Gopher Cycling Blog

Ben R won the bronze medal in the men's omnium of the 2004 collegiate track national championships, behind Bobby Lea (Penn State) and Mike Friedman (Penn State). Filling out the podium were Charles Huff (Texas A & M), who won the elite national madison last week, and Dan Larson (University of Florida). Surprisingly, Andy Lakatosh of Penn State was not on the podium, despite having won the match sprint and finishing third in the kilometer time trial. However, he dropped out of the points race.

The men's omnium standings are determined from the three individual events in which the men compete. Ben contested the individual pursuit, the kilometer time trial, and the points race, in which he finished fourth, fourth, and sixth, respectively.