Borrajo wins in Austin

By JoE Silva
Published: Jun. 22, 2008
2008 AT&T Downtown Austin Criterium: Vogels and Dominguez after the race.
2008 AT&T Downtown Austin Criterium: Vogels and Dominguez after the race.

Colavita-Sutter Home speedster Alejandro Borrajo won the 2008 AT&T Downtown Austin Criterium, the fourth installment of the 2008 USA CRITS Series. Borrajo fought off a well-stocked field of top-shelf criterium racers to take the fifth edition of the NRC race.

Despite the Toyota-United train controlling the final five laps of the race, Borrajo found his way past Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) and Cuban teammate Ivan Dominguez (who came in second and third respectively.

In the women's event USA CRITS Series leader Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) took the victory over current reigning US National Criterium Champion Tina Pic, and local favorite and last year's Austin winner Jen McCrae (Advil-Chapstick).

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