Tyrrell, Chaddock wind it up for Longview Grand Prix wins

Aug 14, 2010 by editor

Leia Tyrrell (CAPA Cycling) continued her criterium winning streak Saturday in Longview, Wash., with a victory at the Longview Grand Prix women

LONGVIEW, Wash. — CAPA Cycling’s Leia Tyrrell and Rubicon-Orbea’s Ben Chaddock took the wins Saturday at the inaugural Longview Grand Prix presented by Highland Cycling. The clockwise oval half-mile course circled a nicely wooded park smack dab in the civic center roundabout sandwiched between the library, city hall and the stately Monticello Hotel.

Ben Chaddock takes the win in Longview Saturday afternoon after finishing second in Portland the night before.

The day after the full team dominated the Portland Twilight Criterium with Roman van Uden leading a one-two-three-four finish, remnants of the quickly scattering Rubicon-Orbea team fielded three riders and snagged first and third, with Chaddock crossing the line ahead of Hutch’s Corey Domiunguez and Van Uden cleaning up the last podium spot. Rubicon’s Quinn Keogh, fourth at Portland despite a late-race crash, was active early with the day’s longest breakaway but suffered a mechanical in the last few laps and couldn’t regain the pack.

Chaddock, a Canadian track specialist and recent Whitman College graduate, finished second at the Portland race and was in position to set up van Uden entering the final lap in Longview, but this time things played out in his favor. Van Uden had been off the front with another rider when the field pulled them back with less than 10 to go. About that same time Keogh got chopped in a corner but saved himself from a fall. The excess torque on is front wheel caused a mechanical failure, and despite a quick change he was never able to regain the bunch.

“Coming over the line there was a bit of a panic,” Chaddock said. “So I figured the safest place to be was to go to the front of the field and drill it. Then with a lap and half to go, the (Bikesale.com) guys — I’d never seen them the whole race — came up two abreast through the line, and I was like whoa, ‘where did you come from?’ Obviously they’re fresh, and they’re not allowed to be in front of me.”

The Monticello Hotel was the backdrop on the far side of the course.

Chaddock immediately regained control at the front and checked behind to see if Van Uden was on his wheel going into the first sweeping corner of the last lap. Chaddock saw Van Uden on his wheel and got the nod to power it up.

“I didn’t know if Roman wanted to win or not,” he said. “Out of the corner I went wide and wasn’t able to get back in, so on the back straight I wasn’t in a position to provide my draft for Roman, so he stuck it tight and gave me the good to go. I just gave it full everything I had into turn three, probably an eight-second effort, which is perfect for me. I didn’t look back after that. It was a good win.”

TYRRELL SPRINTS TO ANOTHER WIN

In the women’s Cat 1/2/3 race, a three-rider breakaway with Tyrrell, Karey Swan (Therapeutic Associates/GENR8) and Lisa Reeve (Veloforma) escaped the field in the opening laps and quickly set to adding on time to their gap. Taking equal; turns on the front, the smooth trio lapped the field just over halfway through the race and wasted little time pushing off the front to give it another go, falling just short by the end.

Tyrrell used the finishing kick that earned a silver in the Collgiate National Criterium Championships to jump away from her break companions and hold on for the win. Reeve finished second, just holding off Swan. Bridgetown Velo’s Jenn Levo won the field sprint for fourth.

IRON MAN

United Finance rider Steven Holland was the iron man of the especially warm day, racing three times. Holland won the Masters 50+ race, finished third in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 event, and was just out of the money in the Pro/1/2/3 race with a seventh-place finish.

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RESULTS (partial)
Longview Grand Prix
Saturday, Aug. 14

Pro/1/2/3 Men
1. Ben Chaddock (Rubicon-Orbea)
2. Cory Dominguez (Hutch’s)
3. Roman van Uden (Rubicon-Orbea)
4. Todd Gallaher (IJM.org)
5. Scott Laliberte (Cannondale)
Cat 1/2/3 Women
1. Liea Tyrrell (CAPA Cycling)
2. Lisa Reeve (Veloforma)
3. Karey Swan (Therapeutic Associates/GENR8)
4. Jenn Levo (Bridgetown Velo)
5. Pam Massey (Bikesale.com)

Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3
1. Scott Laliberte (Cannondale)
2. Brian Forbes (Upper Echelon Fitness)
3. Steve Holland (United Finance)
4. Todd Gallaher (IJM.org)
5. Sal Collura (SLOCUM Rebound Racing)
Cat 3 Men
1. Zahcary Utz (Ruckus Test Team)
2. Dereck Newell (Team Oregon/Laurelwood)
3. Greg Miranda (Waste Management)
4. Mark Crawford (Ironclad Performance Wear)
5. Erik Hofland (Artisan Family Racing)