
Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) takes the win.
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World famous Apollo Theater welcomes riders from all over the world to
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Lanell Rockmore (Ouch/Bahati FND Pro Cycling) takes the turn.
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Former world champion downhill racer Jurgen Beneke (Old World Plaster)
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Matt Brooks (Team Type 1) gets back in the race with a free lap after
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Teammates Leif Lampater and Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar
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Working hard together, Lampater and Grasmann put 45 seconds on the group.
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Kyle Peppo (GS Mengoni USA) leads the chase pack-although it will be
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The future is clear in the crystal ball for these two riders, and it's
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John Loehner (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA) takes a flyer.
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Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation) also takes a flyer-but nobody can catch
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With 2 laps to go the, the 2 escapees are clearly making this race theirs.
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Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) makes his final lap.
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Leif Lampater and Christian Grasmann TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) come
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Gavin Robinson (CRCA/Foundation) picks up the pace.
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The peloton seems to be in a daze today.
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Residents gather to view the race and to celebrate time with fathers.
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A pigeon’s eye view of the starting line on 116th Street.
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Kendell Dwyer (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid’s Bikes) lines up with the pro
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Lauren Shirock (BMW-Bianchi) puts on her game face at the starting line.
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I'll take two tickets to the Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) gun show
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Sarah Chubb Sauvayre (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid’s Bikes) riding strong.
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Local racer Tracy Wargo (CRCA/Chomper Body Racing) holds her own with
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Kendell Dwyer (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid’s Bikes) makes her move in the
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And they all fall down...wet white lines prove hazardous sending at least
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The sudden downpour brings an escort for the field as well as added stress.
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Elke Riedl (Oranier- Quasar) fiercely pushes through the storm.
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And today’s "Rock Star" and women's winner, Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom),
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The men's pack explodes off the start line-and the crashes start on the
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Men's podium: Leif Lampater (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games), Christian Grasmann
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