NCS Points Update after ProCycling US GP of Sprinting

Unfortunately it was a smoke filled weekend out in Colorado Springs for Procycling's US Grand Prix of Sprinting, and all of our thoughts go out to the folks in Colorado for a positive resolution to the wildfire situation out there.

The thick hazy air didn't affect the riders over the first two evenings with a multitude of World, US and track records falling over the course of the weekend. The womens field was highlighted by Miriam Welte's new 200m World Record with a time of 10.64 and an equally impressive ride by Tela Crane to break the long standing US record with 11.04. World records fell in both the Men's and Womens team sprints. An astonishing 4 riders went under 10s for the Men's 200m, with the top US rider, Kevin Mansker almost breaking the 10s barrier with a 10.002. Unfortunately due to the heavy smoke, several riders did retire from the competition, but those who stayed finished out the racing on sunday evening with the sprint finals and flying lap time trials. With her results over the weekend, Tela Crane has moved herself into the 3rd position overall in the womens standings while holding onto her lead in the sprint standings. On the men's side there wasn't any changes to the pecking order at the top of any of the standings, but Andy Lakatosh and Giddeon Massie moved themselves into 4th and 5th respectively in the sprint standings.

See all of the results and standings over here: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/2012ATRA_Results.htm

The series now heads east to the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point, GA for Outback Bikes presents 'The Omnium' on July 6th and 7th.