NCS Points Update after NSC's Fixed Gear Classic

With racing completed at the Fixed Gear Classic in Minnesota at the National Sports Center Velodrome, we've updated the points standings and have new leaders in several categories. Swiss former World Champion Franco Marvulli has taken over the lead in the overall standings and the endurance standings, scoring 39 points over the course of the 3 days of racing. In the Endurance standings he leads Rossetti Bikes Canadian National Champion Jean Michel Lachance by 15pts, with Chris Carlson hanging onto third from his performances at the Matrix Cup earlier this year. Jon Fraley of Serenity Bikes is currently leading the sprint competition and holding down second place overall, with Danny Robertson nipping at his heals one point back in second in the sprint competition, and third overall. On the Womens side Cari Higgins of Exergy Twenty12 was the big points scorer of the race scoring 40 points, but Lauren Stephens of Bicycles Plus scored 9 points to hold onto her overall lead by 7 points ahead of Higgins. Junior World Champion Jennifer Valente also of the Exergy Twenty12 showed her versatility scoring points in both the Endurance and Sprint events to move up to third overall, and second in the sprint standings. Broadmark Capitals Tela Crane scored big in the Sprint events to take the lead in that competition just ahead of Valente, moving herself into 4th place overall. Some great racing by all the riders throughout the course of the 3-days, and some great live streaming action over the internet as well, a big congratulations to the NSC Velodrome staff for putting on a great event, and it was nice to hear velodrome manager Bob Williams calling the racing on the mic!

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

The next race in the series will be held in Colorado Springs in two weeks, for the US Grand Prix of Sprinting. If you're out there, don't forget to tweet all about it, using the hashtag #sprintgp.