Euro Connection #8

Some of our Midwestern riders are over in Europe giving it their best, lets see how they are doing.

USA Cycling writes:
A team of six represented the USA Cycling Women's National Development at the Costa Brava time trial and road race in Spain, May 8-9. The squad was comprised of Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wis./Team Kenda), Jessica Prinner, (South Elgin, Ill./ABD Cycling Team), Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12), Kendall Ryan (Ventura, Calif./VRC-NOW-MS Society), Ally Stacher (Etna, Calif./Webcor Builders), and Evelyn Stevens (New York, NY/Team Columbia-HTC)
On May 8, Evelyn Stevens won the elite women's time trial while the team's juniors Jessica Prinner, Coryn Rivera, Kendall Ryan, and Kaitie Antonneau went one, two, three, and four in the junior women's time trial.
The road race took place the following day, on May 9, with the junior and elite women racing together. After breaking away from the field together, Stevens, Rivera, and Prinner swept the top three spots. Kendall Ryan led a chase group and crossed the line after her teammates in fourth-place. Fellow U.S. National team rider Kaitie Antonneau wasn't far behind, finishing seventh with Ally Stacher in 8th.







USA Cycling also reports that Cole House (Oneida, Wis./BMC Racing Team) is part of the Espoir (U23) team competing in Luxembourg's Feche de Sud, May 12-16 where Taylor Phinney won the opening 4.2 km prologue.

In the Pro ranks, Wisconsin's Mathew Busche (Radio Shack) is recovering from some form of illness following his ride in the Tour of Romandie and Illinois' rider Christian Vande Velde crashed out of the Giro d'Italia with a broken collar bone. We wish them both the best!