I can't believe I lost video right at the end!! Taken heat from my wife trying to watch this thing and now nothing. This SOX!!!

after riding rabgrai this year, i will never ever think that any place in Iowa is truly flat. we had one flattish day, well until we hit something called Twister Hill. WTF. Seriously, WTF. not something I'd ever figure I'd ride into 90 miles into a 105 mile day in the middle of Iowa. not to mention it was a billion degress on the sun with Africa hot humidity.

i can only imagine to hills they find for Hyvee. not hard to find in Iowa.

Had never seen the video highlights below, just the finish line picture. Awesome. Wish there were more sprint finishes this ITU season

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUj2DvBjCqw

He was under the radar - literally.

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I was afraid Benno unbuckled his helmet before racking his bike. Fortunately he didn't and the rest is history ;)

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Hyvee put up the money 4-5 years ago to make the race into one of the best known ones in the country. The CEO for hyvee is huge into fitness and wanted to really make the race special. Since hyvee is headquartered in des moines they placed it there the first year. There was some flooding issues the first year and they barely pulled the race off.

Fast forward to next year there was more flooding, this time they weren't that lucky, there was no way to do the race in des moines. Well that year hyvee pulled off the impossible and moved the whole race in a week to west des moines, got all the roads closed and had a great race there. They had it two more years out there I believe the they partnered with wtc. Since they want their races metropolitan based they moved the race back to dsm this year. Since it's in sept there won't be any flooding problems now.

Thanks for that summer.

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Sorry for some of the caps. I was on my Ipad and its a pain sometimes. But yeah the first year west des moines course was great, the second two years was pretty crappy. The move downtown really is great for the race.

WTH did I type, summer? Thanks for the summary!

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I think that maybe it has been posted already about Hy-vee. It is, as are most of the races, a new entry into the 5150 series of the WTC. It used to be an ITU race that offered one of the richest purses in history. I believe that the owner of the race wanted to have a little bit more flexibility with purse payouts, start lists, etc. that the ITU was willing to surrender. So, 2010 was the last year of it being an ITU event, and 2011 became the first year as part of a WTC series event. While part of a bigger 'global' series, the purse, the organization, etc. came along first. But yes, it also goes to show the talent that a race of this caliber with the prize structure that it has in place can draw. I believe that EVERY single pro who competed brought home some cash.

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I had the same fear;)

Probably unfounded, though. It seems the times are changing for the better.

Not to mention that Benno has his crap together better/more than most.

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33:16 for maccas 10km

Great race. Happy for the Bennet's...and great props to Macca. No matter what happens with the whole Olympic thing, just great respect.