Team Kaos

RACINE, Wisc. -- Morgan Chaffin of Team Kaos/Nebraska Medical Center was second overall in the Racine Women's Only Triathlon on Saturday. The course featured a 750-meter swim followed by a 20K ride and 5K run.

Chaffin lost time to eventual winner Ashley Jensen in the swim, but couldn't quite make it up during the bike leg. Chaffin finished 32 seconds behind Jensen in the run and 2:49 behind overall.

The race featured 124 women and cold water for the swim. "I didn't swim as well as I usually do," Chaffin said.

Three Team Kaos/Nebraska Medical Center riders lead their respective Nebraska Rider Of the Year competitions after the Omaha Cycling Weekend.

Matt Landen (Men 1/2) and Mark Brackenbury (Masters 45-plus) have commanding leads and won't have to race the final two races to win their respective titles. Bryan Redemske (Men 4) has a 90-point lead with two races remaining.

John Vondracek is second in Men's 3, 30 points behind Troy Krause of Lincoln Industries-Highgear. Krause has 700 points to Vondracek's 670. Team Kaos' Justin Maresh, the 2007 Cat. 4 rider of the year, has 605 points in third place. Dave Rogers is second in Masters 45-plus while Chris Spence is third in Men's 1/2.

The Nebraska Rider of the Year series rewards points based on finishes in Nebraska races. Category winners earn free entry into next season's series. Team Kaos is the only team leading more than one category. Full standings available here.

OMAHA -- Papillion native Alex Boyd of Team Waste Management won the Omaha Cycling Weekend Pro/1/2 omnium Sunday in downtown Omaha. The 2007 collegiate national champion won both races Saturday and finished fourth in Sunday's Dave Babcook Memorial Criterium to wrap up the title. 

Boyd held off a flurry of attacks from the Trek/HRC team in Saturday's Papillion Twilight Criterium to take a commanding lead heading into Sunday. Steve Tilford and Bill Stolte (Trek/HRC) joined forces with Matt Landen (Team Kaos/Nebraska Medical Center) to attack and eventually lap the field. Tilford launched another attack to take the win, leaving Stolte second and Landen third.

Sydney Brown (Team Revolution) of Lincoln was the omnium winner in the Women's Open field, sweeping the three-race weekend.

Full results: Mount Michael Time Trial, Papillion Twilight Criterium, Babcook Memorial Criterium, OCW Omnium 

BEND, Ore. -- Ian Grayof Team Kaos/Nebraska Medical Center is in 76th place after the first stage of the Cascade Classic. Gray is one of the general classification hopes for his on-loan team, Legacy Energy.

Thirty-five miles into the stage, Gray's rear derailleur failed, making it impossible to shift. When he finally got service from the Team Legacy Energy team car, the bike he was given was too small and Campagnolo-equipped. The longtime Shimano user then had to launch a solo chase.