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International Cycling Classic - Superweek - NE
USA, July 13-29, 2007
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Stage 2 - July 14: St. Francis Hospital Blue Island ProAm, Blue Island, IL, 100/60 km (M/W)
New Superweek venue, same Superweek speed
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Blue Island, Illinois
Martin rides away for win, overall changes
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The small burg of Blue Island, a blue collar town bordering Chicago, played host to its first Superweek race this year - giving the riders a flat, four corner speed course with wide roads and sweeping turns. This NRC race saw a few more entries from last night's opener, but that did not matter to Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) who bridged up to the main break and then summarily rode them off his wheel as he soloed to the win.
Martin, who just last weekend won a master's road national championship, is definitely used to riding alone on the front. "I almost want to keep that quiet - don't want people to know I'm old enough to be a master!" he said jokingly. "This is the only way I can win a race like this."
Earlier in the race a group of four seemed to have the race in hand, including one of Martin's teammate Jon Puffer. But the four never made the complete lap of the field, signalling to Martin and a few others that bridging to the break was an option. "[Frank] Dierking (Abercrombie & Fitch) and I knew that the break was not going to lap," said Martin. "When [the chase] caught it split, but some guys including Puffer were able to come back up."
This made it a break of seven, which rolled for a couple of laps. Then Martin went for a $200 prime and that was the last anyone saw of him. "I just rolled away and I guess they hesitated," he said.
Winning the field sprint was Aussie Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-Lagrange) who finished second for the second day in a row. However, his consistent placing took the leader's jersey away from Andy Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) for the time being, leaving Crater with the red points jersey to wear.
Benjamin begins title defence
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Defending Superweek women's overall champion Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) wasted no time in showing the other ladies who the favourite was for the week, leaving her lead-out behind at 700 metres down the long final stretch to take the first race win of the series.
"All three of us only came together with a half-lap to go," said Benjamin about her team's tactics. "It's such a long back and front stretch and the other teams were just waiting for us to take the lead." The delayed lead-out played to Benjamin's advantage, as the strong sprinter could easily move within the field to fight for any wheel she wanted.
"Rachel and Sarah were perfect - it was 1-2-3 of us into the final corner," Benjamin said. "I probably should have been a little more patient but I made sure to put it in the gutter on the far side," she said regarding the strong crosswinds on the finish stretch. The racing continues tomorrow with another flat and fast criterium, but with a few more tight turns to mix things up.
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- Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) tries an early break from the women's race.
- Track racer Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) is right at home on this four corner, flat crit.
- What time is it? Time to race.
- Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) takes the sprint easily, and is set to defend her overall title.
- Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly) is flying solo this week, but is still riding strong in the breaks.
- Overall leader Andy Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) looking comfortable in the pack.
- Viktor Rapinski (Navigators Insurance) looking like he's on a group ride.
- The neighbors of Blue Island came out for the first year of this race.
- The pack, led by Adam Bergman (Colavita-Sutter Home), is stretched thin trying to chase down Martin.
- Newly crowned master's road race national champion Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) gives it everything in a daring solo move.
- The tall Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) had to duck under the race banner before posting up.
Results
Pro 1/2 men 1 Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) 2 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-LaGrange) 3 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 4 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 5 Darren Harry (Alliance) 6 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 7 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 8 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 9 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 10 Thomas Brown (Myogenesis Nutrition) 11 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 12 Joshua Carter (ABD Cycling Team) 13 Mike Sherer (Team MetCycling) 14 Ryan Knapp (Alderfer Bergen Cycling Team) 15 Michael Lanyon (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 16 John Coyle (Wolverine Sports Club) 17 Ryan White (PCW Cycling) 18 Cesar Correa (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 19 Brandon Gavic (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 20 Michael Busa (Texas Roadhouse) 21 Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp) 22 Matthew Holecko (Great Dane Velo Club) 23 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 24 Phillip Mann (Team Rio Grande) 25 Robert White (PCW Cycling) 26 Matthew Sherwin 27 Steven Holeczy (North Branch Cycling Club) 28 Adam Bergman (Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Lig) 29 Sean Metz (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 30 Isaac Neff (Alderfor Bergen Cycling Team) 31 Andrew Lister (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 32 Erik Tomlinson (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor) 33 Chi Ming Yuen (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 34 Aaron Beardsley (Kovarus/Squadra Ouest) 35 Randy Reichardt (Hauln Ass Racing Team (HART)) 36 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix Cycle Club/RBM) 37 Hans Higdon (Hampshire Cycle Club) 38 Ying Hon Yeung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 39 Corey Carlson (Rocky Mounts/Izze) 40 Leonardo Frayre Avalos 41 JD Bergmann (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 42 Adrian Gerrits (Kahala-LaGrange) 43 John Tzinberg (Kahala LaGrange) 44 Robert Dolman (HLHAP) 45 Bennet van der Genugten (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 46 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 47 Steve Sonheim (South Central Racing) 48 Jonathan Parrish (Team WM) 49 Jonathan Carlson (Squadra Kovarus) 50 Salvatore Scotto DiVetta (Speed Zone) 51 Kris Koke (FRF Sports) 52 Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 53 Chun Woh Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 54 Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly Cycling) 55 Jorge Alvarado (Kahala-LaGrange) 56 Viktor Rapinski (Navigators Insurance) 57 Kyle Jacobson (Nova IS Corp) 58 John Dapkus (Turin Bicycling Society) 59 Peter Dawson (SouthAustralia.com) 60 Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) 61 Timothy Clark (Great Dane Velo Club (GDVC)) 62 Dan Ajer (Great Dane Velo Club) 63 Hin Leung Szeto (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 64 David Kay (Great Dane Velo Club) Sprint 1 1 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 2 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 3 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 4 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 5 Kris Koke (FRF Sports) 6 Matthew Sherwin 7 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) Sprint 2 1 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 2 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 3 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 4 Jonathan Parrish (Team WM) 5 Leonardo Frayre Avalos 6 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 7 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) Sprint 3 1 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 2 Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) 3 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 4 John Puffer (Texas Roadhouse) 5 John Meyers (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 6 Kyle Jacobson (Nova IS Corp) 7 Peter Dawson (SouthAustralia.com) Sprint 4 1 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 2 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 3 Peter Dawson (SouthAustralia.com) 4 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 5 John Puffer (Texas Roadhouse) 6 John Meyers (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 7 Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) Pro women 1 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 2 Sarah Caravella (Aaron's/L5 Flyers) 3 Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 4 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 5 Debbie Dust (Team Kenda Tire) 6 Jennifer Wilson (SouthBay Wheelmen) 7 Catherine Powers (Aaron's/L5 Flyers) 8 Jenner Yaeso (Pro Design/24 Hour Fitness) 9 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 10 Patricia Bell (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) 11 Ambre Levy (Van Dessel) 12 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 13 Mandy Lozano (TargeTraining) 14 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 15 Jennifer Reither (SouthBay Wheelmen) 16 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 17 Jane Robertson (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 18 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 19 Chellie Terry (Fitzgerald's Bicycles) 20 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) Sprint 1 1 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 2 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 3 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 4 Skye-Lee Armstrong (FRF Sports) 5 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) Sprint 2 1 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 2 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 3 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 4 Katharina Weber (X Plane Team Revolution) 5 Jennifer Wilson (SouthBay Wheelmen) Sprint 3 1 Sydney Brown (X Plane Team Revolution) 2 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 3 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 4 Katharina Weber (X Plane Team Revolution) 5 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) Category 3 men 1 Jonet Hernandez (Mapei) 2 James VanDeven (Get A Grip) 3 Jon Alvarez (Homegrown Racing) 4 Cory Hickman (Project 5 Racing) 5 Eric Wiecek (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 6 Trey McClure (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor) 7 James Holton (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 8 Charles Biro (University of Chicago Velo Club) 9 William Snodgrass (Oklahoma City Velo Club) 10 Marcus de la Fuente (GS Tenzing) 11 Bert Cross (Hotel San Jose/ RedBudSports.com) 12 Brian Cornelius (Waste Management) 13 Cameron Wilcox (Endeavour Cycling) 14 Julian Baumgartner (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 15 Bryan Merrill (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 16 Luke Piskozub (WDT International Cycling Team) 17 Jim Doherty (IS Corp Cycling Team) 18 Kenneth Statz (Mach Schnell/JDRF) 19 Scott Peterson (Team Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare) 20 Ansgar Graw (Team MetCycling) 21 Timothy Henry (Project 5 Racing) 22 Steven Vandeven (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 23 Andy Powell 24 Aaron Timperman (WVU Healthcare) 25 Jonathan Tenney (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 26 John Markstein (Anthem Cycling Team) 27 Aaron Knapp (Morris Trucking Velo) 28 James Kleba (Karl Strauss/SDBC) 29 Matt Kain (ECFA/Honeywell) 30 Edward Amstutz (XXX Racing/AthletiCo) 31 Lance Maylath (Project 5 Racing) 32 Matt Green (MOB Squad - U Build IT) 33 Brian Boyle (XXX Racing) 34 Jonathan Gray (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 35 Rich Delgado (Redline Racing, Ltd.) 36 Billy Dwyer (Vision Quest) 37 Todd Priebe (PCW Cycling) 38 Andy Skeen (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor) 39 Jason Knauff (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 40 Brandon Antoniewicz (XXX Racing/AthletiCo) 41 Howard Smith (2CC/Pony Shop) 42 Craig Streit (Procon / 1st National Bank of Arizona) 43 Jason Mindeman (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 44 Tim Pacholski (Speed Zone) 45 Matt Moran (XXX Racing/AthletiCo) General classification Pro men 1 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-LaGrange) 38 pts 2 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 35 3 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 33 4 Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) 31 5 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 28 6 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 28 7 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 25 8 Darren Harry (Alliance) 19 9 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 18 10 Robert White (PCW Cycling) 17 11 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 14 12 Jonathan Clarke (Colavita / Sutter Home) 14 13 Ryan White (PCW Cycling) 14 14 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 12 15 Thomas Brown (Myogenesis Nutrition) 11 16 Brandon Gavic (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 10 17 Joshua Carter (ABD Cycling Team) 9 18 Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly Cycling) 9 19 Mike Sherer (Team MetCycling) 8 20 Ryan Knapp (Alderfer Bergen Cycling Team) 7 21 Bennet van der Genugten (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 7 22 Michael Lanyon (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 6 23 Alexander Sharon (ABD Cycling Team) 6 24 John Coyle (Wolverine Sports Club) 5 25 JD Bergmann (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 5 26 Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) 4 27 Cesar Correa (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 3 28 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 2 29 Michael Busa (Texas Roadhouse) 1 30 Jonathan Parrish (Team WM) 1 Pro 1/2 women 1 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 20 pts 2 Sarah Caravella (Aaron's/L5 Flyers) 19 3 Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 18 4 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 17 5 Debbie Dust (Team Kenda Tire) 16 6 Jennifer Wilson (SouthBay Wheelmen) 15 7 Catherine Powers (Aaron's/L5 Flyers) 14 8 Jenner Yaeso (Pro Design/24 Hour Fitness) 13 9 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 12 10 Patricia Bell (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) 11 11 Ambre Levy (Van Dessel) 10 12 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 9 13 Mandy Lozano (TargeTraining) 8 14 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 7 15 Jennifer Reither (SouthBay Wheelmen) 6 16 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 5 17 Jane Robertson (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 4 18 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 3 19 Chellie Terry (Fitzgerald's Bicycles) 2 20 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) 1 Category 3 men 1 Jonet Hernandez (Mapei) 20 pts 2 James VanDeven (Get A Grip) 19 3 Jon Alvarez (Homegrown Racing) 18 4 Cory Hickman (Project 5 Racing) 17 5 Eric Wiecek (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 16 6 Trey McClure (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor) 15 7 James Holton (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 14 8 Charles Biro (University of Chicago Velo Club) 13 9 William Snodgrass (Oklahoma City Velo Club) 12 10 Marcus de la Fuente (GS Tenzing) 11 11 Bert Cross (Hotel San Jose/ RedBudSports.com) 10 12 Brian Cornelius (Waste Management) 9 13 Cameron Wilcox (Endeavour Cycling) 8 14 Julian Baumgartner (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 7 15 Bryan Merrill (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 6 16 Luke Piskozub (WDT International Cycling Team) 5 17 Jim Doherty (IS Corp Cycling Team) 4 18 Kenneth Statz (Mach Schnell/JDRF) 3 19 Scott Peterson (Team Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare) 2 20 Ansgar Graw (Team MetCycling) 1 Category 4/5 men 1 Nathan Longley (Team Beans & Barley) 20 pts 2 John Firak (Active Endeavors) 19 3 Ted Burger 18 4 Bryan McVey (Vision Quest) 17 5 Graham Gifford (Morris Trucking Velo) 16 6 Joseph Tortorelli (C-U Racing) 15 7 Chris Arndt (Endeavour Cycling) 14 8 Kevin Berger (Brazen Dropouts/Cronometro) 13 9 Edward Hernandez (North Branch Cycling Club) 12 10 Ricardo Otero (South Chicago Wheelmen) 11 11 Nicholas Newton (Endeavour Cycling) 10 12 Mark Watkins (XXX Racing/AthletiCo) 9 13 Tomasz Boba (WDT International Cycling Team) 8 14 Pieter Ombregt (XXX Racing) 7 15 Jason Danvir (Sugar Cycles - Specialized) 6 16 Joel Crouch (ABD Cycling Team) 5 17 Joe Ebenroth (XXX Racing/AthletiCo) 4 18 Matthew Smith (Big Shark Racing Team) 3 19 Tim Yuska (Get A Grip Cycles) 2 20 Clayton Feldman (Morris Trucking Velo) 1 Men 30+ 1 Curtis Long (ABRT) 20 pts 2 Kevin Anderberg (Pro Design/24 Hour Fitness) 19 3 Chris Halverson (Nova IS Corp) 18 4 Michael Heagney (PYOC) 17 5 Grant Potter (HerbaLife) 16 6 Aric Hareland (SilverCycling) 15 7 Vance James (Team 19) 14 8 Christopher Flood (Hollywood Cycles) 13 9 Chris Black (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) 12 10 Thomas Doughty (AMD-Discovery Channel Masters) 11 11 Andrew Kerr (Wheel & Sprocket) 10 12 James Sweeney (ABRT) 9 13 Thomas Cox (Morris Trucking Velo) 8 14 Eugene Macken (Wheaton Franciscan) 7 15 Michael Buechel (Caf? Hollander) 6 16 Thomas Letzel (MetLife cycling team) 5 17 George Cortez (HerbaLife) 4 18 Thomas Rees (MetLife cycling team) 3 19 Marc Walter (Lincoln Industries - Lemond) 2 20 Alessandro DeFreitas (HerbaLife) 1 Sprint classification Pro men 1 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 38 pts 2 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 22 3 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 20 4 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 20 5 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 19 6 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 16 7 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 15 8 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 13 9 Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) 7 10 John Puffer (Texas Roadhouse) 7 11 Peter Dawson (SouthAustralia.com) 6 12 Robert White (PCW Cycling) 6 13 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 5 14 John Meyers (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 5 15 Jonathan Parrish (Team WM) 4 16 Leonardo Frayre Avalos 3 17 Kris Koke (FRF Sports) 3 18 Alexander Sharon (ABD Cycling Team) 3 19 Kyle Jacobson (Nova IS Corp) 2 20 Matthew Sherwin 2 21 JD Bergmann (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 2 22 Brandon Gavic (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 2 23 Jonathan Clarke (Colavita / Sutter Home) 2 24 Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly Cycling) 1 25 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-LaGrange) 1 Pro women 1 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 13 pts 2 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 12 3 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 6 4 Sydney Brown (X Plane Team Revolution) 5 5 Katharina Weber (X Plane Team Revolution) 4 6 Skye-Lee Armstrong (FRF Sports) 2 7 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) 2 8 Jennifer Wilson (SouthBay Wheelmen) 1
