Santa Rosa's Standish Takes Win in Spring Cycling Series

Santa Rosa's Standish Takes Win in Spring Cycling Series

 

SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) -  Ben Standish took the first
victory of the year Thursday night in the first round of the Infineon
Raceway Spring Cycling Series.

 

Santa Rosa's Standish (Dewars Racing Team) topped Darin Divine (GS
Lombardi Team, Mill Valley) and Joshua Litwack (Kentfield), who claimed
second and third, respectively, in the A Race.  Standish and Divine
worked together to pull away from the group after tackling the brutal
climb to Turn 2 on the 10-turn road course.      

 

The A and B race covered nine laps over the 1.99-mile course, the same
circuit used for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event, which
will take place in June.

 

Petaluma's Peter Nicholson (Eastside Cycles) won the B race and Novato's
Kristin Drumm (Proman/Paradigm) took first in the women's division.  The
event attracted nearly 30 cyclists.

 

The second event of the four-round Spring Cycling Series will take place
at Infineon Raceway on Thursday, April 13.  More than $5,000 in cash and
prizes will be awarded throughout the Spring and Summer Series.  Gates
open at 5 p.m., with registration at 5:15 p.m., and the race starting at
6:15 p.m.  Cost is $15 per competitor.  

 

AGATE

Spring Cycling Series

Infineon Raceway

10-turn, 1.99-mile course

A Race (9 laps)

1.  Ben Standish (Dewars Racing Team, Santa Rosa)

2.  Darin Divine (GS Lombardi Team, Mill Valley)

3.  Joshua Litwack (Unattached, Kentfield)

4.  Paul Sumner (GS Lombardi Team, San Rafael)

5.  Jason Clymer (Soulcraft Team, Novato)

 

B Race (9 laps)

1.  Peter Nicholson (Eastside Cycles Team, Petaluma)

2.  Tony Madrigal (Eastside Cycles, Sonoma)

3.  Nigel Ravenhill (Eagle Cycling Club, Napa)

4.  Christopher Mink (BBC Team, Richmond)

5.  Mike Zakowski (Unattached, Sonoma)