NTC: Women’s sprint shakeup has Marquardt on top

  
  


(June 14, 2016) – The 2016 National Track Calendar (NTC) standings were shaken up, particularly in the women’s sprint ranks, as the calendar neared it's finale at the June 10 Fastest Man on Wheels in Trexlertown, Pa.
 
Action at the Trexlertown Velodrome.
Action at the Trexlertown Velodrome. (photo via thevelodrome.com)

Mandy Marquardt (Allentown, Pa./Team Novo Nordisk) jumped to the top of the women’s sprint standings with 24 points thanks to a second-place finish in the women’s keirin at Fastest Man on Wheels. Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.) remains atop the men’s sprint standings with 30 points despite not recording any points last week.
 
Zachary Kovalcik (Portland, Ore./Black Lodge Cycling) built on his men’s endurance lead with a second-place effort in the points race over the weekend, bringing his total to 52 points. Kate Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif./CPT-CCF Racing Team) remains atop the women’s endurance standings with 42 points.
 
Full Fastest Man on Wheels results.
 
2016 NTC Standings:
 
Men’s Sprint
1. Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.) 30
2. Hugo Barrette (CAN) 25
3. Nick Oestreich (Powder Springs, Ga./Junior Flyers) 22
4. Kieran Leahy (IRL) 18
5. Shane Perkins (AUS) 17
 
Women’s Sprint
1. Mandy Marquardt (Allentown, Pa./Team Novo Nordisk) 24
2. Kate O’Brien (CAN) 23
3. Monique Sullivan (CAN) 19
4. Holly Takos (AUS) 16
5. Tela Crane (Sammamish, Wash./Lake Washington Velo-Broadmark Capital) 13
 
Men’s Endurance
1. Zachary Kovalcik (Portland, Ore./Black Lodge Cycling) 52
2. Luke Mudgway (NZL) 30
3. John Croom (Rock Hill, S.C./Mars Hill Cycling) 22
3. Stephen Hall (AUS) 22
5. Brad Tyra (Colorado Springs, Colo./International Dyslexia Association-Out of the Box Performance) 15
 
Women’s Endurance
1. Kate Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif./CPT-CCF Racing Team) 42
2. Catherine Moore (Denton, Texas) 39
3. Helen Baillie-Strong (Plano, Texas/Sun and Ski Women’s Elite) 28
4. Ashley Duban (Austin, Texas/RCM Hit Squad p/b CRUSH Fitness) 18
5. Missy Erickson (Mertztown, Pa./BIG Picture Cycling) 15
 
Full National Track Calendar standings.
 
COMING UP
 
The NTC wraps up in Trexlertown at the June 17-18 Festival of Speed-Red Robin Finals.


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