A stacked field and big crashes did little to slow down the Stradalli Cycle Pro Race Team Saturday night at the Andersen Banducci Twilight Criterium
in Boise, Idaho. It was a USA Crits AND NCC Crits Race which means the field
was stacked with tough competition.
The team refused to allow the excuses to stop them.They will leave Boise, Idaho with
Ruben Companioni still in first place in the USA Crits overall standings. Hector F. Aguilar also raced well and should be jumping into the top 5. But those
weren’t the only racers that did well Saturday night.
Yosvany Falcon, Abel Quintana, Jose Frank Rodriguez and
Sebastian Morfin all spent time near the lead, often times
going head to head with some of the top names and teams in professional
cycling.
Stradalli is waiting for confirmation but it is believed that the team is in first place overall in the USA Crits series which
means they could hold the top team spot as well as individual. 
“This race was unreal. It was just top team after top team
out there and I didn’t know what to expect but every time, no joke, every
single time the field came around I saw a group of our guys together. Sometimes
it was a few guys, sometimes it was 2 groups of 2 but they stuck together the
entire night to make sure we did our best overall. People will look at the
standings and see Ruben and Hector and that’s awesome, but if you were at the
race tonight you saw every Stradalli Cycle pro racer near the lead. That’s
pretty cool!” Stradalli Cycle CEO Tom Steinbacher
Ruben Companioni was very appreciative of how his teammates supported him throughout the race. “Every time I looked up there were guys trying to box me
in, right on me trying to beat me. That orange jersey is like a target
when you are out there. But every time I got put in a tough spot or a
disadvantage one of my teammates either came up with me or went ahead to help break
up the leaders or do something that helped me get back up in line. It’s not
easy going out there knowing every team and racer wants to slow you down but
when your teammates are literally fighting for you, it makes you want to try
even harder because you know they are doing it for you.”
There are still plenty of races to go but a statement was
made tonight by the team. No matter where it is, no matter who is in the field,
the Stradalli Cycle pro race team is not only here to compete, but they are
here to win.
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