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Minnesota Fixed Gear Classic - NE
USA, June 7-9, 2008
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Race 1 - June 7:
Chiappa sets records in Blaine
The Great River Energy Bicycle Festival was kicked off today in record breaking style at the Fixed Gear Classic held at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN. With the weather co-operating, a lively crowd of bike racing enthusiasts filled the bleachers and back stretch to watch world-class track racing. The first major event held at the NSC Velodrome since the 2001 USA National Championships were held here. The crowd was not disappointed as an international field of 25 men and 16 women gave them plenty to cheer about.
The highlight of the evening was a record setting performance by noted Italian sprinter Roberto Chiappa. Chiappa set two new NSC Velodrome records. He broke former US Olympic Gold Medalist Marty Nothstein's 15 year old 200 meter sprint record of 10.6 seconds by clocking a 10.575. He also went on to set another track record by doing a flying 250 meter lap in 13.15 seconds. In both record attempts Chiappa went over 40 mph in an awesome display of power. Chiappa is the owner of 41 Italian National Championships as well as being the World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 and World Champion in 1993 at the Tandem Sprint. Chiappa is an Olympic hopeful for Italy in the Olympics to be held in August in Beijing.
The FGC is a two-day event featuring a plethora of track races in an omnium style format racing with total prize payouts of $5,000 . The race is a new addition to the GRE Bicycle Fest which culminates in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, a five day stage race that features the best road racers in the US. Currently leading the men's Omnium is Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) from Trinidad-Tobago, closely followed by Ben Barczewski of Alliance Environmental Systems Allentown, PA and Chiappa (Gruppo Sportiva Forestale) who is sitting third. Two local men are in the top ten with Taylor Olson (SpeedFix) of St. Cloud MN in 8th place and Adam Bergman (Texas Roadhouse) of Lino Lakes sitting in 9th.
Not to be outdone by the men, the 16 women present provided exhilarating racing never before seen at the NSC. Cari Higgins from Boulder, CO (America's Dairlyand) is currently sitting in first in the women's omnium, followed by 17 year old wunderkid Colleen Hayduk from Kutztown, PA and Broadmarks' Jennifer Triplett who hails from Seattle WA 3rd. Three local racers grace the top 10 with Elena Dorr Speedfix, 6th Heidi Dahlmann 8th, and Stephanie Thompson 10th. Racing continues Sunday at 1:30 PM at the NSC Velodrome in Blaine, MN.
Results
Men's Omnium 200m TT 1 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 0.10.57 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 0.10.90 3 Taylor Olson (Speedfix) 0.11.20 4 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 0.11.43 5 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 0.11.73 6 Ted Schmid (Speedfix) 7 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 0.11.80 8 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 0.11.81 9 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 0.11.82 10 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) 0.11.95 11 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 0.11.99 12 Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 0.12.15 13 Andy Kruse (Speedfix) 0.12.15 14 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 0.12.19 15 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 0.12.34 16 David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) 0.12.40 17 Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 0.12.43 18 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 0.12.51 19 Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 0.12.55 20 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 0.12.65 21 Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) 0.12.65 22 Ben Dubay (Speedfix) 0.12.89 23 Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) 0.12.94 24 Franco Panveno (Alberto's) 0.14.25 25 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) Points race (50 laps) 1 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 25 pts 2 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 20 3 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 14 4 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 11 5 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 9 6 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 4 7 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 2 8 Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) 2 9 Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) 10 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 11 Taylor Olson (Speedfix) 12 Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 13 Ted Schmid (Speedfix) 14 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) -15 15 Ben Dubay (Speedfix) -20 DNF Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) DNF Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) DNF Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) DNF Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) DNF David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) DNF Andy Kruse (Speedfix) DNF Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNF Chris Ferris (Sub 11) DNF Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNF Franco Panveno (Alberto's) Miss 'n' Out 1 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 3 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 4 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 5 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 6 Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) 7 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 8 Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 9 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 10 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 11 Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) 12 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 13 Franco Panveno (Alberto's) 14 Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 15 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) 16 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) 17 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 18 Ben Dubay (Speedfix) 19 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) DNS Taylor Olson (Speedfix) DNS Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) DNS David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) DNS Andy Kruse (Speedfix) DNS Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNS Ted Schmid (Speedfix) Chariot Race 1 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 3 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 4 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 5 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) 6 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 7 Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 8 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) Scratch Race 1 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 2 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 3 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 4 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 5 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 6 David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) 7 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 8 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) One lap behind 9 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 10 Andy Kruse (Speedfix) DNF Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) DNF Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) DNF Taylor Olson (Speedfix) DNF Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) DNF Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) DNF Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) DNF Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) DNF Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) DNF Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNF Ben Dubay (Speedfix) DNF Chris Ferris (Sub 11) DNF Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) DNF Franco Panveno (Alberto's) DNF Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) DNF Ted Schmid (Speedfix) Men's Omnium after night 1 1 Emile Abraham (Trinidad/Tobago National Team / Team Type 1) 15 pts 2 Ben Barczewski (Alliance Environmental Systems) 14 3 Roberto Chiappa (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale) 10 4 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage) 10 5 Daniele DeFranceschi (JetFuel Coffee) 7 6 Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 7 7 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix / RBM) 3 8 Taylor Olson (Speedfix) 2 9 Adam Bergman (Texas RoadHouse) 2 10 Eugene Chacherine (EVO Pro Cycling) 2 11 Matt Diefenbach (Alliance Environmental Systems) 1 12 Andrew LaCorte (Sommerville Sports World Team) 13 David Byer (JetFuel Coffee) 14 Adrian Hegyvary (Broadmark Capital Track Team) 15 Brian Crosby (Speedfix) 16 Andy Kruse (Speedfix) 17 Brenden Bensen (Essex Brass) 18 Luke Cavender (wolverine/American cycle and fitness) 19 Dan Currell (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 20 Ben Dubay (Speedfix) 21 Chris Ferris (Sub 11) 22 Pete Hanna (Bianchi-Grand Performance) 23 Franco Panveno (Alberto's) 24 Joshua Ryan (Team Get A Grip Cycles) 25 Ted Schmid (Speedfix) Women's 200m TT 1 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 0.21.54 2 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 0.22.00 3 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 0.22.16 4 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 0.22.52 5 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 0.22.59 6 Annette Williams (Avanti) 0.22.79 7 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 8 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 0.23.17 9 Heidi Dahlmann 0.23.35 10 Melissa Dahlmann 0.23.37 11 Gwen Steel (Speedfix) 0.23.48 12 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 0.23.85 13 Christine Chang (Broadmark) 0.24.77 14 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 0.25.84 15 Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) 0.26.12 DNS Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) Miss 'n' Out 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 2 Annette Williams (Avanti) 3 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 4 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 5 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 6 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 7 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 8 Gwen Steel (Speedfix) 9 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 10 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 11 Christine Chang (Broadmark) 12 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 13 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 14 Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) 15 Melissa Dahlmann 16 Heidi Dahlmann One mile sprint 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 2 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 3 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 4 Annette Williams (Avanti) 5 Heidi Dahlmann 6 Melissa Dahlmann 7 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 8 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) Keirin 1 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 2 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 3 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 4 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 5 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 6 Annette Williams (Avanti) Points race 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 11 pts 2 Annette Williams (Avanti) 11 3 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 7 4 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 6 5 Heidi Dahlmann 5 6 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 4 7 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 8 Melissa Dahlmann DNF Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire) Women's Omnium after night 1 1 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 29 pts 2 Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown Inn/Bicycling World) 21 3 Jennifer Triplett (Broadmark) 13 4 Annette Williams (Avanti) 12 5 Veronica Martinez (JVR Sports/Argentinian National Team) 6 6 Elena Dorr (Speedfix) 3 7 Karen Claeys (Avanti) 3 8 Heidi Dahlmann 2 9 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 1 10 Stephanie Thompson (University of MN) 11 Melissa Dahlmann 12 Valeria Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) 13 Gwen Steel (Speedfix) 14 Linsey Hamilton (Grumpy's/LGR) 15 Christine Chang (Broadmark) 16 Imelda March (Team Kenda Tire)
