TOUR DE GIRARDOT CYCLING CLASSIC GREW IN SECOND YEAR

The second annual Tour de Girardot Cycling Classic was held Saturday and Sunday and prize money in excess of $5,000 was awarded to the field of 199 USCF-licensed racers.

The time trial and road race, 30 to 40 miles, were held on Saturday and the competition concluded with Sunday's criterium race, held on a .8-mile course at Doctors' Park.

With approximately 100 "citizen" racers, the participation was more than triple the size of last year's maiden event. The race attracted competitors from numerous states.

Locally, the top finisher was Bill Logan of Cape who finished fifth in the USCF Men 40+ category. He finished with a time of 2:03.49.

Categories and winners

USCF Juniors

1. Matt Smith, St. Louis, Mo., 2:02.25

2. Peter Warren, Memphis, Tenn., 2:05.16

3. Chris Hulse, Pacific, Mo., 2:08.58

USCF Women

1. Christine Tucker, Louisville, Ky., 2:05.27

2. Katie Livjin-Clark, Little Rock, Ark., 2:06.05

3. Kimberly Virden, Warrenville, Ill., 2:08.01.

USCF Men 30-39

1. Curtis Tolson, Louisville, Ky., 2:35.15

2. Gary Doering, Springfield, Ill., 2:35.37

3. Scott Anderson, Chicago, Ill., 2:36.13

USCF Men 40+

1. Phil Minard, Lenexa, Kan., 2:02.43

2. Jim Murray, Godfrey, Ill., 2:03.03

3. Richard Adamczyk, LaPorte, Ind., 2:03.19

USCF Category III

1. David Henderson, Columbia, Mo., 2:40.03

2. Aaro Froese, Columbia, Mo., 2:40.07

3. Gary Zyriek, Memphis, Tenn., 2:40.10

USCF Category IV & V

1. Baird Webel, Washington, D.C., 2:15.19

2. Steven Wilkes, Fenton, Mo., 2:15.35

3. Tracy Smith, Columbia, Mo, 2:15.54