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Minnesota Fixed Gear Classic - NE
USA, June 7-8, 2008
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Race 2 - June 8:
Abraham, Hayduk take hard-fought omniums
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The MN Fixed Gear Classic celebrated its inaugural year at the National Sports Center Velodrome June 7 and 8. The prelude to the Great River Energy Bicycle Festival, the MN Fixed Gear Classic included a field of 20 women and 25 men, including 41-time Italian National Champion, Roberto Chiappa.
The international race field again squared off in front of a captive audience of local bicycle racing fans. Overall Omnium Championships for the men went to Emile Abraham, a native of Trinidad-Tobago, who held and maintained a slight points lead going into the final day of racing over sprinter Ben Barczewski of Allentown, Penn., and world champion Italian sprinter Roberto Chiappa. On the first evening of the event, Chiappa set two new NSC Velodrome track records. Abraham, who is also a road racer for Team Type 1 road race team, will compete in the Nature Valley Grand Prix June 11-15 in Minnesota.
The women's omnium was closely fought between 17-year-old Colleen Hayduke, America's Dairyland racer Carrie Higgins and Broadmark's Jennifer Triplett. Coming into the day, Higgins held a lead of just eight points over Hayduk. In the first race of the day, the women's handicap, Higgins teammate, Australian Claire Vohopoulous took first with Hayduk edging five points closer to Higgins with a second place finish.
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Higgins crashed in the women's second race of the day and Hayduk won the race, leapfrogging into first with a four point lead. The heavily bandaged Higgins showed grit coming from behind and placing second in the following race, setting the stage for the final event of the afternoon, the women's 12k race. In a tough race, Jennifer Triplett won and Hayduk finished second, giving her the Fixed Gear Classic women's championship.
The bicycle racing attention now turns to the Nature Valley Grand Prix professional stage race, which begins Wednesday, June 11, in St. Paul, Minn. The five-day, six stage race finishes on Sunday in Stillwater, Minn.
Photography
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- Colleen Hayduk (Kurtztown Inn/Bicycling World) starting at scratch gets help starting from her Coach Des Dickie in the women's Handicap event.
- Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark Capital) leads the women's field through turn four during the Miss-n-Out.
- Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) in action during the women's chariot heats. She went on to win the chariot final.
- Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) takes the win in the men's Miss-n-Out over Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee).
- Clare Vlahopoulos (America’s Dairyland) celebrates her win in the women's Handicap race.
- Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) easily advances to the keirin finals showing the same speed he used to break US Olympic Gold Medalist Marty Nothstein's 15 year old 200m time of 10.6 seconds with a new record time of 10.575 seconds.
- And they are off the men's keirin final heads to grab the motors wheel.
- James Tainter (Hollywood Cycles) tries to hold off the fast charging keirin field as the bell sound the last lap.
- Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) takes the keirin win with Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) finishing second.
- Jennifer Tripplett (Broadmark Capital) takes the win in the women's scratch race by several bike lengths over second place Colleen Hayduk (Kurtztown Inn/Bicycling World)
- Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) won the men's overall omnium for MN Fixed Gear Classic
- The men's omnium podium (L-to-R) Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) ,Emile Abraham (Team Type 1/Trinidad/Tobago National Team), Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale)
- Colleen Hayduk (Kurtztown Inn/Bicycling World) the women's overall omnium winner at the MN Fixed Gear Classic.
- The women's omnium podium (L-to-R) Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland), Coellen Hayduk (Kurtztown Inn/Bicycling World), Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark Capital)
- Broadmark Capital team riders Dan Harm and Adrian Hegyvary make an exchange during the Madison.
- Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital) on the attack from the front of the field in route to taking a lap and ultimately winning the Madison with his partner Dan Harm.
- Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) throws in Emile Abraham (Team Type 1/Trinidad/Tobago National Team) as the two race to a second place finish in the Madison.
Results
Men's One Mile sprint 1 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 2 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 3 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 4 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 5 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) DNS David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) Keirin 1 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 7 pts 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 5 3 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 3 4 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 2 5 James Tainter (Silver Cycling) 1 6 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 7 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 8 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) Miss 'n' Out 1 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 2 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 3 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 4 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 5 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 6 David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) 7 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 8 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 9 Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) 10 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 11 Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 12 Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 13 Andy Kruse (Speedfix) 14 Franco Panveno (Alberto's) 15 Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) 16 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) 17 Kevin Schaefer (Loon State Cyclists) 18 Ben Dubay (Speedfix) 19 James Tainter (Silver Cycling) 20 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) 21 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 22 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 23 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) DNS Taylor Olson (Speedfix) DNS Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) DNS Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNS Ted Schmid (Speedfix) Final Omnium 1 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 3 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 4 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 5 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 6 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 7 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 8 Taylor Olson (Speedfix) 9 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 10 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 11 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 12 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 13 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) 14 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) 15 James Tainter (Silver Cycling) Women's handicap 1 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 2 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 3 Melissa Dahlmann (U/A) 4 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 5 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 6 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) Women's Miss 'n' Out 1 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 2 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 3 Annette Williams (Avanti) 4 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 5 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 6 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 7 Christine Chang (Broadmark) 8 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 9 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 10 Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) 11 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 12 Melissa Dahlmann (U/A) 13 Gwen Steel (Speedfix) 14 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 15 Heidi Dahlmann (U/A) DNF Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) DNS Barb Harrick (Velobella) Women's chariot race 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 2 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 3 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 4 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 5 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 6 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) Women's scratch race 1 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 2 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 3 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 4 Melissa Dahlmann (U/A) 5 Annette Williams (Avanti) 6 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 7 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 8 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 9 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 10 Christine Chang (Broadmark) 11 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 12 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 13 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 14 Heidi Dahlmann (U/A) DNF Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) DNS Barb Harrick (Velobella) DNS Gwen Steel (Speedfix) Women's omnium final 1 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 2 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 3 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 4 Annette Williams (Avanti) 5 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 6 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 7 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 8 Melissa Dahlmann (U/A) 9 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 10 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 11 Heidi Dahlmann (U/A) 12 Barb Harrick (Velobella) 13 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 14 Gwen Steel (Speedfix) 15 Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) 16 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 17 Christine Chang (Broadmark)
