Adam Blanchard once again proved he can win a race no matter the category. This Wednesday at the Port of Hood River Crit according to Neil,
Adam KILLED it in the 1,2,3 race…spending time off the front as well, then kicking in the afterburners for the win. Very impressive watching the sprint finish. From about 50 yards it looked to be close, then he flew by the CMG guy for the win at the line.
The OBRA Best All Around Rider (BAR) points are always fun. Here’s what we have so far after the first quarter of the season:
Top 10 Senior Men
1 Duncan Oliphant Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 851.0
2 David Oliphant Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 842.0 3 Seth Hosmer CMG Racing/Alpine Mortgage 593.0 4 Paul Bourcier Hutch’s-OIC 590.0 5 Kenny Williams First Rate Mortgage 584.0 6 Matt Brandt Team Rubicon 583.0 7 Donald Reeb CMG Racing/Alpine Mortgage 581.0 8 Aaron Tuckerman Team Rubicon 580.0
9 Brant Buchholz Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 580.0 10 Nick Skenzick Hutch’s-OIC 578.0
Top 10 Category 3 Men
1 Adam Blanchard Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 890.0 2 Jacob Hill Bridgetown Velo 883.0 3 Quinn Keogh unattached 599.0 4 Galen Mittermann Midtown Direct Racing 586.0 5 Gary Malcolm Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team 572.0 6 David Cowperthwaite Team Oregon/River City Bicycles 570.0 7 Rob Williams Veloce/Felt 565.0 8 Marcel deLisser Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team 555.0 9 Joel Wilson Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team 553.0 10 Tim Jones Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 549.0
Not too bad! Our team is now 14th overall among the 59 registered teams.
Scott Gray won the Cat3 field at the Three Rivers Road Race on April 22. Spencer Bushnell attacked on the first lap and stayed away for 15 miles, only to attack twice more for a total of being off the front by himself for far too long. His race certainly impressed others, however, and perhaps helped Scott by fooling everyone into thinking he’s the only strong guy on the team. Scott said he rode away from the group on the final 500m climb to the finish! Nice work everyone!
Adam Blanchard won the Kings Valley RR today outside of Corvallis, OR. We had a really beautiful day for racing and the day unfolded well for the 3’s:
A photo of Adam crossing the line in another solo victory!
Or, is this is real photo of Adam crossing the line Superman style?! (From Kenji’s blog: http://obra3.blogspot.com/)
Adam Blanchard won the cat3 field of the Icebreaker Criterium in Eugene on Saturday the 31st. Congrats to Adam for taking the win “four bike lengths ahead of the field.”
Results:
