| Thursday Night Lights Track Racing 7/23/2009 |
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WOMEN'S RECAP The women took advantage of their 2.5 kilometer 10 lap SCRATCH race as a warm up for the evening. The pace remained modest until the sprint on the final lap. Synergy's LINSEY HAMILTON finished third to Heidi and Melissa Dahlmann. The UNKNOWN DISTANCE is a scratch race in which only the starter knows the number of laps that the field will complete. An astute rider of this style of race will listen for the gun to fire, indicating one and a half laps to go. This race was dominated by a number of jumps--racers flying off the front with the hopes that the bell would ring on their lead. However, the pack was compact when the bell for the final lap was rung after 14 laps of racing. HAMILTON finished third. For over two kilometers, the pace of the 30 lap SCRATCH race was a furious 27+ mph, lead out by Now Bikes Arden Hills employee, Melissa Dahlmann. With the pace so high, the entire women's field was strung out in a pace line for much of the race. With a handful of laps to go, the field came together. Dahlman jumped with one and a half to go with HAMILTON on the chase. Hamilton surged, secureing the win. Hamilton finished second in the Omnium. Also racing tonight, Category 3 Synergy riders, Rob "Tuffy" Danneker and Greg "Stick" Lavick. |
