Peloton Star: 2013 Fox River Omnium

In it's second year, two days of racing on Chicago's north side. The first day being a fast, slightly rolling, criterium next to Elgin's Lord's Park, and the second being a brutally hilly circuit race in Fox River Grove, climbing under the backside of the Norge Ski Club's 100 year old ski jump

ILLINOIS: Elgin - Elgin Cycling Classic - RESULTS PHOTOS
Day one, a partly sunny, warm day with temperatures in the mid 80's, a fast course with a small uphill on the back straight, and a twisty, down/up chicane just 300 meters from the finish line.

Bucking the system, race promoters actually had a higher prize list for the top women's race than the men and in fact, the top podium in the women's race was worth TWICE as much ($200 vs $100). Perhaps licking their chops on this fact, Team Vanderkitten was in town after sharpening their claws at Tour de Grove in St. Louis the week before, and gave the Chicago locals what-for on their home turf. It was agressive racing from the start, but nothing stuck and a sprint finish was the end result with Kate Chilcott leading Starla Teddergreen out through the last turn for the 1-2 punch, locals Kristen Meshberg taking 3rd, Jannette Rho - 4th.

Women - Cat 1/2/3/4 - Open
	Place	Name	City, State	Team
	1	Starla Teddergreen	Mill Valley, CA	Vanderkitten
	2	Kate Chilcott	Argyle, TX	Vanderkitten Racing
	3	Kristen Meshberg (1 - Cat1)	Lyons, IL	Spidermonkey Cycling
	4	Jannette Rho (1 - Cat2)	Chicago, IL	Les Petites Victoires
	5	Jeannie Kuhajek (2 - Cat2)	Crystal Lake, IL	Vanderkitten

Pro 1/2/3 men. Only 34 riders toed the line, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a boring race, it only means that there's no place to hide. The fireworks were going off steadily for the full 60 minutes. Five riders got away late in the race with Andrew Bates taking his second win of the year, followed by Brian Ellison (SPBRC) and Sven Gartner. Notable in 4th was Ben Kanute who had just finished winning the Cat. 3 race with a late attack, dropping his co-worker, soloing in to an easy victory, Alexander Voitik appears to have pulled his foot in the final sprint, and it was Shane Feehery (South Chicago Wheelmen) taking the field sprint for 6th.

Men - Cat 1/2/3 - Open
	Place	Name	City, State	Bib	Team
	1	Andrew Bates (1 - Cat1)	Evanston, IL	729	Scarlet Fire Racing
	2	Brian Ellison (1 - Cat2)	Chicago Heights, IL	733
	3	Sven Gartner (2 - Cat2)	Park Ridge, IL	726	WDT-Allvoi International Cycling Team
	4	Ben Kanute (1 - Cat3)	Geneva, IL	720
	5	Alexander Voitik (3 - Cat2)	Champaign, IL	718	Sammy's Bike

ILLINOIS: Fox River Grove - Fox River Grove Criterium - RESULTS PHOTOS OMNIUM RESULTS - Day 2 of the omnium featured a nasty 15% climb followed by a fast, twisty descent. Totally different skills than were required the day before in Elgin. Not much info out of the Pro women's event except that Team Vanderkitten took all the money.

Women - Cat 1/2/3/4 - Open
	Place	Name	City, State	Team
	1	Kate Chilcott	Argyle, TX	Vanderkitten Racing
	2	Jeannie Kuhajek (1 - Cat2)	Crystal Lake, IL	Vanderkitten
	3	Starla Teddergreen	Mill Valley, CA	Vanderkitten
	4	Jennifer Reither	Boulder , CO	Vanderkitten
	5	Kelli Richter (2 - Cat2)	Libertyville, IL	PSIMET Racing

Omnium:

Starla Teddergreen 18 pts

Kate Chillcott 18 pts

Kristen Meshberg 13 pts

Jannette Rho 13 pts

Jeannie Kuhajek 14 pts

The Pro 1/2/3 men's race was determined by 1) defending of the omnium lead by Sammy's Elite Racing for Alex Voitik, and 2) the appearance of the Danish riding sensation, out of Indianapolis, Nickolai Broechner. Second place Dustin Morici gives his whole story HERE and watch the video below, which is a nice recap of the race from a racer's point of view.

Men - Cat 1/2/3 - Open
	Place	Name	City, State	Team
	1	Nicolai Broechner	Indianapolis, IN	BISSELL-ABG-GIANT
	2	Dustin Morici (1 - Cat2)	Saint Charles, IL	Sammy's Bike
	3	Brandon Feehery (1 - Cat1)	Homewood, IL	Astellas Oncology Cycling Team
	4	William Pankonin (2 - Cat2)	Highland Park, IL	xXx Racing
	5	Timothy Doelman (3 - Cat2)	Glencoe, IL	787 Racing
	6	Jake Buescher (4 - Cat2)	Springfield, IL	xXx Racing
	7	Alexander Voitik (5 - Cat2)	Champaign, IL	Sammy's Bike

Omnium Overall:

Alexander Voitik 17

Brian Ellison 14

Andrew Bates 13

Sven    Gartner    13
Ben    Kanute    13
Shane    Feehery    13


Photo: Sammy's Bike

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