{"id":4721,"date":"2015-04-22T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T15:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/cyclingirish\/?p=4721"},"modified":"2015-04-22T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T15:53:47","slug":"lindenwood-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/cyclingirish\/lindenwood-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindenwood Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notre Dame Cycling made the trip to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO on April 18-19 for the final away race weekend of the 2015 MWCCC season. In Saturday morning\u2019s 13-mile team time trial, the women\u2019s B squad continued their undefeated streak this season while the men\u2019s B squad took 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The afternoon brought racers to what is probably the toughest road race course in the conference. The loop consisted of 4 significant climbs before a fast, slightly downhill finish. Graduate student David McKenna was the lone D rider for the team this weekend. He took 2nd<\/sup> place, just inches short of the win in the final sprint out of his 3-man breakaway. Sophomore Connor Williams also secured a position on the podium with his 3rd<\/sup> place in the C road race after leading over the climbs for a majority of the race. The Notre Dame women\u2019s B riders stayed near the front of the race during the climbs. In the end, Paige Handy (Jr.) was 5th<\/sup>, Sarah Cullen (So.) 7th<\/sup>, Emma-Kate Conlin (So.) 10th<\/sup>, and Maggie Schmid (Jr.) 12th<\/sup> to earn the team more valuable points towards the season-long team omnium.<\/p>\n

In the 66-mile men\u2019s B race, Andrew Koch (Grad.) and James Pratt (So.) worked together to stay near the front of a very strong group. They earned 11th<\/sup> and 14th<\/sup>, respectively, in a race that saw over half of its riders drop out due to its difficulty. In the last race of the day, the men\u2019s A field tackled the climbs faster each lap in their 88-mile race. Senior Jim Snitzer worked his way into a select lead group of 8 riders going into the final miles. After his and others\u2019 attacks failed to break up the group, Snitzer finished 4th<\/sup> in the breakaway\u2019s sprint to the line.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the action was brought to downtown historic St. Charles for the criterium. The triangle-shaped course included a sharp final turn and a finishing stretch on a brick road. Tight corners and rain pouring down all day made for a nervous day of racing. McKenna rebounded after a crash to rejoin the D field and earn 3rd<\/sup>, his second podium placing on the weekend. In women\u2019s B\u2019s, Schmid also recovered from a crash to take 5th<\/sup>, a career best. Cullen also rode a strong race and sprinted to 4th<\/sup>. Unfortunately, Conlin suffered a mechanical in the final laps and Handy suffered a hard crash that took her out of the race. She is now recovering from a heavily bruised shoulder and fighting to get back on the bike very soon! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Graduate student Thomas Frederick was the B squad\u2019s best finisher in the criterium. He attacked with just a few laps remaining but was eventually chased down by the field. In the end, he still sprinted to an impressive 8th<\/sup> place. In the men\u2019s A\u2019s, John Pratt (Sr.) made the early breakaway. However, over-inflated and tread-less tires did not allow him to handle the turns as quickly as other riders. After a promising start to the race, he was forced to drop out of the race for his safety. He finished 24th<\/sup>, while Snitzer was 30th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The Cycling Irish will host the MWCCC regional championships this upcoming weekend on April 25-26. The team goes in leading the conference in the DII team Omnium and vying with Lindenwood for 2nd<\/sup> place amongst all teams, only behind Marian. Men\u2019s A riders Jim Snitzer and John Pratt are 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> respectively in the DII individual Omnium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Notre Dame Cycling made the trip to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO on April 18-19 for the final away race weekend of the 2015 MWCCC season. In Saturday morning\u2019s 13-mile team time trial, the women\u2019s B squad continued their undefeated streak this season while the men\u2019s B squad took 3rd. The afternoon brought racers … <\/p>\n

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