Noble and Werner Get Muddy Wins in the Last0Ever Baystate UCI Cyclocross Race

by Cindy Brennan

The conditions were perfect today for a legendary sendoff for Baystate Cyclocross Weekend, with melting snow, slush and mud covering the tricky course. The course that racers pre-rode wasn’t the course they raced; conditions changed rapidly through the day, and several difficult sections proved faster to run than ride, even for the Elite racers. Thick, slushy snow on the first half of the course limited racers to one narrow line through the course, meaning that a good start would be crucial for racers. All this added up to the last Baystate Cyclocross Weekend being one that racers and spectators will not soon forget.

What’s happening to the race? The race, at least in its current UCI form, will not continue next season according to Tom Stevens, Race Director of Baystate. However the legendary course designer, and one of the true founders of New England cyclocross, will surely have a hand in designing many of New England’s most renowned races for years to come.

Every racer hit the course today knowing they wanted to make their last Baystate meaningful. The Elite Women’s race began with Ellen Noble (JAM Fund/NCC) once again charging onto the tricky course, but hot on her heels were challengers Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles), Elizabeth White (UVM Cycling), and Cassandra Maximenko (Rare Vos Racing/Van Dessel/PowerBar). Bruno Roy and White powered away to try to reel in Noble, with a huge chase forming behind them. Maximenko was joined by an all-star group including Brittlee Bowman (House Industries/SimpleHuman/Richard Sachs), Amanda Carey (Team Rhino Rush), Becca Fahringer (JAM Fund/NCC) and Emily Shields (Ken’s Bike Shop). As Noble’s gap grew, Bruno Roy pulled away from White hoping to close in on Noble. Noble’s lead only grew, but Bruno Roy was able to put a safe distance between herself and White in case of any trouble on the slippery, technical course. The chase was unable to bring back White, and Noble finished with her second win of the weekend over thirty seconds ahead of the closest chaser. Bruno Roy was next in second, with White in third. After plenty of shake-ups in the chase, Fahringer crashed out of the race, Shields crossed the line fourth, Bowman fifth, Maximenko sixth, and Carey seventh.

“It was fun to race in these conditions,” said Ellen Noble on her tremendous win today. “Everyone’s going to make mistakes in this. I told myself not to get nervous about it. If you panic, that’s when you make even more mistakes.” Noble’s ride helped her cement her overall and U23 Series lead

The Elite Men were up next, and all the key players from yesterday’s race were in the mix again. Dan Timmerman (House Industries/SimpleHuman/Richard Sachs) hoped to retain his Series lead, with plenty of competition hoping to take the jersey during today’s historic race. Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), Kerry Werner (Optum Pro Cycling Team), Christian Favata (TRT Bicycles), and Justin Lindine (Redline Factory/NBX) clung to Timmerman’s wheel as Travis Livermon (Mock Orange Pro CX) and Anthony Clark (JAM Fund/NCC) chased. Timmerman, Werner, and White each tried to get away from the group, repeatedly foiled by bobbles and slips on the slick, tricky course. Werner got clear as White chased, Timmerman and Favata behind. After Timmerman made his way up to White, who had a bike issue, he continued to charge with Werner in his sights. In the final lap, Werner had only a few seconds on Timmerman and the gap was shrinking, but Werner made it to the line first. “The whole last lap, I was on rails trying to hold Dan off,” Werner said of his hard-fought win. “I just put my head down and dug it out to the line.”

Timmerman claimed second and retained his Verge NECX Series leader’s jersey. White crossed the line third, Favata fourth, and Lindine fifth. The U23 Series leader, Scott Smith (JAM Fund/NCC) claimed his first UCI points and retained his series lead.

Next week, the Verge New England Cyclocross Series finale unfolds on the rooty, sandy course at the NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross. Season-long battles in fourteen categories culminate with one final weekend of exciting racing in Warwick, RI. The Elite races will be broadcast live on gnarlymonkey.com and tweeted live from @VergeNECXS.

2014 Baystate Women's Elite Race Day Two

Result	Name		Team	Time
1	Ellen	Noble	JAM Fund / NCC	0:44:23
2	Maureen	Bruno roy	Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles	0:44:57
3	Elizabeth	White	UVM Cycling	0:46:16
4	Emily	Shields	Ken's Bike Shop	0:47:23
5	Brittlee	Bowman	HOUSE INDUSTRIES/SIMPLEHUMAN/RICHAR	0:47:26
6	Cassandra	Maximenko	Rare Vos Racing/Van Dessel/PowerBar	0:47:35
7	Amanda	Carey	Team Rhino Rush	0:47:43
8	Jenny	Ives	Verge Sport-Test Pilot	0:47:51
9	Jessica	Cutler	Jamis Bikesport p/b WA Bike Law	0:47:52
10	Kate	Northcott	NESS Team New England	0:47:59
11	Vicki	Barclay	Stan's NoTubes Elite Women's Team	0:48:44
12	Natasha	Elliott	Cycle-Smart Elite Team	0:49:21
13	Erin	Faccone	GPM Sport	0:49:27
14	Melissa	Seib	BIKEMAN.COM	0:49:45
15	Joanne	Grogan	Cyclocrossracing.com	0:49:47
16	Corey	Coogan cisek	The Fix Studio	0:49:50
17	Emily	Reynolds	Ladies First Racing	0:49:58
18	Jessica	Duppler	Colonial Bicycle Company	0:50:03
19	Victoria	Gates	JAM Fund / NCC	0:50:18
20	Samantha	Runnels	ATC Racing	0:50:24
21	Julie	Wright	B2C2 p/b Boloco	0:50:59
22	Catherine	Sterling	Bikeman.com	0:51:06
23	Roni	Vetter	Blue Steel Cyclery/Mad Alchemy Ride	0:52:38
24	Michele	Smith	Hup United	3L
DNF	Rebecca	Fahringer	JAM Fund / NCC	DNF
DNF	Vickie	Monahan	NYCROSS p/b Craft	DNF
DNF	Jane	Sheridan rossi	Rhode Island School of Design	DNF
DNF	Nicole	Pisani	Bikeman.com	DNF

2014 Baystate Men's Elite Race Day Two

Result	Name		Team	Time
1	Kerry	Werner	Optum PRO Cycling CX Team p/b KBS	1:05:46
2	Dan	Timmerman	HOUSE INDUSTRIES/SIMPLEHUMAN/RICHAR	1:05:48
3	Curtis	White	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com	1:06:07
4	Christian	Favata	TRT BICYCLES	1:07:01
5	Justin	Lindine	Redline Factory / NBX	1:07:28
6	Travis	Livermon	Mock Orange Pro CX	1:07:37
7	Anthony	Clark	JAM Fund / NCC	1:07:49
8	Joachim	Parbo		1:08:29
9	Scott	Smith	JAM Fund / NCC / Family Bike	1:08:38
10	Ben	Frederick	Hefler Performance Coaching pb Bicy	1:08:50
11	Jeremy	Martin	Rocky Mountain Bicycles	1:09:01
12	Jerome	Townsend	Joe's Garage CX p/b BikeReg.com	1:09:28
13	Adam	Myerson	Cycle-Smart	1:09:40
14	Jake	Wells	Stan's NoTubes Elite CX	1:09:47
15	Tristan	Uhl	787 Racing	1:09:56
16	Eric	Thompson	Mt. Borah Epic Team	1:10:06
17	Alex	Ryan	Mock Orange PRO CX Team	1:10:07
18	Bradford	Perley	Champion system/cannondale	1:10:31
19	Nate	Morse	Cyclocrossworld.com Devo Team	1:11:01
20	Robert	Marion	American Classic Pro CX Team	1:12:39
21	Daniel	Chabanov	HOUSE INDUSTRIES/SIMPLEHUMAN/RICHAR	1:13:32
22	Lewis	Gaffney	American Classic Pro Cyclocross Tea	1:13:59
23	Josh	Thornton	Giant Regional On Road Team	1L
24	Nicholas	Keough	Keough Cyclocross	1L
25	Kyle	Russ	Brazen Dropouts Cycling Team	1L
26	Kevin	Noiles	Voler/Steven's Creek B.M.W./HRS/Roc	1L
27	Jonathan	Anderson	Fort Lewis College	2L
28	Aaron	Oakes	NYCROSS p/b Craft	3L
29	Michael	Wissell	Cuppow/Geekhouse/B2C2	3L
30	Michael	Mihalik	Freddie Fu Cycling Team	3L
31	Jules	Goguely	Rhode Island School of Design	3L
32	Trent	Blackburn	Mock Orange Bikes Pro CX Team	4L
33	Cary	Fridrich	JRA CYCLES	4L
34	Charlie	Schubert	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	4L
35	Ian	Schon	Cuppow/Geekhouse/B2C2	4L
36	Jesse	Keough	Keough Cyclocross	4L
37	Andrew	Loaiza	Thump Cycling p/b Turin	4L
38	Dylan	Postier	Evoke Racing	4L
39	Jonah	Meadvancort	KMS Cycling- Killington Mountain Sc	4L
40	Matthew	Sousa	Cuppow/Geekhouse/B2C2	4L
41	Adam	Sullivan	Grinta Cycling Team	5L
42	Colin	Reuter	crossresults.com	5L
43	David	Devine	Unattached	5L
44	Nathan	Dugan	CRCA/Chimps in Training	5L
DNF	Joseph	Clemenzi	team POC+Ritte
DNF	Alec	Hoover	Table Rock Tours
DNF	Derrick	St john	TRP Racing
DNF	William	Johnson	Deluxe/No.22/Cadence