2ND
PLACE
NATIONAL
RANKING
IN
MASTERS
40-45
TIME
TRIAL
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf's
John
McLauchlin
has
obtained
a
second
place
ranking
in
Masters
40-44
Individual
Time
Trial
category.
You
can
view
the
complete
list
of
rankings
on
USA
Cycling's
website
(click
here).
MCLAUCHLIN
TAKES
SECOND
AT
MSGP
h
John
McLauchlin
had
a
stellar
weekend
at
MSGP
in
the
Masters
35+
field.
He
took
2nd
in
the
road
race,
1st
in
the
time
trial,
and
1st
in
the
criterium.
This
sealed
a
2nd
place
overall
finish.
The
rest
of
the
team
impressed
as
well,
with
Beau
Rathburn
taking
6th
(Masters
35+
GC),
and
Greg
Casals
taking
8th
(Masters
35+
GC).
Joseph
Welsh
took
6th
in
the
Category
3s
GC.
Brent
Thompson
and
Paul
Koehn
in
Sunday's
criterium.
CLARK
BUTCHER
UPGRADES
TO
CATEGORY
1
h
We
would
like
to
recognize
the
recent
accomplishment
of
Clark
Butcher
in
receiving
his
upgrade
to
Category
1.
Congratulations
Clark!!!
TRAVIS
SHERMAN
SOLOS
85
MILES
FOR
CUBA
ROAD
RACE
WIN
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf/TriStar
Cycling
Team's
Travis
Sherman
took
the
win
at
the
Cuba
Road
Race.
Brent
Thompson
won
the
field
sprint,
which
secured
2nd
place.
The
team
rounded
out
the
finish
with
Paul
Koehn
taking
4th
and
Clark
Butcher
taking
5th.
The
Category
3s
also
made
the
team
proud
with
Bryant
Funston
taking
1st
and
Joseph
Welsh
taking
2nd.
Beau
Rathburn
also
took
1st
place
in
the
Master's
Field.
SILVEY
TAKES
SECOND
IN
THE
GC
GEORGIA
CUP
ALBANY
PRO
AM
RACE
AND
TAKES
KOM
JERSEY
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf/TriStar
Cycling
Team's
Sam
Silvey
took
2nd
in
the
general
classification
at
the
recent
Georgia
Cup
Albany
Pro
Am
Race,
beating
out
the
3rd
place
finisher
by 4
seconds.
He
also
took
the
KOM
jersey
for
the
race
weekend.
BUTCHER
TAKES
SECOND
AT
CROSSWINDS
CLASSIC
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf's
Clark
Butcher
took
2nd
in
the
Crosswinds
Classic
in
Little
Rock,
Arkansas
this
past
Saturday.
This
was
the
team's
first
race
of
the
year
and
it
was
a
great
start
to
the
2008
season.
In
addition
to
Clark's
second
place
finish,
Joseph
Welch
placed
4th
(2nd
in
the
Cat
3s),
Bryant
Funston
took
6th
(4th
in
Cat
3s),
and
John
McLauchlin
took
10th.
OLHEISER
GETS
FIRST
UCI
ROAD
RACE
VICTORY
g
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf/TriStar
Cycling
Team's
Mike
Olheiser
has
won
Stage
4 of
the
Tour
of
Belize.
He
is
racing
with
the
Herring
Gas
Cycling
Team
for
this
race,
which
placed
third
in
the
team
time
trial
earlier
this
week.
A
great
article
about
Mike
and
his
accomplishment
is
featured
on
the
Daily
Peloton's
website.
TOP
RANKING
ESTABLISHED
FOR
ANOTHER
MARX
&
BENSDORF
RACER
g
h
Marx
&
Bensdorf's
very
own
Brent
Thompson
has
also
obtained
a
top
ranking.
USA
Cycling
has
ranked
Brent
Thompson
as
the
top
Cat
1
over
45
in
the
Road
Race
category.
You
can
view
the
complete
list
of
rankings
on
USA
Cycling's
website
(link
below).
The
Elite
Team
already
has
obtained
a
top
ranking.
Mike
Olheiser
has
been
ranked
as
the
top
Category
1
Time
Trialist
in
the
nation.
You
can
view
the
complete
list
of
rankings
on
USA
Cycling's
website
(link
below).
The
Marx
&
Bensdorf
Cycling
team
now
has
a
new
branch
that
will
be
known
as
the
Elite
Team.
This
group
has
joined
forces
with
TriStar
Cycling
to
present
the
Marx
&
Bensdorf/TriStar
Cycling
Team.
Mike
Olheiser
will
take
on
management
roles
of
this
division.
Clark
Butcher
will
retain
his
management
role
of
the
regional
team.
If
there
any
questions
regarding
the
elite
team,
please
direct
them
to
Mike
Olheiser.
As
you
may
know,
Clark
Butcher
has
been
a
part
of
our
cycling
team
for
many
years.
The
combination
of
his
racing
experience
and
enthusiasm
made
him
the
ideal
candidate
to
take
over
as
the
new
team
manager.
If
there
any
questions
regarding
the
team,
please
direct
them
to
Clark
Butcher.
