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Bike Jam/Kelly Cup - NE, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 18, 2009

The Australian National Team
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The plan was to set up Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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With Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team) off the front,
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team) built a solid lead
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With the race back on, Team Type 1 picked up where they left off
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Team Verducci stepped in to help out
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At one point, with just a few laps remaining,
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After riding almost the entire race solo, Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team) wins
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Laura van Gilder (C3 Sollay) pulled the field for the last 1000 meters
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The quiet before the storm.
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Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson) set the stage
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Kyle Wamsley (Colavita) and Jared Babik (Indiana Regional Medical Center) in full pursuit
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Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson) looks back
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After each capture, another acceleration would occur.
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Brian Butts (Battley Harley-Davidson) keeps a finger on the brake
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Clayton Barrows (CRCA\Empire Cycling) advances his position
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Jon Bruno (IF\Lionette's) follows suit
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It looks like majority rules.
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Team Mountain Khakis rode aggressively all day.
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Colavita and Kelly Benefits
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A wide run-in to a slightly narrower finish
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Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefits) shows the strain
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Winner a day earlier in Wilmington, Delaware, Zack Bell (Kelly Benefits)
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Upon arriving in the pits, Zack Bell
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Next to try and escape was Colavita's Luis Amaran.
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After that, Jonathan Page (Battley Harley-Davidson) tried to get away
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Ramon Benitez (Immediate Mortgage)
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With the entire field still intact on the final lap,
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Sure enough, riders go down
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Kirk O'Bee (Bissell Cycling) outsprints the field
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The men's podium (l to r):
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Laura Van Gilder (3D Sollay) looking very happy
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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It was a start-studded field
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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Andrea Dvorack (Colavita/Sutter Home) chasing hard
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Laura Van Gilder (3D Sollay) lead a chase
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team)
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Kirk O'Bee (Bissell) tucked away in the field
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Frank Pipp (Bissell) worked hard
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Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefits Strategy)
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Sprinter Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita/Sutter Home)
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Michael Mathis (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team)
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Michael Creed (Team Type 1) tries out
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Shawn Milne (Team Type 1)
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Baltimore's Patterson Park provided a great backdrop
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Kirk O'Bee (Bissell) tries to stay
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The previous night's rain left
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A crash took out some of the favorites
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A pile of bikes at the start line:
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Aldo Ino Ilesic (Team Type 1), Kirk O'Bee (Bissell)
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Kirk O'Bee (Bissell) came from behind
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The sprint gets a little hairy
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Men's podium (L-R): Aldo Ino Ilesic (Team Type 1), Kirk O'Bee (Bissell)
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A Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma rider leads
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Time for a quick shortcut...
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The pace was high
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Probably not the place to be
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Not quite single file
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The Kelly Benefit Strategy boys
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Russ Langley (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma)
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Jonathan Page (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma)
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Thomas Soladay (Team Mountain Khakis)
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Kyle Wamsley (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)
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Kirk O'Bee (Bissell Pro Cycling) wins
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The pro men's podium
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Lauren Kitchen (Australian National Team) initiates
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The pro women
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The Australian National Team
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team) rides alone
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Cath Cheatley (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)
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Bridie O'Donnell (Australian National Team) wins
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Laura Van Gilder (C3-Sollay) finishes second
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