Todd Wells, Amanda Miller win Day 2 in Iowa City.
Todd Wells (GT Bicycles) and Amanda Miller (Mesa Cycles) took the wins on the second day of Iowa City's Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock, on a day when overnight snow turned the course's Mt. Krumpit descent into a muddy bog that looked more like a bobsled run. Wells the elder[nid:85506]
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By John Meehan
Photo: Ken Moehn
Todd Wells (GT Bicycles) and Amanda Miller (Mesa Cycles) took the wins on the second day of Iowa City’s Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock, on a day when overnight snow turned the course’s Mt. Krumpit descent into a muddy bog that looked more like a bobsled run.
Wells the elder
Photo: Ken Moehn
On the first lap Andy Jacques-Maynes took the perfect line on the treacherous off camber Mt. Krumpit hillside and pulled away from the field. Meanwhile, Saturday’s winner Troy Wells (Clif Bar) had mechanical difficulties and difficult footing through that section and fell back to the field.
His brother Todd (GT) followed Jacques-Maynes in hot pursuit followed by Steve Tilford.
Todd Wells caught Jacques-Maynes at the base of Mt. Krumpit and ascended the long muddy climb creating a narrow lead and then extending his advantage with a strong descent down the steep southern face. Jacques-Maynes hung close for a couple of laps but could not close the gap.
Todd Wells won Rock 2. His win, combined with placing runner-up to his brother on Saturday, made him the weekend’s overall men’s champion.
Photo: Ken Moehn
Miller out rides the women
Miller took the early lead and plowed her way down the steep ice and snow covered Mt. Krumpit mudbog with exception bike handling skills.
Her blistering pace in the tricky numerous other technical areas separated her quickly from the rest of the field and she won by a comfortable margin. Josie Jacques-Maynes tumbled down Mt. Krumpit once or twice but was able to stay upright most of the time to claim second place. Sidney Brown (Midwest Cycling Community) finished a strong third.
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Results
Men’s results | ( Women’s results )
1. Todd Wells Gt Cycles in 56:11:00 Durango CO
2. Andy Jacques-Maynes California Giant Cycling in @1:22 CAPITOLA CA
3. Stephen Tilford in @2:59 TOPEKA KS
4. Troy Wells in @4:13 DURANGO CO
5. Mark Lalonde in @5:35 MADISON WI
6. Brian Matter Team Geargrinder in @6:22 SHEBOYGAN WI
7. Nathan Rice Big Shark Racing in @7:17 ST. LOUIS MO
8. Brian Eppen Iowa City Cycling Club in @7:47 IOWA CITY IA
9. Sam Krieg Logan Race Club in @8:16 POCATELLO ID
10. Colin Cares in @8:32 BOULDER CO
11. William Stolte Heartland Road Racing Club in @9:14 TOPEKA KS
12. Ben Popper Rock Lobster in @10:05 CHICAGO IL
13. Mitchell Hoke in @10:44 EVERGREEN CO
14. Scott Mclaughlin Giant Squid All-Stars in @11:04 CHICAGO IL
15. Jesse Rients in -1lp LAKEFIELD MN
16. Shadd Smith Heartland Road Racing Club in -1lp OVERLAND PARK KS
17. Dave Hackworthy Ridley Factory Team in -1lp HUDSON WI
18. Brian Conant The Pony Shop in -1lp DEKALB IL
19. Mike Sherer Kcv Cycling Club in -1lp BLOOMINGTON IN
20. Jeff Winkler Kccx/verge in -1lp BLUE SPRINGS MO
21. Mathew Allen Grumpys/lgr in -1lp MINNEAPOLIS MN
22. Pat Lemieux St Paul Bicycle Racing Club in -1lp MANKATO MN
23. Kyle Jacobson Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc. in -2lps WEST BEND WI
24. William Street Team Geargrinder in -2lps SHEBOYGAN WI
25. Spencer Haugh Grumpys/lgr in -2lps MINNEAPOLIS MN
26. Braden Kappius Clif Bar Development Cross Team in -2lps LITTLETON CO
Women’s results | ( Men’s results )
1. Amanda Miller Mesa Cycles Racing Team in 34:28:00 FORT COLLINS CO
2. Josie Jacques-Maynes California Giant Cycling in @0:41 CAPITOLA CA
3. Sydney Brown Midwest Cycling Community in @1:00 LINCOLN NE
4. Annajean Dallaire in @1:44 LOUISVILLE KY
5. Devon Haskell The Pony Shop in @2:05 CHICAGO IL
6. Lisa Strong Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team in @2:10 ARVADA CO
7. Kaitlin Antonneau Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc. in @2:17 RACINE WI
8. Linda Sone Ridley Factory Team in @2:33 NORTHFIELD MN
9. Corey Coogan Ridley Factory Team in @3:30 MINNEAPOLIS MN
10. Samantha Schneider in @4:35 WEST ALLIS WI
11. Kristin Wentworth Team Kenda Tire in @5:20 MADISON WI
12. Robin Williams Iowa City Cycling Club in @5:44 IOWA CITY IA
13. Maria Stewart Velo Bella-Kona in @6:26 SAINT PAUL MN
14. Anna Young America’s Dairyland in @6:57 MADISON WI
15. Holly Klug in @9;10 CHICAGO IL
16. Marne Smiley in @10:09 ANN ARBOR MI