AUGUSTA, GA. JUNE 14, 2018 — Time trials took center stage on day 2 of the 2018 USA Cycling Masters & Para-cycling Road National Championships in Augusta, Ga. today. Over 350 racers contested the event on the new courses on Fort Gordon.
PARA-CYCLING
The morning session decided three trike titles, where Ryan Boyle (Monroe, Conn./Peace Cycling Performance) took home gold in a time of 25:35.55 for the men’s T2, women’s T2 were next, where yesterday’s champion, Jill Walsh (Syracuse, N.Y./Peace Cycling Performance), reach the top step again in a time of 30:31.84, and Ryan Sykes (Grass Valley. Calif./Peace Cycling Performance) doubled up his gold standard from yesterday in the men’s T1, finishing in a time of 46:17.59.
In hand cycling action, Barry Wilcox (West Jordan, Utah/Team Endurance 360) crossed in 54:47.54 for the men’s H1 title, Will Groulx (Portland, Ore./Paralyzed Veterans Racing) surged for the H2 win in 28:47.83, Matthew Updike (Denver) grabbed H3 gold in 26:10.93, Tom Davis (Fremont, Ind.) earned the H4 win in 23:29.40, and Oscar Sanchez (San Diego) rolled through in a time of 47:40.97, claiming his victory in the men’s C5.
Jenna Rollman (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Team PossAbilites) won women’s H3 gold in 35:50.55.
Billy Lister (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) won the men’s C1 race in 23:44.91, Aaron Keith (Woodinville, Wash./Team Roger C Peace) took the men’s C2 division in 23:11.86, Joseph Berenyi (Oswego, Ill./ABD Cycling Team) took the top stop of the men’s C3 group in a time of 47:24.17, Cody Young (San Diego/ Team Roger C Peace) stopped the clock at 42:56.03 for gold in the men’s C4, and Kyle Pittman (Denver/Palmares Racing) took home the stars-and-stripes in the men’s C5 in a time of 44:08.49.
Rebecca Piper (Longmont, Colo./ Peace Cycling Performance) speed toward the women’s C2 title in 37:50.83, Jamie Whitmore (Mount Aukum, Calif./TWENTY20 Pro Cycling) punched the clock at 25:33.67 for women’s C3 gold, Shawn Morelli (Meadville, Penn./UnitedHealthcare) won the women’s C4 division in 24:39.63, and Samantha Bosco (Upland, Calif.) took the women’s C5 victory in 24:02.82.
On the tandem side, the team of Amy Dixon (Encinitas, Calif.) and Kirsten Sass (Mckenzie, Tenn.) took home the women’s BVI gold in a time of 46:13.26. For the men, Chester Triplett (Mooresville, N.C./VeloVets) and Stephen Pedone (Tucson, Ariz.) took home gold in a time of 40:35.03.
MASTERS
The masters racing kicked off with the men’s 65-69 time trial, with Pete Leousis (Hillsborogh, N.C./Triangle Velo) taking the top step in a time of 28:22.99, Jeff Swartout (Harrison, Ohio/Queen City Wheels) took the men’s 70-74 title in 28:17.69, S Durward Higgins (Chattanooga, Tenn./Scenic City Velo) stopped the clock at 29:45.08 taking the gold for the 75-79 race, Daniel Ellefson (Banner Elk, N.C./360 Racing) took the 80-84 title in a time of 37:21.20. and our oldest competitor of the day, Fredric Schmid (Waco, Texas/Waco Bicycle Club), took home gold in the 85+ age group, in a time of 36:53.12.
In the women’s 55-59 Kathy Petrillo (Jupiter, Fla.) crossed the line in a time of 29:55.13, ensuring her victroy, Pat Caldeira (Crofton, Md.) won the women’s 60-64 race in a time of 30:01.05, women’s 65-69 winner, Elizabeth Tyrell (Annandale, N.J./Sturdy Girl Cycling), finished in a time of 34:04.91, and Jeanne Davis (Earleville, N.J./Somerset Wheelmen) took home the stars-and-stripes in the 70-74 division in a time of 45:01.82.
Justin Maciekowicz (Saint Louis/Korte Hammer Down Racing), winner for the men’s 35-39 race, set the fast time of the day on the 30 km course, clocking in at 39:28.63. Michael Olheiser (Huntsville, Ala.) took the men’s 40-44 title in a time of 40:07.14, Daniel Bryant (Loomis, Calif./Chronos Racing) punched the clock in a time of 39:49.97, taking the men’s 45-49 gold, multi-time national champion Daniel Casper (Lauderdale, Minn./Donkey Label) staked his claim on the men’s 50-54 race finishing in 39:40.04, Brendan Sullivan (Atlanta/There’s A Train Coming) took the men’s 55-59 in a time of 41:42.74, and the men’s 60-64 was won by Michael Adams (Tampa, Fla./GearLink Racing INC) in a time of 43:07.69.
Anina Blankenship (University City, Mo./The Cyclery Racing Team) won the women’s 35-39 race in a time of 45:30.45, in the women’s 40-44, Shannon Kaplan (Philadelphia) took the top spot in a time of 47:57.19, world record holder Molly Van Houweling (Berkeley, Calif./Revolution Racing Team) stopped the clock at 45:07.31 making her the fastest woman of the day on the long course, and Gina Kavesh (Bellvue, Wash./Union Bay Cycling) took the last gold of the day in the women’s 50-54 event in a tim e of 48:52.80.
Tomorrow the racing is back on Fort Gordon for the masters’ road races. For live updates from Masters Road Nationals, follow #RoadNats and @One2Go_Results on Twitter to keep you up to date on everything going on. . You can also see the links below for more information.
