Excerpt from USACycling.org:
"Just over 100 riders took to the line in the 40-44 men’s road race making it the largest field of the competition. Mid-way through the 10-lap affair four riders, Roger Aspholm (Haworth, N.J./Westwood Velo), Nico Toutenhoofd (Boulder, Colo./Excelsports.com), David Harward (South Jordan, Utah/Porcupine-Specialized Racing) and David Henderson (Columbia, Mo.) were able to gain time on the field. As the contest moved into the final laps, a small group of chasers formed including Craig Romer (St. Helena, Calif./Team Specialized Racing), Stephen Spanbauer (Louisville, Ky./Calistoga Racing), Stephen Ferretti (Crestline, Calif./Sho-air-Sonace) and Daniel Casper (Northfield, Minn./Grandstay Hotels). They began slowly closing the gap but were unable to catch the leaders until some confusion ensued with the front group missing the turn into the finish. Tootenhoofd and Harward were able to quickly get turned around, but the chase group was surging. In the kick to the line Romer, Casper and Ferretti grabbed the medals in one of the event’s most interesting finishes. An officials’ jury was quickly formed and after thorough investigation, the results were deemed to stand as each rider crossed the line."
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Dan's the man!
Roger Aspholm won this race but was lead astray by the lead motorcycle taking them and leading them around a whole other 11th lap. The leaders didn't get the bell at 1 to go, and they showed them 1 to go at the finish. Dan is not the man. Roger Aspholm is the man.
Congratulations to Dan for not only being a great racer, but a man of integrity. Rumour around the St. Louis area has it that Mr. Casper sought out Dave Henderson--and Dan gave Dave his medal. Henderson was one of the two guys led off course to do another lap by the lead moto. If there is a national award for great sportsmanship, I'd be happy to nominate Dan Casper!
Now that is cool!
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