October 19, 2005 - White and Timmerman Win

VERGE Cyclocross Series Race #1, New Gloucester, ME, October 15th

The skies cleared on a beautiful fall afternoon with blue skies and temperatures in the mid-60's giving the racers a reprieve from the horrendous conditions while lightening spirits for a fun race…rrrrrhhhh…whoa…not quite…not even close. Actually it rained for over a week straight with no letting up whatsoever and flooding that devastated much of the Connecticut River watershed. The course in Maine had turned into a muddy quagmire.

Matt White and Michael Cody lined up for the slog fest with a full New England cyclocross field; the race looked to be a tough test of running and handling skills. Cody nailed the holeshot as Mark "The Shark" McCormack bobbled on a slow line into the first corner and opened a gap onto the back side of the course. Cody slowed as he entered the running section where McCormack simply ran away from the rest of the field. Meanwhile Cody and Whitey made it into the front group for the next few laps with Jesse Anthony and Matt Kraus. An unfortunate puncture by White on the bottom section of the course pulled him from the main group while he pushed hard to limit his losses to the pit. Cody would yo-yo back and forth with Kraus and Anthony until the last two laps where their running skills in the mud pushed them ahead. Cody would hold onto 7th on the day after a last lap bobble, and Whitey finished up in 12th.

White Wins Wicked Maine Cyclocross, October 16th

The brave/insane who decided to stick around for the next day's race would be greeted with cool temps and high winds that had turned yesterday's course into a slime pit of despair. A pre-race meeting including Matt White, Adam Myerson, Phil Wong, Shawn Milne, and a few other favorites determined that a very slow start would enable the race distance to be cut short so we wouldn't have to suffer for too long. Someone didn't tell the Canadian racer who blew off the front at the start and forced Whitey and Cody into racing earlier then anticipated.

With such a tired field, White and Cody rode away from any contenders. Two crashes and a flat in as many laps would pull Cody off of White’s wheel as White rode away to the victory, hopping the course’s lone barrier all day, while the Canadian speedster nipped Cody for second after he flatted far from the pit.

You can see some photos from the event here.

Timmerman Wins Syracuse Cyclocross Grand Prix, October 9th

Dan Timmerman put his off-road skills to good use as he rode to a win in one of NY’s regional cross races. Despite using a dismount style that involves getting off on the wrong side of the bike, Timmerman was able to put time into all the other competitors.