Patton, Hanley Make History At Kelly Cup Criterium

The historic podium at Saturday's Kelly Cup Criterium.
Team Type 1's Monique Hanley (left) and Morgan Patton flank the winner,
Shontell Gauthier (Colavita-Sutter Home Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light).
Photo by Kurt Jambretz, Action Images.
Baltimore City, Md. – Morgan Patton and Monique Hanley didn’t win Saturday’s Kelly Cup Criterium. But the two Team Type 1 racers did make history.

Patton and Hanley finished second and third, respectively, in what is believed to be the first time two female athletes with Type 1 diabetes have finished on the podium of a national-level women’s bicycle race.

Patton has lived with Type 1 the past 13 years while Hanley was diagnosed with Type 1 11 years ago.

“From a diabetes standpoint, this is pretty inspiring,” Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said. “They rode a great race, staying up near the front and keeping an eye on things. I’m so proud of them.”

Patton and Hanley charged up the finishing straight in Patterson Park, finishing just a few bike lengths behind the winner, Shontell Gauthier (Colavita-Sutter Home Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light). The Kelly Cup is part of the 10th Annual BikeJam Cycling Festival in Baltimore City, Md.

“Monique and I just jumped onto the back of the Colavita train on the last lap,” Patton said. “There was a really tight chicane in the final 500 meters and we were in perfect position coming into that. Then it was just uphill to the finish.”

Patton said she felt strong in the first part of the flat and fast 20-lap race around a one-mile (1.2 km) course. But then her blood sugar began to drop.

“I knew I had to eat something, so while I was recovering, Monique was really aggressive, attacking off the front,” Patton said. “Unfortunately, nothing was going to get away today. Everyone was chasing everything down.”

Hanley said she felt a lot stronger than during the Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix last weekend, thanks in part to some unscheduled rest days.

“I don’t think I backed off well enough on my intensity (training) last week,” she said. “This week, I had a bit of travel, so I was almost forced to back off.”

With six laps remaining, Patton and Hanley pulled alongside each other to strategize – aided by over-the-radio communication with Beamon and Assistant Sport Director Vaselli Davidenko.

“Monique said she’d get me to the line and she towed me the next five laps,” Patton said.

Beamon said he preached patience against a talented 78-rider field that included four riders from Colavita, five from Team Advil-Chapstick and five from Team Kenda Tire. Patton and Hanley were Team Type 1’s only entries.

“This is a hard sprint, uphill into the wind about 300 meters,” Beamon said. “It was not a pure sprinters sprint. It was about good position and using your power and basically they rode in perfect position on the last lap.”

Next month, Hanley will be a part of Team Type 1's eight-person corporate team that will defend the Race Across America (RAAM) title it has won the past two years. Team Type 1 was created in 2004 by Type 1 diabetes racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming the obstacles often associated with the condition.

Kobzarenko Scores His First Victory For Team Type 1

The podium for Saturday's Frank "Nap" Torpey Memorial Hills of Somerset County Road Race. From left: Jake Hollenbach (CCB/Volkswagon), winner Valeriy Kobzarenko of Team Type 1 and teammate Glen Chadwick.
Somerville, N.J. – It wasn’t enough for Team Type 1’s Valeriy Kobzarenko to simply solo the final 40 miles on his way to winning Saturday’s Frank “Nap” Torpey Memorial Hills of Somerset County Road Race.

After earning his first road race victory in the United States this year, Kobzarenko went out for more.

“I rode 50 kilometers (31 miles) to train after the race,” Kobzarenko said.

Kobzarenko’s victory in the 80-mile (128.7 km) race led a 1-2-4 finish by Team Type 1. Glen Chadwick, the winner of the Tour of Arkansas last week, soloed in for runner-up while teammate Chris Jones won the field sprint behind Jake Hollenbach (CCB/Volkswagon).

Had race officials not led Jones and another rider off course late in the race, Jones might have actually secured third for a first-ever podium “sweep” by Team Type 1.

“They took us onto the freeway and as soon as we got onto it, we knew it was the wrong way,” Jones said. “By the time we got back on course, a group of about 15 others had caught up to us.”

Fitness gained by Team Type 1 in the past two weeks of racing at the Joe Martin Stage Race and Tour of Arkansas was apparent early on in Saturday’s race. Kobzarenko bridged to a breakaway group of four 12 miles into the race.

“And we never saw him again,” Jones said.

While Kobzarenko was working over his breakaway companions – and eventually left them to ride alone for the final half of the race – Chadwick attacked the field and rode through the remnants of the break to solo in for his fourth podium finish of the season.

Behind, Jones did the same, attacking the field to hopscotch his way up to the front.

“We were tired the first couple of days after Tour of Arkansas but now the fitness is starting to come,” Jones said.

Kobzarenko’s victory is Team Type 1’s 10th of the season and his first podium placing since a runner-up finish on Stage 6 of the Tour de Taiwan.

Team Type 1 RAAM Riders Ready For Tour of Atlanta

From left: Alex Bowden, Matt Brooks, Timothy Hargrave.


From left: Andy Mead, Bob Schrank, Mark Supernant.
Not pictured: Tim Powell
Atlanta - Team Type 1 will use the Tour of Atlanta as its final tune-up before defense of its Race Across America (RAAM) eight-person corporate team title next month.

Seven of the eight racers who will compete in RAAM are taking part in the multi-day race that consists of seven stages over five days. Team Type 1 will race in four stages, beginning Friday.

"There are multiple purposes of participating in this race," Team Type 1 RAAM Team Director (and rider) Bob Schrank said. "We want to get used to riding as a team, get some hard racing in prior to RAAM, and to get trained on the new FreeStyle Navigator."

The FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is produced by Abbott Diabetes Care, an official sponsor of Team Type 1. It was only approved by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March but was field-tested by members of Team Type 1's RAAM squad last year.

The FreeStyle Navigator system provides minute-by-minute information about which way and how quickly blood sugar levels are changing. This information can lead to proactive adjustments that can result in tighter glucose ranges.

Team Type 1 will participate in the following Pro I-II-III races as part of the Tour of Atlanta:

Friday, May 23: ProAm Under the Lights
Location: 11350 Johns Creek Parkway, Duluth, Ga.
This one-hour race will be run on a technical, six-turn course that is one-mile (1.6 km) in length.

Saturday, May 24: Road Race
Location: 821 H.D.Atha Road, Monroe, Ga.
The 90-mile race begins at 11:30 a.m. and consists of four laps of a circuit that includes a "King of the Mountain" competition.

Sunday, May 25: Downtown Gainesville Criterium
Location: 118 Main Street, Gainesville, Ga.
This 60-lap criterium around a traditional, four-corner, 0.6-mile (1 km) course begins at 6 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Buford Criterium
Location: 123 W Main St, Buford, Ga.
The 60-minute race will be contested on a four-corner course that is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) in length.

Click here to visit the official race website.

Abraham Adds Another Runner-Up Finish

Johns Creek, Ga. - Team Type 1's Emile Abraham added another podium placing to his impressive list of finishes with second place at the Findlay Roofing Criterium Sunday in Johns Creek, Ga.

Abraham was runner-up to Timothy Henry (Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling) in the 60 minutes-plus-three-laps race along a 0.6-mile (1 km) course. Thad Dulin (DLP Racing) was third. Team Type 1's Joe Eldridge also competed in the race, finishing 12th.

To date, Abraham has scored a team-leading seven podium finishes, including a victory at the Ride to Live Road Race.

Click here to see photos from the men's pro race.

Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix Gallery

Team Type 1's Monique Hanley competed in the Women's Pro-I-II race.
Wilmington, Del. - Team Type 1 photographer Marco Quezada was on-site to capture all the action at last weekend's Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix. Here is a sample of his work:

Chadwick Wins Tour of Arkansas

Glen Chadwick stands atop the final podium Sunday at the Tour of Arkansas.
Van Buren, Ark. - Glen Chadwick will go into the history books as Team Type 1's first overall winner of a professional stage race.

The New Zealander wrapped up the Tour of Arkansas on Sunday by finishing eighth in the 75-minute Celebrity Classic Criterium in Historic Downtown Van Buren. Chadwick enjoyed a 25-second margin of victory in the final standings ahead of runner-up Predrag Prokic (Toshiba-Santo Professional Cycling Team presented by Herbalife) and third-place finisher Michael Lange (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling).

Team Type 1 also placed two riders in the top 10 with Moises Aldape (fifth) and Chris Jones (ninth) while Valeriy Kobzarenko was 31st, Fabio Calabria was 35th and Ian MacGregor was 48th. Timothy Hargrave, who made his stage race debut for Team Type 1, also finished the race but his final position was not immediately made available.

Chadwick – who had not won a stage race since the Tour of Korea in 2003 – dedicated the victory to his wife, Isabelle, and their two-year-old daughter, Jade.

"It has been a strange season with a pretty bad six months off because my family and I were very sick," Chadwick told Cyclingnews’ Kirsten Robbins. "To actually pull off a result like this is amazing for myself.”

A bout with Epstein-Barr Virus sidelined Chadwick in February following the Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia. The life-threatening spinal virus even infected his daughter, forcing her to be hospitalized as well.

“It was very tough for us to see our daughter hooked up to an I.V. all the time and her veins collapsing,” he said. “It’s hard to explain to a two-year-old why the doctors were always sticking her with needles."

Chadwick, 31, won his first stage race in the United States by soloing to victory in the first two stages of the 350-mile race that featured a pair of mountain top finishes and more than 23,000 feet of climbing. Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said teamwork solidified the victory from there.

“The guys were awesome,” Beamon said. “It was pretty much textbook on the last two stages. Today, the guys took the lead on the first lap and held it to the finish, pretty much destroying the field in the process.”

Brad Huff (Jelly Belly) won Sunday’s six-corner criterium ahead of Karl Menzies (Health Net presented by Maxxis) and Mark Walters (Team R.A.C.E. Pro), while Aldape took the small field sprint for fifth.

Chadwick’s accomplishment follows a 20th place finish at the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T and improves his chances of becoming one of New Zealand’s three representatives for the Olympic road race in Beijing in August.

Team Type 1 was created to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming obstacles often associated with the condition. This is the first year Team Type 1 has fielded a professional squad, after winning the corporate team division of the Race Across America the past two years. Calabria and Hargrave are two of four athletes on the pro team who have Type 1 diabetes.

Chadwick Will Defend Lead On Final Stage

Team Type 1 was a force on the front Saturday in defending
Glen Chadwick's lead at the Tour of Arkansas.
Van Buren, Ark. - Team Type 1's Glen Chadwick will defend his overall lead on the final stage of the Tour of Arkansas on Sunday.

Chadwick holds a 25-second lead heading into the Celebrity Classic Criterium in Historic Downtown Van Buren. The pro men's race, which is 90 minutes long, begins at 1:30 p.m. EST.

In Saturday's race, Chadwick finished fifth as Frank Pipp (Health Net presented by Maxxis) won the 97-mile (156 km) race that started and finished atop Mount Magazine, Arkansas’ tallest peak at 2,753 feet.

Click here to read Cyclingnews.com's account of Stage 3.

Co-Founders Share Navigator Insight at AACE Meeting

Orlando, Fla. - Some of the nation's top endocrinologists recently received first-hand insight into the use of the FreeStyle Navigator from Team Type 1 co-founders Phil Southerland (far right) and Joe Eldridge.

The two spoke at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 17th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Orlando, Fla., about how they have been able to use the recently FDA-approved continuous glucose monitor.

Eldridge told conference attendees that with the Freestyle Navigator and his rapid-acting Apridra insulin, he is able to control his blood sugars much more efficiently.

"I can get my blood sugar right where I need it for exercise and that greatly improves how I perform," Eldridge said. "The FreeStyle Navigator is also great for predicting night time hypoglycemia. I am finally able to sleep and not worry about a low after a hard days exercise. I know if I start to go low, an alarm will go off and I can pop a few Dex 4 and be back on track."

Southerland said the FreeStyle Navigator - made by Team Type 1 sponsor Abbott Diabetes Care - lets him see where his blood sugar is going with its trend arrows. With that knowledge, he can make small adjustments with hisApridra to prevent hyperglycemia.

"I no longer have to do three to four finger sticks to see where my blood sugar is going," he said. "My Freestyle Navigator is my fortune teller for blood sugars. Also, by using Apidra as my rapid-acting insulin - in conjunction with FreeStyle Navigator - I have been able to get my A1c to 5.4 with only six percent below target."

Team Type 1's Chadwick Wins Again In Arkansas

Team Type 1's Glen Chadwick celebrates his victory atop Mount Nebo with runner-up Predrag Prokic (left) and Michael Lange (right).
Mount Nebo State Park, Ark. — Glen Chadwick of Team Type 1 won his second consecutive stage of the inaugural Tour of Arkansas Friday to retain his overall lead.

Chadwick conquered the mountain top finish at Mount Nebo State Park by out-sprinting Predrag Prokic of Serbia (Toshiba-Santo Professional Cycling Team presented by Herbalife).

Chadwick and Prokic left Team Type 1 teammate Moises Aldape and Michael Lange (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) on the decisive climb, with the New Zealander winning the race by a handful of seconds. Lange was third and Aldape finished fourth.

“Our guys put in a really good effort today and I didn’t want to let them down,” Chadwick said.

Chadwick’s back-to-back stage wins – a feat he also achieved in the Canadian Tour de Beauce stage race last year – puts him 25 seconds ahead of Prokic with two stages remaining. Team Type 1 also has two others in the top 10 overall: Aldape is fourth, 58 seconds behind, and Chris Jones is eighth, 1:28 behind.

“For sure I’m thinking about winning the race overall now,” Chadwick said. “We still have Moises and Chris a handful of seconds behind so they can always tag a good move and the lead could change. But I’m pretty keen to go all the way to the finish.”

Saturday’s 97-mile (156 km) race starts and finishes atop Arkansas’ tallest peak, Mount Magazine (2,753 feet) and features 6,600 feet of climbing. The 10-mile ascent of Mount Magazine features a continuous grade of six to eight percent.

Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said the squad will be a little more protective of Chadwick’s lead than it was during Friday’s stage.

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After his win, Chadwick (right) explained how he got it done to the media.

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“There’s only a handful of guys we have to be worried about, but at some point, we’ll have to take responsibility for the stage,” Beamon said. “Hopefully, we can get another good effort out of Timothy (Hargrave) and Fabio (Calabria) again and take control of the race.”

Hargrave and Calabria, Team Type 1’s competitors with Type 1 diabetes in the race, played integral roles in both of Chadwick’s victories. On Friday, the pair combined with teammates Valeriy Kobzarenko and Ian MacGregor to successfully chase down Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly), who gained a nearly three-minute advantage after attacking on the descent of the second climb.

Sunday’s final stage is the Celebrity Classic Criterium in historic Downtown Van Buren, Ark. The event begins at 8:30 a.m.