Recap - Memorial Day Weekend (Part I)

Perfect weather for the whole weekend. What more could you ask for?

Minnesota
MN Memorial Weekend - Four races in three days for the good folks up north.  Some of the results are now available at the Endurance Promotions website and some photos from the final Target Criterium are over at Cycleture, where the photo on the right is from.

Iowa
Memorial Day Weekend - The big one here in the midwest. Four days of racing drawing from the deepest talent pool the area has to offer.

Results for all the categories for the first two events can be found HERE, in this top-secret, hidden, searchable database. 

Burlington Road Race -  So, we've already covered the Pro action of this one as narrated by Mike Ebert of Verizon U25. The break got away and was won by former Argentinian National Champion Juan Pablo Dotti (Aerocat) who has called Lawrenceville, Georgia home the past two seasons. In 2009 he raced in a number of midwestern races including Superweek and the Tour of Elk Grove.

1	47	JUAN PABLO DOTTI	LAWRENCEVILLE	GA	AEROCAT CYCLING
2	58	VOLODYMYR STARCHYK	LUNATA 55012		AMORE E VITA-CONAD
3	99	WILLIAM NOWAK	EVANSTON	IL	VERIZON U25 P/B ABD
4	64	ERIC YOUNG	BLOOMINGTON	IN	NUVO/CULTURAL TRAIL
5	26	MIKE SHERER	BLOOMINGTON	IN	VERIZON U25 P/B ABD

Snake Alley

The race blow by blow was covered earlier but here's the top 25 results as can be found in this top secret, searchable database HERE. Volodymyr Starchyk of The Ukraine started at the back of the field and simply rode away from everybody. Also, photo (Becca Finley) from the rarely publicized side show - The Cobbled Climb! A seriously steep (20%?) climb with bread loaf sized cobbles that most race up on MTBs but a few hard core roadies tackle this on their race bikes!

PLACE	NUMBER	NAME	CITY	STATE	CLUB
1	105	VOLODYMYR STARCHYK	LUNATA 55012		AMORE E VITA-CONAD
2	6	TRISTAN SCHOUTEN	PLYMOUTH	WI	UNATTACHED
3	90	ERIC MARCOTTE	PHOENIX	AZ	TEAM PISTA PALACE
4	88	PAUL MARTIN	NORTH ROYALTON	OH	PANTHER PB COMPETITIVE CYCLISTS
5	99	CHARLES B. HUFF	SPRINGFIELD	MO	JELLY BELLY P/B KENDA
6	93	EMILE ABRAHAM	ATLANTA	GA	AEROCAT CYCLING
7	8	BRYCE MEAD	STERLING	IL	TEXAS ROADHOUSE
8	101	STEVE TILFORD	TOPEKA	KS	TRADEWIND ENERGY/TREK STORES
9	41	DAVID HACKWORTHY	HUDSON	WI	BIANCHI/GRAND PERFORMANCE
10	49	JORDON ROESSINGH	MADISON	WI	IS CORP CYCLING
11	100	ROB WHITE	BROWN DEER	WI	ABD/GEARGRINDER
12	1	ADAM BERGMAN	LINO LAKES	MN	TEXAS ROADHOUSE
13	21	RYAN FREUND	LAKE IN THE HILLS	IL	VERIZON U25 P/B ABD
14	86	DEREK GRAHAM	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	BISSELL/ABG
15	97	DIEGO GARAVITO	LAWRENCEVILLE	GA	AEROCAT CYCLING
16	20	MIKE SHERER	BLOOMINGTON	IN	VERIZON U25 P/B ABD
17	4	BRIAN JENSEN	LAWRENCE	KS	TRADEWIND ENERGY/TREK STORES
18	31	RYAN KNAPP	COLUMBUS	IN	PANTHER/COMPETITIVE CYCLES
19	58	GREGORY STROCK	MARTINSVILLE	IN	TEXAS ROADHOUSE CYCLING
20	32	CHRIS UBERTI	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	PANTER/COMPETITIVE CYCLIST
21	91	ROLF EISINGER	LOUISVILLE	KY	CLEVELAND CLINIC,RGF SOLUTIONS,FELT
22	98	PAT LEMIEUX	ST. PAUL	MN	TEXAS ROADHOUSE P/B MOTOREX
23	102	JAMES STEMPER	WAUWATOSA	WI	KENDA PRO CYCLING P/B GEORGE INDER
24	72	NICHOLAS COIL	PRAIRIE VILLAGE	KS	TRADEWIND ENERGY/TREK MIDWEST
25	50	ALEX WIESELER	OCONOMOWOC	WI	ISCORP

The Iowa Hawkeye has a nice write up on the lower cats.: RED ZONE DOMINANCE: Andrew Dillman was just hoping for a better finish than last year's fourth-place showing in the Junior 15+ race.

Dillman did three spots better, taking the event over Alexey Vermeulen and Lionel Rocheleau.

"Even when I wasn't trying to gap, I was making the turns so hard I was gapping anyways, so I knew on the last lap if I was at the top of the hill with a little bit of gap, through those turns if I was going a little bit faster that I might be able to keep it for the last lap," Dillman said.

Dillman's victory finished off a sweep for the Red Zone Cycling Team from Louisville, Ky. 

Melon City Criterium - Muscatine, IA  results for this race can be found at the race webpage, or at the USA Cycling page. 

" Sunday's Melon City Criterium in Muscatine was another hot one. The course had good flow with two tight and slow corners, long steady down to a speed bump (more like a launch ramp), then a steady uphill to a tight corner before the finish. " (World of Bikes) Podium Insight provides the blow by blow (photo by Caitlin Coar):

"Following the usual early aggressions a powerful group rolled off the front after 12laps and somewhat surprisingly was never seen by the peloton again. Texas Roadhouse had two representatives in the break – Adam Bergman and Jeff Schroetlin – whilst Eric Marcotte (Team Pista Palace), Chad Burdzilauskas (Kenda p/b Geargrinder), Brian Jensen (Tailwind Sports) and Ryan Freund (Verizon Wireless) made up the remainder. Although the group was rolling well they never gained more than 45seconds on the bunch but without a cohesive chase it never could quite come all back together."

Pro/Elite 1-2
1 Eric Marcotte PHOENIX AZ Team Pista Palace
2 Chad Burdzilauskas Indianapolis IN Kenda Pro Cycling
3 Adam Bergman LINO LAKES MN Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex
4 Brian Jensen LAWRENCE KS Trade Wind Energy
5 Ryan Freund LAKE IN THE HILLS IL Verizon u25 Team p/b ABD
6 Jeffrey Schroetlin DECATUR IL Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex
7 Nick Frey PRINCETON NJ ciclismo racing
8 Paul Martin NORTH ROYALTON OH Panther/RGF Cycling p/b Felt Bicycles
9 Andrew Crater ASHEVILLE NC Aerocat Cycling Team
10 Ryan Knapp COLUMBUS IN Panther pb Competitive Cyclist
11 Colton Barrett N SAINT PAUL MN Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex
12 Stephen Tilford TOPEKA KS Tradewind Energy/Trek
13 Zach Reed EDWARDSVILLE IL Dogfish Racing Team
14 Alex Wieseler OCONOMOWOC WI ISCorp Cycling Team
15 John Eisinger LOUISVILLE KY Unattached
16 Emile Abraham Atlanta GA Aerocat Cycling Team
17 Derek Goerke MAPLE GROVE MN Bianchi/Grand Performance
18 Eric Young BLOOMINGTON IN Unattached
19 Kip Spaude WATERTOWN WI Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.
20 Michael Woell MINNEAPOLIS MN MBRC/Flanders
21 Shadd Smith OVERLAND PARK KS Mercy Cycling Team
22 Tristan Schouten PLYMOUTH WI Planet Bike
23 Logan Garey BOULDER CO Team Rio Grande
24 John Grant LOUISVILLE KY Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex
25 Volodymyr Starchyk Lunata Uk

Quad Cities - Rock Island, IL Eight corners packed into a 3/4 mile criterium course with a big, raucous crowd. Results from all categories can be found at the race website.

Place	Bib	Name	Age	City	St	Team
1	51	Andrew Crater	32	Asheville	NC	Unattached
2	73	Chad Burdzilauskas	30	Indianapolis	IN	Kentucky Flyers
3	9	Colton Barrett	19	N Saint Paul	MN	Kentucky Flyers Cycling Inc
4	54	Emile Abraham	35	Atlanta	GA
5	33	Derek Goerke	29	Minneapolis	MN	St Paul Bicycle Racing Club
6	86	Stephen Tilford	50	Topeka	KS
7	40	Christopher Uberti	23	West Lafayette	IN	Panther pb Competitive Cyclist
8	43	Eric Marcotte	30	Phoenix	AZ	Pista Palace
9	47	Ryan Knapp	26	Columbus	IN	Panther pb Competitive Cyclist
10	41	Nick Frey	22	Princeton	NJ	Ciclismo
11	96	Logan Garey	32	Chicago	IL	Team Rio Grande
12	44	Michael Woell	29	Minneapolis	MN	Minneapolis Bicycle Racing Club
13	98	James Stemper	24	Wauwatosa	WI	TEAM GEARGRINDER
14	78	Gregg Brandt	24	Winona	MN	GrandStay Hotels
15	29	Ben Damhoff	25	Morrison	IL	TEAM GEARGRINDER
16	42	Erik Meier	20	Baraboo	WI	Baraboo Sharks
17	5	Matthew Brandt	22	Kirkwood	MO	Mesa Cycles Shop and Racing Team
18	49	John Eisinger	28	Louisville	KY	Unattached
19	109	Volodymry Starchck	30	Lucca	IT
20	82	Joseph Kukolla	21	Indianapolis	IN	Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc.
21	110	Ryan Freund	24	Lake In The Hills	IL	ABD Cycle Club
22	45	David Zimmermann	26	Eagan	MN	Minneapolis Bicycle Racing Club
23	58	Paul Martin	38	North Royalton	OH	Panther pb Competitive Cyclist
24	15	Mike Sherer	24	Bloomington	IN	ABD Cycle Club
25	102	Christopher Hall	24	Fort Collins	CO	Unattached