Nebraska State Time Trial Championship
Norfolk, NE
| May 19, 2007 |
Four riders from Team Kaos took home gold medals Saturday at the Nebraska State Time Trial Championships. Omahans Chris Spence (Pro-I-II), Matt Landen (Cat. III), Mark Brackenbury (Masters 35+) and Matt Pavlovich (Cat. IV) won their respective divisions in the 25-mile race that was dubbed “The Highway to Hell presented by Monster Energy.” Spence clocked the fastest time of the day, 56 minutes and 58 seconds - an average speed of 26.3 mph - on the rolling, out-and-back course. The 47 riders who competed Saturday enjoyed a strong cross tailwind out of the south over the first 12.5 miles.
“My goal was to get under an hour,” Spence said. “At the turnaround, I had passed Jon (Nelson) and Mark (Merritt) so my goal was just to try and catch everybody I else coming back.”
The Elkhorn Valley Cycling Team powered by Monster, the host club for the event, won a pair of state titles with Doniphan’s Dan Schuldt (Cat. V Open) and Richard Hake (Cat. V Masters 55+) of Madison.
Fred Galata of Omaha Velo captured his eighth state time trial title in winning the Masters 55+ category. Galata, who won his first state title in 1976 and still holds the state 25-mile time trial record, said the course was certainly challenging.
“But it was also a very interesting course because there weren’t any flats on it,” he said. “You were constantly working against the hills. Plus, you had that horrendous wind on the way back. What was nice was having the tailwind going out so you could warm up.”
Lincoln’s Sydney Brown of Lincoln Plating-Lemond won the women’s open division while Omahan Lindsey Heim (unattached) was the women’s Cat. IV champion.
“I liked the course,” Brown said. “The curves offered some relief and it was a lot nicer than seeing a long straight stretch of road. I’m looking forward to racing up here again in a few weeks for the Norfolk Classic.”
Other winners in their divisions were Omahans Brian Kelly (Cat. V Masters 35+), Douglas Denson of Bike Masters (Cat. V Masters 45+) and Bill Gottberg of The Bike Way (Masters 45+).
Dennis Grelk of MBWC/Team14 made the trip from Donnellson, Iowa, to race the course in an exhibition in a fully-enclosed recumbent. Dubbing the “nuclear banana” by one of the course marshals, Grelk’s bright yellow Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) completed the distance in 43:20 - an average of 34.6 mph - despite his having to stop to negotiate the turnaround. Nebraska State Time Trial 25 miles At Norfolk, Neb.
Pro-I-II:
1, Chris Spence, Team Kaos, Omaha, 56:58.
2, Jon Nelson, Sioux City Velo, Sioux City, Iowa, 58:44.
3, Mark Merritt, Team Kaos, Grand Island, 1:02:12.Category III:
1, Matt Landen, Team Kaos, Omaha, 58:46.
2, Troy Krause, Lincoln Plating-Lemond, 1:01:23.Category IV:
1, Matt Pavlovich, Team Kaos, Omaha, 1:01:48.
2, Don Raskey, Midwest Cycling, Lincoln, 1:02:46.
3, Duane Blair, Elkhorn Valley Cycling powered by Monster, Norfolk, 1:04:49.Masters Men 35+:
1, Mark Brackenbury, Team Kaos, Omaha, 1:00:07.
2, Craig Schmidt, Lincoln Plating-Lemond, 1:00:52.Masters Men 45+:
1, Bill Gottberg, The Bike Way, Omaha, 1:03:01.
2, Brent Linn, Independent Fabrication/Powerade, Sioux City, Iowa, 1:03:48.
3, William Feiges, Independent Fabrication/Powerade, Sioux City, Iowa, 1:04:30.Masters Men 55+:
1, Fred Galata, Omaha Velo Club, 1:01:40.
2, Rich Pearson, Team Kaos, Fremont, 1:08:32.
3, Stephen Bennett, Colobikelaw.com, Littleton, Colo., 1:09:39.Category V (Open):
1, Dan Schuldt, Elkhorn Valley Cycling powered by Monster, 1:05:44.
2, Sean Kennedy, Team Kaos, 1:11:28.Category V (Masters 35+):
1, Brian Kelly, unattached, Omaha, 1:09:20.
2, Kevin Murray, unattached, Lincoln, 1:20:48.Category V (Masters 45+):
1, Douglas Denson, Bike Masters, Omaha, 1:04:44.
2, Allan Walton, Elkhorn Valley Cycling powered by Monster, 1:09:52.
3, Matt Benn, unattached, Atlantic, Iowa, 1:10:51.Category V (Masters 55+):
1, Richard Hake, Elkhorn Valley Cycling powered by Monster, 1:10:49.
2, Ed Steck, Independent Fabrication/Powerade, Sioux City, Iowa, 1:15:02.
3, Steve Meyer, Lincoln, unattached, 1:17:05.Women (Open):
1, Sydney Brown, Lincoln Plating-Lemond, Lincoln, 1:03:29.Women (Cat. IV):
1, Lindsey Heim, unattached, Omaha, 1:14:01.
2, Jamie Bachmann, Elkhorn Valley Cycling powered by Monster, 1:43:49.
3, Cheryl Gerkins, Ciao Baby, 1:42:18.
