Top professional and amateur men’s and women’s teams will take to the streets of West Chester, PA for the 5th Annual Iron Hill Twilight Criterium on July 11, 2009, the second event on the USA CRITS National Series calendar.
In attendance will be last year’s winner, Mark Hekman, riding for Team Mountain Khakis. The 2009 season for this professional bassoonist turned pro cyclists has been spectacular, with top 5 finishes at Tulsa Tough and the Kelly Cup, as well as a 2nd place finish at the Athens Twilight Criterium. The illusive win, however, has escaped him thus far.
Hekman noted, “The Ironhill Twilight is a rising icon in American criterium racing with a great enthusiastic crowd that makes racing this event electric. I would like to be the first 2-time winner of the 5th Annual
event. The course is well suited to my strengths and an Ironhill brew tastes even better after a win.” So hungry he is for his first win in 2009, Hekman has opted to start off his honeymoon in West Chester.
Also in attendance will be the 2007 and 2008 USA CRITS Series champions, Frank Travieso and Yosvany Falcon, both racing for Miami-based Champion Porsche presented by Racer’s Edge. The Cuban duo have both had their own set of wins lately and will be ready against their former teammate Hekman. Travieso jokingly stated, “After the race he [Hekman] will be wishing he was still a bassonist.”
These will not be the only riders to watch, as Olympic team member Bobby Lea racing for OUCH presented by Maxxis, Cheyne Hoag, Clay Murfet, and Shane Kline of Kelly Benefit Strategies, Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light and the New Zealand National Team will all be in attendance.
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About the USA CRITS Series
USA CRITS has been developed to offer venues, teams, and riders, the ability to excel in a unique discipline of cycling. The races that form the USA CRITS Series have the ideals that have made criterium racing an American legacy: challenging courses that showcase arts and entertainment districts, a large and growing base of spectators, broad community support, and strong marketing opportunities for sponsors.
The Series Finals are held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV during Interbike – America’s international bicycle expo.
