For Immediate Release July 31, 1998

SEATTLE-AREA RIDERS FAIR WELL FRIDAY AT 1998 MASTERS NATIONAL TRACK CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

REDMOND, Wash. -- Washington state riders picked up two gold medals in time trials and silver medals in two Points Races that came down the the final lap Friday night at the 1998 Masters National Track Cycling Championships at the Marymoor Velodrome.

Redmond's Cris Smith scored her second gold medal of the week with a win in the women's 40-44 2,000 meter time trial, placing in 2:42.04. Smith won the Points Race Wednesday and took home a silver medal Thursday in the Sprints.

Seattle's Julie Gregg led Jacqui Hoagland Lockwood, of Chandler, Ariz., going into the final sprint lap of the women's 30-34 10km Points Race by a score of 10 to 8. Gregg had won the first two of five sprint laps to take the lead, but couldn't hold on at the end as Hoagland Lockwood jumped in to take the gold medal with a final sprint win for 10 points.

It also came down to the final of 50 laps as Bellevue's Woody Cox and Butch Stinton, of Simi Valley, Calif., sprinted to the finish line in the men's 45-49 20km Points Race. Stinton edged Cox in that last lap for the national title. Stinton had a one-point lead over Cox going into the final lap, taking first and second twice each among the nine previous sprint laps. But Stinton earned 10 points in the final sprint lap; Cox placed second for six points. The title is Stinton's second this year; he beat Cox earlier this week in the 1,000 meter time trial for a gold medal.

Seattle's Franz Hammer blew away the old Marymoor record for men 60-64 in the 3,000 meter time trial. He came in at 4:10.92, passing the 1992 record by more than six seconds for a gold medal and national title.

After winning the men's 40-44 25km Points Race two nights ago, Larry Nolan, of Fremont, Calif., returned Friday to claim another gold medal and set a new Marymoor record for his age group in the 3,000 meter time trial. Nolan finished in 3:43.18, beating the old record of 3:44.7 set in 1992.

Houston's Bill Edwards completed a hat trick Friday with his third gold medal in the 65+ age group, this time winning the 2,000 meter time trial in 3:00.20. He already was won national titles in the 10km Points Race and the Sprints earlier this week.

Mark Rodamaker, of Los Altos, Calif., took an unusual approach to winning the national title in the 20km Points Race for men 50-54 by lapping the rest the field, but collecting only 16 points in the sprint laps. Teammate John Elgart, of Sacramento, placed second with 35 points. Seattle's Stan Gregg earned the bronze medal with 28 points.

Mark Whitehead, of Los Angeles, won the men's 35-39 25km Points Race with 28 points, taking an amazing five first places in the 12 sprint laps. He topped Joseph Arnone, of Kalispell, Mont., who finished second with 15 points.

In the sprints, Philadelphia's Linda Braley took two of three races from Kymberly Speer, as the two placed first and second women's 35-39. Braley won a national title Wednesday as well in the 500 meter time trial; Speer won the silver in that race as well.

Earl Henry, of Pinellas Park, Fla., won the men's 55-59 Sprint race, beating James Murdock of Loveland Colorado.

Kirk Whiteman, of Brooklyn, New York, beat Chris Campbell, of Mountainview, Calif., in two Sprint races for the national title among men 30-34, winning the second race in 11.9 seconds.

The points race is a race within a race, combining endurance and sprints. Sprint laps are run every five laps and are scored at 5-3-2-1 in every sprint lap except the final one, when scores are increased to 10-6-4-2. Sprints, or "chess on bikes," pit riders against each other in a battle for position for the first lap, and usually a quick race to the finish in the second lap, though the position battle may be played out well into the second lap. Riders are only timed for the last 200 meters.

The 1998 Masters National Track Cycling Championship concludes Saturday with several unique events, such as the 20km Madison, the Tandem Sprints and the Olympic Sprints beginning at noon.

Friday's Results

3,000 meter Time Trial

Men 60-64 1. Franz Hammer, 4:10.92; Richard Simons, 4:12.43; Robert Kaye, 4:14.69; John Nieman, 4:24.19; Lawrence Baum, 4:29.24.

Men 40-44 1. Larry Nolan, 3:43.18; Jeffrey Fillerup, 3:44.08; Glenn Bunselmeyer, 3:46.76; Pat Zeller, 3:47.34; Lance Coffel, 3:48.40.

2,000 meter Time Trial

Men 65+ 1. William Edwards, 3:00.20; Barry Wolfe, 3:06.93; Roger Banvard, 3:11.79; Thomas Arnone, 3:17.04; Walter Rust, 3:37.77.

Women 40-44 1. Cristine Smith, 2:42.04; Melanie Peterson, 2:51.10; Linda Elgart, 2:52.49; Cynthia Goodman, 2:58.35; Linelle Betts, 2:58.88.

Women 45-49 1. Terry Roach, 2:46.67; Diane Scadron, 3:05.11; Susan Hall, 3:09.29.

Women 50+ 1. Elaine Miller, 3:03.27; Patricia Arnone, 3:34.77.

10km Points Race

Women 30-34 1. Jacqui Hoagland Lockwood, 18; Julie Gregg, 14; Michele McCulloch, 14; Renee Duprel, 11, Suzanne Marshall, 4.

20km Points Race

Men 45-49 1. Butch Stinton, 31; Woody Cox, 26; Michael Burdo, 17; Patrick Gellineau, 16; George Geier, 10.

Men 50-54 1. Mark Rodamaker, 16 (+1 lap); John Elgart, 35; Stan Gregg, 28; Robert Phillips, 20; Mickey Allen, 8.

25km Points Race

Men 35-39 1. Mark Whitehead, 28; Joseph Arnone, 15; Stanley Bunn, 14; Steve Hogan, 12; Roger Worthington, 19 (-1 lap).

Sprints

Men 30-34 1. Kirk Whiteman, 13.5; Chris Campbell, Chris Vogel; Tim Robison; Chris Henderson.

Men 55-59 1. Earl Henry, 13.1; James Murdock; Michael Williams; J.P. Holleman; Karl Dittebrandt.

Women 35-39 1. Linda Braley, 13.8; Kymberly Speer; Jan Lischer; Annette Hanson; Michele Sneath.