Ted Michaels and Laura Cook are fastest at Fiorucci VA TT Champs

Ted Michaels (Evolution Cycling) was crowned VA state TT champion in the Men's 1/2 division on Sunday, blazing through the Stony Creek course at 52:49, nearly a minute up on second place Mason Haymes (Team Natures Path / 3Sports). Robert Suydam (Virginia Beach Velo) finished 3rd.

Laura Cook (Vanderkitten Racing) repeated as the elite women's  champion at 59:03, improving on her championship-winning time of last year by almost a minute and a half. Janelle Renschler (Johnson Lexus/Raleigh Allstars) finished 2nd and Rhonda Abernathy (Evolution Cycling) was third.

2009 VA State TT Champions:

• Women Cat 4: Ali Ingram (Vanderkitten Racing)
• Women Cat 1/2/3: Laura Cook (Vanderkitten Racing)
• Men Cat 4: Matt Keane (Fat Frogs Racing)
• Men Cat 3: Robert Garwood (Final Kick Racing)
• Men Cat 1/2: Ted Michaels (Evolution Cycling)

Other Category (non-championship) Winners:

• Junior 10-12: Danny Oughton (Team Carytown Bicycle Company)
• Junior 13-14: Anthony Oughton (Team Carytown Bicycle Company)
• Junior 17-18: Lucas Harville (Seigler Sports)
• Men Masters 60+: Myron Lehtman (NCVC / Inova Health System)
  
• Men Masters 70+: Robert Kenner (NCVC / Inova Health System)
• Women Masters 40+: Cherie Fernandez (Team Natures Path / 3Sports)
• Men Masters 50+: Jeff Lawson (TriPower)
• Men Masters 40+: William Gilmore (TriPower)
• Men Masters 30+: Jordan Whiley (BikeWorks Racing)

Photos courtesy of Lydia Netzer. See her full album from the VA State TT Championships here.

Comments

[Michael Oughton]

Danny Oughton was the winner in the 10-12 year old Jr.'s a well.

[Mike May]

Thanks Michael. Sorry about the oversight. I've added him here.

[bikes]

matt keane = lame sandbagger

[Chuck Hutch]

"bikes", I suspect that every one who wins a cat 3 or 4 race to you is a sandbagger. I wouldn't put my real name on a whiney/butt hurt comment like that either.