LAPPING IT UP

Cyclists go for the prizes—and the points

By: Susan Lindsey - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photos by Christena Dowsett. Peter Eckel, a 28-year-old with Team La’Sport, races against three other competitors during the professional category of the second annual American Heritage Classic Criterium Sunday morning at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, Texas. Mel Brothers, treasurer of the Te...

Frank Cuismano with Dallas Racing momentarily leads the pack during the professional category of the second annual American Heritage Classic Criterium.

Sunny skies welcomed racers to the second annual American Heritage Classic Criterium Sunday at Spring Lake Park.

“Last year it was 50 degrees, pouring down rain and the wind was blowing you off the course. This year it was the perfect weather,” said Mel Brothers, race coordinator.
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Published: 10/04/2010