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Amgen Classic - NE
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, April 1, 2006
Photography
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- The TEAm Lipton girls of Lara Kroepsch, Laura Van Guilder & Liza Rachetto were relaxed and hamming it up at the start
- Laura Van Guilder (TEAm Lipton) hammers the front of the pack with her teammates close by
- Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Cooking Light) launches an attack
- Jose Manuel Garcia (Toyota-United Pro) is very focused
- Tony Cruz (Toyota-United Pro)
- Tony Cruz (Toyota-United Pro) leads the doomed break with just a few laps to go
- Karl Bordine (Labor Power) skunks everybody at the line
Images by Steve Cohen/www.sportshooter.com/STEVEC
- The women’s podium (l-r): Rachel O'Connell, Laura Van Gilder and Nichole Wangsgard
- Victory Brewing Co checks out the competition
- Victory Brewing Co kept things together in the peloton
- The peloton charges up the hill
- Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Cooking Light) breaks away and shows the strain
- Kristen Lasasso (TEAm Lipton) hangs right in with Colorado Premier Training
- Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton) takes the win
- The TEAm Lipton girls with race winner Laura Van Gilder
Results
Category 1 men 1 Karl Bordine (Labor Power) 2 Alejandro Acton (Targettraining cycling) 3 Daniel Ramsey (Successfulliving.com Presented by Parkpre) 4 Antonio Cruz (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 5 Shawn Milne (Navigators Insurance Cycling Team) 6 Caleb Manion (Jelly Belly) 7 Frank Pipp (TARGETRAINING Cycling Team) 8 Daniel Schmatz (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 9 Paul Che (Helens/Trek/VW) 10 Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 11 Kyle Gritters (UCI PCT: Health Net presented by Maxxis) 12 Matthew Rice (Jelly Belly) 13 Kayle Leo (Grande Kahala LaGrange) 14 - 15 Patrick Briggs (California Giant/Village Peddler Elite) 16 Garrett Peltonen (Health Net presented by Maxxis) 17 Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 18 Peter Andersen (Hi-Tech Bikes/Star Fish) 19 Jeremiah Wiscovitch (Successfulliving.com Presented by Parkpre) 20 Wesley Hartman (TARGETRAINING Cycling Team) Category 1 women 1 Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton) 2 Nichole Wangsgard (Colorado Premier Training-Colnago Womens) 3 Rachel O'connell (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 4 Dotsie Bausch (Cooking Light Womens Cycling Team) 5 Jennifer Wilson (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 6 Kara Vidaca (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 7 Pamela Schuster (Helens/Trek/VW) 8 Melodie Metzger (McGuire Cycling Team) 9 Brenda Lyons (Victory Cycling) 10 Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) 11 Liza Rachetto (TEAm Lipton) 12 Lisa Sweenen 13 Miranda Duff (Colorado Premier Training-Colnago Womens) 14 Laura Bowles (Victory Cycling) 15 Lea Adams (Helens/Trek/VW) 16 Cheryl Roth (Helens/Trek/VW) 17 Laura Yoisten (Victory Brewing Co) 18 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 19 Jane Ziegler (Velo Bella-Kona) 20 Kristen Lasasso (TEAm Lipton) Category 3 men 1 Thomas (Tommy) Robles (Velo Allegro) 2 David Raker (Santa Clarita Velo) 3 Rudolfo (Rudy) (Eugenio First Team Staffing Group Cycling Team) 4 Aaron Wimberley (First Team Staffing Group Cycling Team) 5 Jon Stark (Big Orange Racing) 6 Daniel Leberger (High Desert Cycling Club) 7 Waylon Smith 8 Randall Broussard (Kahala LaGrange) 9 Dillon Clapp (Unattached) 10 Greg Wootton (Kahala LaGrange) 11 Steve Landry (DeWalt Racing) 12 Reginald Saldana (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 13 Adam Blanchard (Unattached) 14 Theodore Saville (Camarillo Bike Company) 15 Shawn Fluken (Santa Clarita Velo) 16 Thomas Fitzgibbon (Kahala LaGrange) 17 William Ralph (Amgen Cycling Club) 18 Christopher Chouteau (South Bay Wheelmen) 19 Coby Horton (Central Valley Cycling) 20 William Hammock (Santa Clarita Velo) Category 3 women 1 Neva Day (South Bay Wheelmen) 2 Christina Lyons (Amgen Cycling Club) 3 Morgan Kapp (Unattached) 4 Heidi Horton (Velo Bella-Kona) 5 Susan Thompson (South Bay Wheelmen) 6 Kate Gracheck (Team Kenda Tire) 7 Sue Skarin (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 8 Carine Bester (Kahala LaGrange) 9 Elaine Park (United Cycling Club) 10 Megan Cordes (Rock Solid Cycling) 11 Dorothy Brown (South Bay Wheelmen) Category 4 men 1 George Barthel (Paramount Racing) 2 Jose Blanco (Kahala LaGrange) 3 Scott Miller (Citrus Valley Velo) 4 Brandon Keene (Scary Fast Racing) 5 John Van (Mannekes Amgen Cycling Club) 6 Jim Moore (Team Red) 7 Jehangir Wadia (Hi-Tech Bikes/Star Fish) 8 Ethan Ede (Paramount Racing) 9 Alejandro Valdivia (Major Motion) 10 Fabian Valdivia (Unattached) 11 Joseph Chappell (Cadence/Parkpre) 12 Daniel Onorato (Team Red) 13 Jeffrey Nichols (Bike Barn Racing Team) 14 Norberto Galvan (Unattached) 15 Jason Brayley (Citrus Valley Velo) 16 Matthew Baxter (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 17 Rustin Marion (Citrus Valley Velo) 18 Brian Weaver (ie Bikes Racing/CA Pools) 19 Bart Abriol (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 20 Peter Whitwell (Team Red) Category 5 men 1 David Perez (Unattached) 2 Manuel Castillo (Bike Barn Racing Team) 3 Rafael Lopez (Unattached) 4 Eric Norbut (ie Bikes Racing/CA Pools) 5 Ray Hahn (Amgen) 6 Geoff Gray (Echelon Santa Barbara) 7 Robert Carr (Unattached) 8 Sang Vu (Unattached) 9 James Anderson (Team Red) 10 Omar Axt (South Bay Wheelmen) 11 Rick Trevino (Camarillo Bike Company) 12 Steven Kurland (Amgen) 13 Chad Stoehr (Easton/Specialized) 14 Johnny Chan (Unattached) 15 John Distefano (Unattached) 16 Kevin Okura (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 17 Jimmy Ly (Unattached) 18 Blanco Joaquin (Kahala LaGrange) 19 Micah Cloteaux (Major Motion Cycling Club) 20 Bobby Langin Masters 35+ 1 Jason Bausch (Labor Power) 2 Richard Meeker (Discovery Channel AMD Masters Cycling) 3 Dan Vogt (Sonance/Specialized) 4 Thurlow Rogers (Sonance/Specialized) 5 Stephen Larsen (Labor Power) 6 Faustino Riveron Jr. (Cycles Veloce) 7 John Slover (Sotheby's/Helen's) 8 Mark Scott (Team Helens) 9 Aron Gadhia (Kahala LaGrange) 10 John Wike (Labor Power) 11 Dennis King (California Raisins/Central Coast Masters Cycling Team) 12 Ronnie Kier (Central Valley Cycling) 13 Mark Fennell (Simply Fit/Action Sports) 14 Christian Walker (Labor Power) 15 Kevin Cox (Amgen Cycling Club) 16 Richard Cimadoro (Amgen Cycling Club) 17 Kalman Szkalak (UC Cyclery) 18 Roger Worthington (Labor Power) 19 Michael Anderson (PaulTracy.com) 20 Henry Schnepf (Sonance/Specialized) Masters 45+ 1 Thurlow Rogers (Sonance/Specialized) 2 Keith Ketterer (Sonance/Specialized) 3 Christian Walker (Labor Power) 4 Christopher Hipp (Labor Power) 5 Steven Strickler (Sonance/Specialized) 6 Jay Wolkoff (Sonance/Specialized) 7 Malcolm Hill (Sonance/Specialized) 8 Mark Fennell (Simply Fit/Action Sports) 9 Faustino Riveron Jr. (Cycles Veloce) 10 Lawrence Shannon (Labor Power) 11 Rick Skalak (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 12 William Ralph (Amgen Cycling Club) 13 Henry Schnepf (Sonance/Specialized) 14 Roger Worthington (Labor Power) 15 Fred Hoblit (Sonance/Specialized) 16 Michael Mueller (Sonance/Specialized) 17 Tim Black (Sonance/Specialized) 18 Butch Stinton (Acme Racing) 19 Brad House (BikePalace/KellerWilliams/BackOnTrack) 20 Gary Wall (Team Simple Green) Masters 55+ 1 Douglas Knox (Time Factory Team) 2 John Rubcic (Sun Coast Velo) 3 Gregg Stern (Cynergy Cycles) 4 Ronald Skarin (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 5 Donald Davidson (Citrus Valley Velo) 6 George Chester (Amgen Cycling Club) 7 Robert Barney (UC Cyclery) 8 Ben Maciel 9 Glenn Town (Simply Fit/Action Sports) 10 Steve Close (Team Red) 11 Cully White (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 12 William Carvin (velo avanti) 13 Bruce Steele (South Bay Wheelmen) 14 Cary Alpert (South Bay Wheelmen) 15 Raphael Gomez (South Bay Wheelmen) 16 Michael Edwards (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) Masters 60+ 1 P (Fritz) (Tomasello Team Edge Cyclesports) 2 A Mario Seri (Velo Club La Grange Westwood) 3 John Mckee (Paramount Racing) 4 Steve Close (Team Red) 5 Robert Llamas (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 6 Vicente Gomez (South Bay Wheelmen) 7 Michael Edwards (Merrill Lynch/Bicycle John's) 8 Charles Goldstein (unattached) Jr Women 10-12 1 Emily Moore (Lightning Velo) 2 Alexis Ryan (Scary Fast Racing) 3 Natalie Acosta (United Cycling Club) Jr men 17-18 1 Miguel Montes (United Cycling Club) 2 Regino Reynoso (United Cycling Club) 3 Matt Skarin (Major Motion Cycling Club) 4 Norberto Galvan (Unattached) Jr men 15-16 1 Jose Blanco (Kahala LaGrange) 2 Joshua Courtney (United Cycling Club) 3 Natalie Acosta (United Cycling Club) 4 Morgan Ryan (Scary Fast Racing) 5 Ian Moir (Major Motion Cycling Club) Jr men 13-14 1 Ben Bertiger (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 2 Jonathan Acosta (Colavita Racing) 3 Davis Mefford (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 4 Joel Acosta (Major Motion Cycling Club) 5 Tucker Weiss (Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling) 6 Griffin Stone (Central Valley Cycling) Jr men 10-12 1 Bryan Galvan (Unattached) 2 Erik Volotzky (Major Motion Cycling Club) 3 Jeremy Neilson (Bike Barn Racing Team) 4 N Keating (Mefford Bicycle Johns Serious Cycling)
