Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom Racing) out-sprinted Erica Allar (RideClean/PatentIt.com) and the NOW and Novartis for MS, and Primal/Map My Ride Women's teams for the win at the Glencoe Grand Prix on windy but warm day on Chicago's North Shore.
The course, which has hosted the USA Professional Crit Championships in the past, is a 10-corner criterium, with a short hill halfway through the race. The race runs through upscale neighborhoods and a historic downtown area popular with Chicago commuters.
NOW and Primal continued to attack through the race but due to strong winds on the down hill section of the course, and a tailwind going up the hill, breaks were not having any success getting more than two or three seconds up the road.
Halfway through the last lap Beth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS) attacked and was quickly marked by Erica Allar and Laura Van Gilder. Coming down the final straight it looked like Allar had timed her sprint perfectly but Van Gilder came around her for the win at the line by half a bike length.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom Racing) | 0:58:58 |
| 2 | Erica Allar (RideClean/PatentIt.com) | 0:00:00 |
| 3 | Christina Gokey-Smith | 0:00:00 |
| 4 | Nichole Wangsgard (Primal/MapMyRide) | 0:00:01 |
| 5 | Alexis Ryan (Team TIBCO II) | 0:00:01 |
| 6 | Ruth Winder (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 0:00:01 |
| 7 | Kaitlin Antonneau (Exergy Twenty12) | 0:00:02 |
| 8 | Emma Lawson (RIDECLEAN/PatentIt.com) | 0:00:02 |
| 9 | Sarah Fader (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech) | 0:00:02 |
| 10 | Robin Farina (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 0:00:02 |
| 11 | Kendall Ryan (TIBCO to The Top) | 0:00:02 |
| 12 | Jeannie Kuhajek (PSIMET Racing) | 0:00:03 |
| 13 | Kori Seehafer | 0:00:03 |
| 14 | Cari Higgins (Exergy Twenty12) | 0:00:03 |
| 15 | Emma Bast (Speedfix Racing p/b Zub) | 0:00:03 |
| 16 | Jessica Cutler (Primal/MapMyRide Wom) | 0:00:04 |
| 17 | Devon Gorry (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 0:00:04 |
| 18 | Kristen Meshberg (Spidermonkey Cycling) | 0:00:04 |
| 19 | Carrie Cash Wootten (Pedal The Cause) | 0:00:04 |
| 20 | Bergen Watterson (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech) | 0:00:05 |
| 21 | Emily Kachorek (Primal/MapMyRide) | 0:00:05 |
| 22 | Elizabeth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 0:00:05 |
| 23 | Holly Mathews (Nova Cycle Sports Foundation) | 0:00:10 |
| 24 | Jacqueline Kurth (Primal/MapMyRide ) | 0:00:10 |
| 25 | Liza Rachetto (Primal/MapMyRide Wom) | 0:00:25 |
| 26 | Addyson Albershardt (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 0:00:33 |
| 27 | Sarah Huang (Exergy TWENTY12) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 (-1 lap) | Christy Keely (Team Kenda presented by Geargrinder) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Cinthia Lehner | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Jannette Rho (Les Petites Victoires) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Hayley Giddens (ISCorp Cycling Team) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Starla Teddergreen (Vanderkitten-Focus) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Colleen Gulick (Pure Energy Cycling-ProA) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Morgan Patton (Team Type 1) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Amelia Moore (Les Petites Victoires) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Erica Chard (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Jennifer Perricone (LAC WI ISCorp Cycling Team) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 (2- laps) | Colleen Hayduk (RideClean/PatentIt.com ) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Klara Rossouw (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Cady Chintis (Les Petites Victoires) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Courtney Dimpel (Vanderkitten-Focus) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Mandy Marquardt (Team Type 1) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Lindsey Durst (ISCorp Cycling Team/No) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Leah Sanda (PSIMET Racing) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jennifer Greenberg (Team Kenda presented by Geargrinder) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Katherine Ross (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Christine Roettger (Pedal The Cause) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Francine Haas (Team Higher Gear) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Kimberly Gialdini (PSIMET Racing) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Becca Schepps (Innervation Fitness/Stan's No Tubes) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
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