I haven’t seen complete results yet, but several Chicago riders and teams did well this weekend at the four-race Gateway Cup in St. Louis.

Matt Smith (Big Shark), closing his 4’s resume on his home turf, overcame illness to collect two top 10’s, including a 2nd in the series opener. Team Get a Grip Racing had at least one good race in the 3’s, with Steven Vandeven and James Holton going 1-3 in Sunday’s Giro della Montagna. In the P/1/2’s, Josh Carter (ABD) hit the podium in the first three races, but a crash in the fourth separated his shoulder. (He still finished the race to secure 2nd overall, behind Dan Schmatz (BMC).)

Speaking of St. Louis, there’s a new road race scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, if you can bear the six-hour drive to squeeze in one last USCF road race: Le Tour de Sainte Genevieve. The promoter says he’ll do an omnium in 2008 if this year’s debut is a success.

Race reports
Matt Smith (Big Shark; 4): “We got a few complements on our teamwork, and a few heckles from a couple guys who wanted us to race the way they wanted. Sorry, that’s not how it works.” (See also, also and also.

Jon Tenney (Team Get a Grip Cycles; 3): “‘Those other dudes just delivered me to the finish. I did not have to put my nose out into the wind until there were 150 meters left.’”

Photos:
Steve Daggs
St. Louis Biking