Local Digest: Cyclocross kids climb to top of podium
Courtesy Santa Cruz Sentinel :: Santa Cruz County's youngest cyclocross racers found power in numbers at the fourth Central Coast Cyclocross Race on Sunday at Manzanita Park in Prunedale.Santa Cruz riders swept the top three spots in the 13-under category, in which seven of the eight entrants hailed from the county. The winner was Noah Karter, who finished five laps in 42 minutes, 37 seconds. Raymond Mendoza and Trent Knebel, who took second and third, respectively, were a lap back. All three ride for the Bicycle Trip team.
In other results, Jonathan Baker made a trip from Boulder, Colo., worth the miles when he won the men's Elite category. He finished 10 laps in 59:10, with Oxnard's Mark Noble 22 seconds back and Simon Vickers of Santa Cruz trailing by 2:04. In the four-racer women's Elite category, Soquel's Stella Carey took second to Ann Fitzsimmons of Morgan Hill six laps in 41:04.
Aside from Karter, the only county resident to win a race was Watsonville's David Samples, a Cal Giant Inc. team rider who won the men's Category B race seven laps in 46:13. Second place honors went to Meghan Barr of Watsonville in the women's Junior race, Mark Howland of Santa Cruz in the men's Masters 35+, Jim Gentes of Soquel in the men's Masters 45+, Melanie Dominguez of Aptos in the women's Masters 35+ and Janel Lodge of Santa Cruz in the Category B women's.
The six-series race continues Dec. 18 and Jan. 8 at Ford Ord in Monterey.
In other results, Jonathan Baker made a trip from Boulder, Colo., worth the miles when he won the men's Elite category. He finished 10 laps in 59:10, with Oxnard's Mark Noble 22 seconds back and Simon Vickers of Santa Cruz trailing by 2:04. In the four-racer women's Elite category, Soquel's Stella Carey took second to Ann Fitzsimmons of Morgan Hill six laps in 41:04.
Aside from Karter, the only county resident to win a race was Watsonville's David Samples, a Cal Giant Inc. team rider who won the men's Category B race seven laps in 46:13. Second place honors went to Meghan Barr of Watsonville in the women's Junior race, Mark Howland of Santa Cruz in the men's Masters 35+, Jim Gentes of Soquel in the men's Masters 45+, Melanie Dominguez of Aptos in the women's Masters 35+ and Janel Lodge of Santa Cruz in the Category B women's.
The six-series race continues Dec. 18 and Jan. 8 at Ford Ord in Monterey.
posted by Ryan Amirault at Monday, November 28, 2005
