The NHS/UNMC Cycling rode to a 1-2-3-4 finish in the first major event of the 2003 Nebraska bicycle road racing season.
Chris Spence, the reigning state road champion, won the 55-mile Category I-II-III race on April 12 at Branched Oak State Park near Lincoln. Teammates Joe McWilliams, Marco Vasquez and Darin Schlake filled the other top four placings, while NHS/UNMC’s Marie Neville took top honors in the 44-mile women’s race.
The team followed its success with a 1-2 finish by Ian Robertson and McWilliams on April 13 at the Blues Bike Rack Pioneers Criterium in Pioneers Park.
The NHS/UNMC cycling team will be in action Saturday, April 26 at the Haymarket Park Criterium in Lincoln.
Results from Tour de Lake Road Race – April 12
Cat. I-II-II (55 miles) — 1. Chris Spence, Omaha, NHS/UNMC; 2. Joe McWilliams, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC; 3. Marco Vasquez, Omaha, NHS/UNMC; 4. Darin Schlake, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC; 5. Marc Walter, Omaha, CCRT.
Women (44 miles) — 1. Marie Neville, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC.
Results from Blues Bike Rack Pioneers Criterium – April 13
Cat. I-II-II (45 minutes) — 1. Ian Robertson, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC; 2. Joe McWilliams, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC; 3. Jay Thomas, Lincoln, LBC/High Gear; 4. Kevin Wilkins, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC; 5. Kent McNeil, Lincoln, LBC/High Gear.
Women (30 minutes) — 1. Marie Neville, Lincoln, NHS/UNMC.