Heidi Franz claims Redlands Classic opener

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Heidi Franz (Instafund LaPrima) celebrates a close victory over Jennifer Wheeler (Font Cycling) and Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M Cycling)(Image credit: Snowy Mountain Photography)

Heidi Franz (Instafund LaPrima) took out the opening stage of the 36th Redlands Bicycle Classic, winning the hilly Highlands Circuit in a small group sprint over Jennifer Wheeler (Fount Cycling Guild) and Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M Cycling).

"It's really special because the last time I was at this race, I was racing for Rally at the time and we had just lost a teammate a month before," Franz said, remembering former teammate Kelly Catlin who died in 2019. "We won this stage with Megan Jastrab and it was so emotional. I just think of that every time I come here, and so it's super special to come back to this stage and be able to pull it off."

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Full Results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Heidi Franz (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	1:42:49
2	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
3	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:00:01
4	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	0:00:05
5	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:00:10
6	Maddy Ward (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:00:18
7	Haley Smith (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro
8	Anet Barrera (Mex) DNA Pro Cycling	0:00:22
9	Isabella Bertold (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:00:34
10	Cassidy Hickey (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:00:41
11	Lisa Houser (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	0:01:07
12	Erica Clevenger (USA) DNA Pro Cycling	0:01:12
13	Claire Cameron (Can) Orion Racing	0:01:15
14	Maeghan Easler (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:01:16
15	Rylee McMullen (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:01:20
16	Susej Esqueda (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
17	Cara O'Neill (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:23
18	Rebekah Potter (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:01:24
19	Betsabee Salomon (Can) Orion Racing
20	Romina Hinojosa (Mex) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:01:28
21	Daphne Karagianis (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
22	Jacqueline Larouche (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
23	Marisa Vandersteen Boaz (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
24	Katherine Sarkisov (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
25	Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	0:01:32
26	Eleanor Wiseman (Bel) Live Play Real Estate
27	Camille Primeau (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom
28	Morgan Aguirre (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
29	Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing
30	Rachel Jordan (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:38
31	Holly Henry (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:01:40
32	Mallory MacRostie (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:48
33	Jazmine Lavergne (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:01:55
34	Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) DNA Pro Cycling	0:02:00
35	Helena Gilbert-Snyder (USA) Live Play Real Estate	0:02:03
36	Lisa Cordova (USA) Live Play Real Estate
37	Claudia Ferreira (USA) Live Play Real Estate	0:02:13
38	Kira Payer (USA) DNA Pro Cycling	0:02:39
39	Sarah Van Dam (Can) Red Truck Racing	0:02:58
40	Fiona Majendie (Can) Red Truck Racing	0:05:10
41	Haley Smith (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
42	Kaitlyn Agnew (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:06:26
43	Stefanie Sydlik (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:16:23
44	Stella Nightingale (NZl) Instafund LaPrima Elite
45	Helena Coney (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite
46	Hannah Allen (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
47	Olivia Cummins (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
48	Holly Simonson (Can) Red Truck Racing
49	Brenna Pauly (Can) Red Truck Racing
50	Kimberly Lucie (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
51	Mia Manganello Kilburg (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
52	Aubrey Drummond (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:17:25
53	Jenna Klein (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:17:50
54	Elizabeth Gin (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:17:59
55	Jenna Nestman (Can) Fount Cycling Guild
56	Katie Aman (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
57	Leah Thorvilson (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
58	Kara Lilly (USA) Red Truck Racing
59	Caitlin Lovelace (USA) Orion Racing
60	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Instafund LaPrima Elite
61	Carly Woollard (USA) Orion Racing
62	Sofia Schugar (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:21:23
63	Jane Tullis (USA) Red Truck Racing
64	Samuelle Baillargeon (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:21:36
65	Lizbeth Ureno (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
66	Ingrid Smallman (USA) Orion Racing
67	Alexa Alarcon (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
68	May Liu (USA) Orion Racing
69	Noémie Fortin(Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom
OTL	Amalia Langham (Aus) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:26:28
OTL	Justine Thomas (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom
OTL	Megan Brinkmeyer (USA) Live Play Real Estate
OTL	Shannon Castle (USA) Live Play Real Estate
OTL	Catherine Guentert (USA) Orion Racing	0:47:11
DNS	Melanie Wong (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro

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Sprint 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	7
2	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling	5
3	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	4
4	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	3
5	Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	2

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Sprint 2
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling	7
2	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	5
3	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	4
4	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	3
5	Heidi Franz (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	2

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Finish
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Heidi Franz (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	7
2	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	5
3	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling	4
4	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	3
5	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	2

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General classification after stage 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Heidi Franz (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	1:42:38
2	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	0:00:05
3	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling
4	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	0:00:16
5	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:00:21
6	Maddy Ward (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:00:27
7	Haley Smith (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:00:29
8	Anet Barrera (Mex) DNA Pro Cycling	0:00:33
9	Isabella Bertold (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:00:45
10	Cassidy Hickey (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:00:52
11	Lisa Houser (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	0:01:18
12	Erica Clevenger (USA) DNA Pro Cycling	0:01:23
13	Claire Cameron (Can) Orion Racing	0:01:26
14	Maeghan Easler (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:01:27
15	Rylee McMullen (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:01:31
16	Susej Esqueda (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
17	Cara O'Neill (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:34
18	Rebekah Potter (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:01:35
19	Betsabee Salomon (Can) Orion Racing
20	Romina Hinojosa (Mex) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:01:39
21	Daphne Karagianis (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
22	Jacqueline Larouche (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
23	Marisa Vandersteen Boaz (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
24	Katherine Sarkisov (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
25	Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	0:01:43
26	Eleanor Wiseman (Bel) Live Play Real Estate
27	Camille Primeau (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom
28	Morgan Aguirre (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
29	Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing
30	Rachel Jordan (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:49
31	Holly Henry (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite	0:01:51
32	Mallory MacRostie (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:01:59
33	Jazmine Lavergne (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:02:06
34	Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) DNA Pro Cycling	0:02:11
35	Helena Gilbert-Snyder (USA) Live Play Real Estate	0:02:14
36	Lisa Cordova (USA) Live Play Real Estate
37	Claudia Ferreira (USA) Live Play Real Estate	0:02:24
38	Kira Payer (USA) DNA Pro Cycling	0:02:50
39	Sarah Van Dam (Can) Red Truck Racing	0:03:09
40	Fiona Majendie (Can) Red Truck Racing	0:05:21
41	Haley Smith (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
42	Kaitlyn Agnew (USA) ATX Wolfpack p/b Pro	0:06:37
43	Stefanie Sydlik (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling	0:16:34
44	Stella Nightingale (NZl) Instafund LaPrima Elite
45	Helena Coney (Can) Instafund LaPrima Elite
46	Hannah Allen (USA) Fount Cycling Guild
47	Olivia Cummins (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized
48	Holly Simonson (Can) Red Truck Racing
49	Brenna Pauly (Can) Red Truck Racing
50	Kimberly Lucie (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
51	Mia Manganello Kilburg (USA) DNA Pro Cycling
52	Aubrey Drummond (USA) LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:17:36
53	Jenna Klein (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:18:01
54	Elizabeth Gin (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:18:10
55	Jenna Nestman (Can) Fount Cycling Guild
56	Katie Aman (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
57	Leah Thorvilson (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
58	Kara Lilly (USA) Red Truck Racing
59	Caitlin Lovelace (USA) Orion Racing
60	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Instafund LaPrima Elite
61	Carly Woollard (USA) Orion Racing
62	Sofia Schugar (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law	0:21:34
63	Jane Tullis (USA) Red Truck Racing
64	Samuelle Baillargeon (Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom	0:21:47
65	Lizbeth Ureno (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
66	Ingrid Smallman (USA) Orion Racing
67	Alexa Alarcon (USA) SDBC p/b Bonnici Law
68	May Liu (USA) Orion Racing
69	Noémie Fortin(Can) Desjardins-Ford Crom

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Points classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emily Marcolini (Can) 3T/Q+M Cycling	16
2	Diana Penuela (Col) DNA Pro Cycling	15
3	Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	11
4	Caitlin Conyers BMU LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	10
5	Heidi Franz (USA) Instafund LaPrima Elite	9
6	Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild	2

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Teams classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Instafund LaPrima Elite W	5:09:19
2	DNA Pro Cycling Team	0:00:47
3	LUX-CTS p/b Specialized	0:01:27
4	Fount Cycling Guild	0:01:47
5	3T/Q+M Cycling	0:02:00
6	ATX Wolfpack p/b ProBikeK	0:02:10
7	Orion Racing p/b Borah Te	0:03:19
8	Live Play Real Estate	0:04:46
9	SDBC p/b Bonnici Law Grou	0:19:42
10	Desjardins-Ford Cromwell	0:20:34
11	Red Truck Racing p/b Mosa	0:23:39

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