I didn’t do Sunday’s Wheels on Willy criterium in Madison, so I don’t have much to say. Top Chicago performances came in the 4’s race, where 14-year-old John Tomlinson (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) won and Jordan Heimer (RVO) came in third. The victory was Tomlinson’s second in as many weeks and gave him the upgrade points he needed in order to qualify for this summer’s junior nationals.

Full results.

Race reports
Ryan Baumann (ABD; P/1/2): “I SRAM’ed it up in the final sprint. SRAM’ed meaning I mis-shifted during the sprint and came down a little bit hard on the top tube, ouch.”

Brian Carlson (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare; M4/5) “It felt great to win today because it was a race that I picked out at the beginning of the year and really tried to focus on and it turned out exactly as I had hoped.”

Darin Chic (LAPT; M4/5): “I should of stayed in bed but I guess I’m a better man for going.”

Lyle Hanson (GDVC; 3, P/1/2): “It went as planned until the last two corners.”

Seth Meyer (Team Get a Grip Cycles; 3, P/1/2): “With two laps to go, I tried one of those ‘hero moves’

an attempt to hold off the sprinters on my own.”

Amanda Miller (Atlas, W-Open): “Everyone was confused on the last lap because the officials were blowing their whistles and motioning us right as we headed into the last corne”

Jonathan Tenney (Team Get a Grip Cycles; 3): “The racing in the WCA series is always competitive and anyone who is anyone is going to show up and race hard.”

Photos:
Lyle Hanson
Michael Kienitz