First Season Win for Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast

(May 4, 2008)

Report filed by Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling

Minneapolis, Min. The Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast pro cycling team clocked up its first big win of the 2008 season last night when the squad took the front for the final eight laps of stage three of the USA Crits Speed Week, setting up Alex Candelario for a sprint to the line. The win comes fast on the heels of several top five finishes and a podium placement at the Beaufort stage, spelling a return to form for the second year squad led by Jonas Carney.

"This is how we like to race," says Ken Mills, assistant performance director, Kelly Benefit Strategies. "Our athletes have been coming out and riding super aggressively all week. Last night we had all of our guys riding with strong legs and using their heads to race as a team to shut out competition and take control of the race."

After some early breaks, covered by Ben King, David Veilleux, Martin Gilbert and Brian Bucholz, the full squad took the front from eight laps out and rode the train to set up Candelario, pinching the corners and denying attempts by other racers to come over the train.
"This was smart, aggressive racing," adds Mills, "with more to come."

From Speed Week the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team moves on to the Crystal City Classic in Arlington, Virginia, where they will be racing on "home turf" in front of Maryland based sponsors Kelly Benefit Strategies and Medifast. After that, the team will be fine-tuning performance and race strategy ahead of Philly Week.

"We've been working hard at making this happen," says Jonas Carney, performance director. "This year we added new riders to the line up and have been trying! out som e new things in the past few races. It's great to see it all coming together and we'll be going into our next few races and Philly Week with a lot of momentum and confidence."

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