McWilliams (pictured at right0 captured the final stage, the Industrial Row Criterium, over Jay Thomas (Midwest Cycling Community) to narrowly take the overall title from teammate Tim Farnham, who won Saturday’s Gage County road race. Team Kaos swept the podium with Mark Merritt’s third place, while a fourth Team Kaos rider – Marco Vasquez – finished fourth after winning Sunday’s Old West Trail Time Trial.

Chaffin improved on her second place overall in this race a year ago by sweeping all three stages. The Norfolk native was racing for the first time since a crash at the Joe Martin Stage Race.

Rogers won his title over teammate Jordan Brasch by winning the road race and time trial and finishing second in the criterium. Team Kaos teammate Jon Vondracek was first in the criterium (and second overall in the Cat. IV race) while Brasch finished third.

Odell, Neb. - Marco Vasquez kept Team Kaos on the top step of the Cat. I-II podium at the Monumental Memorial Cycling Weekend with his victory in Sunday's Old West Trail Time Trial.

Vasquez averaged 27.1 miles per hour while covering the 20.5-mile, out-and-back course in 45 minutes and 17 seconds. He beat Team Kaos teammate Mark Merritt by 38 seconds.

Team Kaos also scored wins with Dave Rogers (Masters 45+) and Morgan Chaffin (Women's I-II-III). Chaffin's time of 49:54 was one of the top 15 of the day, regardless of category.

The Monumental Memorial Cycling Weekend concludes Monday with the Industrial Row Criterium in Beatrice.

Farnham’s victory was one of three wins for Team Kaos in the opening event of the Monumental Memorial Race Weekend. Morgan Chaffin captured the women’s 1-2-3 category and David Rogers won the Masters 45+ division.

Saturday’s races were run under mostly cloudy skies that threatened rain. Strong thunderstorms moved through the area prior to the event getting underway, but torrential rainfall let up and the skies cleared somewhat for the duration of the races that were held on a 10-mile circuit near Odell, Neb.

Farnham (seen at right) waited until the halfway point of his 60-mile race before venturing off on his own.

“I was actually trying to bait some of the Cat. III racers out so we could set up Tommy (Ralston) for the sprint in the end,” Farnham said. “I guess a couple of people tried to bridge up but they never made it up to me.”

Omahans Chris Spence (Pro-I-II), Matt Landen (Cat. III), Mark Brackenbury (Masters 35+) and Matt Pavlovich (Cat. IV) won their respective divisions in the 25-mile race that was dubbed “The Highway to Hell presented by Monster Energy.”

Spence (pictured at left with teammate Mark Merritt on the lower step) clocked the fastest time of the day, 56 minutes and 58 seconds - an average speed of 26.3 mph - on the rolling, out-and-back course. The 47 riders who competed Saturday enjoyed a strong cross tailwind out of the south over the first 12.5 miles.

“My goal was to get under an hour,” Spence said. “At the turnaround, I had passed Jon (Nelson) and Mark (Merritt) so my goal was just to try and catch everybody I else coming back.”

Gray started the four-stage, three-day race strongly, finishing fourth in Friday’s opening stage, a 110-mile road race. He broke away with three others halfway up the 11-mile ascent of Mount Galor, which comes 35 miles from the finish. The four held off the chasing efforts of the 70-rider strong peloton.

Following a 28th place in Saturday morning’s 93-mile road race in which Gray remained in fourth overall, he lost a spot on the overall classification with a 12th-place finish in the 2.5-mile uphill time trial that afternoon.

But on the final stage, a 55-minutes-plus-three-laps criterium run under a blazing afternoon sun, Gray regained the fourth spot in the overall standings with a 15th place finish.

Ralston is an individual national qualifier whose cumulative individual point total in the North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference (NCCCC) was among the highest among individuals not qualifying as part of a team.

A mechanical engineering major at UNL, Ralston is a Cat. III racer for Team Kaos who competes in the Collegiate "A" category.

This year’s collegiate nationals schedule features a team time trial on Friday, followed by the Saturday road race at Lake Perry and a criterium in downtown Lawrence on Sunday. Team Kaos Public Relations Director Sean Weide will serve as one of the USA Cycling race officials for the event.

Landen broke away with five other riders on the second of four laps of a hilly, 13-mile loop. Riding together, the five quickly opened up a huge gap on the field as the 52-mile race entered the final lap.

"Two riders in our group fell off by the end of last lap," Landen said. "I outsprinted the other three riders to take the win."

Joining Landen on the podium for Team Kaos was Matt Pavlovich, who finished second in the 39-mile Cat. IV race, which was won by Adam Price of the Melon City Bike Club Inc.

Team Kaos is doing its part to help promote Bike-to-Work Week (May 14-18) and Bike-to-Work Day (May 18) by participating in both events again this year.

Bike-To-Work Day with Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey takes place on May 14 at 8 a.m. in downtown Omaha. More details will be posted on Team Kaos' website in advance of the event.

Bike-to-Work Week is your chance to help stay in shape without having to set aside additional time for exercise. Bicycle commuters tend to enjoy healthier lifestyles, get sick less often, and feel less stress.

Bicycle commuting is also one of the least expensive ways to get to work. There’s no gas, maintenance, parking fees, or insurance to pay for. Plus, bicycles don’t pollute the air or require lots of land for roads or parking lots. Eight to 12 bicycles can park in the space required for one car.

Lincoln - Matt Pavlovich’s victory in the Category IV division led eight podium finishes by Team Kaos Sunday at the Lincoln Plating Spring Cycling Classic.

Pavlovich grabbed the lead in the first of three stages by winning the 13-mile time trial around Branched Oak Lake by seven seconds over Devin Bethune of Elkhorn Valley Cycling Powered by Monster. Pavlovich maintained his lead by breaking away with Bethune in Saturday afternoon’s road race, finishing only a second behind Bethune. In the final circuit race Sunday, Pavlovich finished third to cement the overall win.

“I just tried to keep it safe,” Pavlovich said, referring to the windy, rainy weather that made for less-than-desirable cycling conditions.

Pavlovich received the support of two other Team Kaos teammates in his races. John Vondracek finished third overall and Matt Farnham was seventh. Vondracek was fifth in the time trial but made up ground by finishing third in road race, nearly two minutes ahead of the fourth place finisher.