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The International (Tour de Toona) - NE
Pennsylvania, USA, July 28-August 3, 2003
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Stage 4 - July 31: Hollidaysburg Circuit Road Race, 60 miles
Crash puts yellow jersey out of the men's race, Jeanson moves a bit closer
By Kristy Scrymgeour
Burke Swindlehurst (Navigators) and Geneviev Jeanson won today's circuit race at Hollidaysburg. Swindlehurst succeeded when he broke away solo at the end of a long four-man break and held off the bunch. Jeanson's waited until the end today and made her move in the bunch sprint..
The Men's race was marred with crashes in today's stage with the yellow jersey, Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) being taken to hospital after a crash in the lead up to the sprint with 300m remaining in the race. O'Neill had been taken to the hospital for surgery.
The Hollidaysburg circuit race is a 60.3 mile race consisting of three 20.1 mile laps starting and finishing in downtown Hollidaysburg. The course is undulating through fields and forest with a few sharp pinches and eventually climbs over a steep 1.5 km KOM before descending back down for the final couple of kilometers to the finish. The final 500m of the race are slightly uphill.
Once again today and early break formed which consisted of Andy Jaques (Sierra Nevada), Burke Swindlehurst (Navigators), Jason McCartney (7UP-Maxxis) and a Scott Zwizanski (Snow Valley). Immediately the Saturn team began pace making at the front of the peloton keeping the gap always under 1'30". The break worked hard and kept the gap going into the last lap. If Saturn could keep the gap low, the yellow jersey was not in danger, however the Mountains jersey was, which forced the Saturn team to help Tim Johnson (Saturn) take 5th place points in the mountain sprints. This wouldn't be enough to keep him in the jersey, but it would at least keep him close.
In the final lap an unfortunate crash back in the bunch caused a bit of upset for a few. John Lieswyn who went down hard unable to avoid a fallen Chris Balwin (Navigators), suffered a broken chain with no neutral support and the misfortune that his team car was up the road following the break. Eventually the team car was able to come back to him and Lieswyn chased to get back into the race.
In the break, Swindlehurst attacked coming over the final climb with 5km to go and got a convincing gap on the other three. Jaques (who was also in yesterday's long break) began to feel the hills and fell of the back, being caught by the field not long after. Zwizanski was dropped from McCartney and was also caught by the field. Swindlehurst took the win and McCartney was able to hold of the chasing bunch to take second place.
The final bunch sprint was where the second crash of the day dampened the race. Brice Jones was leading out his teammate Oscar Pineda (7UP-Maxxis) as Horner came up alongside him to lead out O'Neill. As Pineda moved over slightly to let in the yellow jersey on the road, he was pushed from the other side. The fighting for position also saw O'Neill being pushed from his side and the two slammed into each other and went down hard.
Managing to miss the crash, Jones went forward to take the bunch sprint for third place. Due to the fact that the spilloccurred within 1km to the finish there was a chance that O'Neill may have been able to start tomorrow wearing the yellow jersey, despite not finishing the race, however that option has become a non possibilty as an MRI has determined O'Neill has a broken C2 and he has been rushed to Pittsburg for Surgery. The leader's jersey therefore returns to Baldwin going into stage five.
The women's race wasn't quite as dramatic and it wasn't until lap two that the attacks began. Nicole Demars (Victory Brewing) and Melissa Holt (Rona) broke away from the field and gained almost three minutes in a very short time.
Charmain Breon (LCV Trek VW) is her usual aggressive style attacked to try to bridge with Tania Duff Miller (Diet Rite) but didn't quite make it to the leading pair. Back in the bunch Saturn put their riders on the front to bring back the break to protect the Team GC and by early in the third lap all riders were caught and the peloton was once again all together.
Attacks continued, but the riders came over the final climb at Chimney Rock in tact. Laura Van Gilder was the first to kick in the final sprint to the finish, however Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) was able to come around her and hold it to the finish with race leader Lyne Bessette (Saturn) finishing in second place in front of Van Gilder.
Jeanson's win brings her a little bit closer to Bessette in the General Classification, but Bessette still leads by 27 seconds going into stage five at Martinsburg. Martinsburg circuit race is a relatively flat course comparing it to the rest of the week. It makes four laps of 20 miles through Amish fields and returns to town each lap with a very technical section of corners before it turns left for the final sprint to the finish.
Photos
Images © 2003 The International
- The men's field tolls along.
- The eventual winner (Swindlehurst) would come from the break.
- Burke Swindlehurst (Navigators) put in a maximum effort with 2 miles to go.
- Baldwin went down in a different crash from O'Neill's.
- The women's field rolls through the countryside.
- Meshy Holt (right) and Nicole Demars (Victory Brewing) sporting the Lion King paint job.
- Race winner Cameron Evans tucks in the draft of Chuck Coyle.
- Ian Dille (Snow Valley) takes a flyer with 3 miles to go.
Results
Men 1 Burke Swindlehurst (Navigators) 2.11.18 2 Jason McCartney (7UP/Maxxis) 0.13 3 Brice Jones (7UP/Maxxis) 0.22 4 Lionel Syne (Webcor) 5 Chris Baldwin (Navigators) 6 Chris Horner (Saturn) 7 Ben M Jacques-Maynes (Sierra Nevada/Clif Bar) 8 Cameron Evans (Broadmark Capitol Cycles) 9 Chris Wherry (Navigators) 10 Mark Walters (Navigators) 11 Doug Ollerenshaw (Broadmark Capitol Cycles) 12 Imanol Aiestaran (Big Shark) 13 Evan Elken (Broadmark Capitol Cycles) 14 Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe's) 15 Scott Zwizanski (Team Snow Valley) 16 Scottie Weiss (West Virginia) 17 Adham Sbeih (Sierra Nevada/Clif Bar) 18 Jeremy Sartain (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 19 Jason Klinka (Sierra Nevada/Clif Bar) 20 Dale Suttle (Backyard Burgers/Dav) 21 Tom Danielson (Saturn) 22 Kevin Brouchard-Hall (Backyard Burgers/Dav) 23 Mark Hekman (Suburban Home Sales) 24 John Lieswyn (7UP/Maxxis) 25 Phil Zajicek (Saturn) 26 Marc Hagenlocher (Webcor) 27 Tim Henry (West Virginia) 28 John Kelly (Webcor) 29 Will Frischkorn (Saturn) 30 Terry Beenken (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 31 Adam Bergman (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 32 Dan Bowman (Suburban Home Sales) 33 Cameron Hughes (Lemond Fitness) 34 Peter Hult (Sportsbook.com) 35 Boyd Johnson (Carolina Volkswagen) 36 Zach Zimmerman (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) 37 Benjamin Handle (Fiordi Frutta/Ridgefield) 38 Doug Ziewacz (7UP/Maxxis) 39 Michael Lange (Backyard Burgers/Dav) 40 Chris Pic (7UP/Maxxis) 41 Kris Hedges (Team Snow Valley) 42 Adrian Laidler (Lemond Fitness) 43 Dario Falquier (Webcor) 44 Larry Perera (Sportsbook.com) 45 Dale Sedgwick (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 46 Steve Mlujeak (U.S. Armed Forces) 47 Ted Huang (Webcor) 48 Roman Kilun (Fiordi Frutta/Ridgefield) 49 Jake Rytlewski (Suburban Home Sales) 50 Craig Snydal (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) 51 Nils Dennis (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) 52 Dan Cassidy (Backyard Burgers/Dav) 53 Craig Dodson (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) 54 Kurt Hackler (Fiordi Frutta/Ridgefield) 55 Trent Hornus (U.S. Armed Forces) 56 Jeff Louder (Navigators) 57 Kent Wheeler (U.S. Armed Forces) 58 Lee Slater (U.S. Armed Forces) 59 Craig Wilcox (Broadmark Capitol Cycles) 60 Ian Mensher (Pazzo Velo/Saturn) 61 Mike Voigt (Team Snow Valley) 62 Andy M Jacques-Maynes (Sierra Nevada/Clif Bar) 63 Matt Dubberley (Sierra Nevada/Clif Bar) 64 Gustavo Carrillo (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 65 Ben Early (Carolina Volkswagen) 66 Matt Bonin (Suburban Home Sales) 67 Josh Beck (Sportsbook.com) 68 Gregory Drake (Webcor) 69 Ian Dille (Team Snow Valley) 70 Oscar Pineda (7UP/Maxxis) 71 Eneas Freyre (Lemond Fitness) 72 Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 73 Jon Wirsing (Team Snow Valley) 74 Russ Langley (Team Snow Valley) 75 Nathan Rouse (Sportsbook.com) 0.47 76 Tim Johnson (Saturn) 77 Robbie Yost (West Virginia) 0.50 78 Matthew Lorenz (Carolina Volkswagen) 79 Calvin Allan (Broadmark Capitol Cycles) 80 Bill Innes (Lemond Fitness) 81 Matt Svatek (Sportsbook.com) 82 Garrett Wonders (Carolina Volkswagen) 83 Michael Gallagher (Pazzo Velo/Saturn) 84 Travis Hagner (Backyard Burgers/Dav) 85 Paul Ellis (Bianchi/Grand Performance) 86 Matthew Sadauckas (Pazzo Velo/Saturn) 87 Peter Penzell (U.S. Armed Forces) 1.08 88 Erik Bender (Big Shark) 1.27 89 Eric Obegfell (Carolina Volkswagen) 1.40 90 Stefan Rothe (Big Shark) 4.55 91 Hugh Moran (Fiordi Frutta/Ridgefield) 4.58 92 Jake Rosenbarger (Jittery Joe's) 5.22 93 Justin Spinelli (Navigators) 8.08 94 Charles Coyle (Big Shark) 12.08 95 David Hall (Carolina Volkswagen) 12.25 96 Ari De Wilde (Pazzo Velo/Saturn) 12.30 97 Cesar Garajales Calle (Jittery Joe's) 12.33 98 Drew Deters (Jittery Joe's) 99 Nic Brown (Lemond Fitness) 13.44 100 Ed Krasnai (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) 101 John Law (U.S. Armed Forces) 24.22 DNF Pat Collier (Big Shark) DNF Phil Sublette (Big Shark) DNF Robin Lollar (Bike Doctor/Cannondale) General Classification 1 Chris Baldwin (Navigators) 2 Marc Hagenlocher (Webcor) 3 Tom Danielson (Saturn) Women 1 Genevieve Jeanson (Rona-Esker) 2.33.11 2 Lyne Bessette (Saturn) 3 Laura Vangilder (Saturn) 4 Heather Albert (Team Basis) 5 Magali Lefloch (Rona-Esker) 6 Gina Grain (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 7 Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite) 8 Karen Bockel (Rona-Esker) 9 Shani Bloch (Richard Sachs Women) 10 Tina Skelly-Kunstbeck (LSV/TREK/VW) 11 Liza Rachetto (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 12 Charmian Breon (LSV/TREK/VW) 13 Iona Wynter (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 14 Candice Blickem (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 15 Leigh Hobson (Team Crevelo) 16 Cybil Diguistini (Diet Rite) 17 Lynn Gaggioli (Velo Bella) 18 Emma Rickards (WORLDDIFF.COM) 19 Kori Kelly (Diet Rite) 20 Zoe Owers (Gearworks - Spin Art) 21 Rook Campbell (WORLDDIFF.COM) 22 Lara Kroepsch (T-Mobile) 23 Leah Goldstein (Team Basis) 24 Michelle Beltran (WORLDDIFF.COM) 25 Jessica Phillips (Saturn) 26 Anna Milkowski (Gearworks - Spin Art) 27 Amy Moore (Saturn) 28 Susan Palmer-Komar (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 29 Kate Maher (Team Basis) 30 Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 31 Chrissy Ruiter (Team Basis) 32 Christine M. Thorburn (Team Basis) 33 Katheryn Curi (Gearworks - Spin Art) 34 Erinne Willock (Rona-Esker) 35 Alisha Little (Velo Bella) 36 Kristin Johnson (T-Mobile) 37 Sandy Espeseth (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 38 Kerry Soraci (Diet Rite) 39 Grace Fleury (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 40 Katrina Davis (Richard Sachs Women) 41 Lisa Magness (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 42 Kele Jessica Hulser (Velo Clips) 43 Yukia Nakamura (WORLDDIFF.COM) 44 Brooke Ourada (T-Mobile) 45 Johanna Buick (WORLDDIFF.COM) 46 Becky Broeder (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 47 Laura Schmidt (LSV/TREK/VW) 48 Sarah B. Faulkner (LSV/TREK/VW) 49 Joanne Kiesanowski (Diet Rite) 0.24 50 Catherine Marsal (Rona-Esker) 51 Tania Duff-Miller (Diet Rite) 0.52 52 Nicole Freedman (Team Basis) 0.57 53 Lisa Matlock (T-Mobile) 1.13 54 Beth Leasure (Velo Clips) 1.49 55 Melissa Sanborn (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 56 Nicole Demars (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 3.34 57 Melissa Holt (Rona-Esker) 58 Ann Turrin (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 4.23 59 Ina Teutenberg (Saturn) 60 Megan Elliott (Saturn) 8.00 61 Marianne Stover (Gearworks - Spin Art) 14.38 62 Julia Farell (Team Crevelo) 63 Anita Lagler (Team Crevelo) 19.26 64 Anna Garnett (Team Crevelo) 20.23 65 Kirsten Robbins (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 66 Sarah Foulkes (Gearworks - Spin Art) 67 Susan Hefler (LSV/TREK/VW) 68 Tara Walhart (Velo Clips) 27.12 69 Chris Saraceni (Velo Clips) DNF Kerry Litka (Velo Bella) DNF Kerry Cohen (LSV/TREK/VW) General Classification 1 Lyne Bessette (Saturn) 10.15.10 2 Genevieve Jeanson (Rona-Esker) 0.27 3 Heather Albert (Team Basis) 1.19 4 Jessica Phillips (Saturn) 1.24 5 Susan Palmer-Komar (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 1.37 6 Lynn Gaggioli (Velo Bella) 7 Karen Bockel (Rona-Esker) 1.38 8 Cybil Diguistini (Diet Rite) 1.39 9 Christine M. Thorburn (Team Basis) 1.40 10 Kori Kelly (Diet Rite) 1.47 11 Leah Goldstein (Team Basis) 1.49 12 Sandy Espeseth (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 1.53 13 Amy Moore (Saturn) 1.55 14 Grace Fleury (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 2.01 15 Magali Lefloch (Rona-Esker) 2.02 16 Johanna Buick (WORLDDIFF.COM) 2.14 17 Chrissy Ruiter (Team Basis) 2.22 18 Kristin Johnson (T-Mobile) 19 Katheryn Curi (Gearworks - Spin Art) 2.25 20 Leigh Hobson (Team Crevelo) 2.40 21 Shani Bloch (Richard Sachs Women) 4.38 22 Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite) 9.08 23 Laura Vangilder (Saturn) 9.26 24 Kate Maher (Team Basis) 9.35 25 Joanne Kiesanowski (Diet Rite) 9.51 26 Becky Broeder (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 9.54 27 Brooke Ourada (T-Mobile) 10.01 28 Lara Kroepsch (T-Mobile) 10.17 29 Lisa Matlock (T-Mobile) 11.26 30 Ina Teutenberg (Saturn) 13.06 31 Michelle Beltran (WORLDDIFF.COM) 24.21 32 Sarah B. Faulkner (LSV/TREK/VW) 29.59 33 Erinne Willock (Rona-Esker) 33.46 34 Candice Blickem (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 35.20 35 Anna Milkowski (Gearworks - Spin Art) 35.27 36 Lisa Magness (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 35.50 37 Iona Wynter (Genesis Scuba/FFCC) 38 Tina Skelly-Kunstbeck (LSV/TREK/VW) 35.55 39 Emma Rickards (WORLDDIFF.COM) 35.59 40 Rook Campbell (WORLDDIFF.COM) 36.00 41 Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 36.03 42 Zoe Owers (Gearworks - Spin Art) 36.04 43 Katrina Davis (Richard Sachs Women) 36.05 44 Kele Jessica Hulser (Velo Clips) 36.06 45 Alisha Little (Velo Bella) 36.08 46 Catherine Marsal (Rona-Esker) 36.10 47 Yukia Nakamura (WORLDDIFF.COM) 36.28 48 Laura Schmidt (LSV/TREK/VW) 36.35 49 Gina Grain (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 36.48 50 Nicole Freedman (Team Basis) 36.54 51 Melissa Holt (Rona-Esker) 38.45 52 Charmian Breon (LSV/TREK/VW) 39.49 53 Nicole Demars (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 40.00 54 Ann Turrin (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 40.58 55 Liza Rachetto (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 42.29 56 Melissa Sanborn (ICO/New Belgium Brewery) 44.16 57 Megan Elliott (Saturn) 45.43 58 Kerry Soraci (Diet Rite) 51.09 59 Anna Garnett (Team Crevelo) 57.17 60 Sarah Foulkes (Gearworks - Spin Art) 57.22 61 Marianne Stover (Gearworks - Spin Art) 59.16 62 Tania Duff-Miller (Diet Rite) 1.00.06 63 Beth Leasure (Velo Clips) 1.01.01 64 Anita Lagler (Team Crevelo) 1.10.12 65 Kirsten Robbins (Victory Brewing/Amorosi's) 1.19.01 66 Julia Farell (Team Crevelo) 1.22.41 67 Susan Hefler (LSV/TREK/VW) 1.35.00 68 Chris Saraceni (Velo Clips) 1.41.26 69 Tara Walhart (Velo Clips) 1.42.53
