The Georgia
State Junior Road Race Championships were included as a part of the
Gwinnett Bike Fest. The state junior road races were held on
Friday, July 23, 2010 at Harbins Park, Dacula, Georgia. The
younger juniors, ages 10 to 14, raced two laps around the hilly 7.3-mile
circuit; whereas, the older juniors, ages 15 to 18, raced three laps.
The Frazier Cycling
Junior team won three state junior road race championships and a total
of six state championship medals.
For the Men's 10-12
age group, our Teja (Prithvi) Gummadi, 12, won the 14.6-mile race in
solo fashion with James Todd, 12, taking the silver medal. In
addition to his state road race championship, Teja was the overall
Junior 10-12 Gwinnett Bike Fest winner; thereby earning two
championships for the week!
Abigail Aldridge,
13, won the Women's 13-14 Georgia State Junior Road Race Championship in
dominating fashion. Abigail finished in the field with the boys
leaving the other girls far behind. Her teammate, Caleigh Hebert,
14, took the bronze. This was Caleigh's first appearance in a
state championship event.
Jonathan Cucaz, 15,
won the Men's 15-16 state road race championship by finishing in third
place overall in the 21.9-mile race that included all juniors between
the ages of 15 to 18.
Rounding out our
medals, Nick Frazier, 18, took the bronze for the Men's 17-18 state road
race.
Each of our winners
was presented with a Georgia State Champion Jersey during the podium
presentations following the races.
Results for
Georgia State Junior Road Race Championships (see results for Friday,
July 23)
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