Wow…

That was pretty intense. Mother Nature hates Chicago. The race was structured like this. Here’s the synopsis from the desk of Cuttin’ Crew OG Mike Morell…

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Tour ’08 – Stage 2 results
I seriously was expecting 20 maybe 30 people for this stage considering the conditions. If I wasn’t organizing the damn thing I would’ve stayed home. But 50 riders started (and finished) the first leg. Congratulations to everyone for surviving with digits intact. And how about that dramatic finish on the inner drive? Jeffrey Perkins sprinting to catch and power by the orange jersey just yards before the line to wrap up first place. Nico retains the orange with three stages to go, but the race tightens. Remember, only the five highest stage scores count toward your final overall tally.

Here are the official results for Stage 2:

1st (also first fixed and messenger):
Jeff “Rooster” Perkins

tied 2nd-5th (in no particular order):
Avi Neurohr
Ted Burger
Andrew Nordyke
Nico West

tied 6th-7th (in no particular order):
Brean
Adam Clark

tied 8th-13th (in no particular order):
Austin Warner
Andrew Yeoman
Stanley
Jon Gatto
Ben Fietz
Kevin Clark

tied 14th-25th (in no particular order):
Evan Poncher
Dan Cunningham
Oren Miller
Adam Herndon*
Erik Herro
Ivan Banning
Kieran Aarons
Nate K
Mike Morell
Al Urbanski
Matt Lynch
Bradley Gates

tied 26th-50th (in no particular order):
Tyler Tazioli
Carlo Fazioli
Frank Chemotti
Ryan R.
Scott Sanderson
Alexis Finch
Leslie
Chris Jensen
Pip Potter
Simon Q
Nate Maier
Rivaldo
Laura Green
Jon Skaggs
Brynn Schwaba
Brad Dehmlow
Morgan Lee
Brad Roback
John Clark
Molly Godlewski
Edward Lynch
Julia Asherman
Jeremy Treister
Neil McNamara
Tom MacNeil

1st female:
Laura Green

1st out of town:
Frank Chemotti (Madison)

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