The Bikereg.com ladies moved up in the world this week, as Liz Cobb upgraded to Cat 2 and Sarah Fredickson became a Cat 3. Adjusting well to their new roles, Liz took fifth place in the stronger-than-usual Elite Women's waves both days, while Sarah garned a pair of Cat 3 wins. Lindsay Rodkey took second place in the Cat 4 Open women's class on Sunday and completed the first half of the OVCX series still leading the series standings by a considerable margin.
On Sunday, Kyle Perry of Team Upland had a bit of trouble proving to the officials that he should be in the men's Cat 3 race. However, he had no trouble proving it to his competitors, riding away from the field by a hefty margin.
Bloomington's own Bangable Dude, Ryan Knapp was the big winner in the Elite Men's race both days this weekend, while Andy Messer and Fred Rose engaged a nice battle for fifth and sixth during Sunday's race. In the end, Messer won the sprint for fifth and they each took away the top spot in their respective age categories.
The coming weekend will be split between the ICX race at Trader's Point on Saturday and the OVCX race at the Gun Club in Miamiville, OH on Sunday.
10 comments:
Knapp beating up on the locals!
Ryan is very very good. It wasn't just "locals". OVCX bring riders from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. He's also not a lone talent. Louisville has done a terrific job (as has Cinci) of developing young talent. Drew Dillman is a name to watch on the national scene in the years to come. Another rising star in the Ohio Valley is Luke Haley (the next Drew Dillman?). There is a lot of quality in the Midwest right now so when Ryan puts the smack down it speaks to what a talented rider he is.
shouldn't knapp have been at some pro race?
If you check USAC you'll notice that Knapp is still a Cat.1
So is Ryan Trebon. There's no such thing as a Pro Cyclocross license...
maybe they should introduce a Cat 2 rule for OVCX like L5
Did Fred Rose go for the tiny scooby snack or the full enchilada?
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Racing for the full Chimichanga platter!
wouldn't that mean the elite race?
Anonymous 10:50am-
No need to dog Fred - he did race in the Elite wave and as you can see from the write-up, placed rather well and won his age category. Fred could probably turn the screws on you on the road and in a cx race. Just saying...
-RJ
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