Hellyer Velodrome Thursday Night Results

34 riders for the first of eight 2007 Thursday Night races. Same Points Race format as in 2005 and 2006 but this year we’re putting up the # of laps at the start versus racing for time. We also had prizes last night from Clif Bar and Peets coffee. We will have more next week. Thank you Joe! Please also note that if we have 10 or more juniors and women at 6:45pm we plan to start them off on their own. As always at the Hellyer Track juniors race for free! First races start at 7pm.

The racers sprinted every 10 laps last night and we will continue that format through August, take a one week break for masters nationals (me, maybe not you) and return in September (6, 13, 20 and 27) with sprints every 5 laps to get riders ready for elite districts (San Jose- Sept. 8-9) and elite nationals (Carson- Oct. 3-7). Personally I think that this format, added with a big dose of competition (like we had last night) helps prepare our riders for the big races. Please do what you can to encourage your teammates and friends to come on out. Another benefit to this series is that Bs can warm up behind the Cs, Cs can cool down behind the Bs, As can warm up behind the Bs and Bs can cool down behind the As. Trust me, if works (but I am strict about staying together and being safe!).

Miscellany- 1) I blew a call last night when 4 leaders were coming up on their sprint lap but caught the pack right before the line and I rang the bell. Officially, the lone rider behind the original leaders became the leader on the road so I should have waited to give her the bell and then the pack would have received the bell. I scored it right but messed up the bell. See, this is tricky stuff. 2) and, it would be great to see a paceline warm-up before the Cs race!

C Group Results- 11 starters, 60 laps in 30:50 for a smooth 24.5mph average
Highlights- Chris Miller went on the attack early, gained the first sprint and proceeded to take a lap. So, he had earned 25 points but Julie Granshaw, Beth Newell, Andrew Lanier and Nole Studley worked together to not only lap the field but to hang out there long enough to take more points than Chris. Eventually, Chris, Julie, Andrew and Nole had two laps on the field.

1st - 57 points- Nole Studley (Roaring Mouse)- 2 victories and 2 laps
2nd - 55 points- Andrew Lanier (SJBC)- 1 victory and 2 laps
3rd- 50 points- Julie Granshaw (Morgan Stanley)- 2 victories and 2 laps
4th - 49 points- Chris Miller (RH Villa)- 1 victory and 2 laps
5th - 31 points- Beth Newell (unattached)-1 victory and 1 lap
Also- Bill Fallis (Pen Velo), Mike McDonald (Jaeger), Joe Fineman (Penn State), Taylor Layton, Ron Clemti, Anna Erickson, Robin Horwitz (Alto Velo)

B Group Results- 8 starters, 70 laps in 40:00 for a jerky 21.9mph average
Highlights- 2007 Masters 40-44 time trial and criterium National Champion Michael Hutchinson was the class of this field. Relatively new to the track Michael could not decide if he wanted to take laps or sprint with the field so he tried both. In the end Michael took 4 laps and 2 victories. Stan Terusaki took 2 laps and 2 victories. Eugene Beyer took 1 laps and 2 sprint victories.

1st - 102 points- Michael Hutchinson (Spine)- 2 victories and 4 laps
2nd - 62 points- Stan Terusaki (Morgan Stanley)- 2 victories and 2 laps
3rd- 31 points- Eugene Beyer (ICCC) 2 victories and 1 lap
4th - 4 points- David Allbut (Team Bicycle Business)
5th - 3 points- Randy Armstrong
Also- Jeff Pallin (Pen Velo), Ryan Williams

A Group Results- 15 starters, 68 laps at a smoking pace until the crash (race stopped)
Lowlights- Pat Dunnaway, Tim Granshaw, and Gio Rey hit the pavement with 12 laps to go in what was a very exciting race. Check out the scoring and you can see how close this race was!

1st - 46 points- Andy-Jesse Mendonca (RH Villa)- 3 victories and a lap
2nd - 33 points- Roman Kilun (Health Net)-1 victory and a lap
3rd- 31 points- Tim Granshaw (Morgan Stanley)- 1 victory and a lap
4th - 25 points- Billy Innes (AMD-Discovery Channel)- plus a lap
5th - 24 points- Pat Dunaway (Giant Strawberry)- plus a lap
6th - 6 points- Steve Reaney (Giant Strawberry)
7th- 3 points- Gio Rey (RH Villa)
Also- Andrew Nevitt (Safeway), Alden Tanaka, Richard Brockie (FFBC), Mark Patten (VOS), Eliot Logan (Alto Velo), Jim Ryan (LGBRC), Mary Maroon (VeloBella), Sassan Golafshan (Form Fitness), Warren Geissert (Alto Velo)

See you next week! Larry Nolan, AMD-Discovery Channel Masters Cycling Team