Some highlights from the weekend:

• » We picked up one last medal from masters national championships thanks to Debbie Dust (PACT/Dish Network), who placed 3rd in the women’s 35-39 criterium Thursday at Churchill Downs in Lousiville, Ky.
• » Top results from Saturday’s UWW Road Race include Alex Rams (Colavita) and Romeo Oros (Team MS Racing) going 2-3 in the 4/5’s and David Jaggi (Flatlandia) 4th in the 30+ 4/5’s. Jannette Rho (Bouledogue Tout Noir) earned her latest podium with a 3rd in the women’s 4’s.
• » There were bad pileups in the lower categories at Sunday’s Wood Dale Criterium, ending at least one season, that of Mike Kelly (South Chicago Wheelmen).
• » WDT-Allvoi pushed two riders into the 3’s break at Wood Dale and managed to get both across the line first, with Ricardo Otero in 1st and Waylon Janowiak in 2nd. Otero then placed 3rd in the 40+.
• » Some Spidermonkeys went to the Tour of Lawrence in Kansas and reeled off some great results. Andrew Zens won Saturday’s 5’s criterium, Jake Teitelbaum won Sunday’s circuit race in the 4’s, and Brian Witry placed 3rd in both day’s 5’s races.
• » Some great track news to report: John Tomlinson (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) earned his first stars-and-stripes jersey Saturday by winning the 17-18 scratch race at junior track national championships in Carson, Calif. He attacked with 10 laps to go and held his gap to the finish. Chazz Martin (IS Corp) was also out there and picked up a pair of medals: 2nd in the 15-16 scratch and 3rd in the sprint. And Val Brostrom (Bouledogue Tout Noir) spent the week at the Alpenrose Velodrome in Portland, Ore., and she and her partner won FIAC’s national six-day championships.

Full UWW results. Full Wood Dale results.

UWW reports
Tamara Fraser (XXX Racing-AthletiCo; W-P/1/2/3): “My legs simply didn’t move fast enough. I couldn’t make them.”

Matt Nichols (Project 5; 4/5): “I had to do a little bushwhacking off-road on the right side to avoid the crash.”

William Pankonin (XXX Racing-AthletiCo; 4/5): “I was desperate for more gears coming down the little hump.”

Ted Ramos (Get a Grip Off Road; 4/5): “We’re riding over 35 mph and get to about 200 meters when everything falls apart horribly.”

Francisco Torralba (Tati; 4/5): “The last half lap, for me, was an encounter with the Spanish Inquisition.”

Kyle Wiberg (XXX Racing-AthletiCo; 3): “I collected a couple of cherry bombs.  On my elbow and knee that is.”

Wood Dale reports
Ron Cook (Project 5; 3): “I almost just sat up and waited for the field but thankfully common sense took over and made the effort to stay with the break.”

Debbie Dust (PACT/Dish Network; 50+): “You know the guys I’m talking about, the slackers, the ones who say, ‘I’m not fat, I’m a sprinter.’”

Greg Nash (Project 5; 4): “A couple guys went and I kicked it and was riding fast, third or fourth wheel.”

Andy Powell (Project 5; 3): “I started to let a gap go but still kept up the pace to prevent anyone from coming around too quickly.  That did it. ”