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International Cycling Classic - Superweek - NE
USA, July 7-23, 2006
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Stage 6 - July 12 : Saturn Whitnall Park Road Race, Hales Corners, WI, 90 km
Tilford ends international reign at Superweek
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Hales Corners, WI
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The first five races of the 2006 Superweek series had five different winners from five different countries, with the American riders shut out. That was set to end today as a four-rider break, with three U.S. riders, rolled away from the field in the final road race before the NRC criteriums over the weekend. Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) sealed the deal powering up the finishing climb ahead of Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly), with Brad Huff (TIAA-CREF) and Carlos Valenzuela (Monex) following.
"I just started up the hill hard," said Tilford. "Luckily it was an uphill finish or Huff would have beaten us all by 200 meters!"
"Tilford put in a good attack," responded Huff.
The four riders had more than a minute on the field, and stayed away for most of the race, which was active with breaks from the start. "We were the third counter atttack that got away," said Huff. "Brian [Jensen] made the move first."
Jensen was strong in the break today, coming off a good win on Monday on the tough Alpine Valley road course. "I had three strong guys with me working really well," said Jensen. "It took a while for us to get any splits, so we just kept going hard."
Overall series leader entering today's race was Dennis Haueisen from the ProTour squad Team Milram, who is having a sort of training holiday here in Wisconsin. "We came here last year and really like it," he said. "The racing is pretty good, not too hard, and it is seventeen days which is not possible for me to get in Europe."
Haueisen finished in the field with teammates trying to steal points to keep him in the lead, but Brian Jensen's hard work paid off as he took more points in the break, moving into the overall lead by six points.
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In the women's race, Kiwi Michelle Hyland (Jazz Apple) came out of a break to take the win, while series leader Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) holds onto her lead.
Superweek continues with four National Racing Calendar races through Sunday, with more pros scheduled to be here to chase points.
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- The women's race was a little more active than the other road races.
- Tara Ross (Victory Brewing) rides in the field as series leader Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) looks on.
- The break is led by Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton).
- Michelle Hyland (Jazz Apple) rides away to victory.
- The pro men's field rolls out.
- Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly) takes an early flier.
- Series leader (Team Milram) stays watchful in the field.
- With elite nationals finished the fields at Superweek grow.
- Mariano Friedrick (Toyota-United) climbs.
- Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) leads the break up the climb.
- Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly) spent a lot of time driving the break today.
- The field waited too long to chase the break.
- Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) - the first U.S. winner at this year's Superweek.
- A Team Milram rider tries to take as many points away to protect his teammate's lead.
Results
Pro & Cat 1/2 Men 1 Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) 2 Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly - Aramark) 3 Charles Brad Huff (TIAA-CREF) 4 Keith Norris (AEG- Toshiba) 5 Robert Wagner (Team Milram) 6 Sterling Magnell (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 7 Karl Menzies (Health Net-Maxxis) 8 Emile Abraham (AEG-Toshiba) 9 Hector Pastorino (VistaVelo.com) 10 Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 11 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Club) 12 Kayle Leo Grande (Kahala LaGrange) 13 Mariano Friedich (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 14 Rahsaan Bahati (TIAA-CREF) 15 Dennis Haueisen (Team Milram) 16 Ben Raby (Grand Performance/Bianchi) 17 Ward Solar (Team Nature's Path) 18 Ryan Baumann (Brazen Dropouts) 19 Erik Tomlinson () 20 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 21 Adam Hodges Myerson (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 22 Zach Fiocca (Team Brain & Spine/Chann McRae Cycling) 23 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 24 Bobby Lea (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 25 Aram Dellalian (Amgen Cycling Club) 26 Matthew Allen (Rocky Mountain Spine & Sport) 27 Joshua Thornton (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 28 Wes Hartman (Target Training) 29 Yin Chih Wang (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 30 Cole House (Endeavour Cycling Club) 31 Daniel Holt (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 32 Josh Horowitz (Kahala LaGrange) 33 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 34 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 35 Michael Lanyon (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 36 Matthew Busche (Endeavour Cycling) 37 Richard England (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 38 Thomas Brown (Land Rover/Siemens Home Appliances/FFCC) 39 (unknown rider) () 40 Bennet Van der Genugten (NUVO/Bicycle Action Project Cycling) 41 Matthew Bell (Independent) 42 Paul Ward (Team Nature's Path) 43 Michael Berling (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 44 Skyler Bishop (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 45 Ying Hon Yeung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 46 Stephen Spencer (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 47 Evan Lawrence (Broadmark Capital) 48 Eric Nitschke (Lombardi Sports) 49 Tom Burke (West Michigan Coast Riders) 50 King Wai Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 51 Evan Fader (Route 1 Velo) 52 Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) 53 Christian Valenzuela Zamudio (Team Monex) 54 Frederik Jacobsen (Nova/ISCorp) 55 Jafer Beizer (Land Rover/Siemens Home Appliances/FFCC) 56 Chun Woh Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 57 (unknown rider) () 58 Casey McCauley (IS Corp Cycling Team) 59 Craig Dodson (Team Cobblestone/Nature's Path) 60 Shane Braley (CyclingScience.org Club) 61 David Sachs (Vision Quest) 62 Mack Chew (Arete' Racing/Vellum Cycles) 63 Scott Anderson (Priority Health Cycling Club) 64 Josh Meyer (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) 65 Andrew Armstrong (Matrix Cycle Club) 66 Michael Shover (Advantage Benefits/Endeavour) 67 Andy Moskal (Texas Roadhouse) 68 Matt Holecko (Great Dane Velo Club) 69 Zach Reed (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 70 Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 71 Anthony Wilhelm (TREK/Volkswagen-Midwest) 72 Steen Rose (Richardson Bike Mart) 73 John Tzinberg (Kahala LaGrange) 74 Chris Lintaman (FSA) 75 Jesse Mendonca (RHVilla.com/Montano Velo) 76 Billy Innes (G.S. Lombardi Sports) 77 Frank Dierking (ABD Cycling Team) 78 Terry Beenken (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 79 Frank Travieso (AEG- Toshiba) 80 Yosvany Falcon (AEG- Toshiba) 81 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 82 Jose Manuel Garcia (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 83 Gerardo Castro (Cobblestone - Nature Path) 84 Derek Wilkerson (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 85 Eric Keim (AEG- Toshiba) 86 (unknown rider) () 87 Brandon Gavic (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 88 Adam Biwan (PCW Cycling) 89 Shawn Willard (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 90 Whitey DeBroux (Team Einstein's Cycling) 91 Jeff Critser (Spring City Cycling Club) Pro & Cat 1/2/3 Women 1 Michelle Hyland (Jazz Apple) 2 Sarah Bamberger (Cheerwine Cycling) 3 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 4 Trudy van der Straaten (Team Kenda Tire) 5 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 6 Rachel O'Connell (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 7 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 8 Carrie Cash (Team Revolution) 9 Taitt Sato (McGuire Cycling Team) 10 Kacey Manderfield (Wolverine Sports Club) 11 Hadley Trotter (Fuji) 12 Samantha Schneider (Advantage Benefits Endeavour Cycling Club) 13 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 14 Carissa Wilkes (Jazz Apple) 15 Julia Farell (Wheels of Bloor Cycling Team) 16 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 17 Catherine Walberg (Team Kenda Tire) 18 Elizabeth Morse Hill (T.E.A.M. Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 19 Rosara Joseph (Jazz Apple) 20 Serena Sheridan (Jazz Apple) 21 Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) 22 Kristin Wentworth (Nova/ISCorp) 23 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 24 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 25 Brei Gudsell (Jazz Apple) 26 Heather Albert (America's Dairyland) 27 Christi An Hansley (Olympus Bikes) 28 Margot Herman (Velo Bella-Kona) 29 Jessica Cole (C-U Racing) 30 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine Cycling) 31 Anita Lagler (Wheels of Bloor) 32 Carol Hutton (DePauw U Cycling) 33 Julie Bellerose (SalonXL Cycling Team) 34 June Upshaw (Team Kenda Tire) 35 Kathryn Clark (TEAM Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 36 Candice Blickem (Aarons/L5Flyers) 37 Madeleine Puissant (Nova / IS Corp) 38 Kelly Paterson (Wolverine Sports Club) 39 Sarah Coney (Serono/Cyclelogik) 40 Sharon Penn Monahan (BBC) 41 Nikki Raspa (Hub Racing) 42 Julia Bradley (Team RACE) 43 Tara Ross (Victory Brewing) 44 Renee Schroeder (Wolverine Sports Club) 45 Anna Dierking (America's Dairyland) 46 Lauren Koedyk (Jazz Apple) 47 Carine Bester (Kahala LaGrange) 48 Becky Broeder (Hub Racing) 49 Susan Hedstrom (McGuire Cycling Team) 50 Laura Charameda (McGuire Cycling Team) 51 Nicole Bossie (Cheerwine Cycling) Men's overall standings after stage 6 1 Brian Jensen (Jelly Belly - Aramark) 119 pts 2 Dennis Haueisen (Team Milram) 113 3 Andrew Crater (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 81 4 Stefan Adamsson (Team Milram) 78 5 Steve Tilford (Trek/VW Midwest) 77 6 Nebojsa Jovanovic (AEG- Toshiba) 64 7 Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 58 8 Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 58 9 Brian Sheedy (Priority Health) 54 10 Kayle Leo Grande (Kahala LaGrange) 52 11 Robert Wagner (Team Milram) 51 12 Christian Valenzuela Zamudio (Team Monex) 49 13 David Sachs (Vision Quest) 46 14 Hayden Godfrey (Team Monex) 45 15 Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) 44 16 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 38 17 Charles Brad Huff (TIAA-CREF) 35 18 Keith Norris (AEG- Toshiba) 33 19 Scott Zwizanski (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 33 20 Adam Hodges Myerson (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 32 21 Michael Berling (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 31 22 Sterling Magnell (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 29 23 Hector Pastorino (VistaVelo.com) 29 24 Josh Horowitz (Kahala LaGrange) 29 25 Bobby Lea (Toyota- United Pro Cycling Team) 27 26 Karl Menzies (Health Net-Maxxis) 27 27 King Wai Cheung (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 27 28 Emile Abraham (AEG-Toshiba) 26 29 Joel Chavez (VistaVelo.com) 25 30 Ward Solar (Team Nature's Path) 24 31 Jonathon Clarke (South Australia.com) 23 32 Cameron Fox (Encino Velo Cycling Club) 23 33 Frank Travieso (AEG- Toshiba) 20 34 Garrett Peltonen (Health Net-Maxxis) 20 35 Jamiel Danesh (RHVilla.com/Montano Velo) 19 36 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Club) 19 37 Dominique Perras (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) 19 38 Kyle Jacobson (Team Beans & Barley) 18 39 Nicholas Reistad (Jelly Belly - Aramark) 18 40 Todd Yezefski (Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 17 41 Daniel Holloway (GS Lombardi Sports) 17 42 Mariano Friedich (Toyota United Pro Cycling Team) 15 43 Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp) 15 44 Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 15 45 Steve Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team) 13 46 Devon Vigus (Team Monex) 13 47 Rahsaan Bahati (TIAA-CREF) 13 48 Clark Priebe (Team Mack Paper Co.) 13 49 Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 12 50 Frederick Bottger (Merrill Lynch / Bicycle John's) 11 51 Bennet Van der Genugten (NUVO/Bicycle Action Project Cycling) 11 52 Brandon Gavic (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 11 53 Ryan Baumann (Brazen Dropouts) 11 54 Randy Bramblett (McGuire Cycling Team) 10 55 Patrick Dunaway (California Giant/Village Peddler) 10 56 Ben Raby (Grand Performance/Bianchi) 10 57 Jeffrey Dickinson (Schwab Cycles Torelli Velo Project LLC) 9 58 John Bergmann (Metromint Cycling) 9 59 Robert Kelley (Training Bible / The Bike Shop) 8 60 Zach Fiocca (Team Brain & Spine/Chann McRae Cycling) 8 61 Eric Keim (AEG- Toshiba) 8 62 Michael Lanyon (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 7 63 Erik Tomlinson () 7 64 Joshua Carter (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) 7 65 Aram Dellalian (Amgen Cycling Club) 6 66 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong National Cycling Team) 6 67 Brice Jones (Jelly Belly/PoolGel) 6 68 David Kay (Great Dane Velo Club) 3 69 Daniel Lionberg (Team Beans & Barley) 3 70 John Acker (Team Wheel & Sprocket) 2 71 David Hatch (IS Corp Cycling Team) 2 72 Brady Gibney (Endeavour Cycling) 1 73 Richard Hatch (IS Corp Cycling Team) 1 Women's overall standings 1 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 104 pts 2 Rachel O'Connell (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 95 3 Taitt Sato (McGuire Cycling Team) 83 4 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 78 5 Brooke O'Connor (Hub Racing) 71 6 Kristin Wentworth (Nova/ISCorp) 67 7 Kacey Manderfield (Wolverine Sports Club) 58 8 Anne Meyer (Mercy-Specialized) 58 9 Michelle Hyland (Jazz Apple) 49 10 Nichole Wangsgard (Colnago CPT) 44 11 Jenette Williams (Hub Racing) 42 12 Sheba Farrin (Hub Racing) 41 13 Sarah Bamberger (Cheerwine Cycling) 37 14 Catherine Walberg (Team Kenda Tire) 37 15 Carol Hutton (DePauw U Cycling) 35 16 Courtenay Brown (McGuire Cycling Team) 35 17 Trudy van der Straaten (Team Kenda Tire) 33 18 Samantha Schneider (Advantage Benefits Endeavour Cycling Club) 32 19 Hadley Trotter (Fuji) 29 20 Tara Ross (Victory Brewing) 28 21 Natalie Klemko (America's Dairyland) 27 22 Jessica Cole (C-U Racing) 26 23 Carrie Cash (Team Revolution) 25 24 Laura Charameda (McGuire Cycling Team) 21 25 Susan Hedstrom (McGuire Cycling Team) 17 26 Julia Farell (Wheels of Bloor Cycling Team) 15 27 Carissa Wilkes (Jazz Apple) 13 28 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team) 13 29 Candice Blickem (Aarons/L5Flyers) 11 30 Heather Albert (America's Dairyland) 9 31 Elizabeth Morse Hill (T.E.A.M. Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 8 32 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 8 33 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 8 34 Rosara Joseph (Jazz Apple) 7 35 Serena Sheridan (Jazz Apple) 6 36 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine Cycling) 6 37 Kathryn Clark (TEAM Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 5 38 Becky Broeder (Hub Racing) 4 39 CarrieAnn Kopernik (Nova/ISCorp) 3 40 Julia Bradley (Team RACE) 2 41 Maogosha Pyjor (Cycle 4 MS) 2 42 Brei Gudsell (Jazz Apple) 1
