May 8/11 11:32 am - US Speedweek: Dilworth Criterium, Men
Posted by Editoress on 05/8/11
Travieso Takes Dilworth Win
Frank Travieso (RealCyclist) took a decisive win in the 38th annual Dilworth Criterium, the penultimate event in the 2011 USA CRITS Speedweek series. The sprinter out-gunned four other breakaway companions on a tough uphill drag to the finish after 75 minutes of hard fought racing.
After being just one lap away from victory earlier in the week at the Downtown Walterboro criterium, Frank Travieso was able to turn the tables on the dominant UnitedHealthcare squad in Dilworth. The Cuban-born speedster made a decisive move during the final half of the race that turned out to be crucial. Travieso bridged across to the trio of Emerson Oronte (Jelly Belly), Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ Racing), and Raymond Kreder (Chipolte Development Team) who were in desperate pursuit of UnitedHealthcare's Boy Van Poppel.
"When I saw the other three guys, I knew I had to go, so I jumped hard."
Travieso joined the chasers and with three laps to go, helped them catch Van Poppel. This put him in good stead for the finale, but the characteristics of the nearly one mile course weren't necessarily to his advantage.
"The climb to the finish is very very hard and long, so I had to go early to have a chance at making it."
Travieso did just that, and beat Kreder to the line by a tenth of a second.
The individual standings are tight. UnitedHealthcare's Jake Keough holds only a four-point advantage over teammate Hilton Clarke and Carlos Alzate who are tied for 2nd place. Keough's squad though has a much healthier margin, however, in the team standings.
| Men | |
| 1 Frank Travieso (Realcyclist.com Pro Cycling Team) | 1:16:30.8 |
| 2 Raymond Kreder (Chipotle Development Team) | 1:16:30.9 |
| 3 Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1:16:31.0 |
| 4 Boy Van Poppel (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:16:32.3 |
| 5 Emerson Oronte (Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Ke) | 1:16:38.9 |
| 6 Jacob Keough (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:16:40.9 |
| 7 Hilton Clarke (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:16:40.9 |
| 8 Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) | 1:16:41.1 |
| 9 Carlos Alzate Escobar (Team Exergy) | 1:16:41.2 |
| 10 Luca Damiani (Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling) | 1:16:41.2 |
| 11 Andrew Dahlheim (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 1:16:41.9 |
| 12 Luke Keough (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:16:42.1 |
| 13 Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:16:42.5 |
| 14 David Guttenplan (Chemstar p/b UnitedHealthcare) | 1:16:43.1 |
| 15 Rahsaan Bahati (SKLZ-Pista Palace) | 1:16:43.3 |
| 16 Euris Rafael Vidal (Foundation/CRCA) | 1:16:43.5 |
| 17 Thomas Brown (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:16:43.8 |
| 18 Adam Thuss (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) | 1:16:44.0 |
| 19 Thacker Reeves (Chipotle Development Team) | 1:16:44.0 |
| 20 Emile Abraham (Aerocat Racing) | 1:16:44.1 |
| 21 Lisban Quintero (Foundation/CRCA) | 1:16:44.2 |
| 22 Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 1:16:44.5 |
| 23 Kayle Leogrande (Monster Media) | 1:16:44.8 |
| 24 Jim Baldesare (RGF) | 1:16:45.2 |
| 25 Timothy Brown (XO Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson) | 1:16:45.2 |
| 26 Luis Zayas (Rosetti Bikes) | 1:16:45.2 |
| 27 Joseph Schmalz (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1:16:45.5 |
| 28 Christopher Uberti (Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist) | 1:16:45.8 |
| 29 Timothy Rugg (XO Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson) | 1:16:47.1 |
| 30 Gavriel Epstein (Chipotle Development Team) | 1:16:47.2 |
| 31 Clay Murfet (RideClean presented by Patentit) | 1:16:47.6 |
| 32 Serghei Tvetcov (Aerocat Cycling Team) | 1:16:47.7 |
| 33 Chad Hartley (Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling) | 1:16:47.8 |
| 34 Heath Blackgrove (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1:16:47.9 |
| 35 Jared Nieters (XO Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson) | 1:16:48.0 |
| 36 Ed Veal (Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta) | 1:16:48.1 |
| 37 Oscar Clark (Realcyclist.com Pro Cycling Team) | 1:16:48.1 |
| 38 Enno Quast (www.keoughcyclocross.com) | 1:16:48.9 |
| 39 Ryan Dewald (XO Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson) | 1:16:48.9 |
| 40 Benjamin Zawacki (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:16:48.9 |
| 41 Colin Jaskiewicz (Unattached) | 1:16:49.3 |
| 42 Adam Carr (TwinSix) | 1:16:49.8 |
| 43 Neil Bezdek (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:16:51.0 |
| 44 Scottie Weiss (Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling) | 1:16:51.1 |
| 45 Craig Logan (Ind) | 1:16:52.5 |
| 46 Austin Roach (MetLife Cycling Team) | 1:16:52.9 |
| 47 David Forkner (Foundation/CRCA) | 1:16:53.7 |
| 48 Travis Livermon (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:16:53.8 |
| 49 Michael Midlarsky (Realcyclist.com Pro Cycling Team) | 1:16:54.4 |
| 50 Brian Toone (Tria Market p/b DonohooAuto.com) | 1:16:55.2 |
| 51 Nicky Housley (Chemstar p/b UnitedHealthcare) | 1:16:55.5 |
| 52 Kevin Hazzard (Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta) | 1:16:55.7 |
| 53 Yosvany Falcon (Realcyclist.com Pro Cycling Team) | 1:16:55.8 |
| 54 Daniel Ramsey (Full Circle Sports) | 1:16:56.0 |
| 55 Steven Meyer (Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta) | 1:16:56.5 |
| 56 Diego Garavito (Aerocat Cycing Team) | 1:16:56.9 |
| 57 Michael Niemi (Gearlink Racing Inc.) | 1:16:57.8 |
| 58 Andrew Pinfold (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:17:01.8 |
| 59 Mason Haymes (XO Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson) | 1:17:04.7 |
| 60 Juan Rivera (Groove Subaru Cycling Team) | 1:17:07.4 |
| 61 Adam Myerson (Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop) | 1:17:13.6 |
| 62 Zachary Davies (Fly V Australia) | 1:17:15.9 |
| 63 Tyler Jewell (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1:17:18.1 |
| 64 Gregg Brandt (Kenda/5 hr energy) | 1:17:22.9 |
| 65 Andrew Crater (Aerocat Cycling Team) | 1:17:27.5 |
| 66 Mat Stephens (ELBOWZ RACING) | 1:17:44.5 |
| 67 Brad White (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:17:48.1 |
| 68 Jonathan Clarke (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) | 1:17:48.2 |
| 69 Alejandro Guzman (Foundation/CRCA) | 1:18:39.6 |
| 70 Eric Marcotte (SKLZ-Pista Palace) | 1:18:40.1 |
| 71 Ray Adam (Chemstar p/b United Health Care) | 1:18:40.5 |
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