Posted by Editoress on 08/2/10
Cantwell takes overall, David Veilleux second
Australian Jonathan Cantwell beat out nearly 100 professional cyclists to be the $18,000 overall winner of the 3-stage men's pro race at the fifth annual Alexian Brothers "Tour of Elk Grove" held Friday though Sunday, July 30-August 1, in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
The 3-stage men's Pro race featured $118,000 in total prize money making it the largest prize purse for a 3-day, 3-stage men's pro cycling race in North America.
Cantwell competed as a member of team Fly V Australia.
Placing second overall in the race, and winning $9,000, was Canadian David Veilleux, a member of the team Kelly Benefit Strategies. (Veilleux was Tour of Elk Grove's overall winner in 2008.)
Placing third, and winning $4,500, was Australian Karl Menzies, a member Team United HealthCare presented by Maxxis.
Individual Pro Men's Stage Winners
•New Zealand's Peter Latham (Bissell Pro Cycling) placed first at Friday's Stage 1 Time Trial (4.5 mile).
•Cantwell placed first at Saturday's Stage 2 Road Race as well as first place in Sunday's Stage 3 Criterium.
Bissell Pro Cycling team was this year's overall team winner.
Tour of Elk Grove featured $150,000 in total cash prize money for the 15 professional and amateur races held during the weekend. (The majority of races were "criterium"--a bike race held in a closed loop.)
Over the weekend more than 25,000 spectators viewed over 1,000 cyclists compete at 15 pro/am races.
Report courtesy organizer
| Stage 3: Criterium, 115 km | |
| 1 John Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 2:33:21 |
| 2 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| 3 Carlos Ospina (Col) Columbian National | |
| 4 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 5 Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| 6 Anibal Barrajo (Arg) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| 7 Pat Bevin (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 8 Michael Freedman (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | |
| 9 Chad Hartley (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | |
| 10 Mark Hekman (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | |
| 11 Chris Horner (USA) Radio Shack | |
| 12 Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | all s.t. |
| 13 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | 0:03 |
| 14 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:05 |
| 15 Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | |
| 16 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| 17 Jake Rytlewski (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | |
| 18 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 19 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Columbian National | |
| 20 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 21 Bobby Sweeting (USA) Champion System Racing | |
| 22 Luis Amaran (Cub) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| 23 Nick Frey (USA) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| 24 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 25 Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| 26 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| 27 Neil Bezdek (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | |
| 28 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 29 Scottie Weiss (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | |
| 30 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| 31 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| 32 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Team Hotel San Jose | |
| 33 Eric Schildge (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | all s.t. |
| 34 Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 0:10 |
| 35 Igor Volshteyn (USA) Champion System Racing | |
| 36 Pat Lemieux (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | |
| 37 Arles Castro (Col) Columbian National | |
| 38 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Hotel San Jose | all s.t. |
| 39 David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:17 |
| 40 Colton Barrett (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | 0:19 |
| 41 Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:51 |
| 42 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 2:29 |
| 43 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
| 44 Alder Martz (USA) Champion System Racing | both s.t. |
| 45 Jay Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia | 2:59 |
| 46 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | s.t. |
| 47 Logan Loader (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 3:07 |
| 48 Jim Stemper (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 5:02 |
| 49 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Fly V Australia | 7:32 |
| 50 Cater Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 12:32 |
| 51 David Guttenplan (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | s.t. |
| 52 Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | 20:02 |
| 53 Oscar Clark (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | s.t. |
| 54 Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | 22:32 |
| 55 Adam Myerson (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | |
| 56 Chris Johnson (USA) Champion System Racing | both s.t. |
| 57 Adam Carr (USA) Adageo Energy | 27:32 |
| 58 Edwin Avila (Col) Columbian National | 32:32 |
| DNF Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| DNF Jonny Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| DNF Brad White (USA) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| DNF Tim Johnson (USA) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| DNF Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | |
| DNF Daniel Holloway (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Zach Bell (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| DNF Marsh Cooper (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| DNF Guy East (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | |
| DNF Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | |
| DNF Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| DNF James Driscoll (USA) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| DNF Frank Travieso (Cub) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| DNF Alejandro Barrajo (Arg) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | |
| DNF Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | |
| DNF Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | |
| DNF Chad Burdzilasukas (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | |
| DNF Jonny Sundt (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | |
| DNF Isaac Howe (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | |
| DNF Carlos Uran (Col) Columbian National | |
| DNF Weimar Roldan (Col) Columbian National | |
| DNF Adam Bergman (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | |
| DNF Jeff Schroetlin (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | |
| DNF Bryce Mead (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | |
| DNF Ben Damhoff (USA) Champion System Racing | |
| DNF Joshua Carter (USA) Team Hotel San Jose | |
| DNF Carlos Vargas (USA) Team Hotel San Jose | |
| DNF Tucker Olander (USA) Team Hotel San Jose | |
| DNF Logan Hutchings (NZl) Team Hotel San Jose | |
| DNF Cody Stevenson (USA) Adageo Energy | |
| DNF Austin Carroll (USA) Adageo Energy | |
| DNF Nathan Brown (USA) Trek/Livestrong Presented by Radio S | |
| DNF Matthew Rice (USA) Bahati FDN | |
| Final Overall | |
| 1 John Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 6:11:50 |
| 2 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | at 0:08 |
| 3 Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | 0:12 |
| 4 Michael Freedman (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 0:17 |
| 5 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 6 Chris Horner (USA) Radio Shack | 0:21 |
| 7 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:22 |
| 8 Luis Amaran (Cub) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | 0:25 |
| 9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:26 |
| 10 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 11 Pat Bevin (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:29 |
| 12 Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefits Strategy | 0:30 |
| 13 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:31 |
| 14 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 0:32 |
| 15 Bobby Sweeting (USA) Champion System Racing | s.t. |
| 16 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | 0:34 |
| 17 Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 0:37 |
| 18 Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | s.t. |
| 19 Carlos Ospina (Col) Columbian National | 0:38 |
| 20 Anibal Barrajo (Arg) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | s.t. |
| 21 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Team Hotel San Jose | 0:39 |
| 22 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | s.t. |
| 23 David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:42 |
| 24 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | 0:44 |
| 25 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Columbian National | 0:46 |
| 26 Nick Frey (USA) Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita | 0:47 |
| 27 Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | s.t. |
| 28 Scottie Weiss (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 0:53 |
| 29 Pat Lemieux (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | 0:55 |
| 30 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Hotel San Jose | 0:57 |
| 31 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefits Strategy | s.t. |
| 32 Jake Rytlewski (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 0:59 |
| 33 Chad Hartley (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 1:04 |
| 34 Eric Schildge (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | s.t. |
| 35 Neil Bezdek (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 1:15 |
| 36 Colton Barrett (USA) Texas Roadhouse p/b Motorex | 1:36 |
| 37 Igor Volshteyn (USA) Champion System Racing | 1:42 |
| 38 Arles Castro (Col) Columbian National | 2:08 |
| 39 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 3:17 |
| 40 Jay Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia | 3:28 |
| 41 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 3:29 |
| 42 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | 3:50 |
| 43 Logan Loader (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 4:24 |
| 44 Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia | 4:25 |
| 45 Alder Martz (USA) Champion System Racing | 4:59 |
| 46 Jim Stemper (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinder | 5:44 |
| 47 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Type 1 | 6:21 |
| 48 Mark Hekman (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 7:33 |
| 49 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Fly V Australia | 8:52 |
| 50 Cater Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team p/b Kenda | 13:48 |
| 51 David Guttenplan (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 14:02 |
| 52 Oscar Clark (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 20:51 |
| 53 Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | 20:52 |
| 54 Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis | 23:32 |
| 55 Adam Myerson (USA) Team Mountain Khakis | 27:32 |
| 56 Chris Johnson (USA) Champion System Racing | 27:37 |
| 57 Adam Carr (USA) Adageo Energy | 29:28 |
| 58 Edwin Avila (Col) Columbian National | 38:06 |
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