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The women with 5 laps to go. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The women's peloton races into the sunset. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Andrea Dvorak (Exergy) leads the field. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Lauren Hall (TIBCO) takes a corner before setting up of the sprint. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The women with one lap to go. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Exergy) takes a very close sprint. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The women's podium. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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A crash just after the start neutralized the women's race. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The course gets darker as the women lose the sunlight. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Results

Elite/U23 Women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Exergy Twenty12)	1:09:27
2	Lauren Hall (Tibco To The Top)
3	Carmen Small (Team Optum P/B Kelly Benefit St)	0:00:02
4	Alison Powers (Now And Novartis For MS)	0:00:04
5	Samantha Schneider (Tibco To The Top)
6	Mary Elizabeth Maroon (Folsom Bike/Mercedes Benz)	0:00:07
7	Laura Parsons (Rose Bandits)	0:00:08
8	Kendall Ryan (Tibco To The Top)
9	Jacqueline Kurth (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)	0:00:09
10	Sarah Fader (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training)	0:00:11
11	Robin Farina (Now And Novartis For MS)
12	Jamie Bookwalter (Colavita Racing/Colavita Racing)	0:00:13
13	Jessica Cutler (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)
14	Sara Tussey (Veloshine Cycling Team/Hincapie Sportswear)	0:00:14
15	Jennifer Purcell (Tibco To The Top)	0:00:15
16	Elizabeth Morse Hill (Zmotion Racing Team)	0:00:16
17	Ruth Winder (Vanderkitten-Focus/Vanderkitten)	0:00:17
18	Maura Kinsella (Vanderkitten-Focus/Vanderkitten)	0:00:22
19	Mary Zider (Colavita-Espnw)	0:00:23
20	Jenna Kowalski (Cynergy Cycles-Missing Link Coaching)	0:00:24
21	Jacquelyn Crowell (Exergy Twenty12)	0:00:27
22	Zoe Reker (Iscorp Cycling Team/Nova Cycle)
23	Devon Gorry (Now And Novartis For MS)	0:00:37
24	Alisha Welsh (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)
25	Nichole Wangsgard (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)	0:00:55
26	Kathleen Billington (Vanderkitten-Focus/Vanderkitten)
27	Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy Twenty12)	0:00:58
28	Jessica Prinner (Abd Cycling Club)	0:01:01
29	Jade Wilcoxson (Team Optum P/B Kelly Benefit St)	0:01:04
30	Kaitlin Antonneau (Exergy Twenty12)	0:01:05
31	Anna Barensfeld (Team Optum P/B Kelly Benefit St)	0:01:06
32	Lindsay Myers (Tibco To The Top)
33	Ashley James (Now And Novartis For MS)
34	Danielle Haulman (Tibco To The Top)
35	Abigail Mickey (Panache Cyclewear)
36	Lauren De Crescenzo (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder)
37	Kasey Clark (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)
38	Elizabeth Newell (Now And Novartis For MS)
39	Stephanie Cucaz (Frazier Cycling)
DNF	Julie Kuliecza (Tradewinds Elite/Tradewinds Racing)
DNF	Alexis Ryan (Team Tibco Ii)
DNF	Janel Holcomb (Team Optum P/B Kelly Benefit St)
DNF	Cheryl Fuller-Muller (Louis Garneau Factory Team)
DNF	Christina Gokey-Smith (Now And Novartis For MS)
DNF	Tayler Wiles (Exergy Twenty12)
DNF	Erin Silliman (Mvp Health Care Cycling/Genesee Valley Cycling Club)
DNF	Meredith Miller (Tibco To The Top)
DNF	Katherine Ross (Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training p/b Abrc/Asheville Bicycle Racing Club)
DNF	Kirsten Fee (Sv/Bikesource Racing Team/Southeast Velo Club)
DNF	Christa Ghent (Natural Grocers Cycling Team)
DNF	Lindsey Durst (Iscorp Cycling Team/Nova Cycle)
DNF	Andrea Dvorak (Exergy Twenty12)
DNF	Emily Kachorek (Primal/Mapmyride Womens RacingTeam Primal Racing)
DNF	Cinthia Lehner (Greer, SC)
DNF	Jennifer Wheeler (Tibco To The Top)
DNF	Jennifer Weinbrecht (Primal/Mapmyride Womens Racing)