Adrian Hegyvary (UnitedHealthcare) coming in to finish second on the podium.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Kristin Lotito (CRCA Houlihan Lokey Team) pays close attention as the women mind the slick course(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Coryn Rivera (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) a hot favorite for the evening, puts some pain on the field(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Lindsay Bayer (Unattached) took a couple of flyers during the race hoping one of them would stick.(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) takes the sweeping turn with maximum speed(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Morgan Brown (Team Novo Nordisk) looks for some help as she tries to initiate a break(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Tracy Cameron (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling) gives Morgan Brown a hand, but to no avail. (Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Coryn Rivera (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) looks very fresh in the field (Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Julie Kuliezca (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling) feels a little pain as she pushes the pace(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
The field is all together for the final lap(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Sarah Fader takes the win for (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling)(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
The Women’s podium: 2nd place Erica Allar (Colavita-Fine Cooking ), 1st place Sarah Fader (Pepper Palace Pro Cycling team), 3rd place Laura Van Gilder ( Mellow Mushroom(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
The men start under a beautiful Binghamton sunset(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Allan Rego (CRCA Lupus Racing team) Looks very comfortable taking the turn as he maneuvers through the field(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Wes Kline (Airgas) initiates one of the many moves of the night(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Christian Grasmann (MajolaPushbiker-Fuji) takes a big flyer and establishes a break that lapped the field(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Adam Myerson (Team Smartstop) takes the turn like a Formula 1 car. Very low to the ground(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
US National Crit Champion, Dan Holloway (Athlete Octane) did not make the break and missed out on the field lap(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Luke Keough (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling) is protecting his points jersey along with his lead in the series(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
The pit was very busy with riders fixing their mechanicals(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Joe Eldridge (Novo Nordisk) (Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Le Train Blu (UnitedHeathcare Pro Cycling) takes the curve and sets up for the final position(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Due to the three-man break lapping the field, third place crosses the line first(Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
Men’s podium: 2nd place Christian Grasmann (MalolaPushbiker-Fuji), 1st place Adrian Hegyvary (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling), 3rd place Andres Alzate (Champion Systems) (Image credit: marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/)
UnitedHealthcare's Adrian Hegyvary won the opening criterium at the Chris Thater Memorial in Binghamton on Saturday. He won the race ahead of German national team member Christian Grasmann and Champion System-Stan's No Tube's Andres Alzate.
Pepper Palace rider Sarah Fader won the elite women's race ahead of Colavita-Fine Cooking's Erica Allar and Mellow Mushroom p/b Pink Siren Sports Laura Van Gilder.
In Luke Tuckwell's latest column for Cyclingnews, he recalls his memorable week in France, and how he went from tears in training to his first yellow jersey