The fourth annual Meadowmont Classic Criterium was held Sunday, April 30, 2006.
- Race results (2006)
- About the race (2006)
- Course description (2006)
- Race schedule (2006)
- Hotels (2006)
- Swap meet (2006)
2006 Results
NOTE: We have posted all the results that the race officials recorded. If you don’t see your results here, they weren’t recorded. If you have questions about these results, please contact Chips Chapman, North Carolina’s chief USCF referee.
- Pro/1/2
- Masters 35+
- Category 4
- Category 3
- Masters 45+
- Masters 55+
- Juniors 15-18
- Juniors 10-14
- Category 5/Public
- Women
Pro/1/2
- Scott Weiss, Hincapie/Bianchi
- Geri Mewett, Greenville Spinners
- Charlie Storm, Inland Construction
- Chris Harkey, Hincapie/Bianchi
- Shane Martin, Hincapie/Bianchi
- Aaron Frahm, Endeavor
- Ward Solar, Team Nature’s Path
- Matt Lee, Spin Cycle/Felt
- Daryl Tulimieri, Spin Cycle/Felt
- Paul Ward, Team Nature’s Path
- Robert McConville, Atlantic Velo
- William Gowin, Tailwind Sports
- Blair Craig, Manulife
- Craig Dodson, Team Nature’s Path
- Matthew Janeway, Snow Valley
- David Osborne, Artemis
- Chris Knetsche, Hincapie/Bianchi
- Mitchell Luck, Artemis
- AT Stamp, Hincapie/Bianchi
- Kris Stein, Spin Cycle/Felt
Masters 35+
- David LeDuc, Mercy Cycling Team
- Paul Kavan, Neptune Cyclery
- David Osborne, Artemis
- Richard Creed, Smith Barney-Hearn’s
- Charlie Brown, Carolina Masters
- Steven Shermen, Inland Construction
- Derek Powers, Doughnut Boy Racing
- Thomas Craven, Endeavor Cycling
- Ted Hopkins, Cycles Veloce Simple Green
- Thomas Evans, Capital Cycling Club
Category 4
- Eric Chrabot, Team Snow Valley
- Parker McConville
- Greg Odbee
- Andrew Oishi, Duke
- Scott Frederick, CCC
- Thomas LeBosquest, CCC/InCentric
- Nicholas Dale, Raleigh All Stars
- Saul Yeaton
- Billy Giblin, Franklin Street Cycles
- Reid Beloni, Carolina Cyclone Development Team
Category 3
- Zandy Collins, Franklin Street Cycles
- Andrew Brockway, Doughnut Boy Racing
- Preston Anderson, Pro Health Racing
- Patrick Gellineau, Team Squiggle
- Chris Judy, Spin Cycle
- Madison Siegreist, Vic Chisolm Racing
- Michael Wilson, ASU
- Terry Huss, Raleigh All Stars
- Wentworth Knipe, Housatonic Wheel Club/Leader Bikes
- Robert George Jr., Cycling Spoken Here
- Charles Gallagher, Team Snow Valley/VA Tech
- Jay Cox, Vic Chisolm Racing
- Johnny Wall, Cycles de Oro
- Bryan Sorrell, Atlantic Velo
- Michael Plumridge, Hotmark Racing
Masters 45+
- David Leduc, Mercy
- Robert Butler, Simple Green
- Mac Cannon, Low Country Velo
- John Baxter, Raleigh All Stars
- Randy Shields, Carolina Masters
- Dean Hesterberg, Simple Green
- David Rushing, James River
- Dean Lyons, Boone Bike
- Gary Moore, GVC
- Thomas Evans, Spin Cycles
Masters 55+
- Patrick Gellineau, Team Squiggle
- Bill Holder, Raleigh All Stars
- Bernie Sanders, Van Dessel Factory Team
- Jay Cunningham, Doughnut Boy Racing
- Stedman Ayers, Raleigh All Stars
- Cy Hoge, Tri-Cyclists
- David Fuller, Greensboro Velo/Cycles de Oro
- Daryl Cady, Raleigh All Stars
Juniors 15-18
- Nicholas Dale, Raleigh All Stars
- Phillip Baxter, Raleigh All Stars
- Clay Sessons, Sandhills
- Nareen Pehmetsa, Franklin Street Cycles
- Kord Scarfenberg, Franklin Street Cycles
- Peter Mayrhofer, Freewheelers of Spartanburg
- Matthew Goodrich, Sandhills
- Jake Byrd, Hearts Racing
- Collin Dicken, Spin Cycle
- Stephen Smith, Raleigh All Stars
- Dominic Martinez, Cycling Spoken Here
Juniors 10-14
- Thomas Wrona, Sandhills Cycling Club
- Cody Hawkins, Fast Coaching
- Ian Habors, Pro Health
- Gregg Boyer, Ultimate
- Sam Kasak
Category 5/Public
- Jonathan Black, SE Investments
- Noah Niwinski ASU
- Zachary Parker ASU
- Andrew Lynch, Pro Health
- Scott Gatherum, Tri-Cyclists
- Andrew Hackler II, Cross Creek
- Michael Adams, Cross Creek
- Grainger Pierce, Bolt Bros
- William Needham, Cycling Spoken Here
- Scott McAlister, Doughnut Boy Racing
Women
- Robin Kavan BRC
- Elizabeth Tyrell, Somerset Wheelmen
- Hadley Trotter*, Franklin Street Cycles
- Annie Lux, Franklin Street Cycles
- Kathleen Gleason, Tri-Cyclists
- Susan Jones, DeFeet
- Janet Edgerton, BMW/Bianchi
- Heidi Scronce*, UNC Team
- Trine Christensen*, Franklin Street Cycles
- Susan Wilson, BTD Inland
- Marcelle Vanore*, Cycling Spoken Here
- Heather Judy*
- Sarah Gruttemeyer*, NCSU
*category 4
About the Race
All race proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill.
“It’s without a doubt the toughest criterium course I’ve ever done.”—David LeDuc, First place, Masters 40+, 2004 Meadowmont Classic
“Bravo to you and your club for making the second Meadowmont Classic Criterium, like the first, the créme de la créme of crit racing. I will keep your event on my race calendar for years to come.”—Bernie Sanders, First place, Masters 50+, 2004 Meadowmont Classic
Course Description
The Meadowmont Classic is a technical, challenging, 0.9 mile loop with six corners and a small-ring hill that racers will climb before finishing on a downhill stretch. Lapped riders are pulled. The race is held rain or shine.
Start/finish line location: 100 Sprunt Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (mapquest this address)
The race follows this course:
- START/FINISH LINE on Sprunt Street (at entrance to Wellness Center, facing downhill)
- LEFT on Meadowmont Lane
- LEFT on Simerville
- LEFT on Park Ridge
- LEFT on Little Branch
- LEFT on Weaver Mine
- LEFT on Sprunt
Race Schedule
$5,000 in total prize money. Categories, start times, durations, prizes, and fees are subject to change.
| Category | Start Time | Duration | Prize List | Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters 55+ | 9:00 a.m. | 25 minutes | $300 | $25 |
| Juniors* | 9:01 a.m. | 25 minutes | $200* | $10 |
| Category 5/public | 9:35 a.m. | 25 minutes | medals (3 places) | $15 |
| Masters 45+ | 10:10 a.m. | 35 minutes | $500 (10 places) | $25 |
| Masters 35+ | 10:55 a.m. | 35 minutes | $500 (10 places) | $25 |
| Kids’ Fun Races | T.B.D. | (up the hill) | ribbons | (free) |
| Category 4 | 12:30 p.m. | 35 minutes | $400 (10 places) | $25 |
| Category 3 | 1:15 p.m. | 45 minutes | $650 (15 places) | $25 |
| Women (open) | 2:00 p.m. | 30 minutes | Cats. 1-3: $300 (8 places); Cat. 4 bonus: $150 (5 places) |
$25 |
| Pro 1/2 | 2:30 p.m. | 60 minutes | $2,000 (20 places) | $30 |
*One juniors race includes two junior groups: ages 10-14 ($75 in prizes, 5 places) and ages 15-18 ($125 in prizes, 6 places).
Field limits: 100 riders (Senior 5/public limited to 50 riders).
On-site registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration closes 30 minutes before each race. USCF permit pending. All entrants are required to sign the USCF Standard Release Form at registration, wear a USCF-approved helmet, and be licensed by USCF. Public racers may purchase a one-day USCF license for $10.00 on the day of the race. All USCF rules apply.
Hotel Information
The exclusive host hotel for the 2006 Meadowmont Classic is the Courtyard by Marriott of Chapel Hill.
Courtyard by Marriott
100 Marriott Way
Chapel Hill, NC
Phone: 919 883-0700
Fax: 919-883-0701
Book a room at the Courtyard by Marriott
Other hotels close to the race course:
Best Western/University Inn
1310 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517-4112
Phone: 919-932-3000
Fax: 919-968-6513
Book a room at Best Western/University Inn
Swap Meet
- Who: The Fitness Swap Meet will be open to all interested participants, per the guidelines below. Racers can participate when they are not racing, and Tri-Cyclists members can participate as long as it does not interfere with their requirements to serve as volunteers at the race.
- What: Swap anything fitness-related. The Fitness Swap Meet is being held in conjunction with both the Meadowmont Classic Criterium as well as the Meadowmont community Fitness awareness month.
- Where: The Fitness Swap Meet will be held in the parking lot of the UNC Wellness Center, adjacent to the race course.
- When: The Fitness Swap Meet will officially open at 8:00 a.m. on race day and run until the completion of the day’s racing around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m.
- Important Details
- Cost:
- Participants will be charged $25 per space. Multiple spaces may be rented at the additional cost of $15 per additional space. In the event that participants wish to share a space, there will be an additional charge of $10 per participant for each additional participant.
- Each space will be the size of two parking spaces in the UNC Wellness Center parking lot.
- Registration will be available on active.com, or on site on race day. Payment is due at check-in for the Fitness Swap Meet for those participants choosing to register on race day. Participants registering on race day may pay in cash or check only, with checks made out to the Tri-Cyclists BRC.
- All proceeds from all the Fitness Swap Meet space rentals will go to the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, with the exception of $5 per entry which will go to race support.
- Logistics:
- Vehicular access to the UNC Wellness Center parking will be permitted, but on a very limited basis.
- Participants who wish to park in the parking lot must do so prior to 8:00 a.m. After 8:00 a.m., no vehicles will be allowed into or out of the parking lot, except in an emergency, until completion of the day’s racing around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. Parking will be at the back of the UNC Wellness Center parking lot with the spaces for the Fitness Swap Meet located towards the front of the parking lot, but clear of the registration and race support areas.
- Participants will have unlimited access to the parking lot/Fitness Swap Meet on foot. Ample parking will be available in the vicinity of the race site and participants may carry in their swap items from the parking areas. Additionally, participants may spend all or part of the day at the swap meet as long as they enter/exit the parking lot on foot.
- Participants will be solely responsible for their personal booth setup and the security of any and all of their materials and items associated with the Fitness Swap Meet, i.e., they must provide and protect their own tables, tents and whatever other personal logistics they deem necessary for conduct of the swap.
- Point of Contact
- Questions can be directed to Greg Atchison: atchisongf@aol.com or (919) 967-7698
- Fine Print
- All participants in the Fitness Swap Meet will be subject to a Liability Waiver prior to their participation. This waiver will be available on site and must be prominently displayed at each participant’s booth. The waiver includes text to the effect that any transactions at the Fitness Swap Meet are strictly between the participants; that any issues arising from these transactions is strictly between the participants; and that The Tri-Cyclists BRC, UNC Wellness Center, Meadowmont Classic sponsors, the Meadowmont community or any other organizations affiliated with the Meadowmont Classic will be in no way responsible for any transactions between the Fitness Swap Meet participants.
- Disclaimer and caveat emptor:
- The UNC Wellness Center and the Tri-Cyclists BRC are not the owners of any items being sold or traded in the Meadowmont Criterium Swap Meet and NEITHER MAKES ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ON ANY ITEM BEING OFFERED AS PART OF THE MEADOWMONT CRITERIUM SWAP MEET, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH WARRANTY WHICH MIGHT BE IMPOSED, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. The UNC Wellness Center and the Tri-Cyclists BRC are not responsible for any liability resulting from the sale, purchase, or trade of any item sold, purchased or traded pursuant to the Meadowmont Criterium Swap Meet, including but not limited to liability resulting from damage to property or injury to persons which might occur either during the Meadowmont Criterium Swap Meet or from use of any items sold, purchased or traded.
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