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Harlem Cycling Classic: New York, NY

German 6-day duo dominate in Harlem

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Cycling News
Published:
June 22, 2010, 17:57,
Updated:
June 22, 2010, 21:34

Van Gilder victorious in women's event

Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) takes the win.

Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) takes the win.

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Germany's Christian Grasmann won the 37th edition of the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic on Sunday ahead of teammate Leif Lampater (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) after the pair spent much of the elite men's event off the front in a two-man breakaway. The German duo, best known as track cyclists on the European 6-day circuit, finished 13 seconds ahead of Melito Heredia (Innovation Bike) who won the field sprint for third place.

With damp roads providing a dangerous parcours in the early laps, Grasmann attacked alone to best pick his lines around the circuit. Grasmann was soon joined by his teammate Leif Lampater and the duo built a lead of up to 45 seconds on the peloton. The rest of the field was unable to organize and form an effective chase. The two escapees fended off numerous attacks and they were able to maintain a gap that ranged from 15-30 seconds.

In the women’s race, sprinting sensation Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) bested her peers in a race that was beset by a sudden rainstorm. Laura McCaughey (Salamander) and Kimberly Edwards (CVC/Subaru of New England) rounded out the podium in second and third place respectively.

The event itself was both a celebration of Harlem and a memorial for the race’s founder, the late David J. Walker. Walker was an New York Police Department Community Affairs Officer who founded the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic with the purpose of inspiring children to ride bicycles for exercise. He wanted to introduce kids to a healthy lifestyle, provide a productive outlet to harness their energy, and teach safety, responsibility, and sportsmanship.

The present-day event pays homage to both him and American 6-day racing of the Roaring Twenties that was rich with speed, money, and glamour.

Elite men
1 Christian Grasmann (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) 1:38:41  
2 Leif Lampater (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games)    
3 Melito Heredia (Innovation Bike) 0:00:13  
4 Guido Palma (Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita)    
5 Walter Perez (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) 0:00:16  
6 Demis Aleman (Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita)    
7 Jose Frank Rodriguez (Team Cocos)    
8 Emile Abraham (Aerocat)    
9 Edwin Bull (Van Dessel Factory Team)    
10 Jermaine Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
11 Stalin Quiterio (james vincent cycling team)    
12 Luis Aquino (Innovation Bike)    
13 Kurt Fletcher (St. Johns)    
14 Gavin Robertson (CRCA/Foundation)    
15 Luis Amaury Perez (GS Mengoni USA)    
16 Jurgen Beneke (Old World Plaster)    
17 Leonardo Martinez (Team Cocos)    
18 Paul Chooweenan (Kissena)    
19 Raymond Newton (CRCA/Foundation)    
20 Geron Williams (Continental Cycle Club)    
21 Lanell Rockmore (Ouch/Bahati FND Pro Cycling)    
22 Ryan Dewald (MainLine - BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com)    
23 Chad Butts (Champion System Racing)    
24 Christopher Johnson (Rock Racing)    
25 Giancarlo Bianchi (GS Mengoni USA)    
26 Adam Alexander (CRCA/Foundation)    
27 Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation)    
28 Chris Worden (CCB/Wheelworks)    
29 Jami Kayin (Breakaway Bikes)    
30 Zoltan Tisza (Tecnofilm-Beton)    
31 Jose Pineda (Toga)    
32 Matt Inconiglios (Stage 1 / fusionTHINK)    
33 Bryan Borgia (Rapha Racing)    
34 Christopher Chaput (CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing)    
35 Rodney Santiago (Champion System Racing)    
36 Jeremy Shirock (Chester County Velo - Smedley / Iron Hill)    
37 Eric Salzer (Chester County Velo - Smedley/IronHill)    
38 Dieter Drake (Farm Team Cycling)    
39 Euri Madera (CRCA/Foundation) 0:00:41  
40 Vladimir Estevez Sanchez (Dominicano)    
41 Gavriel Epstein (CRCA/Foundation) 0:00:45  
42 Tadeusz Marszalek (Kissena) 0:00:48  
43 Andrew Tinsley (Kuota)    
44 Mark Light (Liberty Cycle)    
45 Anthony Lowe (Die Hard - Think Racing)    
46 Juan Emilio Feliz (Team Cocos)    
47 Kyle Peppo (GS Mengoni USA)    
48 Sergio Atocha (Champion System Racing)    
49 Franco Marvulli (TransAlt p/b Rockstar Games) 0:00:58  
50 Juan Pablo Dotti (Aerocat)    
51 Matthew Howard (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA) 0:01:04  
52 Franklin Burgos (james vincent racing team)    
53 Rich Harper (Kenda Pro Cycling Presented by GearGrinder) 0:01:10  
54 Matt Muney (Young Medalists/ Team Dual Temp) 0:01:25  
55 David Lee (DeMaine Cycling) 0:01:32  
56 Roberto Torres-Aguiar (Champion System Racing) 0:01:36  
57 Myron Simpson (New Zealand National) 0:01:52  
58 Ron Fantano (ccc Zanes Cycling Team) 0:01:58  
59 Benjamin Zawacki (Team Ion- United Healthcare) 0:02:07  
DNF Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Foundation)    
DNF Jackie Simes (Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita)    
DNF Daniel Zmolik (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khaki's)    
DNF John Loehner (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Matt Brooks (Team Type 1 Development)    
DNF Kevin Brubaker (CRCA BH/Garneau)    
DNF Horace Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Paul Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Filip Capala (Capala Brothers/Polska)    
DNF Jame Carney    
DNF Marcus Dahllof (CRCA BH/Garneau)    
DNF Lewis Almonte (CRCA/Foundation)    
DNF Alex Bowden (Team Type 1 Development)    
DNF Glenroy Griffith (Major Taylor Iron Riders Racing)    
DNF Colin Jaskiewicz (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Dave Jordan (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Victor Lopez (innovation Bike shop)    
DNF Christopher Loudon (CRCA/DieHard - Think Racing)    
DNF Roselvert Marte (GS Mengoni USA)    
DNF Eric Merrill (Zcc-Zanes cycling)    
DNF Barry Miller (Mike Fraysse Sports)    
DNF Jorma Mueller (Pinnacle Bike Works)    
DNF Clay Murfet (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com)    
DNF Greg Olsen (CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing)    
DNF Juan Carlos Polanco (New York)    
DNF Colin Prensky (CRCA/Houlihan Lokey-Sanchez)    
DNF Karl Rahn (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Nik Reinert (Van Dessel)    
DNF Chris Romero (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Santiago Santana (West New York)    
DNF Raj Seepersaud (Flying Ace Cycling Team)    
DNF Julio Cruz (Performance Fitness - Delray Center)    
DNF Kyle Smith (Embrocation Cycling Journal)    
DNF Anthony Taylor (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Wilson Vasquez (GS Mengoni USA)    
DNF Igor Volshteyn (Champion System Racing)    
DNF Kyle Wagner (Chester County Velo - Smedley/Iron Hill)    
DNF Joe Whitman (AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA)    
DNF Dave Wiswell (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Kevin Yarde (IRSmedic.com/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners)    
DNF Paul Ziminski (Team Metra /Cycles 54 p/b Wendys)    
DNF Gerard Yeates (Ajax)    
DNF Guy East (Kelly Benefit Strategies)    
Elite women
1 Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) 0:25:12  
2 Laura McCaughey (Salamander)    
3 Kimberly Edwards (CVC/Subaru of New England) 0:00:05  
4 Maryann Martinez (Onion River Racing)    
5 Elke Riedl (oranier-quasar)    
6 Deb Killmon (CRCA/Signature Cycles-Rockstar Games)    
7 Lenore Imhof (Team EPS/CSS - Riptide Cycling)    
8 Colleen Gulick (Team Kenda)    
9 Sarah Chubb Sauvayre (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes)    
10 Caroline Savage (CRCA/Dave Jordan Coaching-Zephyr Graffiti)    
11 stacey Jensen (Kissena) 0:00:23  
12 Caryl Gale (Deno's Wonder Wheel) 0:00:30  
13 Martha Bush (CRCA/ Houlihan-Lokey Sanchez) 0:01:00  
14 Jacqueline Paull (Watchung Wheelmen)    
15 Grace Hunt (Kissena)    
16 Andrea Luebbe (Human Zoom / Pabst Blue Ribbon)    
17 Elspeth Huyett (Verducci/ Breakaway Racing)    
18 Frances Morrison (Wheelhouse / NCC)    
19 Ellen Moses (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes) 0:01:30  
20 Arley Kemmerer (Team CARD) 0:02:03  
21 Siri Hildonen (Stage 1 / fusionThink) 0:02:09  
22 Aimee Layton (Columbia University) 0:02:13  
23 Ivy Luhrs (Portland Velo Club/Cyclemania)    
DNF Erica Adelberg (CRCA/Radical Media)    
DNF Gabriella Allong (CRCA/jr Development)    
DNF Stephanie Busloff (Kissena)    
DNF Frances Chodosh (gotham bikes)    
DNF Dana Cuomo (Thru-It-All Body Shop)    
DNF Kendall Dwyer (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's Bikes)    
DNF Shane Ferro (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Caroline Gaynor (CRCA/Echappe)    
DNF Kathleen Haley (Brooklyn)    
DNF Colleen Hayduk (Verducci/Breakaway Racing)    
DNF Corinne Karmiel (CRCA/ Comedy Central)    
DNF Kristin Lotito (CRCA/Houlihan-Lokey Sanchez)    
DNF Elizabeth Marcello (Columbia University)    
DNF Leah Oppenheimer (Colavita Racing)    
DNF Bridget Petrillo (CVC/Subaru of New England)    
DNF Maria Quiroga (CRCA/Radical Media)    
DNF Beth Renaud (CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid's)    
DNF Helene Roth (Kissena)    
DNF Lily Sargeant (GMBC)    
DNF Lauren Shirock (BMW - Bianchi)    
DNF Laura Summers (Central Wheel)    
DNF Peta Takai (Kissena)    
DNF Tracy Wargo (CRCA/Chomper Body Racing)    
DNF Cheryl Wolf (Team Rockstar Games/Signature Cycles)    
DNF Julia Lonchar (CCV-Smedley/Iron Hill)    
Category 3 Men
1 Ramphy Zorrilla (Innovation Bike) 0:38:37  
2 Jerry Martinez (innovationbikeshop)    
3 Daniel Lim (CRCA/Die Hard-ThinkRacing)    
4 Willie Payton (WS United/Sheepshead Cycle)    
5 Rick Delgado (Strictly Bicycles/Sotheby's) 0:00:07  
6 Scott Glenney (IRSMedic/Berlin Bicycle/Best Cleaners)    
7 Abraham Soler (CRCA/Foundation)    
8 steven Marmo (CRCA/Setanta)    
9 Vinicius Tavares (CRCA)    
10 Andrew Walsh (CRCA/Foundation)    
11 Daniel Schmalz (CRCA BH/Garneau)    
12 Ken King (CRCA/Die Hard-ThinkRacing)    
13 Marcos Gratereaux (Miya Shoji)    
14 Akira Sato (Expo/Superior Energy)    
15 Shawn Lightburn    
16 Greg Laflura (CRCA)    
17 Robert Lombardi (Brooklyn Velo Force)    
18 Benjamin Dolva (Farm Team Cycling)    
19 Frank Arroyo (brauer-mick management)    
20 Anthony Canger (CRCA/Sid's-Cannondale)    
21 Michael Prokopec (Miya Shoji)    
22 Jonathan Podwil (Brooklyn Velo Force)    
23 Samuel Martinez (WS UNITED/G&E)    
24 Daniel Mcmahon (CRCA / Foundation)    
25 Anthony Diaz (Liberty Cycle)    
26 Brandon Milet (Farm Team Cycling)    
27 Bryan Zieroff (Stage 1 / fusionTHINK)    
28 Alan Buday (Brauer/Mick Management)    
29 Brian Wolf (Team Rockstar Games / Signature Cycles)    
30 Robert Mecea (Brooklyn Velo Force/GQ Racing)    
31 Alan Kaplan (hudson furniture racing team)    
32 Robert L Brown (MajorTaylor Iron Riders Racing)    
33 Junior Proverbs (Dannys cycles/ Captain Lawrence Brewing Co)    
34 Junior Ortiz (Dominican Team Usa)    
35 Paul Coluccio (East End/Kreb Cycle)    
36 Jay Mongillo (CCC/Keltic Construction)    
37 Dave Trimble (CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing)    
38 Derek Wojtkun (FARM TEAM CYCLING)    
39 Bernard Hall (Green Light)    
40 Jose Collado (brauer.mick)    
41 Ted Neu (CRCA/Die Hard-ThinkRacing)    
42 Bob Makofsky (CRCA/Foundation)    
43 Jason Taitt (Major Taylor Cycling)    
44 steve Hylton (FOUNDATION)    
45 Ian Farrar (Uwater Cycling Team)    
46 Ashley S Doane (Elite)    
47 Adam Duncan (CRCA/FGX Racing)    
48 Eric Ragot (Kissena Cycling Club)    
DNF Zak Abdullah (CRCA/FGX Racing)    
DNF Mete Basakinci (CRCA/MIYASHOJI.COM)    
DNF Joseph Bylund (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching - Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Mark Collins (montclair cyclists)    
DNF Keith Hatton (Elite Bicycles Inc.)    
DNF Justin Inglis (CRCA)    
DNF James Joseph (we united)    
DNF Zach Koop (CRCA/Organic Athlete)    
DNF William Lopez (Brooklyn Velo Force/GQ Racing)    
DNF Douglas Mckeon (Cyclonauts Racers)    
DNF Jan Micko (kissena cycling club)    
DNF Michael Norton (Cyclonauts Racers)    
DNF Scott Savory (crca/Jonathan Adler Racing)    
DNF Errol Walcott (cedar bikes)    
DNF Hammean Walker (CRCA Major Taylor Iron Riders)    
DNF Edward Zimmermann (CRCA/Dave Jordan Coaching-Zephyr Graffiti)    
DNF Johnson Burrowes (We Stand United WS)    
Category 4 Men
1 Andrew Estevez (inovation bike shop team) 0:44:19  
2 Evan Murphy (NYC Velo) 0:00:02  
3 Jamaul Nichols (crca/ foundation)    
4 Brian Case (CRCA/Foundation)    
5 Christian Venegas (USI)    
6 Carl Nelson (Kissena)    
7 Lucca Zeray (CRCA/jr Development)    
8 Matthew Montesano (Kissena Cycling Club)    
9 Nicholas David (Propeller Racing)    
10 Christian Forsyth (CRCA/Setanta)    
11 Rene Herrera (kissena cycling club)    
12 Rich Weinstock (Colavita Racing Inc.)    
13 David Casale (Tri-State Velo)    
14 Guy Metcalfe (CRCA/Rockstar-Signature Cycles)    
15 Jaime Garcia (CRCA / BH-Garneau)    
16 Brad Buckley (Velocite)    
17 Jacob Sisson (Highland Park Hermes)    
18 Gregory Pizarek (Cycles 54)    
19 Nicholas Alutin (Westwood Velo)    
20 Bryan Fried (CRCA/NYVelocity)    
21 Eli Mernit (CRCA/jr Development)    
22 Corey Williams (Columbia University)    
23 Dan Ipp (Team Marty's)    
24 Raymond Jones (Hudson Furniture Racing Team)    
25 Kenrick Caesar (kissena cycling club)    
26 Calvin Campbell (Westwood Velo)    
27 Robert Donovan (Propeller Racing)    
28 Hunter Dansin (Farm Team Cycling)    
29 Andrew Dettman (Ride Brooklyn)    
30 Brad Buckley (Velocite)    
31 Maximo Jimenez (Brooklyn Arches)    
32 Brian Gatens (CRCA/Kingpin Racing - HJD)    
33 Eloy Anzola (Kissena Cycling Club)    
34 Miguel Flores (Chelsea Bicycles Team)    
35 Guillermo Rincon (Chelsea Bicycles Team)    
36 Quoc Vo (Liberty Cycle)    
37 Matt Rivera (CRCA/Setanta)    
38 Dexter Hypolite, (Monmouth Jct)    
39 Leon Lyakovetsky (Signature Cycles/Rockstar Games)    
40 Wei Chen (CRCA/jr Development)    
41 Jorge Ferrer (Unione Sportiva Italiana)    
42 Kasper Ludwig-Larsen (Hudson Furniture Racing Team)    
43 Angel Molina (Chelsea Bicycles Team)    
44 Celestino Hernandez (méxico new york cycling team)    
45 Aaron Finkelstein (University of Arizona)    
46 P. Kieran Lynch (Boston Road Club)    
47 Jean-Paul Van Den Berg (CRCA/Foundation)    
48 Gideon Sorkin (Kissena Cycling Club)    
49 Lyle Baron (USI)    
50 Barry Weinstein (American University)    
51 Douglas Von Bushberger (CRCA/Kingpin Racing-HJD)    
52 Jeffrey Baumgardner (CRCA/Kingpin Racing-HJD)    
53 Adam Rosenthal (CRCA/Kingpin Racing-HJD)    
54 Henry Francisco (innovation bike shop)    
55 Reginald Rasch (CRCA/FGX Racing)    
DNF Blake Bedoya (Rockstar Racing / Signature Cycles)    
DNF Keane Brennan (Farm Team Cycling)    
DNF Christopher Clark (CRCA/Kingpin - HJD)    
DNF Akin Dorsett (USI Cycling)    
DNF Wyatt Drake (Farm Team Cycling)    
DNF Brad Foster (CRCA/Luzzo's Pizza)    
DNF Marc Gagliano (Rockstar Games)    
DNF Jason Gay (CRCA/Signature-Rockstar Games)    
DNF Edward Johnson (GBSC/Carl Hart Bicycles)    
DNF John Nesbit (CRCA/jr Development)    
DNF Michael Novich    
DNF Stephen Paige (peddalers paradise cycling team)    
DNF Erik Pedersen    
DNF Liam Quigley (NYC Velo)    
DNF Michael Shulman (Harvard University)    
DNF Jorge Torres (Mexico-New York Cycling Team)    
DNF Noel Johnson    
DNF Kevin Yaghoubi    
DNF Wojciech Plata (Kissena)    
DNF David Correia (We Stand United WS)    
DNF Khary Ward (SUNY Plattsburg)    
DNF Chris Samuels