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Tour of the Gila - NE

USA, May 2-7, 2007

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Stage 5 - May 6: Gila Monster Road Race, 105.7 (71.8) miles

Abbott and O'Neill ride to Gila wins

By Mark Zalewski

Moninger tames Gila monster

Scott Moninger (BMC)
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Scott Moninger (BMC) showed that he is still on top form in his sixteenth year as a professional, tackling the 9,000 plus feet of climbing in the final stage of the Tour of the Gila. Health Net-Maxxis' Nathan O'Neill and his teammates successfully defended their lead on the general classification, giving O'Neill his first stage race win of the year.

"The guys were phemonal!" O'Neill told Cyclingnews after the stage. "Everyone was attacking when we got to the turnaround. But Jeff [Louder] and Ryder [Hesjedal] rode tough through there. Ryder was a machine today, riding just about the entire last 35 kilometres on the front. Without him I don't want to think how it would have turned out."

The main breakaway of the day did not have any GC threats in it, allowing the Health Net team to relax for a little while before reeling them in with assistance from the brutal parcours. "There was a break of like ten, but then it widdled down to six then four then three," said O'Neill. "We caught them on the second to last climb."

Men's podium (L-R): Chris Baldwin (Toyota United), Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet),
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That climb further thinned out the field, leaving only a select group composed of climbers like Andy Bajadali (Jelly Belly), Anthony Colby (Colavita-Sutter Home), Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United), Scott Mominger (BMC), Tom Peterson (Slipstream-Chipotle), Hernan Muņoz (P&S-Halcones) along with Hesjedal and O'Neill. But the climbing was not finished, with a small category four climb leading into the finish town of Pinos Altos.

"Bajadali had a crack of it on the last climb but he only got 20 seconds at the most," O'Neill said. "Colby and Peterson got a small little gap then. Ryder was blown so I took over but it was only about three kilometres to the end. I just led it out until 500 metres to go which was more than enough to keep my two minutes. Moninger actually gapped Munoz for the win!"

"The victory belongs to the whole team," added O'Neill. "They are the reason it came back together for me. I'm happy because it's only my second race back. But it's still a long season to come."

Tibco controls final stage

The women on the way up the Sapillo climb.
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For a change the wind did not feature too strongly but the temperature dropped dramatically in the last stage of the Tour of the Gila. In the women's race Webcor sat at the front of the peloton for the first eight of the 73 mile Stage 5 as the riders cruised to the base of the final stage's first climb.

Heading into the first climb three Tibco riders attacked off the front, taking a Colavita/Sutter Home rider, two from Cheerwine, Meshy Holt (Team expresscopy.com) and a Webcor rider with them. With Tibco working on the front the break gained three minutes on the peloton, changing the overall general classification rankings and placing the GC leaders in the break. The change in GC rankings encouraged Webcor and Colavita to move to the front of the peloton and start working to reduce the breaks lead to a controllable time.

Back in the break, Tibco was still pulling and engineered a break for Marisa Asplund, who disappeared on the hill and went on the to win the stage two minutes up on second place. Brooke Ourada (Cheerwine) upped the pace in the break in an attempt to increase the distance between the peloton and move up in the GC, but the hard work tired the rider and she placed fifth. In second place was Amber Rais (Webcor) followed by Melissa Holt (Team expresscopy.com) in third and Sarah Tillotson (Colavita/Sutter Home) taking fourth position.

Madeline Holt contributed to this report.

Photography

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Results

Pro men
 
1 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team                          4.34.16
2 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          0.03
3 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                         
4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                          
5 Hernan Munoz (Col) P&S-Halcones                                                    
6 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                            0.15
7 David Salomon (Mex) P&S-Halcones                                               0.21
8 Michael Creed (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                        0.33
9 Joel Alamillo Avila (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                      0.51
10 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                             
11 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                             
12 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                  1.04
13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                           1.17
14 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell    2.40
15 Cory Collier (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                                    4.26
16 Mark Santurbane (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                                  7.31
17 John Hunt (USA) California Giant/Specialized                                  7.43
18 Ben Kneller (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory                            7.46
19 James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Specialized                               7.52
20 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                            8.07
21 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               8.27
22 Sam Johnson (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                              
23 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light             
24 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant/Specialized                                    
25 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                          
26 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                  
27 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                           
28  Michael Grabinger (USA) Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre                
29 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                          
30 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                    
31 Stefano Barberi (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                        8.39
32 Paul Ward (USA) Nature's Path Cycling                                             
33 Peter Horn (USA) Vitamin Cottage                                              8.45
34 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team                             9.46
35 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant/Specialized                             13.06
36 Scott Tietzel (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cyling Team                              14.03
37 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                 14.28
38 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                             20.30
39 Kevin Klein (USA) KLEIN Real Estate                                               
40 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant/Specialized                                    
41 Owen Gue (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                                 
42 Derik Archibald (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                                      
43 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell                  
44 Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                            
45 Rolando Gonzalez (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell          
46 Juan Jose De Monsivais (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                      
47 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                        
48 Andrew Fischer (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                           
49 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                          
50 Mitch Moreman (USA) Health FX                                                     
51 Antonio Aldape (Mex) P&S-Halcones                                                 
52 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                         22.08
53 Luis Zamudio (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles - Novo                                 25.23
54 Collin Becker (USA) Team Rio Grande                                               
55 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory                                   
56 Matt Weyen (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                                           
57 Ian Holt (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                                  
58 George Ganoung (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                            
59 Whitey Debroux (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                                 25.33
60 Adam Curry (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                          25.37
61 Josh Tack (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                                
62 Mitch Trux (USA) DBC ELITE - Davis, CA                                       25.40
63 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                          26.20
64 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell      26.33
65 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell           
66 Nathan Byukusegne (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                          26.44
67 Jaime Gandara (USA) Colavita-Cooking Light-New Mexico                        27.16
68 Gabriel Lenin Herrera (Mex) ARENAS TLAZ-MEX                                  32.00
69 Ryan Blickem (USA) Landis-Trek                                                    
70 Brian Lemke (USA) Landis-Trek                                                     
71 Jose Gerardo Soto Quitl (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                     
72 Trevor Connor (Can) La-Z-Boy Cycling                                         37.19
73 Michael Gallagher (USA) U S Armed Forces                                          
74 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                           
75 Christian Velasquez (Hon) Honduras National Team/TIGO                        40.44
76 Ryan Morris (Can) Team Rio Grande                                            41.18
77 Nicholas Schreiber (USA) Summit Velo                                         46.13
78 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                          
79 Dave Reid (USA) Landis-Trek                                                  47.57
80 Rafiki Jean De Uwimana (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                     48.02
81 Kyandui Nuwase (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                                  
82 Eric Obergfell (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                       57.01
83 Joby Siciliano (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                               1.03.34
 
Pro women
 
1 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team Tibco                                             3.34.52
2 Amber Rais (USA) Webcor Builders                                               1.59
3 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                                        2.07
4 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          2.11
5 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine                                                  2.26
6 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders                                              2.43
7 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders                                                  
8 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            3.17
9 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine                                                       
10 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                        
11 Amy Dombroski (USA) Excel Sports                                              4.44
12 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                                   4.47
13 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                     4.49
14 Maria Monica (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                            
15 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Symmetrics                                               4.53
16 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine                                                   5.01
17 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light               
18 Stacy Marple (USA) Team Tibco                                                 6.10
19 Nicole Evans (USA) Team Lipton                                                6.52
20 Victoria Bastide (USA) Team Tibco                                             8.43
21 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Bicycle John's Serious Cycling                10.14
22 Marni Hambleton (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                                     
23 Gina Grain (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                             
24 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light              
25 Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital                                       10.30
26 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                       10.33
27 Kelly McDonald (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                     10.37
28 Miriam Hill (USA) New Mexico Velo Sport                                      10.39
29 Katie Monahan (USA) Blue Sky Velo                                            10.42
30 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team Tibco                                               11.04
31 Beverly Harper (USA) Webcor Builders                                         11.20
32 Noel Weddle (USA) Velo Bella-Kona                                            12.16
33 Chellie Terry (USA) Fitzgerald's Bicycles                                    14.54
34 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Olev Rapido/NMBRA                                       15.14
35 Daniela Gandara (USA) Colavita - Cooking Light - New Mexico                  17.26
36 Holly Borowski (USA) Touchstone Climbing/US Armed                            18.33
37 Laura Yoisten (Can) Webcor Builders                                          18.36
38 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders                                                 
39 Laurie Mauderly (USA) New Mexico Heart Hospital                                   
40 Kathryn Bertine (USA) Sport Beans/NTTC                                       19.38
41 Elizabeth Frye (USA) Cheerwine                                               49.51
42 Rachel O'Connell (Aus) Cheerwine                                                  
 
Final General classification
 
Pro men
 
1 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                        13.58.43
2 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                     1.42
3 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team                             2.18
4 Hernan Munoz (Col) P&S-Halcones                                                2.37
5 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                      3.13
6 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          3.26
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                            4.26
8 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                          4.32
9 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   5.05
10 David Salomon (Mex) P&S-Halcones                                              5.14
11 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell    6.00
12 Michael Creed (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                       6.04
13 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                         7.34
14 Cory Collier (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                                   10.17
15 Stefano Barberi (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                       12.07
16 Joel Alamillo Avila (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                    12.19
17  Michael Grabinger (USA) Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre           12.50
18 John Hunt (USA) California Giant/Specialized                                 12.54
19 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                     13.04
20 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                     13.11
21 Mark Santurbane (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                                 13.27
22 James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Specialized                              13.48
23 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                             15.00
24 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                           
25 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                              15.36
26 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light        15.46
27 Peter Horn (USA) Vitamin Cottage                                             15.56
28 Ben Kneller (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory                           16.17
29 Paul Ward (USA) Nature's Path Cycling                                        18.01
30 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant/Specialized                               19.00
31 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               22.08
32 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant/Specialized                             22.10
33 Scott Tietzel (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cyling Team                              23.31
34 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                 24.25
35 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                           24.26
36 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                             30.25
37 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     31.40
38 Sam Johnson (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                         31.58
39 Andrew Fischer (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                      32.40
40 Antonio Aldape (Mex) P&S-Halcones                                            33.51
41 Mitch Moreman (USA) Health FX                                                34.03
42 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team                            35.02
43 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell      40.25
44 Rolando Gonzalez (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell     41.21
45 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant/Specialized                               41.54
46 Matt Weyen (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                                      45.00
47 Owen Gue (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                            48.36
48 Kevin Klein (USA) KLEIN Real Estate                                          50.22
49 Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                                       52.00
50 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   53.09
51 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell             53.15
52 Mitch Trux (USA) DBC ELITE - Davis, CA                                       53.47
53 Gabriel Lenin Herrera (Mex) ARENAS TLAZ-MEX                                  54.13
54 Jaime Gandara (USA) Colavita-Cooking Light-New Mexico                        55.25
55 Luis Zamudio (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles - Novo                                 57.56
56 Ian Holt (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                             59.26
57 Collin Becker (USA) Team Rio Grande                                           0.00
58 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell    1.02.35
59 Josh Tack (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                         1.03.21
60 Jose Gerardo Soto Quitl (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                              1.03.49
61 Michael Gallagher (USA) U S Armed Forces                                   1.04.10
62 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                        1.04.23
63 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory                            1.04.38
64 Brian Lemke (USA) Landis-Trek                                              1.04.40
65 Adam Curry (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                        1.07.26
66 Ryan Blickem (USA) Landis-Trek                                             1.07.53
67 Whitey Debroux (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                               1.08.44
68 Nicholas Schreiber (USA) Summit Velo                                       1.12.43
69 Trevor Connor (Can) La-Z-Boy Cycling                                       1.14.52
70 Juan Jose De Monsivais (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex                               1.16.09
71 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    1.17.21
72 George Ganoung (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                     1.21.24
73 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP                                   1.22.17
74 Derik Archibald (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com                               1.23.15
75 Dave Reid (USA) Landis-Trek                                                1.27.03
76 Nathan Byukusegne (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                        1.29.15
77 Christian Velasquez (Hon) Honduras National Team/TIGO                      1.37.11
78 Ryan Morris (Can) Team Rio Grande                                          1.45.06
79 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                       1.49.58
80 Joby Siciliano (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                               2.04.57
81 Eric Obergfell (USA) U.S. Armed Forces                                     2.21.57
82 Kyandui Nuwase (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                           2.37.38
83 Rafiki Jean De Uwimana (Rwa) Team Rwanda                                   2.41.00
 
Pro women
 
1 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders                                          13.20.39
2 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders                                              0.25
3 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            1.39
4 Amber Rais (USA) Webcor Builders                                               1.57
5 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine                                                  2.58
6 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                     3.07
7 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine                                                   4.03
8 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team Tibco                                                4.24
9 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          6.08
10 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Symmetrics                                               6.20
11 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                     7.47
12 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light           7.48
13 Nicole Evans (USA) Team Lipton                                                7.54
14 Amy Dombroski (USA) Excel Sports                                              9.47
15 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine                                                  10.09
16 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                                  10.34
17 Stacy Marple (USA) Team Tibco                                                10.57
18 Maria Monica (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                       11.02
19 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                                      11.27
20 Victoria Bastide (USA) Team Tibco                                            14.07
21 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light         15.38
22 Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital                                       16.26
23 Marni Hambleton (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                                16.45
24 Gina Grain (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                        17.29
25 Kelly McDonald (USA) Touchstone Climbing                                     18.42
26 Katie Monahan (USA) Blue Sky Velo                                            18.45
27 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team Tibco                                               19.51
28 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                                       20.41
29 Beverly Harper (USA) Webcor Builders                                         22.16
30 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders                                            28.19
31 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Bicycle John's Serious Cycling                30.24
32 Noel Weddle (USA) Velo Bella-Kona                                            32.06
33 Laura Yoisten (Can) Webcor Builders                                          36.43
34 Chellie Terry (USA) Fitzgerald's Bicycles                                    38.44
35 Miriam Hill (USA) New Mexico Velo Sport                                      40.09
36 Holly Borowski (USA) Touchstone Climbing/US Armed                            50.57
37 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Olev Rapido/NMBRA                                       51.51
38 Daniela Gandara (USA) Colavita - Cooking Light - New Mexico                  52.24
39 Kathryn Bertine (USA) Sport Beans/NTTC                                       55.03
40 Elizabeth Frye (USA) Cheerwine                                             1.18.33
41 Laurie Mauderly (USA) New Mexico Heart Hospital                            1.18.45
42 Rachel O'Connell (Aus) Cheerwine                                           1.22.32
 
Team classification
 
Pro men
 
1 Team Slipstream                                                            52.09.26
2 Toyota-United Pro Cycling                                                      4.22
3 Health Net                                                                     6.03
4 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                                      23.11
5 P&S-Halcones                                                                  26.32
6 California Giant/Specialized                                                  27.43
7 PRIORITY HEALTH                                                             1.03.37
8 ARENAS TLAX-MEX                                                             1.25.09
9 Hagens Berman, LLP                                                          1.39.57
10 Team Einstein's Cycling                                                    2.08.45
11 U.S. Armed Forces                                                          2.53.22
12 Landis-Trek                                                                3.26.19
13 Team Rwanda                                                                3.54.18
 
Pro women
 
1 Webcor Builders                                                            40.04.44
2 Cheerwine                                                                     12.24
3 Colavita/Sutter Home                                                          12.40
4 Team expresscopy.com                                                          17.15
5 Team Tibco                                                                    26.33
6 Touchstone Climbing                                                           34.59