Santa Cruz’s Devon Gorry wins at Wente Vineyards Classic Road Race

Santa Cruz resident and NOW and Novartis for MS pro cyclist Devon Gorry won the women’s Cat 1/2 division of the Wente Vineyards Classic Road Race in Livermore on Saturday.

Gorry and teammate Elizabeth Newell of Oakland went 1-2, earning 173.80 and 187.49 points, respectively.

Other Santa Cruz County cyclists who finished in the top 10 included Watsonville’s Chris Cerruti, who placed seventh, and Santa Cruz’s Joe Platin, who placed eighth, in the masters men’s Cat 1/2/3 55-99 age division. Also, Scotts Valley’s Scott Martin placed fourth and Aptos’ Bob Montague placed ninth in the men’s masters 55-99 age division.

Results included in this report were from USACycling.com.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets

Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad, Devon Gorry take second at Copperopolis Road Race

Santa Cruz residents Devon Gorry and Tobin Ortenblad, a Pacific Collegiate School student, placed second in their respective races at the Copperopolis Road Race in Milton on Saturday, according to results from USA Cycling.

Ortenblad, who was riding for the Ritte Elite U23 Development Team, finished just behind winner Robbie Farrens of Stockton in the junior men’s 17-18 age division race. Farrens rides for Tieni Duro.

Los Altos’ Matt Valencia [Team Specialized Racing Juniors] rounded out the top three.

Gorry placed second in the women’s Cat 1/2 division, coming in behind winner Rebecca Werner [SportVelo Racing]. Gorry rides for NOW and Novartis for MS. Her Oakland teammate Elizabeth Newell came in third.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter at CGullTweets