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Redlands Classic - 2.2

California, USA, March 31-April 3, 2005

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Stage 1 - April 1: Oak Glen Road Race, 171.7/129km

Jittery Joe's-Kalahari on top while Health Net confronts bad luck and the Sun shines on Quark

By Eddie Monnier

The Jittery Joe's-Kalahari team rode to victory in the tough Glen Oak Road Race stage, while race leaders Health Net overcame some bad luck to narrowly keep Wherry in the race leader's jersey. Your correspondent was lucky enough to grab a ride in the Health Net presented by Maxxis team vehicle alongside team director Jeff Corbett and mechanic Nick Legan. With Health Net's Chris Wherry in the leader's jersey, the vehicle occupied the number one spot in the caravan.

How it unfolded

Chris Wherry (Health Net) in yellow
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In spite of this being just his first NRC race following the post-cyclocross season break, Ben Jacque-Maynes (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) turned in an excellent third-best prologue. When asked if he thought Health Net could be unseated, he told cyclingnews, "It will take a concerted effort by every team that has something to gain...to not be afraid to put itself out there, gamble a bit. If every team does that, instead of succumbing to the dominance, there's a chance for a mix up [in the general classification]."

Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics), sitting fourth on GC, was likewise ready to make things difficult for Health Net, "We're going to race this thing as hard as we can."

Race leader Chris Wherry, rejuvenated after the winter break, wasn't worried, "Our team is obviously so deep. We'll do what we need to take control of the race. I feel like we have five or six of the best climbers in the race. As long as we get to the bottom of [Oak Glen] in good position, which we'll make sure we do, then I think we'll be in good position at the end of the day." Little did Wherry know that Lady Luck wouldn't smile upon the team today.

Health Net chose to tap into its depth and be aggressive in the race. Like a prizefighter that goes to work with jabs to an opponent's eye in the early rounds in order to soften it for opening later in the fight, Health Net drove the race, hitting the hills hard and setting a strong pace in the crosswind sections, putting pressure on its rivals. The field was decimated after the feed zone, just 60km into the race. None of the principle players were caught out yet, but the efforts were undoubtedly softening up some of their opponents' legs.

Health Net had a tough day
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Approaching the second KOM just before the midway mark, Curtis Gunn (Seasilver), Frank Pipp (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour), and Tyler Wren (Colavita Oil/Sutter Home) established an advantage over the field. This effort was short-lived, but set up a counter attack by six riders that lasted quite a while. On the run were Gustavo Artacho (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home), Ian McGregor (Team TIAA CREF), Jake Rytlewski (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour), Omar Kem, (Subway), Chris Walker (Paul Tracy.com), and Cory Lange (Symmetrics). The break quickly ran to two minutes.

Artacho was the biggest threat at 34 seconds back from Wherry, but Health Net wasn't worried, opting to keep the break on a retractable leash. Misfortune struck when workhorse Mike Sayers and fifth-placed Mike Jones hit the deck. Although banged up, the two soldiered back to the pack and went straight to the front. The team's bad luck continued when John Lieswyn and Gord Fraser, both of whom had been quite sick the last few days, had finally given all they could give to the team.

The break benefited from Health Net's misfortune and extended its lead to almost four minutes with 50km remaining. The strongest team in US domestic racing was under pressure.

Here's where a good director is invaluable. Health Net's Jeff Corbett used to call Redlands home, has competed in the event a few times, and has served as a team director for several editions. He put this knowledge to work to the team's benefit, keeping them informed of what was ahead and where to make the most of their efforts.

Dominique Parra (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) attacked at the third KOM, forming a group of 15 riders that set off in pursuit of the leaders, whose lead Health Net had reduced to less than two minutes. Wherry and Moninger both covered the move, and Jelly Belly had the largest presence in what was now the second group, driving the pace. Missing out on the move were GC threats Wohlberg, Liam Kileen (California Giant-Village Peddlar) and Trent Lowe (Jittery Joe's-Kalahari).

The six leaders sat up to wait for the second group. Jittery Joe's chased furiously, speeding the third group through the second feed zone in its effort to put Lowe into position for the climb. Their effort succeeded. All the contenders were back together shortly after the feed zone.

The pace was high and the going tough
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Another break formed approaching the last feed zone, just 20km from the finish. This time, only Moninger was able to cover the move. Also present were Danny Pate (JellyBelly Pool Gel), Glen Mitchell (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada), Davide Frattini (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home), Brian Sheedy (Advantage Benefits Endeavour), Ivan Stevic (Aerospace Engineering) and Jake Erker (Symmetrics). None of these riders were further back than 26 seconds.

Ben Jacques-Maynes, third on GC, flatted and found himself without any teammates to help chase back on. His luck paralleled Heath Net's on the day, as shortly after rejoining the group, he again had to get a wheel change and chase back on solo.

With just ten kilometres remaining, the lead group held a 43-second advantage over the suffering peloton. Pate and Moninger attacked with 8km remaining and established a small gap over the others. Driven largely by Kileen for most of the climb, a group containing Wherry, Ben Brooks (Jelly Belly PoolGel), Lowe, Ivan Stevic (Aerospace Engineering), Andrew Bajadali (Vitamincottage.com), Anthony Colby (Texas Roadhouse Cycling) and Wohlberg bridged to the rest of the group with just 3km remaining. Pate and Moninger were also reabsorbed.

The Men's podium
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Wherry tested everyone's legs with about 3km to go. Lowe countered and the two left the others behind. At a steep pitch just 2km from the finish, Trent Lowe put in a furious attack that Wherry could not answer and the former junior world champion mountain biker soloed to victory. Wherry said post-stage: "Trent Lowe put in a big attack. He's a snappy climber." and the Health Net frontrunner dug deep, upping his tempo to limit his loses, but he ultimately finished in second place, about 10 seconds adrift.

After his win, the elated Lowe told cyclingnews, "I want to thank the guys, they worked so damn hard...we were down a lot, all into the headwind...they worked their hearts out...it was remarkable." He's still figuring out things on the road; "it's good to have somebody like Tim Johnson and Johnny Sundt always keeping me in the right spot."

It looks like Lowe makes a pretty good pupil.

The day's biggest GC move undoubtedly goes to Cameron Brenneman of local team Kahala-La Grange, who put in a stellar ride to finish fifth on the stage. Also a mountain biker by background, Brenneman was "very surprised" by his top-five placing; "One by one, they kept dropping off. I just kept going around."

Team Health Net will look to stay out of trouble in Saturday's criterium, known as one of the hardest in America. Given the decimation in the field today and the likelihood of many riders missing the time cut, the field may be a bit smaller than usual, which should be to everyone's benefit. In spite of being so sick, both Lieswyn and Fraser managed to finish the race. Thanks to the mercy of the officials, the time cut was extended to 18% of the winner's time. While the team will do its best to recover through tomorrow's wickedly difficult criterium, the peloton may smell blood and look to topple the giant in Sunday's tough road stage.

Women's race report

By Jim Williams, Quark Team Manager

T-mobile were right up there in the women's race
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The women's race was contested today under bright clear sunshine with the famous Santa Ana winds once again blowing. The peloton was hesitant at first to brave these winds, and most riders were seeking the shelter of the peloton when the first sprint of the day took place, with Quark rider Helen Kelly taking the points and an early lead in the sprinter's competition. Countering off the sprint was T-mobile's Ina Teutenberg, who forged herself a lead that fluctuated between one and two minutes for the next 50 km.

Eventually, the wind and the solo effort wore Teutenberg down and the pack was all together for the final sprint of the day, which was once again taken by Quark's Helen Kelly, securing her the Green Jersey. Still up for grabs were the climber's jersey and stage win, and riders were eager to get a jump on the climbers before the final ascent up Oak Glen. A break containing Quark's Tina Pic, Chrissy Ruiter of Ford-Basis, Belem Guerrero of the Mexican National Team and Elizabeth Begosh of Velo Bella escaped and built up a three minute lead before the hill tilted upward.

Along for the ride, protecting their team leader's position, were T-Mobile's Mari Holden and Webcor's Katheryn Curi. Once the climb up Oak Glen began it just became a matter of time before the escapees were caught and the climbers took their rightful place at the front of the peloton on a mountain top finish. Tina Pic, Quarks 'super sprinter' showed she is more than just that by staying with a select group of climbers containing Webcor's Christine Thorburn and Erinne Willock, Kim Baldwin and Kristen Armstrong of T- Mobile. Joining Pic in this group of climbers was her teammate Annette Beutler.

First to attack in the final kilometres was Baldwin, whose efforts dropped Willock after Willock had done the early pace making for her yellow-clad teammate Thorburn. After Baldwin, Thorburn put in a huge pull, and T-mobile's Armstrong countered but was unable to get an advantage. With 500 metres to go Quark's Beutler attacked and left her climbing partners behind to cross the finish line in first, six seconds ahead of Baldwin and 10 ahead of Thorburn. Beutler's victory earned her the red climber's jersey and Thorburn was able to hold on to her overall lead; but the top of the GC tightened up and will make for some very interesting racing in the next two days.

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Results

1 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                  4.40.14
2 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                     0.12
3 Liam Kileen (GBr) California Giant-Village Peddlar          0.18
4 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     0.34
5 Cameron Brenneman (USA) Kahala LaGrange                     0.52
6 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     1.04
7 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics                              1.13
8 John Hunt (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar            1.17
9 Anthony Colby (USA) Texas Roadhouse                         1.39
10 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Vitamin Cottage                          
11 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                      
12 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Subway                                1.43
13 Jake Erker (Can) Symmetrics                                1.59
14 Karl Menzies (Aus) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour            2.30
15 James Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders                             
16 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                     2.41
17 Josh Dillon (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness     2.46
18 Dustin MacBurnie (Can) Canadian national                   3.03
19 Luke Stockwell (Aus) Texas Roadhouse                       3.09
20 Hugh Moran (USA) Aerospace Enginering                          
21 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage                           
22 Marco Rios (Mex) Kahala LaGrange                               
23 Andy Guptill (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness    3.18
24 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                      3.24
25 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada         3.38
26 Ivan Stevic (SCG) Aerospace Enginering                     3.50
27 Roman Kilun (Uzb) McGuire-Langdale                         3.53
28 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                   3.59
29 Chad Beyer (USA) Vitamin Cottage                           4.10
30 Glen Mitchell (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada            4.16
31 Brian Sheedy (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour                
32 Carlos Vargas (USA) Team Monex                             4.20
33 Jean-Sebastiaen Maheu (Can) Canadian national              4.34
34 Jon Tarkington (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       4.43
35 Edward King (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness         
36 Jake Rytlewski (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour          4.53
37 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders                          5.04
38 Matt Dubberly (USA) McGuire-Langdale                       5.09
39 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders                             
40 Chris Brennan (USA) Vitamin Cottage                        5.34
41 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Team Seasilver                        
42 Robbie King (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness     5.43
43 Jason Bausch (USA) Team Seasilver                          5.51
44 Geoff Rapaport (USA) McGuire-Langdale                          
45 Brian Jensen (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar            
46 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    5.58
47 Bradley Fairall (Can) Canadian national                    6.26
48 Davide Frattini (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 6.38
49 Richard England (Aus) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour             
50 Chris Walker (USA) PaulTracy.com                           6.44
51 Jason Van Marle (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee            7.01
52 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics                           7.03
53 Cheechi Giancarlo (USA) Team Monex                         7.09
54 Stephen Tilford (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar     7.13
55 Arquimedes Lam Zamora (Mex) Kahala LaGrange                7.17
56 Andrew Edwards (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       7.44
57 Stefano Barberi (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                       7.51
58 Derek McMaster (Can) Canadian national                     8.02
59 Curtis Gunn (USA) Team Seasilver                               
60 Neil Shirley (USA) Team Seasilver                              
61 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders                           
62 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                         8.54
63 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada           
64 Gustavo Artacho (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 9.00
65 Chris McDonald (USA) Team Spine                            9.28
66 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics                               10.28
67 Tim Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                       
68 Chris Jones (USA) Team Spine                              10.34
69 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 10.40
70 Josh Horowitz (USA) Kahala LaGrange                       10.44
71 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                 10.47
72 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour            
73 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                     
74 Ryan Roth (Can) Canadian national                              
75 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home                11.02
76 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis               11.24
77 Mike Zagorski (GBr) Texas Roadhouse                            
78 Johnny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                 11.30
79 Nick Waite (USA) USA national                             11.55
80 Marc Anderson (USA) Texas Roadhouse                       12.12
81 Frank Pipp (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour             12.25
82 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                        12.58
83 Phil Abbott (Can) Canadian national                            
84 Cody Peterson (USA) Texas Roadhouse                       13.03
85 David Clinger (USA) Webcor Builders                       13.17
86 Nathon Miller (USA) Team Monex                                 
87 Ryan Trebon (USA) Aerospace Enginering                    13.38
88 Lance Doherty (USA) Team Spine                            13.55
89 Dan Schmatz (USA) Team Seasilver                          15.30
90 Eric Saunders (USA) McGuire-Langdale                      15.35
91 Kyle Gritters (USA) Team Seasilver                             
92 Louie Amelburu (USA) PaulTracy.com                             
93 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                       
94 Alex Candeloria (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   
95 Todd Cornelius (USA) Subway                                    
96 Marc Colland (USA) Webcor Builders                             
97 Omer Kem (USA) Subway                                          
98 Stuart Gillespie (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                          
99 Jeff Sherstobitoff (Can) Canadian national                     
100 Jeff Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                15.59
101 Thad Dulin (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                       
102 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                       
103 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics                          16.11
104 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                   16.20
105 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics                                   
106 Mike Wilk (USA) Vitamin Cottage                          16.25
107 Sam Jurekovic (USA) USA national                         16.38
108 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 17.34
109 Nick Reistad (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour          18.25
110 Daniel Holt (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee              18.48
111 Chris Greene (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar      19.04
112 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics                            19.15
113 Godfrey Hayden (NZl) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada         19.55
114 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada             
115 Kyle Barbary (USA) Team Spine                            20.37
116 Michael Anderson (USA) PaulTracy.com                     22.07
117 Sid Taberly (Aus) California Giant-Village Peddlar       22.27
118 David Richter (USA) Subway                               22.36
119 Dave Harward (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee             22.42
120 Mike Jones (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    22.57
121 Victor Ayala (Mex) Kahala LaGrange                       23.40
122 Jesse Gordon (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee                  
123 Glenn Fant (USA) Team Monex                              24.36
124 Chris Foster (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                24.52
125 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                  25.18
126 Eugene Boronow (USA) Team Six                            26.31
127 Jermy Powers (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     
128 Zach Walker (USA) McGuire-Langdale                       28.18
129 Bernard van Ulden (USA) Webcor Builders                  31.57
130 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                 35.24
131 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada             
132 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                     
133 Mathew Moon (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness        
134 Michael Hernandez (USA) Team Spine                       39.01
135 Chris Frederick (USA) Aerospace Enginering               43.12
136 Alex Welch (USA) USA national                            44.28
137 Alan Obye (USA) USA national                                  
138 Dave McCook (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 45.47
139 Mark Yap (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee                 48.16

General Classification after Stage 1

1 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                  4.49.09
2 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                     0.04
3 Liam Kileen (GBr) California Giant-Village Peddlar          0.28
4 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     0.57
5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics                              1.19
6 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     1.20
7 Cameron Brenneman (USA) Kahala LaGrange                     1.42
8 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                   1.44
9 John Hunt (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar            1.52
10 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Vitamin Cottage                      1.56
11 Anthony Colby (USA) Texas Roadhouse                        2.12
12 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Subway                                2.14
13 Jake Erker (Can) Symmetrics                                2.18
14 James Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders                         2.59
15 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                     3.01
16 Karl Menzies (Aus) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour            3.07
17 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       3.26
18 Josh Dillon (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness     3.33
19 Hugh Moran (USA) Aerospace Enginering                      3.36
20 Dustin MacBurnie (Can) Canadian national                   3.41
21 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                      3.44
22 Luke Stockwell (Aus) Texas Roadhouse                       4.01
23 Ivan Stevic (SCG) Aerospace Enginering                     4.05
24 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                   4.10
25 Marco Rios (Mex) Kahala LaGrange                           4.11
26 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada         4.13
27 Andy Guptill (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness    4.20
28 Brian Sheedy (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour            4.24
29 Glen Mitchell (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada            4.33
30 Roman Kilun (Uzb) McGuire-Langdale                         4.47
31 Edward King (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness     5.16
32 Chad Beyer (USA) Vitamin Cottage                           5.18
33 Carlos Vargas (USA) Team Monex                             5.21
34 Jean-Sebastiaen Maheu (Can) Canadian national              5.26
35 Jake Rytlewski (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour          5.42
36 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders                          5.44
37 Jon Tarkington (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       5.46
38 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders                         5.51
39 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Team Seasilver                    6.08
40 Matt Dubberly (USA) McGuire-Langdale                       6.18
41 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    6.21
42 Jason Bausch (USA) Team Seasilver                          6.27
43 Brian Jensen (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar        6.32
44 Chris Brennan (USA) Vitamin Cottage                            
45 Robbie King (USA) Louis Garneau/Sakonnet/Mercy Fitness     6.34
46 Geoff Rapaport (USA) McGuire-Langdale                      6.53
47 Davide Frattini (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 7.00
48 Richard England (Aus) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour         7.06
49 Bradley Fairall (Can) Canadian national                    7.12
50 Cheechi Giancarlo (USA) Team Monex                         7.17
51 Chris Walker (USA) PaulTracy.com                           7.33
52 Jason Van Marle (USA) Healthy Choice/Goble Knee            7.35
53 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics                           7.41
54 Stephen Tilford (USA) California Giant-Village Peddlar     7.47
55 Stefano Barberi (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                       8.11
56 Neil Shirley (USA) Team Seasilver                          8.18
57 Andrew Edwards (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       8.33
58 Arquimedes Lam Zamora (Mex) Kahala LaGrange                    
59 Derek McMaster (Can) Canadian national                     8.38
60 Curtis Gunn (USA) Team Seasilver                               
61 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders                       9.07
62 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak gallery/Sierra Nevada       9.10
63 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                         9.18
64 Gustavo Artacho (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 9.26
65 Chris McDonald (USA) Team Spine                           10.28
66 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics                               10.51
67 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                 10.55
68 Tim Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                  11.03
69 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                      
70 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour       11.15
71 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home                11.17
72 Chris Jones (USA) Team Spine                              11.30
73 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home                11.31
74 Ryan Roth (Can) Canadian national                         11.34
75 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis               11.47
76 Josh Horowitz (USA) Kahala LaGrange                            
77 Johnny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                 11.58
78 Mike Zagorski (GBr) Texas Roadhouse                       12.32
79 Frank Pipp (USA) Advantage Benefits/Endeavour             12.58
80 Nick Waite (USA) USA national                             13.02
81 Marc Anderson (USA) Texas Roadhouse                       13.29
82 Cody Peterson (USA) Texas Roadhouse                       13.34
83 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                        13.37
84 Ryan Trebon (USA) Aerospace Enginering                    13.51
85 Phil Abbott (Can) Canadian national                            
86 David Clinger (USA) Webcor Builders                       13.52
87 Nathon Miller (USA) Team Monex                            14.47
88 Lance Doherty (USA) Team Spine                            14.57
89 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  16.08
90 Alex Candeloria (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel              16.09
91 Kyle Gritters (USA) Team Seasilver                        16.16
92 Thad Dulin (USA) Jittery Joe's/Kalahari                   16.25
93 Jeff Sherstobitoff (Can) Canadian national                16.28
94 Marc Colland (USA) Webcor Builders                        16.31
95 Eric Saunders (USA) McGuire-Langdale                      16.35
96 Todd Cornelius (USA) Subway                               16.38
97 Stuart Gillespie (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                          
98 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    16.51
Women

1 Annette Beutler (Swi) Quark                     4.15.09
2 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile                    0.10
3 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders           0.11
4 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders               0.31
5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                   0.59
6 Tina Pic (USA) Quark                               1.15
7 Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor Builders                1.39
8 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) Ford - Basis                  1.54
9 Christine Peick (Den) Monex                            
10 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light    2.01
11 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light            
12 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) The Bicycle Store         2.29
13 Amy Moore (Can) Victory Brewing                   2.42
14 Penny Avril (GBr) Touchstone Climbing             2.56
15 Mari Holder (USA) T-Mobile                        3.00
16 Kelli Emmett (USA) Ford                           3.08
17 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) Colavita/Cooking Light     3.12
18 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Monex                         3.21
19 Dara Marks-Marino (USA) Ford                      4.21
20 Kori Seehafer (USA) T-Mobile                      4.30
21 Kristin J. Danielson (USA) Ford - Basis           4.36
22 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) The Bicycle Store           5.20
23 Leigh Hobson (Can) Diet Cheerwine                 5.34
24 Sara Bresnick-Zocchi (USA) Ford                   5.55
25 Rebecca Larson (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light       6.03
26 Kristen LaSasso (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton            6.11
27 Belem Guerrero Mendez (Mex) Mexican national      6.37
28 Grace Fleury (USA) Quark                          6.44
29 Suzanne Weldon (USA) Subway                       6.51
30 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Velo Bella         7.32
31 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Builders               7.59
32 Sima Trapp (USA) Subway                           8.15
33 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                      8.41
34 Karen Dodge (USA) Exte Ondo                       9.13
35 Magen Long (USA) The Bicycle Store                9.20
36 Pamela Hinton (USA) Velo Girls                        
37 Darcie Murphy (USA) Velo Girls                        
38 Stefanie Graeter (USA) Webcor Builders           10.01
39 Anna Milkowski (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton            10.07
40 Beverly Harper (GBr) Touchstone Climbing         10.21
41 Kele J. Hulser (USA) Ford - Basis                     
42 Katerina Hanusova (Cze) Vitamin Cottage          10.24
43 Nichole Wangsgard (USA) Subway                   10.40
44 Catherine Power (USA) TDS                        10.47
45 Jennifer Chapman (USA) Velo Bella                10.56
46 Maureen Devlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing         11.17
47 Summer Calder (USA) Exte Ondo                    11.20
48 Michelle Beltran (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light    11.44
49 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Quark                       12.14
50 Brenda Lyons (USA) Velo Bella                         
51 Lauren Gaffney (USA) Ford                             
52 Melodie Metzger (USA) Velo Bella                      
53 Laura Yoisten (Can) Diet Cheerwine                    
54 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Quark                          
55 Helen Kelly (Aus) Quark                               
56 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing                      
57 Megan Esmonde (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light       12.25
58 Marisa Asplund (USA) Ford - Basis                12.44
59 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Subway                          
60 Betsy Galenti (USA) Paramount Racing             13.12
61 Kate Sherwin (USA) Victory Brewing                    
62 Shawn Heidlen (USA) TDS                               
63 Renee Eastman (USA) Vitamin Cottage              13.41
64 Crystal Yap (USA) Subway                         13.51
65 Juliane Mortello (USA) Monex                     13.54
66 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Exte Ondo                  14.13
67 Julia Whiteside (USA) Paramount Racing           14.29
68 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing             14.45
69 Zoe Owers (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton                 15.14
70 Carla Figueroa (USA) Paramount Racing                 
71 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (USA) T-Mobile               16.37
72 Maribel Diaza Esquivel (Mex) Mexican national         
73 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing                  
74 Nicole Demars (USA) Victory Brewing                   
75 Sherri Stedje (USA) The Bicycle Store                 
76 Nicole L. Freedman (USA) Ford - Basis            17.40
77 Alisha Lion (USA) Ford - Basis                        
78 Sarah Bamberger (USA) Touchstone Climbing             
79 Tara Ross (Can) Diet Cheerwine                   18.46
80 Lauren Trull (USA) Diet Cheerwine                21.05
81 Elizabeth Begosh (USA) Velo Bella                21.56
82 Liza Rachetto (USA) Subway                       22.19
83 Melinda Johnson (USA) Paramount Racing           23.53
84 Catherine Walberg (USA) Velo Girls               24.52
85 Allyson Brandt (USA) Monex                       25.11
86 Sharon Allpress (USA) Vitamin Cottage            26.58
87 Kelly Benjemin (USA) The Bicycle Store           28.00
88 Shannon Koch (USA) The Bicycle Store             32.07
89 Elizabeth Fisk (USA) Vitamin Cottage             32.31
90 Lana Atchley (USA) Paramount Racing              33.20
91 Rhonda Stickle (Can) Diet Cheerwine              33.38
92 Megan Elliott (USA) Ford                         34.55
93 Catherine Malone (USA) Webcor Builders           35.07
General Classification after Stage 1  
1 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders        4.25.15
2 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile                    0.06
3 Annette Beutler (Swi) Quark                        0.09
4 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders               0.45
5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                   0.56
6 Tina Pic (USA) Quark                               1.40
7 Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor Builders                2.23
8 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) Ford - Basis                  2.25
9 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) The Bicycle Store          2.29
10 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light    2.37
11 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light        2.48
12 Christine Peick (Den) Monex                       3.13
13 Amy Moore (Can) Victory Brewing                   3.18
14 Mari Holder (USA) T-Mobile                        3.37
15 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Monex                         3.40
16 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) Colavita/Cooking Light     3.50
17 Kelli Emmett (USA) Ford                           3.51
18 Penny Avril (GBr) Touchstone Climbing             4.01
19 Dara Marks-Marino (USA) Ford                      5.02
20 Kori Seehafer (USA) T-Mobile                      5.21
21 Kristin J. Danielson (USA) Ford - Basis           5.40
22 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) The Bicycle Store           6.07
23 Leigh Hobson (Can) Diet Cheerwine                 6.33
24 Grace Fleury (USA) Quark                          7.19
25 Sara Bresnick-Zocchi (USA) Ford                   7.22
26 Rebecca Larson (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light       7.25
27 Kristen LaSasso (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton            7.34
28 Belem Guerrero Mendez (Mex) Mexican national      7.37
29 Suzanne Weldon (USA) Subway                       7.50
30 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Builders               8.28
31 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Velo Bella         8.36
32 Sima Trapp (USA) Subway                           9.16
33 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                     10.06
34 Darcie Murphy (USA) Velo Girls                   10.19
35 Karen Dodge (USA) Exte Ondo                      10.32
36 Magen Long (USA) The Bicycle Store               10.39
37 Pamela Hinton (USA) Velo Girls                   10.48
38 Stefanie Graeter (USA) Webcor Builders           10.53
39 Kele J. Hulser (USA) Ford - Basis                11.09
40 Katerina Hanusova (Cze) Vitamin Cottage          11.16
41 Beverly Harper (GBr) Touchstone Climbing         11.24
42 Anna Milkowski (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton            11.37
43 Nichole Wangsgard (USA) Subway                   11.53
44 Jennifer Chapman (USA) Velo Bella                12.14
45 Catherine Power (USA) TDS                        12.18
46 Maureen Devlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing         12.23
47 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Quark                     12.58
48 Summer Calder (USA) Exte Ondo                    13.11
49 Helen Kelly (Aus) Quark                          13.16
50 Michelle Beltran (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light    13.18
51 Megan Esmonde (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light       13.20
52 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Quark                       13.37
53 Laura Yoisten (Can) Diet Cheerwine               13.38
54 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing                 13.42
55 Lauren Gaffney (USA) Ford                        13.50
56 Melodie Metzger (USA) Velo Bella                 13.53
57 Brenda Lyons (USA) Velo Bella                    14.01
58 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Subway                     14.06
59 Kate Sherwin (USA) Victory Brewing               14.26
60 Marisa Asplund (USA) Ford - Basis                14.43
61 Betsy Galenti (USA) Paramount Racing             14.53
62 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Exte Ondo                  15.03
63 Shawn Heidlen (USA) TDS                          15.10
64 Renee Eastman (USA) Vitamin Cottage              15.20
65 Juliane Mortello (USA) Monex                     15.30
66 Julia Whiteside (USA) Paramount Racing           15.33
67 Crystal Yap (USA) Subway                         15.49
68 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing             15.58
69 Zoe Owers (USA) CRCA/Team Lipton                 16.39
70 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (USA) T-Mobile               17.02
71 Carla Figueroa (USA) Paramount Racing            17.06
72 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing             17.18
73 Nicole Demars (USA) Victory Brewing              17.35
74 Alisha Lion (USA) Ford - Basis                   18.42
75 Sherri Stedje (USA) The Bicycle Store            18.54
76 Maribel Diaza Esquivel (Mex) Mexican national         
77 Sarah Bamberger (USA) Touchstone Climbing        19.22
78 Nicole L. Freedman (USA) Ford - Basis                 
79 Tara Ross (Can) Diet Cheerwine                   20.36
80 Lauren Trull (USA) Diet Cheerwine                23.06
81 Elizabeth Begosh (USA) Velo Bella                23.27
82 Liza Rachetto (USA) Subway                       23.42
83 Melinda Johnson (USA) Paramount Racing           25.42
84 Allyson Brandt (USA) Monex                       26.41
85 Catherine Walberg (USA) Velo Girls               27.02
86 Sharon Allpress (USA) Vitamin Cottage            28.57
87 Kelly Benjemin (USA) The Bicycle Store           30.00
88 Shannon Koch (USA) The Bicycle Store             33.44
89 Elizabeth Fisk (USA) Vitamin Cottage             34.28
90 Rhonda Stickle (Can) Diet Cheerwine              35.12
91 Lana Atchley (USA) Paramount Racing              35.18
92 Catherine Malone (USA) Webcor Builders           36.03
93 Megan Elliott (USA) Ford                         36.43