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Food Folks Spokes C2 KENOSHA NEWS SATURDAY JULY 28 2001 1 i Amy remelling battles the pack during the Senior Category 1-2-3 race Friday remelllng finished 10th out Kenosha remains gem ofSuperweek BY LAURA VERAS MARRAN KENOSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT International Cycling Series Executive Director Otto Wenz Jr waste any words when describing Food Folks status in the prestigious event: "The Wenz said always say I want to pick up this whole program and just lay it down in another city and another city after Wenz said Kenosha has perfected the formula by providing a festival atmosphere to complement the racing To that end Food Folks Spokes has grown each year amazing the creator every time walk around here every year to see Wenz said right there a big tent that I know here last said Wenz gesturing toward the MetroParent tent which provided child and family-centered activities and services Wenz singled out the growth of the area as a big plus for the Kenosha event busy all the Wenz said shown here that you can have a very busy very successful event on a weekday Other places want weekends but here taken the event and capitalized on the weekday by bringing out organizations and groups that make it part of their day Then the timing of the ProSr 1-2 race at 6 pm is just right for people getting off Wenz is creator and director of the 32-year-old series which started as a novelty race at Summerfest in 1969 and grew into the premier multistage cycling event After seeing the event evolve from its humble start 11 years ago Wenz has had consistent high praise for all the organizations and volunteers that has helped the local event blossom This year Food Folks Spokes coincided with the American Bicycle Racing National Championship Friday at the Washington Park Velodrome Many Juniors Seniors and Masters racers trekked from the Velodrome to the Library Square course to race in both events Velodrome Director Tim Kemen said is the first year anything like this has Kemen said of the simultaneous events just have to wait and see what effect it has on the Charameda rims past competition times Vickeir Brooke of Bikerica Mass Turin and Vargas of Emmaus Penn held the top spot down the stretch before Charameda made her move in the final lap one lap to go (Vickeir) really made a strong Charameda said held the lead for quite a ways but I really dug to catch up to As Charameda moved ahead of Vickeir Vargas found a gap and pulled into contention was the only other (competitor) able to catch up with us but I think she was pretty tired and probably knew I either- attack her right then or beat her in a said Charameda who competes for Club Defeet had a real strong move but I got right on her stayed on her wheel down the stretch and picked the side I needed to be on to win the The victory was sweet for 3 i EVEN notice the tire was flat until I rolled in Thank goodness it lasted until then Laura Charameda on her condition onship in five years Kenosha fan club was out in full force on the comer of 61st Street and Seventh Avenue Friday Another fan favorite was Amy Tremelling who finished 10th in the field of 32 cyclists Tremelling who competes for Trek-VW moved up to 13th place with 27 points in the International Cycling point standings Vargas Vickeir and Turin rounded out the top five finishers Vickeir of White-fish Bay holds a 98-96 lead over Denra Keely with three races left in the ICC series the Senior Category 4-5 NOVA racers back in the field purposely kept the pace slow and foiled any chase attempts Godkin knew he could count on that support when he took off relatively early in the 50-lap race started that Godkin said just jumped out and (the breakaway group) went right into working which is what it it KENOSHA NEWS PHOTOS BY BILL SIEL of 32 competitors Junior races Kenosha bicyclists turned in solid performances in the trio of Junior races David Engwis of Kenosha won the 10-12-year old race Kenoshans Christopher Flesch Kyle Peters Allyson Brunnaer Andrew Flesch and Diane McGlinn rounded out the field of six bicyclists Nick Dregne of Kenosha topped the field of eight bicyclists in the 16-18-year old race John Eggebrecht of Two Rivers Josh Jacobs of Kenosha and Chris Goettig of Two Rivers rounded out the top four finishers Brad Kemen of Kenosha took sixth place Racine resident Aaron Kacala who competes for Kenosha VeloSport won the 13-15-year old race Scott Hempel of Waukesha Ulric DeYoung of Wauwatosa Eric Maertens of West Chicago Dl and Daniel Stevens of Rockford 111 rounded out the Top 5 Kenoshans John Cantwell Jamie Jacobs Donald Flesch and Amy Sorensen placed seventh through 10th Tim McGlinn and Shandra Cebula both of Kenosha finished 12th and 13th respectively 30-mile race Friday Engwis wins Junior 10-12 The stage then switched from the elder statesmen to the youngest USCF riders In the Junior 10-12 two-lap race David Engwis crossed the line first after working at the front with UAW teammate run- ner-up Chris Flesch Next up were Kyle Peters Allison McGlynn in rapid sue- cession Teamwork pays off for Nowak BY SCOTT KOKER KENOSHA NEWS Laura Charameda combined a lot of skill with a little bit of luck to win the Food Folks Spokes 40-mile race Friday afternoon at Library Park One of tires went flat right after she sprinted ahead of Angela Vargas and Dana Vickeir for her fourth career Food Folks Spokes victory even notice the tire was flat until I rolled Charameda said good-negs it lasted until then all of that work it been a drag to' quit because of a flat in the final couple of laps Fortunately it happen until the finish Charameda of Fulton Calif took the top spot from Ann Turin of Brampton Ohio with five laps to go but her victory was far from secure as the lead shifted hands at least five more HAD GUYS helping me keep the pace up It was all teamwork Maciej Nowak Senior Category 4-5 winner was nice to get a win Nowak said win in the 14th day of the 16-day International Cycling Series will give him a boost in the Category 4-5 overall standings where he was seventh with 81 points coming in Matthew Hebard of Just Pedal Faster who was not listed in field 'has a commanding lead with 163 points Godkin tkes 40-plus In an exciting Masters 40-plus finish spectators got a lesson in the fine points of bike facing While two Team Mack teammates were the first to cross the finish line a glance back at the field revealed NOVAIS Corp racer Phillip Godkin with his arms raised in victory Godkin 41 was part of a five-man breakaway that lapped and rejoined the field He maneuvered past the four others who had gained a lap to claim the challenging win we lapped the field that played favor to God- BY LAURA VERAS MARRAN KENOSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT The picture-perfect day provided a worthy backdrop for an exciting slate of racing in the early hours of Food Folks Spokes Friday in Downtown Kenosha Charameda who returned to competitive racing this season after sitting out the past four years with a herniated disk in her back me all gravy said Charameda a former World Championships medalist and National Criterium champion being able to be out here and riding my bike again is just awesome I ride as hard as I used to but just happy to be out here competing again It was hard for me to even watch bike racing when I was Although it was her first Food Folks Spokes champi- rounds a corner while competing the field because then you only have to keep track of a few other guys Other dangerous things can happen (back in the field) no way out if boxed NOVAIS Corp teammates not only kept him out of trouble they also stirred up few problems for the competition When Godkin went off the front with runner-up John Medora and three others the in Milwaukeean Maciej Nowak Captured the first gold winning a close Senior Category 4-5 race with a little help from his friends The field of nearly 40 riders turned in an excellent fast-paced race The colors flew around Library Park as the stretched out pack prohibited any successful breakaway attempts KOn the 35th and final lap Team Nowak edged forward along with Caleb Thompson of PCW Cycling and Ryan Dibble Monsoon Racing Ft Collins Colo Nowak was slightly behind the other two leaders but powered past them jat the finish line I had a lot of said the 24-year-old Nowak had guys helping me keep the pace up It was all Nowak said his strategy -included staying among the top 3 throughout the race the front to give him better opportunity to visualize the field and steer around a crash if hdoessary Fortunately both of the morning races were crash-free only the newly-paved downtown streets The win was particularly sweet for Nowak who is a regular competitor at the Washington Park Velodrome Douglas Pietz of Milwaukee kin said referring to his teammates in the field who would dictate the pace looked for my team to keep the pace high and give us the best position The veteran rider said working a lap up in the field is considerably more complicated than a simple lead really have to keep an eye on Godkin said almost preferable not to lap.