IA Cup Presented by Zealous Consulting

The Memorial Day race weekend is in the books. We have some exciting racing shaping up among the categories. With the new rule that allows a rider to "throw out" 2 races, almost all the categories will go right down to the last race in the series.

Lisa Vetterlein and Punk Rock Cycling extended their domination of the women's open categories with Lisa's 2nd place (1st Iowan) at Snake and her solo win at Muscatine, along with Keely Shannon's finish as 2nd Iowan both days. Lisa has accrued all 50 points available, so far. Keely moves into 2nd in the category, 3 points ahead of Kim Eppen, ICCC.

In the Women's Cat 4 race, Rebecca Miller, Colorbiotics, won both days, extending her winning streak to 3 in a row, taking over the lead in the category by virtue of tie breaker over Cassandra Kessler, ICCC. Kessler hung tough, finishing 3rd at Snake and 2nd Iowan at Muscatine. Katie Fistler, PRC, Finished 2nd on Saturday and 3rd Iowan on Sunday to move into 3rd overall.

Chad Bishop, Melon City Bike Club, took control in the Men's Cat 3 race, finishing as 2nd Iowan on Saturday and winning in his home town of Muscatine. With the upgrade of former leader Ryan French, Zealous, AJ Turner, Colorbiotics is Bishop's closest competition.

In the Men's 4 race, Jay Gorsch, Atlas, used 2 1st Iowan finishes to vault himself into 2nd overall, but leader, Vance Fletcher, DMOS, remained consistant with 2nd and 3rd places to maintain a good lead on the field.

A great race is shaping up in the 40+ category with Paul Denninger taking over the lead with 2 3rd place finishes and Jim Cochran nipping at his heals with 2 2nd place finishes. Former leader Cody McCullogh's absence, opened the door for the new leaders.

Greg Harper, Melon City, gained small ground on 50+ leader Chris Eastburn, Hawkeye Bike Assoc., in his hometown race, moving to within 7 points of Chris for the lead.

In an unofficial "off weekend" for the Cat 1,2 Iowan's. Joe Hetrick, Mercy/Specialized, was the only rider to finish either race and pick up the 10 pts individually, and for his team.

Click on the Zealous Racing Logo at the right for complete standings.

Next race on the schedule: Rose Festival Road Race, Sunday June 20.

The Rose Fest RR is part of a great 3 days of racing with the Rose Fest Crit on Friday, Green Days Crit in Johnston on Saturday, and the Road Race on Sunday.