A quick recap of the Mingo race:
Present:
Chris Cioccio
Stephen Cummings
Ed Krall
Jake Lifson
Chris Mayhew
Mark Nicoll
Sunday's race was a good race the IRMC team. We started the race
aggressively and finished it successfully. From the start whistle, we
had a man in every move. The initial move slipped away within the
first mile containing Chris Mayhew. Over the first climb, Mountain
bike legend Gunnar Shogren and Cummings got away for a lap. After
being chased down, Jake Lifson attacked with strong man Joe Valese.
That move threatened to be the winning move for the day. However,
unrepresented teams chased it down. The counter attack went and the
numbers were right. It contained: Cummings (IRMC), Johnson (PSU Cancer
Center), Valese (ProGraphics), Quinlin (MVC), Fisher (Freddie Fu), and
Kirchin (UPMC).
The field behind splintered, with remaining teammates in smaller
groups. At one point, Chris Cioccio was hanging mere seconds off the
lead group.
The break worked together for the remaining 4 laps. On the finishing
lap, Cummings attacked over the climb. It was a predictable move, and
was pretty quickly brought back. The fact that it was chased down so
quickly showed that some of the guys were still pretty fresh. Cummings
sat in the remaining half lap to try and recover for what was going to
be a group finish.
There were few attacks with 1 mile and 1/2 mile to go.Cummings didnt
chase and saved energy for the finish. The finishing straight has a
long run in and he waited until almost too late to jump passing 3
riders in the last 100 meters for the win.
It was a great day for the Indiana Regional Medical Center team, we
were aggressive enough to be in every move, and conservative enough to
hold out for the win. Great job guys, we set a high bar for the
season!
| 1 | Stephen Cummings | Indiana Regional Medical Center | ||
| 2 | Joe Vallese | Pro Graphics | ||
| 3 | Nick Fisher | Freddie Fu | ||
| 4 | Turner Johnson | PSU Cancer Institute | ||
| 5 | Dan Quinlan | Elves and More | ||
| 6 | Jeremy Kirchin | UPMC | ||
| 7 | Gunnar Shogren | Swashbuckler | 1st 40+ | |
| 8 | Gerry Pflug | Speedgoat / SPK / Salsa | 2nd 40+ | |
| 9 | Mike Jernigan | Pro Graphics | ||
| 10 | Chris Cioccio | Indiana Regional Medical Center |
Steevo takes the win in the break. See below!
