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International Cycling Classic - Superweek - NE
USA, July 13-29, 2007
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Stage 9 - July 20: Green Lake Criterium, Green Lake, WI, 100/60 km (M/W)
Rock racing rocks Superweek
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Waukasha, Wisconsin
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The Rock Racing team did not arrive at Superweek for the first weekend, choosing instead to contest the elite nationals in Pennsylvania. However, the team has stormed into the middle of the series, earning valuable NRC points and pocketing some decent cash along the way. Yesterday, elite national criterium champion Kayle Leo Grande made the break and took the win. Today, Leo Grande was again in the break, but with a younger teammate, Sergio Hernandez. The two played the tactics right and the new pro Hernandez attacked the break with three laps to go, and out-sprinted Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) for the win.
"I attacked with three to go and the ABD guy was the only one to go with me," said Hernandez. "I worked for a lap but then sat on because I had Kayle behind. But Leo Grande was doing the same thing to the riders remaining in the break, which had lost a strong rider in Andy Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) to a late race mechanical.
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Crater, an early series and points leader may have lost the chance to climb back up the overall towards leader Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek), but thanks to winning the intermediate sprints, regains his lead in that race.
The technical .8 mile course had numerous tight turns which, when combined with fast speeds, resulted in numerous gaps forming from the first lap. Two race neutralizations due to serious crashes helped some riders stay in the race longer. However, eventually only 56 riders were left on course half-way through the race.
"I was in the break that lapped the field multiple times yesterday," said Leo Grande. "I was hoping I could give it to Sergio, spread the wealth around a little."
Series leader Jensen only arrived at Superweek on Monday, but took over the lead in just five races, though is not eyeing the overall. "I am here for the NRC points," he said.
The racing continues Sunday with a new race in Evanston, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago with another fast and technical course.
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- Wearing the leader's jersey gets Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) a safe starting position for the narrow section of the course.
- Darren Harry (Alliance) corners safely.
- Michael Cody (Jelly Belly) rides as a first year pro, and made the main break today.
- Rock Racing continues to dominate Superweek.
- Someone has team identity issues.
- Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) concentrates on the technical course.
- Multiple serious incidents caused officials to neutralize the race more than once.
- The course had many victims.
- A fast, sweeping, off-camber turn.
- Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) has no problem making the turn.
- Another victim.
- The entire race was single file, causing many gaps to form.
- Frank Dierking (A&F Pro Development) tries to get across one of the many gaps.
- Former race and points leader Andy Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) watches the race ride away, having the unlucky fortune of flatting just as the free laps ended.
- Jeffrey Schroetlin (ABD Cycling Team) checks back to see where Sebastian Hernandez (Rock Racing) is in the final laps.
- Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) leads yesterday's winner Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) into the final lap.
- Sergio Hernandez (Rock Racing) takes the win.
Results
Pro Men 1 Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) 2 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 3 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 4 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 5 Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) 6 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 7 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 8 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-LaGrange) 9 Darren Harry (Alliance) 10 Viktor Rapinski (Navigators Insurance) 11 Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing) 12 Adam Bergman (Colavita/Sutter Home) 13 Kevin Klein (Rock Racing) 14 Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) 15 Chad Burdzilauskas (Cycle Science) 16 Peter Dawson (SouthAustralia.com) 17 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 18 Jaime Gandara (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) 19 Ryan Knapp (Alderfer Bergen Cycling Team) 20 Tiago DePaula (BMW United) 21 Cole House (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) 22 Sebastian Haedo (Rock Racing) 23 Nick Friesen (LSU Kelly Benefits Strategies) 24 Joshua Carter (ABD Cycling Team) 25 Rudolph Napolitano (Rock Racing) 26 John Meyers (Turin Bicycle/Barker & Nestor) 27 Ian Holt (Einstein Bros.) 28 Akira Wong (OrganicAthlete p/b VegNews Magazine) 29 Ryan White (PCW Cycling) 30 Craig Dodson (Team Cobblestone/Nature's Path) 31 Jered Gruber (TIME Factory Development Team) 32 Haldane Morris (Rock Racing) 33 Paul Ward (Team Nature's Path) 34 Shane Densmore (Compliance Depot) 35 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix Cycle Club/RBM) 36 Mack Chew (Arete' Racing/Vellum Cycles) 37 Frederick Stamm (Metromint Cycling) 38 Joseph Shanahan (Nova IS Corp) 39 James Duncan (TIME Factory Development Team) 40 Matt Seagrave (Compliance Depot) 41 Andy Baker (TIME Factory Development Team) 42 Eddy Kwon (Team Einstein Cycling) 43 Hayden Godfrey (Colavita Olive Oil) 44 Dan Ajer (Great Dane Velo Club) 45 Eric Bennett (TIME Factory Development Team) 46 Andrew Daley (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 47 Andrew Dahlheim (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 48 Christopher Carey (Arete' Racing/Vellum Cycles) 49 Adrian Gerrits (Kahala-LaGrange) 50 Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 51 Paul Ellis (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 52 Mitchell Comardo (PCW Cycling) 53 Sean O'Rourke (Kenda USA/Raleigh America Racing Team) 54 Josh England (A&F Pro Development Cycling Team) Points Sprints Pro Men Round 1 1 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 2 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 3 Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) 4 Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) 5 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 6 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 7 Adam Bergman (Colavita/Sutter Home) Round 2 1 Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 2 Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) 3 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 4 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 5 Brian Jensen (HRRC/Trek) 6 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 7 Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket Pro Development) Round 3 1 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 2 Christian Grasmann (Team Sparkasse) 3 Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) 4 Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing) 5 Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) 6 Sebastian Haedo (Rock Racing) 7 Hayden Godfrey (Colavita Olive Oil) Round 4 1 Andreas Mueller (Team Sparkasse) 2 Sebastian Frey (Team Sparkasse) 3 Kayle Leo Grande (Rock Racing) 4 Thomas Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV) 5 Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose/Silicon Labs) 6 Andy Baker (TIME Factory Development Team) 7 Sebastian Haedo (Rock Racing) Pro Women 1 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 2 Samantha Schneider (Mesa Cycles) 3 Monique Hanley (Team Type 1) 4 Jennifer Wilson (SouthBay Wheelmen) 5 Leigh Valletti (TargetTraining) 6 Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 7 Shana Sturla (MBRC/Flanders) 8 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 9 Jane Robertson (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) 10 Rachel O'Connell (Cheerwine) 11 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 12 Karla Kingsley (Grumpy's LGR) 13 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 14 Katharina Weber (X Plane Team Revolution) 15 Kimberly Sawyer (BMW/Bianchi) 16 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 17 Holly Borowski (Touchstone/US Armed Forces) 18 Gwen Erffmeyer (Pro Design/24 Hour Fitness) 19 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 20 June Upshaw (X Plane Team Revolution) 21 Kendi Thomas (Whitman College) 22 Lisa Turnbull (Poplollies) 23 Madeleine Puissant (Nova / IS Corp) 24 Maegan Daigler (24 Hour Fitness/Pro Design) 25 Kim Foland (BMW/Bianchi) 26 Laurel Green (Team Mack Racing Assoc. LTD) 27 Christen King (SouthBay Wheelmen) 28 Sydney Brown (X Plane Team Revolution) 29 Dale Tye (Hub Racing) 30 Jennifer Reither (SouthBay Wheelmen) 31 Leanne Manderson (Hub Racing) 32 Rachel Eichers (America's Dairyland) 33 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 34 Sarah Lightfoot (Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes) Points Sprints Pro Women Round 1 1 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 2 Krystal Jeffs (Hub Racing) 3 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 4 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 5 Monique Hanley (Team Type 1) Round 2 1 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 2 Monique Hanley (Team Type 1) 3 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 4 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 5 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) Round 3 1 Julie Bishop (HT Naturals) 2 Monique Hanley (Team Type 1) 3 Carrie Cash (X Plane Team Revolution) 4 Sarah Uhl (Cheerwine) 5 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) Men 3 1 Dallas Fowler (Brazen Dropouts/Cronometro) 2 Michael Klapperich (Team Fond Du Lac/Oshkosh Cyclery) 3 Patrick Fasse (Vanguard Media Group) 4 Bill Gros (Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB) 5 Tyler Brandt (Team Swift) 6 Kenneth Statz (Mach Schnell/JDRF) 7 Jason Doverspike (Woodcock Cycle/ Team Manitoba) 8 Tim Woodcock (Woodcock Cycle Works) 9 Jan Bradford-Watts (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 10 Brian Cornelius (Waste Management) 11 Bert Cross (Hotel San Jose/ RedBudSports.com) 12 Trey McClure (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor) 13 Jason Cardillo (Eastside Cycles/Scott) 14 Juan Pablo Fierro-Zaragoza (Colavita Olive Oil) 15 Craig Streit (Procon / 1st National Bank of Arizona) 16 Clint Carter (Vanguard Media Group) 17 James Kleba (Karl Strauss/SDBC) 18 Aaron Knapp (Morris Trucking Velo) 19 Gregory Herrle (Boston College Cycling) 20 Julian Baumgartner (Team Clif Bar Midwest) 21 Chris Newlin (Mt. Borah) 22 Cameron Wilcox (Endeavour Cycling) 23 Tedd Jacobson (Peace Coffee Racing) 24 Eric Thompson (Vanguard Media Group) 25 Pete Lawrence (Endeavour Cycling Club) 26 Matt Jones (Turin Bicycle/Barker+Nestor)
