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Wolfpack Hustle – Shortline Crit

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Tan solo unos días atrás se llevó a cabo en Long Beach, California el Wolfpack Hustle Shortline Crit concluyendo así otro capítulo del Unified Title Series. La carrera fue emocionante y extrema, con corredores locales de un gran nivel, e internacionales venidos de todas partes del mundo.

Clasificación

La fase de clasificación se llevó a cabo grupo a grupo y casi sin problemas.

Destacar la gran intensidad de Jo Celso con la que salió al circuito. Ya desde su ronda clasificatoria demostró que venía a por todas destacándose del pelotón y marcando tiempos de escándalo.

Respecto a la clasificación masculina, resaltar una gran caída de uno de los corredores que acabó colisionando con una de las vallas protectoras.

Pre-Final

Pasaron a la final los corredores más fuertes de la categoría femenina y masculina de carretera y de pista. Aquí algunos grandes nombres de equipos, como Cadence x LOW, Mobbin’ Unknown, Leader, GLK, State Bicycle y Team Cinelli Chrome. Tanto los espectadores como los corredores empezaban a calentar motores y a prepararse para la noche donde sería la gran carrera.

La Final

Femenina (Road)

La final femenina de carretera empezó bien; una carrera rápida e intensa, con múltiples ataques; pero terminó con un sprint final de Jo Celso (la ganadora) y Reily Pankratz, logrando la segunda posición y Esther Walker la tercera.

Masculina (Road)

La final masculina inició el evento esperado, el cual tuvo un comienzo fuerte y con múltiples brechas, la mayoría se quedaron en pelotón menos Zack Morvant y Brian Forbes que se escaparon en solitario a 10 vueltas de la final, en la cual Brian Forbes hizo un sprint para colocarse en primer lugar, mientras que Zack Morvant finalizó en segunda posición y en la cabeza del pelotón Craig Streit, en tercera.

Femenina (Fixed Gear)

La final femenina de pista fue muy similar a la de carretera. Se formó un grupo inquebrantable hasta el final; con Jo Celso (del Team Cinelli Chrome) mostrando un rendimiento bestial y ganando en las dos modalidades; en segundo lugar Christina Peck (del equipo All-City) y en tercer lugar Trina Jacobson (del Aventon Factory).

Masculina (Fixed Gear)

La última final de la noche no resultó tan tranquila como lo esperado; empezó con una caída al principio de la carrera. El pelotón empezó a romperse debido a la alta velocidad dejando los corredores más fuertes en las primeras posiciones. Durante la carrera se vieron diferentes tácticas hasta que finalizó con la victoria de Edgardo Richiez (Impulse Stage), en segundo lugar Addison Zawada (State Bicycle Co.) y, en tercer lugar, Chris Rabadi (DOSNOVENTA).

El Shortline Crit de 2015 fue definitivamente un evento impresionante para todos los participantes. Un gran agradecimiento para Roadblock y Wolfpack Hustle que lideran eventos como este. Nunca decepcionan y siempre acaban ofreciendo un gran espectáculo.

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Wolfpack Hustle – Shortline Crit

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The Wolfpack Hustle Shortline Crit took place in Long Beach, California some days ago, and it finished up yet another chapter of the Unified Title Series. The competition was fierce this time around with strong local racers and international racers showing up from around the globe.

QUALIFY

Qualifying went well for almost all the categories, teams stayed strong and gave it their all, but the women’s road category had a trick up its sleeve this time around. The qualifier for women’s road started off at a good pace but quickly got competitive as Jo Celso started off with a strong breakaway that was so good in fact that she held such a massive gap that she lapped the entire women’s field. She broke off staying in first place, took off and single handedly lapped the 2^nd and 3^rd place riders. Definitely a killer show watching her hold one of the gangliest breakaways I’ve seen in a while. As the day went on, the rest of the qualifiers for men and women went on well for the day, until there was a crash in one of the fields after a rider got caught in one of the guardrails. Other than that the beginning of the day went on well for everyone.

PRE-FINALS

The men and women’s road and track finals were comprised of some of the strongest riders out there. Along with some big team names, like Cadence x LOW, Mobbin’ Unknown, Leader, GLK, State Bicycle and Team Cinelli Chrome making an appearance at the finish line, the stoke was definitely high for racers and spectators alike as everyone warmed up and got ready for the main event of the night.

FINALS

Women’s Road Final

The women’s road finals took off well with a fast and intense race, multiple attacks but the group would chase down each one, leaving the race to finish as a bunch sprint with Jo Celso taking the win, Reily Pankratz managing to get 2^nd and Esther Walker in 3^rd.

Men’s Road Final

The men’s road finals launched off the night with a strong start along with multiple breaks, most were caught until Zack Morvant and Brian Forbes managed to stick a great 10 lap breakaway to the finish, which ended with Brian Forbes taking the sprint, putting him in 1^st place, while Zack Morvant scores a strong 2^nd place, and the winner of the chase group Craig Streit in 3^rd.

Women’s Track Final

The track finals played out in a similar manner as the road finals. The pack stayed tied together, not letting any breaks go unchased until the end; with Jo Celso (Team Cinelli Chrome) making a killer performance taking 2 first places wins in a row, which left 2^nd place to Christina Peck (All-City Team), and 3^rd to Trina Jacobson (Aventon Factory).

Men’s Track Final

The last final of the night proved to be quite a show with a crash in the beginning of the race stringing out the field. With a large gap and a chase group holding fast speeds the group began to break apart, leaving only the strongest riders to contend. The race played on well with breaks and tactics being played throughout, with the race finally finishing with Edgardo Richiez (Impulse Stage) taking 1^st place, Addison Zawada (StateBicycle Co.) holding 2^nd, and Chris Rabadi (DOSNOVENTA) grabbing 3^rd place.

The 2015 Shortline Crit was definitely an awesome event for everyone involved. A big thanks goes out for Roadblock and Wolfpack Hustle for their pioneering of events like this. They never fail to disappoint, and they always put on a great show.