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Redlands Bicycle Classic - NE, California, USA, April 3-6, 2008

Stage 4 - April 6: Sunset Road Race, 105.8/146.5 km

Alex Wrubleski (Webcor) leads Mara Abbott (High Road)
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Mara Abbott (High Road) rounds the turn
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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Mara Abbott (High Road)
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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The men's field approached the circuit.
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Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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Alejandro Barrajo (Colavita Sutter Homes presented by Cooking Light)
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Alejandro Barrajo (Colavita Sutter Homes presented by Cooking Light)
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Men's stage podium (L-R): Tony Cruz (BMC),
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Alejandro Barrajo (Colavita Sutter Homes presented by Cooking Light)
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Colavita Sutter Homes presented by Cooking Light
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The women make it to the Sunset loop.
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Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine)
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Webcor worked to keep
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Erinne Willock (Webcor) tries to bring
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Katherine Carroll (Aarons) bridges
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Alex Rhodes (High Road) drives the field.
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Mara Abbott (High Road) fought off attacks all day.
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Katherine Carroll (Aarons) and Anne Samplonious (Cheerwine)
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The women climb.
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Webcor gets control of things
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Mara Abbott (High Road) sits comfortably
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Things get a little strung out...
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...and things get a little bunched up.
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Kim Anderson (High Road)
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Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) focuses
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor) takes
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor) happy
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The women's stage podium with Alex Wrubleski (Webcor),
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Team Cheerwine wins the team prize.
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Overall women's podium: Alex Wrubleski (Webcor),
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The men take to the start
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Jeff Louder (BMC) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell)
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Jeff Louder (BMC) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell)
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Rock Racing patrols the front of the main bunch.
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Cobbles line the road along
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Slipstream riders tackle a tough turn
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A separated group tries to make some time up.
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Rory Sutherland (HealthNet) sticks close
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Riders pass old farm equipment
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The field bunches on the way
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The boys from team Bissell
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David Clinger (Rock Racing) rode hard
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Jeff Louder (BMC) looking a little
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Santiago Botero (Rock Racing)
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Rory Sutherland (HealthNet) works to hold
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Colavita played it right today.
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Tyler Hamilton and his Rock Racing team
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The Symmetrics team had a tough
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Riders crest the climb.
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Will Routley (Symmetrics) makes
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Santiago Botero (Rock Racing)
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Jeremy Vennell (Bissell) and team-mate Richard England
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Colavita did a good job of setting
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Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita)
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Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita)
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Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita)
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Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita)
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The ValueAct Capital squad
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine)
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The women were set to go as Bill Wycoff (USCF official)
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Kirstin Robbins (Advil/Chapstick)
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Two of the most powerful teams
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ValuAct Capital gets things started
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Beverley Harper (Webcor)
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The peloton was in disarray,
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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The pain of the pace was evident
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Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine)
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Meredith Miller (Aaron's Pro Cycling)
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Team High Road was at the front
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The course took the women's
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There was some very fast downhill
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Meredith Miller (Aaron's Pro Cycling)
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Alison Testroete (Aaron's Pro Cycling)
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Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine)
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Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine)
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The peloton winds along Sunset Road.
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Stacy Marple (Cheerwine)
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Meredith Miller (Aaron's Pro Cycling)
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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The women's podium (l-r)
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The Cheerwine women won the team competition.
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The overall GC (l-r)
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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Alex Wrubleski (Webcor)
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The Bissell Pro Cycling Team
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Santiago Botero (Rock Racing)
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Ben Jaques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling)
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Jeff Louder (BMC Pro Cycling)
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The two escapees were working well together.
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A small group climbs to the KOM
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The course was lined with beautiful homes
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Jeff Louder (BMC Pro Cycling)
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Scott Nydam (BMC Pro Cycling)
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Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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The field was shattered by a large crash
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The break was feeling the heat
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Rock Racing spent a lot of time on the front
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The peloton hit the finishing circuits
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Alejandro Barrajo (Colavita/Sutter Home)
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Alejandro Barrajo (Colavita/Sutter Home)
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Media director Scott Welch
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Michael Ball (CEO Rock Racing)
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The awards ceremony was well attended
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The podium (l-r)
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Colavita/Sutter Home
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Santiago Botero (Rock Racing)
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