Nov 13, 2006
King Takes Crown at Dave Panella Memorial ‘Cross
Ted King (Priority Health) takes the penultimate race of the 2006 Louis Garneau Central New York Cyclocross Series
(pic from spokepost.com)
BINGHAMTON, NY (November 13, 2006) – Eventual 8th place finisher, Mike Kumiega (RUUD Racing) took the hole-shot, but Ted King (Priority Health) took the reigns quickly, and never looked back. It’s probably a good thing he didn’t, because he would have seen Cory Burns (Fiordifrutta) chasing within 20 seconds for the entire race. Matt Dickinson (Placid Planet) solidified his position in 3rd after being over-taken by Burns inside the opening laps.
(pic from spokepost.com)
Pierre Roussel (U of R / VC Chaumontais), the leader of the 2006 Louis Garneau Central New York Cyclocross Series going into today’s race, found himself off the podium for the first time in the series, finishing 4th. Roussel wouldn’t be denied the overall series championship. Paul Komanecky (Preferred Care), stayed in contact with Roussel for an extended period, but after crashing multiple times on the slick course, and with ensuing mechanical issues, he faded to 6th behind Jeremy Gardner (Michelin). Behind Gardner and Komanecky, Mike Kumiega was being pursued by Scott Hannan (SpokePost.com) and Geoff Bergmark (SpokePost.com).
In the Masters Men’s race, the race organizer, Karl Faruzel raced neck-in-neck with Glen Swan – and in the end, Karl, with a big “K-O” took the victory. Swan kept the pressure on all the way to the finish. The overall leader in the masters series, Andy Melnychenko, failed to find his way to the start line today – but still took overall victory for the series.
FULL RESULTS
Dave Panella Memorial Cyclocross
Ely Park, Binghamton, NY
Here are the full results to go with the report and photos I sent last night.
Open Men
1. Ted King (Priority Health)
2. Cory Burns (Fiordifrutta)
3. Matthew Dickinson (Placid Planet)
4. Pierre Roussel (U of R / VC Chaumontais)
5. Jeremy Garder (Michelin)
6. Paul Komanecky (Preferred Care)
7. John Roden (Shickluna)
8. Mike Kumiega (RUUD Racing)
9. Scott Hannan (SpokePost.com)
10. Geoffrey Bergmark (SpokePost.com)
11. Nate Seymour (Potomac Velo)
12. Stephen Petrella
13. John Ormsby
14. Phillip McCarthy
15. Derek Clement
16. James Dutko
17. Joshua Hruivdson
18. Shan Mohiuddim
19. Michael Wilber
20. Harold Peeling
21. Nick Robertson
22. Jay Thomas
23. Paul Speranza
24. Karl Faruzel
25. Jacob Sisson
26. Robert Hanlon
Master’s Men
1. Karl Faruzel
2. Glenn Swan
3. Greg Drumm
4. Nick Suozzo
5. Paul Speranza
6. David Faso
7. Mark Shenstone
8. Mark Williams
9. Brian Sanders
10. Stephen Edgar
11. Ernie Bayles
12. Tim Leonard
13. Eddie Luban
14. Dan Kane
15. Thomas Emrich
16. Jeffrey Davis
17. Keith Gregory
18. David Burnside
19. Mike Morgan
20. John Poland
21. Philip Thompson
22. Ed Burns
23. Dan O’Brien
24. Mike Peter
Junior
1. Ben Salibra
Open Women
1. Anna Barenseld
2. Michelle Costello
3. Susan Atwood
4. Carol Peeling
Master’s Women
1. Kim Celecki
2. Marsha Kapinus
3. Karla Eisch
4. Tamara Lewis
About the Central NY Cyclocross Series
A coalition of Central New York cycling clubs including SpokePost.com Cycling, Finger Lakes Cycling Club, Tioga Velo Club, Onondaga Cycling Club and Team SCARR have announced the 2006 Central NY Cyclocross Series. With two races in each of the primary locales near Ithaca, Syracuse and Binghamton, the series is expected to produce some solid competition among regional cyclocross aficionados bidding to become CNY ‘Cross Champions.
Points will be awarded for the top 10 finishers in the Open Men’s, Open Women’s and Masters categories using the following structure:
1st – 16 points
2nd – 12 points
3rd – 9 points
4th – 7 points
5th – 6 points
6th – 5 points
7th – 4 points
8th – 3 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point
The following races will be scored for cumulative points in the series:
October 1st – Swandrome Cyclocross, Ithaca, NY
October 15th – Syracuse Grand Prix, Syracuse, NY
October 22nd – SpokePost.com Wildcat ‘Crossing, Camillus, NY
October 29th – Main St. Bike Shop ‘Cross, Burdett, NY
November 5th – Green ‘Cross, Greene, NY
November 12th – Dave Panella Memorial ‘Cross, Endicott, NY
The Central New York Cyclocross Champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the Dave Panella Memorial ‘Cross on November 12th. For more information about the series please visit the series web page: http://web.mac.com/steve.edgar/iWeb/Cross/Series.html or for additional Northeast Cyclocross information, visit http://spokepost.com/cross/. See you at the races!