March 12, 2012 (Delray Beach, Florida) – Ben Zawacki and Erica Allar walked away with the first victories of the 2012 USA Crits Championship Series in Delray Beach, Florida. Zawacki (Team Mountain Khakis presented by SmartStop) took his win after he and Oscar Clark (United Health Care of Georgia pb 706 Project) and Yosvany Falcon (Wonderful Pistachios) lapped the field with just 13 laps remaining in the event. That move and the strong support of his Zawacki’s teammates for the remainder of the race, assured the young rider’s success.

Allar (RideClean/Patentit.com), who’s known for her lethal sprint, bided her time throughout the evening and waited until the last corner of the women’s event to launch herself to her latest USA CRITS win beating Debbie Milne (Absolute Racing) and Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at the line. Allar, who was the series champion in 2011, will now take the USA CRITS Orange Jersey to her adopted home town of Tucson, Arizona for the Athlete Octane Old Pueblo Grand Prix, Tucson, AZ on March 17th. Yosvany Falcon will carry the jersey on the men’s side of the competition, having gained a 13 point advantage over Zawacki during the course of the race. You can re-watch all the action from Delray, courtesy of InsideCycling.TV below (Women 1:20 in, Men 2:50 in).

Results

Elite Women – 40km

1  Erica Allar (RideClean/PatentIt.com)  59:50
2. Debbie Milne (Absolute Racing)
3. Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
4. Laura Parsons (Rose Bandits)
5. Elizabeth Morse Hill (zMotion Racing Team)
6. Kristen Lasasso (Rose Bandits)  00:01
7. Colleen Hayduk (RideClean/PatentIt.com)
8. Colleen Gulick (Pure Energy Cycling – Proairhfa)
9. Emma Grant (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
10. Valeria Galeano (Rose Bandits)  00:02
11. Shannon Koch (GG Events Management)
12. Peggy Legrand (US Military Team)
13. Liz Gerrity (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)
14. Marilyn Gullimane (FloridaVelo)  00:03
15. Ann Koehler (Modry/Evergreen)
16. Annie Ewart (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)   
17. Kristy Neuenschwander (St. Pete Bike Fitness)  00:05
18. Kathryn Clark (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)  00:09
19. Kristin Sanders (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  00:15
20. Sheila Cousins (Morgan Stanley Specialized)  00:16
21. Lauren De Crescenzo (De Crescenzo)  00:31
22. Kate Ross (Pepper Palace p/b SpinTech)  02:05
23. Zoe Mullins (Colavita)  02:11

Elite Women – 40km

1. Benjamin Zawacki (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  1:42:53
2. Yosvany Falcon (Wonderful Pistachios)  00:02
3. Oscar Clark (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b 706 Project)  00:20
4. Alexey Shmidt (Team Type 1 Development)  02:00
5. Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)
6. Ben Renkema (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)  02:01
7. Emile Abraham (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)
8. Ivan Dominguez (Franco Bicycles)
9. Frank Travieso (Team Coco’s)
10. Colin Jaskiewicz (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes)
11. Luis Zayas (EBP Racing Team)  02:03
12. Bruno Langlois (Garneau – Quebecor – Norton Rose)  
13. Miguel Bryon (Blue Star-Boom Development Team)
14. Joshua Thornton (GG Events Management)
15. Lucas Wardein (FloridaVelo)  02:04
16. Yosmani Pol (Team Coco’s)
17. Oscar Henao (Flying Ace Cycling Club)
18. Euris R. Vidal (CRCA/Foundation)
19. Justin Lowe (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)
20. James Schurman (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)
21. Ken Vida (FloridaVelo)  02:05
22. Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)
23. Mike Sherer (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
24. Gavriel Epstein (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes)  
25. Ryan Mele (Stan’s NoTubes/AXA Equitable)  02:06
26. Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation)
27. Daniel Chabanov (CRCA/Foundation)
28. Alexander Bremer (CRCA/Foundation)
29. Rich Harper (Cleveland Clinic – RGF Cycling)
30. Colton Barrett (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  02:07
31. Derek Bennett (Florida Velo)
32. Thomas Gibbons (EBP Racing Team)  02:08
33. Steven Perezluha (BikeRay USA)
34. Radulian Pop (Gearlink Racing Inc.)
35. Ryan Cross (Team Priority Health)
36. Raul Bello (Flying Ace Cycling Club)
37. Andrea Ciacchini (Team Type 1 Development)  02:09
38. Earl Bradley (Infinity Racing)  02:10
39. Darren Dowling (Florida Velo)  02:11
40. Benjamin Bryant (Rosetti Devo Cycling Team)
41. Buddy Spafford (FloridaVelo)  02:12
42. Maikel Matos
43. Neal Shepherd (Florida Velo)
44. Joe Eldridge (Team Type 1 Development)
45. David Novak (Lindsay Wilson College)  02:16
46. Garrett White (Firefighter’s UCI Elite Team)
47. David Guttenplan (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b 706 Project)
48. Paolo Cravanzola (Team Type 1 Development)
49. Jonathan Atwell (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b 706 Project)  02:17
50. David Cueli (Team Coco’s)
51. Allison Anjos (thebestbikeshop.com)  02:20
52. Gunter Hermanni  02:21
53. Leonardo Martinez (Team Coco’s)
54. Ariel Mendez-Penate (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes)  02:22
55. Grant Potter (zMotion Racing Team)
56. Jose Frank Rodriguez (Team Coco’s)  02:23
57. Shane Kline (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  02:24
58. Thomas Brown (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)
59. Greg Cousins (Morgan Stanley Specialized)  02:25
60. Zachary Nave (Team Metro Reprographics p/b DeMaine Chiropractic)  02:32
61. Clay Murfet (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  02:35
62. Ortelio Marin (Team Coco’s)
63. Karel Sumbal (Gearlink Racing Inc.)
64. Todd Hancock (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes)  02:36
65. Ricardo Sierra (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)
66. Tsang Yip (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  04:22
67. Michael Dalterio
68. Andy Scarano (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b 706 Project)

Standings after Round 1

Elite Women

1  Erica Allar (RideClean/PatentIt.com)  253 pts
2. Debbie Milne (Absolute Racing)  250
3. Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  233
4. Kristen Lasasso (Rose Bandits)  232
5. Elizabeth Morse Hill (zMotion Racing Team)  230
6. Laura Parsons (Rose Bandits)  229
7. Colleen Hayduk (RideClean/PatentIt.com)  210
8. Colleen Gulick (Pure Energy Cycling – Proairhfa)  205
9. Emma Grant (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  203
10. Valeria Galeano (Rose Bandits)  195
11. Shannon Koch (GG Events Management)  192
12. Peggy Legrand (US Military Team)  187
13. Liz Gerrity (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)  183
14. Marilyn Gullimane (FloridaVelo)  179
15. Ann Koehler (Modry/Evergreen)  175
16. Annie Ewart (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  174
17. Kristin Sanders (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  169
18. Kristy Neuenschwander (St. Pete Bike Fitness)  167
19. Kathryn Clark (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)  164
20. Sheila Cousins (Morgan Stanley Specialized)  155
21. Lauren De Crescenzo (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)  152
22. Kate Ross (Pepper Palace p/b SpinTech)  148
23. Zoe Mullins (Colavita)  144
24. Tamyra Barnard (Alligator’s Cycling Club)  50
25. Corinne Schmid (Alligator’s Cycling Club)  50
26. Michelle Blake (Colavita)  50
27. Savannah Sill (Florida State University)  50
28. Crystal Little (Rose Bandits)  50
29. Hannah Hayduk (Team Alliance Environmental / Chester County Cycling Foundation)  50
30. Shannon Parrish (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)  50
31. Yesica Mendoza  50
Elite Men

1. Yosvany Falcon (Wonderful Pistachios)  273 pts
2. Benjamin Zawacki (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  260
3. Oscar Clark (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b The 706 Project)  240
4. Alexey Shmidt (Team Type 1 Development)  225
5. Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  222
6. Ben Renkema (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)  215
7. Emile Abraham (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)  210
8. Ivan Dominguez (Franco Bicycles)  205
9. Frank Travieso (Team Coco’s)  203
10. Colin Jaskiewicz (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes/CR?CA)  198
11. Luis Zayas (EBP Racing Team)  191
12. Bruno Langlois (Garneau – Quebecor – Norton Rose)  187
13. Miguel Bryon (Blue Star-Boom Development Team)  185
14. Joshua Thornton (GG Events Management)  179
15. Lucas Wardein (FloridaVelo)  175
16. Yosmani Pol (Team Coco’s)  171
17. Oscar Henao (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  170
18. Euris R. Vidal (CRCA/Foundation)  164
19. Justin Lowe (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)  159
20. Ken Vida (FloridaVelo)  155
21. James Schurman (Athletix benefiting Globalbike)  155
22. Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  153
23. Mike Sherer (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  144
24. Gavriel Epstein (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes/CRCA)  143
25. Ryan Mele (Stan’s NoTubes/AXA Equitable)  138
26. Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation)  137
27. Daniel Chabanov (CRCA/Foundation)  132
28. Alexander Bremer (CRCA/Foundation)  131
29. Rich Harper (Cleveland Clinic – RGF Cycling Team p/b Felt Bicycles)  126
30. Colton Barrett (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  122
31. Thomas Gibbons (EBP Racing Team)  121
32. Derek Bennett (Florida Velo)  119
33. Steven Perezluha (BikeRay USA)  114
34. Radulian Pop (Gearlink Racing Inc.)  110
35. Ryan Cross (Team Priority Health)  107
36. Raul Bello (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  104
37. Andrea Ciacchini (Team Type 1 Development)  101
38. Earl Bradley (Infinity Racing)  99
39. Darren Dowling (Florida Velo)  95
40. Benjamin Bryant (Rosetti Devo Cycling Team)  92
41. Buddy Spafford (FloridaVelo)  90
42. Maikel Matos  86
43. Neal Shepherd (Florida Velo)  83
44. Joe Eldridge (Team Type 1 Development)  80
45. David Novak (Lindsay Wilson College)  77
46. Garrett White (Firefighter’s UCI Elite Team)  74
47. David Guttenplan (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b The 706 Project)  71
48. Paolo Cravanzola (Team Type 1 Development)  68
49. Jonathan Atwell (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b The 706 Project)  65
50. David Cueli (Team Coco’s)  64
51. Shane Kline (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  62
52. Clay Murfet (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  62
53. Thomas Brown (Team Mountain Khakis/SmartStop)  61
54. Tsang Yip (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  61
55. Ricardo Sierra (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)  61
56. Ariel Mendez-Penate (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes/CRCA)  60
57. Todd Hancock (Champion System p/b Stan’s NoTubes/CRCA)  60
58. Grant Potter (zMotion Racing Team)  60
59. Greg Cousins (Morgan Stanley Specialized)  60
60. Zachary Nave (Team Metro Reprographics p/b DeMaine Chiropractic)  60
61. Andy Scarano (United Healthcare of Georgia p/b The 706 Project)  60
62. Allison Anjos (thebestbikeshop.com)  60
63. Karel Sumbal (Gearlink Racing Inc.)  60
64. Ortelio Marin (Team Coco’s)  60
65. Leonardo Martinez (Team Coco’s)  60
66. Jose Frank Rodriguez (Team Coco’s)  60
67. Michael Dalterio  60
68. Gunter Hermanni  60
69. Andrew Crater (Cleveland Clinic – RGF Cycling Team p/b Felt Bicycles)  53
70. Alexander Gil (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  50
71. Lance Ohlsson (Cycle Progression)  50
72. Evan Wynn (Industry Nine Cycling Team p/b ABRC)  50
73. David Carpenter (Rasmussen Bike Shop)  50
74. Julian Cabra (Team Metro Reprographics p/b DeMaine Chiropractic)  50
75. Rainiel Sanchez (Sun Cycling)  50
76. Pablo Santa Cruz (Florida Velo)  50
77. Giancarlo Bianchi (Flying Ace Cycling Club)  50
78. Joe Baum (Garage Racing)  50
79. Jean-François Racine (Garneau – Quebecor – Norton Rose)  50
80. Léni Trudel (Garneau – Quebecor – Norton Rose)  50
81. Charly Vives (Garneau – Quebecor – Norton Rose)  50
82. Franco Font (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)  50
83. Gevan Samuel (Rossetti Devo Cycling Team)  50
84. Anthony Prioli (Synergy Racing Team)  50
85. Stradford Helms (Team Type 1 Development)  50
86. Justin Morris (Team Type 1 Development)  50