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Comment by Northbrook Cycle Committee on July 24, 2010 at 3:23pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Famed Olympian Pro Cyclist Colby Pierce to Race in Northbrook, IL - 7/24/2010

The Northbrook Cycle Committee is pleased to announce that famed professional cyclist Colby Pearce will be competing in this years Roger Delanghe Trophy race on August 5th 2010 at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome.

Born, June 12, 1972, Colby has excelled on the road and on the track, where he won a number of national and international events around the globe. He is an outstanding endurance track racer, focusing recently on the Madison and has competed in a number of Six Days events. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing 14th in the points race. An excellent interview with Colby pierce can be found at fixedgearfever.com at http://www.fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=News&file=articl...

The August 5th race in Northbrook, IL is a salute to Roger DeLanghe who made countless contributions to cycling over the years. Since emigration from Belgium years ago, Roger worked tirelessly to promote bike racing throughout the region, culminating in the addition of the Quad Cities Criterium to the National Racing Calendar. For many years Roger manned the camera for the Ed Rudolph velodrome’s dramatic finishes

Brutally fast, this 50 lap scratch race offers a $1500.00 purse and pays the top 25 finishing riders. Fans and riders, please join us on this special night. A full night of racing for various categories is planned. Spectating at the velodrome costs $2.00 per person and kids 12 and under are always free. Feel free to take advantage of the 2 for 1 entry coupon. www.northbrookvelodrome.org/2010/03/free-entry-coupon-2010/

The Roger Delanghe trophy is kind of the Stanley cup of Bicycle Track Racing. The winners name is engraved on the trophy and records are kept for all riders who participate in the race. Any finish in the top 25 of any race during the history earns a rider points in the overall cumulative rider performance. This is called the Roger Delanghe Golden Lion and its kind of a track ironman/ironwoman. The past winners and points leaders are as follows:

ROGER DELANGHE TROPHY WINNERS
1997 Jeff Senn
1998 Jeff Senn
1999 Jeff Senn
2000 Jeff Senn
2001 Ken Labbe
2002 Ken Labbe
2003 Robby Ventura
2005 Matt Fox
2006 Jason Garner
2007 Chris Mosk
2008 Alex Wieseler
2009 Adam Lesniakowski

ROGER DELANGHE GOLDEN LION STANDINGS
1st Ken Labbe 153 points
2nd Randy Warren 118 points
3rd Jeff Senn 116 points
4th Brian Haas 98 points
5th Robbie Ventura 95 points
6th Dan Verner 94 points
7th Adam Lesniakowski 92 points
8th Len Cabaltera 91 points
9th Vince Boyer 82 points
10th Aram Bayzaee 81 points


For more information contact comm@northbrookvelodrome.org
www.northbrookvelodrome.org