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Omaha, Neb. -- HRRC/Maclaren/Bikesource's Adam Mills of Lawrence, Kan., outsprinted Boulder, Colo., native Mark Southard of Excel Sports to win the Nebraska State Criterium Championship Sunday in the Old Market. Mills also prevailed in the omnium competition of the two-day Omaha Race Weekend, besting teammates Steve Tilford of Topeka, Kan., who won Saturday's Dave Babcook Memorial Race, and Brian Jensen of Lawrence, Kan., who finished third in Sunday's race.
The challenging 1.2-mile course took its toll, as more than a half-dozen breakaway attempts failed to stay away during the 75-minute event. Finally, with 10 laps to go, Mills got away with Southard.
"As long as you keep applying pressure, then something's going to give sooner or later," Mills said. "I was pretty tired for the sprint. It just happened that I had good position and just hit it hard enough that I was able to get by at the line."
Lincoln's Joe McWilliams successfully defended the state criterium championship he won last fall, by virtue of being the highest finishing Nebraska rider. McWilliams, riding for Team Kaos, finished sixth.
"With about 10 laps to go, I knew it would come down to a field sprint, so I just tried to stay in the front and stay out of trouble," McWilliams said.
Team Kaos riders won three of the nine categories:
Omahan Stephen Griffin (Category 5), Lincoln's Jeremiah Grell (Category 4), and Elkhorn's Matt Farnham (juniors). Two other Team Kaos members won state titles: Lincoln's Marie Neville (women) and Steven Muhle (Category 3).
Nebraska State Criterium Championship
Results Sunday
At Omaha's Old Market
USCF Pro/I-II: 1, Adam Mills, Lawrence, Kan., HRRC/Maclaren/Bikesource. 2, Mark Southard, Boulder, Colo., Excel Sports. 3, Brian Jensen, Lawrence, Kan., RRC/Maclaren/Bikesource. Nebraska State Champion: Joe McWilliams, Lincoln, Team Kaos.
Category 3: 1, Phillip Todd, Raymore, Mo., Bicycle Shack Racing. 2, Cody McCullough, Jefferson, S.D., Lincoln Plating/Specialized. 3, Lane Anderson, Altoona, Iowa, Mortgage Solutions/DMOS. Nebraska State Champion: Steven Muhle, Lincoln, Team Kaos.
Category 4: 1, Jeremiah Grell, Lincoln, Team Kaos. 2, Micah Newell, Omaha, unattached. 3, Michael Munson, Omaha, LBC/Highgear. Nebraska State Champion: Grell.
Category 5: 1, Stephen Griffin, Omaha, Team Kaos. 2, Jim Robidoux, Ankeny,
Iowa, Mortgage Solutions/DMOS. 3, James Kingman, Omaha, Team Kaos. Nebraska State Champion: Griffin.
Masters men 35-over: 1, Mark Southard, Boulder, Colo., Excel Sports Boulder. 2, Tracy Smith, Columbia, Mo., Big Shark. 3, Jeff Luedtke, Omaha, Husker Road Club. Nebraska State Champion: Luedtke.
Masters men 45-over: 1, Louis Waugaman, West Des Moines, Iowa, QCP/Trek. 2, Brent Linn, Sioux City, Iowa, unattached. 3, John Dean, Lincoln, unattached. Nebraska State Champion: Dean.
Masters men 55-over: 1, Scott Dickson, Manhattan, Kan., Kansas City Bicycle Club. 2, John Cox, Baltimore, Md., Chesapeake/King Pawn. 3, Kenneth Benusis, Rapid City, S.D., Black Hills Domestiques. Nebraska State Champion: None.
Women: 1, Molly Vetter, Columbia, Mo., Big Shark. 2, Megan Hottman, Mission, Kan., LBC/Highgear. 3, Marie Neville, Lincoln, Team Kaos. Nebraska State Champion: Neville.
Juniors: 1, Matt Farnham, Elkhorn, Team Kaos. 2, Ian Danielson, Omaha, Team Kaos. Nebraska State Champion: Farnham.
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