January 31, 2006 - Cross Season Review

2005 Cyclocross Season Review

The Fiordifrutta squad had it most successful cyclocross season in its ten year history with twenty two wins during the short three month season. Team superstars Matt White and Michael Cody have both represented the US at the World Championships in the past, and had a sensational season with strong results in UCI races and at Nationals. Veteran rider Jon Hamblen pulled off eleven wins, with most of these in his new home state of North Carolina, including a UCI win! Even team manager Chris Peck got into the action with seven wins. Johs Huseby won the New England classic Putney Cyclocross, and finished second in the Men’s 30-34 class at the National Championships.

October

The month started off with podium finishes for White and Hamblen at the UCI races on Long Island, while Peck won the Pittsfield and Lake Pleasant, MA races. The following weekend, Peck continued his winning streak in Canton, MA while White and Dan Timmerman each posted a win in Maine and Syracuse, NY respectively. At the end of October, Hamblen took four wins in a row in North Carolina, while Peck expanded his winning streak to five by winning two Connecticut races. Cody and White finished off the month with UCI results at the Granogue Cyclocross and Gloucester Cross, while Peck did his first master’s races of the year, beating Dale Knapp for two wins in two days in Gloucester, MA.

November

After a delayed start to the season after the birth of his son Ryder, Johs Huseby got into the winning action at his hometown race in Putney, VT which is one of the longest running cross races in the country. White and Cody continued racking up the UCI points at the Lower Allen Classic in PA where they were 2nd and 3rd. They also had top five finishes in the Verge New Series races #2 and #3. In late November, White traveled down to Hamblen’s home in North Carolina and they each won a UCI race!

December

This month saw the finals of the New England Series where after six rounds, White and Cody finished 5th and 6th overall, just behind four current and former National Champions Tim Johnson, Mark McCormack, Jesse Anthony, and Todd Wells. Cross racing in New England clearly has the most competitive fields in the nation!

Cyclocross Nationals in Rhode Island saw Mike Cody take a first lap lead in the elite race, and he went on to finish 15th with White in 18th and Hamblen in 23rd. In the old men’s races Johs Huseby barely missed wearing the stars and stripes jersey by finishing 2nd in the 30-34 category while Chris Peck narrowly avoided hypothermia and finished 5th in the 35-39 category.

2005 Cyclocross Results

1st UCI North Carolina Grand Prix#1
1st UCI North Carolina Grand Prix#2
1st Putney Cyclocross, VT
1st Canton Cup Cyclocross, MA
1st Pittsfield BCA Cyclocross, MA
1st Lake Pleasant Cyclocross, MA
1st Wicked Maine Cyclocross
1st Syracuse Cyclocross Grand Prix, NY
1st Thread City Cyclocross, CT
1st Stonington Cyclocross, CT
1st North Carolina Cyclocross #1, Salisbury
1st North Carolina Cyclocross #2, Cary
1st North Carolina Cyclocross #3, Burlington
1st North Carolina Finals
1st Back to Dirt Sanford Cyclocross, NC
1st Roanoke Orthopaedic Rocky Mount Cyclocross, VA
1st Michelob Ultra Grand Prix Cyclocross #1, Masters, MA
1st Michelob Ultra Grand Prix Cyclocross #2, Masters, MA
1st Hendersonville Cyclocross, NC
1st Greensboro Cyclocross, NC
1st Cary Cyclocross, NC
1st Chapel Hill Cyclocross, NC

2nd, 3rd Lower Allen Classic Cyclocross, UCI, PA
2nd Cyclocross National Championships, 30-34 Men, RI

3rd, 4th Whitmore Landscaping Cyclocross Day 2, UCI, NY
3rd, 5th Whitmore Landscaping Cyclocross Day 1, UCI, NY
4th Chainbiter Cyclocross, UCI, CT
4th Cycle-Smart International Cyclocross, UCI, MA
4th, 6th Highland Park Cyclocross, UCI, NJ
5th Wooden Wheels at Granogue Cyclocross, UCI, DE
5th Cyclocross National Championships, 35-39 Men, RI

6th Gearworks Cyclocross, UCI, MA

7th VERGE New England Cyclocross #1, UCI, ME
10th Wissahickon Cyclocross, UCI, DE
15th Elite National Cyclocross Championships, RI