Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Success at Tour of Anchorage!

Team Speedway-Alyeska had its best tour in its 3 year history (okay, so this is our first year as Speedway-Alyeska, but we did exist as Alaska McDonald's last year, and Alaska Waste before that). We started the race with a super-strong team with outside favorites Dan Folmar and Evan Hyde. I'll spare the gritty details of each race, but here's the quick shake-down:
  • Prologue: Dan Folmar 3rd, Evan Hyde 4th, Jim Peot 5th
  • Stage 1, Clarks Road Hill Climb: A big win for Evan
  • Stage 2, Downtown Crit: Evan 3rd
  • Stage 3, Moose Run TT: Dan 2nd
  • Stage 4, Kincaid Road Race: Another big win by Carey Grumelot
  • Final overal: Dan 3rd
2 wins, 3rd overall, and at least a podium in every stage. Not too shaby. And it's important to point out that both wins were won the way real men do it, by taking a big gamble with a break.

Some photos:


Jim on his way to 4th in the prologue




Evan homing in on win #1 in the hill climb


A wet, soggy, and dangerous crit






Carey working the break in the stage 4 road race


And he has win #2 for the team

Thanks to Andy Pohl and George Stransky at Alaska Digital Visions for the photos.

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