duel for the win.<o:p></o:p>

 The two

leaders shadowed each other throwing in occasional surges to test their

legs. Heading toward the finish, Wicks and Tonkin played cat-and-mouse

which nearly allowed Skerritt back into the fray at the top of the final run-up

300 meters from the line. With 250 meters to go, Wicks put the hammer

down sprinting out of the saddle around the perimeter of a soccer field.

Tonkin was unable to match the Bike Gallery rider's burst. As Wicks

sprinted over the final set of barriers just before the finish, he expertly

dismounted and carried his speed to the line two seconds ahead of Tonkin.

Skerritt, Miller and then Myers rolled in to round out the top five.<o:p></o:p>

 Despite

Wicks winning his third race, Skerritt continues to hold the top spot in the

series standings due to his consistency. However, Wicks and Tonkin, who

have each missed two rounds, as well as Miller, are still in competition.

The championship is still up in the air since a rider only uses his six best results and

the last round counts for double points.<o:p></o:p>

 The

Category A Women's race played out much like the men's race as a leading group

of four formed on the first group. Among the leading group were series leader

Mazza, Bike Gallery teammates Naomi Gollogly and Alice Pennington and Karen

Kenlen (Sunnyside Sports). After two laps, Gollogly dropped back leaving

the trio vying to become the two-time winner among the evenly matched women's

field.<o:p></o:p>

 Mazza pressed

the pace by spending more than her share of time on the front. With

one-and-a-half laps to go, the elastic broke and Mazza quickly pulled away from

her pursuers. By the time she reached the finish, her advantage had

stretched to an impressive 30 seconds.<o:p></o:p>

 Now the

drama turned to who would take second from a group of four women who were

setting up for sprint to the line. Pennington held the lead position into

the final barriers and used her unique dismount of swinging her leg over the

top tube to effortlessly glide over the barriers just in front of Kenlen, Emily

Miazga (Hutch's) and Marjon Marik (River City Bicycles).<o:p></o:p>

 With just

two more races to go, the seventh round of the $10,000 River City Bicycles

Cyclo-Cross Crusade returns to the scene of the opening round at the Alpenrose

Velodrome. The technical course winds its way through the sports park and

includes a circuit on the apron of the velodrome. After taking a week off

for the Thanksgiving holiday, the series finale offers riders double points at

the King Estate Vineyard located south of Eugene, Ore.<o:p></o:p>

River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Round 6 

Estacada Timber Park, Estacada, Oregon 

November 11, 2001 <o:p></o:p>

Top 20 Category A Men: 

1. Barry Wicks, Bike Gallery 

2. Eric Tonkin, Kona/Voicestream Wireless 

3. Shannon Skerritt, Bike Gallery 

4. Derl Miller, Bike Gallery 

5. Jon Myers, Team S & M 

6. Zac Houghton, Presto Velo 

7. Tim Evans, Gentle Lovers 

8. Mike Schindler, Sunnyside Sports 

9. Jeff Struck, Gentle Lovers 

10. Donald Reeb, Nutra Fig 

11. Chad Swanson, Bike Gallery 

12. Rich Cramer, Presto Velo 

13. Corey Stayton, Bike Gallery 

14. Caan Zarosinksi, Team S & M 

15. Michael Sylvester, Bike Gallery 

16. John Boelsems, G.S. Camerati 

17. Brody Anderson 

18. Sean Garvin, G.S. Camerati 

19. Graeme Mitchell, Team S & M 

20. Doug Ollerenshaw, Gentle Lovers <o:p></o:p>

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Top 10 Category A Women: 

1. Rhonda Mazza, Team S & M 

2. Alice Pennington, Bike Gallery 

3. Karen Kenlen, Sunnyside Sports 

4. Emily Miazga, Hutch's 

5. Marjon Marik, River City Bicycles 

6. Suzanne King, Sunnyside Sports 

7. Naomi Gollogly, Bike Gallery 

8. Leah Toffolon, Bike Gallery 

9. Joanne Stevens, Sunnyside Sports 

10. Michelle Groez, Bike Gallery <o:p></o:p>

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