JR MEN 10K POINTS-Updated

KRAMER WINS BRONZE MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have Hank Galbraith and Kevin Quandt skating this race. I have already missed the first 3 laps while trying to download pictures.... Holland and Italy just hawk for one and two... Italy got points the last lap.

Italy is way out front and Germany come from the outside to go one and two....
With 21 laps to go these guys are battling... Portugal and Germany hawk... it looks even and they have not announced who did what. Korea and USA-Quandt take 1 and 2...

Korea takes the point from COL and Venezuela, but USA is attacking on the back side. USA hawks Italy for 1 and 2... Holland and Germany hawk for 1 and 2... man....... if you can't hawk you need to take your skates off and GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With 15 laps to go Belgium and Italy go out. Here comes Gemany.....Germany goes out by himself but is quickly reeled in. Belgium again followed Germany. France has left the pack as he skates through the S turn... he is out by about 10-15 meters and he is looking back as he coasts across the line... he takes the 1 spot followed by Italy and Italy has to hawk for the points. Italy skates past France and then coasts. Dropping in behind France and lets him lead again through the S turn.. I wonder if France is content to lead Italy out and take the 1 point? Here comes Korea bringing up the pack and reels them back in.

Belgium and Portugal grab the points... wow I have no idea who is in what place overall. There are at least 25 guys in the main pack. Holland and then Belgium go one and two.... USA is near the back of the 25...Holland again ...ooops my bad... Hank hawks for 2nd but I don't know if he got it yet... no he does not. Holland is out front and gone. He looks strong. Both the Venezuelans go together and PASS Holland like he is standing stilll....................................................... Venezuelans cross one and two. Geez.... Hank gets a warning and gets bumped back one.... Powerhouse Italy passes on the outside at the back followed by Germany.....



They are still ALLLLLLL together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Normally a couple of the guys will go out and drop the pack. They grab the points and skaters drop like flies. But not this time.

France takes 1st and I think Italy takes 2nd place points.. Quandt of the USA has rolled off of the track... Korea and Portugal one and 2. The other Korean goes with Chile in tow. 2 laps to go at the line Korea and Chile one and 2.

Belgium is out with 10 meter lead... Belgium takes the points and CT takes the second.... they lap Hank... Belgium, Korea, CT and Spain I believe. Hank gets disqualified... I don't know what he did... but they are calling his number several times. Do they not know that the race is OVER??!!

If I were to guess... Belgium 1st, Italy 2nd and depending on which Korean it was or German... Hang in there.. Linda