2010 Circuit of Sauk (Sauk County Wisconsin)

Wind was the story of the day with gusts of 25 to 30mph making a tough course even tougher. If you didn't have the legs today, there was no way to hide in the pack and fake it - you were done. The 15 mile loop is fairly hilly with long rollers and one 'wall' that's too early in the lap to really be a deciding factor in the finish, but steep enough to thin out the pack quickly. As slow as the climbs were, the descents were screaming fast with that wind at your back, some as long as 1.2 miles. This fairly new course to the Wisconsin Cycling Association's calendar is arguably one of the most scenic, being held in a very rural area in southwestern Wisconsin, the nearest town being six miles away.

Early results include: Jr 10-14 Everett Jones (Baraboo Sharks), Women 4 Vanessa Curtis (Unatt), Masters 3/4 Jeff Melcher (Team Extreme), Men 4/5 Tony Damhoff (Unatt), 2nd Alex Ochowicz (Unatt), 3rd Andrew Tegge (Team Wheel & Sprocket)

The Men's Cat. 3 race was the only one that pretty much stayed together until the end, with a small bunch sprint being won by Brandon Meinke (Pegasus), 2nd Brian Abraham (Fisher Midwest), 3rd Mark Norton (Team Wisconsin), then Liam Donaghue and Eric Blankinship both from IL. 



The Women Pro 1/2/3 race was heavily split up by the course and it came down to a small bunch  sprint taken by Kelly Hess (Kenda), 2nd Rachel Roessingh (IS Corp), 3rd Antonia Leal (Planet Bike) , then Meshberg, Wentworth, and Spittlehouse from Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
 


Masters 4/5 was won by Jonathon Lang (Hampshire), 2nd William Pankonin (XXX), 3rd Matthew Bennett (Unatt).

Masters 1/2/3 was taken by (surprize!) Chris Halverson (IS Corp) who solo'd the last lap and a half. 

Jr. 15-18 winner unknown! (Baraboo Sharks)(#494) who took the three up sprint over Patrick Diamond (Gear Grinder). A well earned 3rd went to Lionel Rocheleau (Gear Grinder) who came from way back, pretty much out of sight of the leaders, and bridged up to contest the sprint.  

In the Pro 1/2 event, Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp) and Cole House (BMC) led the field the first of five times up the 'wall' in their 80 mile race. For much of the race, however, it was a three man break comprised of Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp),  Frank Dierking (Team Wisconsin), and Ryan Freund (Verizon/ABD) who built up over a minute lead at it's maximum. Several small chase groups developed and they managed to close that gap down to a mere 20 seconds over the last 30 miles (2 laps). So close, but not close enough. The last time up the wall, Jordan looked relatively fresh as Dierking was glued to his wheel, but it was just too much for Ryan Freund, however, who lost contact on this move, eventually getting caught by the first chase group, and rolling in 7th. Dave Moyer (XXX) just nipped Tristin Bentzler (RVCC) by inches for third place.  Chris Padfield (ReCycling) was 9th, Dewey Dickey (Mercy/Specialized) 10th, John Acker (Wheel & Sprocket) 12th, Luke Seemann (XXX) ... well, he finished.  For the win, it was all Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp) over Frank Dierking (Team Wisconsin) in the side by side drag race to the line.