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Tour of Shenandoah - NE
USA, April 25-30, 2006
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Stage 2 - April 25: Harrisonburg criterium, 30 miles
Timmerman tops stage 2 as Zirbel maintains overall
The evening of day one saw a continuation of excellent spring weather conditions for the 6pm start of stage 2, a 27-lap criterium race on a 1.1 mile circuit that amounted to a 30-mile race past the shops and restaurants located around downtown Harrisonburg’s historic Court Square.
Fiorafrutta’s Dan Timmerman of Clay, New York, credited his domestiques for helping him avoid a crash in the last turn of the last lap and find the lead to the finish in 1:07:14. A ten second sprint bonus placed Timmerman on top of the close pack of riders, most of who finished with the same time of 1:07:14. “I’m not so much of a crit rider; I’m more of a climber,” Timmerman said as he explained how his teammates protected him from peril.
Timmerman was obviously referring to his teammate Michael Cody of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, who was involved in the crash. The resulting ruby-red road rash on Cody’s lower left leg demonstrated the reason why cyclists shave their legs. “Sometimes it takes the littlest things to throw you off,” said Cody as he described how a minor bump with another rider ended up in a messy entanglement and a trip to the medic van. “I would’ve liked to have been up there [in the lead], but we’re here to protect Dan [Timmerman],” said Cody. What was the price of protecting the team leader? “Zero pain,” Cody said when a medic asked if his fleshy, street-burned leg hurt. “Well, it’ll hurt in the shower,” he admitted.
One of Byvik Financial Services – Trek/VW’s riders took a tumble in the crash too, according to the team’s leader Jeremiah Bishop. Bishop said he got bumped himself during the crash, which knocked off his chain. Whether it was quick thinking or the reflexes he’s honed as a top mountain biker, Bishop reset his chain on the fly and finished 43rd with the same time as the winner,1:07:14.
Rite Aid’s Canadian track star Zach Bell finished second in 1:07:14, scoring a five-second time bonus in one of the course’s 200 metre sprint zones. “It was pretty crazy, a lot of team fighting at the front,” said Bell, describing the aggressive finish. Bell said he was glad his team “had enough juice,” and added that, “The crowd was great. It kept the energy high.”
Third place Buck Miller, of Fiorafrutta complimented his teammate Josh Dillon of Stowe, Vermont, for sitting in front of the pack and doing much of the work during the race, especially as the wind picked up. Miller, who hails from Bethel, Connecticut, had a finishing time of 1:07:14 and a four second sprint bonus.
Tom Zirbel retained his lead in the general classification. Zirbel finished stage 2 in 14th place in the shared time if 1:07:14 while earning a five second sprint bonus. At the end of day one, Zirbel’s GC time was 1:13:24, just 14 seconds ahead of Timmerman, who moved up to second place overall with a total time of 1:13:38 after two stages.
After a long day of hard riding, riders spoke well of the opening day of the Tour of Shenandoah. “The field is getting better each year, said Buck Miller. “It could become one of the country’s biggest races,” Miller said, crediting a tough course for some great racing. The course gets even tougher tomorrow with Stage 3’s 101-mile endurance battle in the mountains between Staunton and the legendary Homestead resort.
Photography
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Images by Bill McCarrick
- Ian Ayers (Byvik Financial Services presents TrekVW) in different colors for a week
- The Fiordifrutta Team made their presence felt during the Crit
- LSV-Kelly Benefit Strategies string out the field early
- Zack Bell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) would eventually take the field sprint for second
- Jeremiah Bishop (Byvik Financial Services presents TrekVW) patiently waits for the Mountain stages to begin
- R Murio (LSVKelly Benefit Strategies) has another go fo LSVKelly Benefit Strategies
- Mark Harman (Byvik Financial Services presents TrekVW) is another hired gun for Jeremiah Bishop
- The pace remained high all evening
- Fiordifrutta started to up the pace in the final laps
- Fiordifrutta powers the peloton
- A pair of Fiordifrutta riders pulled clear
- Dan Timmerman (Fiordifrutta) hangs on for the win
- Dan Timmerman (Fiordifrutta) celebrates
Results
1 Dan Timmerman (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 1.07.14 2 Zach Bell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 3 Buck Miller (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 4 Bill Short (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 5 Todd Yezefski (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 6 Brad Viera (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 7 Jacob Rytlewski (Priority Health Cycling Team) 8 Predrag Prokic (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 9 Alberto Blanco (G.S.MENGONI USA) 10 Elliot Gaunt (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 11 Jake Hollenbach (CCB / Volkswagen) 12 Amos Brumble (CCB / Volkswagen) 13 Alaisandr( Sasha) Bialiausk (CCB / Volkswagen) 14 Tom Zirbel (Priority Health Cycling Team) 15 Russell Langley (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 16 Bruno Langlois (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 17 Christopher Jones (Champion System) 18 Eddy Hilger (Priority Health Cycling Team) 19 Eugene Boronow (G.S.MENGONI USA) 20 Hugh Moran (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 21 - 22 Nick Waite (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 23 Ben King (Hot Tubes Development Team - TRI DIM) 24 Justin Spinelli (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 25 Gavriel Epstein (G.S.MENGONI USA) 26 Andrew Wulfkuhle (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 27 Greg Wolf (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 28 Joe Whitman (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 29 Charles Pendry (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 30 Cameron Hughes (ItalPasta) 31 Michael Norton (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 32 Jered Gruber (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 33 Scott Jackson (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 34 Norman Zellers (Health Delivery Inc/Giant) 35 Ian Ayers (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 36 Sam Schultz (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 37 Viktor Laza (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 38 Matt Cooke (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 39 Gabriel Larrea (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 40 Ryan Roth (Team R.A.C.E.) 41 - 42 Craig Snydal (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 43 Josh Dillon (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 44 John DeLong (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 45 Peter Penzell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 46 - 47 Christoph Herby (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 48 Nick Shafer (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 49 Sonke Thiel (Team Ideal Tile/Wendy's/Liquid Lightning) 50 Jerry (Jay) Charles (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 51 - 52 Dan Cassidy (CCB / Volkswagen) 53 Matt White (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 54 Andy Applegate (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 55 Jeremiah Bishop (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 56 Phil Riggio (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 57 James Camut (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 58 Peter Penzell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 59 John Hanson (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 60 Nate Buyon (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 61 Sean Barrie (Rockville Harley-Davidson/Silver Cycles) 62 Larry Perera (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 63 Derek McMaster (ItalPasta) 64 Scott Stewart (Priority Health Cycling Team) 65 Graham Howard (Priority Health Cycling Team) 66 Dan Maggiacomo (ItalPasta) 67 Cameron Fox (Encino Velo) 68 Geoff Smith (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 69 Mike Miller (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 70 James Duncan (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 71 Boyd Johnson (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 72 Andrew Olson (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 73 Shawn Forsyth (CCB / Volkswagen) 74 Chris Rozdilsky (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 75 Brian Fouche (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 76 Chris Deluise (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 77 Torsten Wambold (Team Nerac/OutdoorLights.com Pro Cycling) 78 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health Cycling Team) 79 Brian Sheedy (Priority Health Cycling Team) 80 David Werling (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 81 Michael Cody (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 82 Mark Hardman (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 1.08 83 J.P. Partland (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 0.47 84 Phil Southerland (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 1.01 85 Matt DeCanio (Unattached/Stolen Underground Anti Doping Racing) 1.08 86 Thomas Foster (Team R.A.C.E) 4.11 General Classification after stage 2 1 Tom Zirbel (Priority Health Cycling Team) 1.13.24 2 Dan Timmerman (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 0.14 3 Ryan Roth (Team R.A.C.E.) 0.17 4 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health Cycling Team) 0.19 5 Zach Bell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.24 6 Greg Wolf (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 7 Dan Cassidy (CCB/Volkswagen) 0.27 8 Justin Spinelli (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 0.28 9 Bruno Langlois (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 0.29 10 Hugh Moran (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 0.30 11 Sam Schultz (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 12 Ian Ayers (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 0.31 13 Brian Sheedy (Priority Health Cycling Team) 14 Graham Howard (Priority Health Cycling Team) 0.32 15 Matt Cooke (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 0.33 16 Matt White (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 0.35 17 Josh Dillon (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 18 Christopher Jones (Champion System) 0.36 19 Eddy Hilger (Priority Health Cycling Team) 20 Predrag Prokic (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 0.38 21 Buck Miller (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 0.39 22 Brad Viera (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.40 23 Cameron Hughes (ItalPasta) 24 Scott Jackson (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 0.43 25 Ben King (Hot Tubes Development Team - TRI DIM) 0.44 26 Sonke Thiel (Team Ideal Tile/Wendy's/Liquid Lightning) 0.45 27 Todd Yezefski (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 0.46 28 James Camut (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 29 Jeremiah Bishop (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 30 Scott Stewart (Priority Health Cycling Team) 0.47 31 Christoph Herby (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 32 Sean Barrie (Rockville Harley-Davidson/Silver Cycles) 33 Russell Langley (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.48 34 Michael Cody (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 0.49 35 Charles Pendry (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 36 Andy Applegate (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 0.50 37 Nick Waite (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 0.51 38 Cameron Fox (Encino Velo) 0.52 39 Jacob Rytlewski (Priority Health Cycling Team) 40 John Hanson (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 0.53 41 Michael Norton (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 0.54 42 Gavriel Epstein (G.S.MENGONI USA) 0.56 43 Larry Perera (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 44 Chris Rozdilsky (Fiordifrutta cycling team) 0.57 45 Peter Penzell (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 46 Elliot Gaunt (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 0.59 47 Jered Gruber (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 48 Mike Miller (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 49 Viktor Laza (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 1.02 50 Boyd Johnson (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 51 Jake Hollenbach (CCB/Volkswagen) 1.03 52 Phil Riggio (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 1.04 53 Derek McMaster (ItalPasta) 54 Alberto Blanco (G.S.MENGONI USA) 1.06 55 Norman Zellers (Health Delivery Inc/Giant) 56 Jerry (Jay) Charles (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 1.07 57 Andrew Wulfkuhle (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 1.08 58 Craig Snydal (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 59 Shawn Forsyth (CCB/Volkswagen) 1.09 60 James Duncan (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 1.12 61 Dan Maggiacomo (ItalPasta) 62 John DeLong (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 1.15 63 Joe Whitman (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 1.17 64 Bill Short (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 1.18 65 Andrew Olson (Manulife Financial/Jack Kane Bicycles) 1.20 66 Amos Brumble (CCB/Volkswagen) 67 Eugene Boronow (G.S.MENGONI USA) 1.21 68 Chris Deluise (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 1.22 69 Brian Fouche (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 1.27 70 Torsten Wambold (Team Nerac/OutdoorLights.com Pro Cycling) 1.35 71 Alaisandr( Sasha) Bialiausk (CCB/Volkswagen) 1.38 72 David Werling (Team Nerac/Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 1.40 73 Nate Buyon (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 1.41 74 Nick Shafer (Pennsylvania Cycling Association) 1.42 75 Geoff Smith (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 1.48 76 Mark Hardman (Byvik Financial Services presents Trek/VW) 1.54 77 J.P. Partland (Watchung Wheelmen/High Gear Cyclery) 2.23 78 Matt DeCanio (Unattached/Stolen Underground Anti Doping Racing Team) 2.36 79 Phil Southerland (Team Type 1/Abercrombie & Fitch) 3.33 80 Thomas Foster (Team R.A.C.E) 5.21 81 R Muoio (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 82 Gabriel Larrea (AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team) 83 Jon Wirsing (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 84 Jeff Schiller (Team R.A.C.E.) 85 Thomas Soladay (LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies) 86 Matthew Guse (Team R.A.C.E.)
