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International Cycling Classic - Superweek - NE
USA, July 7-23, 2006
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Stage 10 - July 16 : Bensenville Criterium, Bensenville, IL, 100 km
Lopinto finishes off Superweek NRCs, Benjamin wins women's overall
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Milwaukee
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Pete Lopinto (KodakGallery-Sierra Nevada) lapped the field along with five other riders, but still had enough to take the field sprint in the final NRC race of the 2007 International Cycling Classic. "Dan Schmatz led it hard down the back stretch," said Lopinto about the final lap. "We only have four guys here and I was even with [Mike] Friedman going into the second-to-last turn. But Jonas said to be first into that final turn!"
The Bensenville Criterium had quite a makeover, with the municipality forcing the organisers to drastically alter the race course. The outcome was a .8 mile, eight turn figure eight course -- one turn per tenth of a mile. The dangerous and technical course was made even more difficult with the finish line located at a 90 degree turn! The organisers were able to secure a straight run-off after the line for the final lap, but it meant no sprints or primes during the race.
The final turn that KodakGallery-Sierra Nevada director Jonas Carney told Lopinto to hit first was a 110 degree bend a little more than 100 meters from the line. "I almost crashed coming through the turn," said Lopinto.
Initiating the break was last night's winner Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) who utilized the plethora of tight turns to make his move. "I can corner better than most, so I just drilled it through the turns and saw who could come with me," he said. Coming with him was a selection of top Superweek riders, including Danish rider and Superweek veteran Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrands), Adam Hodges-Myerson (Nerac.com), Swede Stefan Adamsson (Team Milram), Lopinto and Keith Norris (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network).
The break worked well, gaining a lap on the field quite quickly -- much to the relief of Lopinto who suffered from the extreme July heat. The pavement today was measured at 131 degrees Fahrenheit. "It was a good thing we lapped early with the heat!" he said.
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The professional women finished their series today with series leader Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) staying safe in the field while a breakaway took the final stage. In an odd finish, the two riders in the break decided to neutralize the finish and crossed the line together.
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- The women's race was won by a breakaway that decided to cross the line in neutral.
- But the action back in the field was a bit stronger.
- Jonathan Clarke (South Australia.com-AIS) won last week.
- Series leader Dennis Haueisen (Team Milram) sat comfortably in the field, defending his overall lead.
- The Danish riders enjoy coming over for Superweek every year.
- Pete Lopinto (KodakGallery-Sierra Nevada) corners in the break.
- Yesterday's winner Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) initiated today's break.
- Brad Huff, winner on Friday night finds ways to carry extra bottles even without pockets.
- A tight and technical course saw a number of crashes. Here Todd Downs of the SRAM Neutral Supprt sprints with extra wheels.
- Ben Raby (Bianchi-Grand Performance) tries to bridge -- too little, too late.
- Pete Lopinto (KodakGallery-Sierra Nevada) takes the win.
Results
Pro & Cat 1/2 Men 1 Pete Lopinto (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 2 Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) 3 Keith Norris (AEG- Toshiba) 4 Joshua Thornton (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 5 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 6 Adam Hodges Myerson (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 7 Rahsaan Bahati (TIAA-CREF) 8 Stefan Adamsson (Team Milram) 9 Randy Reichardt (Hauln Ass Racing Team (HART)) 10 Curtis Gunn (Successful Living) 11 Dennis Haueisen (Team Milram) 12 Jose Manuel Garcia (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 13 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 14 Kayle Leo Grande (Kahala LaGrange) 15 Daniel Schmatz (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 16 Charles Brad Huff (TIAA-CREF) 17 Erik Tomlinson (Dent Wizard) 18 Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 19 Todd Yezefski (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 20 Rudy Robaina (VMG Racing) 21 Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 22 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 23 Adam Stone (Turin/ Life Fitness) 24 Dean Peters (SAFEWAY/G.A.Communications) 25 Jesse Anthony (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 26 Shane Braley (CyclingScience.org Club) 27 Robert Kelley (Training Bible / The Bike Shop) 28 Yin Chih Wang (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 29 Shaun Bonavita (Wheels in Motion) 30 Steen Rose (Richardson Bike Mart) 31 John Tzinberg (Kahala LaGrange) 32 Ho Ting Kwok (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 33 Eric Losak (VRC-MS) 34 Jesse Mendonca (RHVilla.com/Montano Velo) 35 Kyle Jacobson (Team Beans & Barley) 36 Daniel Lionberg (Team Beans & Barley) 37 (unknown rider) 38 Tom Burke (West Michigan Coast Riders) 39 Chad Burdzilauskas (Indiana Hand Center) 40 Cesar Correa (Endeavour Cycling) 41 (unknown rider) 42 Jared Faciszewski (UMG Racing) 43 Billy Innes (G.S. Lombardi Sports) 44 Pat Lemieux (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 45 Jonathon Clarke (South Australia.com) 46 Dean LaBerge (GS Lombardi Sports) 47 Darin Divine (GS Lombardi Sports) 48 Michael Berling (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 49 Marco Aledia (Abercrombie and Fitch) 50 Paul Sumner (GS Lombardi Sports) 51 Skyler Bishop (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 52 King Wai Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 53 Daniel Holt (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 54 Edgar Ibarra (Richardson Bikemart) 55 Leo Frayre (Richardson Bikemart) Pro & Cat 1/2/3 Women 1 Kacey Manderfield (Wolverine Sports Club) 2 Candice Blickem (Aarons/L5Flyers) 3 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 4 Taitt Sato (McGuire Cycling Team) 5 Natalie Klemko (America's Dairyland) 6 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 7 Rachel O'Connell (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 8 Andrea Myers (Team Kenda Tire) 9 Nichole Wangsgard (Colnago CPT) 10 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling Team) 11 Carine Bester (Kahala LaGrange) 12 Elizabeth Morse Hill (T.E.A.M. Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 13 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 14 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 15 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 16 Julie Bellerose (SalonXL Cycling Team) 17 Heather Albert (America's Dairyland) 18 Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) 19 Carol Hutton (DePauw U Cycling) 20 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine Cycling) 21 Kristin Wentworth (Nova/ISCorp) 22 Hadley Trotter (Fuji) 23 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 24 Trudy van der Straaten (Team Kenda Tire) 25 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 26 Kathryn Clark (TEAM Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 27 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 28 Sherri Stedje (BBC) 29 Jessica Cole (C-U Racing) Pro/1/2 Men overall standings 1 Dennis Haueisen (Team Milram) 167 pts 2 Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly - Aramark) 141 3 Stefan Adamsson (Team Milram) 116 4 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 89 5 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 83 6 Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) 82 7 Charles Brad Huff (TIAA-CREF) 77 8 Kayle Leo Grande (Kahala LaGrange) 76 9 Robert Wagner (Team Milram) 71 10 Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 70 11 Nebojsa Jovanovic (AEG- Toshiba) 68 12 Keith Norris (AEG- Toshiba) 67 13 Christian Valenzuela Zamudio (Team Monex) 65 14 Adam Hodges Myerson (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 61 15 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 57 16 Rahsaan Bahati (TIAA-CREF) 55 17 Brian Sheedy (Priority Health) 54 18 Scott Zwizanski (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 52 19 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Club) 49 20 David Sachs (Vision Quest) 46 21 Hayden Godfrey (Team Monex) 45 22 Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) 44 23 Daniel Schmatz (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 44 24 Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) 41 25 Brice Jones (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 38 26 Karl Menzies (Health Net-Maxxis) 38 27 Emile Abraham (AEG-Toshiba) 37 28 Sterling Magnell (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 36 29 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 32 30 Michael Berling (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 31 31 Martin Gilbert (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 29 32 Hector Pastorino (VistaVelo.com) 29 33 Josh Horowitz (Kahala LaGrange) 29 34 Bobby Lea (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 27 35 King Wai Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 27 36 Joel Chavez (VistaVelo.com) 25 37 Mariano Friedich (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 25 38 Ward Solar (Team Nature's Path) 24 39 Jonathon Clarke (South Australia.com) 23 40 Cameron Fox (Encino Velo Cycling Club) 23 41 Pete Lopinto (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 22 42 Joshua Thornton (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 22 43 Todd Yezefski (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 21 44 Frank Travieso (AEG- Toshiba) 20 45 Garrett Peltonen (Health Net-Maxxis) 20 46 Jamiel Danesh (RHVilla.com/Montano Velo) 19 47 Dominique Perras (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 19 48 Erik Tomlinson (Dent Wizard) 19 49 Kyle Jacobson (Team Beans & Barley) 18 50 Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly - Aramark) 18 51 Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 18 52 Daniel Holloway (GS Lombardi Sports) 17 53 Steve Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team) 16 54 Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 16 55 Greg Henderson (Health Net/Maxxis) 15 56 Reid Mumford (ABD Cycling Team) 15 57 Frank Pipp (Target Training) 15 58 Jose Manuel Garcia (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 15 59 Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp) 15 60 Devon Vigus (Team Monex) 13 61 Rudy Robaina (VMG Racing) 13 62 Clark Priebe (Team Mack Paper Co.) 13 63 Randy Reichardt (Hauln Ass Racing Team (HART)) 12 64 Curtis Gunn (Successful Living) 11 65 Frederick Bottger (Merrill Lynch / Bicycle John's) 11 66 Brandon Gavic (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 11 67 Bennet Van der Genugten (NUVO/Bicycle Action Project Cycling) 11 68 Ryan Baumann (Brazen Dropouts) 11 69 Randy Bramblett (McGuire Cycling Team) 10 70 Patrick Dunaway (California Giant/Village Peddler) 10 71 Ben Raby (Grand Performance/Bianchi) 10 72 Jeffrey Dickinson (Schwab Cycles Torelli Velo Project LLC) 9 73 John Bergmann (Metromint Cycling) 9 74 Robert Kelley (Training Bible / The Bike Shop) 8 75 Zach Fiocca (Team Brain & Spine/Chann McRae Cycling) 8 76 Eric Keim (AEG- Toshiba) 8 77 Erik Lyman (Calyon / Litespeed Pro CT) 7 78 Michael Lanyon (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 7 79 Joshua Carter (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 7 80 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 6 81 Aram Dellalian (Amgen Cycling Club) 6 82 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 6 83 Daniel Lionberg (Team Beans & Barley) 3 84 David Kay (Great Dane Velo Club) 3 85 John Acker (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 2 86 David Hatch (IS Corp Cycling Team) 2 87 Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly) 1 88 Brady Gibney (Endeavour Cycling) 1 89 Richard Hatch (IS Corp Cycling Team) 1 Pro/1/2/3 Women final standings 1 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 167 pts 2 Rachel O'Connell (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 135 3 Taitt Sato (McGuire Cycling Team) 126 4 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 122 5 Kacey Manderfield (Wolverine Sports Club) 118 6 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 107 7 Kristin Wentworth (Nova/ISCorp) 94 8 Michelle Hyland (Jazz Apple) 90 9 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 88 10 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling Team) 69 11 Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) 67 12 Nichole Wangsgard (Colnago CPT) 66 13 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 47 14 Heather Albert (America's Dairyland) 46 15 Candice Blickem (Aarons/L5Flyers) 45 16 Carol Hutton (DePauw U Cycling) 44 17 Natalie Klemko (America's Dairyland) 43 18 Julia Farell (Wheels of Bloor Cycling Team) 42 19 Catherine Walberg (Team Kenda Tire) 42 20 Laura Charameda (McGuire Cycling Team) 40 21 Katie Mactier (Argon 18) 39 22 Sarah Bamberger (Cheerwine Cycling) 37 23 Carrie Cash (Team Revolution) 37 24 Samantha Schneider (Advantage Benefits Endeavour Cycling Club) 35 25 Trudy van der Straaten (Team Kenda Tire) 33 26 Susan Hedstrom (McGuire Cycling Team) 33 27 Hadley Trotter (Fuji) 29 28 Tara Ross (Victory Brewing) 28 29 Sherri Stedje (BBC) 26 30 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 26 31 Jessica Cole (C-U Racing) 26 32 Rosara Joseph (Jazz Apple) 23 33 Elizabeth Morse Hill (T.E.A.M. Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 19 34 CarrieAnn Kopernik (Nova/ISCorp) 16 35 Andrea Myers (Team Kenda Tire) 13 36 Carissa Wilkes (Jazz Apple) 13 37 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 13 38 Serena Sheridan (Jazz Apple) 12 39 Carine Bester (Kahala LaGrange) 10 40 Andrea Smessaert (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) 9 41 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 8 42 Anita Lagler (Wheels of Bloor) 7 43 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine Cycling) 7 44 Julie Bellerose (SalonXL Cycling Team) 6 45 Patricia Bell (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) 6 46 Kathryn Clark (TEAM Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 5 47 Becky Broeder (Hub Racing) 4 48 Jana Repulski (Team Tamarack) 3 49 Maogosha Pyjor (Cycle 4 MS) 2 50 Julia Bradley (Team RACE) 2 51 Brei Gudsell (Jazz Apple) 1
