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San Francisco's Phipps Takes Final Round of Summer Cycling Series

Contact: Jennifer Enos

707-933-3981

 

San Francisco's Phipps Takes Final Round of Infineon Raceway 

Summer Cycling Series 

 

SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - San Francisco's Chris Phipps (Z
Team) used a strong finish on Thursday night to clinch the final round
of the Infineon Raceway Summer Cycling Series.  

 

            Other final round winners in the three-race Summer Cycling
Series were Santa Rosa's Ted Simpkins (Unattached) in the B Group, Mill
Valley's Sara Ellis (Ultimate Fitness) in the Women's Division and
Petaluma's Ethan Weiss (Team Swift) in the Junior Division.  Champions
were awarded $80 (Group A, Group B, Women's), and $60 (Junior's).   

 

"I love coming here to race because you never have to use your brakes,"
said Phipps, who placed third in the road circuit race at the Cougar
Mountain Classic event in July. "I figured I'd just ride hard until
someone caught me." 

 

Thursday night's final round attracted 81 cyclists and featured 8 laps
over Infineon Raceway's 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course.

 

 More than $1,700 was awarded during the Infineon Raceway Summer Cycling
Series, which spanned three weeks (Aug. 10, 17, 31).  Cycling will
return to Infineon Raceway in April, 2007, with the Infineon Raceway
Spring Cycling Series. For more information, visit
www.infineonracewaycycling.com <http://www.infineonracewaycycling.com/>
.

 

AGATE

Summer Cycling Series

Infineon Raceway

12 turn, 2.52 miles

8 laps

 

Men's A Division:

1.	Chris Phipps (San Francisco, Z Team)
2.	Todd Hemmings (Napa, Delta Velo)
3.	David Yakaitis (Oakland, Unattached)
4.	Jonathan Lee (Santa Rosa, Eastside Cycles/Marin)
5.	Murat Ozgur (San Rafael, Unattached)

 

Men's B Division:

1.	Ted Simpkins (Santa Rosa, Unattached)
2.	Tom Rosencrantz (Mill Valley, Tam Cycling)
3.	Doug McKenzie (Santa Rosa, Fightin' Bobas)
4.	Hans Gouwens (Corte Madera, Z Team)
5.	Joshua Carling (Rancho Cordova, Unattached)

 

Women's Division:

1.	Sara Ellis (Mill Valley, Ultimate Fitness)
2.	Sarah Miller (Santa Rosa, Nor Cal Velo)
3.	Heather McKenzie (Mill Valley, Unattached)
4.	Katie Norton (Sacramento, Unattached)
5.	Alicia Mechling (Santa Rosa, McGuire Cycling)

 

Junior Division:

1.	Ethan Weiss (Petaluma, Team Swift)
2.	Tyler Brandt (Fairfax, Team Swift)
3.	Blake Anton (Davis, Davis Bike Club)
4.	Charlie Carroll (Santa Rosa, Team Swift)
5.	Edan Levation (Davis, Davis Bike Club)

 

 

 

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John Cardinale

VP of Media/Community Relations

Infineon Raceway

Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476

wk: 707-933-3907

cell: 707-334-9805