After 90 minutes of racing in Boise, Idaho, it would be an aggressive V Australia team that would take not only the win, but finish three riders in the top five, including taking the top two podium spots. Jonathan Cantwell, last year's runner-up to teammate Ben Kersten, took first, while Kersten edged out Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Racing) for second.
Shortly after the mid-race sprint, a group of about 15 riders had some daylight between themselves and the peloton, but with no heavy hitters in the group, they were brought back just a few laps later. A few other small breaks tried to get away, however with 11 laps to go, V Australia took control of the front to set it up for their sprinters, and with one lap to go it was Aaron Kemps leading the train through, with Kersten sitting on the back and Escuela sitting on Kersten's wheel. On the final lap in the final corner a crash disrupted the chances of several sprinters as lead-out trains behind V Australia were broken up. In the end it would be an almost-repeat of the 2010 podium, with Cantwell crossing the line first.
Despite still nursing a shoulder injury after being hit by a car a little more than a week ago, Luke Keough (Mountain Khakis presented by SmartStop) finished 9th on the day, followed by last week's Iron Hill Twilight Criterium winner Joseph Schmalz. Keough was able to hold onto his USA CRITS lead ahead of Christian Helmig (Elbowz Racing), who had gotten caught behind the final-lap crash, and Clayton Barrows (Stan's No Tubes/AXA Equitable).
Just 64 points separate the top three in the USA CRITS Overall. Also, Helmig overtook Barrows in the Sportsbase Online Lap Leader competition, leading 38 laps this season versus Barrows's 35 laps.
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonny Cantwell (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team) | 1:30:34 |
| 2 | Ben Kersten (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Carlos Alzate Escobar (Team Exergy) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Bernie Sulzberger (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | K Frank Pipp (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 0:00:04 |
| 7 | Jesse Goodrich (juwi Solar/ First Solar) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Lee Muse (CashCall Mortgage) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Joseph Schmalz (ELBOWZ RACING) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Liam Holohan (Team Raleigh) | 0:00:06 |
| 12 | Clayton Barrows (Stans NoTubes/AXA equitable) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Benny Swedberg (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Alex Bowden (Team Type 1) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ RACING) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Sam Bassetti (Firefighters Racing p/b Advoca) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Tyler Brandt (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Andy Goessling (Firefighters Racing p/b Advocare) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Guido Palma (Jamis Sutter Home) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Gael Le Bellec (Team Raleigh) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Russell Harding (Natural Grocers Cycling Team) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Tom Zirbel (Jamis Sutter Home) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Drew Christopher (Team Rio Grande) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Devan Dunn (CashCall Mortgage) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Mat Stephens (ELBOWZ RACING) | 0:00:15 |
| 27 | J Gabriel Lloyd (MetLife Cycling Team) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Alexander Bremer (CRCA/Empire p/b Northwave) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Clay Murfet (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Freddie Rodriguez (Team Exergy) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Jared Gilyard (RideClean p/b Patentit.com) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Philip Mooney (Team Raleigh) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Zach Earnest (Firefighters Racing p/b Advocare) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Matt Cronshaw (Team Raleigh) | 0:00:19 |
| 35 | Phillip Gaimon (Kenda/5hr Energy p/b Geargrinders) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Robert Sweeting (Kenda/5hr Energy p/b Geargrinders) | 0:00:22 |
| 37 | Weston Luzadder (Jamis Sutter Home) | 0:00:29 |
| 38 | Spencer Gaddy (Kenda/5hr Energy p/b Geargrinders) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Gabe Varela (Yahoo! Cycling Team) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | John Loehner (Stans NoTubes/AXA equitable) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Rich Handley (Team Raleigh) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Cody Campbell (Hagens Berman Cycling Team) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Tyler Jewell (ELBOWZ RACING) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | David Glick (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Chad Haga (Team Rio Grande) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Brian Mcculloch (CashCall Mortgage) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Aaron Kemps (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Nicklaus Kiernan (ELBOWZ RACING) | 0:00:34 |
| 49 | Adam Myerson (Team Mountain Khakis) | 0:00:39 |
| 50 | Jerome Townsend (Team Mountain Khakis) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Armando Pagaza (Firefighters Racing p/b Advocare) | 0:00:42 |
| 52 | Julio Mollinedo (Full Circle Sports) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Austin Stewart (ELBOWZ RACING) | 0:00:44 |
| 54 | Ian Holt (Team Rio Grande) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Joe Eldridge (Team Type 1) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Steve Fisher (Hagens Berman Cycling Team) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Heath Blackgrove (ELBOWZ RACING) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Mike Tettleton (Full Circle Sports) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Luis Romero Amaran (Jamis Sutter Home) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | James Sparling (Team Raleigh) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Issac Howe (Kenda/5hr Energy p/b Geargrinders) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Dan Fleeman (Team Raleigh) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Robert Britton (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Andy Jacques-Maynes (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Brandon Trafton (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) | 0:00:53 |
| 67 | Chris Stastny (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) | 0:00:56 |
| 68 | Eric Marcotte (Team Pista Palace) | 0:00:58 |
| 69 | Nick Walker (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team) | 0:01:06 |
| 70 | Jeremy Vennell (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 0:01:18 |
| 71 | Logan Loader (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Nicholas Bennette (MetLife Cycling Team) | 0:01:23 |
| 73 | Eric Young (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 0:01:48 |
| 74 | David Santos (CashCall Mortgage) | 0:01:54 |
| 75 | Euris Rafael Vidal (CRCA/Empire p/b Northwave) | 0:02:02 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis) | 1177 | pts |
| 2 | Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1136 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Clayton Barrows (Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable) | 1113 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Clay Murfet (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com ) | 914 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis) | 872 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Euris Rafael Vidal (Foundation/CRCA) | 781 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Joseph Schmalz (ELBOWZ RACING) | 671 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Isaac Howe (Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling Team) | 635 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Te) | 607 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | J Gabriel Lloyd (MetLife p/b groSolar) | 601 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Dotti (Aerocat Cycing Team) | 525 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Luca Damiani (Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling Team) | 469 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Carlos Alzate Escobar (Team Exergy) | 463 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Jacob Keough (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team presented by Maxxis) | 450 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) | 445 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Adam Myerson (Team Mountain Khakis) | 423 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Ben Kersten (V Australia) | 415 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Emile Abraham (Aerocat Cycing Team) | 408 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Bernard Sulzberger (Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Te) | 405 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Joseph Whitman (Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable) | 394 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Rafael Meran (Foundation/CRCA) | 373 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Thomas Brown (Team Mountain Khakis) | 371 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Gavriel Epstein (Chipotle Development Team) | 368 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Christopher Monteleone (Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling Team) | 367 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Benjamin Zawacki (Team Mountain Khakis) | 362 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
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