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International Cycling Classic - Superweek - NE
USA, July 8 -24, 2005
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Stage 2 - July 9 : J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Classic, Menasha, WI, 100/65km
Australian powerhouse solos to win in Menasha
Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) pulled off a thrilling and impressive solo victory tonight in the J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Cycling Classic (Otto Grunski Stage), Stage 2 of the 2005 International Cycling Classic. Menzies powered away from a four-man breakaway with eight miles remaining and held off a determined chase by Germany's Dennis Haueissen (Team RSH) and Colombian Jose Serpa (Colombian National Team) to claim the victory. David McCook (Jelly Belly/Pool Gel) finished fourth to claim the yellow jersey as the overall series leader. Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) initiated an early breakaway and claimed most of the available points in the Midwest Airlines Sprint Competition, thus solidifying his hold on the red jersey.
The early action in the race was initiated by Frank Pipp and Jens Mouris (AXA Cycling Team) of Holland when they broke away from the field with 38 miles remaining. The two riders maintained a narrow lead until they were joined by Menzies and Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly/Pool Gel) ten miles later. Those four riders built a maximum lead of 45 seconds over the field and looked to have the race in well in hand. However, with 11 miles remaining and a diminishing lead, Pipp and Candelario dropped off the pace and Serpa launched an attack from the field. Menzies made his move and dropped the exhausted Mouris as Haueissen joined Serpa and the pair slowly gained ground on the Australian. Although suffering in the final laps, Menzies managed to stabilize his lead at ten seconds over the chasing pair and had time to savor his victory in front of his parents and an enthusiastic crowd.
In the first race of the nine-day Shaklee Superweek Women's Pro Tour, Catherine Powers (La Grange) took the honors over Magen Long (OBRU/The Bicycle Store) and Sarah Caravella (T.E.A.M. Fuji). Racing continues tomorrow in Manitowoc at the First National Bank Maritime Bay Classic.
Results
Men 1 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 2 Dennis Haueissen (Team RSH) 3 Jose Serpa (Colombian National Team) 4 David McCook (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 5 Alexander Candelario (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 6 Richard England (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 7 Rahsaan Bahati (McGuire/Langdale Pro CT) 8 Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) 9 Carlos Vargas (Team Monex) 10 Carlos Uran (Colombian National Team) 11 Emile Abraham (Team Monex) 12 John Murphy (Team Krystal) 13 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 14 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 15 Tyler Wren (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home) 16 Zach Fiocca (Higher Gear) 17 Todd Henriksen (Team Krystal) 18 Diego Garavito 19 Scott Allen (Team Rubicon) 20 Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) 21 Carlos Julian Quintero (Colombian National Team) 22 Karl Bordine (Team Helens) 23 Ryan Nenninger (ABD Cycling Team) 24 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 25 Armando Cardenas (Colombian National Team) 26 Reid Mumford (ABD Cycling Team) 27 (unknown rider) 28 (unknown rider) Sprint 1 1 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 2 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 3 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 4 Emile Abraham (Team Monex) 5 Carlos Julian Quintero (Colombian National Team) 6 Aram Dellalian (Amgen Cycling Club) 7 Diego Garavito Sprint 2 1 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 2 Jens Mouris (AXA Cycling Team) 3 Rahsaan Bahati (McGuire/Langdale Pro CT) 4 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 5 Emile Abraham (Team Monex) 6 (unknown rider) 7 Brian Sheedy (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) Sprint 3 1 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 2 Alexander Candelario (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 3 Jens Mouris (AXA Cycling Team) 4 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 5 Brian Sheedy (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 6 Joshua Goodwin (Team Monex) 7 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) Sprint 4 1 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 2 Alexander Candelario (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 3 Jens Mouris (AXA Cycling Team) 4 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 5 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 6 John Acker (Wheel & Sprocket) 7 Whitey DeBroux (Pro Peloton/Paketa) Women 1 Catherine Powers (La Grange Zeme) 2 Magen Long (OBRU/THE BICYCLE STORE) 3 Sarah Caravella (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 4 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 5 Nichole Wangsgard (Subway) 6 Elizabeth Morse (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 7 Gina Voci (Defeet) 8 Daniele Staskal (BIANCHI/BMW) 9 Deborah Borden (Travelgirl Magazine) 10 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 11 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 12 Jennifer Green (Travelgirl) 13 Jennifer Yaeso (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 14 Jana Repulski (Team Tamarack) 15 Megan Monroe (PCW Cycling) 16 Lauren Gaffney (Ford-Basis) 17 Sara LeGrand (BMW/Bianchi) 18 Robin Farina (DeFeet) 19 Nicole Raspa (Hub Racing) 20 Leigh Valletti (Travelgirl Magazine) 21 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling) 22 (unknown rider) 23 Rosy McCall (Team FUJI) 24 Jo Ryder (BikeNZ Women's Development Squad) 25 Brei Gudesell (BikeNZ Women's Development Squad) 26 Rachel O'Connell 27 Dotsie Cowden (Colavita/ Cooking Light) 28 Melissa Cox (Mercy Cycling Team) 29 Kari Bradley (Travelgirl Magazine) 30 Patricia Kaufmann (Team Wisconsin) Sprint 1 1 Kelly Benjamin (The Bicycle Store) 2 Catherine Powers (La Grange Zeme) 3 Magen Long (OBRU/THE BICYCLE STORE) 4 Leigh Valletti (Travelgirl Magazine) 5 Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) Sprint 2 1 Kelly Benjamin (The Bicycle Store) 2 Magen Long (OBRU/THE BICYCLE STORE) 3 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling) 4 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 5 Gina Voci (Defeet) Sprint 3 1 Kelly Benjamin (The Bicycle Store) 2 Catherine Powers (La Grange Zeme) 3 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling) 4 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 5 Gina Voci (Defeet) General classification Men 1 David McCook (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 36 pts 2 Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) 33 3 Jose Serpa (Colombian National Team) 32 4 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 30 5 Dennis Haueissen (Team RSH) 27 6 John Murphy (Team Krystal) 25 7 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 24 8 Carlos Vargas (Team Monex) 19 9 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 18 10 Alexander Candelario (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 16 11 Richard England (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 15 12 Garrett Peltonen (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 15 13 Rahsaan Bahati (McGuire/Langdale Pro CT) 14 14 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 13 15 Danny Pate (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 12 16 Carlos Uran (Colombian National Team) 11 17 Alexander Gonzalez (Colombian National Team) 11 18 Emile Abraham (Team Monex) 10 19 Marco Rios (Kahala-LaGrange) 9 20 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 8 21 Tyler Wren (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home) 6 22 Arles Castro (Colombian National Team) 6 23 Zach Fiocca (Higher Gear) 5 24 Robert Sczepurek (Team RSH) 5 25 Todd Henriksen (Team Krystal) 4 26 Robert White (PCW Cycling) 4 27 Paul Martin (Texas Roadhouse) 4 28 Diego Garavito 3 29 Scott Allen (Team Rubicon) 2 30 Michael Ebert (ABD Cycling Team) 2 31 Jason Allen (McGuire/Langdale Pro CT) 1 Sprint classification 1 Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 52 pts 2 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 38 3 Garrett Peltonen (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 21 4 Jens Mouris (AXA Cycling Team) 16 5 Karl Menzies (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 15 6 Alexander Candelario (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 12 7 John Murphy (Team Krystal) 12 8 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 11 9 Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) 10 10 Emile Abraham (Team Monex) 7 11 David McCook (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 7 12 Rahsaan Bahati (McGuire/Langdale Pro CT) 5 13 Brian Sheedy (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 4 14 Carlos Julian Quintero (Colombian National Team) 3 15 John Acker (Wheel & Sprocket) 2 16 Joshua Goodwin (Team Monex) 2 17 Aram Dellalian (Amgen Cycling Club) 2 18 Whitey DeBroux (Pro Peloton/Paketa) 1 19 Diego Garavito 1 20 Robert White (PCW Cycling) 1 Women 1 Catherine Powers (La Grange Zeme) 20 pts 2 Magen Long (OBRU/THE BICYCLE STORE) 19 3 Sarah Caravella (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 18 4 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 17 5 Nichole Wangsgard (Subway) 16 6 Elizabeth Morse (T.E.A.M. Fuji) 15 7 Gina Voci (Defeet) 14 8 Daniele Staskal (BIANCHI/BMW) 13 9 Deborah Borden (Travelgirl Magazine) 12 10 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 11 11 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 10 12 Jennifer Green (Travelgirl) 9 13 Jennifer Yaeso (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 8 14 Jana Repulski (Team Tamarack) 7 15 Megan Monroe (PCW Cycling) 6 16 Lauren Gaffney (Ford-Basis) 5 17 Sara LeGrand (BMW/Bianchi) 4 18 Robin Farina (DeFeet) 3 19 Nicole Raspa (Hub Racing) 2 20 Leigh Valletti (Travelgirl Magazine) 1 Sprint classification 1 Kelly Benjamin (The Bicycle Store) 15 pts 2 Catherine Powers (La Grange Zeme) 8 3 Magen Long (OBRU/THE BICYCLE STORE) 7 4 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling) 6 5 Rebecca Wellons (Gear Works Cyclery) 4 6 Leigh Valletti (Travelgirl Magazine) 2 7 Gina Voci (Defeet) 2 8 Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) 1
