Northbrook USA - Robbie Ventura 5th on Golden Lion list

Robbie Ventura is currently in 5th place in the Northbrook Velodrome "RDR
Golden Lion" history. This is a ranking of rider performance in the races
over its 10 year history. If Robbie races this year he could move up to
places to 3rd place. He has won the race once, had two second places and had
minor places in other years. The 10th annual Roger Delanghe Trophy race is
Thursday August 3rd with a cash purse of $2,000.
http://www.northbrookvelodrome.org/events/rdltrophy Note that former USPS
rider Ken Labbe is the current golden Lion.
http://www.uspsprocycling.com/teamfi...file_labbe.htm

LION PLACING RIDER POINTS 2005-1997
1 Ken Labbe 153
2 Jeff Senn 116
3 Len Cabaltera 86
4 Mike Ebert 78
5 Robbie Ventura 73

RACE HISTORY
2005 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
1st Matt Fox Robby Ventura Kenny Labbé Ken Labbe Jeff Senn Jeff Senn Jeff
Senn Jeff Senn
2nd Jason Garner Mike Ebert Robbie Ventura Robbie Ventura Derek Witte Ken
Labbe Mark Scott Ken Labbe
3rd Jay Keltner Randy Warren John Puffer John Puffer Greg Mueller Len
Cabaltera Ken Labbe Vince Boyer

ROGER DeLANGHE SCRATCH RACE - Thursday, August 3
The Roger DeLanghe Scratch race will offer $2,000 in total cash prizes. This
event will serve as the USAC National Level II Track Event and Elite and
Women's National Qualifier and IL State Championship. The complete list of
races for that night are available by visiting
www.northbrookvelodrome.org/schedule

This premier race is a salute to Roger DeLanghe who has made countless
contributions to cycling over the years. Brutally fast, this 50 lap scratch
race contest pays the top 25 riders and offers the largest total purse of
the season. If a rider can finish the race, they usually end up in the
money. This night of racing features the most prime laden race of the
season. Crowd favorites are the 4-place "mid-way sprint prime" at 25 laps
and the 2-place "gamblers" prime at 2 laps to go. Each year the winner's
name is engraved onto one of the most impressive trophies in cycling. An
image of the trophy as well as a short video of a past race is available at
the northbrookvelodrome.org website under the results tab. The trophy's home
during the off-season is in the trophy case at Northbrook Park District
Sports Complex on the 1700 block of Pfingsten road in Northbrook. Please
join us for this special night of racing.

The Trophy Race honors the legendary Roger DeLanghe, an icon on the Midwest
race scene. Since his emigration from Belgium years ago, Roger has worked
tirelessly to promote bike racing throughout the region, culminating in the
addition of the Quad Cities Criterium to the USA Cycling's National Racing
Calendar. In recognition of his achievements, Roger takes a lap of honor at
the beginning of his race each year

On-line registration for the Roger Delanghe begins today at Noon CST.
Please register by clicking on the following link:
www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?id=1129 Avoid the long lines that
will likely form at the on-site registration.