Early Bird Race
1/26/97, Fremont CA

Other Early Bird Results
• January 5.
• January 12.
• January 19.
• February 2.

Cat 5  A group    19 riders
 1 Blaise Goodpaster           Team Hub
 2 Andrew Costell
 3 Randy Rocchi
 4 Ken Whitney
 5 Michael Podgorski           Alto Velo
 6 David Gill                  Team Internet
 7 Scott Loosley               Team Kiwi
 8 Gabriel Meza                Stanford
 9 Chris Crawford              TnT
10 Scott Pahl
11 Glen Chadwick               Alto Velo
12 Jason Bird

Cat 5 B group     7 riders
 1 Roger Schmidt
 2 Kerry Lynn
 3 Francisco Gaolula          Delta Velo
 4 Larry Herzil
 5 John Silva
 6 Roy Ames                   TnT
 7 Ralph Robinson             TnT

Women 4          8 riders
 1 Elia Meza                  Valley Spokesmen
 2 Marie Kirk                 Stanford
 3 Jeanette Thomas            Valley Spokesmen
 4 Julia Jung-Ames            TnT
 5 Lisabeth Raskin            Stanford
 6 Cindy Aguilar              San Jose State
 7 Michalla Weinberg
 8 Rita Austin                Valley Spokesmen

Cat 4            15 riders
 1 Arthur Wong                Valley Spokesmen
 2 Steven Kotik               Team Kiwi
 3 Toshiaki Yoshino           Alto Velo
 4 David Crew                 N. Coast Exp.
 5 Phil Aaronson              SCCC/Cupertino Bike Shop
 6 Greg                       Zap
 7 Jeff Gerbracht             Valley Spokesmen
 8 Iwan Tjioe                 Fremont Freewheelers
 9 Leonard Coe                Spartan Cycling
10 Brian Tu                   Mid Cal Racing
11 Mark Cargio                Alto Velo
12 Christian Wiedmann         Alto Velo

Cat 3                16 riders
 1 John Johnson               Alto Velo
 2 Casey O'Brien              Team Bike Trip
 3 Ted Turibio                Team Extreme
 4 Peter Young                Valley Spokesmen
 5 Dave Longinotti            ICCC
 6 Brendan Bradley
 7 Dave Schindelette          S.F. Racing Team
 8 John Cunningham            Boston Rd
 9 William Alexander          Team Extreme
10 Bruce Alexander            Team Extreme
11 Tim Ohara                  Fremont Freewheelers
12 Patrick Monroe             Strada Sempre Duro
13 Rich Snodsmith             SF Racing Team

Note the opening lap of the Cat 3 race was the slowest tine anyone could remember seeing at a race on this course at 5:16

Master              31 riders
 1 Chris Courtney
 2 Christian Stauduhar        Berkeley BC
 3 Michael Podgorski          Alto Velo
 4 William Sans               Pen Velo
 5 Mark Miller                Velo Project
 6 Larry Nolan                USPS
 7 Kevin Winterfield          Alto Velo
 8 Kevin Merritt              Alto Velo
 9 Chris Wheeler              Los Gatos
10 Hugo Aguirre               N. Cal Masters
11 Henry Hurkmans             Fremont Freewheeler
12 Blaise Goodpaster          Team Hub
13 Robert Wong                Pen Velo
14 John Barmettler            Alto Velo
15 Brad Baldwin               Fremont Freewheelers
16 Ted Toribio                Team Extreme
17 Tim Kurreck                Alto Velo
18 Geoge Skaates
19 Mark Caragio               Alto Velo
20 Tim Ohara                  Fremont Freewheelers
21 Robert Ford                Garden City
22 Gordon Good                Alto Velo
23 Paul Vallone               Delta Velo
24 John Diemont
25 James McKee                SCCC/Cupertino Bike Shop
26 William Alexander          Team Extreme

The main field was lapped by the lead break of 5 riders right at the finish line The top 9 places went to riders off the front.

1/2/3/Pro          24 riders
 1 Larry Nolan                USPS
 2 Chris Courtney
 3 Dean Laberge               Napa Valley Velo
 4 Jon Sek                    San Jose BC
 5 Louis Toba                 Alto Velo
 6 Lawrence Core              Team Extremem
 7 William Sans               Pen Velo
 8 George Skaates
 9 Kevin Winterfield          Alto Velo
10 Dave Longinotti            ICCC
11 John Johnson               Alto Velo
12 Tim Kurreck                Alto Velo
13 ?
14 David Schindihette         SF Racing
15 Rick Snodsmith             SF Racing