Cyclocross: MABRA # 8 - 3rd Rockburn Cross
Maxwell repeats, Schempf dominates  penultimate Mabra race on Day 2 of the Howard County Double Cross.

BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series # 8

 Day 2 - Rockburn Cross

By Matt Brancheau

Following the hard day of racing Saturday at Howard County Double Cross in Schooley Mill Cross, racers returned for the third edition of Rockburn Cross with continued mild weather but soggy terrain in Elkridge, MD. Racers were met with a newly designed course with an improved start and pit that featured punchy climbs and greasy turns.

In the Women's race, C3-Athlete Serving Athletes' Leanore Pipes sought to establish herself as the woman to beat by taking the holeshot ahead of Julie Kuliecza of Alan North America Cycling and Jennifer Maxwell of ATAC Sportswear presented by the Bike Rack of Washington DC. But

Maxwell, returning from her victory the previous day at Schooley Mill Cross, would not be caught off-guard. The lead traded between Pipes, Kuliecza and Maxwell; but Maxwell and Pipes established a lead group of two early in the race. Maxwell attacked Pipes, but the most recent addition to C3-Athletes Serving Athletes’ formidable elite women's team was able to respond to Maxwell's surge. Maxwell attacked again, dropping Pipes and opening a gap. Pipes dug deep to regain virtually all of the ground she had lost to Maxwell, but time was against her as Maxwell was able to hold the gap to the end. Two-time defending Rockburn champion Betsy Shogren of Cannondale Factory Racing/Backyard Bike Club rounded out the top three.

In the men's race, Wes Schempf of C3-Athletes Serving Athletes dominated the elite men's field with a solo victory. Schempf, the returning victor at Rockburn and the reigning champion of the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series took the holeshot and began distancing himself from all his rivals, ultimately finishing 1 minute 43 seconds ahead of the next finisher from a chase group of four.

The group had the combined talents of Stephen Cummings of Indiana Regional Medical Center, teammates Greg Wittwer and Dave Weaver of ALAN North America Cycling Team, and Jared Nieters of Haymarket Bicycles/HomeVisit. Nieiters  who has led the MABRAcross points leaderboard coming off of Urban Cross on November 15.

The chase would prove hard-fought for second through fifth with Cummings finishing second only 6 seconds ahead of Wittwer, who himself was just one second ahead of Weaver.

The BikeReg.com MABRAcross series concludes this Sunday on Thanksgiving weekend - with the MABRA Championships worth 50% more points in Taneytown, Maryland.

Elite Women Cat 1,2,3 Women
1 Jennifer Maxwell  ATAC Sportswear p/b Bike Rack DC 0:35:01
2 Lenore Pipes C3 Athletes Serving Athletes 0:35:15
3 Betsy Shogren Cannondale Factory/Backyard Bike club 0:35:21
4 Libby Sheldon Team Fuji 0:35:34
5 Julie Kuliecza Alan North America Cycling 0:36:27
6 Elizabeth Harlow C3 Athletes Serving Athletes 0:37:04
7 Terri Spanogle NCVC/Inova Health System 0:37:29
8 Lisa Most Engine Cycles Wissahickon 0:37:37
9 Kristina Adams NVRC/Cardio Sports Lab 0:38:37
10 Marni Parker Team Kenda 0:39:05
11 Nicole Raspa Hub Racing 0:39:45
12 Diane Grim C3 - Athletes Serving Athletes 0:40:14
13 Tracy Lea T.E.A.M. FUJI 0:41:07

Elite Men Category 1,2,3 
1 Weston Schempf C3-Athletes Serving Athletes 0:59:19
2 stephen cummings Indiana Regional Medical Center 1:01:02
3 Greg Wittwer ALAN North America Cycling Team 1:01:08
4 Dave Weaver ALAN North America Cycling Team 1:01:09
5 Jared Nieters Haymarket Bicycles/HomeVisit 1:01:21
6 Samuel O'Keefe C3 1:01:44
7 Tom Jeffrey Team Natures Path/3Sports 1:03:20
8 Jonathan Gdowik Trek Racing Co-Op 1:03:40
9 Chris Mayhew JBV Coaching 1:04:22
10 Adam Driscoll Adventures For the Cure 1:05:12
11 Gonzalo Escobar Haymarket Home Visit 1:06:58
12 Brett Rothmeyer Kraynicks 1:07:26
13 Steven Kendall NCVC/Inova Health System
14 Brian Fouche Team Latitude/ABRT
15 Nathan Wilson Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Racing
16 Callum Ingram
17 CJ Congrove Team Invisible Bike
18 Dan Tille Fulcrum Coaching

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RbCx Cat 4 Men
1 Syd Lea T.E.A.M. Fuji 0:26:13
2 Andrey Doroshenko UMBC 0:26:31
3 Matt Tucker 0:26:35
4 Erik Beatley Winchester Wheelmen Racing Team 0:26:35
5 Jon Hicks Winchester Wheelmen Race Team 0:27:05
6 Jeff Trinh Georgetown University 0:27:07
7 Cory Smith Winchester Wheelmen 0:27:23
8 Kevin Luckeroth Adventures For The Cure 0:27:31
9 Mark Stahl SEAVS RACING/Bens Performance Bikes 0:27:37
10 James Dull Adventures for the Cure 0:27:46

RbCx Cat 3,4 Master 35+/45+*
1 Neal Sapp Ben's Performance Bikes 0:34:00
2 scott stahl SEAVS RACING/Ben's Performance Bikes 0:34:10
3 Jonathan Seibold Family Bike Shop 0:34:11
4 Steve Fife Bike Doctor 0:34:13
5 Scott Thompson Squadra Coppi/IM Saab 0:34:14
6 Kenneth Morris Winchester Wheelmen Racing Team 0:34:28
7 Bruce Buckley THE Bike Lane 0:34:49
8 Matt Carroll Evolution Cycling 0:34:52
9 Jeff Anderson HPC/List 0:34:56
10 Matt Michel NCVC / Inova Health System 0:34:57

RbCx Cat 1,2,3,4 Master 55+*
1 Fred Wittwer ALAN North American Cycling Team 0:35:23
2 Mike Connair Christiana Care PT+/FSVS 0:37:41
3 Peter Czapiewski AMVC/DND Inc 0:40:07
4 Rob Lea T.E.A.M FUJI 0:40:59
5 Nunzio DiBiasi Yellow Breeches Racing 0:41:05
6 Gary Dugovich Beaver Valley Velo 0:41:32
7 Mike Harris ABRT 0:41:50
8 Erik Marks AFC 0:43:16
9 mark thompson 0:43:27
10 James Carlson Potomac Velo Club 0:43:37

RbCx Cat 3,4 Men
1 Andrew Welch Squadra Coppi/IM Saab 0:40:30
2 Paul Rades Artemis 0:40:39
3 Timothy Brown The Bike Rack 0:40:53
4 Rusty Williford Fulcrum Coaching/WWVC 0:40:58
5 Stephen Wahl Team Latitude / ABRT 0:41:02
6 Kyle Murphy The Bike Lane 0:41:04
7 Patrick Blair Adventures For The Cure 0:41:24
8 jay morali C3-Athletes Serving Athletes 0:41:28
9 Matthew Donahue DCMTB/Whole Foods Market 0:41:29
10 Jack Sparks Bikeworks Racing 0:41:30

RbCx Junior Boys 15-18*
1 Charles Lortz KBS 0:47:34
2 Avery Wilson NCVC
3 Max Byer Artemis
4 Tommy Klose Adventures for the Cure
5 Justin Mauch NCVC
DNF Justin Mauch NCVC

RbCx Cat 1,2,3 Masters 35+/45+*
1 Dave Fuentes Battley Harley Davidson-Sonoma 0:39:33
2 Blair Saunders Ben's Performance Bike's/Ridley 0:39:34
3 Michael Runnals JRVS/Casey Auto Group 0:39:36
4 Kristopher Auer C3-Athletes Serving Athletes 0:40:00
5 gunnar Shogren Cannondale Factory /Backyard Bike club 0:40:07
6 Chris Nystrom C3 - Athletes Serving Athletes 0:40:11
7 Michael Birner Ben's Performance Bikes/BMC 0:40:14
8 Bernie Shiao Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 0:40:31
9 Evan Ellicott Bike Doctor / Bayside Velo 0:40:37
10 Chad Culbertson Guy's Racing 0:40:46

RbCx Kids 9 and Under*
Jay Desmarais
Garrett Peach
Lily Hilfiger Adventures for the Cure
Dean Gwadz DCMTB
Chantal Desmarais
Griffin Holt
Frederick Parse Arrow Bicycle
Ofori Poochigian
Liam Thompson Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
Luke Parse Arrow Bicycle
Grant Gwadz DCMTB
Ryan Chng
William Kralec Team BBC
Shea O'Loughlin
Thor Nystrom AFC/TMR Syndicate
Ben Lausch Mini Cow Tri Club
Zachary Kralec Team BBC
Benson Blandford Adventures For the Cure

RbCx Cat 4 Women
1 Jennifer May 0:39:08
2 Allyson Tufano NVRC/Cardio Sports Lab 0:39:26
3 Tammi Stauffer 0:40:40
4 Laurel Larsen Evolution Cycling Club 0:40:54
5 Rebecca Frederick Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV 0:41:06
6 Christine Wehlburg Team Latitude/ABRT 0:41:19
7 Melanie Hom Team Fuji 0:42:05
8 Doron Petersan Charm City Cycling-Athletes Serving Athletes 0:42:41
9 Jennifer Blandford Adventures For the Cure 0:43:06
10 Kristen Wimmer 0:43:44

RbCx Junior Boys 10-14*
1 Noah Bell RacerHeads SLC 0:23:34
2 Jake Thompson Squadra Coppi/IM Saab 0:23:43
3 Caleb Merriam Team Fuji 0:24:40
4 Nathan Schumacher 0:26:05
5 Zach Boyle All American 0:26:17
6 Alec West Adventures for the Cure 0:33:47
7 Nicholas Engblom NCVC/Inova Health System 0:34:40

RbCx Junior Girls 10-14*
1 Avy Rohr Adventures for the Cure 0:30:31