Stony Creek Cyclo-Cross - Oct. 5, 2008

Wolverine Sports Club/American Cycle & Fitness Elite Mountain Bike Team Race Report (Oct. 5, 2008)

Stony Creek Cyclo-Cross – Shelby Twp., Michigan

Christian Tanguy - Place: 8th Elite Men - Time: 0:55:05 "I had a decent start but didn't wanted to go full out from the beginning. From around 11th place, I worked my way up to 6th. A small fall in last quarter of the race cost me a few seconds allowing 2 persons to go by. I was closing the gap very slowly and almost caught the rider in front of me. I was only 1 sec behind. Good workout and great time!"

Bill Clikeman - Place: 13th Elite Men - Time: 0:57:24 "After a few laps of mixing it up in a group of 6, Robert and I we were able to pull away and work together to ride consistent, strong laps. On the last lap at the long sand-pit, we were rapidly catching a rider; I was able to pass him in the final section and hold the position in a sprint finish. Didn't realize Robert had crashed, fortunately he was able to finish."

Robert Herriman - Place: 15th Elite Men - Time: 0:57:44 "The absolutely gorgeous fall day left me no excuse to pass on the suffering. The race was really fun. Bill and I worked together the entire race. Well, until the last lap when I crashed, head and shoulder, into a sign. Yeah, that left a mark."

Simon Bailey - Place: 5th Masters 35+ - Time: 0:42:06 "I had a great start and stayed in 2nd place throughout the first lap, but the sand was my downfall! I couldn't ride through it and had to waste energy pushing my bike when others were riding. By the end I'd managed to hang onto 5th and tried to go for 4th by attacking after the sand section. I seemed to get the gap but he came back strong and outsprinted me."

Patrick Russell - Place: 5th B Men - Time: 0:43:39 "A good start had me bouncing around in the top six the entire race. I tried to make a move with three laps to go but I didn't have enough gas to create a gap. I couldn't respond to the attack on the next lap but managed to hold on to fifth place."

Scott Fabijanski - Place: 10th B Men - Time: 0:45:02 "I started out into the first corner 7th place. I was able to maintain some consistent lap times but found myself loosing position shortly after each long sand run. By the time I got to the pavement on the last lap, I had closed the gap within sprinting distance. The sprint began , He had a mechanical and I rolled 10th place. A good day of racing."

Brett Beddow - Place: 6th C-MEN 39-Under - Time: 0:28:02"I was told it was going to hurt but I didn't know that it would hurt that bad! My main goal was to just finish in the top 20 but I was able to maintain my position off the start for most of the race and I ended up in 6th place. The gear I had put on was a bit tough but overall, I had a lot of fun!"

Reported by: Robert Herriman