2007 Binghamton Circuit Race

On Sunday, April 29^th, Tom Blonkowski, Will Hilsman and Andrew Krulewitz all traveled to Binghamton to race in the annual Binghamton Circuit Race. Also participating in the race was team coach Margaret Thomson and our own fount of cycling wisdom, Emory Creel. The course was an up and down 1.6 mile loop with a steep finishing straight, and the wind was vicious. Tom held strong in the Cat. 5 field until an acceleration caught him off guard and he lost contact with the peloton. He made a good effort and almost caught the field but the race ended before he regained the pace. Andrew and Will both made their debut as Cat. 3 racers in the Pro/1/2/3 field. While there were no real professional riders in the group, there were a fair number of Cat. 2 racers.  During the race, Andrew was involved in a dead heat sprint for a prime prize but lost by inches on the line. The group stayed together and the race came down to a final group sprint. Both Will and Andrew emerged out of the chaos in the field to place 5^th and 6^th, respectively.