Lea Ends Silver Medal Streak; Witty Wins Big
(Lehigh Valley, PA) – The second night of the 2003 USCF National Track Cycling Championships at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown, PA played out under a beautiful sky with low humidity and moderate temperature. The fair weather proved to be fast as times in both the men’s kilometer and team pursuit were quicker than in 2002.
In the team pursuit final, the Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Clothing team featuring Tyler Farrar, Mariano Friedick, Curtis Gunn, and individual pursuit champion Adham Sbeih proved to be unbeatable after qualifying first this morning. The squad finished four seconds ahead of their qualifying time with a 4:31.889 and a full seven seconds ahead of their final round opponents, T.E.A.M. Fuji, led by the individual pursuit silver medallist, Bobby Lea.
Later in the evening Lea’s silver medal streak would come to an end when he struck gold in the men’s one-kilometer time trial. Lea surprised even himself when he blistered a time of 1:06.265 ousting 2002 kilometer champion Mike Beers (Gotham Cyclists) along with 2003 Pan-American Silver Medallist Christian Stahl (Cody Racing) and 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Marty Nothstein (Navigators). Lea said after his emotional win, “My goal is to make the 2004 Olympic Team and every event counts.”
The women finished their sprint tournament with a convincing win by Chris Witty (Team T-Mobile). After breezing through her semi-final ride against one of T-town’s favorite riders, Becky Conzelman (Frisco Cycling Club), Witty went on to take the sprint win in two rides over defending champion for the past four years, Tanya Lindenmuth (Team T-Mobile).
In her first ride, Witty took Lindenmuth by surprise and sprinted nearly 500 meters to take the win, while in the second ride Witty flew around Lindenmuth going into turn three and won going away coming out of four. In the ride for third place Jennie Reed (Gregg’s Cycle/VW) took the win in two rides over Conzelman.
USCF National Track Cycling Championships August 27, 2003
Team Pursuit Qualification
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In the team pursuit final, the Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Clothing team featuring Tyler Farrar, Mariano Friedick, Curtis Gunn, and individual pursuit champion Adham Sbeih proved to be unbeatable after qualifying first this morning. The squad finished four seconds ahead of their qualifying time with a 4:31.889 and a full seven seconds ahead of their final round opponents, T.E.A.M. Fuji, led by the individual pursuit silver medallist, Bobby Lea.
Later in the evening Lea’s silver medal streak would come to an end when he struck gold in the men’s one-kilometer time trial. Lea surprised even himself when he blistered a time of 1:06.265 ousting 2002 kilometer champion Mike Beers (Gotham Cyclists) along with 2003 Pan-American Silver Medallist Christian Stahl (Cody Racing) and 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Marty Nothstein (Navigators). Lea said after his emotional win, “My goal is to make the 2004 Olympic Team and every event counts.”
The women finished their sprint tournament with a convincing win by Chris Witty (Team T-Mobile). After breezing through her semi-final ride against one of T-town’s favorite riders, Becky Conzelman (Frisco Cycling Club), Witty went on to take the sprint win in two rides over defending champion for the past four years, Tanya Lindenmuth (Team T-Mobile).
In her first ride, Witty took Lindenmuth by surprise and sprinted nearly 500 meters to take the win, while in the second ride Witty flew around Lindenmuth going into turn three and won going away coming out of four. In the ride for third place Jennie Reed (Gregg’s Cycle/VW) took the win in two rides over Conzelman.
USCF National Track Cycling Championships August 27, 2003
Team Pursuit Qualification
1. Jelly Belly 4:35.049
Mariano Friedick
Tyler Farrar
Adham Sbeih
Kenny Williams
2. T.E.A.M. Fuji 4:39.425
Bobby Lea
Kyle Wamsley
Tim Reinhart
Colby Pearce
3. Sportsbook.com 4:40.691
Guillame Nelessen
Michael Norton
Todd Yezefski
Michael Luther
4. Cycles de Oro 4:45.612
Joseph D’Antoni
Eric Gerolstein
Marcus Black
Doug Beck
5. East Point 4:47.954
Christian Blevins
Steve Hogan
Tony Scott
Peter Antonvich
Women Sprint Quarter-Finals
Heat 1
1. Chris Witty Team T-Mobile
2. Martha Dunne Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Clothing
Heat 2
1. Tanya Lindenmuth Team T-Mobile
2. Elizabeth Reap T.E.A.M. Fuji
Heat 3
1. Jennie Reed Gregg’s Trek/VW
2. Jamie Pettinato Gotham Cyclists
Heat 4
1. Becky Conzelman Frisco Cycling Club
2. Sarah Hammer Team T-Mobile
Women Sprint 5th – 8th
1. Liz Reap T.E.A.M. Fuji 12.825
2. Jamie Pettinato Gotham Cyclists
3. Martha Dunne Jelly Belly/Carlsbad
4. Sarah Hammer Team T-Mobile
Womens Sprint Semifinals
Heat 1
Race 1
1. Chris Witty T-Mobile 12.349
2. Becky Conzelman Frisco Cycling Club
Race 2
1. Chris Witty T-Mobile 12.091
2. Becky Conzelman Frisco Cycling Club
Heat 2
Race1
1. Tanya Lindenmuth T-Mobile 12.585
2. Jennie Reed Gregg’s Trek/VW
Race 2
1. Tanya Lindenmuth T-Mobile 12.714
2. Jennie Reed Gregg’s Trek/VW
Men 4km Team Pursuit 3rd – 4th
1. Sportsbook.com 4:37.731
Guillaume Nelessen
Michael Norton
Todd Yezefski
Michael Luther
2. Cycles de Oro 4:49.288
Joseph D'Antoni
Eric Gerolstein
Marcus Black
Doug Beck
Men 4km Team Pursuit Final
1. Jelly Belly 4:31.889
Mariano Friedick
Tyler Farrar
Adham Sbeih
Kenny Williams
2. T.E.A.M. Fuji 4:38.227
Bobby Lea
Kyle Wamsley
Tim Reinhart
Colby Pearce
Men Kilometer
1. Bobby Lea T.E.A.M Fuji 1:06.265
2. Michael Beers Gotham Cyclists 1:06.726
3. Marty Nothstein Navigators 1:06.915
4. Adam Duvendeck Focus 2004 1:06.958
5. Jonas Carney Prime Alliance 1:07.116
Women Sprint 3rd-4th
Race 1
1. Jennie Reed Gregg’s Cycle/Trek/VW 12.608
2. Becky Conzelman Frisco Cycling Club
Race 2
1. Jennie Reed Gregg’s Cycling/Trek/VW 12.514
2. Becky Conzelman Frisco Cycling Club
Women Sprint Final
Race 1
1. Chris Witty Team T-Mobile 13.738
2. Tanya Lindenmuth Team T-Mobile
Race 2
1. Chris Witty Team T-Mobile 12.233
2. Tanya Lindenmuth Team T-Mobile
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