TIFFIN — Doug Klahsen took a seventh place category finish in the Kent Park Classic on Saturday. Klahsen led his Iowa Orthopaedic teammates finishing 26th in the overall race standings.

The Kent Park classic is often used to gauge early season fitness and the race lived up to its usual challenging standards. A fast start, and a large pack allowed racers to get a good taste of what is to come for the 2008 racing season.

Steve Reynolds, Jacob Oyen and Lee Current lost the main pack early but finished in strong packs. Reynolds and Oyen were 16th and 17th respectively in the category standings with Current placing 24th.

The team is headed to the Altoona Road Race next weekend, a grueling 54 miler outside of Pleasant Hill.