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Race Across America - NE
USA, June 19-July 1, 2005
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Day 13 - July 1
Triumphant Cat!
A radiant Catharina Berge received applause all the way along the crowded Atlantic City Boardwalk as she became the first woman to complete the solo Insight Race Across America since 2001.
For the Swedish RAAM rookie it was a beautiful moment and the end of a journey that began several months before the race. "It's kind of hard to believe, but it feels like a dream come true. And the fact that I am here without having suffered greatly, and that I've been able to enjoy the whole race just feels like a blessing," beamed 'Cat' at the finish.
Berge went through some knee pain periodically through the race, which her massage therapist worked out each time, and in the final days her left hand swelled up and she was unable to change gears properly. But to the 38 year-old veterinarian researcher, who lives in Visalia, California, the outcome was never in doubt. "There were no times when I thought 'what am I doing here?' I was so determined that I would get here, I carried on regardless."
One of the first things she did on arrival in Atlantic City was slip into a pair of well-worn clogs. Asked if she had missed them, she responded "There were times that I was thinking it will be nice to return to normal." It was 11 days since her feet had felt shoes other than her cycling cleats.
Out on the road, Cat was one of the more sociable riders, and she struck up a friendship with British rider Chris Hopkinson. "Every time we passed, we took our 15 minutes (the maximum allotted time in 24 hours that the same two riders can talk to one another) . And when he got Shermer's Neck (a condition in which the neck muscles can no longer support the weight of the head) , I had a neck brace for him. I am just so happy to see him still on the road, and I was hoping he would be able to finish at the same time (as me) , because he really deserves the honors," said Cat. She slept more than Hopkinson, while he rode on into the night. After she awoke, she would pass him, meaning they saw one another regularly.
As the first Solo woman since 2001, Cat Berge has attracted a lot of attention from female cyclists, and she is willing to be a role model. "I hope to inspire them. My idea is for women who have done RAAM previously to take on a rookie woman in a two-woman team, and then we would have a lot of all-women teams." Although she plans to remain involved with the Ultra-Cycling movement, Berge has no plans for Solo RAAM in the immediate future. "It takes a lot of dedication and expense, and a lot of focus on myself. I want to work for others - I really enjoy working with other women and other cyclists more."
Chew's View: Day 12
Four hours after Zeller, Switzerland's Pius Achermann arrived in Atlantic City in 6th place. Riding in 5th-7th place across the country, Pius learned from his mistakes last year when saddle sores ended his race after 1,120 miles in Texas. Speaking very little English, German official Karl Schlederer interpreted for Pius on the finish stage. Pius intentionally went out slower this year, and thought that the front four started out way too fast. In his last night battle against Zeller, Pius was very sleepy and chose to sleep for safety reasons. He said his three children are already winning races. Now that RAAM is over, his family will be his #1 priority. When I asked him why the Europeans seem to do so well against the Americans in RAAM, he said that high tech doesn't make you win RAAM. He said that Swiss rider Daniel Wyss is very strong, and plans to ride RAAM next year as a top contender.
Just under three hours after Achermann, 18 year old Alaskan Ben Couturier arrived in 7th place making RAAM history as the youngest solo finisher ever! Alaska now has the oldest (Peter Lekisch at age 60 in 2001) and youngest finishers. Ben broke Chris Kostman's youngest finisher record, which had stood for 18 years. Race director Jim Pitre had Kostman on his cell phone to congratulate and pass the youth torch to Ben on the finishing stage. In 1987, Kostman placed 10th in a starting field of 33, finished 36 hours behind winner Secrest, and had an average speed of 11.84 mph. This year, Ben placed 7th in a starting field of 26, finished 42 hours behind winner Robic, and averaged 11.42 mph. With his parents on his crew, Ben rode a 'casual' RAAM (to learn what it's all about) getting lots of sleep and stopping a lot so that his on the bike speed was very high. Peter Moffett estimated his total off the bike time to be well over 3 days. Maybe this explains why he looked so fresh at the end, why he never complained to his crew, and why he not once mentioned anything about dropping out.
Ben opened his bottle of champagne on stage, but didn't drink any. He thought RAAM would be worse. Using a solid food diet, he ate every and anything including peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, Snickers candy bars, pizza, and McDonalds - at the Pratt, KS McDonalds where owner Steve Strecker offered unlimited free food to RAAM people, Ben sat down to a tasty meal of: 3 double cheeseburgers, French fries, and a milkshake. Although he enjoyed night riding, he didn't do very well at it. His crew had a heck of a time waking him up after sleep breaks. It usually took 30 minutes from the time he started waking up until he was on his bike riding. His lowest moments of the trip were waking up after sleep breaks.
Being from Alaska, the desert heat on day one really scorched him. He spoke of how the desert heat burnt his lips, tongue, and mouth. He had 6 flat tires. His 47 year old father Mike knows Ben's limits well from doing ultra events together. His mother Brenda only got into the follow vehicle once. His 27 year old sister Emily Boyle was at the finish line. Ben will turn 19 on November 29th. He bench pressed 250 pounds at 135 pounds of bodyweight. At the beginning of the race, his sweat was white, but by the end it was clear and tasteless.
He always made it a point to chat with riders he caught and who caught him. Riders are allowed to talk to other riders in the race for 15 minutes (riding side by side) every 24 hours. Very modest and non-cocky for an 18 year old kid, Ben thought it would be very rude to blow past people he caught without saying hello. Riding the Fireweed 400 mile race in Alaska twice, RAAM was only his 3rd ultracycling event, and 5th road race. Before I knew anything about Ben and his family, I would have doubted his ability to finish RAAM solely on his age, but know that I know him and his family, I am not surprised that he finished. He has much character depth, and ultra-event experience with his father in life threatening Alaskan winter weather. Even though the calendar says he is only 18, he has been through more pain and suffering than most people twice his age. I think it is safe to say that this years RAAM has made a man out of a boy. While this years very difficult (heat lasting for days, vicious sidewinds in Kansas, and never ending climbs) RAAM turned 14 grown men into crying boys who DNFed, it turned one very tough and determined boy into a man. Ben, my hat is off to you.
Using the old 48 hour cut-off rule (existing from 1999 and before) only the top 7 riders would have been official finishers.
Arriving 8 hours after Ben Couturier in 8th place overall, Sweden's (now living in California) Cat Berge became the first solo female finisher since Cassie Lowe in 2001. Veteran crew guru Lee 'Fuzzy' Mitchell headed Cat's crew with CATitude, and allowed Cat to ride totally relaxed. When asked about the heat, rookie Cat responded, "It wasn't hot to me." She sang the Swedish national anthem as it was played on stage. At no point in the race did she ever ask herself, "What am I doing out here?" She said that 75% of her expenses were covered. Her crew made big signs for the passing of the 1,000 & 2,000 mile marks. Her left hand/wrist became so swollen that she couldn't shift into her 55 tooth big chainring.
Missing her two pet cats a lot, animal lover Cat tried to pick up a roadside turtle in Arizona as a souvenir. Being a day person by nature, she hated riding at night, so she slept a lot - at least 3 hours per night. By 11pm, her speed would slow to a 5 mph crawl. To get through the long nights, she would ride hard for 50 minutes, then take a 10 minute nap. She came upon England's Chris Hopkinson often, and formed a strong bond with him. When he developed Shermerneck, her crew gave him a neck brace, which he used all the way to the end. Her crew played her a wide variety of music ranging from classical to gospel to ABBA.
Having enough time to shower and get some sleep, Ben Couturier came onto the stage to congratulate Cat and swap stories about their amazing voyage. Cat would like to see more two person women’s teams since she thinks 1,500 miles wouldn't be nearly as intimidating as 3,000 miles to most women. Only one two person women’s team has ever finished RAAM: The 50+ Twin Team of Dr. Barbara Warren & Angelika Castaneda in 2001.
Crew chief Mitchell waited until Atlantic City to tell Cat about Bob Breedlove's tragic death because he didn't want her to lose focus on making it to the finish line. This proves how riders are totally protected in their own bubble sheltered from the outside world by their crew. Mitchell and Breedlove had a long history together. Lee met Roger Charleville (Breedlove's winning 1990 RAAM tandem partner) in 1985 on RAPID Tour - a predecessor to PAC Tour, which averaged 204 miles per day. Lee met Breedlove while crewing on the 1988 PAC Tour. Lee also crewed on the 1989 PAC Tour with Breedlove. Watching Cat finish must have been extra special for Lee this year since the last person he crewed for (Rebecca Smith) dropped out of the 2003 RAAM at the Mississippi River. Wyatt Wood (he introduced RAAM to then girlfriend Seana Hogan) was Lee's other DNF. Probably the most knowledgeable crew person out there (because he has crewed for so many different riders) , Lee has never been on a Kish Krew or Chew Crew though.
Finishing the Race Across AMerica has been Austrian Alexander Gepp's dream since he was 14. His dream finally came true very early on a foggy Friday morning as he rode down the boardwalk to finish in 8th place (9th overall) 4.5 hours behind Berge. Starting out conservatively in the back of the field, Gepp rode a steady pace and moved up as other riders started to drop out. He said the toughest thing about the race is to stay focused the whole 3,000 miles. He slept about 2 hours per night. He doesn't like riding at night. He did an 80% liquid diet. He said he enjoyed talking to other riders as he passed or got passed by them. He said he was a slow descender for safety reasons. He told me that his fellow Austrian Karl Traunmueller's crew couldn't support Karl the first two time stations. As Gepp came upon the Breedlove accident scene, his crew hid Breedlove's bike so that Gepp wouldn't know what was up. At the finish line Gepp's crew told me they still hadn't told Gepp about it, but planned to tell him after Gepp got some sleep. A day before crossing the Mississippi River, Gepp started caring about his position in the race.
Finishing less than two hours behind Gepp in 9th place (10th overall) was Michigan's Ben Robinson. Looking extremely tired on stage, Ben met his goal to finish officially. He leap frogged with Gepp all the way across the country. He slept 2-3 hours per night. He did an all liquid diet. Twilight was his favorite time to ride. He talked with as many other riders as he could. When he talked to Chris Hopkinson, Chris ran though a long laundry list of all his problems. He hit every major traffic area at the right time of day. Ben made a deal with crew member Sarah Davis to crew for her on next years RAAM. I noticed that both Ben's finished with hairy legs. Robinson competed against Couturier in Alaska when Couturier won the Fireweed 400. Robinson's crew chief was also his girlfriend, and their kid was there at the finish line.
Finishing 3.5 hours behind Robinson in 10th place (11th overall) was Seattle's Jim Trout. He still had his mohawk, but the blue side pieces above his ears were gone. He said, "It wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. I have been worse on other rides." He said being at such high altitude was the worst thing for him. He couldn't breathe for the first four days. The heat slowed him way down, causing him to almost miss the the cut-off points (quarter, half, three quarters) . He felt better when he started hearing reports of other riders out there suffering so much.
His wife was on his crew. He wanted to finish in 10 days. Before Prescott, AZ, he had no energy at all, so he had to be shuttled 5 miles ahead to a motel in the city. He gained 15 pounds in one day, but finished only 3 pounds less than he started at. He told me his best distance at the Michigan 24 Hour race (which he has ridden 14 times) was 419 miles. Usually going down at Midnight, he averaged 2-4 hours of sleep per night. He said it was a very relaxed trip. Getting up after a sleep break felt like the worst hangover (hammer hitting him on the head) he has ever had.
His daughter was in Atlantic City two days before he finished. He said that winning the John Marino Mileage Challenge doesn't guarantee a RAAM finish. He rode through the Bob Breedlove accident scene. He was very concerned about having flashers on the personal support vehicle (PSV) all the time not allowing turn signals on his PSV to be seen. He was very nervous whenever making a turn in front of his PSV because of this, and thinks there has got to be some kind of solution to this dangerous problem. He almost got killed (like Robert Bachtel did at the 2004 Calvin's Challenge) when a car from the rear passed on the left as Jim was making a left turn.
Jim knew he'd finish RAAM at the start in San Diego. Jim said, "The race is about survival for me because I know I am not capable of winning RAAM." He had deja vu throughout the entire trip. He had this strange sensation of floating over the bicycle at high attitudes. On hot days, he did 80% liquid diet. On cold days, 80% solid food diet. He carried out huge bags of free food from the McDonalds in Pratt, KS. He tried Ben Couturier's idea of wearing long sleeved white clothing to reflect the sun, but it didn't work out so well for him.
Finishing less than two hours behind Trout in last place was Chris Hopkinson who became England's first RAAM finisher. Finishing meant far more to Chris than his placing 11th (12th overall) . Starting out in 8th place on day one in CA, problems seemed to multiply as Chris rode East, but he would not be denied a finish. He said, "Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I don't give in." While chasing after Ben Couturier on day 7, Hoppy cracked his Litespeed Blade frame, and had to switch over to another bike, which began to tear up his Achilles tendons, gave him calf problems, and gave him Shermerneck. Luckily, Cat's crew was nearby, and they gave him a neck brace, which he wore to the finish line, but he said he could have finished without it, but he would have been in so much more pain.
On the second week, he lost his crew chief Steve Masters who had to rush back to England to deal with family problems. On day 10, he collapsed from low blood sugar levels, so he switched over to high calorie, sweet, junk foods. Chris arrived in Atlantic City looking a mess. He was wearing an orthopedic brace to support his neck, he had extra foam padding on his seat, and he had installed a second set of handlebars that tilted way up above his regular and aerobars still left on the bike. Because of this, I awarded Chris my Most Tired Award (MTA which goes to the solo finisher I think looks the most tired at the finish line) with a Danny Chew Million Mile Man t-shirt.
Hoppy tries to turn every negative into something positive. At the 2004 Sebring 24 hour race, Hoppy met Terry Lansdell, and they have been very close ever since. During RAAM, Hoppy consulted Lansdell on the phone everyday since Chris knew that every type of problem he could encounter, Terry most likely has delt with in his 4 RAAMs. Hoppy will see his doctor for a complete medical exam next Wednesday. Putting RAAM on the map in England with his finish, Hoppy plans to convince British time trial specialist Zack to ride the 2007 RAAM on a specially built tandem by Litespeed. With his never give up attitude and courageous finish, Hopkinson embodies the spirit of RAAM.
What ever happened to 220 pound good ole boy Mark Metcalfe of Texas? Starting out in the middle of the pack, he survived the Rocky Mountains, but the steeper, shorter Appalachian Mountains did him in. He wasn't in last place until Tom Rodgers dropped out (he fell way below the minimum speed of 10.52 mph) at time station #38 in Marshall, IL. Mark then held last place for the rest of his race. Mark's speed was above the minimum until he fell right on it at time station #44 in Laurelville, OH. Despite the Hocking Hills in Southeastern Ohio, Mark managed to increase his speed to 10.62 mph by time station #48 in Grafton, WV, but the brutal Appalachian Mountains in WV and MD would have the last laugh.
Between time stations #48-53, his speed would drop at each station to a final low of 10.28 in Hanover, PA. Despite RAAM headquarters staff encouraging him to continue even if it meant an unofficial finish, Metcalfe finally called it quits dropping out with just 179 miles to go. He was the 14th and final person to quit. The person who drops out with the fewest miles remaining is usually the most disappointed/devastated - having gotten so close to the finish, yet still unable to make it. Although family man Mark's dream came up 179 miles short, I am sure that all of the big, average ultracyling riders out there loved living vicariously through his shoes for 11.5 long days, and thanks to Mark's humongous effort, they have a little more hope and optimism that they too will one day get the same chance to finish RAAM that he had this year.
Team RAAM
In the two person mixed division, Team Endorphins (Shanna Armstrong is a 30 year old triathlete, and Guy Wells is a 53 year old doctor and ultracyclist) of Lubbock, TX beat out three other teams. Team Free Riders went out too hard in the heat, and dropped out after 1,300 miles in Kansas. The heat also got Guy the first two days making him feel 'sicker than a dog'. Team Grupo Guapo opened up a four hour lead on Endorphins by Colorado, but Endorphins fought back passing GG in Missouri, and pulling away to a 9 hour lead by the finish line in Atlantic City. In one 100 mile section, they gained 100 minutes on GG. They rode through 4 hours of horrendous rain in Ohio. They both ate a 90% liquid diet. They did 5-6 hour night shifts. While Guy was able to sleep fine in a moving RV, Shanna was so wired that she only slept 8 hours the entire trip. She climbed all 8 miles up Wolf Creek Pass to the Continental Divide (10,857 feet) in Colorado. Endorphins had to wait 44 minutes at a construction site near a tunnel on the Wolf Creek Pass descent. Unlike most riders, Shanna liked Kansas the most because of strong cross/headwinds there. Unable to run in RAAM, triathlete Shanna hopes to be out running in less than a week.
Finishing 9 hours behind Endorphins was Team Grupo Guapo (Iva Hradilova of San Francisco and John Wagoner of Corte Madera, CA - both 40 years old) . They did RAAM on a $5,000 shoe string budget with a 4 person crew and two (no RV vehicles. Even though John & Iva both work for Marriott Hotels and can get a room for $35 there, they still preferred to sleep in their minivan. They didn't shower the whole way across the country, and their crew only got one shower in Colorado. After John met Iva at work (Marriott) , he got her into cycling, and the RAAM bug soon struck. John plans to ride solo next year. Sleep deprivation this year was far worse than their 4 person Team Grupo Guapo in 2003. Joining John & Iva that year were Robert Brudvik and John's 14 year old son John Jr. known as Johnny. Johnny has a fatal illness called Hurler's syndrome. He has dealt with bone marrow transplants, sleep apnea, hypoglycemia, four bouts of pneumonia and numerous other ailments on his way to becoming possibly the oldest person with Hurler's syndrome. After Johnny led the ceremonial start out of San Diego, GG became a three person team. This year, GG took really short pulls especially on the hills. They couldn't care less about where the other teams were along the route.
The last team to finish was the two man Team Wisconsin (John Palmer, 34, & Matt Mason, 33) . The only team that solo winner Robic beat (except for the two teams that DNFed) , Wisconsin and crew finished in Atlantic City wearing cheese hats. They have a new found respect for all the solo riders. Starting with crates and crates of vitamins and meal replacement food, Wisconsin soon ditched them in favor of McDonalds food, which they praised. Matt's highlight of the trip came on the final night: His right foot came out of the pedal, but he saved a crash with his cleat acting as a brake - sending sparks all across the pavement for an early 4th of July celebration. John's lowlight of the trip also came the final night: In Pennsylvania around Midnight, a man waited in his car for John to ride past. As John drew near, the guy peeled out and came straight at John. Terrified, John almost hit the guard rail narrowly missing the crazed driver. Wisconsin's crew called RAAM headquarters, which notified local police, but the car was not seen again. John told me of another story earlier in the race along Interstate 40 near Flagstaff, AZ. While hallucinating, he collapsed on the paved shoulder of the highway, and accused his crew of throwing his bike down on the ground. Once awake, he jumped back on his bike - refusing to lose the battle between him and the Interstate highway.
At the awards banquet, I discovered that April Guinchard (the only woman on the self-crewed corporate 8 person Team Vern's Inc.) rode the entire 8 miles up Wolf Creek Pass to the Continental Divide in Colorado. Every solo and team finisher had their national anthem played for them on stage in Atlantic City. David Haase was even lucky enough to have Adam Ellis sing it to him, bringing his girlfriend Shanna (on his crew the whole way across this year) to tears.
Post RAAM Breakfast
Since only three solo riders finished in time for the awards banquet on Wednesday evening, a breakfast was held at the Shore Diner on Friday morning after the last finisher Chris Hopkinson arrived. In attendance were Valentin Zeller, Ben Couturier, Cat Berge, Ben Robinson, Jim Trout, Team Grupo Guapo, Team Wisconsin, and their crews. I learned of an incident with Zeller near Hermitage, Missouri at night. A blue Ford pick-up truck with 4 people in it threw gasoline on Zeller. Zeller was afraid they would be back to throw a torch at him. Race official Karl Schlederer notified local police who looked for the vehicle. I also got some stats on RAAM crew legends there. Peter Moffett on Ben Couturier's crew, just finished his 20th crew: 10 with Kish, 4 with Gerry Tatrai, 3 with Bob Fourney, and 3 with Rob Templin. Brenda Kish started her 20th crew this year with Rob, but an pneumonia kept them from reaching the finish line for the first time ever. Lee 'Fuzzy' Mitchell on Cat Berge's crew, just finished his 17th crew, and he has finished 4 person team RAAM twice emphasizing team because he knows that team is a far cry from solo RAAM.
Final results
Men's Solo 1 Jure' Robic 3051.7 9.08.48 (13.58mph) 2 Christopher MacDonald 3051.7 10.02.01 (12.61mph) 3 Fabio Biasiolo 3051.7 10.08.14 (12.29mph) 4 David Haase 3051.7 10.12.41 (12.08mph) 5 Valentin Zeller 3051.7 10.20.25 (11.72mph) 6 Pius Achermann 3051.7 11.00.26 (11.54mph) 7 Benjamin Couturier 3051.7 11.03.10 (11.42mph) 8 Alexander Gepp 3051.7 11.15.50 (10.91mph) 9 Ben Robinson 3051.7 11.17.35 (10.70mph) 10 Jim Trout 3051.7 11.21.13 (10.63mph) 11 Chris Hopkinson 3051.7 11.23.05 (10.84mph) DNF Mark Metcalfe (Medical) 2873.0 11.15.28 (10.28mph) DNF Traunmueller (Exhaustion) 2517.8 9.14.42 (10.91mph) DNF Mike Trevino (Medical) 2209.5 6.21.11 (13.38mph) DNF T. Rodgers (Missed Cutoff) 2109.7 8.23.44 (9.78mph) DNF Marko Baloh (Medical) 1634.8 5.02.32 (13.34mph) DNF Pat Autissier (Exhaustion) 1634.8 6.14.27 (10.32mph) DNF A. Colo' (Complex) 1457.7 5.09.12 (11.28mph) DNF Bob Breedlove (Accident) 1047.0 3.22.17 (11.10mph) DNF Rob Kish (Medical) 1047.0 4.05.16 (10.34mph) DNF Kevin Walsh (Medical) 941.7 4.06.04 (9.23mph) DNF Urs Koenig (Medical) 824.9 2.23.40 (11.51mph) DNF R. Arap (Missed cutoff) 635.2 2.06.17 (11.70mph) DNF John D'Elia (Exhaustion) 450.3 2.00.44 (9.24mph) DNF Dave Kees (Medical) 340.4 1.00.31 (13.88mph) Women's Solo 1 Anna Catharina Berge 3051.7 11.11.20 (11.08mph) Two Person Male 1 Team Lower Austria-Krems 3051.7 7.01.17 (18.03mph) 2 Crazy Gones 3051.7 7.11.43 (16.98mph) 3 Team 60+ 3051.7 8.13.34 (14.85mph) 4 Team Wisconsin 3051.7 9.14.49 (13.22mph) DNF Citta' Della (Medical) 1047.0 3.11.08 (12.59mph) Two Person Mixed 1 Team Endorphins 3051.7 8.17.36 (14.56mph) 2 Grupo Guapo 3051.7 9.01.51 (14.01mph) DNF Free Riders (Logistics) 1305.5 3.23.31 (13.67mph) Four Person Male 1 Beaver Creek Team-Vail 3051.7 5.18.15 (22.07mph) 2 Team Schaffhausen 3051.7 5.22.56 (21.35mph) 3 Kern Wheelmen / Advocare 3051.7 6.04.06 (20.61mph) 4 Team Inspiration GB 3051.7 6.16.52 (18.97mph) 5 Webcor Builders Endurance 3051.7 6.19.16 (18.69mph) 6 Team 3V 3051.7 6.22.12 (18.36mph) 7 Mucho Gusto Team 3051.7 6.23.13 (18.25mph) 8 Team Give Life 3051.7 7.14.39 (16.71mph) Four Person Female 1 Roaring Fork Volvo B2B Divas 3051.7 7.00.42 (18.09mph) Four Person Mixed 1 Team Cheniere's 3051.7 6.20.57 (18.50mph) 2 Landis Team Phoenix 3051.7 6.23.27 (18.22mph) Four Person HPV 1 ALS-Bacchetta 3051.7 6.03.26 (20.70mph) 2 Team JDRF VeloKraft 3051.7 6.15.46 (19.10mph) Corporate Challenge 1 Team Insight 3051.7 6.11.33 (19.62mph) 2 Team Donate Life 3051.7 6.15.28 (19.14mph) 3 The Vern's Inc. Team 3051.7 7.10.05 (17.14mph) 4 Team Dry Heat 3051.7 7.15.12 (16.66mph) 24 Hour Corporate Challenge 1 Clif Bar Team 492.8 0.23.23 (21.07mph) 2 Swami's/Raceplan 492.8 1.01.26 (19.38mph) 3 Kaiser Permanente R2R 492.8 1.02.35 (18.54mph) 4 JMI Rookies 492.8 1.05.46 (16.56mph) 5 Team Bicycling San Diego 492.8 1.05.52 (16.50mph)
