Junior National Team's Adam Leibovitz wins in Belgium
Borlo, Belgium (April 10, 2009)—Junior National Team member Adam Leibovitz (Indianapolis, Ind./Nuvo Cultural Trail) won Friday’s prologue of the Ster Van Zuid-Limburg stage race in Belgium, clocking a winning time of 6 minutes, 21 seconds over the five-kilometer course.
One of 34 Americans participating in USA Cycling’s national team program in Europe this month, Leibovitz, also a member of the Marian College cycling team, is one of six juniors competing in the four-day event. Teammate Jacob Rathe (Portland, Ore./CMG Racing) also scored a top-ten finish, placing seventh.
Three others – Lawson Craddock (Houston, Texas/Hot Tubes), Nathan Brown (Covington, Tenn./Hot Tubes) and Alex Battles-Wood (Tulsa, Ok./Power Train) – finished in the top 20 of the 186-rider field, placing 11th, 19th and 20th respectively. The squad’s sixth member, Connor O’Leary (Salt Lake City, Utah/FFKR Architects-SportsBaseOnline) was 30th.
The six 17- and 18-year-old athletes are currently joined by 14 U23 riders and 14 women competing throughout Western Europe this month.
Leibovitz will wear the yellow leader’s jersey in stage 1 on Saturday, a 119-kilometer race from Borlo to Alt-Hoeselt.
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Borlo, Belgium (April 10, 2009)—Junior National Team member Adam Leibovitz (Indianapolis, Ind./Nuvo Cultural Trail) won Friday’s prologue of the Ster Van Zuid-Limburg stage race in Belgium, clocking a winning time of 6 minutes, 21 seconds over the five-kilometer course.
