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Wolfpack Hustle – Civic Center Crit

Wolfpack Hustle has delivered for the Los Angeles bicycle scene yet again with the third installment of the Civic Center Crit. Racers from around the country and abroad came together around LA City Hall last Saturday, taking on tough competition, and battling it out in the swelteringly hot temperatures reaching up to 38ºC.

Qualifiers were intense with all teams working at 110% to get into the finals. After a couple crashes and a nice dip into the pain cave, the results were in for the fastest riders, and the finals were soon to start.

Women’s Finals

The women’s finals came into play at full force with strong riders and big names taking it to the front line. The night started off with road, and after an intense race with a lot of competition, Jennifer Whalen from the Aventon Factory Team took the win for the road category.

  1. Jennifer Whalen (Aventon Factory Team)
  2. Jo Celso (Team Cinelli Chrome)
  3. Esther Walker (Aventon Factory Team)

In the women’s track category, Ash Duban (Affinity Cycles) came in with a blistering win, against Jo Celso (Team Cinelli Chrome) in a neck and neck finish.

  1. Ash Duban (Affinity Cycles)
  2. Jo Celso (Team Cinelli Chrome)
  3. Nissy Cobb

Men’s Finals

The men’s finals were also kicked off with the road category, where local Los Angeles pro racer Rahsaan Bahati blew in taking the win.

  1. Rahsaan Bahati (Aventon Factory Team)
  2. David Santos (Aventon Factory Team)
  3. Andrew Hemmesath (State Bicycle Co.)

Now the track finals were where it gets really interesting. In the men’s track final, the race started without a hitch. Until 5 seconds later when a rider went down, causing nearly half the field to pile up more feet from the starting line. After a restart, and a couple bruises and damaged egos, the riders took off for the final race of the night. David Santos from the Aventon Factory Team led a massive breakaway resulting in a great win with an almost 15 second gap against second place.

  1. David Santos (Aventon Factory Team)
  2. Justin Williams
  3. Rahsaan Bahati (Aventon Factory Team)

Wolfpack Hustle has become a driving force in the LA bicycle scene; Roadblock always manages to pull off the greatest events. It was an absolutely awesome race and despite the brutal heat, everyone seemed to have a great time. With the end of the Civic Center Crit, this concludes the 3rd race in the Unified Title Series, only leaving The Finale in Austin, Texas.

See you there.

More photos on:
www.sfsprints.com

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