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Bicycle riders of all ages and levels participated Sunday in the Balloon Festival Criterium in Lewiston. The course was a loop that followed Lisbon St., Main St., Canal St. and Chestnut St. The number of laps in each race depended on the racers’ ages and abilities.
Racers ride down Canal Street in the men’s master 35 and over class during the Balloon Festival Criterium in Lewiston on Sunday. Over 110 competitors raced on a fast-paced .7-mile loop that started and finished on Lisbon Street. Tim Mitchell of CCB Racing won the Pro Cat 1,2,3 race while averaging 27 mph. Danielle Ruane of Bow, NH, won the women’s elite race. John Grenier of Rainbow Bicycle, Dominic Giampaolo of Busytown Bikes and the Maine Cycling Club organized the event.
Neal Coughlin, second from right, of Lewiston turns onto Lisbon Street during the men’s pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race of the Balloon Festival Citerium in Lewiston on Sunday. Racing for the Rancourt Shoe/Rainbow Bike team, Coughlin placed fifth.
Sarai Wentzel, 16, of Auburn listens to advice from her mother, elite racer Terri Wentzel following Sarai’s fourth place finish in the junior 15-18 class. Sarai Wentzel is one of five members of the Maine Youth Cycling Club who competed on Sunday. Terri Wentzel is the club’s coach.
Men elite racers ride down Canal Street during the Balloon Festival Criterium pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race on Sunday.
Dominic Giampaolo of Lewiston cuts the corner from Canal to Chestnut Street during the Great Falls Criterium men’s master 35 and over race on Sunday. Giampaolo, the owner of Busytown Bikes in Lewiston, helped organize the event.
John Grenier, left, Kyle Rancourt, center, and Ben Grenier work as a team during the Balloon Festival Criterium pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race on Sunday. The three Lewiston cyclists, along with Scott White of Lisbon Falls and Neal Goughlin of Lewiston race for the Rancourt Shoe/Rainbow Bike team. John Grenier, the owner of Rainbow Bicycle, helped organize the event.
David Higson, 14, of Auburn earns a third place medal during the Balloon Festival Criterium on Sunday. Higson, a member of the Maine Youth Cycling Club, placed third in the junior 15-18 race.
Crystal Marchessault, right, and Terri Wentzel, both of Auburn, race during the women’s cat 1-4 elite event.
Enzo Giampaolo, 6, of Lewiston describes his race strategy to siblings Julie, 5, and Joseph Howes, 7, of Haverhill. Mass., following the Balloon Festival Criterium kid’s race.
Terri Wentzel, an art teacher at Edward Little High School, made the Balloon Festival Criterium trophies. Wentzel raced in the women’s elite event as well as coached five teammates from the Maine Youth Cycling Club.
Men elite racers ride down Lisbon Street during the Balloon Festival Criterium pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race on Sunday.
Ben Grenier and his father, John Grenier of Lewiston start side by side during the Balloon Festival Criterium on Sunday.
Men elite racers ride down Canal Street during the Balloon Festival Criterium pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race on Sunday.
Tim Mitchell of CCB Racing wins the hour-long pro/cat 1, 2, 3, race on Sunday.
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