The Vitamin Cottage mens 4k Pursuit Team qualified this weekend for this year's USA Cycling Elite National Championships to be held at the new ADT Event Center Carson, CA. The event will be Aug 10-13. The pursuit team, made up of Brent Hanlin, Bruce Hitchcock, Jeff Paul and Vic Williams, finished second in the qualifying event hosted by USA Cycling as part of the 2005 Velodrome Championships. Each member will be eligible to compete in all endurance events at this year's Elite Nationals.
The weekend qualification events was a kick off for the team's 2005 season. The team pursuit success was only the start of a good weekend for the team, as Vic Williams place 3rd in the 10 mile scratch race behind Mike Creed and Colby Pierce. He also finished 4th in the points race behind Colby Pearce, Mike Creed, and last years national champion Ryan Luttrell. Jeff Paul also qualified for the sprint events with a 5th in the individual Kilo TT.
The teams next event will be the UCI Independence Day Grand Prix.