Troy Wells, Devon Haskell win Jingle Cross opener
Troy Wells (Clif Bar) and Todd Wells (GT) kicked off the 2008 UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City, Iowa, in fine style. The brothers finished 1-2 in the first day of racing, with Andy Jacques-Maynes (California Giant Strawberries) finishing third. In the women's event, Devon Haskell, Lisa Strong, and Josie Jacques-Maynes fought for position in a very tight event. In the final laps, Haskell pulled away from the other two, with Strong placing second and Jacques-Maynes claiming third. [nid:85492] Brothers in arms
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By Marc Hollander
Photo: Steve Fry
Troy Wells (Clif Bar) and Todd Wells (GT) kicked off the 2008 UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross
Rock in Iowa City, Iowa, in fine style. The brothers finished 1-2 in the first day of racing, with Andy Jacques-Maynes (California Giant Strawberries) finishing third.
In the women’s event, Devon Haskell, Lisa Strong, and Josie Jacques-Maynes fought for position in a very tight event. In the final laps, Haskell pulled away from the other two, with Strong placing second and Jacques-Maynes claiming third.
Photo: Steve Fry
Brothers in arms
Todd Wells hit the holeshot. Brother Tro was close on his wheel when a pile-up early in the race displaced a number of followers on a slippery off-camber uphill, shortly after the first climb. The first run-up on Mt. Krumpit saw the Wells brothers followed by Mark Lalonde (Planet Bike), Jacques-Maynes and Brian Matter (Team Geargrinder) chasing hard up the grueling run-up.
The brothers widened their gap quickly and had built a 20-second lead by the third lap. Brian Eppen (ICCC-Specialized), Steve Tilford (Trek-HBBC Masters), Brian Jensen (Successful Living) and Nate Rice (Big-Shark) followed in a second chase group, but made up no ground on the leaders or the first set of chasers.
In the end, Troy outdueled brother Todd over the logs leading into the finish to claim the win. Jacques-Maynes scored the final place on the podium.
The Jingle Cross is celebrating its fifth year of growth. Rock 2 is set for Sunday, and snow was starting to fall Saturday evening.
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Results
Men’s results | ( Women’s results )
1. Troy Wells Clif Bar in 59:50:00 DURANGO CO
2. Todd Wells Gt Cycles in @0:02 Durango CO
3. Andy Jacques-Maynes California Giant Cycling in @1:43 CAPITOLA CA
4. Mark Lalonde in @1:57 MADISON WI
5. Brian Matter Team Geargrinder in @2:11 SHEBOYGAN WI
6. Braden Kappius Clif Bar Development Cross Team in @342 LITTLETON CO
7. Stephen Tilford in @3:44 TOPEKA KS
8. Sam Krieg Logan Race Club in @3:44 POCATELLO ID
9. Mike Sherer Kcv Cycling Club in @4:01 BLOOMINGTON IN
10. Brian Eppen Iowa City Cycling Club in @4:03 IOWA CITY IA
11. Isaac Neff Kcv Cycling Club in @4:31 BLOOMINGTON IN
12. Colin Cares in @4:39 BOULDER CO
13. Nathan Rice Big Shark Racing in @5:07 ST. LOUIS MO
14. Brian Jensen in @5:20 Lawrence KS
15. Duane Dickey Iowa City Cycling Club in @5:22 COKATO MN
16. William Stolte Heartland Road Racing Club in @5:25 TOPEKA KS
17. Joshua Johnson Big Shark Racing in @5:46 COLUMBIA MO
18. Mitchell Hoke in @6:05 EVERGREEN CO
19. Shadd Smith Heartland Road Racing Club in @6:16 OVERLAND PARK KS
20. Scott Mclaughlin Giant Squid All-Stars in @6:39 CHICAGO IL
21. Jesse Rients in @7:07 LAKEFIELD MN
22. Dave Hackworthy St Paul Bicycle Racing Club in @7:13 HUDSON WI
23. Ben Popper Rock Lobster in @7:30 CHICAGO IL
24. Joseph Schmalz Heartland Road Racing Club in @8:01 LAWRENCE KS
25. Brian Conant The Pony Shop in @8:26 DEKALB IL
26. Robert Downs in -1lp MADISON WI
27. Mathew Allen Grumpys/lgr in -1lp MINNEAPOLIS MN
28. Pat Lemieux St Paul Bicycle Racing Club in -1lp MANKATO MN
29. Jeff Winkler Kccx/verge in -1lp BLUE SPRINGS MO
30. Adam Mills Kccx/verge in -1lp LAWRENCE KS
31. Bill Marshall Jr Kccx/verge in -1lp OVERLAND PARK KS
32. John Olney Iowa City Cycling Club in -2lps IOWA CITY IA
33. Kyle Jacobson Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc. in -2lps WEST BEND WI
34. Kyle Bush Slimenundgrossen in -3lps KANSAS CITY MO
35. William Street Team Geargrinder in -3lps SHEBOYGAN WI
36. John Meehan Athletic Mentors Cycling Club in -3lps MERCER ISLAND WA
Women’s results | ( Men’s results )
1. Devon Haskell The Pony Shop in 45:02:00 CHICAGO IL
2. Lisa Strong Tough Girl/contessa in @0:02 ARVADA CO
3. Josie Jacques-Maynes California Giant Cycling in @0:05 CAPITOLA CA
4. Kristin Wentworth Team Kenda Tire in @0:18 MADISON WI
5. Sydney Brown Midwest Cycling Community in @0:29 LINCOLN NE
6. Linda Sone Ridley Factory Team in @0:49 NORTHFIELD MN
7. Annajean Dallaire in @1:10 LOUISVILLE KY
8. Anna Young America’s Dairyland in @1:38 MADISON WI
9. Catherine Walberg in @2:01 TOPEKA KS
10. Amanda Miller Mesa Cycles Racing Team in @2:38 FORT COLLINS CO
11. Robin Williams Iowa City Cycling Club in @3:05 IOWA CITY IA
12. Kaitlin Antonneau Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc. in @3:30 RACINE WI
13. Linda Cooper Great Plains Cycling Club in @3:59 FARGO ND
14. Samantha Schneider in @4:18 WEST ALLIS WI
15. Holly Klug in @4:41 CHICAGO IL
16. Corey Coogan Ridley Factory Team in @5:02 MINNEAPOLIS MN
17. Jennifer Herrell Skc Racing in @5:31 KANSAS CITY MO
18. Maria Stewart Velo Bella-Kona in @6:22 SAINT PAUL MN
19. Marne Smiley in @6:56 ANN ARBOR MI