July 1, Trenton, NJ. This year’s NJBA Team Challenge Champion was not determined until the points from the final sprint were tabulated. It was a race that went right down to the wire but the overall team strength of the Northeastern Hardware Team (presented by Moline Cleaners, The Chiropractic Center and Allwood Bicycles) proved to be the deciding factor. In a race which saw the boys in blue and gray caught out by an early break with two of the race favorites, NEH had to claw its way back into contention and finally to the top step of the podium. A strong team chase lead by Rafal Urzedowski and Lou Schimmel, provided the springboard for breakaway specialist Mike Rosenhaus to ride away with Gui Nelessen and soak up the points necessary to get Northeastern on the leader board. Back in the field, Sebastian Potok was providing the leadouts which set up Dan Stewart and Rafal for the larger point sprints. After an excellent team effort which saw four NEH riders place in the top 10, Northeastern took the Team Challenge title by just one point over the Van Dessel Factory Team.