Monday, June 15, 2009

Tresser, Tyrrell top Monday night races

(The complete Cycling Action photo gallery for this race is now posted online HERE).


Perennial podium placer and May series winner Christian Tresser (Cyclepath Racing) jumped back onto the top spot Monday night at PIR, the first time he's won the evening race outright since May 12. Active in all the breaks attempts throughout the evening, the Cyclepath sprint specialist accumulated enough points to finish ahead of Nike's Steven Wright and Fred Meyer/Lakside's Jason Mauer.

In the Women's race, Capa Racing's Leia Tyrrell joined Sorella Forte's Alana Armstrong and BRIHOP's Camille Hook in a successful breakaway that built a sizable lead on the bunch. Tyrrell and Armstrong dropped Hook for the finale, where the Capa Racing rider easily took the two-up sprint from Armstrong. Hook held on with enough points for third.




RESULTS
PIR Monday Night Series,
June 15

Novice Women - 15 finishers
1. Rich, Cate 15
2. Heathman, Lisa 12
3. Medellin, Allison 10
4. Marcoe, Suzanne 8
5. Kennedy, Ann (Guinness Cycling team) 7
Novice Men - 23 finishers
1. Spillman, Erik 15
2. Stolberg, Eric (Grundelbruisers) 12
3. Sundberg, Kevin (Showers Pass) 10
4. Billingsley, Kevin (ZteaM) 8
5. Johnson, Steve 7
Masters 4/5 - 34 finishers
1. Smith, Chad (Team Oakland) 18
2. Crocker, Robert (Team Cyclogy) 15
3. Conley, Shaun 10
4. Suzuki, Aijiro (Ten Guys Named Alex) 8
5. Desmond, Richard (Team Oregon) 7
Women - 10 finishers
1. Tyrrell, Leia (Capa Racing) 21
2. Armstrong, Alana (Sorella Forte) 16
3. Hook, Camille (BRIHOP) 13
4. VanValkenburg, Heather (Land Rover-ORBEA) 9
5 266 Tisdale, Sarah (Sorella Forte) 8
Masters 1/2/3 - 58 finishers

1. Tresser, Christian (Cyclepath Racing) 17
2. Wright, Steven (Nike) 15
3. Mauer, Jason (Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team) 10
4. Hueser, Brandt 8
5. Creem, Joshua (Portland Bicycle Studio) 7