Napolitano, Lasasso score wins at Schlitz Park Criterium
Cantwell, Van Gilder remain atop overall standings
The Tour of America's Dairyland returned to downtown Milwaukee for the challenging Schlitz Park Criterium on the west bank of the Milwaukee River.
Only 30 riders finished the Pro Men's event, which featured attrition throughout the day on a technical circuit with a steep climb and descent each lap. Rudy Napolitano (Monster Media) and U.S. Pro Criterium Champ Daniel Holloway (Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optum Health) formed a 2-man break early on, which would go the distance.
Three chasers - Serghei Tvetcov (AeroCat), Luis Alejandro-Zamudio (Herbalife-LaGrange) and Christopher Monteleone (Kenda 5-hour Energy-Geargrinder) - launched off the front for an extended period for an impressive showing but the trio would ultimately be absorbed back into the diminished peloton. Brian Sheedy (Hampton Trails Bike Shop) made a valiant effort as well, as a solitary chaser, with 16 to go which also ended in capture by the field.
Ultimately the two-man break's advantage grew to 1:15, with the duo approaching the back of the field. Napolitano and Holloway never showed any signs of weakness - even though Holloway lost a pedal with four laps to go, leaving him to race the final four 0.8 mile laps with one pedal.
Napolitano bested Holloway for the victory while in the field sprint for third place Rahsaan Bahati (SKLZ-Pista Palace) and overall leader Jonathan Cantwell (V Australia) played cat-and-mouse for the final podium position. In the end, however, AeroCat came around the front with Cantwell on the outside with not enough time or space, giving Serghei Tvetcov third place on the day.
The Pro Women faced a brief delay to their start while rain and lightning passed but the minor time-out didn't seem to halt Mellow Mushroom’s momentum. Kristen Lasasso moved off the front with three to go for a $100 prime and never looked back. Lasasso made her win look effortless as the field was 27 seconds back with one to go.
Mellow Mushroom teammate Laura Van Gilder, the overall women's leader, took the field sprint from Kate Chilcott (FCS/Metro Volkswagen) for the 1-2 Mellow Mushroom punch as they continue their dominant streak.
Full Results
1 | Rudolph Napolitano (Monster Media) |
2 | Daniel Holloway (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) |
3 | Serghei Tvetcov (AeroCat Cycling Team) |
4 | Jonathan Cantwell (V Australia) |
5 | Emile Abraham (AeroCat Cycling Team) |
6 | Rafael Meran (Foundation/CRCA) |
7 | Rahsaan Bahati (SKIL p/b Pista Palace) |
8 | Stephen Tilford (Tradewind Energy/Trek) |
9 | Euris Vidal (Foundation/CRCA) |
10 | Colton Barrett (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) |
11 | Luis-Alejandro Zamudio (Herbalife LaGrange) |
12 | Chad Hartley (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) |
13 | Michael Smith Larsen (Socalcycling.com) |
14 | Logan Loader (RideClean p/b Patentit.com) |
15 | Josh Gillingham (Nova IS Corp) |
16 | Cole House (Realcyclist.com) |
17 | Daniel Chabanov (GS Mengoni USA) |
18 | Brian Sheedy (Hampton Trails Bike Shop) |
19 | Brian Toone (Tria Market p/b DonohooAuto.co) |
20 | David Williams (BISSELL Pro Cycling) |
21 | Chris Arndt (LAPT) |
22 | Pat Lemieux (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) |
23 | Rob White (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) |
24 | Nick Vetter (Bianchi/Grand Performance) |
25 | Steve Scholzen (Nova IS Corp) |
26 | Issac Howe (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) |
27 | Thomas Hubbard (Subway Cycling Team) |
28 | Thomas Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) |
29 | Juan Pablo Dotti (AeroCat Cycling Team) |
30 | Dallas Fowler (Kuhl) |
1 | Kristen Lasasso (Mellow Mushroom) |
2 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) |
3 | Kate Chilcott (FCS Cycling Team) |
4 | Laura Parsons (Primal Rose Bandits) |
5 | Carrie Cash-Wootten (Mellow Mushroom) |
6 | Kacey Manderfield (Pure Energy Cycling Pro Air HF) |
7 | Kori Seehafer (Team Type 1) |
8 | Kelley Hess (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
9 | Emily Collins (Vanderkitten-Focus) |
10 | Shailie Sanbrooks (Russ Hays) |
11 | Emma Bast (Speedfix p/b Zubaz) |
12 | Frances Schofield (Z Motion) |
13 | Cari Higgins (Peanut Butter & Co.) |
14 | Michelle Melka (RED Racing) |
15 | Courteney Lowe (FCS Cycling Team) |
16 | Haley Juno-Galdes (Webcor/Alto Velo) |
17 | Melina Bernecker (Herbalife LaGrange) |
18 | Rebecca Blatt (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
19 | Colleen Gulick (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
20 | Starla Teddergreen (Vanderkitten-Focus) |
21 | Megan Baab (FCS/Metro Volkswagen) |
22 | Vanessa Drigo (Vanderkitten-Focus) |
23 | Kat Carr (Bell Lap Coaching) |
24 | Katie Spittlehouse (Nova IS Corp) |
25 | Sheila Orem (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
26 | Cindy Reese (Bicycles of Tulsa) |
27 | Jennifer Maxwell (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
28 | Jennifer Triplett (Hagens Berman) |
29 | Elizabeth Lauer (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) |
30 | Kate Ligler (RED Racing) |
31 | Alexandra Navas (Nova IS Corp) |
32 | Nicole Brandt (Velo Club La Grange) |
33 | Mary-Ellen Ash (Metromint Cycling) |
1 | Jonathan Cantwell (V Australia) | 112 | pts |
2 | Emile Abraham (AeroCat Cycling Team) | 94 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sergei Tvetcov (AeroCat Cycling Team) | 83 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rahsaan Bahati (SKIL p/b Pista Palace) | 81 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Rudolph Napolitano (Monster Media) | 78 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Chad Hartley (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) | 65 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Issac Howe (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) | 62 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Euris Rafael Vidal (Foundation/CRCA) | 62 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Logan Loader (RideClean p/b Patentit.com) | 52 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Michael Smith Larsen (Socalcycling.com) | 52 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 44 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Juan Pablo Dotti (AeroCat Cycling Team) | 38 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Luis-Alejandro Zamudio (Herbalife LaGrange) | 38 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Tristan Schouten (Nova IS Corp) | 32 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Steve Tilford (Tradewind Energy/Trek) | 31 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Thomas Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) | 30 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Matt Gorter (Subway Cycling Team) | 29 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | John Minturn (Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable) | 28 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Marc Prutton (Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable) | 28 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 28 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Logan Owen (Hagens Berman p/b Attitude Sports) | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Brian Sheedy (Hampton Trails Bike Shop) | 25 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Colton Barrett (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) | 24 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Pat Lemieux (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) | 20 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Clay Murfet (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) | 20 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Clayton Barrows (Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable) | 20 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Kayle Leogrande (Monster Media) | 19 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Rafael Meran (Foundation/CRCA) | 19 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Daniel Holloway (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) | 19 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Brian Schaning (Team Geargrinder) | 18 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Andrew Crater (Serenity Bikes p/b Yoga 1 Studios) | 17 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Maxwell Anderson (LAPT) | 17 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Brian Matter (Team Geargrinder) | 16 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ RACING) | 16 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Luca Damiani (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) | 15 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Andrew Otte (NUVO Cultural Trail) | 13 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Marco Aledia (Cleveland Clinic/RGF Sports) | 13 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Brian Toone (Tria Market p/b DonohooAuto.co) | 11 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Brian Rach (ISCorp Cycling Team) | 10 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Danny Kam (Herbalife LaGrange) | 10 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | David Williams (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 10 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Rob White (Kenda/ 5-Hr Energy p/b Geargrinder) | 9 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Josh Gillingham (Nova IS Corp) | 7 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Christopher Uberti (Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist) | 6 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Cole House (Realcyclist.com) | 5 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Justin Williams (Monster Media) | 4 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Daniel Chabanov (GS Mengoni USA) | 4 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Chris Arndt (LAPT) | 3 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Andrew Bates (Garage Racing) | 2 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Jacob Mueller (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV) | 2 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Bryan McVey (ABD Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Ian Crane (Hagens Berman p/b Attitude Sports) | 2 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
1 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) | 138 | pts |
2 | Cari Higgins (Peanut Butter & Co.) | 110 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Carrie Cash-Wootten (Mellow Mushroom) | 101 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Laura Parsons (Primal Rose Bandits) | 88 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kate Chilcott (FCS Cycling Team) | 85 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Vanessa Drigo (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 76 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Starla Teddergreen (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 72 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Kristen Lasasso (Mellow Mushroom) | 67 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Kacey Manderfield (Pure Energy Cycling Pro Air HF) | 59 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Kori Seehafer (Team Type 1) | 57 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Shailie Sanbrooks (Russ Hays) | 56 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Courteney Lowe (FCS Cycling Team) | 55 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Kelley Hess (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 55 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Frances Schofield (Z Motion) | 53 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Colleen Gulick (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 51 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Emma Bast (Speedfix p/b Zubaz) | 49 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Mary-Ellen Ash (Metromint Cycling) | 46 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Kat Carr (Bell Lap Coaching) | 44 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Anne Grabowski (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 32 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Melina Bernecker (Herbalife LaGrange) | 26 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Jenna Kowalski (NOW-MS Society) | 22 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Erica Allar (RideClean p/b Patentit.com) | 19 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Michelle Melka (RED Racing) | 17 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Elizabeth Lauer (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 12 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Anna Drakulich (Herbalife LaGrange) | 12 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Emily Collins (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 12 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Natalie Klemko (Rouse Bicycles) | 11 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Rebecca Blatt (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 11 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Katie Spittlehouse (Nova IS Corp) | 7 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Kim White (Velo Bella) | 5 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Haley Juno-Galdes (Webcor/Alto Velo) | 5 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Stacey Jensen (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | 4 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Jennifer Triplett (Hagens Berman) | 4 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Rachel Byus (FCS Cycling Team) | 3 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Courtney Dimpel (Vanderkitten) | 2 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Juliette Olson (RED Racing) | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Sarah Huang (Nova IS Corp) | 1 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Kate Ligler (RED Racing) | 1 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
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