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By Steve Edwards in Riverside
The 18th annual Redlands Classic Stage Race got under way today with a 5 km time trial up Mt Rubidoux in Riverside, California. The unseasonably warm temperatures that have prevailed across the western US for the last month suddenly ended as non-forecasted rain showers drenched the streets of Redlands just hours prior to the start. Fortunately Riverside, just a dozen or so miles away, was spared most of the moisture and the race was held in dry, cool, and blustery conditions. With a course ascending nearly 150 meters in 5K, it would most likely be a day for the climbers.
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In the women's race, last year's winner Geneviève Jeanson of Team Rona hammered to a time of 9:25, more than 35 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher Judith Arndt. Saturn nabbed places 2 through 4 with their big three: Arndt, Lyne Bessette, and Petra Rossner. Despite Jeanson's clear dominance, Saturn team director Giana Roberge made it clear that the race was far from over.
"We are a very tactical, technical team. And tomorrow's course, with 20 corners, gives us a chance to make life (for Jeanson) very challenging, especially when we don't care which of us wins. We can play games all day long. It doesn't matter to us who we send up the road. It could be Judith, it could be Petra, it could be Lyne. There comes a point where it doesn't matter how strong a rider is, she can't chase everything. She's got a very strong team, I don't want to take anything away from them, but so do we. I really think it's going to come down to who has the better team."
Conversely, Jeanson's thoughts weren't on tactics at all, at least for the moment,
"I didn't have any real strategy. I just rode the best that I could."
About the upcoming days she didn't sound as though she had anything special in mind, "My preparation was just about the same as last year. I spent most of the winter training in Arizona. I'll ride as hard as I can."
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Roberge sounded more analytical about what about to be played out over the rest of the week,
"Last year we didn't get a chance to race because we lost Ina and Lyne right away. This year, we both have full teams, we both have healthy teams, and we both have good strong teams. It'll be good." After a short pause and an excited sigh, she added, " If you're into bike racing, I think it's going to be a good one to watch."
One accident marred the day when Biogen's Lisa Peck reportedly crashed into a team coach and broke her wrist. Details are sketchy but she did get up and finish the stage. We'll hopefully have the details sorted out tomorrow.
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The men's race features a similar duel amongst a very strong field. Last year's winner Trent Klasna of Saturn conceded 14 seconds to the prior year's winner, Chris Horner of Prime Alliance. Navigator's Chris Baldwin finished third, just one second back, while seconds separated the next six riders.
Once again, it looks as though it's going to come down to team tactics. Klasna's Saturn team was the number one team for the day, but Horner seemed to like his chances,
"I feel fantastic. I haven't had to really go hard at any of the races, like Visalia, so it's just a matter of whether or not the team can keep me fresh, and I think they will. We have a great team with some really talented riders and if they get me to the climb (on Oak Glen) then the pressure will be on my shoulders."
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Unlike in the women's race, Horner doesn't foresee any problems in tomorrow's flat-ish stage.
"We've just got to set a good tempo. Not to take anything away from tomorrow, it's a great stage. But it's a stage better suited for riders that are out of the GC. They have a little more room to win the stage, then everything will be put on Oak Glen. Just to have the team get me to the base of Oak Glen fresh and relaxed. Then after that we'll decide the race."
Also, conspicuously missing from yesterday's team listing was the Marco Polo squad. Marco Polo is an international cycling club that just happens to field a division one team featuring riders from all over the globe. Working with no budget, they still somehow managed to ride in many world tours last year, including team wins in the Tour du Faso and the Tour of Maroc. With this year's foreign entrants at Redlands lacking due to budget constraints, Marco Polo is by far the most international team in the field. Then again, they usually are.
Photo's by Rob Karman/www.roadbikephotos.com
And a couple from Richard Bryne/www.speedplay.com
1 Chris Horner (USA) Prime Alliance 8.48 2 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn 0.14 3 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators 0.15 4 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn 5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn 0.16 6 Roland Green (Can) Canadian National 0.17 7 David Zabriske (USA) US Postal Service 0.18 8 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury 0.21 9 John Lieswyn (USA) 7Up/NutraFig 0.25 10 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service 0.26 11 Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance 0.27 12 Frank McCormack (USA) Saturn 0.28 13 Chann McRae (USA) US Postal Service 0.29 14 Will Frischkorn (USA) Saturn 0.30 15 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury 0.33 16 Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn 17 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators 0.35 18 Chris Sheppard (Can) Canadian National 19 Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service 0.36 20 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators 0.37 21 Seamus McGrath (Can) Canadian National 0.39 22 Jacob Erker (Can) Pharmacia 23 Paul Manning (GBr) British National Team 24 Matt Decanio (USA) Prime Alliance 25 Andreas Hestler (Can) Canadian National 0.40 26 Tom Leaper (Aus) Navigators 0.41 27 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up/NutraFig 0.42 28 Todd Wells (USA) Landis Trek VW 29 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury 30 Damon Kluck (USA) Saturn 31 Daniel Ramsey (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 32 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Canadian National 0.43 33 Michael Creed (USA) Prime Alliance 34 Steve Cummings (GBr) British National Team 0.45 35 Jason McCartney (USA) Jelly Belly 36 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7Up/NutraFig 37 Greg Henderson (NZl) 7Up/NutraFig 0.46 38 Svein Tuft (Can) Prime Alliance 39 Max Finkbeiner (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 0.47 40 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 41 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service 42 Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly 0.48 43 Oscar Pineda (USA) 7Up/NutraFig 44 Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 45 Michael Barry (USA) US Postal Service 0.49 46 Liam Killeen (GBr) Y2K 0.50 47 Andrew Randell (Can) Volvo-Cannondale 48 Tom Boonen (Bel) US Postal Service 0.51 49 Plamen Stoyanov (USA) Mercury 0.52 50 Ryan Russell (NZl) Marco Polo 51 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Excel Sports 0.56 52 Gord Fraser (Can) Mercury 53 Michael Jones (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 0.57 54 Oli Beckingsale (GBr) British National Team 55 Scott Price (Can) Landis Trek VW 56 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 57 Tim Buckle (GBr) British National Team 58 Michael Johnson (USA) Schroeder Iron 0.59 59 Jonathan Page (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 1.00 60 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators 61 Luke Stockwell (Aus) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 62 Russel Anderson (GBr) British National Team 1.01 63 Chad Gerlach (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 64 Jonathan Hamblen (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 65 Chris McGovern (USA) Jelly Belly 1.02 66 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Jelly Belly 1.04 67 Billy Innes (USA) Kissena 68 Reto Lauper (Swi) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 69 Brent Dawson (Aus) Jelly Belly 70 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) 7Up/NutraFig 1.05 71 Benjamin Sharp (USA) Pharmacia 72 Andy Crater (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 73 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators 74 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Schroeder Iron 1.06 75 Peter Knudsen (USA) Schroeder Iron 1.07 76 Alex Candelario (USA) Prime Alliance 77 Jon VanHeel (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 1.08 78 Jamie Paolinetti (USA) Schroeder Iron 79 David Salomon (Mex) Speedbikes 1.10 80 Ziranda Madrigal (Mex) Speedbikes 81 Brice Jones (USA) Mercury 1.11 82 David Wenger (USA) Pharmacia 83 David Wyandt (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 84 Josh Hall (Can) Canadian National 85 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Pharmacia 1.12 86 Chris Walker (USA) Landis Trek VW 87 Kieran Page (GBr) British National Team 88 Michael Ley (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 89 Jason Tullous (USA) Speedbikes 90 Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 91 Wes Seigler (USA) Pharmacia 92 John Peters (USA) Prime Alliance 1.13 93 Erik Saunders (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 94 Mike Sayers (USA) Mercury 95 Drew Miller (USA) Landis Trek VW 1.14 96 Chris McDonald (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 97 John Hunt (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 98 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up/NutraFig 99 Mark Fitzgerald (USA) USA Cycling 1.15 100 Oleg Grichkine (Rus) Navigators 101 Walker Ferguson (USA) USA Cycling 102 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Volvo-Cannondale 103 Russell Stevenson (USA) Volvo-Cannondale 1.16 104 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly 1.17 105 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Kissena 1.18 106 Eric Abrams (USA) Landis Trek VW 1.19 107 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7Up/NutraFig 108 Gary Foord (GBr) Y2K 109 Colby Farrell (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 110 Ian Condron (Can) Canadian National 111 Adam Watts (USA) Pharmacia 1.20 112 Marco Ortega (Mex) Speedbikes 113 Dane Jankowiak (USA) USA Cycling 1.21 114 Dirk Friel (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 115 Nat Faulkner (Can) Kissena 116 Ben Stafford (USA) Kissena 1.22 117 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn 1.23 118 Brian Forbes (USA) Jelly Belly 119 Bradley Saul (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 120 Patrick McCarty (USA) USA Cycling 1.24 121 Dave Herbold (USA) Landis Trek VW 122 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Mercury 123 Timmy Reinhart (USA) USA Cycling 1.25 124 Ryan Barrett (USA) Schroeder Iron 125 Robbie Ventura (USA) US Postal Service 126 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators 1.26 127 Karl Bordine (USA) Excel Sports 128 Kenneth Toman (USA) Schroeder Iron 1.27 129 Tim Morley (GBr) Y2K 1.28 130 Chad Hardley (USA) Marco Polo 131 Patrick Caro (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 1.29 132 Miguel Meza (Mex) Dare 133 Salvador Barriga (Mex) Speedbikes 134 Jesse Lawler (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 135 Phil Dixon (GBr) Y2K 1.32 136 John Retseck (USA) USA Cycling 1.33 137 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo 138 Phillip Sublette (USA) Excel Sports 1.34 139 Oliver Stiler-Cote (USA) Kissena 1.35 140 Rad Cunningham (USA) Volvo-Cannondale 141 Josh Goodwin (USA) Dare 1.36 142 David Fuentes (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 143 Steve Tilford (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 1.37 144 Cody Waite (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 1.38 145 Daryl Saul (USA) Excel Sports 146 Jodi Crawford (GBr) Y2K 1.39 147 Skiles Keith (USA) Excel Sports 148 Remi McManus (USA) Jelly Belly 1.40 149 Victor Ayala (Mex) Schroeder Iron 150 David Smith (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 151 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 1.41 152 William Steinbrecher (USA) USA Cycling 153 RJ Rooke (USA) Landis Trek VW 1.42 154 Bryce Mead (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 155 Kerry Classen (USA) Kissena 156 Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Volvo-Cannondale 1.43 157 Barrie Clark (GBr) British National Team 158 John Walrod (USA) Prime Alliance 159 Carter Hovey (Can) Volvo-Cannondale 160 Sandy Perrins (USA) Excel Sports 1.44 161 Jonathan Erdelyi (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 162 Ryan Smith (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 1.45 163 Michael Muller (Swi) Wheelworks-Cannondale 164 Matt Hawkins (USA) Kissena 165 Sam Whittingham (Can) Canadian National 1.47 166 Jake Rubelt (USA) Speedbikes 167 Greg Bourque (Can) Marco Polo 168 Darryl Rouse (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 169 Greg Medinilla (USA) Dare 1.48 170 Austin King (USA) USA Cycling 1.50 171 Brian Lemke (USA) Landis Trek VW 1.51 172 Bartek Fidelus (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 1.52 173 Josh Horowitz (USA) Dare 1.53 174 Rik Denicke (USA) Pharmacia 175 Chris Daggs (USA) Excel Sports 1.54 176 Matthew Svatek (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 1.56 177 Andy Rhodes (USA) Wheelworks-Cannondale 178 Mukunda Feldman (USA) Kissena 179 Robert Kamppila (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 1.57 180 Matthew Kings (Can) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 1.58 181 Scott Cochran (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 182 Ryan Cornell (USA) Pharmacia 2.00 183 Bram deWaard (Ned) Marco Polo 2.01 184 Ryan Doris (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 2.04 185 Christian Cuesta (Mex) Speedbikes 2.05 186 Jon Davis (USA) Dare 2.06 187 Gregory Wolf (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 2.09 188 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo 2.11 189 Robbie Yost (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 190 Sean Robbins (USA) Dare 191 Randy Rusk (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 2.13 192 Christian Figueroa (Mex) Speedbikes 2.16 193 Ryan Cady (USA) Schroeder Iron 194 Tony Zarsadias (Can) Marco Polo 2.18 195 Travis Hagner (USA) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 2.22 196 Chris Baumann (USA) Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 2.25 197 Joel Kath (USA) Dare 2.26 198 Craig Turner (USA) Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 2.27 199 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Y2K 2.31 200 Roberto Gaggioli (USA) Marco Polo 2.32 201 Terry Garnett (Can) Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 2.36 202 Frank Sarate (USA) Dare 2.38 203 John Hygelund (USA) Excel Sports 3.35 Points 1 Chris Horner (USA) Prime Alliance 7 pts 2 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn 5 3 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators 3 4 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn 2 5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn 1 Teams 1 Saturn 27.09 2 Prime Alliance 0.21 3 US Postal Service 0.28 4 Navigators 0.42 5 Canadian National 0.46 6 Mercury 0.51 7 7Up/NutraFig 1.07 8 British National Team 1.36 9 Ofoto-Lombardi Sports 1.47 10 Jelly Belly 1.50 11 Wheelworks-Cannondale 1.54 12 Landis Trek VW 2.06 13 Pharmacia 2.10 14 Choco-Andean Eco-Coffee 2.14 15 Schroeder Iron 2.27 16 Volvo-Cannondale 2.36 17 Sierra Nevada-Cannondale 2.39 18 Speedbikes 2.47 19 Y2K 2.52 20 Kissena 2.58 21 USA Cycling 3.06 22 Marco Polo 3.08 23 Excel Sports 3.11 24 Dare 4.08 25 Ideal Tile / Brielle Cyclery 4.19 26 Cyclery USA-Trek-VW 4.28
1 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona Cycling Team 9.26 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 0.41 3 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 0.53 4 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 0.57 5 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talogoamerica Cycling 0.58 6 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Team 0.59 7 Mari Holden (USA) Cannondale-USA 1.09 8 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Diet Rite 1.12 9 Trish Choo (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 10 Manon Jutras (Can) Rona Cycling Team 1.14 11 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Total Trainer 12 Stacey Peters (USA) Bianchi USA 1.15 13 Sue Haywood (USA) 14 Katrina Berger (USA) Cannondale-USA 1.19 15 Chrissy Redden (Can) Canadian National 1.20 16 Susy Pryde (NZl) Talogoamerica Cycling 1.21 17 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Diet Rite 18 Anne Samplonius (Can) Talogoamerica Cycling 1.22 19 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona Cycling Team 1.23 20 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian National 21 Alison Littlefield (USA) Total Trainer 1.24 22 Kim Anderson (USA) Cannondale-USA 1.28 23 Kori Kelly (USA) Diet Rite 24 Lesley Tomlinson (Can) Canadian National 1.29 25 Sue Thomas (GBr) Total Trainer 26 Lara Ruthven (USA) Cannondale-USA 1.31 27 Nicole DeMars (Can) Bianchi USA 28 Trish Sinclair (Can) Canadian National 1.32 29 Gina Hall (USA) Luna Team 30 Kelli Emmet (USA) Luna Team 1.36 31 Jennifer Wilson (USA) Biogen 1.37 32 Rhonda Quick (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 33 Emma Davies (USA) Total Trainer 1.38 34 Amy Jarvis (Can) Rona Cycling Team 35 Erin Mirabella (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 1.40 36 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Canadian National 1.42 37 Nicole Freedman (USA) Rona Cycling Team 1.44 38 Karen Dodge (USA) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 1.45 39 Suzanne Sonye (USA) Saturn 1.46 40 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National 1.47 41 Cheryl Binney (USA) Diet Rite 42 B Guererro (Mex) AC Mexiquence 1.48 43 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Paa/Javelin 1.49 44 Lynn Brotzman (USA) 45 Gabriela Gonzales De Ferrat (Mex) Amoroso's HH Racing 46 Kirsten Fisher (USA) Voler 1.51 47 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Total Trainer 48 Riley McAlpine (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 49 Mina Pizzini (USA) Diet Rite 1.52 50 Deborah Durand (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 51 Heather Cole (Can) 52 Meredith Miller (USA) Talogoamerica Cycling 1.54 53 Catherine Powers (USA) 1.56 54 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Diet Rite 55 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Cannondale-USA 56 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Bianchi USA 1.58 57 Gail Longenecker (USA) Rona Cycling Team 2.00 58 Sally Warner (USA) Biogen 2.01 59 Maatje Benassi (USA) 2.02 60 Renee Eastman (USA) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 61 Giselle Trahan (Can) Voler 2.04 62 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 2.05 63 Cynthia Mommsen (USA) 2.07 64 Kimberly Davidge (Can) Saturn 2.08 65 Gina Grain (Can) Bianchi USA 2.10 66 April Henderson (USA) Voler 2.11 67 Sandra Kolb (USA) Los Gatos 2.12 68 Christine Vardaros (USA) Total Trainer 69 Joan Wilson (USA) Talogoamerica Cycling 2.13 70 Marla Streb (USA) Luna Team 2.17 71 Jennifer Scott (USA) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 2.18 72 Joy Shaffer (USA) Los Gatos 2.20 73 Lauren Franges (USA) Amoroso's HH Racing 2.23 74 Alexe Yueng (HKg) Amoroso's HH Racing 2.25 75 Maren Partridge-Osguthorpe (USA) Biogen 2.26 76 Lenora Felker (USA) Amoroso's HH Racing 77 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 2.28 78 Daphne Perry (USA) Biogen 79 Monica Huerta (Mex) AC Mexiquence 2.30 80 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Talogoamerica Cycling 2.33 81 Patricia Patencia (Mex) AC Mexiquence 82 Lisa Hunt (USA) 2.35 83 Ivana Bisaro (Can) Voler 2.37 84 Mandy Poitras (Can) Bianchi USA 2.38 85 Lisa Milkavich (USA) Voler 2.39 86 Cynthia Carroll (USA) 2.40 87 Dara Rogers (USA) Helens/Trek/VW 88 Linda Biederman (USA) 89 Martha Meyer (USA) 2.43 90 Rosemary Coleman (USA) 2.45 91 Desira Utzig (USA) Paa/Javelin 92 Cindy McFarland (USA) Voler 2.47 93 Patricia McKay (USA) 94 Lorraine Manning (Irl) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 2.48 95 Kathryn Wilder (USA) Los Gatos 96 Nicole Brandt (USA) Paa/Javelin 3.01 97 Missy Thompson (USA) Cannondale-USA 3.03 98 Marisol Ponciano (Mex) AC Mexiquence 3.18 99 Jennifer Petosa (USA) Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 3.26 100 Patty Davis (USA) Los Gatos 3.28 101 Lisa Peck (USA) Biogen DNF Laura Downey (USA) Paa/Javelin DNS Sari Saarelainen (Fin) DNS Adriana Sanchez (Mex) AC Mexiquence Points 1 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona Cycling Team 7 pts 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 5 3 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 3 4 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 2 5 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talogoamerica Cycling 1 Teams 1 Saturn 30.46 2 Rona Cycling Team 0.06 3 Talogoamerica Cycling 1.10 4 Cannondale-USA 1.25 5 Diet Rite 1.30 6 Total Trainer 1.36 7 Luna Team 1.36 8 Canadian National 1.41 9 Helens/Trek/VW 1.58 10 Bianchi USA 2.13 11 Biogen 3.33 12 Vitamin Cottage Morgul Bismark 3.34 13 Voler 3.35 14 Amoroso's HH Racing 4.06 15 AC Mexiquence 4.20 16 Los Gatos 4.49 17 Paa/Javelin 5.04 Results courtesy of Kathrin Blatter/www.redlandsclassic.com
