LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i women captured their division in the Kaua‘i Stage Race, and Binney Williamson topped the Senior Men 4/5 and Master Men 4/ 5 divisions. Summary results were submitted by Kaua‘i Stage Race Director Atomman Kimm, Monday morning. Patti
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i women captured their division in the Kaua‘i Stage Race, and Binney Williamson topped the Senior Men 4/5 and Master Men 4/ 5 divisions.
Summary results were submitted by Kaua‘i Stage Race Director Atomman Kimm, Monday morning.
Patti Jennings was named to the top spot of the Women division followed by Lois Lutz, Cary Hitsley and Heather Barth rounding out the leaderboard.
Jennings topped the division in the Time Trials phase, one of three in the Kaua‘i Stage Race, on a 29:55 run, averaging 20.1 mph. Lutz followed with a 31:43 ride, averaging 18.9 mph.
Hitsley (33:28) and Barth (35:13) finished the Time Trials fourth and fifth, respectively.
Those results were posted at Pacific Sports Event, which provided timing equipment used to time the different events. Owner Steve Foster noted it is the same system utilized at the Tour de France. Results from the Road Race phase were still pending at press time.
Jennings finished second overall in the Criterium, which was held at the Vidinha Stadium parking lot.
Lamar Pescht of Kailua, O‘ahu, topped the opening heat with juniors and women, clocking 19 laps on 32:10.
Jennings followed with 19 laps logged on 33:28. Lutz ended fourth in the Crit with 18 laps logged on 32:25 followed by Hiltsley (18/33.50) and Barth (18/33.51).
Pescht topped the Juniors division over Kaua‘i’s own Kaylen Blaine who works at Kaua‘i Cycle after school.
Williamson topped the Senior Men 4/5 and Master Men 4/5 divisions, challenged by Peter Wilson, the visitor from Ireland who registered for the event after finding out about it after landing here.
Williamson, racing in the Men’s 4/5 division, finished the Crit sixth overall with 30 laps recorded on a time of 47:49 after overcoming a problem with a flat. He topped the Time Trials on a 25:27 ride, averaging 23.6 mph.
Wilson finished the Time Trials third overall on a 26:04 ride, averaging 23 mph and ended the Crit fourth overall with 31 laps recorded in 48:16.
Jason Smith of Honolulu, Mark Frazier and Johnny Grout, both of Kaua‘i, rounded out the leaderboard for that division.
Mike Abbot of Kailua, O‘ahu, topped the Golden Masters, males 50 and older, followed by Kaua‘i Police Chief Darryl Perry, Bruce Orth, Hank Soboleski and Steven Layne.
Perry finished the Crit 15th overall with 28 laps recorded in 47:45 compared with Abbott’s third overall finish in the event with 31 laps recorded in 47:57.
Tony Lang, taking the event last year, repeated in the top spot of Senior Men 1/2/3 and Master Men 1/2/3. The Honolulu athlete was followed by Kevin Kawainui of Pearl City, Carl Brooks of Honolulu, Joe Funk of Kaua‘i, and Ray Brust of Honolulu.
“I’ve never done a long run like this before,” said Roy Yamagata, a veteran water safety officer at the Po‘ipu tower, prior to the start of the Road Race, Sunday. “I think I just need to find a pace where I’m comfortable.”
Visit www.pseresults.com for complete phase times of the Kaua‘i Stage Race.
