Anyone notice that Mariano Friedick finished 2nd today @ the Valley of the Sun; 22 seconds behind the Felt Riding Nathan O’Neill and Joey Dantoni finished 3rd, 25 seconds back on O’Neill.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/feb04/valleyofthesun04/valleyofthesun041
2nd and 3rd place riders:
No shifters, no rear brake, just a chopped up set of Carbon X bars or Cinelli Angel’s and an old Suntour caliper. Nathan O’Neill had a 55x11 on, I wonder what they used?
-SD
I think he was using those new ESP brakes and shifters.
Dunno, but local phenom Joey D’Antoni finished right behind Mariano and he was on a fixie, too. It must have been a flat, fast course (see the “stretched out” thread).
**COURSE DESCRIPTION: **The race consists of a 22 km out and back course on a divided, multi lane roadway, having a good shoulder and light traffic. The terrain is flat and fast with some very minor rolling hills (less than 2 meters of climbing per hill) and a good road surface. There will be course marshals and DPS officers at the Start, Finish, and Turnaround.
http://www.wmrc.org/Vos04/bible/page4.html
Close,
Joey D’ was just booted from professional (or any sanctioned) races for two years for using rEPO.
Man, nothing like doping when you are a mediocre pro with no chance of making it “big”.
I wonder if his teammates on the National Champion 4km team pursuit squad will get to keep their medals.
I thought he got 4th at Nationals in the team pursuit. I must have been watching some one else.
Joey D’Antoni - Selected Results
2003 Results Road
1st Brooks TT (Pro 1) Brooks, GA
3rd Greenville (NC) Criterium
1st Lance Armstrong TT Philadelphia, PA (course record)
2nd NC State TT
2003 Results Track
2nd Madison World Cup Selection #2 Fort Lauderdale
4th Pursuit World Cup Selection #2 Fort Lauderdale
4th Scratch Race World Cup Selection #2 Fort Lauderdale
4th Points Race World Cup Selection #2 Fort Lauderdale
2nd Pursuit (4:52) World Cup Selection #3 Dallas
4th Scratch Race World Cup Selection #3 Dallas
4th Points Race World Cup Selection #3 Dallas
2nd Madison World Cup Selection #3 Dallas
3rd Points Race Friday Night Trexlertown (6 June)
4th Pursuit Pan Am/World’s Trials Colorado Springs CO
4th Points Race Pan Am/World’s Trials Colorado Springs CO
1st 20 Lap Exhibition Scratch Pan Am/World’s Trials Colorado Springs
CO
5th Madison Pan Am/World’s Trials Colorado Springs CO
4th Points Race Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Portland, OR
2nd East Point GP Atlanta, GA
5th Individual Pursuit Elite National Championships Trexlertown, PA
4th Team Pursuit Elite National Championships Trexlertown, PA
1st Qualifier Points Race Elite National Championships Trexlertown, PA
1st Qualifier Scratch Race Elite National Championships Trexlertown,
PA
2002 Results Road
1st January Nats Road Race
4th Brooks RR
4th Brooks TT
4th French Broad TT
3rd Hickory Criterium
2002 Results Track
3rd East Point Grand Prix Atlanta, GA
3rd 4km Individual Pursuit American Velodrome Challenge Houston, TX
3rd Madison American Velodrome Challenge Houston, TX
3rd 4km Individual Pursuit American Velodrome Challenge
Indianapolis,IN
3rd 4km Individual Pursuit American Velodrome Challenge Colorado
Springs, CO
4th 10 Mile Scratch Race American Velodrome Challenge Portland, OR
5th Points Race American Velodrome Challenge Portland, OR
3rd Team Pursuit Elite National Championships Trexlertown, PA
2001 Results Road
1st Dixie Classic Criterium Training Series
4th Ford Cycling Classic Norfolk, VA
4th Dixie Classic Fall Criterium Winston Salem, NC
2001 Results Track
ATRA 10 Mile Series National Champion
ATRA Points Race Series National Champion
1st 10 Mile Scratch Race American Velodrome Challenge Trexlertown, PA
3rd Points Race American Velodrome Challenge Trexlertown, PA
1st 10 Mile Scratch Race American Velodrome Challenge Seattle, WA
5th Miss & Out American Velodrome Challenge Seattle, WA
2nd Team Pursuit Elite National Championships Blaine, MN
1st Individual Pursuit Southeastern Regional Championships Atlanta, GA
2nd Points Race American Velodrome Challenge San Diego, CA
2nd Individual Pursuit American Velodrome Challenge San Diego, CA
Yikes…who set up this bike?
  
It looks to me that shes just scooting back for the climb, someone posted here that its better to scoot back and grab the bars the way she is grabbing them in the climb, just my 2 dumb cents worth. And dont pick on her, shes a hottie, heheheehehehe
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“mediocre in a domestic pro feild” I guess I abbreviated my sentiment. Cycles d’Oro is certainly not a DIII or Conti. team.
I think Mariano was the only guy who came close to the qualifying standard at the recent time trials at the ADT velodrome. Their talent pool recruitment is now reaching out to other categories of sport aside from trackies. I’m sure there are a dozen US pros out there who could put down a 4:30 4km, but to drop the other 10 seconds would likely mean a reduction in their road abilities.
-sD