Tonight's Airport Criterium Results......

Hi Everyone!! So, tonight was the 2nd-to-last time we will be doing the Tuesday night Airport Criteriums for 2008 - which means, obviously, that next week - Tuesday, September 16th - will be the final race of the season-long Tuesday Night Airport Criteriums. We had really good temperatures out at the race tonight, with a slight breeze blowing. But one thing we did notice - it's getting dark earlier!! Boo!! Next week, we will start the racing at 6:10pm......and may be finishing up a few minutes earlier for the "A" group. Also, next week will be double points all around - including Prime Points! It'll be your last chance to stock up on those points for the 2008 Criterium Series!

Okay, tonight saw some great racing out there in both the Category "A" event and the Category "B" event. We had a total of 34 riders out there racing - 16 in the "A" Category and 18 in the "B" Category. The A group saw a 5-man breakaway get away about half-way through the race.....and these 5 stayed away until the end. The 5-man group included Mike Smith, Jeff Galland, James Plummer, Kevin Speacht and David Albrecht. A chase group quickly formed, but they just couldn't catch the lead group. In the end, it came down to a sprint.......with David Albrecht just taking it over Jeff Galland and Kevin Speacht. We had quite a few Point Primes during the race as well(see Point Prime winners in the results below).

The "B" Category saw the lead group stay together the entire race. There were a couple of attempts by riders to get away, but nothing would stick. Even with numerous Point Primes throughout the race, the lead group managed to hang tough and stay together for the most part. In the end, it came down to a field sprint, with Dan Reymann just taking the win over BJ LaRossa, Barry DeWitt, Mikey Dufresne and Bill Travers.

Here are tonight's results:

Category "A":
1. David Albrecht (7 points + 6 Prime Points = 13 points)
2. Jeff Galland (5 points + 1 Prime Point = 6 points)
3. Kevin Speacht (4 points + 8 Prime Points = 12 points)
4. James Plummer (3 points + 2 Prime Points = 5 points)
5. Mike Smith 2 points
6. Jeff Seyfriend (1 point + 1 Prime Point = 2 points)
7. Paul Sajben (1 Prime Point)
8. Mike Trowbridge
9. Jason Ziegenhirt
10. Kris Blee (1 Prime Point)
DNP: Michelle Beltran, Ben Bryant, Michael Jasinski, Eric Ayars, Paul Begbie, Rich Thurman
Other Prime Point Winners: Rich Thurman (1 Prime Point)

Category "B":
1. Dan Reymann 7 points
2. BJ LaRossa (5 points + 1 Prime Point = 6 points)
3. Barry DeWitt (4 points + 4 Prime Points = 8 points)
4. Mikey Dufresne 3 points
5. Bill Travers (2 points + 1 Prime Point = 3 points)
6. Dain Melton 1 point
7. Matt Itamura (3 Prime Points)
8. John Deer
9. Jim Mensching (1 Prime Point)
10. Brooke Henderson
11. Tom Embree (6 Prime Points)
12. Joe Schlesinger (1 Prime Point)
13. David Klein
14. Lawrence Livermore
15. Maggie Jones
16. Caryn Jones
17. Vashty Kyle
DNP: Kyle Hartelt (Mechanical - snapped chain)
Other Prime Point Winners: Kyle Hartelt (3 Prime Points)

And the Season-Long Standings for the Criterium:

Category "A" Riders:

David Albrecht 93 points
Kevin Speacht 67 points
Jeff Galland 54 points
Tim Creswell 49 points
James Plummer 31 points
Paul Sajben 24 points
Mike Smith 18 points
Jeff Seyfried 16 points
Rob Bishop 12 points
Roy Steves 10 points
Colby Elliot 10 points
Mike Castaldo 9 points
Geno Gruber 9 points
Ben Bryant 7 points
Raymond Cagigas 7 points
Randy Moon 6 points
Mike Trowbridge 6 points
Alex Blease 6 points
David Kyle 5 points
Steve Vickery 5 points
Ryan Olson 5 points
Michelle Beltran 4 points
CJ Humphries 4 points
Tyler Honeyman 3 points
Michael Jasinski 3 points
Lindsay Myers 3 points
Mike Cordova 3 points
Rich Thurman 2 points
Kris Blee 1 point
Sean Molina 1 point
Paul McIntyre 1 point
Rich Quintero 1 point
Mike Thorpe 1 point
Anthony Ferretti 1 point
Jeff Anderson 1 point

Category "B" Riders:

Tom Embree 74 points
Kyle Hartelt 33 points
Joe Schlesinger 30 points
Jeff Ochs 24 points
Lisa Martens 20 points
Jenn Gruber 18 points
Christa Ritchey 16 points
Denny McKenney 16 points
Frank Marinello 16 points
Phil Weintraub 15 points
Linda Zorn 14 points
Jason Ziegenhirt 12 points
Caryn Jones 12 points
Janine Rood 10 points
Jim Mensching 9 points
Barry DeWitt 8 points
Brooke Henderson 8 points
Dan Reymann 7 points
Matt Itamura 7 points
Mikey Dufresne 7 points
Clay Johnson 7 points
Christine Bergman 7 points
BJ LaRossa 6 points
Stefanie Marshall 5 points
Morgan Bonar 4 points
Shawn Hughes 4 points
John Wiesinger 4 points
Aimee Shipley 4 points
Bill Travers 3 points
Greg Hollis 2 points
Derek DeMarco 2 points
Andy Tautges 2 points
Evan LeVang 2 points
Dain Melton 1 point
Maggie Jones 1 point
David Welch 1 point
Dave Steindorf 1 point
Henry Naas 1 point
Nathan Coy 1 point