NCC: Clarke and Allar remain in charge after Wilmingon Grand Prix
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Print The USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC) rolled into its seventh event as riders stormed the streets of Wilmington, Del. for the Wilmington Grand Prix. Thousands of cycling fans and local residents lined the downtown Wilmington streets, watching competitors turn laps on the figure-eight course.
MEN
Demis Aleman was all smiles as he won the pro men's race in Wilmington. (Photo by Tim Hawk)
After placing second to Demis Aleman (ARG/Jamis-Sutter Home) at the Wilmington Grand Prix, Hilton Clarke (AUS/UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis) has opened a 129-point lead atop the NCC men's standings. Carlos Alzate Escobar (COL/Team Exergy) remains in second place, holding a 37-point edge on Jacobe Keough (Sandwich, Mass./UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis). Keough climbed up one spot from fourth place in last week's standings into third after finishing fourth in Delaware. Isaac Howe (Concord, N.H./Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder) held on to fourth place with 161 points, just six points ahead of Jacobe's brother, Luke Keough (Sandwich, Mass./Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop).
Jamis-Sutter Home made a jump in the NCC men's team standings, moving from fifth to third place, overtaking Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder and Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop. UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis remains the standings leaders, expanding its lead to 379 points over second-place Team Exergy. Jamis-Sutter Home trails Team Exergy by 56 points while holding a 16-point cushion on Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop. In fifth place, only one point out of fourth place is Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder.
WOMEN
Lindsay Bayer topped the pro women's podium ahead of standings leaders Laura van Gilder and Erica Allar. (Photo by Frank Tirrell)
Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies chipped 38 points off of Team TIBCO-To the Top's lead in the NCC women's team standings. Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies remains in second place, trailing Team TIBCO-To the Top by 67 points and holding a 93-point edge on third-place Exergy Twenty12. Vanderkitten-Focus is in fourth place, 19 points behind Exergy Twenty12 and 22 points ahead of the fifth-place Primal-MapMyRider Women's Racing.
Check out a photo gallery of pictures from the race.
Full results of the Wilmington Grand Prix.
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USA Cycling NCC Standings:
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For complete standings, visit the NCC's official webpage at usacycling.org/ncc. The NCC continues with a pair of contests in the northeast. On May 28, riders are slated to contest the Tour of Somerville in Somerville, N.J. before they compete in the Base Camp International p/b Verizon Wireless in Basking Ridge, N.J. on May 31. |
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