Project 5 put together a fun little neighborhood criterium on Saturday.

The flat, non-technical nature of the milelong course made breaking away difficult in some races, but Chris Mosora (Verizon Wireless) was one of three riders who had the magic to do so in both the 30+ and the P/1/2/3 race. Patryk Limanowicz (PACT-Dish Network) aced him out in the 30+, so Mosora took the sprint out of the equation by escaping the P/1/2/3 break in the final laps to take a deserved win.

Because of a time crunch -- affected in part by a bell-lap crash in the 4’s -- the 3’s race was folded in with the P/1/2’s. Quentin Capista (Project 5), a rising star in the USAC 4’s, took advantage of ABR’s “you call it” categorization and raced as a 3. He was the lone 3 to make the break and fought hard to hold on, thus winning his category and placing 7th overall.

Alberto’s brought its red army to bear on both women’s races, leading to Nancy Heymann and Angela Rochester going 1-2 in the 3/4’s, but in the open it was Debbie Dust (Bouledogue Tout Noir) sprinting to the win. Dust would later race with the 50+ men and put in a dangerous flier at the end, but Wayne Simon (Verdigris) turned on the jets on the final lap to reel her in and sprint to the win

Elsewhere, quite a few heavy hitters showed up for the Marion Classic in Indiana, where Ryan Zook (Start 2 Finish) grabbed a top 10 in the P/1/2.

Full Tour de Villas results. Full Marion Classic results.

Tour de Villas reports
Nat Bricker (University of Florida; P/1/2/3): “A guy from Team Helen’s was pulling everyone around and berating them for being little girls.”

Debbie Dust (Bouledogue Tout Noir; W-open, 50+): “I wanted to be patient but just couldn’t stand the parade-speed of the group so I attacked early.”

Project 5 “My teammates and I have a new appreciation for the amount of work involved in coordinating a race.”

Andrew Zens (Spidermonkey Cycling; 4, P/1/2/3): “I rolled in with the pack and a smile on my face.”