Mike Wissink (Specialized) and Anne Swartz (Flying Rhino’s/Kinetic Systems Bicycles) doubled up their wins at the start of the Michigan cyclo-cross season. The racing got off to a fantastic start in Michigan this past weekend with a double header put on by Tailwind and Kinetics Systems Bicycles in Waterford Michigan.
Beneath sunny skies, temperatures in the 70’s and a fast course that featured the largest flyover in the Midwest - aptly named the “Orange Crush” - it had all the makings for an incredible weekend of 'cross racing.
Last year's champions in both the Elite Men’s and Women’s categories continued with their winning ways on both days of racing. 2008 USGP Masters 35+ champion Mike Wissink and 2008 Michigan State cyclo-cross Champion Anne Swartz began this season where they left off last year with the top spots for both days of racing.
Saturday saw a close race in the Elite Men’s race with Mike Wissink out sprinting Jeff Weinert (Wolverine/American Cycle & Fitness) at the line for the win, Tom Burke ( Lathrup Industries/Giant) was 3rd. Anne Swartz put on a dominant performance in the Elite Women’s race, easily winning her event by a margin of more than two minutes over Marne Smiley and Kelly Patterson (Wolverine/American Cycle & Fitness).
Sunday saw was a case of déjà vu, with Wissink dominating the Elite Men's race from the 1st lap and took the win by a margin of 41 seconds over the Tom Burke followed closely by Tim Saari (Essex Brass).
Anne Swartz stumbled over a set of barriers on her 1st lap, but recovered and went on to another great performance by winning with a margin of 1:04 over here closest competitors, who were once again Smiley and Patterson.
Both Wissink and Swartz, along with a contingent of Michigan 'cross racers, will be testing their skills against some of the best CX racers in the country at the Planet Bike cup in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on 26-27 September.
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ELITE MEN (CX-1,2)
1
Michael Wissink (Specialized)
0:57:59
2
Jeff Weinert (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:00:01
3
Tom Burke (Lathrup Industries/ Giant Bicycles)
0:00:42
4
Matthew Weeks (Team Lake Effect/Bike Authority)
0:00:54
5
Tim Saari (Essex Brass)
0:01:10
6
Eric Muehl (Cyclefit Multisport)
0:01:17
7
Vince Roberge (Trails Edge Cyclery)
0:01:45
8
Matt Willing (Mars Hill College)
0:02:31
9
Matthew Ashley (Flying Rhino Cycling Club / Tailwind)
0:02:33
10
Jonathan Card (Jacks Bike/Saturn Of Toledo/Cane Creek)
0:03:36
11
Jay Moncel (Trek Factory Racing)
0:03:59
12
Anthony Marut (Lake Effect Racing/Bike Authority)
0:04:19
13
Cory Stange (Cyclefit Multisport)
0:04:53
14
Rich Stark (Priority Health-Ann Arbor Elite)
0:06:11
15
Terrence Metz (Wolverine/Roaring Mouse)
0:06:44
16
Matt Baroli (Wolverine/Michigan Youth Cycling)
0:07:36
17
Mark Parmelee (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:09:37
DNF
Tony Wieczorek (Wolverines / Mich Youth Cycling)
Row 17 - Cell 2
DNF
Adam York (Trails Edge Cyclery)
Row 18 - Cell 2
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ELITE WOMEN (CX-1,2,3)
1
Anne Schwartz (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:43:48
2
Marne Smiley (Ann Arbor,Mi)
0:02:37
3
Kelly Paterson (Wolverine/American Cycle & Fitness)
0:02:49
4
Julie Lewis Sroka (Lake Effect)
0:03:56
5
Sandie Domagalski (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:05
1 Lap
Jess Bratus (Two Wheel Tango)
Row 5 - Cell 2
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B-MEN (CX-2,3,4)
1
Erik Koehler (Team Bosco)
0:49:35
2
Shawn Mcdonald (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:00:18
3
Andrew Brown (Drakes Coffee)
0:00:22
4
Ben Andrew (Maple Leaf Cycling Club)
0:00:46
5
Mark Caffyn (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:02
6
Clint Verran (Paint Creek Bicycles)
0:01:07
7
John Osgood (Team Sandbag)
0:01:29
8
Jason Melecosky (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:01:48
9
Keith Feldt (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:50
10
Rick Doornbos (Voodoo Cycles / Billys Bike Shop)
0:02:01
11
Adam Naish (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:02:16
12
Tom Payn (Team Fraser)
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
ary Burkholder (Snakebite Racing)
0:02:18
14
Jeff Zimmerman (Cycle-Fit)
0:02:40
15
Daniel Gerow (Wolverine / American Cycle&Fit)
0:02:53
16
Stephen Killar (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:03:10
17
Doug Reed (Reed Construction)
0:03:33
18
Jurrien Davison (Hap United)
0:03:35
19
Gary Olson (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:04
20
Jan Gatowski (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:05
21
Richard Clay (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:55
22
Dominick Zaccone (Mcg- Trails Edge)
0:06:56
23
om Mcardle (Tri City Cyclists)
0:07:08
24
Stever Buday (Clarkston, Mi)
0:07:15
25
Derek Hill (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:07:45
26
Benjamin Christian (Team Giant-Mi)
0:08:16
27
Curt Potocki (Team Sandbag\Bfb)
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Don Frey (Snakebite Racing)
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Steve Balogh (Canton, Mi)
Row 28 - Cell 2
DNF
Jason Woods (Ciclosport Racing)
Row 29 - Cell 2
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MASTERS 35+ (CX-2,3,4)
1
Pete Thompson (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:40:53
2
Patrick Russell (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:00:03
3
Simon Bailey (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:00:19
4
Tim Difalco (Royal Oak, Mi)
0:00:43
5
Terry Ritter (Team Giant)
0:01:08
6
Ron Stack (Cycle Fit Sports Club)
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Jim Hilditch (Treefort Bikes)
0:01:30
8
Raymond Auger (Maple Leaf Cycling)
0:02:03
9
Nate Loman (Team Lake Effect)
0:02:08
10
Scott Fabijanski (Wolverine Sports Club)
0:02:35
11
Rob Selle (Mpi-Mainstreet)
0:02:58
12
Sean Neill (Self)
0:03:58
13
Jarod Makowski (Troy, Mi)
0:04:06
14
Tom Clark (Sterling Heights, Mi)
0:04:46
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MASTERS 45+ (CX-2,3,4)
1
Mark Wolowiec (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:41:11
2
Jeff Haney (Bissell/Abg)
0:00:05
3
Michael Seaman (Specialized)
0:00:55
4
Joseph Brown (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:22
5
Bill Marut (Lake Effect Racing/Bike Authority)
0:01:37
6
Robert Wozniak (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:56
7
Mike Belanger (Team Dean/Aavc)
0:02:15
8
Ken Oday (Specialized/ Twt)
0:02:17
9
Keith Riege (Paint Creek Bicycles)
0:03:01
1 Lap
Rudy Sroka (Lake Effect Racing)
0:04:12
1 Lap
Robert Wydra (Wolverine Sports Club)
Row 10 - Cell 2
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SINGLE SPEED (CX-2,3,4)
1
Daniel Bannink (Paint Creek Bicycles/Runguru.Com)
0:42:37
2
Wayne Cook (Team Fraser/Specialized)
0:01:17
3
John Osgood (Team Sandbag)
0:04:40
4
Robert Shank (Ann Arbor Velo Club)
Row 3 - Cell 2
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C-MEN 39-UN (CX-4)
1
Brian Wachlarz (Recycled Cycles)
0:29:50
2
Shawn Schaffert (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:00:01
3
Matthew Bjurman (Ann Arbor, Mi)
0:00:35
4
Jeffrey Nixon (Bryan, Oh)
0:00:46
5
Doug Jacobson (Aavc)
0:01:03
6
Victor Thompson (Frcc)
0:01:36
7
Randy Arellano (Mcg Racing P/B Trails Edge)
0:01:41
8
Matthew Spruit (Csra: Team Pbr)
0:01:45
9
Ryan Mckinnie (Two Wheel Tango)
0:02:08
10
Greg Johnson (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:02:18
11
Paul Steigerwald (Ypsilanti, Mi)
0:02:35
12
Robert Shank (Ann Arbor Velo Club)
0:02:44
13
Adam Sulkes (Cycle To Fitness Racing Greyhounds)
0:03:36
14
Kurt Martin (Wolverine Sports Club)
0:03:54
15
Ryan Ramales (Team Fraser)
0:04:43
16
Chris Burnett (Wheels In Motion)
0:04:45
17
Jared Smerecki (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:04:57
1 Lap
James Freed (Dexter, Mi)
Row 17 - Cell 2
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C-MEN 40+ (CX-4)
1
Bruce Leblanc (Frcc)
0:31:53
2
Russell Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
0:00:05
3
Michael Schultz (Team O2)
0:00:11
4
David Chapman (Htfd)
0:00:16
5
Rob Hair (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:00:26
6
Marc Dettman (Bissell / Abg Cycling Club)
0:00:27
7
Jeff Hencher (Independent)
0:01:57
8
Greg Andrew (Team Smartcoverage)
0:02:14
9
James Holland (Aavc)
0:02:28
10
Bryan Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:02:36
11
Dennis Willyard (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:03:05
12
David Nienstedt (Paint Creek Bicycles)
0:03:57
13
David Tholen (Oakland Twp., Mi)
0:06:38
1 Lap
Chip Sherbrooke (Commerce, Mi)
Row 13 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Jim Smalley (Cycletherapy Racing)
Row 14 - Cell 2
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C-WOMEN (CX-4)
1
Marjorie Ladzick (Ann Arbor,Mi)
0:37:04
2
Adrienne Oday (Ypsilanti, Mi)
0:01:19
1 Lap
Daphne Hidayetoglu (West Bloomfield, Mi)
Row 2 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Vanessa Stauffer (Dearborn, Mi)
Row 3 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Mary Wolowiec (Flyin Rhino Cycling Club)
Row 4 - Cell 2
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JUNIOR 15-18
1
Robert Sroka (Lake Effect Racing)
0:55:36
1 Lap
Ginger Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
Row 1 - Cell 2
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JUNIIOR 14-UNDER
1
Oliver Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
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ELITE MEN (CX-1,2)
1
Michael Wissink (Specialized)
0:57:15
2
Tom Burke (Lathrup Industries/ Giant Bicycles)
0:00:41
3
Tim Saari (Essex Brass)
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Jeff Weinert (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:00:57
5
Matt Weeks (Team Lake Effect/Bike Authority)
0:01:13
6
Eric Muehl (Cyclefit Multisport)
0:01:25
7
Vince Roberge (Trails Edge Cycling Team)
0:02:05
8
Paul Martin (Panther-Rgf)
0:02:07
9
Jonathan Card (Jacks Bike/Saturn Of Toledo/Cane Creek)
0:02:48
10
Matt Willing (Mars Hill College)
0:02:56
11
Mark Parmelee (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:03:41
12
Jason Lummis (Bells Brewery/Quiring Cycles)
0:03:50
13
Anthony Marut (Lake Effect/Bike Authority)
0:03:56
14
Jay Moncel (Trek Factory Racing)
0:04:05
15
Rich Stark (Priority Health-Ann Arbor Elite)
0:04:11
16
Tony Wieczorek (Myc/Wolveine Cycling Team)
0:05:09
17
Brian Hancock (Specialized)
0:06:14
1 Lap
Matt Baroli (Wolverine/Michigan Youth Cycling)
Row 17 - Cell 2
19
Ron Gratop (Drakes Coffee)
Row 18 - Cell 2
DNF
Andrew Weir (Ann Arbor, Mi)
Row 19 - Cell 2
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B-MEN (CX-2,3,4)
1
Andrew Brown (Drakes Coffee)
0:48:18
2
Rick Doornbos (Voodoo Cycles / Billys Bike Shop)
0:00:22
3
Mark Caffyn (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:00:53
4
John Osgood (Team Sandbag)
0:01:05
5
Jason Melecosky (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:01:19
6
Wayne Cook (Specialized)
0:01:49
7
Daniel Gerow (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mi)
0:01:55
8
Keith Feldt (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:58
9
Kevin Dittmer (Racing Greyhounds)
0:02:12
10
Robert Sroka (Lake Effect Racing)
Row 9 - Cell 2
11
David Johnson (Drakes Coffee)
0:02:29
12
Tom Payn (Team Fraser)
0:02:36
13
Chris Matthews (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Brian Mitchell (Specialized)
0:02:43
15
Jeff Zimmerman (Cycle-Fit)
0:02:54
16
Derek Hill (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:02:57
17
Gary Olson (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:03:01
18
Doug Reed (Reed Construction)
0:03:12
19
ary Burkholder (Snakebite Racing)
0:04:04
20
Adam Naish (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:04:30
21
Jan Gatowski (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:05:00
22
Tom Mcardle (Traverse City Cyclists)
0:05:46
23
Mark Olin (Rbs Cycling Team)
0:06:38
24
Russell Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
0:07:07
25
Dave Zatek (Cycletherapy)
0:07:27
26
Benjamin Christian (Team Giant-Mi)
0:08:07
1 Lap
Steve Balogh (Canton, Mi)
Row 26 - Cell 2
DNF
Curt Potocki (Team Sandbag\Bfb)
Row 27 - Cell 2
DNF
Jarod Makowski (Troy, Mi)
Row 28 - Cell 2
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JUNIOR 15-18
1
Ginger Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:56:11
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ELITE WOMEN (CX-1,2,3)
1
Anne Schwartz (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:43:25
2
Marne Smiley (Ann Arbor, Mi)
0:01:04
3
Kelly Paterson (Wolverine/American Cycle & Fitness)
0:01:40
4
Julie Lewis Sroka (Lake Effect)
0:03:41
5
Sandie Domagalski (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:04
1 Lap
Laura Johnson (Team Priority Health)
Row 5 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Susan Shaw (Cycle -Fit)
Row 6 - Cell 2
DNF
Lillian Ruiz (Treefort Bikes)
Row 7 - Cell 2
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MASTERS 35+ (CX-2,3,4)
1
Patrick Russell (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:40:47
2
Pete Thompson (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
Row 1 - Cell 2
3
Simon Bailey (Wolverine / American Cycle & Fit.)
0:00:09
4
Rob Selle (Mpi-Mainstreet)
0:00:32
5
Ron Stack (Cycle Fit Sports Club)
0:00:33
6
Erik Koehler (Team Bosco)
0:00:41
7
Nate Loman (Team Lake Effect)
0:01:05
8
Jim Hilditch (Treefort Bikes)
0:01:06
9
Scott Fabijanski (Wolverine Sports Club)
0:01:25
10
Eric Werner (Treefort Bikes)
0:01:48
11
Tom Clark (Sterling Heights, Mi)
0:02:31
12
Chris Matthews (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:02:47
13
John Rigdon (Mcg Cyclery)
0:03:40
1 Lap
Raymond Auger (Maple Leaf Cycling Club)
0:04:18
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MASTERS 45+ (CX-2,3,4)
1
Rudy Sroka (Lake Effect Racing)
0:40:35
2
Mark Wolowiec (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:00:29
3
Michael Seaman (Specialized)
0:00:53
4
Joseph Brown (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:00:57
5
Robert Wozniak (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:16
6
Bill Marut (Lake Effect/Bike Authority)
0:01:36
7
Michael Green (Bikeman.Com)
0:01:44
8
Ken Oday (Specialized/ Twt)
0:02:21
9
Dave Hollis (Cycle Fit)
0:03:08
10
Keith Riege (Paint Creek Bicycles)
0:03:37
DNF
Robert Wydra (Wolverine Sports Club)
Row 10 - Cell 2
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SINGLE SPEED (CX-2,3,4)
1
Daniel Bannink (Paint Creek Bicycles/Runguru.Com)
0:41:16
2
Wayne Cook (Specialized)
0:05:03
3
Steve Kinley (Cannondale Factory Racing)
0:05:35
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C-MEN 39-UN (CX-4)
1
Shawn Schaffert (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:28:43
2
Douglas Jacobsen (Aavc)
0:00:33
3
Jeffrey Nixon (Bryan, Oh)
0:00:34
4
Andy Fedewa (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:00:36
5
Matthew Spruit (Csra: Team Pbr)
0:01:12
6
Ryan Mckinnie (Two Wheel Tango)
0:01:17
7
Cameron Marshall (East Lansing, Mi)
0:01:26
8
reg Johnson (Flying Rhinos)
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Jason Woods (Ciclosport Racing)
0:01:37
10
Adam Sulkes (Cycle To Fitness/Racing Greyhounds)
0:02:04
11
Paul Steigerwald (Ypsilanti, Mi)
0:02:21
12
Benjamin Miller (Team Sandbag/Bfb)
0:02:51
13
Jared Smerecki (Cycletherapy Racing)
0:04:41
14
Russ Turnerr (Cycle Fit Sports Club)
0:06:03
15
Peter Echtinaw (The White Flood)
0:07:25
16
rian Nuszkonski (Cyclefit/Weathergenerator.Com)
0:07:51
DNF
Chris Burnett (Wheels In Motion)
Row 16 - Cell 2
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C-MEN 40+ (CX-4)
1
Brian Goocher (Jacks Bicycle & Fitness)
0:29:28
2
Randy Arellano (Mcg Racing P/B Trails Edge)
0:00:48
3
Michael Schultz (Team O2)
0:01:09
4
Bruce Leblanc (Frcc)
0:01:11
5
Steve Hoffman (Midland, Mi)
0:01:23
6
David Chapman (Htfd)
0:01:25
7
Glen Moore (Team Fraser)
0:01:49
8
Rob Hair (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:01:50
9
Marc Dettman (Bissell / Abg Cycling Club)
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
Kurt Martin (Wolverines Sc)
0:01:52
11
Dennis Willyard (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:02:22
12
Jeff Hencher (Independent)
0:03:42
13
Bryan Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:04:09
14
Ken Misch (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
0:04:24
15
Ken Pallach (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
3:10:52
DNF
Russell Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
Row 15 - Cell 2
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C-WOMEN (CX-4)
1
Margie Ladzick (Ann Arbor,Mi)
0:35:22
2
Adrienne Oday (Ypsilanti, Mi)
0:00:57
3
Vanessa Stauffer (Dearborn, Mi)
0:01:26
1 Lap
eagan Kaczmarek (Rochester Bike Shop)
Row 3 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Jean Steinberg (Trails Edge Cycling Team)
Row 4 - Cell 2
1 Lap
Leila Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
Row 5 - Cell 2
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JUNIIOR 14-UNDER
1
Nathan Goocher (Jacks Bicycle & Fitness)
0:29:43
2
Oliver Wissman (Cannondale Midwest Racing)
0:03:13
3
Dylan Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
0:08:16
DNF
Zoe Kissel (Signoutfitters.Com)
Row 3 - Cell 2
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