Photo by John Wilke

Quick Kenosha update

Jul 26
2008
Filed in: Race reports, Superweek


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With two days of Superweek left, things are getting tense up in Wisconsin.

Yet another Colombian won in Kenosha Friday Juan Pablo Forero Carreno, the fourth from the squad to do so this Superweek but the real action is for the overall, where current leader Jonathan Cantwell (Jittery Joe’s) and Sterling Magnell (Rock Racing) have stopped being polite and started being real. Check out this CyclingNews report or this race report from Aram Dellalian (Bearclaw) for all the drama. Sprints leader Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing) took two days off for a wedding and has now lost the red jersey again to Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe’s), who leads by 4 points. The CyclingNews story reports a clever tactical move, in which with a large break up the road Friday, Jittery Joe’s intentionally slowed the field so that the break would lap, thus giving Hartley a chance to pick up points. Same old, same old in the 3’s: A horrendous crash took down several riders in the final sprint Friday. My eyes on the ground, John Wilke of Peloton Pix, says three ambulances were required. Meanwhile, Chicago’s Matt Smith (Vitaminwater-Trek) won just inches ahead of Turin’s Alex Voitik (above). It’s now a three-man race for the overall, with Voitik leading by 4 points over Matt Hebard (GS Boulder) and Tomasz Boba (WDT-Allvoi). (Myself, I was registered for what should be a thrilling day on Downer Avenue today, but with the way the 3’s have been riding, I’m not confident about getting through those tight corners without major incident. I’ll be taking the day off.) In women’s 3/4 racing, South Elgin’s Jessi Prinner hasn’t won since Evanston, but she’s been racking up the points and now leads the overall by 1 point.

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