2011 Midwest Regional Cyclocross Championships and WCA overall.
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| Photo: Alyssa Severn |
For officials and riders, this was a very complex weekend for racing with lots riding on the line. First for many, it's a chance to ride the course that will be used at Nationals. Next, besides it being a double header race weekend, both races offered points towards the season long Wisconsin Cycling Association (WCA) overall championship which had some very close competition leading into this weekend. As you will see, some upsets were made on these final two races. Lastly, Sunday's race was the inaugural Midwest Regional Cyclocross Championships with riders traveling from all across the Midwest (WI, MI, MN, MO, IN, IL, KY) to compete.
We start with the Men's Category 4 which was setting up as a sprint finish between three riders for the WCA overall title.
| Jon Weinandt (Team Fond du Lac/Oshkosh Cyclery) | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Stein (Team Fond du Lac/Oshkosh Cyclery) | 180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garrett Roth (ISCorp Cycling Team ) | 177 |
Coming into this series, Garrett Roth had momentum in his favor having won two of the last three races, with Tyler Stein picking off last week's Wizard 'Cross. Jon Weinandt had won the UW race earlier, and was the only one of the three that scored points in all of the races up to now. This weekend, Stein grabbed the win on Saturday bumping him from second to first in the WCA overnight and he held it for the overall championship by getting second on Sunday to Ryan Giuliano (Vergigris) of Shaumburg, IL who gets the Midwest Championship for Men's Category 4. Weinandt dropped from 1st in the overall to third, placing 7th on Saturday and 5th on Sunday. According to the rules, only points from a rider's top 13 races out of a possible 16 count (Baker's Dozen) which mixes it up a bit in some cases. (Full results should be updated shortly on WiCycling.Org)
WCA Overall - Men's Category 4:
Rider Total pts Baker's Dozen
Tyler Stein 235 231
Garrett Roth 203 203
Jon Weinandt 213 195
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| Abby Strigel (Photo: Justin Lackner) |
Abby Strigel 315pts
Alyssa Severn 310pts
Meredith Peterson 171pts
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Sam Schneider 120pts (6th place)
With Schneider focusing her attention in the Chicago Cross Cup and not racing in Wisconsin, it was going to be interesting to see how the A-Team (Abby and Alyssa) would stack up against her this weekend. Well, put two more notches in the win column for Schneider as she swept the weekend once again by winning on both Saturday and Sunday giving her the Regional Championship and moving her up from 6th to 4th in the WCA overall. Meredith Peterson has the worst weekend of her season placing 12th and 14th, but hangs on to third in the WCA overall.
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| Alyssa Severn (Photo: Justin Lackner) |
Wait. However ...
There is this rule, that states only points from the top 13 races (Baker's Dozen) count in the overall series competition. Strigel has raced 13 races, so her total remains the same. Severn has raced 15 races so she looses points gathered from her worst two races, two 4ths or 30 points, leaving her with 325. Severn gets 'Baked' and remains in second. Strigel Wins!
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| Abby Strigel (Photo: Justin Lackner) |
WCA Overall - Elite Women
Abby Strigel 337pts from 13 races = 337 pts
Alyssa Severn 355pts from 15 races = 325pts
Meredith Peterson 183pts from 13 races = 183pts
Midwest Regional Cyclocross Champion: Samantha Schneider
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| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Bib | Team | ||||||
| 1 | Samantha Schneider | West Allis, WI | 170980 | 2 | CT: TIBCO to the Top | ||||||
| 2 | Linda Sone (1 - Cat2) | Northfield, MN | 224939 | 30 | Team Mountain Khakis | ||||||
| 3 | Alyssa Severn (2 - Cat2) | Madison, WI | 325718 | 4 | Cyclocrossracing.com | ||||||
| 4 | Abby Strigel (3 - Cat2) | Madison, WI | 202434 | 1 | Cyclocrossracing.com | ||||||
| Women - Women Pro/1/2 - 19-29 SUNDAY | |||||||||
| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Bib | Team | ||||
| 1 | Samantha Schneider | West Allis, WI | 170980 | 2 | CT: TIBCO to the Top | ||||
| 2 | Corrie Osborne (1 - Cat2) | Mequon, WI | 298510 | 11 | ISCorp Cycling Team | ||||
| 3 | Alyssa Severn (2 - Cat2) | Madison, WI | 325718 | 4 | Cyclocrossracing.com | ||||
| 4 | Linda Sone (3 - Cat2) | Northfield, MN | 224939 | 30 | Team Mountain Khakis | ||||
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| Day 2 podium (Photo: Alyssa Severn) |
Read more about how the races went down as experienced
As she puts it: It is the shit!
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| Chad Hartley (Stock photo Peloton-Pix) |
Matt Shriver 195pts
Chad Hartley 193pts
Corey Stelljes 168pts
Hartley takes the win on Saturday and Stelljes the win on Sunday for the regional championship.
Midwest Regional Cyclocross Champion: Corey Stelljes
Final WCA points:
Chad Hartley 248pts
Corey Stelljes 223pts
Matt Shriver 195pts
| Men - Pro/Cat 1/2 - 19-29 SATURDAY | |||||||||
| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Team | |||||
| 1 | Chad Hartley (1 - Pro) | Fox Point, WI | 126996 | Kenda Pro Cycling pb Geargrinder | |||||
| 2 | Corey Stelljes (1 - Cat1) | Madison, WI | 307965 | ||||||
| 3 | Brian Conant (2 - Cat1) | Dekalb, IL | 7522 | The Pony Shop | |||||
| 4 | Craig Faulkner (3 - Cat1) | Mendota Heights, MN | 244650 | Crossniacs | |||||
| 5 | Joseph maloney (1 - Cat2) | Madison, WI | 313232 | KS Energy Services / Team Wisconsin | |||||
| Men - Pro/Cat 1/2 - 19-29 | |||||||||
| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Team | |||||
| 1 | Corey Stelljes (1 - Cat1) | Madison, WI | 307965 | ||||||
| 2 | Chad Hartley | Kenda Pro Cycling pb Geargrinder | |||||||
| 3 | Craig Faulkner (2 - Cat1) | Mendota Heights, MN | 244650 | Crossniacs | |||||
| 4 | Jesse Rients (3 - Cat1) | Shakopee, MN | 147524 | KUHL | |||||
| 5 | Michael Hemme (4 - Cat1) | Chicago, IL | 153182 | ||||||
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