September 8/15 17:54 pm - Gateway Cup: Kirchmann wins Day 1, finishes 2nd overall
Posted by Editoress on 09/8/15
Leah Kirchmann Wins the first Day of the Gateway Cup
Kirchmann raced alongside teammate Maura Kinsella. Both riders are recovering from a month of racing in Europe. Kirchmann opened the team's account in St. Louis with a nail-biting victory, besting Lauren Tamayo (UnitedHealthcare) by a bike throw.
"It was really nice to get some down time after such a long time away in Europe," said Kirchmann. "I've used these past few weeks to visit friends and family and get in a final block of training leading into Worlds in Richmond. I decided to race the Gateway Cup this week to get in some intensity and to work on my technical skills and sprinting. It was a fast race from the start, with many of the bigger teams attacking and looking for breakaway opportunities. UnitedHealthcare had their train set up on the final lap and were controlling the corners. Maura was able to help me hold my position near the front, and I jumped on the outside 100 meters from the final corner to attempt to overtake their train and the other sprinters. It ended up as a drag race to the line on the final straightaway, and I was able to come out on top."
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
The Gateway Cup is a four day Criterium series in St. Louis Missouri
Results
| Day 1 (September 4th): Tour de Lafayette |
| 1 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 2 Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 3 Samantha Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 4 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB |
| 5 Erica Allar (USA) |
| 6 Yussely Soto (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 7 Diana Penuela (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 8 Lauretta Hanson (USA) |
| 9 Tina Pic (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 10 Katherine Sherwin (USA) River City Market Racing p/b Bike Love |
| 11 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 12 Josie Talbot (USA) |
| 13 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW p/b The Happy Tooth Dental |
| 14 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good |
| 15 Jamie Gilgen (Can) |
| 16 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 17 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 18 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 19 Heather Albert (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano |
| 20 Mary Zider (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 21 Julie Kuliecza (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 22 Holly Breck (USA) Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle Cycling |
| 23 Carrie Cash Wootten (USA) Team Revolution |
| 24 Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 25 Madison Kriek (USA) FloridaVelo |
| 26 Emma Grant (USA) |
| 27 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) Acquisio ACQ |
| 28 Caitlin Laroche (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| 29 Jennifer Sharp (USA) Stages Cycling |
| 30 Lexie Millard (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 31 Jeannie Kuhajek (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 32 Britta Siegel (USA) |
| 33 Sara Tussey (USA) Visit Dallas |
| 34 Fiona Meade (Irl) |
| 35 Judah Sencenbaugh (USA) |
| 36 Linda Villumsen (USA) |
| 37 Amy Cutler (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 38 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 39 Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 40 Jessica Cutler (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 41 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 42 Christina Birch (USA) LA Sweat |
| 43 Christine Thornburg (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 44 Nicole Mertz (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 45 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) |
| 46 Laura Brown (Can) |
| 47 Abby Krawczyk (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 48 Sarah Szefi (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 49 Ashley Weaver (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 50 Skylar Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 51 Nicolle Bruderer (USA) |
| 52 Lisa Vandivort (USA) CityMD Racing |
| 53 Jannette Rho (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 54 Ivy Audrain (USA) L.A. Sweat |
| 55 Jacqueline Denny (USA) Lindenwood University |
| 56 Emily Bramel (USA) NorthStar Development Cycling |
| 57 Diedre Ribbens (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 58 Amy Strahan (USA) Michelob Ultra - Big Shark Racing |
| 59 Catherine Fegan-Kim (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| DNS Laura Van Gilder (USA) Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers |
| DNS Becca Schepps (USA) LA Sweat |
| DNS Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good |
| DNS Meredith Uhl (USA) Farm Team Elite Women's Cycling Team |
| DQ RACHEL CROSS (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| DQ Chloe Dygert (USA) TWENTY16 Devo presented by SHO-AIR |
| DNF Catherine Walberg (USA) |
| Day 2 (September 5th): Tour de Francis Park |
| 1 Samantha Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 2 Skylar Schneider (1 - Cat2) (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 3 Tina Pic (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b the Happy Tooth |
| 4 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 5 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 6 Lauretta Hanson (USA) |
| 7 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB |
| 8 Yussely Soto (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 9 Amy Cutler (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 10 Josie Talbot (USA) |
| 11 Katherine Sherwin (USA) River City Market Racing p/b Bike Love |
| 12 Holly Breck (USA) Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle Cycling |
| 13 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 14 Chloe Dygert (USA) TWENTY16 Devo presented by SHO-AIR |
| 15 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW p/b The Happy Tooth Dental |
| 16 Erica Allar (USA) |
| 17 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 18 Diana Penuela (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 19 Caitlin Laroche (2 - Cat2) (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| 20 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b the Happy Tooth |
| 21 Madison Kriek (3 - Cat2) (USA) FloridaVelo |
| 22 Britta Siegel (4 - Cat2) (USA) |
| 23 Mary Zider (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 24 Emma Grant (USA) |
| 25 Judah Sencenbaugh (5 - Cat2) (USA) |
| 26 Jennifer Sharp (6 - Cat2) (USA) Stages Cycling |
| 27 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) Acquisio ACQ |
| 28 Christine Thornburg (7 - Cat2) (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 29 Julie Kuliecza (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b the Happy Tooth |
| 30 Janelle Cole (8 - Cat2) (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 31 Ashley weaver (9 - Cat2) (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 32 Jessica Cutler (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 33 Christina Birch (10 - Cat2) (USA) LA Sweat |
| 34 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good |
| 35 Sara Tussey (USA) Visit Dallas |
| 36 Abby Krawczyk (11 - Cat2) (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 37 Heather Albert (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano |
| 38 Nicole Mertz (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 39 Anina Blankenship (12 - Cat2) (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching Cycling Team |
| 40 Jannette Rho (13 - Cat2) (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 41 Fiona Meade (Irl) |
| 42 Jeannie Kuhajek (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 43 Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 44 Maura Kinsella (2 - Pro) (USA) UCI CT/WPT: Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 45 Lexie Millard (14 - Cat2) (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 46 Diedre Ribbens (15 - Cat2) (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 47 Laura Brown (Can) |
| 48 Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 49 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 50 Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 51 Jamie Gilgen (Can) |
| 52 Sarah Szefi (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 53 Catherine Fegan-Kim (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 54 Linda Villumsen (NZl) |
| 55 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) |
| 56 Lisa Vandivort (USA) CityMD Racing |
| 57 Catherine Walberg (USA) |
| 58 Amy Strahan (USA) Michelob Ultra - Big Shark Racing |
| 59 Ivy Audrain (USA) L.A. Sweat |
| 60 Becca Schepps (USA) LA Sweat |
| 61 Emily Bramel (USA) NorthStar Development Cycling |
| 62 Jacqueline Denny (USA) Lindenwood University |
| DNF Rachel Cross (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| Day 3 (September 6th): Giro Della Montagna |
| 1 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare |
| 2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB |
| 3 Emma Grant (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 4 Samantha Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 5 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 6 Lauretta Hanson (USA) |
| 7 Linda Villumsen (NZl) |
| 8 Erica Allar (USA) |
| 9 Katherine Sherwin (USA) River City Market Racing p/b Bike Love |
| 10 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 11 Yussely Soto (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 12 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 13 Tina Pic (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 14 Chloe Dygert (USA) TWENTY16 Devo presented by SHO-AIR |
| 15 Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 16 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) Acquisio ACQ |
| 17 Skylar Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 18 Josie Talbot (USA) |
| 19 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 20 Heather Albert (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano |
| 21 Fiona Meade (Irl) |
| 22 Holly Breck (USA) Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle Cycling |
| 23 Christina Birch(USA) LA Sweat |
| 24 Janelle Cole (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 25 Diana Penuela (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 26 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW p/b The Happy Tooth Dental |
| 27 Abby Krawczyk (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 28 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good |
| 29 Madison Kriek (USA) FloridaVelo |
| 30 Jennifer Sharp (USA) Stages Cycling |
| 31 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 32 Jannette Rho (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 33 Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 34 Christine Thornburg (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 35 Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 36 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 37 Laura Brown (Can) |
| 38 Julie Kuliecza (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 39 Jamie Gilgen (Can) |
| 40 Mary Zider (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 41 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 42 Amy Cutler (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 43 Nicole Mertz (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 44 Sara Tussey (USA) Visit Dallas |
| 45 Caitlin Laroche (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| 46 Lexie Millard (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 47 Ivy Audrain (USA) L.A. Sweat |
| 48 Diedre Ribbens (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 49 Sarah Szefi (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 50 Anina Blankenship (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching Cycling Team |
| 51 Ashley weaver (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 52 Catherine Fegan-Kim (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 53 Catherine Walberg (USA) |
| 54 Becca Schepps (USA) LA Sweat |
| Day 4 (September 7th): Benton Park Classic |
| 1 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare |
| 2 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 3 Samantha Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 4 Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 5 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 6 Erica Allar (USA) |
| 7 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB |
| 8 Yussely Soto (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 9 Tina Pic (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 10 Lauretta Hanson (USA) |
| 11 Diana Penuela (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 12 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW p/b The Happy Tooth Dental |
| 13 Katherine Sherwin (USA) River City Market Racing p/b Bike Love |
| 14 Caitlin Laroche (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| 15 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 16 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 17 Skylar Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 18 Heather Albert (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano |
| 19 Julie Kuliecza (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling prese |
| 20 Jamie Gilgen (Can) |
| 21 Josie Talbot (USA) |
| 22 Abby Krawczyk (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 23 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) Acquisio ACQ |
| 24 Emma Grant (USA) |
| 25 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 26 Holly Breck (USA) Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle Cycling |
| 27 Mary Zider (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 28 Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 29 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) |
| 30 Nicole Mertz (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 31 Sara Tussey (USA) Visit Dallas |
| 32 Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 33 Jessica Cutler (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 34 Laura Brown (Can) |
| 35 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 36 Sunny Gilbert (USA) Michelob Ultra - Big Shark Racing Team |
| 37 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 38 Fiona Meade (Irl) |
| 39 Jeannie Kuhajek (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 40 Lexie Millard (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 41 Christina Birch (USA) LA Sweat |
| 42 Madison Kriek (USA) FloridaVelo |
| 43 Sarah Szefi (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 44 Jennifer Sharp (USA) Stages Cycling |
| 45 Britta Siegel (USA) |
| 46 Kyrstin Bluhm (USA) Lindenwood University |
| 47 Ashley weaver (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 48 Christine Thornburg (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 49 Diedre Ribbens (USA) SPBRC-Grand Performance |
| 50 Lisa Vandivort (USA) CityMD Racing |
| 51 Jannette Rho (USA) Chicago Womens Elite Cycling |
| 52 Catherine Fegan-Kim (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 53 Catherine Walberg (USA) |
| DNF Ivy Audrain (USA) L.A. Sweat |
| DNF Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas |
| Omnium |
| 1 Samantha Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 2 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB |
| 4 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare |
| 5 Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 6 Lauretta Hanson (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 7 Tina Pic (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b the Happy Tooth |
| 8 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
| 9 Yussely Soto (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 10 Erica Allar (USA) |
| 11 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare |
| 12 Katherine Sherwin (USA) River City Market Racing p/b Bike Love |
| 13 Skylar Schneider (USA) ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI |
| 14 Emma Grant (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 15 Diana Penuela (USA) PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS |
| 16 Josie Talbot (USA) |
| 17 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b the Happy Tooth |
| 18 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental |
| 19 Amy Cutler (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing |
| 20 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 21 Holly Breck (USA) Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle Cycling |
| 22 Chloe Dygert (USA) TWENTY16 Devo presented by SHO-AIR |
| 23 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 24 Caitlin Laroche (USA) Monster Media Elite Women |
| 25 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good |
| 26 Jamie Gilgen (Can) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking |
| 27 Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare |
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