Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix - 1.1

USA, May 16, 2009

2008 results Results Past winners

Photography

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The Australian National Team made an appearance at the Wilmington Grand Prix and placed Belinda Gross on the podium.
A large women’s field combined with a short course and fast pace would force the officials to pull many riders early.
Belinda Gross (Australian National Team) looks relaxed in the field.
Dale Tye (Altarum) grimaces as she accelerates out of a turn.
Colavita/Sutter Home and the Australian National Team cover an effort by Team Type 1.
A SRAM mechanic provides some neutral support to a spectator.
Having just two riders in the race didn’t stop C3 Sollay from finishing the day with top honours. Here, Kristine LaSasso keeps the pace high.
Last year’s winner Laura McCaughey (Salamander) shows signs that she will have to wait for another day.
C3 Sollay’s Kristine LaSasso plays havoc with the other team’s by launching an attack late in the race.
The pace is flat out as the women get the bell. All the podium finishers can be seen near the front.
Alison Powers (Team Type 1) pulls the field around on the final lap.
Laura van Gilder (C3 Sollay) wins the 2009 Wilmington Grand Prix.
Women’s podium (L-R): Belinda Gross (Australian National Team), Laura van Gilder (C3 Sollay) and Cath Cheatley (Colavita/Sutter Home).
The men’s field receive final instructions at the start of the 2009 Wilmington Grand Prix.
Team Bissell was active all race. Unfortunately, its efforts would come up short.
A big field meant that improving your position was going to be a challenge.
Kelly Benefits and Colavita/Sutter Home rode with confidence today, shutting out the other teams' dreams of a spot on the podium.
Zach Bell (Kelly Benefits) leads team-mate Jonathan Mumford down the back straight.
James Carney (Salamander) launches the first attack of the race.
James Carney's (Salamander) attack caught the attention of others and the day’s first breakaway was formed.
Tim Swain (Kenda) sets up for the fast turn three.
The men’s field makes its way up the short hill between turns three and four.
After the breakaway was absorbed, James Carney (Salamander) settled back into the field.
Another breakaway was soon formed with all of the major teams represented.
The breakaway worked well and gained time on the peloton.
Team Bissell leads the pursuit to chase down the breakaway.
Within a few laps, Team Bissell started to close the gap.
Opportunists tried to escape, but were watched closely by the major teams.
Bissell, Kelly Benefits and Colavita/Sutter Home set the stage in the closing laps.
Bissell puts three on the front during the bell lap.
Zach Bell just nips Colavita/Sutter Home’s Lucas Haedo at the line.
Men’s podium (L-R): Lucas Haedo (Colavita/Sutter Home), Zach Bell (Kelly Benefits) and Jake Keough (Kelly Benefits).

Images by Diego M. Radzinschi

The peloton focuses on the start line.
Dave Fuentes (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma) chases the lead group in the closing laps.
Kyle Wamsley (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) finished in fourth.
The peloton flies by an old building typical of downtown Wilmington.
Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light's Lucas Sebastian Haedo leads the peloton into the corner before the hill.
The pace was consistently high in Wilmington.
Thomas Soladay (Team Mountain Khakis) takes a sharp corner.
Bobby Lea (OUCH/Maxxis) takes the quickest line through this corner.
The peloton was flying and was stretched out accordingly.
Keck Baker (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma) attempted to break away from the chasing group and bridge to the leaders.
Jonathan Page (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma, right) tried to bridge the gap to the breakaways but was soon caught by the chasing peloton.
Rich Harper (KENDA Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy) leads the chasing group.
Chad Burdzilauskas (KENDA Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy) leads the chasing group in the closing laps.
Chad Burdzilauskas (KENDA Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy) put in a big effort over the closing laps.
Daniel Ramsey (Team Mountain Khaki) attempts to break away from the lead group in the closing laps.
Five laps to go in the pro men's race.
Zach Bell (Kelly Benefit Strategies) throws for the line to win the 2009 Wilmington Grand Prix.
Zach Bell crosses ahead of Lucas Sebastian Haedo and his teammate Jake Keough.
Zach Bell (Kelly Benefit Strategies) took home the bacon in Wilmington, ahead of Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light's Lucas Sebastian Haedo (left) and teammate Jake Keough (right).

Results

Men - Pro/Cat 1 
 
1 Zach Bell (Kelly Benefit's Strategy)                    1.13.25
2 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cookin)        
3 Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                         
4 Kyle Wamsley (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cookin)                 
5 William Hoffarth (Team Mountain Khakis Pro Cyclin)             
6 Kirk Obee (Bissell Pro Cycling)                                
7 Ken Hanson (Team Type 1)                                       
8 Robbie King (IF/Lionette's)                                    
9 Stephan Kincaid (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                     
10 Eric Schildge (Bikereg.com / Cannondale)                      
11 Francois Parisien (PLANET ENERGY)                             
12 Rafael Meran (GS Mengoni USA)                                 
13 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Team Type1)                                  
14 John Delong (Hincapie Gary Fisher pb Barkley)                 
15 Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cookin)           
16 Frank Travieso (Champion porsche)                             
17 Mark Hekman (Team Mountain Khakis Pro Cyclin)                 
18 Todd Hesel (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                         
19 Dave Fuentes (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma)                 
20 Ryan Dewald (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma)                  
21 Jake Hollenbach (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                    
22 Daniel Zmolik (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                      
23 Rick Norton (Kelly Benefits Strategies/LSV a)                 
24 Evan Fader (Richmond Pro Cycling)                             
25 Clayton Barrows (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                    
26 Andrew Guptill (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cookin)              
27 Daniel Ramsey (Team Mountain Khaki)                           
28 Bennet Van Der Genugten (Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy)      
29 Thomas Soladay (Team Mountain Khakis)                         
30 Luis Amaran (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)      0.18
31 Ken Holt (Team Type 1)                                        
32 Cody Oreilly (Bissell Pro Cycling)                        0.25
33 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Team Type 1)                              
34 Yosvany Falcon (Champion Porsche p/b Race Edge)               
35 Shawn Milne (Team Type 1)                                 0.58
36 Keck Baker (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma)               1.03
37 Nick Bennette (MetLife Cycling Team)                          
38 Adam Farabaugh (Hershey Cancer Institute-GPOA)                
39 Jared Nieters (Haymarket Bicycles/Trakkers)                   
40 Tim Mitchell (MetLife Cycling Team)                           
41 Ramon Benitez (Immediate Mortgage - Artemis)                  
42 David Bozak (Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volkswagen)         
43 Justin Beard (Hincapie Gary Fisher p/b Barkley)               
44 Sean Barrie (Georgetown University)                           
45 Charles Hutcheson (Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma)            
46 Joe Whitman (Salamander Racing)                               
47 Salvatore Scotto Divetta (GS Mengoni USA)                     
48 Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com / Cannondale)                     
49 Jason Meidhof (Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volkswagen)       
50 Jonathan Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                   
51 Ryan Fleming (MetLife Cycling Team)                           
52 Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling)                              
53 Jeff Brandon (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                       
54 Jamie Kimberley (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                    
55 Eric Brownell (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                      
56 Michael Mathis (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                     
57 Jonny Sundt (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                        
58 Matthew Johnson (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)                    
59 Peter Latham (Bissell Pro Cycling)                            
60 Kevin Wolfson (IF/Lionette's)                             1.21
61 Jermaine Burrowes (Ws United/Sheepshead Cycle)                
62 Brian Butts (Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma)                  
63 David Guttenplan (Team Mountain Khaki)                        
64 Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit's Strategy)                    
65 Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit's Strategy)                      
66 Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                    
67 Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma)                 
68 Marco Aledia (Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy)                 
69 Jamey Driscoll (Rock Racing)                                  
70 Chad Burdzilauskas (Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy)           
71 Rich Harper (Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy)                  

Women - Cat 1/2/3/4 - Open 
 
1 Laura Van Gilder (C3 Sollay)                              59.20
2 Belinda Goss (Australian National Team)                        
3 Cath Cheatley (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)         
4 Kori Seehafer (Team Type 1)                                    
5 Nichole Wangsgard (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)     
6 Lauren Kitchen (Australian National Team)                      
7 Erica Allar (BMW-Bianchi)                                      
8 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Verducci/Breakaway Racing)                 
9 Kate Veronneau (Altarum Women's Cycling Team)                  
10 Leslie Jennings (CycleLife Powered By Specialize)             
11 Sally Annis (Hub Racing)                                      
12 Rachel Warner (Juice Plus Club Team)                          
13 Brooke O'Connor (NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dent)             
14 Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1)                           0.12
15 Andrea Dvorak (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)        
16 Alison Powers (Team Type 1)                                   
17 Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)               0.45
18 Silke Wunderwald (Team Kenda)                             0.50
19 Mary Costelloe (Alliance Environmental)                   2.05
20 Rebecca Wellons (NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dent)             
21 Kristy Scheffenacker (Altarum Women's Cycling Team)           
22 Dale Tye (Altarum Women's Cycling Team)                   2.13
23 Jennifer Rasmusson (HPC)                                  2.37
24 Sarah Caravella (Alan North America Racing)               2.40
25 Laura McCaughey (Salamander)                              2.50
26 Anna Milkowski                                            3.15
27 Jessie Maclean (Verducci/Breakaway Racing)                3.23
28 Lenore Pipes (Zaveta)                                         
29 Rebecca Blatt (Team Kenda)                                    
30 Amity Elliot (Juice Plus+ Club Team)                      4.41
 
Men - Junior - 15-16 
 
1 Matthew Baranoski (Alliance Environmental)                48.40
2 Nicholas Roeder (JVR Sports)                                   
3 Steven Kendall (NCVC/Inova Health System)                      
4 Chris Abbey (NCVC/Inova Health System)                     1.21
5 Dag Anderson (Team Somerset)                               1.46
6 Christopher Baranoski (Alliance Environmental)             2.20
7 Noah Granigan (Team Somerset)                              2.30
8 Gunnar Bergey (Cycle Sports Fast Forward Junior)           3.18
9 Avery Wilson (NCVC/Inova Health System)                    3.45
10 Jacob Ehlinger (Cycle Sports Fast Forward Junior)         5.48
11 Isaac Kaplan (Artemis)                                    5.53
12 Kyle Miller (Cyclie Sport Fast)                           9.12
DQ  Calan Farley (Young Medalists)                               
 
Men - Junior - 17-18 
 
1 Luke Keough (CLNoonan/KAM/Coast to Coast)                 48.39
2 Roberto Torres-Aguiar (Errol Cycling Team)                     
3 Jeffrey Bahnson (Henry's Bikes / Van Dessel)                   
4 Kevin Gottlieb (Squadra Coppi)                                 
5 Jeremy Shirock (South Mountain Cycles)                         
6 Cooper Ray (GS - Gotham/Toga Bikes)                            
7 Jesse Keough (CLNoonan/KAM/Coast to Coast)                     
8 Nathan Wilson (Kelly Benefit)                                  
9 Waldy Ferrer                                               2.47
10 Richard Coning (Organic Athlete)                          5.31
DQ  Tynan Farley (Chester County Cycling Foundation)             
 
Men - Cat 2/3 
 
1 Matt Spohn (Dynaflo Racing)                             1.07.26
2 Elliott O'brien (Team Traveller)                               
3 Mason Haymes (Team Nature's Path/3 Sports)                 0.07
4 Dylan Mcnicholas (CCB Racing)                              0.18
5 Andrew Olson (DLP Racing)                                      
6 Connor Sallee (Williams Cycling)                               
7 Jamil Kayin (Quaker City Wheelmen/Breakawayb)                  
8 Ryan Bloom (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                          
9 Karl Rahn (CRCA / Empire Cycling Team)                         
10 Steven Kendall (NCVC/Inova Health System)                     
11 Chip Hoover (Team Latitude/ABRT)                              
12 Curtis Winsor (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV)                  
13 Zac Felpel (Team Alliance Environmental 2)                    
14 Craig Lebair (philadelphia ciclismo)                          
15 Andrew Christian (Bolt Brothers)                              
16 Jeff Dickey (NCVC/Inova Health System)                        
17 Tyler Bauer (Quaker City Wheelmen/Breakawayb)                 
18 Matthew Baranoski (Alliance Environmental)                    
19 James Pettengill (Battley Harley-Davidson)                    
20 Gregory Battista (Team Metra / Wendy's pb cycles)             
21 Stephen Wahl (Team Latitude / ABRT)                           
22 Andrew Troy (Carytown Bicycle Company)                        
23 Glenroy Griffith (Major Taylor Iron Riders)                   
24 Ron Larose 3 (CCNS)                                           
25 Michael Retzlaff (Kelly Benefit Strategies)                   
26 Kevin Gottlieb (Squadra Coppi)                                
27 Kevin Putman (Battenkill United)                              
28 Giancatlo Bianchi                                             
29 George Opria (Evolution Cycling Club)                         
30 Thomas Wood (Team Alliance Enviromental)                      
31 Jose Escobar (Battley Harley-Davidson)                        
32 Jeremy Shirock (South Mountain Cycles)                        
33 Patrick Richardson                                            
34 Yanni Papadopoulos (Team Latitude/ABRT)                       
35 Paul Mica (NCVC/Inova Health System)                          
36 J Gabriel Lloyd (Van Dessel Factory Team)                     
37 Kyle Centrella (Dynaflo Racing)                               
38 Blair Saunders (Secret Henry's Team)                          
39 Nathan Wilson                                             0.35
40 Mike Bradbury (Evolution Cycling Club)                    0.44
41 Pete Custer (Immediate Mortgage - Artemis)                1.03
42 Greg Abbott (NCVC/Inova Health System)                        
43 Paul Lengermann (NCVC/Inova Health System)                    
44 Andy Munas (DYNAFLO)                                      1.32
45 Brad Ober (Spinners Cycling)                              1.53
46 Wayne Work (Swashbuckler Brewing/PARenfaire)                  
47 Saysana Inthavongsa (ERA Cycling/Swashblucker Brewing)    2.06

Past winners

2008  Scott Zwizanski (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)      Laura McCaughey (Juice Plus/NC cycling)