Van Heerden takes field sprint for win
Wangsgard wins's women's race, assumes overall lead
The atmosphere at the Shorewood Criterium was electric with more than 6,000 fans lining the café and bar strip. Additionally, a good number of residents had set up outside their homes along the residential streets to watch the action unfold; they were not disappointed as over 100 pro riders zipped around the 1.3-mile course at an average speed of 30 mph in the men's event. The speeds were kept high due to the shortening of the race by 30 minutes, fire-engines needed to come onto the course to put out a fire in one of the apartments, and the high number of cash primes towards the end.
Adam Mills (Mercy Cycling) said, "It was fun, fast and rough like a good Superweek race should be. Strangest thing happened, though. There was a fire in an apartment on the course during the race. Full halt for the race until all was resolved, and go again! The best thing about the race being shortened is that all the primes and points sprints are compressed, which makes for a really tough race. To make matters even more interesting, there are a lot of new guys that are way too tense here."
The primes and red jersey sprint points were hotly contested and this kept the pace very high and strung out. South Africa's Jay Thompson was on fire, winning the first two sprints on offer, in his bid to win back the sprint jersey after losing it to Rob White (Team Geargrinder) on Thursday when Team MTN opted to take a rest day at the Ray Basso Bensonville Criterium.
When the late breakaway of 10 riders had rolled away with 15 laps remaining, it halted Thompson's progress to win back the jersey and he now lies second overall, 12 points behind Rob White (Team Geargrinder) and just two points ahead of Chad Hartley, also of Team Geargrinder. It is shaping up to be an exciting battle between the two teams from South Africa (MTN) and the United States (Geargrinder).
The threatening breakaway contained a number of strong riders including Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket), Heath Blackgrove (Team Hotel San Jose), Riccardo Van der Velde (Garmin-Slipstream), Spencer Beamer (Team Mountain Khakis), James Stemper (Team Geargrinder), Matthias Schroger (Gourmetfein), Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose), Jorge Alvarado (Kahala La-Grange), Frank Dierking and Bradley Potgieter (Team MTN) and they looked to have it in the bag provided they worked well together.
However, the break never advanced more than 15 seconds ahead of the field and a sudden injection of power surprisingly brought the break back just before the Super Prime with four laps remaining was announced. This increased the pace substantially with riders fighting for position near the front, but it was Hans Dekkers (Garmin-Slipstream) who rounded the final corner five seconds clear of the field to pocket the $1666 in cash.
Christoff Van Heerden (Team MTN) won the field sprint ahead Carlos Vargas (Team Hotel San Jose) while Dekkers was third. The win by Van Heerden was his first stage win at Superweek, the second for Team MTN, and it moves him into fourth overall. Fly V Australia's yellow jersey holder, Bernard Sulzberger, and the rest of his team were the notable absentees from the race as they were taking a rest day. However, Sulzberger's points lead was enough for him to retain yellow ahead of Hans Dekkers and Andreas Muller.
1 | Christoff Van Heerden (Team MTN) |
2 | Carlos Vargas (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
3 | Hans Dekkers (Garmin-Slipstream) |
4 | Cole House (BMC Racing Team) |
5 | Jay Thomson (Team MTN) |
6 | Joshua Carter (ABD Cycling Team) |
7 | Andreas Muller (No Radunion) |
8 | Chad Hartley (Team Geargrinder) |
9 | James Stemper (Team Geargrinder) |
10 | Michael Van Eerd (Team YRC Now MS) |
11 | Logan Loader (Team Mountain Khakis) |
12 | Jonathan Atkins (Team Latino) |
13 | Mike Tettleton (Team Bearclaw) |
14 | Ryan Nye (Mvp Health Care Elite Cycling) |
15 | Clayton Goldsmith (Team Wheel & Sprocket) |
16 | Danny Kam (Team Bearclaw) |
17 | Nicholas Martinez (Now MS Society) |
18 | Wei-Cheng Lee (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
19 | Max Taam (RD: Horizon Organic PB Prerace.com / MTN) |
20 | James Flora (South Chicago Wheelmen) |
21 | Darin Divine (Divine Electric Norcal) |
22 | Randy Reichardt (Natural Grocers p/b XP Companies) |
23 | Ricardo Van Der Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) |
24 | Jerome Townsend (Fitness Together/IF pb Lionette's) |
25 | Ronnie Strange (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
26 | Anthony Bennett (Jittery Joe's U25 PB Kudzu.Com) |
27 | Chun-Kai Feng (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
28 | Eric Bennett (NOW-MS Society) |
29 | Craig Streit (Carlos OBriens Racing) |
30 | Derek Dixon (HDR P/B Lombardis Sports) |
31 | Jason Lowetz (Team Bearclaw) |
32 | Andrew Armstrong (Matrix/RBM) |
33 | John Bergmann (Team Clif Bar) |
34 | Ryan White (Team Geargrinder) |
35 | Kevin Berger (Team Wheel & Sprocket) |
36 | Oneal Samuels (Myogenesis.Com P/B United Healthcare) |
37 | Connor Sallee (Williams Cycling) |
38 | Juan Van Heerden (Team MTN) |
39 | Aaron Beardsley (Team Clif Bar) |
40 | Chris Arndt (Team Wheel & Sprocket) |
41 | Brian Koeneman (Team Wheel & Sprocket) |
42 | Christopher Mcgarity |
43 | Aaron Whalen (Horizon Organic P/B Prerace.Com) |
44 | Culyar Conly |
45 | Matthew Holecko (Carlos OBriens Racing) |
46 | Mac Brennan (Priority Health Cycling Team) |
47 | David Williams (Priority Health U25) |
48 | Robert Bush (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) |
49 | Christan Griego (Brones RVCC) |
50 | Alex Martinez (Kahala La-Grange) |
51 | Chris Wallace (Mercy Cycling Team) |
52 | Spencer Beamer (Team Mountain Khakis p/b EP-NO) |
53 | Brandon Trafton (Central Valley Cycling) |
54 | Chris Black (Morgan Stanley/Specialized/24Hr Fitness) |
55 | Patrick Briggs (California Giant Cycling) |
56 | Brian Rach (Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.) |
57 | Robert Biard (Team Hotel San Jose) |
58 | Mark Dolin (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) |
59 | Martin Adamczyk (socalcycling.com) |
60 | Adam Mills (Mercy Cycling Team) |
61 | Joseph Schmalz (Mercy Cycling Team) |
62 | Sean Sullivan (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
63 | Heath Blackgrove (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
64 | Ian Mclead (Team MTN) |
65 | Shaun Harless (Above Category Racing) |
66 | Mark Hughes (CZ Velo) |
67 | Frank Rowley (South Chicago Wheelmen) |
68 | Thomas Clark (Great Dane Velo Club) |
69 | Jonathan Chodroff (Ouch Presented by Maxxis) |
70 | Alex Wieseler (Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.) |
71 | Robert White (Team Geargrinder) |
72 | Herman Johnson (BSA RACING) |
73 | Emerson Oronte (IF/Lionette's Cycling Team) |
74 | Brian Cornelius (Landis/Trek) |
75 | Luis-Alejandro Zamudio (Kahala La-Grange) |
76 | Joe Lewis (Synergy) |
77 | Alex Voitik (Verizon Wireless Racing) |
78 | Todd Yezefski (IF/Lionette's Cycling Team) |
79 | Jason Svaldi (Great Dane Velo Club) |
1 | Jay Thomson (Team MTN) |
2 | Robert White (Team Geargrinder) |
3 | Chad Hartley (Team Geargrinder) |
4 | Craig Streit (Carlos OBriens Racing) |
5 | John Bergmann (Team Clif Bar) |
6 | Dan Ajer (Great Dane) |
7 | Jorge Alvarado (Kahala La-Grange) |
1 | Jay Thomson (Team MTN) |
2 | Chad Hartley (Team Geargrinder) |
3 | Robert White (Team Geargrinder) |
4 | Juan Van Heerden (Team MTN) |
5 | Christoff Van Heerden (Team MTN) |
6 | Carlos Vargas (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
7 | Dan Ajer (Great Dane) |
1 | Bradley Potgieter (Team MTN) |
2 | Matthias Schroger (Gourmetfein) |
3 | James Stemper (Team Geargrinder) |
4 | Spencer Beamer (Team Mountain Khakis p/b EP-NO) |
5 | Carlos Vargas (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
6 | Jorge Alvarado (Kahala La-Grange) |
7 | Frank Dierking |
1 | James Stemper (Team Geargrinder) |
2 | Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) |
3 | Frank Dierking |
4 | Heath Blackgrove (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) |
5 | Jorge Alvarado (Kahala La-Grange) |
6 | Ricardo Van Der Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) |
7 | Spencer Beamer (Team Mountain Khakis p/b EP-NO) |
1 | Nicky Wangsgard (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) |
2 | Jenette Williams (Altarum Women's Cycling Team) |
3 | Karlee Gendron (Woodcock Cycle Works) |
4 | Trish Black (Morgan Stanley/Team Spine/Specialized) |
5 | Josephine Giddens (Hub Racing) |
6 | Jeannie Kuhajek (Team Mack) |
7 | Gina Voci (Juice Plus) |
8 | Elizabeth Morse Hill (Hub Racing) |
9 | Emma Petersen (Team Ultralink) |
10 | Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) |
11 | Julia Farell (Team Ultralink) |
12 | Leah Kirchmann (Team Manitoba) |
13 | Mei-Yu Hsiao (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
14 | Christine Roettger (Team Revolution) |
15 | Karla Kingsley (SUGARCRM) |
16 | Amy Mcguire (Hub Racing) |
17 | Julia Lafranchise (NOW-MS Society) |
18 | Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda) |
19 | Arley Kemmerer (Hub Racing) |
20 | Kate Ross (Lip Smacker) |
21 | Ho-Hsun Huang (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
23 | Dale Tye (Altarum Women's Cycling Team) |
24 | Janel Bedard (MVP Health Care Elite Cycling) |
25 | Jessica Helmlinger (Cafe Hollander RDC) |
26 | Lauren Liscinski (NOW-MS Society) |
27 | Carrieann Kopernik (Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.) |
28 | Liz Leyden (Hub Racing) |
29 | Antonia (Toni) Musto (Priority Health) |
30 | Veronica Martinez (Hub Racing) |
31 | Jennifer Johansen (NOW-MS Society) |
32 | Monique Karlen (Team Kenda) |
22 | Greta Neimanas (XXX Racing-Athletico) |
1 | Jeannie Kuhajek (Team Mack) |
2 | Kate Ross (Lip Smacker) |
3 | Veronica Martinez (Hub Racing) |
4 | Elizabeth Morse Hill (Hub Racing) |
5 | Nicky Wangsgard (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) |
1 | Jennifer Purcell (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) |
2 | Mei-Yu Hsiao (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
3 | Veronica Martinez (Hub Racing) |
4 | Elizabeth Morse Hill (Hub Racing) |
5 | Leah Kirchmann (Team Manitoba) |
1 | Hsiao-Chia Tseng (Team Exustar Taiwan) |
2 | Jennifer Purcell (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) |
3 | Veronica Martinez (Hub Racing) |
4 | Jeannie Kuhajek (Team Mack) |
5 | Elizabeth Morse Hill (Hub Racing) |
1 | Bernard Sulzberger (Fly V Australia) | 146 | pts |
2 | Hans Dekkers (Garmin-Slipstream) | 112 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jay Thomson (Team MTN) | 111 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Andreas Muller (No Radunion) | 111 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) | 108 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Christoff Van Heerden (Team MTN) | 98 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Carlos Vargas (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) | 88 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Joshua Carter (ABD Cycling Team) | 85 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Chun-Kai Feng (Team Exustar Taiwan) | 73 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Ricardo Van Der Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) | 66 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | James Stemper (Team Geargrinder) | 57 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Chad Burdzilauskas (Kenda Pro Cycling presented by Spinergy) | 51 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Robert Bush (Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team) | 47 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Chad Hartley (Team Geargrinder) | 47 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Andrew Bradley (Gourmetfein) | 41 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Juan Van Heerden (Team MTN) | 41 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Andrew Dahlheim (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team) | 38 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Hector Pastorino (ZMOTION) | 36 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Toby Marzot (Team Mountain Khakis) | 35 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Robert White (Team Geargrinder) | 35 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 33 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Michael Van Eerd (Team YRC Now MS) | 31 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Will Hoffarth (Team Mountain Khakis) | 30 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Duane Dickey (Iowa City Cycling Club) | 25 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Oneal Samuels (Myogenesis.Com P/B United Healthcare) | 24 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Matthew Busche (ISCorp Cycling Team) | 23 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Juan Gaspari (ZMOTION) | 22 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Zachary Davies | 21 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Sean Sullivan (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) | 19 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Nick Frey (ciclismo racing) | 19 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Spencer Beamer (Team Mountain Khakis p/b EP-NO) | 18 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Ryan Freund (ABD Cycling Team) | 18 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Nicholas Martinez (Now MS Society) | 18 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Edgardo Richiez (Puerto Rico Cycling Team) | 18 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Gustavo Rullo (ZMOTION) | 18 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Cole House (BMC Racing Team) | 17 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Ben Kersten (Fly V Australia) | 17 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Andrew Crater (Wheel & Sprocket) | 16 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Isaac Howe (Team Mountain Khakis) | 16 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Jorge Alvarado (Kahala La-Grange) | 15 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Anthony Bennett (Jittery Joe's U25 PB Kudzu.Com) | 13 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Matthias Schroger (Gourmetfein) | 13 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Mike Tettleton (Team Bearclaw) | 13 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Bryan Mcvey (Vision Quest) | 13 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Jason Short (RBM Matrix) | 13 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Gabriel Acaba (Puerto Rico Cycling Team) | 13 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Joseph Schmalz (Mercy Cycling Team) | 12 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Jason Lowetz (Team Bearclaw) | 12 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Alex Martinez (Kahala La-Grange) | 11 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Curtis Gunn (Fly V Australia) | 11 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Logan Loader (Team Mountain Khakis) | 10 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Charles Huff (Jelly Belly Cycling Team) | 10 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Jonathan Atkins (Team Latino) | 10 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | John (Jackie) Simes (Team Mountain Khakis) | 9 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Wei-Cheng Lee (Team Exustar Taiwan) | 9 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Andreas Graf (Gourmetfein) | 8 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Chris Uberti (Panther/RGF Solutions PB Felt) | 8 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | James Flora (South Chicago Wheelmen) | 8 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Ryan Nye (MVP Health Care Elite Cycling) | 7 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Kevin Berger (Team Wheel & Sprocket) | 7 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Clayton Goldsmith (Team Wheel & Sprocket) | 6 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Matthew Brandt (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) | 6 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Cory Hickman (Project 5 Racing) | 6 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Danny Kam (Team Bearclaw) | 5 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Ronnie Strange (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) | 5 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Heath Blackgrove (Hotel San Jose/RGM Advisors) | 5 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Derek Laan (Panther/RGF Cycling p/b Felt Bicycles) | 5 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Nick Housley (Myogenesis P/B United Health Care) | 5 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Derek Dixon (HDR P/B Lombardis Sports) | 4 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Joe Lewis (Synergy) | 4 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Jerome Townsend (Fitness Together/IF pb Lionette's) | 3 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Robert Kelley (Team Bicycle Heaven) | 3 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Ryan Baumann (Trek Livestrong) | 3 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Max Taam (RD: Horizon Organic PB Prerace.com / MTN) | 2 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Todd Yezefski (IF/Lionette's Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Calixto Bello (ZMOTION) | 2 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Connor Sallee (Williams Cycling) | 1 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Craig Streit (Carlos OBriens Racing) | 1 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
1 | Nicky Wangsgard (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) | 127 | pts |
2 | Shontell Gauthier (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) | 111 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jennifer Purcell (Colavita Sutter Home P/B Cooking Light) | 98 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Emma Petersen (Team Ultralink) | 97 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Mei-Yu Hsiao (Team Exustar Taiwan) | 89 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jeannie Kuhajek (Team Mack) | 82 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Elizabeth Morse Hill (Hub Racing) | 80 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Amy Mcguire (Hub Racing) | 71 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) | 69 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Nicole Freidman | 51 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Jenette Williams (Altarum Women's Cycling Team) | 48 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Julia Farell (Team Ultralink) | 48 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Trish Black (Morgan Stanley/Team Spine/Specialized) | 40 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Kate Ross (Lip Smacker) | 40 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Julia Lafranchise (NOW-MS Society) | 39 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Josephine Giddens (Hub Racing) | 36 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Gina Voci (Juice Plus) | 36 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Anna Young (Team Lip Smacker) | 35 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Veronica Martinez (Hub Racing) | 34 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Christine Roettger (Team Revolution) | 33 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Leah Kirchmann (Team Manitoba) | 29 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ho-Hsun Huang (Team Exustar Taiwan) | 28 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Marie Rosado (Puerto Rico Cycling Team) | 28 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Karlee Gendron (Woodcock Cycle Works) | 18 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Arley Kemmerer (Hub Racing) | 15 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Deborah Dust (Pact- DISH Network Cycling) | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Liz Leyden (Hub Racing) | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Karla Kingsley (SUGARCRM) | 12 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Jennifer Johansen (NOW-MS Society) | 11 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Julie Jerue (IS Corp) | 9 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Luz E. Rodriguez (Puerto Rico Cycling Team) | 8 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Lauren Liscinski (NOW-MS Society) | 8 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Kristen Meshberg (BH USA) | 7 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Francine Haas (Alberto's Sport) | 5 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda) | 3 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Ashley Anderson (Proman Hit Squad) | 3 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Dale Tye (Altarum Women's Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Melissa (Missy) Erickson (Fort Lewis College) | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |

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