Some final highlights from the last few days of Superweek:

• » The crash bug bit the P/1/2’s Friday and Saturday. Ryan Freund (Verizon u25) got the worst of it in Kenosha, breaking his collarbone. Bryan McVey (ReCycling), who on Tuesday had continued his solid riding with a 7th at the Bucyrus Road Race in Milwaukee, broke his nose, and although he was able to return to race over the weekend, he drifted backward in the amateur overall, finishing 5th. Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia), meanwhile, was a cinch for the pro overall, winning the final three races and a record six overall. Cantwell previously won the overall in 2008.
• » Kristen Meshberg (Flatlandia) raced the entire women’s P/1/2/3 series, finishing 2nd overall. Her teammate Kim Gialdini won the women’s 3/4’s overall, finishing out of the top 10 just once over the series. Stacy Appelwick (Bouledogue Tout Noir) raced less but won a remarkable four times, ending up 4th overall, and Jannette Rho (Chicago Cuttin’ Crew) sprinted to a win at Wednesday’s Lakefront Road Race in Milwaukee.
• » Mike Seguin (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) clawed back to finish 2nd overall in the 3’s. He got some help early in the Lakefront Road Race when a sporting field stood up to let him regain contact after a flat. He late would crash while taking a dig off the front but would recover and then take 2nd in the sprint.
• » Rookie Brian Karlow (Verdigris) hit the podium a remarkable nine times in the masters 4/5’s, four of them on the top step, finishing a comfortable 30 points ahead of the next challenger in the overall.
• » Young Trevor Rolette (South Chicago Wheelmen) was our top finisher in the 4/5’s overall. Despite racing only five days, he earned enough points to place 3rd overall.
• » Brent Emery (Emerys.com) came on strong to take the 35+ 1/2/3 overall, bumping Ricardo Otero (WDT-Allvoi) to 2nd, with Mike Heagney (Vision Quest), who finished 3rd Saturday and 2nd Sunday, climbing to 3rd.
• » John Wilkie was busy shooting photos for Peloton Pix. I expect he’ll be adding even more as he finds time to edit his haul.
• » Looking back at this year’s edition of Superweek, I’m in agreement with this assessment from Mark Swartzendruber (Verizon Wireless). String 17 races together in 17 locations and there are bound to be hiccups, but organization seemed better this year. Fields, however,  seemed smaller. (On the plus side, I think smaller turnouts warded off the chronic crashing that has plagued us in recent years.) I know many people cut back because of high entry fees, which were especially steep for day-of registrations. Here’s hoping that the pendulum continues to swing to the good. All things considered, we’re extremely lucky to have two big summer series available to us — ask any out-of-town racer and they’ll tell you so.

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