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La Vuelta de Bisbee 2010

Date range:
April 23-25, 2010

April 24, Stage 2: Sulphur Springs Road Race 90km

Lill repeats at Sulphur Springs Road Race

By:
Alan Fischer
Published:
April 24, 2010, 22:34,
Updated:
April 24, 2010, 22:48

South African moves into race lead

Darren Lill (Fly V Austraiia) takes the win.

Darren Lill (Fly V Austraiia) takes the win.

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Darren Lill emerged from a 75-mile seven-rider break to take Saturday morning’s 90-mile Sulphur Springs Road Race at La Vuelta de Bisbee.

The solo victory gave Fly V Australia's Lill the leader's yellow jersey going into Saturday afternoons 7.2-mile Warren Time Trial.

The break, made up of Lill, Corey Carlson (Team Rio Grande), Christian Helmig (Metro VW), Chris Aten (Bicycle Haus), Jared Gilyard (RideClean), Ian Holt (Team Rio Grande) and Roman Kilun (UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis), had a lead of 2:02 at the KOM sprint at 20 miles, and continued to pull away to push the gap to 6:25 at the first feed zone with 43 miles covered, and 11:24 at the second feed zone at 68 miles.

Lill held a 9:35 lead over the first arrivals of the main pack at the finish. Break members hold the top seven places on GC.

The main pack, controlled by Fly V Australia and UnitedHealhcare, riding for Kilun, the virtual yellow jersey on the road, at times slowed to a crawl into a fierce headwind.

"There was no way the pack could come back," said Lill, who praised the hard work of the other riders in the break.

The break members worked smoothly together until some fierce attacks began with about 12 miles to go, shedding tired riders.

With about 8 miles to go, a grimacing Holt attacked the remaining leaders and pulled out a 10-second lead.

Kilun attacked the remnants of the break to move ahead. Lill bridged up and shot by Kilun with about three miles to go.

"I attacked and that shed everyone but Darren," Kilun said. "I made a mistake. He came up to my wheel and hit it again. I hesitated."

Kilun chased Lill the rest of the way into the finish line in Bisbee's historic downtown area to finish nine seconds behind.

Lill, who took the Sulphur Springs Road Race and the overall victory at last year's La Vuelta, said Fly V's plan was to pressure Rory Sutherland, who won Friday's prologue time trial, and his UnitedHealthcare team.

La Vuelta concludes Sunday with the Tombstone Road Race, a 84-mile trek that twice climbs the 5,930-foot Mule Pass and has historically seen large time gaps spread out the field.

Pro men stage 2
1 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 3:55:29  
2 Roman Kilun (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:00:09  
3 Christian Helmig (USA) Metro VW 0:00:24  
4 Ian Holt (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:00:31  
5 Jared Gilyard (USA) RideClean 0:00:35  
6 Corey Carlson (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:01:19  
7 Chris Aten (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:04:58  
8 Andres Diaz (USA) RaceMenu.com 0:09:35  
9 Marc De Maar (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:09:38  
10 Jonathan Garcia (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:09:48  
11 Charles Dionne (USA) Fly V Australia    
12 Cody Stevenson (USA) Adageo Energy    
13 Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly    
14 David Tanner (USA) Fly V Australia    
15 Stevie Cullinan (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
16 Evan Hyde (USA) Bahati Foundn    
17 Morgan Schmitt (USA) UnitedHealthcare    
18 Chris Winn (USA) Team Rio Grande    
19 Ian Gray (USA) Team Rio Grande    
20 Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:09:52  
21 Jonathan Parrish (USA) Kenda Pro Cyc    
22 Brad Bingham (USA) Team Rio Grande    
23 David Paquette (USA) Team Wisc-MC2    
24 Travis Mccabe (USA) Bicycle Haus    
25 Diego Yepez (USA) Bicycle Religion    
26 Joshua Bartlett (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA    
27 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Metro VW    
28 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
29 Corey Steinbrecher (USA) Pista Palace    
31 Carson Miller (USA) Veloforma    
32 Dylan Jones (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
33 Matthew Cooke (USA) Mountain Khakis    
34 John Salskov (USA) Pactimo    
35 Mike Tettleton (USA) Bicycle Religion    
36 Victor Riquelme (USA) TriSports.com    
37 James Williamson (USA) Bicycle Religion    
38 David Glick (USA) RideClean    
39 Michael Mathis (USA) AXA Equitable    
40 Chris Stuart (USA) Team Exergy    
41 Jeff Zygo (USA) MVP Healthcare    
42 Daniel Rooke (USA) AZphalt Cycling    
43 Corey Collier (USA) Bahati Foundn    
44 Maxim Jenkins (USA) UnitedHealthcare    
45 Kevin Rowe (USA) Team Exergy    
46 Alan Schmitz (USA) Whitman College    
47 Kolt Bates (USA) Metro VW    
48 Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia    
49 Thomas Jondall (USA) Landis/Trek    
50 Allen Krughoff (USA) Team Rio Grande    
51 Garrett Mcallister (USA) Team Wisc-MC2    
52 Robert Chorost (USA) RideClean    
53 Alan Adams (USA) Hagens Berman    
54 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare    
55 David Costa (USA) Anthem Sports    
56 Philip Zajicek (Aus) Fly V Australia    
57 Christopher Chase (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
58 Marsh Cooper (USA) Trek Red Truck    
59 Jonathan Awerbuch (USA) Team Exergy    
60 Julian Fowkes (USA) Canyon Bicycles 0:10:05  
61 Taylor Kneuven (USA) Adageo Energy    
62 Christopher Hong (USA) Team Exergy    
63 Coulton Hartrich (USA) Santo-MegaCycle 0:11:25  
64 Brian Meyer (USA) U of A Cyc 0:12:57  
65 Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy 0:15:28  
66 Matthew Jones (USA) U of A Cyc    
67 Chuck Collins (USA) IKI/SEIG 0:16:28  
68 Juan Rivera (USA) La Jolla    
69 John Tzinberg (USA) Bicycle Religion    
70 Colby Elliot (USA) Bicycle Religion    
71 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) Team Ranchos    
72 Ian Moir (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
73 Marshall Opel (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
74 Brandon Lynch (USA) Team Exergy 0:19:35  
75 Jonathan Craig (USA) Nashvillecyclst    
76 Aldo Garcia (USA) Norson    
77 Jason Siegle (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:21:00  
DNF Eugene Boronow (USA) RaceMenu.com    
DNF Jesse Robles (USA) Bicycle Haus    
DNF Patrick Caro (USA) Bicycle Religion    
DNF Scott Wenzel (USA) Curve Inc    
DNF Zac Coolman (USA) Tribe Racing    
Master men stage 2
1 Jacob Rubelt (USA) RideClean 2:46:22  
2 John Korioth (USA) LifeSize 0:00:04  
3 Paul Thomas (USA) Unattached    
4 P.J. Rabice (USA) Team Lifesize 0:00:05  
5 Travis Waldron (USA) Bicycle Haus    
6 Kurt Garbe (USA) Aggress 0:00:06  
7 George Ganoung (USA) ABRT 0:00:07  
8 Bryan Antol (USA) GST Racing 0:00:09  
9 Jim Silverman (USA) GST Racing    
10 Shawn Daly (USA) Southwest Hand    
11 Luis Chacon (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:00:10  
12 Peter Brown (USA) TriSports.com    
13 Tim Carolan (USA) RideClean    
14 Jeff Kluve (USA) Carlos Obriens    
15 Chris Fusselman (USA) Bicycle Haus    
16 Darien Newman (USA) Summit Velo 0:00:11  
17 Gary Hanson (USA) AZ Masters Rcng    
18 Lane Sanders (USA) Focus Rcng 0:00:12  
19 Andre Mcnulty (USA) TriSports.com    
20 Scott Baker (USA) GST Racing    
21 Kurt Kroese (USA) GST Racing    
22 Al Senft (USA) Colavita Racing 0:00:13  
23 Jason Tullous (USA) P&S-Specialized    
24 David Reid (USA) Landis/Trek 0:00:14  
25 Keith Brodhagen (USA) Carlos Obriens    
26 Chris Poole (USA) Honeywell Cyc    
27 Auke Broex (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:00:16  
28 Joos Francke (USA) WTC de Amstel    
29 Matthew Duke (USA) DNA Cycles    
30 Thomas Kachelmeyer (USA) Wolverine/ACF    
31 Richard Biocca (USA) TriSports.com    
32 Matthew Pobloske (USA) Echelon 0:00:22  
33 Randolph Ortega (USA) Healthmaxx 0:00:23  
34 Hugh Selby (USA) Colavita Racing    
35 Scott Biaggi (USA) GST Racing    
36 Alex Brakmo (USA) Unattached 0:00:24  
37 Pierre Deen (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:00:30  
38 Matthias Feurer (USA) Team Rhino    
39 Robert Gates (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:00:31  
40 David Julien (USA) Carlos Obriens 0:00:35  
41 Willard Gerritsen (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:00:36  
42 J.R. Lopezportillo (USA) La Jolla    
43 Donald Guess (USA) Team Vitesse    
44 Leo Masursky (USA) Aggress 0:00:42  
45 Tony Routley (USA) Unattached    
46 Keith Ashmore (USA) Colavita Racing 0:00:47  
47 Chris Wylie (USA) Bicycle Haus    
48 Joel Castro (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:00:50  
49 John Simonson (USA) GST Racing 0:00:54  
50 Dan Distefano (USA) RideClean 0:00:56  
51 Scott Wall (USA) Carlos Obriens    
52 Ernesto Yberri (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:01:04  
53 Darryn Biggerstaff (USA) Unattached 0:01:19  
54 Rob Dolman (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:01:51  
55 Jeff Parker (USA) TriSports.com 0:06:31  
56 Jeff Francone (USA) TriSports.com    
57 Steve Mcnamee (USA) Le Scomparse 0:06:35  
58 Ryan Oconnor (USA) Carlos Obriens 0:06:47  
59 Craig Hamilton (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:06:53  
61 Joe Maika (USA) Unattached 0:07:38  
62 Jim Averill (USA) Aggress    
63 Jon Black (USA) GST Racing    
64 Robert Evans (USA) Unattached    
65 Jim Holbrook (USA) AZ Masters Rcng    
66 Craig Malloy (USA) LifeSize    
67 Peter Smith (USA) Bicycle Ranch    
68 David Able (USA) Unattached 0:08:14  
69 Jesus Lamb (USA) GST Racing 0:08:23  
70 James Riehle (USA) Boston Rd Club 0:11:51  
71 Jose Nicola (USA) La Jolla 0:12:18  
72 Dan Whitehill (USA) Watermark    
73 David Johns (USA) Team 1 Racing 0:13:35  
74 Paul Obrien (USA) GST Racing 0:17:26  
75 Todd Tankersley (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:20:45  
76 Pim Bonstra (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:24:39  
77 Efren Lujan (USA) Sun City Cab    
78 Gabriel Perez (USA) Sun City Cab 0:25:17  
79 Jim Ostrem (USA) Team RPM 0:31:52  
80 David Green (USA) San Tan Racing 0:31:56  
81 Terry Orcutt (USA) AZ Masters Rcng    
82 Rick Varela (USA) Sun City Cab 1:21:32  
83 Richard Ortega (USA) Sun City Cab 1:39:06  
DNF Chris Gould (USA) TriSports.com    
DNF James Davis (USA) Unattached    
DNF Justin Beope (USA) 5 Star Fish    
DNF Mike Simmons (USA) AZ Masters Rcng    
DNF Scott Glasscock (USA) Team Rio Grande    
DNF Todd Sanders (USA) RideClean    
Pro men general classification after stage 2
1 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 4:01:50  
2 Roman Kilun (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:00:11  
3 Christian Helmig (USA) Metro VW 0:00:48  
4 Ian Holt (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:01:23  
5 Jared Gilyard (USA) RideClean 0:01:24  
6 Corey Carlson (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:01:59  
7 Chris Aten (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:05:28  
8 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare 0:09:36  
9 Philip Zajicek (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:09:50  
10 Maxim Jenkins (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:09:52  
11 Corey Collier (USA) Bahati Foundn 0:09:53  
12 Morgan Schmitt (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:09:54  
13 Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:09:55  
14 Stevie Cullinan (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri 0:09:59  
15 Ian Gray (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:10:00  
16 Andres Diaz (USA) RaceMenu.com    
17 Matthew Cooke (USA) Mountain Khakis 0:10:01  
18 Marc De Maar (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:10:07  
19 David Tanner (USA) Fly V Australia 0:10:08  
20 Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:10:09  
21 Chris Winn (USA) Team Rio Grande    
22 Michael Mathis (USA) AXA Equitable 0:10:14  
23 Carson Miller (USA) Veloforma 0:10:15  
24 Evan Hyde (USA) Bahati Foundn 0:10:17  
25 Jonathan Garcia (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:10:18  
26 Charles Dionne (USA) Fly V Australia    
27 Marsh Cooper (USA) Trek Red Truck 0:10:20  
28 David Glick (USA) RideClean 0:10:21  
29 Kevin Rowe (USA) Team Exergy 0:10:24  
30 Thomas Jondall (USA) Landis/Trek 0:10:29  
31 Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly 0:10:31  
32 Joshua Bartlett (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA 0:10:38  
33 Brad Bingham (USA) Team Rio Grande    
34 Taylor Kneuven (USA) Adageo Energy 0:10:43  
35 Victor Riquelme (USA) TriSports.com 0:10:44  
36 Jeff Zygo (USA) MVP Healthcare 0:10:46  
37 Benjamin Bradshaw (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri    
38 Jonathan Parrish (USA) Kenda Pro Cyc 0:10:47  
39 Travis Mccabe (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:10:49  
40 Cody Stevenson (USA) Adageo Energy    
41 James Williamson (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:10:51  
42 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Metro VW    
43 Kolt Bates (USA) Metro VW    
44 Allen Krughoff (USA) Team Rio Grande 0:10:52  
45 Christopher Hong (USA) Team Exergy 0:10:53  
46 Mike Tettleton (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:10:54  
47 Chris Stuart (USA) Team Exergy 0:10:57  
48 Dylan Jones (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri 0:10:58  
49 Corey Steinbrecher (USA) Pista Palace    
50 Alan Adams (USA) Hagens Berman 0:11:02  
51 John Salskov (USA) Pactimo 0:11:03  
52 Jonathan Awerbuch (USA) Team Exergy 0:11:04  
53 Christopher Chase (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri 0:11:05  
54 David Paquette (USA) Team Wisc-MC2 0:11:06  
55 David Costa (USA) Anthem Sports 0:11:09  
56 Daniel Rooke (USA) AZphalt Cycling 0:11:10  
57 Garrett Mcallister (USA) Team Wisc-MC2 0:11:13  
58 Julian Fowkes (USA) Canyon Bicycles 0:11:22  
59 Diego Yepez (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:11:24  
60 Alan Schmitz (USA) Whitman College 0:11:30  
61 Robert Chorost (USA) RideClean    
62 Brian Meyer (USA) U of A Cyc 0:14:23  
63 Coulton Hartrich (USA) Santo-MegaCycle 0:14:57  
64 Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy 0:16:22  
65 Matthew Jones (USA) U of A Cyc 0:17:00  
66 Marshall Opel (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri 0:17:37  
67 Colby Elliot (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:17:43  
68 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) Team Ranchos 0:17:45  
69 Ian Moir (USA) WM/Hammer Nutri 0:18:04  
70 Juan Rivera (USA) La Jolla 0:18:08  
71 John Tzinberg (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:18:12  
72 Chuck Collins (USA) IKI/SEIG 0:18:47  
73 Brandon Lynch (USA) Team Exergy 0:20:31  
74 Aldo Garcia (USA) Norson 0:21:05  
75 Jonathan Craig (USA) Nashvillecyclst 0:21:43  
76 Jason Siegle (USA) Bicycle Religion 0:22:19  
Master men general classification after stage 2
1 Paul Thomas (USA) Unattached 2:52:13  
2 Jacob Rubelt (USA) RideClean 0:00:01  
3 John Korioth (USA) LifeSize 0:00:19  
4 George Ganoung (USA) ABRT 0:00:21  
5 Tim Carolan (USA) RideClean 0:00:35  
6 Chris Fusselman (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:00:39  
7 Travis Waldron (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:00:42  
8 Al Senft (USA) Colavita Racing 0:00:46  
9 Jim Silverman (USA) GST Racing 0:00:48  
10 Darien Newman (USA) Summit Velo 0:00:52  
11 Luis Chacon (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:00:54  
12 Gary Hanson (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:00:59  
13 Jeff Kluve (USA) Carlos Obriens 0:01:02  
14 Shawn Daly (USA) Southwest Hand    
15 P.J. Rabice (USA) Team Lifesize 0:01:03  
16 Kurt Kroese (USA) GST Racing 0:01:08  
17 Keith Brodhagen (USA) Carlos Obriens 0:01:11  
18 Scott Biaggi (USA) GST Racing    
19 Jason Tullous (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:01:14  
20 Scott Baker (USA) GST Racing 0:01:18  
21 Peter Brown (USA) TriSports.com 0:01:19  
22 Hugh Selby (USA) Colavita Racing 0:01:22  
23 Joos Francke (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:01:23  
24 Lane Sanders (USA) Focus Rcng    
25 Richard Biocca (USA) TriSports.com 0:01:34  
26 Chris Poole (USA) Honeywell Cyc 0:01:35  
27 Auke Broex (USA) WTC de Amstel    
28 Bryan Antol (USA) GST Racing    
29 Matthias Feurer (USA) Team Rhino 0:01:38  
30 Kurt Garbe (USA) Aggress 0:01:39  
31 Thomas Kachelmeyer (USA) Wolverine/ACF 0:01:42  
32 Robert Gates (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:01:43  
33 Matthew Duke (USA) DNA Cycles 0:01:48  
34 Keith Ashmore (USA) Colavita Racing 0:01:49  
35 Randolph Ortega (USA) Healthmaxx    
36 Matthew Pobloske (USA) Echelon 0:01:54  
37 Alex Brakmo (USA) Unattached 0:02:00  
38 Tony Routley (USA) Unattached 0:02:19  
39 Donald Guess (USA) Team Vitesse 0:02:22  
40 Joel Castro (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:02:25  
41 Willard Gerritsen (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:02:30  
42 Chris Wylie (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:02:31  
43 Scott Wall (USA) Carlos Obriens    
44 John Simonson (USA) GST Racing    
45 Ernesto Yberri (USA) P&S-Specialized 0:02:32  
46 David Julien (USA) Carlos Obriens    
47 J.R. Lopezportillo (USA) La Jolla 0:02:36  
48 Leo Masursky (USA) Aggress 0:02:38  
49 Pierre Deen (USA) WTC de Amstel    
50 Darryn Biggerstaff (USA) Unattached 0:02:39  
51 Andre Mcnulty (USA) TriSports.com 0:03:08  
52 Rob Dolman (USA) Bicycle Haus 0:03:14  
53 Dan Distefano (USA) RideClean 0:03:15  
54 David Reid (USA) Landis/Trek 0:04:43  
55 Steve Mcnamee (USA) Le Scomparse 0:07:40  
56 Ryan Oconnor (USA) Carlos Obriens 0:08:24  
57 Jeff Parker (USA) TriSports.com 0:08:35  
58 Craig Hamilton (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:08:43  
59 Jim Holbrook (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:08:48  
60 Craig Malloy (USA) LifeSize 0:09:08  
61 Jon Black (USA) GST Racing    
62 Jim Averill (USA) Aggress    
63 Peter Smith (USA) Bicycle Ranch 0:09:24  
64 Robert Evans (USA) Unattached 0:09:25  
65 Joe Maika (USA) Unattached    
66 Jesus Lamb (USA) GST Racing 0:09:34  
67 David Able (USA) Unattached 0:09:40  
68 Jeff Francone (USA) TriSports.com 0:09:52  
69 James Riehle (USA) Boston Rd Club 0:12:59  
70 Jose Nicola (USA) La Jolla 0:14:19  
71 Dan Whitehill (USA) Watermark 0:15:15  
72 David Johns (USA) Team 1 Racing 0:16:09  
73 Paul Obrien (USA) GST Racing 0:18:06  
74 Todd Tankersley (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:22:24  
75 Efren Lujan (USA) Sun City Cab 0:27:27  
76 Pim Bonstra (USA) WTC de Amstel 0:27:46  
77 Gabriel Perez (USA) Sun City Cab 0:28:08  
78 Terry Orcutt (USA) AZ Masters Rcng 0:33:50  
79 Jim Ostrem (USA) Team RPM 0:34:29  
80 David Green (USA) San Tan Racing 0:34:50  
81 Rick Varela (USA) Sun City Cab 1:24:11  
82 Richard Ortega (USA) Sun City Cab 1:42:06