April 21, 2008 – This weekend Team R.A.C.E. Pro packed up the van and headed to Salem, NY for the Tour of the Battenkill presented by Farm Team Cycling. The race, modeled after the famous Paris-Roubaix classic featured many gravel road sections that, along with the many climbs, and unseasonable heat, eventually took its toll on the 92-rider peloton.

Right from the gun Team R.A.C.E. Pro was active covering moves and launching attacks to get a man in the breakaway. Thirty kilometres into the race Keir Plaice, the team’s youngest rider showed his winter training paid off by getting into the day long breakaway. The four-man move worked smoothly until one rider was dropped on one of the day’s many climbs, leaving only three racers off the front of the quickly shrinking peloton.

With thirty kilometres left in the race Bruno Langlois (Team Volkswagen) attacked from the peloton and made contact with the front three. With a ‘fresher’ guy in the move, the break was now a threat to the outcome of the race. Mark Walters sensed the danger and launched his attack with 17km left in the race and soon made contact with Langlois and the last man standing from the original breakaway, Keir Plaice.

Keir showed his early season fitness by covering Langlois’ attacks, but soon paid for his efforts and was dropped. Back in what was left of the peloton, Ryan Roth, Mark Pozniak and Dustin MacBurnie kept things in check by covering the many attacks from other teams trying to bridge to the two leaders. Walters and Langlois would stay away, with Langlois taking the win in the sprint just ahead of Walters. The 20-man peloton came in shortly behind with MacBurnie in 9th, Roth 13th, and Pozniak 14th. Despite being in the break all day Keir crossed the line for a very respectable 20th place.

Results

Men Pro 1 – 131.2km/82miles – 92 starters

1. Bruno Langlois (Can) Team Volkswagen 3:20:10
2. Mark Walters (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
3. Joe Whitman (USA) Kelly Benefits/LSV 00:35
4. Robbie King (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling
5. Eric Schlidge Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
6. Eneas Freyre (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Bicycle Racing
7. Nick Friesen (USA) GS Mengoni USA Red
8. Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Startegies/Medifast
9. Dustin McBurnie (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
10. Aidan Charles (USA) Nerac Pro Cycling
11. Nick Frey (USA) Time Pro Cycling
12. Colin Sandberg (USA) Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
13. Ryan Roth (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
14. Mark Pozniak (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
15. Derrick St. John (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
16. Jake Hollenbach (USA) CCB/Volkswagen
17. John Minutrn (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team
18. Daniel Estevez (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 New
19. Toby Marzot (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 00:35
20. Justin Lindine (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Bicycle Racing 00:56
21. Keir Plaice (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling 01:23
22. Michael Miller (USA) Team Alliance Environmental presented by Bianchi/ 01:40
23. Ryan Fleming (USA) MetLife p/b unlose.it 05:01
24. Maixime Vives (Can) Calyon Pro Cycling Team
25. Chris Rozdilsky (Can) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
26. Adam Branfman (USA) Fitness Together / IF pb Lionette’s
27. Joel Dion Poitras (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
28. Andrew Hunt (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
29. Alec Donahue (USA) Nerac Pro Cycling
30. Hayden Brooks Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
31. Matthew Guse (Can) Calyon Pro Cycling Team
32. Matthew Johnson (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team New
33. Josh Dillon (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team Essex
34. Jamey Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
35. John Loehner (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team 05:36
36. David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Startegies/Medifast 06:03
37. Ward Solar (USA) Nerac Pro Cycling
38. Arnaud Papillon (Can) Team Volkswagen
39. Mike Norton (USA) Calyon Pro Cycling Team 08:24
40. Jean-Sébastien Perron (Can) EVA-Devinci 11:20
P&P Cory Burns (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
P&P Dan Wilson (USA) Alliance Environmental
P&P Craig Luekens (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Bicycle Racing New
P&P Toby Walch (USA) Kenda/Raleigh Cycling Team
P&P Amos Brumble (USA) CCB/Volkswagen
P&P Adam Thuss (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
P&P Christian Deshaies (Can) Team Volkswagen
P&P Thomas Devisscher (Can) Apogee-Kuota
P&P Buck Miller (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
P&P Mark Batty (Can) TEAM RACE Pro Cycling
P&P Sylvan Adams (Can) Calyon Pro Cycling Team
P&P Jacob Keough (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 New
P&P Eric Brownell (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team
P&P Will Riffelmacher (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team South
P&P Steve Weller (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team
P&P Matt Baldwin (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Bicycle Racing
P&P Matthew Bell (Can) Calyon Pro Cycling Team
P&P Yahor Buben CCB/Volkswagen
P&P Kevin Hazzard (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
P&P David Bryer (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
P&P Jon Bruno (USA) Fitness Together / IF pb Lionette’s
P&P François Chabot Team Volkswagen
P&P Charles Thibault (Can) EVA-Devinci
P&P Adam Sullivan (USA) Kenda/Raleigh Cycling Team North
P&P Jonathan Chodroff (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team Kennet
P&P Alexi Richer (Can) CIBC Wood-Gundy/Novabrik
P&P Simon Gagnon-Brassard (Can) EVA-Devinci
P&P Philippe Raymond (Can) Calyon Pro Cycling Team

Women Pro/1/2/3 – 88km/55 miles – 29 starters

1. Anna Milkowski (USA) Advil/ChapStick New 2:41:37
2. Kathleen Billington (USA) Connecticut Coast Cycling 01:20
3. Anna McLoon (USA) Harvard University Cycling Association 02:05
4. Natasha Elliott (Can) EMD Serono Stevens Cycling 04:28
5. Beth Miller (USA) North Atlantic Velo/Classbook.com 04:28
6. Silke Wunderwald (USA) Independent Fabrication/Kempner 04:28
7. Mary Zider (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 04:28
8. Karin Holmes (USA) CCB/Volkswagen 04:28
9. Andrea Myers (USA) Team Kenda Tire 08:47
10. Sally Annis (USA) NEBC/CycleLoft/Devonshire Dental 08:47
11. Elisa Gagnon (Can) Advil-ChapStick 08:47
12. Rebecca Wellons (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 08:47
13. Tami Buhr (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 12:03
14. Debony Diehl (USA) SUNAPEE/S&W 12:03
15. Zoe Owers (USA) Independent Fabrication/Kempner Newton 12:03
16. Sarah Krzysiak (USA) Syracuse Bicycle / Spokepost.com 12:03
17. Reem Jishi (USA) Advil/ChapStick 16:53
18. Samantha Dery (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 16:53
19. Sue Kuenstner (USA) Cafeteros 16:53
20. Brenda Bahnson (USA) Independent Fabrication/Kempner Great 22:19
21. Virginie Gauthier (Can) Équipe Saputo 22:19
22. Cheryl Wolf (USA) Bethel Cycle 22:34
23. Pamela Wahl (USA) Guy’s Racing 22:34
24. Kathryne Carr (USA) Sunapee/ S&W 22:47
25. Caryl Gale (USA) CRCA-Comedy Central-Sids 25:47

Men Cat 2 – 65 starters

1. Mike Margarite (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team New 3:32:11
2. Robert Marcinko (USA) Connecticut Coast Cycling New
3. Brad Sheehan (USA) MetLife p/b unlose.it Newton
4. Ciaran Mangan (USA) CCB/Volkswagen
5. Nathaniel Ward (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Racing Team
6. Fred Reidenbach (USA) IMMEDIATE MORTGAGE – ARTEMIS ELITE
7. Thomas Bencivengo (USA) Sommerville Sports World Team
8. Alex Bremer (USA) CRCA/Empire Cycling Team New
9. Cheyne Hoag (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 New
10. Charles McCarthy (USA) MetLife p/b unlose.it
11. Anders Newbury (USA) Hot Tubes Jr Development
12. Chris Samuel (USA) Pro Pedals 0:00:52
13. Matthew Purdy (USA) North Atlantic Velo / ClassBook.Com / Pedro’s
14. Nick Keough (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 New
15. Yann Deville (Can) CIBC/Wood-Gundy 0:04:22
16. Dylan O’Sullivan (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 New
17. 0:04:39 Sean Mannion (USA) Verge Sport/Test Pilot
18. Josh Austin (USA) Noreast Cycling
19. John Parks (USA) Haymarket Bicycles / Function Drinks
20. Tom Gosselin (USA) Fitness Together / IF pb Lionette’s 0:04:46
21. Yves Lefebvre (Can) La Cabosse D’Or 0:05:58
22. Damien Colfer (USA) Mechanical Services/Cycle Mania 0:06:29
23. Ryan Haug (USA) Connecticut Coast Cycling 0:07:17
24. Ryan Leech (USA) visitPA.com State 0:08:00
25. David Hoyle (USA) TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Racing Team Willow 0:08:55
26. Matt Rossman (USA) Noreast 0:08:55
27. Ryan Kelly (USA) NorEast 0:11:29
P&P Benjamin Coleman (USA) BikeReg.com
P&P J.P. Partland (USA) Kissena Cycling Club New
P&P Todd Cassan (USA) Westwood Velo New
P&P Laliberte Rick (USA) Great Plains Cycling
P&P Peter Bell (USA) Legal Sea Foods – Metlife – unlose.it
P&P Timothy Gresh (USA) Team Alliance Environmental New
P&P Chris Decker (USA) National Capital Velo Club Chevy
P&P Zac Felpel (USA) Team Allaince Environmental Willow
P&P Peter Bradshaw (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental
P&P Jared Nieters (USA) Haymarket Bicycles/Function Drinks
P&P Don Sproull (USA) ChrisCookies.com/Swan Cycles/FLCC
P&P Bradley Tisdahl (USA) Connecticut Coast Cycling
P&P Johann Liljengren (USA) Faulkner Honda Racing
P&P Somraj Seepersaud (USA) Champion Systems

Junior 17-18 – 88km/55 miles – 21 starters

1. Jean-Samuel Deshaies (Can) Club Cycliste Amos 2:43:55
2. Filip Capala (USA) Capala Brothers/Polska
3. Lewis Almonte (USA) G.S. Mengoni New
4. Yannick Bédard (USA) Apogee-Kuota St-Georges
5. Antoine Duchesne Team Eva-Devinchi
6. Austin McLenithan (USA) FARM TEAM /Cambridge Valley Cyc./VAL Industries
7. Andy Gallagher (USA) Liberty Cycle
8. Manny Goguen (USA) Minuteman Road Club
9. Zane Dordai (USA) Colavita Racing
10. Mackenzie Wilsey (USA) CBRC 0:00:20
11. Sean Kennedy (USA) Incline 0:09:57
12. Nick Iacovelli (USA) Colavita Racing
13. Ricky Gargiulo (USA) Colavita Racing
14. Joe Cooke (USA) Buffalo Bicycling Club Inc. East 0:11:26
15. Chris Rodgers (USA) Colavita Racing 0:11:34
16. Stephen Tvedt (USA) Colavita Racing 0:12:46
17. Elias Bennett (USA) BCA/Tosk Chiropractic New 0:14:16
18. Tyler Shreffler (USA) Capital Bicycle Racing Club 0:23:35
19. Kevin Shreffler (USA) Captial Bicycle Racing Club 0:26:02
20. David M. (USA) Bisenius AG Edwards 0:28:12