The Wichita Omnium kicked off with the Latham Road Race. Located at the base of the flint hills, the 30 mile course through the rolling hills proved challenging in the warm sunshine.
The group of racers quickly broke into 2 packs with Brian Mitchell and Drew Wills trading off the lead. they soon dropped the rest of the pack working together until the last turn. Mitchell powered up the steep climb leaving Drew behind to finish 1st in the HC3 class. David Nelson made a great showing with 3rd (using both crank handles in this race) followed by David Swaim 4th, Jan Mattern 5th, Jose Pulido 6th, Mike Wagner 7th, John Tutorino 8th, Dennis Clark 9th, Robert Ackerman DNF.
Easily winning HC2 was Rick Gore, followed by Ken Bestine 2nd.
Taking the early lead in the HC1 class was Tom Kahler who started out in the lead of the pack with James Watson and Wayne Romero trailling. The steep hills of the first leg proved to be an advantage for Watson who quickly caught Kahler on the hills. Kahler stuggling to get his bike into the small chain ring dropped behind and was unable to regain the lead. The HC1 class finished out James Watson 1st, Tom Kahler 2nd, Wayne Romero 3rd.
Road Race Place: Time
1. Brian Mitchell 1:35:39
2. Drew Wills 1:36:16
3. David Nelson 1:45:02
4. David Swaim 1:56:06
5. Jan Mattern 1:58:20
6. Jose Pulido 1:58:26
7. Rick Gore 2:04:16
8. James Watson 2:04:36
9. Thomas Kahler 2:05:40
10. Mike Wagner 2:07:54
11. Ken Bestine 2:20:46
12. John Tutorino 2:32:41
13. Wayne Romero 2:40:01
14. Dennis Clark 2:40:11
15. Robert Ackerman DNF
Wichita Omnium - 14.5K Time Trial Finish Order | Wichita Omnium - 30 Mile Road Race | |||||||
Name | Time | Name | Time | |||||
Brian Mitchell | 1st | HC3 | 0:25:38 | Brian Mitchell | 1st | 1:35:39 | ||
Drew Wills | 2nd | HC3 | 0:26:07 | Drew Wills | 2nd | 1:36:16 | ||
David Nelson | 3rd | HC3 | 0:27:24 | David Nelson | 3rd | 1:45:02 | ||
David Swaim | 4th | HC3 | 0:27:57 | David Swaim | 4th | 1:56:06 | ||
Jon Mattern | 5th | HC3 | 0:29:28 | Jan Mattern | 5th | 1:58:20 | ||
Rick Gore | 6th | HC2 | 0:29:40 | Jose Pulido | 6th | 1:58:26 | ||
Mike Wagner | 7th | HC3 | 0:31:11 | Rick Gore | 7th | 2:04:16 | ||
James Watson | 8th | HC1 | 0:31:40 | James Watson | 8th | 2:04:36 | ||
Jose Pulido | 9th | HC3 | 0:32:42 | Thomas Kahler | 9th | 2:05:40 | ||
Wayne Romero | 10th | HC1 | 0:33:43 | Mike Wagner | 10th | 2:07:54 | ||
Mark Stever | 11th | HC3 | 0:34:22 | Ken Bestine | 11th | 2:20:46 | ||
Thomas Kahler | 12th | HC1 | 0:34:42 | John Tutorino | 12th | 2:32:41 | ||
Dennis Clark | 13th | HC3 | 0:34:46 | Wayne Romero | 13th | 2:40:01 | ||
John Tutorino | 14th | HC3 | 0:39:02 | Dennis Clark | 14th | 2:40:11 | ||
Robert Hammer | 15th | HC3 | 0:40:31 | Robert Ackerman | 15th | DNF | ||
Ken Bestine | 16th | HC2 | DNR | |||||
Dale Pausewang | 17th | HC1 | 0:47:58 | |||||
HC3 OMNIUM PLACE | CRIT | TT | RR | TOTAL | TT TIME | |||
1. BRIAN MITCHELL | 13 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 0:25:38 | |||
2. DREW WILLS | 12 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 0:26:07 | |||
3. DAVID NELSON | 11 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 0:27:24 | |||
4. DAVID SWAIM | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 0:27:57 | |||
5. JOSE PULIDO | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 0:32:42 | |||
6. JAN MATTERN | 0 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0:29:28 | |||
7. MIKE WAGNER | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0:31:11 | |||
8. JOHN TUTORINO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0:39:02 | |||
9. DENNIS CLARK | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0:34:36 | |||
10. MARK STEVER | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0:34:22 | |||
11. ROBERT HAMMER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0:40:31 | |||
12. ROBERT ACKERMAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
HC2 OMNIUM PLACE | CRIT | TT | RR | TOTAL | TT TIME | |||
1. RICK GORE | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 0:29:40 | |||
2. KEN BESTINE | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0:00:00 | |||
HC1 OMNIUM PLACE | CRIT | TT | RR | TOTAL | TT TIME | |||
1. JAMES WATSON | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 0:31:40 | |||
2. TOMAS KALHER | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0:34:42 | |||
3. WAYNE ROMERO | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0:33:43 | |||
4. DALE PAUSEWANG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:47:58 |