Conference Championships at UC Davis - by M. Nystrom
The 2013 WCCC road season came to a close this weekend at conference championships hosted by UC Davis. Schools from across California and Nevada gathered at the TTT and road race course Saturday morning for a last chance double-point effort before the end of the season. Riders battled extreme conditions as they completed lap after lap through the rolling farmlands of Yolo County. The thermometer topped out at a scorching 89 degrees and there was a consistent wind speed of 21 mph with gusts up to 28 mph throughout the day.
Saturday morning began with a TTT following the 6.2-mile road course. Accounting for the wind direction, headwinds and tailwinds influenced overall speed as teams rounded each of the four right-handed turns. Stanford finished the three laps fastest in the men’s A field, followed by UC Davis. The places were reversed in the woman’s A field—the UC Davis team beat out the Stanford team by about a minute and a half for first place.
Starting at the peak of the heat wave in the middle of the day, the men’s A racers completed 11 laps of the circuit and the women’s A racers completed eight. Due to a combination of heat and technical issues, half of the men’s A field gradually dropped out. Individual points leader John Tomlinson of USC finished first and was followed by Charles Hutcheson of Sac State. Joanna Dahl of UC Berkeley beat out Kristen Fauria of UC Davis and crossed the finish line first in the woman’s A field.
Sunday’s 0.5-mile Mondavi criterium took place on UC Davis’ campus and featured smooth, flat roads and narrow, technical right-handed turns. Crashes plagued many of the races, but luckily no serious injuries occurred. Colin Don of USC finished significantly ahead of Edwin Clement of UCSD for first place in the men’s A race. Eileen Mazzochette finished first in the woman’s A race, followed by Katharine Hall of UC Berkeley.
After racing wrapped up on Sunday, teams gathered in the shade under the trees for a championship medal ceremony. UC Davis took first in the Division 1 Team Omnium and Humboldt State clenched first in Division 2. Men’s A rider John Tomlinson from USC won the individual omnium by a landslide, and Danielle Haulman from UC Davis won the women’s individual omnium, both taking home the JAKROO leaders’ jerseys as reward for their efforts.
Saturday morning began with a TTT following the 6.2-mile road course. Accounting for the wind direction, headwinds and tailwinds influenced overall speed as teams rounded each of the four right-handed turns. Stanford finished the three laps fastest in the men’s A field, followed by UC Davis. The places were reversed in the woman’s A field—the UC Davis team beat out the Stanford team by about a minute and a half for first place.
Starting at the peak of the heat wave in the middle of the day, the men’s A racers completed 11 laps of the circuit and the women’s A racers completed eight. Due to a combination of heat and technical issues, half of the men’s A field gradually dropped out. Individual points leader John Tomlinson of USC finished first and was followed by Charles Hutcheson of Sac State. Joanna Dahl of UC Berkeley beat out Kristen Fauria of UC Davis and crossed the finish line first in the woman’s A field.
Sunday’s 0.5-mile Mondavi criterium took place on UC Davis’ campus and featured smooth, flat roads and narrow, technical right-handed turns. Crashes plagued many of the races, but luckily no serious injuries occurred. Colin Don of USC finished significantly ahead of Edwin Clement of UCSD for first place in the men’s A race. Eileen Mazzochette finished first in the woman’s A race, followed by Katharine Hall of UC Berkeley.
After racing wrapped up on Sunday, teams gathered in the shade under the trees for a championship medal ceremony. UC Davis took first in the Division 1 Team Omnium and Humboldt State clenched first in Division 2. Men’s A rider John Tomlinson from USC won the individual omnium by a landslide, and Danielle Haulman from UC Davis won the women’s individual omnium, both taking home the JAKROO leaders’ jerseys as reward for their efforts.
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