South Carolina Heritage series - NE

USA, April 28-29, 2004

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Race 2 - April 29: Greenwood criterium, 50 miles

Abraham number one this time

By Kristy Scrymgeour

After lapping the field together on Saturday at the Athens Twilight Criterium, Emile Abraham (Aerospace Engineering) and Brice Jones (Health Net) came one-two again in today's Greenwood Criterium in South Carolina. This time however, the order was reversed, with Abraham taking the sprint out of a break of six to win the race in front of Jones.

Today's race was another fast, aggressive effort on a four-corner criterium circuit in downtown Greenwood. Attacks were frequent and strong, but it was mid way through the race when the decisive break occurred. In the break were Abraham, Jones, Roberto Gaggioli (Team Monex), John Lieswyn (Health Net), Thad Dulin (Colavita Olive Oil) and David Fuentes (McGuire Cycling). Immediately the six riders gained ten seconds on the field, a gap that was to be hard to extend, as the likes of Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada) and Henk Vogels (Navigators) were keen on trying to bring it back. Between the efforts of Wohlberg and Vogels, the gap did come down, but with no other teams in the bunch having the numbers or horsepower to help out at the front, eventually the break won out and before long the gap had gained another 30" on the chasers.

By the last lap, the gap had come down again but it was too late. Abraham took the sprint from Jones, with Gaggioli taking third place. Back in the bunch, dual Tour de Georgia stage winner, Gord Fraser, took the bunch sprint for seventh place.

Riders will now hang around down south until Sunday for the Roswell Criterium, which carries a $15,000 prize purse.

Results

1 Emile Abraham (Tri) Aerospace Eng.
2 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net
3 Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) Team Monex
4 Dave Fuentes (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
5 Thad Dulin (USA) Colavita Pro Cycling
6 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net
7 Gord Fraser (Can) Health Net
8 Sebastian Alexander (Arg) Colavita Pro Cycling
9 JJ Haedo (Arg) Colavita Pro Cycling
10 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly/Aramark
11 David McCook (USA) McGiure Pro Cycling
12 Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators
13 Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team
14 Stephen Tilford (USA) Mcclaren Racing
15 Adam Myerson (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis
16 Daniel Schmatz (USA) Health Net
17 Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 
18 Radisa Cubric (USA) OLP Racing
19 Henk Vogels (USA) Navigators
20 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Pro Cycling
21 Jesse Lawler (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling
22 Frank Pipp (USA) Endeavour Cycling
23 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis
24 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 
25 Kyle Gritter (USA) Team Monex