What's Cookin?
At this weekeend's Lincoln Plating Spring Cycling classic in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Gophers duked it out with the other NCCCC teams and finished with a total of 7 podium spots over two days of racing.
In Saturday's road race, the biggest challenge was the wind. In the men's A race, Minnesota's Andy Cook outsprinted current national criterium champ Mark Smelser for the win. It was a one-on-one drag to the line, and Cook earned his 1st place medal with everything he had.
In the Bs, an early attack group battled increasing wind gusts for four laps, with the Gophers working hard to keep Devon Palmer in the lead group. Devon ended up landing the Gophers 3rd place against the dominant St. Cloud State team.
The women's race was another victory for the Gophers, with Steph Tompson and Kari Edvenson blowing away the field for 1st and 2nd, respectively.
The rain, rain, rain came down, down, down in Sunday's circuit race. A bunch sprint saw crit champ Mark Smelser of Kansas cross the line first, with Minnesota's Andy Cook a wheel length behind in 3rd.
The Bs improved on their previous days performance with aggressive riding and smart cornering on the soaking wet course. Once again, Devon Palmer was the Gophers strongest B rider, finishing 2nd.
The women's race saw a rare bunch sprint at the final straight, with Steph Thompson edging out an Iowa rider, and Kari Edvenson coming in for 3rd.
The battle against the elements was almost as intense at the racing this weekend. Great job Gophers!
~Tink
p.s. A big thanks to our coach Billy O'Reilly this week. He's in Fruita on his MTB after spending the weekend giving us handups in Nebraska.
In Saturday's road race, the biggest challenge was the wind. In the men's A race, Minnesota's Andy Cook outsprinted current national criterium champ Mark Smelser for the win. It was a one-on-one drag to the line, and Cook earned his 1st place medal with everything he had.
In the Bs, an early attack group battled increasing wind gusts for four laps, with the Gophers working hard to keep Devon Palmer in the lead group. Devon ended up landing the Gophers 3rd place against the dominant St. Cloud State team.
The women's race was another victory for the Gophers, with Steph Tompson and Kari Edvenson blowing away the field for 1st and 2nd, respectively.
The rain, rain, rain came down, down, down in Sunday's circuit race. A bunch sprint saw crit champ Mark Smelser of Kansas cross the line first, with Minnesota's Andy Cook a wheel length behind in 3rd.
The Bs improved on their previous days performance with aggressive riding and smart cornering on the soaking wet course. Once again, Devon Palmer was the Gophers strongest B rider, finishing 2nd.
The women's race saw a rare bunch sprint at the final straight, with Steph Thompson edging out an Iowa rider, and Kari Edvenson coming in for 3rd.
The battle against the elements was almost as intense at the racing this weekend. Great job Gophers!
~Tink
p.s. A big thanks to our coach Billy O'Reilly this week. He's in Fruita on his MTB after spending the weekend giving us handups in Nebraska.
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