White Plains Criterium Local Race Results

June 12, 2014 Pat Casey White Plains

Several hundred cyclists descended on White Plains Sunday, June 8, for the White Plains Downtown Criterium and New York State Bicycle Racing Association Championships, coming from several states and one cyclist from as far afield as Turkey.

The half-mile course was a classic criterium course with four corners and sloping streets, going clockwise from Martine Avenue to Mamaroneck Avenue to Quarropas Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown White Plains.

The start/finish line for each race was at the intersection of Court Street and Martine Avenue where the Lifestyle/Leisure Expo featured free water, bananas, and Dannon yogurt, along with healthy lifestyle vendors and massages for cramping and tired muscles.

This year’s major sponsors included KeyBank, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Bicycle World of Mt Kisco, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, and Prospero Wines. All excess proceeds from the race were given to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug

Dependence/Westchester, Inc. based in White Plains.

Local cyclist results: Men’s Category 3/4 Open – Sean Roach of Sleepy Hollow, #355, placed 14^th; Mihael Ginghina of Dobbs Ferry, #321 placed 28^th; Alvaro Betancur of White Plains, #306, placed 32^nd and Christopher Pile of Tarrytown, #368, placed 39^th.

In the Men’s Pro Category 1/2/3 Open Euri Madera of Hartsdale, #63, placed 33^rd.

In Men’s Category 1/2/3/4, ages 35+ Greg Galletta of Dobbs Ferry, #269, placed 16^th, Mihael Ginhina placed 18^th and Christopher Pile placed 47^th; Benjamin Cornush, of Dobbs Ferry, #270, placed 53^rd.

In the Men’s Category 1/2/3/4, ages 55+ Alvaro Betancur placed 9^th and Horacio Ahumada also of White Plains, #801, placed 14^th.

In the Men’s Category 4 Open Jason Bell of Sleepy Hollow, #610, ranked 18^th and in the Men’s Category 5 Open Adam Bushnoe of White Plains, #509, ranked 17^th.