Housatonic Valley Classic (Stage 5) Results

McCORMACK WINS THE TOUR OF CT

Torrential Downpour Splinters the Field

Danbury, CT (May 23, 2004) - Mark McCormack, Colavita Olive Oil Cycling Team won the Tour of Connecticut with a total of 101 points, besting Charles Dionne, Webcor Builders, and Shawn Milne, Fior di Frutta.

The final stage of the TOC began under sunny skies and high humidity and finished under a torrential downpour peppered with thunder and lightning.   Only 25 finished out of 150 starters.   The pack made it into downtown Danbury for the 14 finishing laps after completing 80 miles around Candlewood Lake Park before the deluge.

Horner and Dominique Perras, Team Ofoto and King of the Mountain winner, charged into town ahead of the group by over 2 minutes with 14 laps to go.   With each lap, the peleton closed the gap slightly, but lacked the power or conviction to reel the two back in.   With seven to go, they closed to just over a minute, but could not shorten the gap.   Lightening and thunder started to threaten as Horner made a successful break and dropped Perras as the skies opened.   With slick roads and visibility cut, it became every man for himself.   After Horner, Dionne placed second and Ciaran Power, Navigators Insurance came in third for the stage.  

McCormack remained strong throughout the tour and came in fourth in Danbury solidifying his overall win.   McCormack now turns his attention to the USPRO race June 6, where he will defend his championship title in peak form.  

WOMEN'S CRITERIUM

Also in Danbury, 34 women out of   51 finished the Housatonic criterium race.   Lauren Franges, Victory Brewing, and Katheryn Curi, Rona, broke away from the start and worked on widening the gap from 30 seconds to an eventual two minutes before racing away with the win.   Lauren Van Gilder came in third.

JUNIORS

Racing for premiums ranging from water bottles, cash and cheesecake, 25 under 18 year old boys raced their own criterium.   At lap eight, a four man break succeeded in getting away and put almost three minutes on the group.   Elliot Gaunt, Main Line, Kirk Carlsen and Michael Wickman, both of Peerless/HNECC, finished 1,2,3.

Stage 5 Results - Housatonic Valley Classic
150 Starters - 100 Miles
Place Name Team Time
1 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 4:02:45
2 Charles Dionne Webcor Builders at :40
3 Ciaran Power Navigators Insurance
4 Mark McCormack Colavita Olive Oil
5 Shawn Milne Fiordifrutta
6 Ian Dille Team Snow Valley
7 Chris Wherry Health Net
8 Kirk Albers Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
9 Melito Heredia Toga Bikes
10 Joe Papp Team Holland
11 Alexandre Nadeau Volkswagen TREK
12 Robbie King Louis Garneau Racing
13 Stu Gillespie TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
14 Imanol Ayestaran Webcor Builders
15 Jacob Erker Team Seasilver
16 Bruno Langlois Volkswagen TREK
17 Roman Kilun McGuire Pro Cycling Team
18 Eneas Freyre Team Holland
19 Erik Saunders Team Ofoto
20 Zak Grabowski TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
21 Neil Shirley Team Seasilver
22 Joshua Dillon Louis Garneau Racing
23 Mark Walters Navigators Insurance
24 Peter Baker Team Snow Valley 1:20
25 Aaron Olson Colavita Olive Oil  
26 Danny Pate Health Net 1:55
DNF Amos Brumble CCB/Volkswagen
DNF Conor Coffey CCB/Volkswagen
DNF Dmitri Buben CCB/Volkswagen
DNF Jeff Craddock CCB/Volkswagen
DNF Tyler Wren Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Todd Herriott Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Sebastian Alexandre Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Gustavo Artacho Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Juan Jose Haedo Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Will Frischkorn Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Nathan O'neill Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Ivan Dominguez Colavita Olive Oil
DNF Chris Rozdilsky CRCA/Sakonnet Technology
DNF Kevin Molloy CRCA/Sakonnet Technology
DNF John Loehner CRCA/Sakonnet Technology
DNF Karl Rahn CRCA/Sakonnet Technology
DNF Stephen Badger CRCA/Sakonnet Technology
DNF Greg Montello Essex County Velo
DNF Jon Bruno Essex County Velo
DNF Eric Sheagley Essex County Velo
DNF Nate Kokinda Essex County Velo
DNF Eric Sakalowsky Essex County Velo
DNF Eric Fleming Essex County Velo
DNF Kevin Dille Essex County Velo
DNF Victor Taormina Essex County Velo
DNF Mike Friedman ESSM/GPOA
DNF Boyd Johnson ESSM/GPOA
DNF Ryan Leech ESSM/GPOA
DNF Colin Sandberg ESSM/GPOA
DNF Mark Nicoll ESSM/GPOA
DNF Louis Secreto ESSM/GPOA
DNF Jon Hamblen Fiordifrutta
DNF Mike Dietrich Fiordifrutta
DNF Josh Gewirtz Fiordifrutta
DNF Peter Hult Fiordifrutta
DNF Philip Wong Fiordifrutta
DNF Chris Peck Fiordifrutta
DNF Curt Davis Fiordifrutta
DNF Justen Peters GS Mengoni
DNF Aiden Charles GS Mengoni
DNF Jason Schneider GS Mengoni
DNF Jason Bremer GS Mengoni
DNF Alain Ferry GS Mengoni
DNF JP Partland GS Mengoni
DNF Mike Jones Health Net
DNF Gord Fraser Health Net
DNF Jason Lokkesmoe Health Net
DNF Mike Sayers Health Net
DNF Kurt Hackler Ibex
DNF John Funk Ibex
DNF Tim Unkert Ibex
DNF Seth Hosmer Ibex
DNF Zack Soucy Ibex
DNF Jason Baer Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Ian Beilby Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Alec Donahue Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Mukunda Feldman Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Andrew Knight Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Damon Parke Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Ian Stuart Louis Garneau Racing
DNF Devon Vigus McGuire - Saunier Duval
DNF Pat Dunaway McGuire - Saunier Duval
DNF Jamiel Danesh McGuire - Saunier Duval
DNF Tim Johnson McGuire - Saunier Duval
DNF Vassili Davidenko Navigators Insurance
DNF Siro Camponogara Navigators Insurance
DNF David McKenzie Navigators Insurance
DNF Marty Nothstein Navigators Insurance
DNF Burke Swindlehurst Navigators Insurance
DNF Jeff Louder Navigators Insurance
DNF Phil Zajicek Navigators Insurance
DNF Ron Fantano ReMax
DNF Mike McGinnley ReMax
DNF Anthony Alessio ReMax
DNF Chris Pile ReMax
DNF Adam Hodges Myerson Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
DNF Matt Svatek Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
DNF Larry Perera Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
DNF Jeremy Powers Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
DNF Ernie Lechuga Sharper Image - Jelly Belly
DNF Oscar Pineda Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties
DNF Craig Upton Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties
DNF Greg Wolf Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties
DNF John Conroy Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties
DNF Gavi Epstein Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties
DNF Bobby Lea T.E.A.M. Fuji
DNF Kyle Wamsley T.E.A.M. Fuji
DNF Craig Dodson T.E.A.M. Fuji
DNF Tim Gernitis T.E.A.M. Fuji
DNF Tom Nelson T.E.A.M. Fuji
DNF Wim Botman Team Holland
DNF Roland Stenekes Team Holland
DNF Florian Smits Team Holland
DNF Bjorn Cornelissen Team Holland
DNF Dave Somerville Team Ideal Tile/Brielle Cyclery
DNF Jared Bunde Team Ideal Tile/Brielle Cyclery
DNF Juan Pablo Castro Team Ideal Tile/Brielle Cyclery
DNF Scott Zwizanski Team Ofoto
DNF Jon Erdeyli Team Ofoto
DNF Nieko Busuker Team Ofoto
DNF Jason Bausch Team Ofoto
DNF Pete Lopinto Team Ofoto
DNF Dominique Perras Team Ofoto
DNF Matt Sadauckas Team Seasilver
DNF Peter Knudsen Team Seasilver
DNF Brian Sheedy Team Seasilver
DNF Daniel Ramsey Team Seasilver
DNF Jon Wirsing Team Snow Valley
DNF Cameron Holland Team Snow Valley
DNF Ryan McKinney Team Snow Valley
DNF Ryan Dewald Team Snow Valley
DNF Ian MacGregor TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
DNF Sheldon Deeny TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
DNF Ang Sheldrake TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
DNF Andrew Manart TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
DNF Nathan Mitchell TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine
DNF Samuel Acevado Toga Bikes
DNF Sergio Rolando Toga Bikes
DNF Steve Mlujeak U.S. Armed Forces
DNF Sean Cahill U.S. Armed Forces
DNF Alexandre Lavallée Volkswagen TREK
DNF Martin St-Laurent Volkswagen TREK
DNF Kevin Lacombe Volkswagen TREK
DNF Ben Stafford Webcor Builders
 
Sprint #1
32 Siro Camponogara Navigators Insurance
Sprint #2
71 Matt Sadauckas Team Seasilver
Sprint #3
5 Mike Sayers Health Net
Sprint #4
49 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto
Sprint #5
21 Chris Horner Webcor Builders
Sprint #6
49 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto
Sprint #7
21 Chris Horner Webcor Builders
Sprint #8
21 Chris Horner Webcor Builders
KOM #1
43 Scott Zwizanski Team Ofoto 7
49 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 4
2 Mike Jones Health Net 2
KOM #2
49 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 7
21 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 4
KOM #3
21 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 7
49 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 4
4 Jason Lokkesmoe Health Net 2

Final Overall Classification
Total
Place First Last Team Points
1 Mark McCormack Colavita Olive Oil 101
2 Charles Dionne Webcor Builders 88
3 Shawn Milne Fior di Frutta 77
4 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 61
5 Chris Wherry Health Net presented by Maxxis 54
6 Alexandre Nadeau Volkswagen TREK 49
7 Ivan Dominguez Colavita Olive Oil 40
8 Jeff Louder Navigators Insurance 40
9 Ciaran Power Navigators Insurance 37
10 Melito Heredia Toga Bikes 36
11 Imanol Ayesteron Webcor Builders 34
12 Ian Dille Team Snow Valley 33
13 Joe Papp Team Holland 30
14 Stu Gillespie TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 29
15 Gord Fraser Health Net presented by Maxxis 27
16 Mark Walters Navigators Insurance 27
17 Bruno Langlois Volkswagen TREK 27
18 Will Frischkorn Colavita Olive Oil 24
19 Juan Jose Haedo Colavita Olive Oil 23
20 Danny Pate Health Net presented by Maxxis 23
21 Kirk Albers Sharper Image - Jelly Belly 21
22 Jon Erdeyli Team Ofoto 20
23 Robbie King Louis Garneau Racing 20
24 Jacob Erker Team Seasilver 20
25 Neil Shirley Team Seasilver 18
26 David McKenzie Navigators Insurance 18
27 Jamiel Danesh McGuire - Saunier Duval 16
28 Scott Zwizanski Team Ofoto 16
29 Eneas Freyre Team Holland 15
30 Adam Hodges Myerson Sharper Image - Jelly Belly 14
31 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 14
32 Mike Sayers Health Net presented by Maxxis 13
33 Tyler Wren Colavita Olive Oil 13
34 Mike Jones Health Net presented by Maxxis 12
35 Ang Sheldrake TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 11
36 Gustavo Artacho Colavita Olive Oil 10
37 Peter Baker Team Snow Valley 9
38 Joshua Dillon Louis Garneau Racing 9
39 Roman Kilun McGuire - Saunier Duval 9
40 Franky Van Haesenbroucke Watchung Wheelmen 8
41 Ryan Dewald Team Snow Valley 8
42 Craig Upton Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties 8
43 Erik Saunders Team Ofoto 7
44 Burke Swindlehurst Navigators Insurance 6
45 Zak Grabowski TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 6
46 Marty Nothstein Navigators Insurance 5
47 Wim Botman Team Holland 5
48 Alec Donahue Louis Garneau Racing 4
49 Bjorn Cornelissen Team Holland 3
50 Sebastian Alexandre Colavita Olive Oil 2
51 Chris Rozdilsky CRCA/Sakonnet Technology 2
52 Aaron Olson Colavita Olive Oil 2
53 Kevin Lacombe Volkswagen TREK 1
54 Waclaw Godycki Team Ideal Tile/Briell Cyclery 1

Final Best Sprinter Classification
Place Name Team Points
1 Marty Nothstein Navigators Insurance 5
2 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 3
3 Ivan Dominguez Colavita Olive Oil 2
4 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 2
5 Sebastian Alexandre Colavita Olive Oil 2
6 Gord Fraser Health Net 1
7 Jeff Louder Navigators Insurance 1
8 Todd Herriott Colavita Olive Oil 1
9 Mike Sayers Health Net 1
10 Matt Sadauckas Team Seasilver 1
11 Siro Camponogara Navigators Insurance 1
 
Final KOM Classification
Place Name Team Points
1 Dominique Perras Team Ofoto 36
2 Chris Horner Webcor Builders 11
3 Mike Jones Health Net 11
4 Jeff Louder Navigators Insurance 9
5 Todd Herriott Colavita Olive Oil 9
6 Scott Zwizanski Team Snow Valley 9
7 Chris Wherry Health Net 8
8 Will Frischkorn Colavita Olive Oil 7
9 Jason Lokkesmoe Health Net 6
10 Joe Papp Team Holland 5
11 Imanol Ayestaran Webcor Builders 2
12 Chris Rozdilsky CRCA/Sakonnet Technology 1
 
Final Best Amateur Classification
Place Name Team Points
1 Shawn Milne Fiordifrutta 77
2 Alexandre Nadeau Volkswagen TREK 49
3 Melito Heredia Toga Bikes 36
4 Ian Dille Team Snow Valley 33
5 Joe Papp Team Holland 30
6 Stu Gillespie TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 29
7 Robbie King Louis Garneau Racing 20
8 Bruno Langlois Volkswagen TREK 14
9 Ang Sheldrake TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 11
10 Peter Baker Team Snow Valley 9
11 Joshua Dillon Louis Garneau Racing 9
12 Frank Van Haesenbroucke Watchung Wheelmen 8
13 Ryan Dewald 8
14 Craig Upton Stelvio TEAMWEAR-Orbis Properties 8
15 Eneas Freyre Team Holland 7
16 Zak Grabowski TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 6
17 Wim Botman Team Holland 5
18 Alec Donahue Louis Garneau Racing 4
19 Chris Rozdilsky CRCA/Sakonnet Technology 2
20 Kevin Lacombe Volkswagen/TREK 1
21 Waclaw Godycki Team Ideal Tile/Briell Cyclery 1
 
Final Best Young Rider Classification
Place Name Team Points
1 Stu Gillespie TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 29
2 Ang Sheldrake TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 11
3 Zak Grabowski TIAA-Cref/5280 Magazine 6
4 Wim Botman Team Holland 5
5 Kevin Lacombe Volkswagen/TREK 1