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| Results from Brant Hornberger Race Report and Photos by Ben Barnhart Results Index:
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Johnson and Richardson win in Amherst Tim Johnson (Saturn) and Carmen Richardson (SoBe-HeadShok) were the big winners this week at the windswept Amherst International Cyclo-Cross Race in Amherst, Mass. After battling with Saturn teammate Mark McCormack and national champ Mark Gulickson (Mongoose) through the first half of the race, Johnson built a gap going into a headwind that gusted to 45 mph on a grassy, hilltop straightaway and rode to a winning margin of 1:29. McCormack and Gulickson played cat-and-mouse at times in the contest for second until McCormack freed himself on the final lap. A Massachusetts native, Johnson said he was primed for today's win. "This was a personal win today but with good team results, too." The top five was rounded out by the German duo of Tobias Nestle (FOCUS) and Jens Reuker (Rothaus), who finished up a 3-week bout of racing on the east coast. In the Laughing Dog Cyclery women's race Richardson won for the third time in the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series by riding away from Jodi Grosbeck (Putney/West Hill) and Emily Thorne (Independent Fabrications) on the last lap. Local rider Shauna Giles-Smith (NEBC/CycleLoft/Sun Microsystems) was with the leaders until the last lap, until a crash and mechanical forced her to withdraw. Candy Angle (Bicycle Link), Seattle's Ingrid Spies (Recycled Cycles) and Kathryn Kothe (NCC/BikeReg.com) completed the top six. Saturday's 10th Amherst Cyclo-Cross was the 4th round of the Verge series, and this year's race was sanctioned by UCI for the first time, offering $3500 in prize money. Credit: Ben Barnhart |
