Tenafly 3/4 Race Series Update

After five races (just two to go!), the rankings are getting tight. The Watermelon Crit made for several major shifts in the Cat 4's ranking, including Nina's successful takeover of the jersey from Carol, and Betty's absence in the 123 field allowed Emma, Liz & Stephanie to all move up a spot, moving Betty back to 4th.

The next race up is the Lou Maltese in Central Park on July 9. It's a cat 3/4 women's race, and yes, it is very early in the morning. How much do you want it? Details can be found at CRCA.net

And the last race of the series will be the Union Vale Road Race in Poughkeepsie on July 17.

Details yet to come on the end of season BBQ hosted by the Tenafly Bicycle Workshop, but you won't want to miss it!


Category 4

1. Nina Santiago 327
2. Lisa Manfredi 270
3. Carol Picot 248
4. Laura Tyson 234
5. Suzanne Tempsick 232
6. Karen Ulrich 165
7. Elaine Molinaro 159
8. Karen Bechtold 148
9. Kelleigh Dulany 143
10. Nancy Camp 128
11. Cynthia Steiner 126
12. Caitlin McVarish 110
13. Teresa Disessa 105
14. Colleen Hayduk 100
14. Pam Kiely 100
14. Mimi Boyle 100
14. Caroline Lam 100
18. Wendy Cohen 97
19. Maureen Mcowen 95
20. Julie Reid 90
21. Jennisse Peatick 85
21. Colleen Gulick 85
21. Nancy Ford 85
24. Lisa Martid 81
25. Kimille Taylor 80
25. Margaret Schotte 80
27. Gloria Deucher 75
27. Heather Radcliffe 75
29. Lauren Tracey 70
29. Heather Putnam 70
31. Rebecca Menke 68
32. Nancy Heller 66
32. Nathalie Roy 66
32. Linda Brown 66
35. Evelyn Heinbach 62
35. Susan Jankowitz 62
35. Meredith Johnson 62
38. Maria Vlasak 60
38. Susanne Huelster 60
40. Lise Dupuis 58
41. Sheila O’Connor 56
41. Karen Cheney 56
43. Tania Ayoub 25
43. Jennifer LaPlante 25
43. Cheryl Wolf 25
43. Rebecca Schepps 25
43. Dawn Richardson 25

Category 3

1. Emma Nelson 275
2. Liz Seward 260
2. Stephanie Bleecher 260
4. Elizabeth Tyrell 255
5. Angela Johnson 162
6. Jill Waggett 150
7. Cindy Ma 145
8. Marie DeRosa 144
9. Jennifer Magur 100
9. Mara Miller 100
9. Lisa Jellett 100
12. Hannah Long 95
12. Leslie Jennings 95
14. Margo Herman 90
14. Barbara Shwenky 90
16. Brooke Wilson 85
17. Nanci Modica 80
18. Jane Berger 75
19. Diana Panchyk 72
20. Jaimie Epstein 68
20. Tammy Ebersole 68
22. Kriserts Roberts 66

Results after 5 races:

Grant’s Tomb
Bear Mountain
Tour of Colt’s Neck
Flanders TT
Watermelon Crit

FBF Summer Solstice

I switched fields, was dropped all too quickly, but then again, so was pretty much everyone else—by the time the lead six of the 123 field lapped me, there was no pack remaining.

So my game, my rules. Half a point for Floyd and his henchman, Mother Nature of the wind.

Liz 3: Floyd 2.5: Brooklyn 3.5

Floyd, week 6 (or 7)

Floyd tried very hard to gain points last night—but I shimmied on by as the boys fell over beside me. Thank Anne-Marie for jinxing the field by talking about how safe things had been for the previous five weeks. Floyd couldn't just let that one get by.

So, I escaped the crashes, made it there and back in one piece, and finished with the field...so after six weeks, I'm taking a slim lead...

Liz 3: Floyd 2: Brooklyn 2.5

Except then I remembered that two Tuesdays ago I didn't get there on time to race. Which means this was actually week 7, and I have to give another point to Brooklyn. Damn.

Liz 3: Floyd 2: Brooklyn 3.5

Brooklyn holds onto the lead for yet another week...

Watermelon Crit

Disappointing in that only five women showed up for the W123 race, all of us to be promptly schooled by Heather Labance.

This race really should be better attended—it's a nice, safe course, not at all technical, not that far from the city (on the Rutgers campus), accessible by NJTransit, and we took home a watermelon, a coconut and a loofah as part of our winnings. No pie though—you have to win for pie...

Earlier in the morning, Caroline raced the W4 race against 18 other riders and took sixth—not too shabby for her first crit!

Floyd Bennet Field Tuesdays update

When we last left our intrepid racer, the standings were as follows:
Liz 1: Floyd 2: Brooklyn 2.5

In other words....
week 1—finished with the 3/4 field, but cracked my fork on Flatbush on the way home. 1 point Liz, 1 point Brooklyn.
week 2—dropped like a stone. Watched T's Kryserium get crushed by car on ride to race. 1 point Floyd, .5 point Brooklyn.
week 3—dropped like a slightly smaller stone. Upside, all equipment and body survive in one piece. 1 point Floyd.
week 4—have front wheel taken out before getting to race. 1 point Brooklyn.
week 5—finished with the 3/4 field, there and home in one piece. 1 point Liz.

Things are looking up!

Liz 2: Floyd 2: Brooklyn 2.5

ESG qualifier

Last year, there were 30-odd girls (yes, and they were odd girls, too) in the race to qualify for the Empire State Games. I got in the break, and then successfully introduced my chin to the pavement and took myself out of contention. I was going to be redeemed.

To my pleasure and dismay, there was light rain Saturday morning and it was the day before the Liberty Classic—ten of us lined up to race this year. Long story short, halfway though the race, we broke the field in half and on the last lap, Karen Ulrich's attack on the hill knocked off Caroline, leaving just me, Hannah Long (Metro) & Cindy Ma (Metro). Karen, Hannah and I battled out the sprint, with Karen taking it.

2005 ESG Women's Qualifiers
Karen Ulrich
Hannah Long
Liz Seward

Poughkeepsie, here we come!

TBW Women's Series Results, part 4

After four races (and rocking the Flanders TT just behind teammate Mara Miller), Betty Tyrell has got a solid lead in the Cat 3 field, but Carol and Nina are slugging it out in the Cat 4 division. Missing a single race can cost you at this point!

Next race is the Firecracker Crit—although we're having some trouble getting information on it! If anyone has the dirt, let Emma know at emma (at) getfitnyc.com. Thanks, chickies!

Category 3

1. Elizabeth Tyrell 255
2. Emma Nelson 175
3. Stephanie Bleecher 170
4. Liz Seward 165
5. Angela Johnson 162
6. Jill Waggett 150
7. Cindy Ma 145
8. Marie DeRosa 144
9. Jennifer Magur 100
9. Mara Miller 100
9. Lisa Jellett 100
10. Hannah Long 95
10. Leslie Jennings 95
11. Margo Herman 90
11. Barbara Shwenky 90
12. Brooke Wilson 85
13. Nanci Modica 80
14. Jane Berger 75
15. Diana Panchyk 72
16. Jaimie Epstein 68
16. Tammy Ebersole 68
17. Kriserts Roberts 66

Category 4

1. Carol Picot 248
2. Nina Santiago 242
3. Lisa Manfredi 180
4. Karen Ulrich 165
5. Suzanne Tempsick 160
6. Kelleigh Dulany 143
7. Laura Tyson 134
8. Nancy Camp 128
9. Caitlin McVarish 110
10. Colleen Hayduk 100
10. Pam Kiely 100
10. Mimi Boyle 100
11. Wendy Cohen 97
12. Maureen Mcowen 95
12. Elaine Molinaro 95
13. Julie Reid 90
14. Colleen Gulick 85
14. Nancy Ford 85
15. Kimille Taylor 80
15. Margaret Schotte 80
16. Gloria Deucher 75
16. Heather Radcliffe 75
17. Lauren Tracey 70
18. Rebecca Menke 68
19. Nancy Heller 66
19. Nathalie Roy 66
20. Evelyn Heinbach 62
20. Meredith Johnson 62
21. Maria Vlasak 60
21. Susanne Huelster 60
22. Lise Dupuis 58
22. Cynthia Steiner 58
23. Sheila O'Connor 56
23. Karen Cheney 56
24. Caroline Lam 25
24. Tania Ayoub 25
24. Jennifer LaPlante 25
24. Cheryl Wolf 25
24. Rebecca Schepps 25
24. Teresa Disessa 25
24. Liosa Maxted 25
24. Jennisse Peatick 25