Rio Grande had the honors of being the first team to experience the effects of the weather.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
The Eighth Street Bridge was one of the few sections where teams could organize and show off their time trial skills.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Team Mazur/Coaching ByKyle exits the start chute and prepares for their first lap.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Tight turns and a wet road surface caught some riders by surprise.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
The course included two short but very steep climbs that the riders faced on the two-lap circuit.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
With the officials recording the third rider who crosses the line, Championship Systems pace created a dangerous split.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
CCB Racing held good form up the first of the two climbs.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
The Hershey Cancer Institute team kept a tight line through a difficult section.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Disorder appears in Team Mountain Khakis formation.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Team Kenda Pro Cycling(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Amore & Vita powers up the climb on the first lap.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Hardworking Team Tecos Mex is always a crowd favorite at the Univest Grand Prix.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Rounding the second to last corner, team Amore & Vita is on their way to victory.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Riders from Team Ouch spread out, breaking formation.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Benjamin King and Ryohei Komori (Trek/Livestrong) strain to get over the steep little climb in their big rings.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Team CykelCity set a fast tempo over the climb.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Team Trek/Livestrong crest the climb for the last time.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Caleb Fairly (Felt-Holowesko Partners) leads the team up the climb on his way to the U23 jersey.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
The technical nature of the course forced riders to dig deep.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Like many teams, CykelCity sacrificed most of their team and took the all important third man to the line.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Having experienced luck on these streets before, Amore & Vita(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Amore & Vita wins the 2009 Univest Grand Prix Team Time Trial and celebrates accordingly by having Yuri Metlushenko lift the trophy girl.(Image credit: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com)
Amore & Vita/Detweiler Hershey & Associates took home three jerseys today, but most importantly they took home the yellow jersey.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Dr Jlo leads (Empire Cycling) down the small ramp at the start line.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
CBC racing team protects Amos Brumble, a former winner of this race.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Metlife Cycling Team go under the Univest banner at the start line with one lap to go on the 12k circuit.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Trek-Livestrong team head down the finish straightaway having shed two riders.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Jonathan Chodroff (Ouch p/b Maxxis) leads the team on the small hill.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Trek-Livestrong looked good on the first lap going up the hill.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
The Tecos boys looked like they were having a good time on the hill(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
The Tecos Cycling team were the only team to go up the hill in formation.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Champion System provided the winners jerseys and are now making carbon bikes as well.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Jake Hollenbach leads Empire Cycling down the straightaway in formation.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Dr Jlo leads (Empire Cycling) down the small ramp at the start line.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
CBC racing team protects Amos Brumble, a former winner of this race.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Metlife Cycling Team go under the Univest banner at the start line with one lap to go on the 12k circuit.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Trek-Livestrong team head down the finish straightaway having shed two riders.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Jonathan Chodroff (Ouch p/b Maxxis) leads the team on the small hill.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Trek-Livestrong looked good on the first lap going up the hill.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
Blustery conditions from a strong low pressure system were no match for the Amore & Vita presented by Lifetime Fitness | Velo Vie team, which took first place Friday in the inaugural Univest Grand Prix team time trial in Allentown. The Italian team finished with a clear margin on a wind- and rain-swept course, with second place going to Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 while Team Cyckelcity/Klehr Harrison took third spot.
“Today was short but very hard,” said Amore & Vita’s Philip Mamos, who will wear the Univest Leader’s Jersey going into Saturday’s road race. “We came from Europe. We’re used to these kinds of conditions. We came here to win and we trained for this race.”
Rain eased shortly after the start, but high winds persisted throughout the day as riders made their way around two laps of a 3.8 mile course. Wet roads made racing treacherous for the early teams but increasing wind speeds equalized conditions for the later teams as the front made its way through the Lehigh Valley.
“The course was very hard but it was a very cool course,” said Caleb Fairly of Felt-Holwesko. “I think we are looking good for tomorrow. We’re eight seconds out of the lead and we have some very good climbers.”
Amore & Vita rider and Ukrainian National Road Champion Volodymyr Starchyk took the Leidy’s Premium Pork Products Best Sprinter Jersey and his teammate, Vladislav Borislov, took the VisitPa.com King of the Mountains jersey.
Race organizer John Eustice, president of Sparta Cycling, thanked the mayor and city officials for their cooperation and assistance in staging the new race.
“We had a great day of racing, the course was great and the competition was as good as we have come to expect for the Univest Grand Prix,” Eustice said. “It really sets things up for an exciting finish tomorrow in Souderton.”
Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
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Amore & Vita presented by Lifetime Fitness | Velo Vie
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Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23
3
Team Cyckelcity/Klehr Harrison
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Rider Name (Country) Team
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Philip Mamos (Amore & Vita presented by Lifetime Fitness | Velo Vie)
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