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Tour of Connecticut - NE
USA, May 20-22, 2005
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Stage 3 - May 22: Torrington-Torrington, 137 miles
McCormack uncorks win in Connecticut finale
Navigators hold lead until final kilometers
By Mark Zalewski in Torrington, Connecticut
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How difficult is it to keep a fifty-five second lead? Well, that depends. If it's a 220km stage through rolling-to-mountainous country with some inclines kicking up to 18-22%, in cold and rainy weather... then pretty damn hard. And as Vasilli Davidenko and his Navigators Insurance teammates found out, three-peating in the Tour of Connecticut was just a little too much, even for the powerful Continental Pro team. In the wings all three days was defending champion Mark McCormack and his Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home team, waiting for the right moment to pounce -- and he did so in the closing kilometers to take the final stage and the overall win.
"The Navigators did a great job controlling the race all day, but it's a big test for any team," said McCormack. "I just had to seize an opportunity when it presented itself." And that opportunity did not come until the race returned from a 190km tour through the very-rolling hills of northwest Connecticut. But the veteran racer from New England remembered this course, and just bided his time until he saw a weakness.
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"All day, it was cold and raining really hard," said Davidenko. "I was wearing the rain jacket most of the day. By the end we had no energy left. And in a key moment, if you make one mistake, it is over." That mistake was letting McCormack slip away on the third of ten 8km finishing circuits. "I was waiting," explained McCormack. "I saw [the Navigators] struggle with the first turn. I was feeling really good, so I knew it was time to attack."
With him went Todd Wells, a good mountain biker and cyclocross rider most of the year, trying his legs on the pavement for a change. With McCormack a top cyclocross rider as well, the two were familiar with each other and quickly built a thirty-second lead. "Mark said [the race] usually stays together until the circuits," said Wells. "And he's won this race before, so if anyone would know..."
While this posed a threat to Davidenko's lead, it was not finished yet. The breakaway pair still needed to last another six laps of a technical and flat circuit -- and with three Navigators, Louder, Davidenko and Grichkine blowing out everything to keep the break under a minute.
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However, the previous 200km today combined with two hard stage wins back-to-back, would be too much for any team. McCormack and Wells grew their lead to over a minute, with McCormack taking the sprint and the yellow jersey.
How it unfolded
With a forecast of showers and a high of 55 Fahrenheit, the riders of the Tour of Connecticut knew they had a long day in the saddle ahead of them. Leaving from the finish city of Torrington, the race took a counterclockwise route north towards Massachusetts and then east towards New York, before returning to Torrington for ten action-packed 4.2 mile circuits.
Riders who raced this course in the past knew what was on the menu -- a lot of up and down, with the ups steep and the roads ranging from four lane highway to tight one-lane covered bridge. From early on it was Alejandro Acton (North Atlantic Velo-Pedros) insisting on pushing the pace. The Argentinean rode off the front four times before finally getting some help from other riders to make a break actually stick. At mile 34, he along with Bruno Langlois (Jittery Joes-Kalahari) and Bryan Smith (TIAA/CREF), held a slight gap of around twenty seconds.
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By the time the trio made it to the feed zone at mile 42, the gap was up to only thirty seconds. Then disaster struck Langlois. Exiting the feed, the three riders were single file, with Langlois following Smith's wheel. When Smith tried to discard his feed bag, the wind and strap worked together to blow the bag behind him and into the front wheel of Langlois. With some quick reaction and good bike handling, the French-Canadian managed to stay upright and slowed to a stop. But with only a slight gap, the other two riders had no choice but to leave him behind. The mishap cost Langlois his position and the field eventually reeled him in.
This left two on the front, and this pair worked well together for the next twenty-two miles over rolling terrain. The pace at the back was all Navigators Insurance, content to let the young-ones have their day in the rain on the front for a while. Then at mile 64, the steeps got even steeper as the first KOM approached, with a exceptionally bad stretch of climb kicking up for about 750 meters. A gap formed between a slowing Acton and Smith. Smith waited for a moment, and upon seeing the strain on the Argentinean's face, decided he needed to go it alone.
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Smith rode on taking maximum points over KOM #1, while the rest of the field shed a lot of deadweight on the same climb, now more than two minutes behind. A few chase groups formed at times over the next twenty miles, with representation from Navigators Insurance, Jittery Joes-Kalahari, Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home, Subway, and Webcor. But as the chase group rode farther away from the field, Smith kept increasing his lead, pedaling well over the rollers in between the climbs. His lead topped out at more than five minutes after 70 miles, and the rider knew he had a shot at the KOM jersey.
"I knew I had a shot after the first KOM," said Smith. "This was a big objective for us. There's no tomorrow here, so it's like bury it as much as you can to get it." The young Wisconsin native soldiered on, with director Jonathan Vaughters looking after him from the team car.
Up the final KOM, Smith began to show some fatigue, winding from side to side up the steepest portions. Behind him the field moved quicker, eating up the chase group and closing the gap to under three minutes. Undeterred, Smith kept going, even with the KOM jersey locked up, hoping for a shot at maintaining a lead onto the circuits. When asked by Cyclingnews when he knew his number was up, he replied, "About ten miles after the last KOM -- the course was just too hard."
111 miles into the race, just four miles short of entering the Torrington circuits, Smith was caught. And as usual, a counterattack launched off on a long downhill section. Three riders, March Collard (Webcor Builders), Glen Mitchell (Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada) and Eugene Boronow (GS Mengoni) flew down into the town, topping more than forty m.p.h. through winding, narrow roads.
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Behind them, Navigators Insurance was still setting the pace, albeit a lot quicker now. This pace caught the counterattack on the first lap of the circuit. Then, on the next lap, McCormack made his move, followed by Wells. The two opened up a gap that never shrank, with Vasilli Davidenko and his team running on empty.
Down the final long straight, McCormack forced Wells to lead. Sitting on his wheel, McCormack easily came around him at 200 meters and sat up to celebrate his repeat win, while the crowd counted the seconds to the field.
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- Tim Johnson (Jittery Joe's) , wired to go up the road.
- The attacks were numerous...
- Alejandro Acton was the main instigator.
- And there goes Alejandro again - this time with Craig Lewis.
- But this was the break that stuck.
- After an incident with a musette, Bruno Langlois returned to the field and left Smith and Alejandro alone in the break.
- Oops. Sorry, Bruno.
- TIAA-CREF mechanic, Kevin Grove ensures that Smith stays away for the KOM title.
- Bryan Smith soloing to the last KOM.
- Am I there yet?
- After Bryan Smith's solo effort Todd Wells and Mark McCormack make the winning move.
- Eagerly anticipating the finish.
- Navigators trying to right the ship...
- ...but in the end they were sunk by Mark McCormack.
- The Podium - Todd Wells (Capital Velo), Mark McCormack (Colavita) and Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita)
- All the leaders' jerseys.
- Bryan Smith, in the KOM jersey.
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com
- Rain greeted the racers at the start of stage three in Torrington, Connecticut.
- Clear plastic was the fashion of the day for just about everyone.
- The early break of three -- Alejandro Acton (North Atlantic Velo-Pedros), Bruno Langlois (Jittery Joe's-Kalahari) and Bryan Smith (TIAA/CREF).
- The trio arrive at the first feed zone intact and with about thirty seconds on the field.
- The wet conditions meant normally simple tasks were a challenge.
- Bryan Smith (TIAA/CREF) attempts to discard his feed bag but the wind and strap catches his hand, causing the bag to fly backwards toward Bruno Langlois (Jittery Joes-Kalahari).
- Smith's feed bag gets caught in Langlois' front wheel shredding to pieces and jamming the Jittery Joe's-Kalahari rider's front wheel.
- With a bit of luck and skillful bike handling Langlois keeps it upright while Smith tries to apologize.
- After some help from Mavic Neutral Support Langlois gets underway again --though with such a small gap to the field the other two riders had to push on, leaving the French-Canadian dangling in no-man's land. And thanks to the fine folks of Mavic for giving us a ride this weekend!
- Sprint leader Sebastian Alexandre (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) stays comfortable near the front of the peloton.
- Down to two riders, Smith and Acton power ahead, increasing their lead to more than two minutes.
- As the roads begin to seriously tilt upwards (with some sections easily 18% grade) Smith rides comfortably in the lead with Acton, understandably tired from four attempts at a breakaway earlier in the day, hangs on.
- On the first KOM Acton finally pops and Smith decides to go it alone.
- We've all been there. The short but wicked-steep (said in a New England accent) sections of the climbs are too much for some tired legs.
- Alone at last -- Smith winds his way through northern Connecticut while stopped motorists see what all the fuss is about.
- We're pretty sure Smith isn't going to violate this ordinance -- though his legs must feel like they weigh at least ten tons.
- More winding roads as Smith gets out of the saddle as he sees the KOM jersey in sight.
- On his way to a KOM jersey Smith gets a professional hand-up from veteran racer-turned stunt car driver Jonathan Vaughters.
- Into the finishing circuits Mark McCormack (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) attacks the field in a final attempt to make up the fifty-five second gap between him and race leader Vasilli Davidenko. Mountain biker and cyclocross crossover Todd Wells (Capital Velo) joins
- Jeff Louder (Navigators Insurance) leads his team captain and race leader Vasilli Davidenko around the ten-laps of finishing circuits, while teammate Oleg Grichkine waits for his turn on the front.
- GT mountain biker Todd Wells (Capital Velo) takes a turn a the front, trying to push the gap to over a minute, insuring one of the two will take the yellow jersey away from Davidenko.
- Into the final lap, Oleg Grichkine (Navigators Insurance) drives it hard as the team watches their fifty-five second lead vanish in a matter of minutes. Mark McCormack's teammates begin to pounce as the best young rider Lucas Euser (Webcor Builders) stays near the front to protect his jersey.
- Down the final 500 meters the road racing veteran Mark McCormack (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) easily takes the sprint away from Todd Wells (Capital Velo) -- though second place overall is quite a showing for the mountain biking specialist.
- After a look back at Davidenko Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) already knows in his mind that teammate Mark McCormack has enough to take the final yellow jersey.
- Stage three podium (l to r) - Todd Wells (Capital Velo), Mark McCormack (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) and Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home).
- Final GC (l to r) - Todd Wells (Capital Velo), Marck McCormack (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) and Vasilli Davidenko (Navigators Insurance).
- Final classification winners -- KOM: Bryan Smith (TIAA/CREF), GC: Mark McCormak (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home), Best Young Rider: Lucas Euser (Webcor Builders) and Best Sprinter: Sebastian Alexandre (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home).
Results
1 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 5.43.00 2 Todd Wells (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports 3 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 1.03 4 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders 1.07 5 Jason Allen (USA) McGuire-Langdale 6 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 7 Anthony Colby (USA) TARGETRAINING 8 Peter Baker (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 9 Erik Saunders (USA) McGuire-Langdale 10 Greg Wolf (USA) TARGETRAINING 11 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders 12 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF 13 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 14 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 15 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 16 Craig Lewis (USA) TIAA-CREF 17 Josh Dillon (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 18 Timothy Duggan (USA) TIAA-CREF 19 Tim Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 20 Johs Huseby (USA) Fiordifrutta 21 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada 22 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 23 Mike Dietrich (USA) Fiordifrutta 24 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 25 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 26 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 27 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 28 James Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders 29 Dan Bowman (USA) TIAA-CREF 30 Thad Dulin (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 1.16 31 Alec Donahue (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 1.19 32 Matt White (USA) Fiordifrutta 1.55 33 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders 2.03 34 Bernard van Ulden (USA) Webcor Builders 2.21 35 Marc Anderson (USA) TARGETRAINING 3.14 36 Bill Elliston (USA) TARGETRAINING 37 Eugene Boronow (USA) GS Mengoni 38 Roger Aspholm (Fin) Champion System Racing 39 Eric Kinney (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 40 Alexandre Cloutier (Can) Volkswagen-TREK 41 Justin Spinelli (USA) TARGETRAINING 42 Patrick Dunaway (USA) McGuire-Langdale 43 Ted Huang (USA) Webcor Builders 44 David John Tonks (GBr) Champion System Racing 4.00 45 Robbie King (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 46 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Volkswagen-TREK 47 Dan Timmerman (USA) Fiordifrutta 48 Ryan Blickem (USA) TARGETRAINING 4.30 49 Yahor Buben (USA) CCB-Volkswagen 5.00 50 Joseph Moody (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 51 Andrew Knight (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 52 Marc Collard (USA) Webcor Builders 53 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 54 Shawn Milne (USA) Navigators Insurance 55 Matt Kraus (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 5.30 56 Zachary Walker (USA) McGuire-Langdale 6.00 57 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 6.30 58 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology 8.00 59 Brad Viera (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 60 Zak Grabowski (USA) TIAA-CREF 61 Patrick Walsh (USA) CCB-Volkswagen 20.45 62 Sebastian Alexandre (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 22.43 63 Mike Norton (USA) Team Nerac.com presented by Banknorth 64 Johnny Hayes (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology 27.36 65 Russ Langley (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 31.20 66 Josh Taylor (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 67 Colin Beardsley (USA) McGuire-Langdale 68 Jonny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari DNF Jon Hamblen (USA) Fiordifrutta DNF Phil Wong (USA) Fiordifrutta DNF Chris Rozdilsky (USA) Fiordifrutta DNF Alexandre Lavallée (Can) Volkswagen-TREK DNF Jean Sebastien Maheau (Can) Volkswagen-TREK DNF Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen-TREK DNF Oleg Grichkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance DNF Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance DNF Kyle Wamsley (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On DNF Ryan DeWald (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On DNF John Delong (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On DNF Matt Crane (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On DNF Stefano Barberi (USA) TIAA-CREF DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada DNF Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada DNF Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada DNF Jason Baer (USA) Louis Garneau Racing DNF Dan Greenfield (USA) Louis Garneau Racing DNF Christian Foster (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari DNF Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari DNF Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari DNF Ryan McKenzie (Can) SUBWAY DNF Nathanial Cornelius (USA) SUBWAY DNF Peter Femal (USA) SUBWAY DNF Kevin Vanes (USA) SUBWAY DNF Adam Hodges Myerson (USA) Team Nerac.com presented by Bankno DNF Dave Werling (USA) Team Nerac.com presented by Banknorth DNF Amos Brumble (USA) CCB-Volkswagen DNF Jake Hollenbach (USA) CCB-Volkswagen DNF Alaisandr Bialiauski (USA) CCB-Volkswagen DNF Shawn Forsyth (USA) CCB-Volkswagen DNF Tony Settle (USA) Champion System Racing DNF Jerry Kapko (USA) Champion System Racing DNF Jason Beerman (USA) Champion System Racing DNF JP Partland (USA) Champion System Racing DNF John Chiu (HKg) Champion System Racing DNF Michael McGinley (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports DNF Peter Petrillo (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports DNF Stephen Badger (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology DNF Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology DNF Craig Upton (NZl) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology DNF Jason Bremer (USA) GS Mengoni DNF Lisban Quintero (USA) GS Mengoni DNF Scott Kasin (USA) GS Mengoni DNF Trent Sullivan (USA) GS Mengoni DNF Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) TARGETRAINING DNF Ben Peters (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Gregory Montello (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Logan Hodson (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Jonathan Bruno (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Luke Krisch (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Tim Unkert (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF John Funk (USA) Independent Fabrication DNF Alejandro Acton (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros Sprint #1 1 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 5 pts Sprint #2 1 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 5 pts KOM #1 1 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 10 pts 2 Alejandro Acton (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 6 3 Timothy Duggan (USA) TIAA-CREF 3 KOM #2 1 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 10 pts 2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 6 3 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 3 KOM #3 1 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 10 pts 2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 6 3 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF 3 1 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 8.23.14 2 Todd Wells (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports 0.04 3 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 0.36 4 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 0.40 5 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.44 6 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada 0.48 7 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders 1.19 8 Peter Baker (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 9 Mike Dietrich (USA) Fiordifrutta 10 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 11 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders 12 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF 13 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 14 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 15 James Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders 1.26 16 Tim Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 2.57 17 Anthony Colby (USA) TARGETRAINING 3.09 18 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 19 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Volkswagen-TREK 4.12 20 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 5.12 21 Bernard van Ulden (USA) Webcor Builders 5.52 22 Timothy Duggan (USA) TIAA-CREF 6.55 23 Dan Bowman (USA) TIAA-CREF 24 Roger Aspholm (Fin) Champion System Racing 8.12 25 Ted Huang (USA) Webcor Builders 26 Justin Spinelli (USA) TARGETRAINING 9.02 27 Dan Timmerman (USA) Fiordifrutta 12.06 28 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 12.24 29 Johs Huseby (USA) Fiordifrutta 30 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders 13.20 31 Matt White (USA) Fiordifrutta 14.06 32 Robbie King (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 14.23 33 Marc Collard (USA) Webcor Builders 16.17 34 Shawn Milne (USA) Navigators Insurance 35 Andrew Knight (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 17.11 36 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 17.20 37 Erik Saunders (USA) McGuire-Langdale 17.24 38 Greg Wolf (USA) TARGETRAINING 39 Craig Lewis (USA) TIAA-CREF 40 Josh Dillon (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 41 Thad Dulin (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 17.33 42 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 17.47 43 Marc Anderson (USA) TARGETRAINING 18.55 44 Jason Allen (USA) McGuire-Langdale 19.30 45 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 46 Bill Elliston (USA) TARGETRAINING 19.31 47 Patrick Dunaway (USA) McGuire-Langdale 48 Zak Grabowski (USA) TIAA-CREF 20.11 49 Yahor Buben (USA) CCB-Volkswagen 20.41 50 Ryan Blickem (USA) TARGETRAINING 20.47 51 Joseph Moody (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 21.17 52 Eric Kinney (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 21.37 53 Matt Kraus (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 21.47 54 David John Tonks (GBr) Champion System Racing 22.23 55 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology 24.17 56 Eugene Boronow (USA) GS Mengoni 32.55 57 Alexandre Cloutier (Can) Volkswagen-TREK 58 Patrick Walsh (USA) CCB-Volkswagen 32.56 59 Mike Norton (USA) Team Nerac.com presented by Banknorth 38.24 60 Sebastian Alexandre (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 39.00 61 Jonny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 42.37 62 Zachary Walker (USA) McGuire-Langdale 43.11 63 Johnny Hayes (USA) CRCA-Sakonnet Technology 43.53 64 Josh Taylor (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 47.37 65 Colin Beardsley (USA) McGuire-Langdale 66 Alec Donahue (USA) Louis Garneau Racing 48.30 67 Russ Langley (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 49.43 68 Brad Viera (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On 55.11 Sprint GC 1 Sebastian Alexandre (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 15 pts 2 Timothy Duggan (USA) TIAA-CREF 10 3 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 5 3 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 5 3 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 5 Mountains GC 1 Bryan Smith (USA) TIAA-CREF 30 pts 2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari 25 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada 16 4 Timothy Duggan (USA) TIAA-CREF 13 5 Alejandro Acton (USA) North Atlantic Velo-Pedros 6 5 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 6 5 Dan Timmerman (USA) Fiordifrutta 6 8 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 3 8 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home 3 8 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF 3 8 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 3
