McKissick & Wilcoxson seal CBCC wins Apr 4, 2011
Bates, Chinburg sprint to CBCC crit wins Apr 3, 2011
Wilcoxson, Mckissick score CBCC TT wins Apr 2, 2011
By Pat Malach – Oregon Cycling Action
THE DALLES — The Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic’s Stage 4 Orchard Run Circuit Race lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest days in Oregon as constantly undulating roads and Gorge winds combined to decimate fields Sunday and set up gritty duels for the overall win.
Jade Wilcoxson (Landshark/Flywheel) had to chase furiously over the closing miles and push for every possible second in the women’s Pro/1/2 race to hold off an overall challenge from stage winner Jessica Hannah (Cycling BC), who went on a solo flyer and was eventually the leader on the road until the very last meters of the race.
Ian McKissick and his Audi team kept an all-day breakaway within range in the men’s Pro/1/2 race before he fended off a last-lap challenge to his overall lead from Morgan Schmitt (UHC). Late-race entry Eric Riggs (Yahoo!) stuck with the GC contenders through their last lap battles and collected the stage win for his efforts.
THE DALLES — Nighttime racing on the stage 3 Cherry City Criterium’s downtown course proved exciting for racers and spectators, but at the end of the evening the drag race through The Dalles had little effect on the overall standings for the 2011 Water’s Edge Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic.
Garage Racing’s Andrew Bates beat the field in a sprint for the Pro/1/2 men’s stage win, while Megan Chinburg (Upper Echelon Fitness) avoided a last lap wreck at the front of the field to take the Pro/1/2 women’s race. With just one stage remaining, Ian McKissick (Audi) holds a 29 second lead over Colby Wait-Molyneux (Hammer/CMG) in the men’s race. Double stage winner Jade Wilcoxson (Landshark/Flywheel) wears the women’s jersey with an 18-second lead over Patricia Bailey (Keller Rohrback).
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THE DALLES — Youth ruled the day in the men’s Pro/1/2 race of the Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic Friday as six-time junior cyclocross National Champion Logan Owen, who turned 16 just last week, took the stage 1 win from a small breakaway group that formed just minutes into the 75-mile race. In the women’s Pro/1/2 race, Southern Oregon’s Jade Wilcoxson (Landshark/Flywheel) won the sprint from small a handful of lead group survivors after the peloton broke in two the first time up the only significant climb on the course.
THE DALLES — Youth ruled the day in the men’s Pro/1/2 race of the Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic Friday as six-time junior cyclocross National Champion Logan Owen, who turned 16 just last week, took the stage 1 win from a small breakaway group that formed just minutes into the 75-mile race. In the women’s Pro/1/2 race, Southern Oregon’s Jade Wilcoxson (Landshark/Flywheel) won the sprint from small a handful of lead group survivors after the peloton broke in two the first time up the only significant climb on the course. >> READ MORE
McKissick & Wilcoxson seal CBCC wins Apr 4, 2011
Bates, Chinburg sprint to CBCC crit wins Apr 3, 2011
Wilcoxson, Mckissick score CBCC TT wins Apr 2, 2011
