Nuvo Mass Ave Criterium

Last year we had some great success at the Nuvo Mass Ave Criterium, with Chris Jolivette taking home the win in a bunch sprint. With Slattery coming of a win in last week's Ft. Ben Road Race, we had high hopes of taking home another victory for the second week in a row. After about an hr of racing, things came down to a pack sprint. CJ was once again in great position, sitting just outside the top 5 entering into the last turn. And then, this happened...



Ouch. Luckily, Chris walked away with nothing but a few cuts and scrapes. To no fault of his own, he fell victim to a 4 man pile-up, eliminating his chances for a repeat victory. The rest of the team finished safely in the pack.


Yancey hitting it hard on front stretch.

We would like to say a big thank you to race promoter Kevin Kinney for all the work him and his staff of volunteers did to make this race a success. Also thanks to Nuvo, Bicycle Garage Indy, New Belgium Brewing Company, and all other other sponsors that helped make this possible. Indianapolis has lacked a high-profile race for a number of years, and this race has a strong possibility to fill that void. I see a potential twilight criterium in the future!

Both pictures taken from the flicker page of |J|