Keough and Van Gilder lead the USA Crits as the last two events approach
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Sep. 15, 2009
- Updated Aug. 10, 2010 at 2:45 PM UTC
Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) lead the 2009 USA CRITS Series after four events.
The season-long series holds its penultimate event this Thursday night in Dallas, the TX TOUGH criterium. The finals are a week later during the Interbike show in Las Vegas.
Keough is also leading the Champion System’s Best Young Rider (U25) Competition, while BMW-Bianchi’s Erica Allar is in the lead on the women’s side. Battley Harley Davidson’s Russ Langley and Colavita Sutter Home’s Cath Cheatley still holds the Storck Most Laps Led jersey.
In the Team Competition, Mountain Khakis holds a narrow lead of Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light, while the women’s Team Competition is led by Team TIBCO, more than 300 points ahead of Vanderkitten.
Next up on the schedule for the men’s Series is the TX TOUGH GRAND PRIX on September 17 in Dallas, TX. The women’s last race before the USA CRITS Finals in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was the Chris Thater Memorial on August 30.
MEN’S OVERALL
1. Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies), 778 pts; 2. Mark Hekman, Mountain Khakis, 775 pts; 3. Adam Myerson (Mountain Khakis), 741 pts; 4. Yosvany Falcon (Champion Porsche p/b Racer’s Edge), 734 pts; 5. Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light), 660 pts.
WOMEN’S OVERALL
- April 24, Athen, GA: Athens Twilight Crit
- July 11, West Chester, PA: Iron Hill Twilight Criterium
- Aug. 8, Charlotte, NC: Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium
- Aug. 29-30, Binghampton, NY: Chris Thater Memorial
- Sept. 17, Dallas, TX: TX TOUGH Criterium
- Sept. 24, Las Vegas, NV: USA Crits Finals
1. Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom), 921 pts; 2. Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO), 759 pts; 3. Kristen Lasasso (Mellow Mushroom), 716 pts; 4. Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home), 714 pts; 5. Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Verducci/Breakaway), 704 pts
MEN’S BEST YOUNG RIDER (Under 25)
1. Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies); 2. Amaury Perez (GS Mengoni); 3. Gavi Epstein (Champion System)
WOMEN’S BEST YOUNG RIDER (Under 25)
1. Erica Allar (Colavita/Sutter Home); 2. Jesse Maclean (Verducci/Breakaway); 3. Sam Schneider (Team Type 1)
MEN’S LAP LEADERS
1. Russ Langley (Battley Harley Davidson), 37 laps; 2. Kyle Wamsley (Colavita/Sutter Home), 24 laps; 3. John Murphy (OUCH presented by MAXXIS), 16 laps
WOMEN’S LAP LEADERS
1. Cath Cheatley (Colavita/Sutter Home), 21 laps; 2. Katherine Carroll (Team TIBCO), 15 laps; 3. Lauran Tamayo (Team TIBCO), 12 laps
MEN’S TEAMS
1. Mountain Khakis, 2678 pts; 2. Colavita/Sutter Home, 2664 pts; 3. Kelly Benefits Strategies, 2185 pts
WOMEN’S TEAMS
1. Team TIBCO, 2459 pts; 2. Vanderkitten, 2142 pts; 3. Colavita Sutter Home, 2089 pts
Results
Individual Results
Athens Twilight: Pro Men Finish | Pro Women Finish
Iron Hill Twilight Criterium: Pro Men Finish | Pro Women Finish | Cat 3/4 Finish
Presbyterian Invitational Criterium: Pro Men Finish | Pro Women Finish
Chris Thater Memorial: Pro Men Finish | Pro Women Finish | USCF Races | Citizen Races
Overall Results – As of Chris Thater Memorial
2009 USA Crits Speedweek Overall placings from USA Crits Speedweek
FILED UNDER: News / Race Report / Race Result / Road TAGS: Chris Thater Memorial