A Bassett Healthcare Network physician recently finished third in a national cycling championship.
Dr. Brian White, chief of interventional pain management at Bassett, reported his bronze medal in the U.S. Cycling Masters National Championships in Troy, Wisconsin, about 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee.
According to White, the race was 100 kilometers with more than 3,400 feet of climbing. It was contested by riders from all over the U.S. The winner was Chris Carlson from Texas who won both the Criterium, held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and the road race that week. Carlson is a former member of the U.S. cycling team.
White described the finish of the race:
“I initiated an attack about 27 miles from the finish and was alone for about 15 miles, building up a lead of 45 seconds on the field,” he said. “With about 12 miles to go, a rider from California was able to come across from the main pack and he and I worked together until four miles to go, when Chris Carlson made it across to us from the field. The three of us worked together for the last few miles and finished about a minute in front of the main field.
“I made a strong attack through the last corner about 500 meters from the finish line. Carlson was able to pull me back with about 200 meters to the line. When Carlson and the other rider jumped to sprint for the line, my legs were showing the effort of more than an hour off the front and I rolled in for third place,” he said.
The website bikereg.com identified the second-place finisher in the race as Tom Lyons.