20140804

Fixed Gear "Track Omnium"

Story by Oscar Swan:
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A beautiful night for track racing brought out some old and new participants, and made everyone wonder why a whole lot more riders didn’t turn out. I think people don’t realize what a decent track venue the Washington Blvd. bicycle oval actually is, but no one complained about not getting a good workout.

Photo by Sonic Imaging

Henry Dimmick turned out to defend his 2003 flying start record of 13.07. He turned in a respectable 13.70, switching around the 0 and 7, which for all I know amounts to a twitch in my thumb on the stopwatch. In any case Mike Quigley turned in a 13.56, but still leaving (Henry's) more than 10-year-old record in place!

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The top five riders on points were rewarded with the chance to set a 5-man team sprint record; see below.

200M FLYING START
13.56 Mike Quigley
13.70 Henry Dimmick
14.00 Jacob Yundt
14.62 Michael Coumos
14.99 Bill Ehler
15.96 Michael Tregelles
16.47 Paul Carberry
16.49 Daniel Kunkle

Photo by Fred Gohh

1 MILE TIME TRIAL
1. 2.13 Henry Dimmick
2. 2.14 Michael Quigley
3. 2.19 Jacob Yundt
4. 2.20 Paul Carberry
5. 2.39 Michael Tregelles
6. 2.41 Daniel Kunkle
7. 2.54 Bill Ehler
8. 2.55 Michael Coumos

1 LAP GROUP SPRINT (CHARIOT)
1. Quigley
2. Dimmick
3. Yundt
4. Carberry
5. Ehler
6. Tregelles
7. Kunkle
8. Coumos

TWO-MAN 4000 METER TIME TRIAL
1. Quigley-Coumos 5.48
2. Yundt-Ehler 5.58
3. Dimmick-Tregelles 6.37
4. Carberry-Kunkle 6.39

SPRINTS (Two Heats plus Consolation Round)
1. Yundt
2. Quigley
3. Dimmick
4. Ehler
5. Carberry
6. Tregelles
7. Kunkle
8. Coumos (flat)

Photo by Fred Gohh

MISS ‘N OUT
1. Quigley
2. Yundt
3. Carberry
4. Dimmick
5. Ehler
6. Tregelles
7. Kunkle

5-MAN TEAM SPRINT:
Quigley, Yundt, Dimmick, Carberry, Ehler
5.44.55 (establishes Track Record)

Photo by Fred Gohh

COMBINED OMNIUM POINTS:
1. Mike Quigley
2. Jacob Yundt
3. Henry Dimmick
4. Paul Carberry
5. Bill Ehler
6. Michael Tregelles
7. Daniel Kunkle
8. Michael Coumos (multiple mechanicals)
 
Photo by Sonic Imaging