Stage 5 was held in Springfield, OH. (Saturday 6/23). Today's stage was a 40 mile crit. The course was a flat 1k 4 corner loop.
This stage was again controlled by A&F. They were interested in keeping it together for a sprint finish to protect the leaders jersey of Hekman and the sprinters jersey of Aledia. With this obvious plan the other racers weren't about to roll over and allow A&F to carry this out uncontested. Attacks were launched thoughout the race by various teams. Initially A&F brought every move back but then switched strategies and had riders individually cover every attempted move and just sit on. This strategy worked because no attempt gained more than 15 seconds. In the end the yellow jersey of Hekman was the final leadout for Aledia to take stage 6.
A&F swept the 3 main jerseys of this years Tour of Ohio. Tim Swain (A&F) took the KOM jersey, Hekman (A&F) the leaders yellow jersey and Aledia (A&F) the green spinters jersey.
Stage 6 Results
1 Marco Aledia (A&F) 1:11:52 (20 sec time bonus)
2 Steven Scholzen (IS Corp) st (10 sec time bonus)
3 Jamie Gandara (Colavita) st (5 sec time bonus)
FINAL GC standings
1 Mark Hekman (A&F) 10:09:37
2 Dewey Dickey (Mercy Specialized) +20"
3 Josh England (A&F) +1:10
Cyclingnews.com - Aledia scores bookend victories, Hekman finishes in yellow
Stage 6 Rider Comments
Merk Hekman's Blog (A&F)
Steve Cummings' Blog (GPOA Meredith)
Seth Meyer's Blog (Get a Grip)
Stage 5 was held in Yellow Springs, OH. (Friday 6/22). Today's stage was 4 laps of an 11 mile circuit. The course included a short steep climb each lap.
The race was fast, averaging just over 26 mph. A&F set a high tempo protecting the leaders jersey and discouraging attacks. A&F was able to bring back all attacks and keep the field together for a field sprint. But it didn't go totally to plan for them. There leadout lost control in the final long straight line to the finish. At this point no team was able to control the run in, so it became a free for all. Jamie Gandara (Colavita) was able to take advantage of the confusion and take his first stage win of the tour. Tim Swain (A&F) maintains the KOM jersey, Hekman (A&F) holds the leaders yellow jersey and Aledia (A&F) the green spinters jersey.
Stage 5 Results
1 Jamie Gandara (Colavita) 1:34:51 (20 sec time bonus)
2 Molly Cameron (Organic Athletes) st (10 sec time bonus)
3 Michael Chauner (PA Lightning) st (5 sec time bonus)
GC following Stage 5
1 Mark Hekman (A&F) 8:57:45
2 Dewey Dickey (Mercy Specialized) +20"
3 Josh England (A&F) +1:10
Cyclingnews.com - Gandara takes stage sprint, Hekman retains yellow
Springfield News-Sun - Abercrombie tough to beat
Stage 5 Rider Comments
Steve Cummings' Blog (GPOA Meredith)
Molly Cameron's Blog (Organic Athletes)
Noah Singer's Blog (Mercy Cycling Team)
Stage 4 was held in Worthington, OH. (Thursday 6/21). Today's stage was 40 miles on a 1.2 mile circuit on the city streets of Worthington. The course included a small big ring climb each lap.
The race was controlled by A&F. They were keeping everything in check with the intent of Hekman taking the stage and the yellow leaders jersey. And that they did. Dickey (Mercy) was marking Hekman for the entire race but wasn't able to follow in the final sprint. Tim Swain (A&F) maintains the KOM jersey and Hekman holds the sprinters green jersey.
Stage 4 Results
1 Mark Hekman (A&F) 1:25:00 (20 sec time bonus)
2 Erik Tomlison (Team Turin) st (10 sec time bonus)
3 David Richter (Italia Pasta) st (5 sec time bonus)
GC following Stage 4
1 Mark Hekman (A&F) 7:22:54
2 Dewey Dickey (Mercy Specialized) +20"
3 Josh England (A&F) +1:10
Cyclingnews.com - Hekman Sprints into Yellow
Stage 4 Rider Comments
Mark Hekman's Blog (A&F)
Marco Aledia's Blog (A&F)
Steve Cummings' Blog (GPOA Meredith)
Molly Cameron's Blog (Organic Athletes)
Results for the Fallen Leaf (Road Race) (Sunday 10/8) in Oregonia, OH are FINALLY posted (11/15/06, 38 days to get posted).
Fallen Leaf Rider Comments
Raisin Rack Cycling
Dark Horse Racing
7 Hills Racing
Savage Hill Cycling
I have decided as a service to the racers I am going to begin posting exactly how long it take for the results to get posted for each race. I'm sure that you will notice a trend form promoter to promoter. I am also going to check with usacycling about the reporting of results and what they require. I'll post what I learn from them.
Results for 3rd Friday GP (Crit) on Friday (8/18) in Marysville have NOT been posted yet. And based on previous observations, race promoter Team Columbus will probably not post them. Since I was at the race I will be able to pass along some information.
Tony Patrick (Nationwide) won the CAT 3-4 race launching a massive attack coming into the final lap and no one was able to reel him back in before the finish. Mark Brown (Raisin Rack) took the field sprint for 2nd followed by David Young (Orrville) in 3rd.
With the win Tony moves into 3rd (28 Points) in the Cyclebration06 Series with 3 races remaining. That is a pretty impressive feat considering that he has only competed in 2 of the 4 races in the series to date taking a win in both. Series leader Andys Burns (Raisin Rack) finished the race in 12th keeping his overall lead (34 points). The new overall co-leader is Mark Brown (Raisin Rack) (34 Points) after finishing the past 2 races 2nd only to Patrick. Next week (8/27) the series moves to Chagrin Falls.
Marysville photos thanks to Raisin Rack team website. They also have a race report posted.
Marysville Race Rider Comments
Raisin Rack Cycling
Savage Hill
Results for Two in Twenty Four Grandville RR on Saturday(8/19) in Grandville have NOT been posted yet. This is another Team Columbus race so race results will most likely not materialize.
The only results that I have knowledge of are as follows. Roger Rabey (Nationwide) won the CAT 2-3-4 race. Two in Twenty Four Rider Comments
Raisin Rack Cycling
Major props to the organizers of the Newport Celebration Crit. This race was held on Sunday and they had results posted by early Monday. Photos from the race are available online, thanks to Jeffrey Jakucyk.Newport Crit Rider Comments
7 Hills Racing
Savage Hill
hint hint .... other race promoters should take note of this. That is one of my pet peeves, the SLOW posting of race results. One day, MAX! That should be a USCF requirement to get your permit. I have a whole list of other items that I feel USCF should require of promoters to get their permit. If USCF truly wants cycling races to flourish in the US they are going to have to start cracking down of half-assed race promoters. They need to be treating races as their customers. ... enough of that for now.
Tony (on the front of the 3-man break), a local CAT 3, placed 2nd in the Pro/1/2/3 race. That is awesome!
