2012 Glencoe Grand Prix
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| Photo: Dreyfus - USA Cycling (cropped and edited properly) |
Cycling news has the whole run down of how the Men's Pro race unfolded, but basically after numerous breaks, Jackie Simes (Jamis/Sutter Home) out sprinted Rudy Napolitano (Bahati) for the win. According to his results listed at USA Cycling, Simes' last race win was in last year's ICC Superweek at Kenosha where he teamed up with Bobby Lea (pronounced "Lee") who, with Simes' help, himself picked up 3 wins in a row, plus a second against a very strong international field. Note also in the top 10 in Glencoe, Milwaukee area resident Chad Hartley (Kenda 5-Hour Energy). You can see Peloton Pix's video coverage of Sime's last race win, in Kenosha, below with the finish and interviews beginning at about 11:00 min.
| Men - Pro/Cat 1 - NCC | |||||||||
| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Team | |||||
| 1 | John (Jackie) Simes (1 - Pro) | New Tripoli, PA | 150549 | UCI CT: Jamis/Sutter Home | |||||
| 2 | Rudolph Napolitano (1 - Cat1) | Santa Monica, CA | 214693 | ||||||
| 3 | John Grant (2 - Cat1) | Louisville, KY | 193579 | Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex/Kentucky Flyers Cycling Inc | |||||
| 4 | Chad Burdzilauskas (3 - Cat1) | Indianapolis, IN | 122674 | Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team P/B Motorex/Kentucky Flyers Cycling Inc | |||||
| 5 | Rahsaan Bahati (4 - Cat1) | Los Angeles, CA | 116625 | Bahati Foundation-CA | |||||
| 6 | Daniel Holt (5 - Cat1) | Atlanta, GA | 63559 | Team Type 1- Development | |||||
| 7 | Timothy Rugg (6 - Cat1) | Washington, DC | 280764 | Champion System p/b Stan's NoTubes/Century Road Club Assoc | |||||
| 8 | Rafael Meran | Brooklyn, NY | 380705 | CRCA/Foundation | |||||
| 9 | Chad Hartley (2 - Pro) | Fox Point, WI | 126996 | UCI CT: Kenda 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | |||||
| 10 | Jeremy Durrin (7 - Cat1) | Amherst, MA | 250645 | J.A.M. Fund / NCC/Tenet Racing | |||||
| 11 | Ryan Knapp (8 - Cat1) | Columbus, IN | 161263 | Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist | |||||
As for the Illinois State Criterium Championship, the first rider from Illinois in each category was awarded the State Championship Jersey. Chicago based Velopost.Com has compiled a list of this year's state champions. Nick Hand (Quantum / Mesa) of Clayton, MO describes the team work involved in getting their rider, Mark French of Columbia, IL, into the State Championship jersey for the Men's Category 2.
Well we started FAST, like o my god I hope we slow down soon fast. I swear to god I wanted to quit about ten minutes into the race and never though I was going to be able to last. My saving grace is my ability to corner on rails and take advantage of others fear and or inexperience with the course....
The entire race was marred with crashes in just about every corner. There were two pits on the course and just about every lap there were multiple riders jumping back into the race following their free lap, which is allowed after a crash or mechanical. It helps to ride at the front of a race as it leaves fewer riders in front of you who could crash, and generally the riders at the front have a cleaner line through turns and down the road. This didn't stop some riders from taking themselves and others out of the race. Our protected rider Mark French had to do some quick thinking and jump up a curb into someone's yard and then back over another curb to avoid a crash and then get back into the race. ...
So going into the downhill turn 4 I took the lead and lit my final "match". I was hoping to be able to drive the pack to the final turn but really didn't think it was going to happen, but I had nothing to lose, and a State Championship for my team, to gain. Turning up the small hill on the course I stood up and kept the pressure on. I expected to be swarmed as we climbed but I guess I was able to hold the speed high enough for everyone as I lead onto the corses false flat and into turn 6. Then the power meter numbers started to drop quickly and I heard Mark yell for everything that I had. I tried to stand and give it a go but I was running on empty and quickly sat back down and shook my head trying to signal I was spent. ... We got lucky though, Mark was able to take 4th place in the field sprint, and as it so happens all the riders that beat him were from out of the state. That meant that Mark was the IL state crit champ, and Quantum Mesa Cycles had done it!
Wisconsin's Peter Davis of IS Corp took the race win, no doubt with lots of help from his strong team who has been dominating the junior races and now beginning to do the same in the Pro 1/2 fields.
| Men - Cat 2/3 | |||||||||
| Place | Name | City, State | USAC # | Team | |||||
| 1 | Peter Davis (1 - Cat2) | Whitefish Bay, WI | 255770 | ISCorp Cycling Team/Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc dba ISCorp Cycling Team | |||||
| 2 | Erik Loberg (2 - Cat2) | Cedarburg, WI | 213434 | Great Dane Velo Club | |||||
| 3 | dylan knutson (3 - Cat2) | Eagan, MN | 281816 | Mitsubishi Laser / Grand Performance | |||||
| 4 | Mark French (4 - Cat2) | Columbia, IL | 277793 | Quantum Mesa Cycles | |||||
| 5 | David Reyes (5 - Cat2) | Chicago, IL | 211512 | Bloomington Cycle Racing Team | |||||
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