Jonathan Page doubles at the Jonathan Page Planet Bike Cup in Wisconsin

Published September 29, 2008 02:10AM

Saturday and Sunday’s Jonathan Page Planet Bike Cup elite men’s race had a stacked field with Jonathan Page (Planet Bike), Todd Wells (GT), Bjorn Selander (Ridley), Troy Wells (Clif Bar) and on Sunday Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale) in Wisconsin for the race. Add to this three Swiss riders, a Canadian and riders from throughout the US and the racing action was relentless on both days.

On Saturday the elite men’s race turned into a one-man show after Todd Wells (GT) had to make two stops in the pit and chase back from deep in the field after a rolled tire. Jonathan Baker (Vitamin Cottage) was chasing Page but after slicing open his ankle he was forced out of the
race.

The race behind Page between Michael Mueller (Planet Bike), Selander and Troy Wells was action filled as each launched attacks. In the end Mueller’s attack on the last climb was decisive and he took 2nd with Selander third and Troy Wells fourth . Todd Wells fought back throughout the race working his way through the large field to grab fifth place.

The elite women’s field was filled with most of the Midwest’s top cyclocross racers but Canadian Natasha Elliott (EMD Serono/Stevens) was carving the turns and accelerating up the climbs and rode away solo for the victory. Sarah Kerlin (HRS/Rock Lobster) finished second. Illinois’ Devon Haskell (Pony Shop) was the top Midwestern finisher but 17-18 National Champion Anna Young (Planet Bike) was just seconds behind. Kathy Sherwin (Velo Bella-Kona) rounded out the top five.

Sunday: Page v. Johnson v. Wells

On Sunday Page, and the Wells brothers were joined by Tim Johnson and the four quickly got off the front of the field with Swiss rider Michael Mueller (Planet Bike) chasing on his own. Page made several visits to the pits to swap bikes but made his way back to the group each time.

However, when Johnson was forced to go into the pits Page and Todd Wells got a gap and the race turned into a two-man show. The crowd, filled with local Planet Bike and GT employees as well as fans from throughout the Midwest, went crazy as Page and Wells matched each over the barriers and up the run-up and through the twisty grass chicanes.

With one lap to go it was any man’s race as they headed up the last hill to the finishing straight. However, in the end Page had just that little bit more and took his second win of the weekend. Troy Wells was able to hang on for third place with Michael Mueller close behind with a hard charging Bjorn Selander in fifth.

In the elite women’s race Natasha Elliott (EMD Serono/Stevens) once again dominated the race and took an early lead that no one could challenge. Just behind her though Sarah Kerlin (HRS/Rock Lobster) was locked in a duel with junior national champion Anna Young (Planet Bike).

Going into the last lap Young was on Kerlin’s wheel and made a pass on the run-up. However, the experienced Kerlin bided her time and on the climb to the finish surged ahead to hold on to second place with Young just behind in third. Devon Haskell (Pony Shop) and Kathy Sherwin (Vello Bella-Kona) rounded out the podium.

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Results

1. Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike in 00:59:26
2. Michael Mueller (SUI) Planet Bike in 00:59:58
3. Bjorn Selander (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 01:00:05
4. Troy Wells (USA) Team Clif Bar in 01:00:57
5. Todd Wells (USA) Gt in 01:01:12
6. Mark Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike in 01:01:33
7. Brian Matter (USA) Gear Grinder in 01:02:08
8. Jesse Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike in 01:02:27
9. Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla Bicycles in 01:02:36
10. Guillame Dessibourg (SUI) Team Bmc-Teker in 01:02:42
11. Yves Corminboeuf (SUI) Team Scott-Sram-Pro Cycles in 01:02:42
12. Steve Tilford (USA) Trek Stores in 01:02:49
13. Adam Bergman (USA) Texas Roadhouse in 01:02:49
14. Duane Dickey (USA) Flander’s Bros in 01:03:25
15. Steven Scholzen (USA) Iscorp in 01:03:38
16. Brian Eppen (USA) Mercy-Specialized in 01:04:08
17. Grant Berry (USA) Rocky Mtn Choc Factory in 01:04:23
18. David Hackworthy (USA) Ridley in 01:04:39
19. Benjamin Popper (USA) Hrs / Rock Lobster in 01:04:35
20. Josh Johnson (USA) Big Shark Racing in 01:04:52
21. Luca Lenzi (USA) Pony Shop in 01:05:28
22. Jordan Roessingh (USA) Iscorp Cycling Team/nova Cycle Sports Foundation, Inc. in -1lp
23. Pat Lemieux (USA) Bianchi/gp in -2lps
24. Kyle Jacobson (USA) Nova/is Corp in -2lps
25. Casey Mccauley (USA) Nova/is Corp in -2lps
26. Brian Conant (USA) The Pony Shop in -2lps
27. Matt Brandt (USA) Mesa Cycles in -3lps
28. Robert Downs (USA) Planet Bike in -3lps
29. Ryan Barthel (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory in -3lps
30. Scott Mclaughlin (USA) Sram Factory Team in -3lps
31. Isaac Neff (USA) Alderfer Bergen in -3lps
32. Bill Street (USA) Gear Grinder in -3lps
33. Spencer Haugh (USA) Grumpy’s/lgr in -4lps
34. Bret Glembocki (USA) Nova/is Corp in -4lps
35. Lance Niles (USA) Brones’ Bike Shop/rvcc in -4lps
DNF. Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage
DNF. Derrick St John (CAN) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
DNF. Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumendurance.com
DNF. Scott Ogilvie (USA) Bare Knuckle Brigade
DNF. Lyle Hanson (USA) Great Dane Velo Club
DNF. John Olney (USA) Mercy-Specialized

1. Natasha Elliott (CAN) Emd Serono/stevens in 00:37:27
2. Sarah Kerlin (USA) Hrs/ Rock Lobster in 00:37:55
3. Devon Haskell (USA) Pony Shop in 00:38:11
4. Anna Young (USA) Planet Bike in 00:38:16
5. Kathy Sherwin (USA) Velo Bella – Kona in 00:38:35
6. Catherine Walberg (USA) Trek in 00:38:43
7. Sydney Brown (USA) Midwest Trek/sram (cx) – Team Revolution (road) in 00:38:49
8. Rebecca Much (USA) Xxx Racing-Athletico in 00:39:21
9. Linda Sone (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 00:39:26
10. Kristin Wentworth (USA) Planet Bike in 00:39:30
11. Maria Stewart (USA) Velo Bella in 00:39:54
12. Robin Williams (USA) Mercy-Specialized in 00:40:31
13. Holly Klug (USA) Killjoy in 00:40:49
14. Corey Coogan (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 00:41:14
15. Abby Strigel (USA) Team Polska in 00:41:40
16. Elicia Hildebrand (USA) Gear Grinder in 00:41:42
17. Susan Uphill (USA) in 00:42:12
18. Amanda Pischke (USA) Capitol Velo Club in 00:42:30
19. Monique Karlen (USA) Team Kenda Tire in 00:43:42
20. Sarah Lukas (USA) Gear Grinder/ Hyundai in -1lp
21. Whitney Kroll (USA) Cane Creek in -3lps
DNF Ashley James (USA) Nova/is Corp
DNF June Upshaw (USA) Verdigris Custom Homes/psytronics
DNF Michele Ericsson (USA) Capitol Velo Club
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1. Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike in 01:01:26
2. Todd Wells (USA) Gt
3. Troy Wells (USA) Team Clif Bar in 01:02:05
4. Michael Mueller (SUI) Planet Bike in 01:02:11
5. Bjorn Selander (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 01:02:58
6. Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale in 01:03:11
7. Mark Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike in 01:03:11
8. Brian Matter (USA) Gear Grinder in 01:03:11
9. Jesse Lalonde (USA) Planet Bike in 01:03:27
10. Yves Corminboeuf (SUI) Team Scott-Sram-Pro Cycles in 01:04:03
11. Adam Bergman (USA) Texas Roadhouse in 01:04:09
12. Steve Tilford (USA) Trek Stores in 01:04:09
13. Derrick St John (CAN) Steven’s Cross in 01:05:14
14. Steven Scholzen (USA) Iscorp in 01:05:53
15. Matt Brandt (USA) Mesa Cycles in 01:06:10
16. Josh Johnson (USA) Big Shark Racing in 01:06:13
17. Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumendurance.com in 01:06:45
18. Brian Eppen (USA) Mercy-Specialized in 01:07:29
19. Pat Lemieux (USA) Bianchi/gp in 01:07:51
20. Brian Conant (USA) The Pony Shop in 01:07:53
21. Jordan Roessingh (USA) Iscorp Cycling Team/nova Cycle Sports Foundation, Inc. in -1lp
22. Benjamin Popper (USA) Hrs / Rock Lobster in -1lp
23. Scott Mclaughlin (USA) Sram Factory Team in -1lp
24. Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla Bicycles in -2lps
25. Kyle Jacobson (USA) Nova/is Corp in -2lps
26. Casey Mccauley (USA) Nova/is Corp in -3lps
27. Lance Niles (USA) Brones’ Bike Shop/rvcc in -4lps
28. Bill Street (USA) Gear Grinder in -5lps
29. Seth Eckert (USA) Gdvc in -5lps
30. David Hackworthy (USA) Ridley in -5lps
31. Spencer Haugh (USA) Grumpy’s/lgr in -6lps
DNF Grant Berry (USA) Rocky Mtn Choc Factory
DNF Guillame Dessibourg (SUI) Team Bmc-Teker
DNF Isaac Neff (USA) Alderfer Bergen
DNF Ryan Barthel (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory
DNF Luca Lenzi (USA) Pony Shop
DNF Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage
DNF Robert Downs (USA) Planet Bike
DNF Nathan Rice (USA) Michelob Ultra-Big Shark
DNF Scott Ogilvie (USA) Bare Knuckle Brigade
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Day 2 Women’s Results: |
( Day 1 Men’s Results |
( Day 1 Women’s Results ) |
(Day 2 Men’s Results )

1. Natasha Elliott (CAN) Emd Serono/stevens in 00:40:53
2. Sarah Kerlin (USA) Hrs/ Rock Lobster in 00:41:29
3. Anna Young (USA) Planet Bike in 00:41:29
4. Devon Haskell (USA) Pony Shop in 00:42:26
5. Kathy Sherwin (USA) Velo Bella – Kona in 00:42:36
6. Catherine Walberg (USA) Trek in 00:42:44
7. Maria Stewart (USA) Velo Bella in 00:42:44
8. Linda Sone (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 00:43:21
9. Kristin Wentworth (USA) Planet Bike in 00:44:00
10. Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Nova-Iscorp in 00:44:07
11. Holly Klug (USA) Killjoy in 00:44:14
12. Corey Coogan (USA) Ridley Factory Team in 00:44:28
13. Robin Williams (USA) Mercy-Specialized in 00:45:11
14. Amanda Pischke (USA) Capitol Velo Club in 00:45:23
15. Elicia Hildebrand (USA) Gear Grinder in 00:46:16
16. Monique Karlen (USA) Team Kenda Tire in 00:47:53
17. Whitney Kroll (USA) Cane Creek in -1lp
18. Sydney Brown (USA) Midwest Trek/sram (cx) – Team Revolution (road) in -2lps
DNF Rebecca Much (USA) Xxx Racing-Athletico in DNF
DNF Renee Callaway (USA) Capitol Velo Club in DNS