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| Davenport Wins Stage, Nicol Takes Overall |
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| Written by Sean Weide | |
| Sunday, 17 April 2005 | |
 Lincoln Hometown boy Christian Davenport won Sunday¹s final stage of the Lincoln Plating Classic but Lafayette, Colo., native Kevin Nicol of the Tokyo Joe¹s Cycling Team held on for the overall victory.Davenport, riding for race host Lincoln Plating-Lemond, broke from the United States Cycling Federation Pro I-II field with two laps remaining. His two-second victory in the 90-minute criterium moved him from fifth to fourth overall and made him the highest-placed Nebraska racer. "I saw I had a pretty good gap and thought I'd go for it," Davenport said. "I thought the worse thing that could happen was to finish in the pack." Davenport's victory was so decisive he had time to zip up his jersey and pump his fists in the air, drawing a huge cheer from a contingent of Lincoln Plating fans and employees who gathered for the race outside the Lincoln manufacturing plant's headquarters. Nicol's winning margin was 36 seconds over GS Ciao¹s Andy Edwards. Jon Tarkington of the Vitamin Cottage Cycling team out of Boulder, Colo., was third, 1:02 behind Nicol. Lincoln Plating Spring Classic At Lincoln, Neb. (complete results .pdf) (first days results for non-stage race results) Final Results After Three Stages: USCF Pro I-II: 1, Kevin Nicol, Lafayette, Colo., Tokyo Joe’s Cycling Team. Cat. III: 1, Jeremy Reimer, McCook Lake, S.D., Lincoln Plating-Lemond. Cat. IV: 1, Randy McLain, Boulder, Colo., Sports Garage/SOMA. Masters 35+: 1, Darin Schlake, Lincoln, Cycling Club of Nebraska. Women Cat. I-II-III: 1, Lauren Heilig, Denver, Colorado Velo/Denver Spoke. Jr. Men 17-18: 1, Adam Lang, Olathe, Kan., Team X. Jr. Men 15-16: 1, Nolan Froese, Columbia, Mo., Columbia Bike Club Race Team. Collegiate Men A: 1, Dallas Burnum, Manhattan, Kan., Kansas State. Collegiate Women A: 1, Ann Hansgate, Berwyn, Penn., University of Minnesota. Collegiate Men B: 1, Peter Flanagan, Lake Elmo, Minn., University of Minnesota. Collegiate Crit winners: Collegiate A, Ian Robertson, UNL Cycling Collegiate B, MensBrandon Charboneau, North Dakota State U. Collegiate Women’s Open, Ann Hansgate, University of Minnesota  Photos by:Mike Madcharo. |
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