21st Tour of Willamette

USA, April 11-16, 2000

Stage 2 - April 13: Smith River-Vincent Creek Road Race, 89 miles men/62 miles women

Women: Autotrader.com take the initiative

By John Alsedek, cyclingnews.com correspondent

After two days of sunny and temperate conditions, the weather reverted to the Pacific Northwest stereotype: rain, and lots of it. Not that today's stage, the Smith River Road Race, needed anything to make it more challenging. Contested in the Clay Creek Recreation Area, the race course consisted of narrow logging roads that ranged from slick - and occasionally debris-strewn-macadam to sections of gravel. Combined with a series of snaking climbs (and descents), the Smith River Road Race was summed up by Nutra Fig pro, and former Cyclingnews contributor, Ronnie Schmeer as "guerilla warfare".

Speaking of Cyclingnews contributors....it was AutoTrader.com's Pam Schuster who carried the day in the women's race. After several early attacks by the Saturn ad Timex squads, a nine-rider break formed at the 34-mile mark. It included Julie Hanson (Saturn), Odessa Gunn (Timex), Elizabeth Emery (Charles Schwab), Erin Carter (Elita), and the AutoTrader.com duo of Schuster and Andrea Ratkovic.

With most of the top women's squads represented, the closest overall challenger to race leader Lyne Bessette was her own Saturn teammate, Julie Hanson (10th, 0:48 back). The move quickly gained 40 seconds going into the Queen of the Mountains sprint, won by Ratkovic from Schuster. At that point, Schuster decided to try her luck in a solo effort over the last nine miles. With teammate Ratkovic ready to counterattack, the rest of the break resigned itself to the race for second, as Schuster rolled in with a 34-second advantage. Ratkovic topped the day off for AutoTrader.com by outsprinting Elita's Carter for second, while Bessette finished with the main group, 46 seconds in arrears. Overall, Bessette narrowly retained her lead, with Schuster leapfrogging Katrina Berger to move into second, just two seconds back.

Tracey Gaudry diary

Anna Wilson's report

Today we raced the second stage of the Tour of Willamette. Going into the stage we had Lyne Bessette in the lead, 19 seconds in front of surprise performer, Katrina Berger. She finished second yesterday - I was so delirious by the end of the climb that I didn't even notice her going past me and then past Mari!!

Anyway, Katrina was in second with Mari Holden (Timex) in third, myself 4th and Tracey Gaudry (Timex) 5th. It was a wet start today with most riders in rain jackets. We raced 80 kms today, over very narrow, logging roads. Beautiful countryside - if it wasn't for the weather!!

There was a sprint at the 40 km mark, worth 8, 5 and 3 seconds to win and place respectively. Our plan was for me to win that sprint, with Petra taking second to prevent Mari or Tracey getting the extra seconds. However, the plan went a little wrong when the sprint line was a couple of kms later than it was supposed to be and there were no warning signs of its approach. Dede was the first to notice the organiser's ute with three people standing up in the back of it and realised that that was the sprint line. She started sprinting, and the rest of us realised that that was the sprint line with about 100 metres to go. I did not have a quick enough acceleration to get going in that space of time, but luckily Petra did and she just nipped Mari at the line, with Lyne taking third place. So Mari gained a couple of seconds on Lyne - and moved to second place overall, 18 seconds from the lead.

From that point we were fairly aggressive, hoping to force Timex to chase again. With about 20 kms to go, Julie Hanson (Saturn) slipped into a breakaway with about 8 riders. Julie was the best placed overall in the break and so we were happy to let the group go. However, we hadn't counted on the fact that Julie had two Autotrader riders with her - Andrea Radkovich and Pam Schuster. They attacked and counter attacked all the way to the finish and eventually were successful in getting Pam away solo for the win. Pam finished about 15 seconds in front of the sprint for second place and that ride put her into the leader's jersey. The chasing bunch that I was in, along with all the other main players, finished about another 20 seconds back.

So I think now Pam will be the leader with Julie Hanson in second place. Lyne and myself should be pretty close to the lead still since Pam didn't have a great day yesterday. Tomorrow looks really hard and will probably be make or break day for the tour lead. Three days to go!!

Results

1 Pam Schuster (USA) Auto Trader.com                      2.43.35
2 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) Auto Trader.com                     0.39
3 Erin Carter (Can) Elita                                   0.44
4 Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn                                 0.49
5 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Team Charles Schwab                
6 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex                                  
7 Karen Timewell (USA) EscapeVelocity                       1.01
8 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                   1.45
9 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                                1.47
10 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                 1.50
11 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                
12 Tina Mayolo (USA) Auto Trader.com                        
13 Dede Demet (USA) Saturn                                  
14 Sophie St Jacques (Can) Elita                            
15 Katrina Berger (USA) Harbour Lights/Velom                
16 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics               
17 Cybil Di Guistini (Can) Elita                            
18 Kim Smith (USA) Timex                                    
19 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com                             
20 Ruthie Mathes (USA) National MTB Team                    
21 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex                              
22 Aileen Loe (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                     
23 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Cane Creek                         
24 Megan Elliott (USA) US National Team                     
25 Kori Kelly (USA) P&G/Women's Health                      
26 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Auto Trader.com                  
27 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Team Charles Schwab             
28 Annelie Chapman (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                
29 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com                              
30 Marie Holjer (Swe) Team Charles Schwab                   
31 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Team Charles Schwab               
32 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita                                
33 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                  
34 Julie Young (USA) Auto Trader.com                        
35 Mina Pizzini (USA) P&G/Women's Health                    
36 Heather Cole (USA) P&G/Women's Health                    
37 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports Inc. Racing            
38 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports Inc. Racing             
39 Sara Neil (USA) Trek/Volkswagen                          
40 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn                                  
41 Rhonda Quick (USA) Unattached                            
42 Cynthia Ferguson (USA) Alto Velo/Webcor/Quicken          
43 Allison Bergeson (USA) Team Goldy's                      2.13
44 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) P&G/Women's Health                  2.22
45 Cynthia Mommsen (USA) The Olympic Club                   
46 Andrea Hannos (USA) Intersports Inc. Racing              2.30
47 Gail Longenecker (USA) Unattached                        2.38
48 Heidi Stamm (USA) Five Valley Velo                    
49 Melanie McQuaio (Can) Canadian                       
50 Claire Townsend (USA) Rocky Mountain                     2.53
51 Troy Watson (USA) Unattached                             2.56
52 Cindy Carroll (USA) 800.com                              3.09
53 Lisa Hunt (USA) The Olympic Club                         5.17
54 Emily Miazga (USA) EugeneCycling Club                    5.45
55 Suzanne Sonye (USA) Saturn                               7.32
56 Erin Veenstra (USA) Timex                                9.23
57 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                               9.15
58 Stephanie Hannos (USA) Campione Cycling                  12.49
59 Sandra Kolb (USA) Team Charles Schwab                  
60 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.com                            
61 Laura Suditu (USA) 800.com                               13.19
62 Marni Prazsky (USA) Giant                                
63 Brenda Black (USA) Team Voler                            
64 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) Team Proteus.com                   
65 Allie Warfel (USA) US National Team                      
66 Laura Shuford (USA) Auto Trader.com                      14.55
67 Julia Farell (USA) Intersports Inc. Racing               20.07
68 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Schwinn Homegrown                  25.14
69 Martha Walsh (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                      
70 Melissa Erion (USA) Paradise Homes                       33.39
71 Ashly McCullough (USA) P&G/Women's Health                38.24
72 Allison Beall (USA) Torrefazione Italia                  38.24
73 Jennifer Rhodes (USA) Torani/Nw Velo                     38.45
74 Stacey Spencer (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                 40.19
75 Norrene Valente (USA) Safeway/Saturn                     43.01
DNF Ann Trombley (USA) National MTB Team
DNF Clare Hall-Patch (USA) No.com
DNF Muffy Roy (USA) Rebound/Sunnyside
DNF Gina Hall (USA) Sycip Racing
DNF Nicole Gingles (USA) 800.com

General classification after stage 2:

1 Pam Schuster (USA) Auto Trader.com                      6.00.35
2 Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn                                  0.34
3 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) Auto Trader.com                      0.42
4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                                 0.44
5 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                    1.02
6 Katrina Berger (USA) Harbour Lights/Velom                  1.06
7 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                   1.14
8 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                  1.19
9 Julie Young (USA) Auto Trader.com                          1.20
10Tina Mayolo (USA) Auto Trader.com                          1.23
11 Cybil Di Guistini (Can) Elita                             1.28
12 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Team Charles Schwab                 1.31
13 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports Inc. Racing              1.34
14 Dede Demet (USA) Saturn                                   1.35
15 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com                              1.41
16 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                   1.41
17 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com                               1.42
18 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                1.45
19 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Auto Trader.com                   1.45
20 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Team Charles Schwab              1.52
21 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports Inc. Racing             1.52
22 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn                                   1.56
23 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Team Charles Schwab                1.59
24 Sara Neil (USA) Trek/Volkswagen                           1.59
25 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita                                 1.59
26 Kim Smith (USA) Timex                                     2.00
27 Annelie Chapman (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                 2.01
28 Sophie St Jacques (Can) Elita                             2.04
29 Cynthia Ferguson (USA) Alto Velo/Webcor/Quicken           2.05
30 Marie Holjer (Swe) Team Charles Schwab                    2.09
31 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Cane Creek                          2.12
32 Ruthie Mathes (USA) National MTB Team                     2.15
33 Erin Carter (Can) Elita                                   5.48
34 Karen Timewell (USA) EscapeVelocity                       6.22
35 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex                                   6.42
36 Rhonda Quick (USA) Unattached                             7.02
37 Allison Bergeson (USA) Team Goldy's                       7.31
38 Heather Cole (USA) P&G/Women's Health                     7.35
39 Andrea Hannos (USA) Intersports Inc. Racing               7.39
40 Aileen Loe (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                      7.59
41 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex                               8.04
42 Cynthia Mommsen (USA) The Olympic Club                    8.28
43 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) P&G/Women's Health                  11.53
44 Lisa Hunt (USA) The Olympic Club                         11.55
45 Claire Townsend (USA) Rocky Mountain                     12.30
46 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                               12.32
47 Cindy Carroll (USA) 800.com                              12.44
48 Suzanne Sonye (USA) Saturn                               12.46
49 Heidi Stamm (USA) Five Valley Velo                       12.53
50 Sandra Kolb (USA) Team Charles Schwab                    13.03
51 Erin Veenstra (USA) Timex                                14.41
52 Mina Pizzini (USA) P&G/Women's Health                    14.48
53 Kori Kelly (USA) P&G/Women's Health                      15.00
54 Laura Shuford (USA) Auto Trader.com                      15.16
55 Melanie McQuaio (Can) Canadian                           17.14
56 Troy Watson (USA) Unattached                             19.10
57 Allie Warfel (USA) US National Team                      19.45
58 Megan Elliott (USA) US National Team                     19.49
59 Brenda Black (USA) Team Voler                            20.22
60 Stephanie Hannos (USA) Campione Cycling                  25.46
61 Marni Prazsky (USA) Giant                                26.00
62 Gail Longenecker (USA) Unattached                        26.19
63 Laura Suditu (USA) 800.com                               26.43
64 Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) Team Proteus.com                   27.01
65 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.com                              27.39
66 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Schwinn Homegrown                  39.50
67 Julia Farell (USA) Intersports Inc. Racing               41.13
68 Martha Walsh (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                       45.27
69 Stacey Spencer (USA) Team Jane Cosmetics                 45.49
70 Melissa Erion (USA) Paradise Homes                       53.41
71 Emily Miazga (USA) EugeneCycling Club                    57.31
72 Allison Beall (USA) Torrefazione Italia                  57.47
73 Ashly McCullough (USA) P&G/Women's Health                58.50
74 Jennifer Rhodes (USA) Torani/Nw Velo                   1.27.59
75 Norrene Valente (USA) Safeway/Saturn                   1.28.09

Men: Mercury and Saturn in opposition

Meanwhile, in the 89-mile men's event, the Saturn men picked up where the ladies had left off in Stage 1. After a multi-rider pileup at a gravel section just two miles in split the pack into two sections, there was a general regrouping that lasted until the first King of the Mountains sprint, taken by Jelly Belly's Adam Livingston. At that point, a group of 25, including five Mercury riders and most of the top G.C. riders, kept things rolling on the descent, and seemed to be well clear of any chasers. Therefore, it came as a surprise when they were joined by 15 racers at the 50-mile mark, and then by another 15 just five miles later.

With nearly a dozen pro or amateur riders in the front group, Mercury looked to be in the driver's seat. A fact driven home when they could afford to have Gord Fraser, a recent stage winner in the Criterium International, cover Shaklee's Graeme Miller when he made a gutsy move off the front. However, despite gaining as much as 1:40, the duo were back in the fold by the second K.O.M. sprint, where mountains leader Doug Ziewacz (7 UP/Colorado Cyclist) added to his lead.

From that point until the finish, Mercury kept the pressure on at the front, perhaps in hopes of having race leader Scott Moninger jump clear on the uphill finish. But things didn't quite work out that way: the group stayed together up the twisting but gradual climb, leaving it to a group sprint, where Saturn's Mark McCormack and Tony Cruz beat the odds and took advantage of Mercury's hard work to take first and third, respectively.

It was a pleasant bonus for Saturn team director Andy Lee, who had previously admitted "We don't really have our best climbers, so this is pretty much a training race for us." Overall, Moninger, who placed second in the stage, increased his lead over 7 UP/Colorado Cyclist's David Zabriskie to 0:10.

John Lieswyn's Diary

Results

1 Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn                             3.34.07
2 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury                               0.05
3 Antonio Cruz (USA) Saturn                                  0.10
4 Damon Kluck (USA) Spokesman/SsCruz                         0.15
5 Adam Livingston (USA) Jelly Belly                          
6 Dave Zabriski (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                   
7 John Lieswyn (USA) Shaklee                                 
8 Will Frischkom (USA) JW Sports                             
9 Jason McCartney (USA) NutraFig                             
10 Justin Spinelli (USA) JW Sports                           
11 Paul Martin (USA) Navigators                              
12 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                   
13 Norm Carter (USA) Jelly Belly                             
14 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                  
15 Jesus Zarate (USA) Mercury                                
16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee                               
17 Walker Ferguson (USA) National MTB Team                   
18 Patrick Heaney (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com                
19 Steve Larsen (USA) National MTB Team                      
20 John Hunt (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com                     
21 Jason Crookham (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee                      
22 Svein Tuft (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                          
23 Kirk Willett (USA) Mercury                                
24 Eddy Gragus (USA) Jelly Belly                             
25 Trevor Wurtele (USA) 3point Motors/Merced                 
26 Jon Retscek (USA) JW Sports                               
27 Chris McGovern (USA) Wizards Of The Coast                 
28 Oscar Pineda (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                   
29 Ron Schmeer (USA) Nutrafig                                
30 Steve Hegg (USA) Jelly Belly                              0.33
31 Jamul Hahn (USA) NutraFig                                 
32 Mark Hunt (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com                     
33 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Rocky Mounts                        
34 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Fitness Cycling                
35 Mark Southard (USA) Scrc/New Belgian-Trek                 
36 John Peters (USA) Mercury                                 0.45
37 Gord Fraser (Can) Mercury                                 0.46
38 Michael Sayers (USA) Mercury                              0.56
39 Erik Tonkin (USA) Team S%m                                1.08
40 Luke Mauriteen (USA) Shaklee                          
41 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                             2.14
42 Graeme Miller (NZl) Shaklee                               4.11
43 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Jelly Belly                        8.39
44 Roy Knickman (USA) Mercury                               10.48
45 Dean Meyer (USA) Gs Lombardi/Ofoto.com                   15.54
46 Billy Innes (USA) Kissena                                16.49
47 Charles Weisel (USA) River City                          18.02
48 Matt Minard (USA) Jelly Belly                            
49 Tim Brown (USA) Sobe/Headshock                           
50 Peter Maruz (USA) Kissena                                
51 Robbie Ventura (USA) Saturn                              
52 Derek Bouchard (USA) Mercury                             
53 Matthew Decore (USA) Marin                               
54 Jesse Keefer (USA) NutraFig                              
55 Mike Lamb (Can) 3point Motors/Merced                     
56 Steve Mlujeak (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus              
57 Henry Weibe (USA) NutraFig                               
58 David Wyandt (USA) Spokesman                             
59 Carl Swenson (USA) National MTB Team                     
60 Jon C Tarkington (USA) Plant Outdoors.com                
61 Donald Reeb (USA) Nutrafig                               
62 Joseph Dundee (USA) Echelon                              
63 Menno Hubregtse (USA) Unattached                         
64 Rusty Beall (USA) Wizards Of The Coast                   
65 Ryan Miller (USA) Nutrafig                               18.56
66 Sterling Magnell (USA) JW Sports                         21.48
67 Brendon Vesty (NZl) Navigators                           
68 Todd Littlehales (USA) Navigators                        
69 Andre Kim (USA) Broadmark Capital                        
70 Antoine Varghese (USA) Kissena                           
71 David McCook (USA) Shaklee                               
72 Craig Ruby (USA) Lost River Cycling                      
73 Robin Baille (USA) Pacific Sport/Sask                    23.23
74 John Kelly (USA) Kissena                                 
75 Mick Walsh (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                         
76 Ken Hashikawa (USA) Bridgestone                          
77 Tinker Juarez (USA) National MTB Team                    
78 Juan Pineda (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                   23.59
79 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                  25.35
80 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                 31.14
81 Craig Wilcox (USA) Pettit Oil Racing                    
82 Brad Buccambuso (USA) Nutrafig                           
83 Alex Candelario (USA) Rocky Mounts                      
84 Keith Skiles (USA) NutraFig                              35.38
85 Dale Suttle (USA) Mercy Fitness Cycling                  
86 Robert Marez (USA) BargainBasement                       
87 Robert Campbell (USA) Broadmark Capital                  
88 Rad Cunningham (USA) Boardmark Capital                   
89 Ryan Perlman (USA) SaturnOf Bellevue                     
90 Pete Swenson (USA) PlanetOutdoors.com                    
91 Trevor Mays (USA) Pettit Oil Racing                      
92 Paul Johnson (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                       
93 Rick Van Den Akker (USA) Reno Wheelmen                   
94 Andrew Randell (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee                     
95 Tom Nelson (USA) Broadmark Capital                       
96 Philip Horwitz (USA) PlanetOutdoors.com                  
97 John Cipolla (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus               43.20
98 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Shaklee                              
99 Patrick Caro (USA) Dynamite-Incycle                      
100 Andrew Malcom (USA) River City                          
101 Robbie Yost (USA) Team Bike Pedlar                      
102 Tim Coffey (USA) SaturnOf Bellevue                      
103 Christopher Frederick (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus     
104 Alex Gardner (USA) NutraFig                             
105 Zach Vestal (USA) Nutrafig                              
106 Kenny Williams (USA) NutraFig                           
107 Phil Zajecjk (USA) JW Sports                            
108 Scott Cochran (USA) Jelly Belly                         
109 Todd Posselli (USA) Rocky Mountain Cycling              
110 Steven Kalin (USA) AutomicRacing Team                   
111 Peter Devoerr (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com             1.04.13
DNF Sean Doyle (USA) Unattached
DNF Brent Davis (USA) Broadmark Capital
DNF Jacob Hess (USA) Spokesman
DNF Craig Demars (USA) Hutch's
DNF Ben Kaplan (USA) SaturnOf Bellevue
DNF Graham Hill (USA) Team Oregon
DNF Rahsaan Bahati (USA) JW Sports
DNF Morris Worsfold (USA) 3point Motors/Merced
DNF Kiefer Hahn (USA) Wizards Of The Coast
DNF John Grochau (USA) Wizards Of The Coast
DNF Chris Worsfold (USA) 3point Motors/Merced
DNF Matt Brown (USA) Trek/Volkswagen
DNF Damon Pettinger (USA) Spokesman
DNF William Cuello (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus
DNF August Schilling (USA) Northwest Velo
DNF Allen Hossley (USA) Bikes N'more

General classification after stage 2:

1 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury                           7.28.30
2 Kirk Willett (USA) Mercury                                0.13
3 Dave Zabriski (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                  0.20
4 Adam Livingston (USA) Jelly Belly                         0.27
5 Damon Kluck (USA) Spokesman/SsCruz                        0.29
6 Eddy Gragus (USA) Jelly Belly                          
7 Antonio Cruz (USA) Saturn                            
8 John Lieswyn (USA) Shaklee                                0.34
9 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                
10 Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn                              0.35
11 Will Frischkom (USA) JW Sports                           0.36
12 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                  0.39
13 Ron Schmeer (USA) Nutrafig                               0.43
14 Justin Spinelli (USA) JW Sports                          0.46
15 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Shaklee                              0.50
16 Trevor Wurtele (USA) 3point Motors/Merced              
17 Jon Retscek (USA) JW Sports                             
18 Steve Larsen (USA) National MTB Team                     0.53
19 Chris McGovern (USA) Wizards Of The Coast                0.54
20 Oscar Pineda (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                
21 Svein Tuft (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                         0.57
22 John Hunt (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com                    1.00
23 Walker Ferguson (USA) National MTB Team                 
24 Jesus Zarate (USA) Mercury                               1.03
25 Patrick Heaney (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com              
26 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Rocky Mounts                       1.14
27 Jason Crookham (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee                     1.16
28 Mark Southard (USA) Scrc/New Belgian-Trek                1.17
29 John Peters (USA) Mercury                                1.20
30 Paul Martin (USA) Navigators                             1.21
31 Mark Hunt (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com                   
32 Michael Sayers (USA) Mercury                             1.27
33 Norm Carter (USA) Jelly Belly                            1.32
34 Gord Fraser (Can) Mercury                                2.03
35 Shane Thellman (USA) Mercy Fitness Cycling               2.24
36 Steve Hegg (USA) Jelly Belly                             2.44
37 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                            3.32
38 Graeme Miller (NZl) Shaklee                              5.12
39 Erik Tonkin (USA) Team S%m                               6.35
40 Luke Mauriteen (USA) Shaklee                             6.59
41 Jamul Hahn (USA) NutraFig                                7.19
42 Jason McCartney (USA) NutraFig                           9.21
43 Roy Knickman (USA) Mercury                              13.34
44 Dean Meyer (USA) Gs Lombardi/Ofoto.com                  16.33
45 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Jelly Belly                      17.27
46 Billy Innes (USA) Kissena                               18.03
47 Peter Maruz (USA) Kissena                               18.29
48 Derek Bouchard (USA) Mercury                            18.30
49 Carl Swenson (USA) National MTB Team                    18.32
50 Tim Brown (USA) Sobe/Headshock                          18.36
51 Jon C Tarkington (USA) Plant Outdoors.com               19.38
52 Jesse Keefer (USA) NutraFig                             19.40
53 Mike Lamb (Can) 3point Motors/Merced                    19.45
54 David Wyandt (USA) Spokesman                            20.00
55 Ryan Miller (USA) Nutrafig                              20.29
56 Brendon Vesty (NZl) Navigators                          22.12
57 Antoine Varghese (USA) Kissena                          22.31
58 Rusty Beall (USA) Wizards Of The Coast                  23.18
59 Joseph Dundee (USA) Echelon                             23.39
60 Robbie Ventura (USA) Saturn                             23.44
61 John Kelly (USA) Kissena                                24.05
62 Tinker Juarez (USA) National MTB Team                   24.08
63 Ken Hashikawa (USA) Bridgestone                         24.30
64 Mick Walsh (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                        24.48
65 Robin Baille (USA) Pacific Sport/Sask                   25.07
66 Matt Minard (USA) Jelly Belly                           26.27
67 Matthew Decore (USA) Marin                              26.35
68 Charles Weisel (USA) River City                         26.42
69 Donald Reeb (USA) Nutrafig                              26.54
70 Steve Mlujeak (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus             26.55
71 Henry Weibe (USA) NutraFig                              26.56
72 Sterling Magnell (USA) JW Sports                        27.24
73 Todd Littlehales (USA) Navigators                       27.51
74 Juan Pineda (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                  29.50
75 Andre Kim (USA) Broadmark Capital                       30.35
76 David McCook (USA) Shaklee                              30.52
77 Craig Ruby (USA) Lost River Cycling                     31.02
78 Jeff Corbett (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                 31.43
79 Brad Buccambuso (USA) Nutrafig                          32.20
80 Alex Candelario (USA) Rocky Mounts                      32.30
81 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                33.27
82 Andrew Randell (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee                    36.17
83 Craig Wilcox (USA) Pettit Oil Racing                    39.58
84 Menno Hubregtse (USA) Unattached                        41.30
85 Phil Zajecjk (USA) JW Sports                            43.44
86 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Shaklee                             43.51
87 Dale Suttle (USA) Mercy Fitness Cycling                 44.22
88 Rad Cunningham (USA) Boardmark Capital                  44.34
89 Kenny Williams (USA) NutraFig                           44.38
90 Pete Swenson (USA) PlanetOutdoors.com                
91 Zach Vestal (USA) Nutrafig                              44.45
92 Keith Skiles (USA) NutraFig                             44.57
93 Patrick Caro (USA) Dynamite-Incycle                     49.00
94 Alex Gardner (USA) NutraFig                             49.04
95 John Cipolla (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus              51.54
96 Tim Coffey (USA) SaturnOf Bellevue                      52.17
97 Todd Posselli (USA) Rocky Mountain Cycling              52.18
98 Rick Van Den Akker (USA) Reno Wheelmen                  56.55
99 Robert Campbell (USA) Broadmark Capital                 59.06
100 Robert Marez (USA) BargainBasement                     59.22
101 Tom Nelson (USA) Broadmark Capital                     59.36
102 Trevor Mays (USA) Pettit Oil Racing                    59.41
103 Paul Johnson (USA) Mongoose/Defeet                   1.00.03
104 Scott Cochran (USA) Jelly Belly                      1.04.23
105 Peter Devoerr (USA) GS Lombardi/Ofoto.com            1.04.53
106 Ryan Perlman (USA) SaturnOf Bellevue                 1.22.31
107 Andrew Malcom (USA) River City                       1.27.34
108 Steven Kalin (USA) AutomicRacing Team                1.31.06
109 Robbie Yost (USA) Team Bike Pedlar                   1.34.36
110 Philip Horwitz (USA) PlanetOutdoors.com              1.36.47
111 Christopher Frederick (USA) Jamis Bicycles/Columbus  1.46.59

Thanks to the organisers for the complete results