July 1, 2009 (Louisville, Ky.) – Thirty national titles were awarded on Wednesday during the time trial portion of the USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships. Over 400 racers from the ages of 30 to 86 lined up to contest the rolling out-and-back course in Taylorsville, Ky. Racing continues tomorrow with the women’s criterium contests inside the legendary Churchill Downs.

Due to the extensive set-up time for the nearly 26-kilometer course, the race start was delayed in the early morning hours. Once the racers began rolling however the action never stopped, beginning with the 30-34 men’s age division, moving through the tandem categories and into the 80+ division.

Riding the fastest time of the day, Tuesday’s road race silver medalist, Mike Olheiser (Huntsville, Ala./Marx and Bensdorf Relators-Triatar) grabbed a Stars-and-Stripes in the morning’s first category. Each group featured strong competition, however the 35-39 men’s field seemed particular stacked as last year’s champion, Tom Burke (Kentwood, Mich./Lathrup Industries) was bumped into the fifth spot as Peter Cannell (Mebane, N.C./Mock Orange Racing) posted another sub-30 minute time. That trend continued in the 40-44 men’s category as Chris Lyman (Napa, Calif./Morgan Stanley) scored a 29:42.46.

Fifty-year-old Ruth Clemence (Newport Beach, Calif./Simple Green) posted the fastest female time of the day with a 33:03.10 to win the 50-54 age division. Laura Igoe (Lockport, N.Y./Tom’Sprobike) secured the second best women’s time (33:41.27) winning the gold in the 35-39 age group. The 50-54 women’s age division did prove to post one of the most competitive with Sunday’s road champ, Ann Marie Miller (New York, N.Y./CRCA) forced into third in another talented group.

Sam Krieg (Pocatello, Idaho/Ice Rocky Mtn. Surge) brought home the silver in the 30-34 men’s division, only to be outdone by his better half, Karen Appleby-Krieg (Pocatello, Idaho/Ice-Rocky Mtn.) who won the Stars-and-Stripes in the women’s 30-34 group. The 90+ women’s tandem race was another family affair as the mother and daughter team of Patricia and Beth Roberts (Winston Salem, N.C./Pain Pathways-PVS) rode into the Stars-and-Stripes together.

“It was a challenging course for tandems with all the hills, but at least they weren’t that steep.” stated Kathy Kirk who won the 110+ mixed tandem division along with her husband Doug.

After an untimely mechanical in the tandem road race, Gilbert Correa and Chris DeMarchi (La Verne, Calif./Amgen-Giant Masters) got their Stars-and-Stripes in the time trial, posting the fastest tandem time and winning the men’s 70+ tandem category. The blind team of Kevin Myers and Greg Miller (Greenfield, Wis.) outlined another of the day’s great accomplishments, finishing fourth in the 90+ men’s tandem event.

Racing will continue on Thursday as the women’s 30-34 to 70+ criterium events will be contested at the historic Churchill Downs beginning at 10:00 a.m.

USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships
Louisville, Kentucky
June 28-July 4, 2009
Day Four

30-34 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Mike Olheiser (Huntsville, Ala./Marx and Bensdorf Relators-Triatar) 29:20.23
2. Sam Krieg (Pocatello, Idaho/Ice Rocky Mtn. Surge) 29:46.99
3. Eneas Freyre (Norwalk, Conn./Targettraining) 29:57.15
4. Jonathan Jacob (Evansville, Ind./Texas Roadhouse) 30:19.32
5. Tom Burke (Kentwood, Mich./Lathrup Industries) 30:23.95

35-39 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Peter Cannell (Mebane, N.C./Mock Orange Racing) 29:33.62
2. Ian Stanford (Winona, Minn./Grandstay Cycling) 30:02.00
3. Gregory Strock (Martinsville, Ind./Texas Roadhouse) 30:25.75
4. Ryan Jenkins (Salisbury, N.C./Carolina Masters Tea) 30:26.16
5. William Innes (Menlo Park, Calif./Team Specialized) 30:35.31


40-44 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Chris Lyman (Napa, Calif./Morgan Stanley) 29:42.46
2. Richard Feldman (Ketchum, Idaho/Durance-Colnago) 29:43.02
3. Nico Toutenhoofd (Boulder, Colo./Excelsports.com) 30:20.63
4. Dirk Pohlmann (Knoxville, Tenn./Texas Roadhouse) 30:22.56
5. David Henderson (Columbia, Mo.) 30:34.65

45-49 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Matthew Wukasch (Davie, Fla./Champion Porsche) 30:16.83
2. Kevin Metcalfe (Pleasant Hill, Calif./Team Specialized Racing) 30:24.40
3. Brendan Sullivan (Atlanta, Ga./Iron Data Racing) 30:38.01
4. Burt Henry (Lafayette, Colo./Vic’s Espresso-Peerl) 30:47.36
5. Simon Walker (Bethesda, Md./Suburban Health Sport) 30:48.04

50-54 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. John Novitsky (Woodside, Calif./VOS-Cycles Gladiator) 31:27.78
2. Gerald Finken (Moorhead, Minn./Great Plains Cycling) 31:28.23
3. Wayne Simon (Barrington, Ill./Verdigris Cycling) 31:46.25
4. Jim Dickerson (Fort Collins, Colo./Great Divide Brewing) 31:46.42
5. Gary Painter (Fort Wayne, Ind./Team Koehlinger-3Rvs) 31:48.35

55-59 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn./Amgen Giant Masters) 31:42.55
2. Thomas Doughty (Aurora, Ill./Amgen Giant Masters) 31:58.20
3. Stuart Ross (Washington, D.C./Clean Currents) 32:26.60
4. Doug Reichardt (Des Moines, Iowa) 32:45.30
5. Gordon Paulson (Cottage Grove, Wisc./Planet Bike) 32:49.60

60-64 Men’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Kenny Fuller (Corona Del Mar, Calif./Simple Green) 31:46.41
2. Jack Kelso (Pleasanton, Calif./Team Hammer) 33:15:15
3. Ken Louder (Salt Lake City, Utah/FFKR-Sportsbaseonline.com) 33:15:37
4. Robert Kirk (Bexley, Ohio)34:20.27
5. David Stevens (Vilas, N.C./34:40.53

65-69 Men’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Durward Higgins (Chattanooga, Tenn./SCV-Krystal Racing) 29:40.86
2. James Fox (Aptos, Calif./Team Hammer Gel) 29:48.92
3. John Morris (Seattle, Wash.) 30:13.55
4. Michael Williams (Metairie, La.) 30:34.70
5. Rob Walton (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 31:17.93

70-74 Men’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. William Meyers (Oak Creek, Colo./Schwab Cycles Racing) 28:59.39
2. Franz Hammer (Seattle, Wash./First Mortgage) 29:31.26
3. Kenneth Rosskopf (Decatur, Ga./FFCC Masters) 30:54.37
4. Joe Douglas (Lawrence, Kan./Free State Racing)
5. Joesph Black (Saint Louis, Mo./Saint Louis Cycling) 32:36.73

75-79 Men’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. David Ellefson (Banner Elk, N.C./veloproject.com) 33:03.43
2. Pete Murphy (Glastonbury, Conn.) 33:13.92
3. Patrick Bunch (Roeland Park, Kan./Slimenundgrossen) 34:19.60
4. Fredric Schmid (Waco, Texas) 36:22.00
5. Antoon Huyghe (Detroit, Mich./Cadieux BC Team O2) 37:02.41

80-84 Men’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Link Lindquist (Foothill Ranch, Calif./Sho-air) 38:57.81
2. Richard Mandell (Columbia, S.C.) 45:45.31

85+ Men’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Francis Underwood (Beavercreek, Ohio) 49:40.49

WOMEN

30-34 Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Karen Appleby-Krieg (Pocatello, Idaho/Ice-Rocky Mtn.) 34:40.78
2. Janelle Renschler (Cary, N.C./Johnson Lexus) 36:25.05
3. Nancy Jones (Monroe, Ga./Team Medplan) 36:48.78
4. Sara Tussey (Winston Salem, N.C.) 38:07.01

35-39 Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Laura Igoe (Lockport, N.Y./Tom’Sprobike) 33:41.27
2. Debbie Dust (Chicago, Ill./Team Kenda Tire) 35:22.43
3. Leslie Jennings (Washington, D.C./Team Cyclelife) 35:23.04
4. Alaina Gurski (Philadelphia, Pa./Philadelphia Ciclism) 37:17.98
5. Kara Vidaca (Corona, Calif./Acqua Al 2-SDBC) 37:23.66

40-44 Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Sydney Brown (Lincoln, Neb./Mercy Cycling) 34:26.06
2. Laurie Mauderly-Bush (Bosque Farms, N.M.) 34:32.93
3. Susannah Gordon (Parker, Colo./Colorado Bike Law) 35:05.61
4. Jane Evely (Kent, Ohio/Team Summa) 35:23.39
5. Julie Foertsch (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Planet Bike) 35:29.11

45-49 Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Kris Walker (Pocatello, Idaho/Ice-Rocky Mountain) 34:30.67
2. Terrie Clouse (Monument, Colo./Title Nine) 34:39.46
3. Catherine Dickson (Glendale, Ariz./Metro PHX Bank) 34:58.42
4. Leigh Thompson (Winnetka, Ill./Visionquest) 35:38.94
5. Annette Williams (Kenmore, Wash./Blue Rooster) 36:20.49

50-54 Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Ruth Clemence (Newport Beach, Calif./Simple Green) 33:03.10
2. Mary Ann Levenson (Menlo Park, Calif.) 35:22.70
3. Ann Marie Miller (New York, N.Y./CRCA) 35:24.90
4. Arrietta Clauss (Madison, Wis./Madison City Velo) 35:45.90
5. Beth Travers (Nashville, Tenn./Tristar Medplan) 36:12.50

55-59 Women’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Julie Kaplan (Oxnard, Calif./Team Hammer Nutrition) 31:25.33
2. Margaret Thompson (Clinton, N.Y./Team Hammer Nutrition) 31:28.16
3. Elizabeth Tyrell (Annadale, N.J./Team Somerset) 31:56.25
4. Merry Vander Linden (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Rlying Rhino Cycling) 33:10.85
5. Diane Ostenso (Cottage Grove, Wisc./Planet Bike) 33:23.09

60-64 Women’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Kay Tsui (Farifax, Va./HPC-List) 34:12.97
2. Martha Iverson (Durango, Colo./Durango Wheel Club) 35:16.10
3. Marcia Morrison (San Jose, Calif./TBS Racing) 35:46.67
4. June Froh (Mystic, Conn./Mystic Velo Club) 37:04.79
5. Teresa Knight (Louisville, Tenn.) 37:48.04

65-69 Women’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Melinda Berge (Park City, Utah) 36:39.81
2. Julie Lockhart (Dunstable, Mass./NEBC-Cycleloft-Devonshire) 37:05.33
3. Nancy Brown (Bennet, Neb.) 39:33.71

70+ Women’s 20-kilometer Time Trial
1. Patty Puz (Sun Valley, Idaho/Durance-Colnago) 38:06.81
2. Patricia Baker (Laguna Hills, Calif./Lightning Velo) 41:51.35

Elite Men’s 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Peter Leousis and Derek Powers (Pittsboro, N.C./Doughnut Boy) 31:51.18
2. David Prechtl and Fritz Tomasello (Norco, Calif./Edge Cyclesports Racing) 32:22.05

Elite Women’s 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Jill Gass and Sonia Ross (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 34:57.36

Elite Mixed 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Andy and Cara Applegate (Black Mountain, N.C./Kenda-Spinergy-BMW Bianchi) 31:01.04

70+ Men’s 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Gilbert Correa and Chris DeMarchi (La Verne, Calif./Amgen-Giant Masters) 29:55.04
2. Nima Ebrahimnejad and Rick Norton (Purcellville, Va./LSV-Kelly Benefit Strategies) 31:20.55
3. Richard Hoeting and Robert Schoettinger (Cincinnati, Ohio/Queen City Wheels) 36:25.88

70+ Mixed 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Helene Carabin and Gil Summy (Nichols Hills, Okla./Tulsa Tough-Tulsa Wheelmen) 30:57.68
2. Stephen and Karen Spanbauer (Louisville, Ky./Calistoga Racing Team) 32:32.37
3. Shawn Adams and Samantha House (Akron, Ohio/Carbon Racing) 32:34.63
4. Daryl Rains and Sara Tussey (Winston Salem, N.C./Mob Racing) 33:52.91
5. Scott Aimone and Christina Moore (Divide, Colo./Coloradobikelaw-Wolverine) 34:14.9

90+ Men’s 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Stuart Ross and Josh Frick (Washington, D.C./Clean Currents) 29:48.16
2. William Hannon and Kent Lofton (Hammock, Fla./Gruppo Strada) 30:14.17
3. Rich Pearson and Marco Vasquez (Freemont, Neb./Team Kaos-Alegent) 31:17.15
4. Kevin Myers and Greg Miller (Greenfield, Wis.) 32:30.33

90+ Women’s 25.8-kilometer Time Trial
1. Beth and Patricia Roberts (Winston Salem, N.C./Pain Pathways-PVS) 38:31.8

90+ Mixed 25.8-kilometer Tandem Trial
1. Jeff Poulsen and Soni Poulsen (Arnold, Calif./Safeway-Bicycles Plus) 33:26.49
2. Scott Hodder and Suzanne Tempsick (Oceanport, N.J./Signature Cycles-DKNY) 32:50.9
3. Sherry and Charles Townsend (Mendota Heights, Minn./Gopher Wheelmen-Bianchi) 33:32.8
4. Brad House and Tara Unverzagt (Torrance, Calif.) 35:58.8
5. Mark Norton and Sherry Norton (Fullerton, Calif./Simple Green) 35:13.35

110+ Men’s 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Thomas Doughty and Jim Host (Aurora, Ill./Amgen-Giant Masters) 30:58.18
2. Chip Berezny and Andrew Buck (Easton, Pa./Bike Line-LWA) 32:18.70
3. David Prechtl and Fritz Tomasello (Norco, Pa./Edge Cyclesports) 34:47.12

110+ Mixed 25.8-kilometer Tandem Time Trial
1. Doug and Kathy Kirk (Kalamazoo, Mich./Priority Health) 33:56.10
2. Michael and Carolyn Berry (Lewisville, N.C./Painpathways-PVS) 36:37.82
3. Thomas and Robyn Ratajczak (Arlington Heights, Ill./West Priority Health) 37:11.27
4. Greg and Christie Giesler (San Gabriel, Calif.) 39:53.20
5. Donald and Deborah Morton (Walnut Cove, N.C./Sled Dog) 48:51.86