Denzer Delight wrap-up

Photo by Luke Seemann

Perfect weather helped the Denzer Delight (nee Baraboo II, nee Leland Grand Prix) live up to its name. A milelong, 700-foot climb would be a trifle elsewhere, but it was a big deal for the flatlanders of the Midwest. Each trip up broke legs and shattered fields.

Wisconsin teams dominated most of the races, but Chicago's Seth Meyer (Team Get a Grip Cycles) took control of the 3's race and handily won a three-up sprint, and Scott Pearson (Higher Gear) won the Masters 1/2/3 race.

Full results.

Race reports:
Ryan Baumann (ABD; P/1/2): "We just couldn't close the gap! It was kind of frustrating to see the race ride away from you when it's that close, but it just wasn't meant to be."

Brian Carlson (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare; M4/5): "I tried to catch the group of three but it was just too hard by myself and I dangled about 200 yards behind them for the entire third lap."

Jason Knauff (Team Clif Bar Midwest; 3): "I knew I had to bridge or get stuck in no-man's-land. I recovered, took a dig, then repeated, but at one point the lead group looked like they were sprinting."

Darin Chic (LAPT; M4/5): "We watched the rest of the races from the top of the climb. Everybody suffered today.

Seth Meyer (Team Get a Grip Cycles; 3): "Today I made the race -- I dictated the pace, I attacked the group, I dictated the break, I attacked the break, I dictated the attack of the attack, I won the sprint."

Andy Weiland (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare; M4/5): "I let a small gap open up about halfway up. I want to stop, turn around and go back to the car."

The Editor (XXX Racing-AthletiCo; 3): "A rider came around my right. 'Damn! Fifth place!' A second rider came around my left. 'Damn! Sixth place!'"

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