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Central Valley Classic - NE
California, USA, March 10-12, 2006
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Stage 3 - March 12: Tower District Criterium, 90/50 min
NRC in Full Swing with Central Valley Classic
By Mark Zalewski, North American editor
Fresno California was the sight of the fourth National Racing Calendar event of the year, with the three stages of the Central Valley Classic playing a big role in establishing the first round of NRC women's rankings as well as giving the domestic men's squads another chance to show their stuff.
On the men's side of racing, the early season racing resulted in a few firsts. The Jelly Belly Team team notched their first victory in the circuit race with a sprint win by Alex Candelario following a leadout by Matty Rice and Brice Jones. Following close behind was Health Net-Maxxis Gord Fraser, the defending champion of the omnium.
On Sunday, the Tower District criterium saw Fraser finally take his first win ahead of two Toyota-United sprinters in Ivan Dominguez and Tony Cruz and two Jelly Belly sprinters, again Brice Jones and Alex Candelario in a photo-finish sprint. "I knew I had Ivan (Dominguez, Toyota-United), but I couldn't see what was happening on his right," Fraser explained. "But I definitely thought I had it. I guess I had just enough distance and I threw my bike at the right time." Those two top finishes for Fraser gave him the win in the omnium for the second year in a row.
With the Tour of California being the 800 lb. gorilla weighing the NRC calendar for the men, the top five did not change. But on the women's side, the Central Valley Classic was worth a lot more. The opening time trial, changed due to weather, saw Christine Thorburn (Webcor Platinum) taking the win, with two other teammates in the top four and TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong spoiling the podium in second place.
The second stage road race culminated in a field sprint with Victory Brewing setting the pace, delivering Laura Yoisten to the line first followed closely by Colavita-Cooking Light's newest professional Sarah Tillotson. ""It was fun to go from 'Sarah, the support rider to Sarah the supported rider!'" Tillotson told Cyclingnews. "To have Susan Palmer-Komar leading me out, how cool is that?"
For the final day it was all Victory Brewing, as the ladies took the top three spots in a field sprint while keeping Yoisten protected near the front. Lauren Franges led the team's two Lauras, Yoisten and Bowles, to the podium sweep. Meanwhile, Yoisten's second place secured her the omnium win. "I am very pleased with they way our team has come together to race," said team director Mike Tamayo. "Our goal was to set a tempo for the team from the start and our goal now is to keep it going. We had a great race this weekend and we will be focused on building our team and our strengths further."
The win by Yoisten also gives her the lead in the NRC standings with Colavita-Cooking Light's Dotsie Bausch in second after her win at McLane Pacific. Colavita-Cooking Light has two in the top five thanks to the strong ride by Sarah Tillotson, sitting in fifth.
Photography
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Images by Veronika Lenzi
- Sterling Magnell is leadout man in the hope of a win for Ivan Dominguez in the Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium
- Ivan Dominguez and Tony Cruz sprint to a photo finish
- Ivan Dominquez, Sterling Magnell and Ivan Stevic race the Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium
- The Toyota-Untited Pro train led by Jose Manuel Garcia and Sean Sullivan
- Heath Blackgrove, Justin England and Sterling Magnell work together
- Australian Sean Sullivan heads the Toyota-United Pro boys in the city criterium
Results
Pro 1/2 men 1 Gordon Fraser (Health Net) 2 Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 3 Tony Cruz (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 4 Brice Jones (Jelly Belly) 5 Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly) 6 Viktor Rapinski (Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team) 7 Daniel Schmatz (Kodakgallery/Sierra Nevada) 8 Siro Camponogara (Navigators Insurance) 9 Jake Erker (Symmetrics Cycling) 10 Gustavo Artacho (Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team) 11 Mariano Friedick (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 12 13 Pete Lopinto (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 14 Scott Zwizanski (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 15 Evan Elken (Jittery Joes) 16 Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics Cycling) 17 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health) 18 Alberto Tiberio (Health Net) 19 Eric Brownell (Honeywell Cycling) 20 Todd Henriksen (Vmg Racing) 21 Emile Abraham (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 22 Ben Jacques-Maynes (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 23 Tim Johnson (Health Net) 24 Davide Frattini (Colavita Olive Oil Sutter Home) 25 Karl Menzies (Health Net) 26 Todd Wells (Targetraining) 27 28 Michael Telega (Cal Giant /Village Peddler) 29 Mark Mccormack (Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team) 30 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health) 31 Chad Nikolz (Broadmark/Hagens-Berman) 32 Ken Hanson (Bmc Racing Team) 33 Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 34 Glen Mitchel (Priority Health) 35 Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics Cycling) 36 Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team) 37 Dean Laberge (Gs Lombardi Sports) 38 Rudy Robaina (Vmg Racing) 39 Zach Bolian (Vmg Racing) 40 Andres Gil (Pacific State Bank/Anderson Homes) 41 Esad Hasanovic (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 42 Owen Gue (Broadmark/Hagens-Berman) 43 Mark Walters (Navigators Insurance) 44 Andy Guptill (Crca/Sakonnet Technology U25) 45 Jake Rytlewski (Unattached) 46 Edward King (Priority Health) 47 Austin King (Jittery Joes) 48 Frank Pipp (Targetraining) 49 Philip Wong (Jittery Joes) 50 Jesse Anthony (Kodakgallery/Sierra Nevada) 51 Matt Shriner (Targetraining) 52 Johnny Hayes (Crca/Sakonnet Technology U25) 53 Jamiel Danesh (Rh Villa.Com/ Montano Velo) 54 Owen Laine (Bmc Racing Team) 55 Tom Zirbel (Priority Health) 56 Tyler Wren (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Winery) 57 Andrew Fischer (Broadmark/Hagens-Berman) 58 Matty Rice (Jelly Belly) 59 Joshu Bezecny (Targetraining) 60 Bill Elliston (Targetraining) 61 Hector Hernandez (Bmc Racing Team) 62 Liam Killeen (Specialized Factory Racing) 63 Jonathan Massie (Vmg Racing) 64 Alexander Boyd (Vmg Racing) 65 Nebosja Javanovic (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 66 Ryan Nenninger (Mercy/Specialized) 67 68 69 Guy East (Crca/Sakonnet Technology U25) 70 Bruno Langlois (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 71 Eddy Hilger (Priority Health) 72 Bryan Smith (Tiaa-Cref) 73 Jake Rubelt (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 74 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joes) 75 Dustin Macburwig (Targetraining) 76 Jose Garcia (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 77 Kyle Barbary (Bmc Racing Team) 78 Patrick Briggs (Cal Giant /Village Peddler) 79 Zak Grabowski (Colvita Olive Oil - Sutter Home) 80 Craig Wilcox (Jittery Joes) 81 Todd Herriott (Colavita Olive Oil -Sutter Home Winery) 82 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 83 Keith Szolusha (Pacific State Bank/Anderson Homes) 84 John Hunt (Cal Giant /Village Peddler) 85 Patrick Caro (United Cycling Club) 86 Keith Miller (Gs Lombardi Sports) 87 Justin Morgan (Broadmark/Hagens-Berman) 88 Robby Ketchell (Nerac/Outdoorlights.Com ) 89 Ryan Blickem (Targetraining) 90 Osvaldo Olmos (Bmc Racing Team) 91 Andrew Touchstone (Gs Lombardi Sports) 92 Sterling Magnell (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) Pro/Elite 1/2 Women 1 Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing Team) 2 Laura Yoisten (Victory Brewing Team) 3 Laura Bowles (Victory Brewing Team) 4 Christine Thorburn (Webcor Platinum) 5 Sarah Tillotson (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 6 Catherine Powers (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Tea) 7 Kori Seehafer (Team Lipton) 8 Lisa Sweeney (Cpt-Colnago) 9 Nicole Freedman (Velo Bella-Kona) 10 Mari Holden (Tmobile) 11 Anna Webb (Sdbc) 12 Brenda Lyons (Victory Brewing Team) 13 Laura Vangilder (Team Lipton) 14 Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) 15 Alisha Lion (Velo Bella-Kona) 16 Kristin Armstrong (Team Lipton) 17 Laura Downey (Americas Dairyland) 18 Taitt Sato (Mcguire Cycling Team) 19 Kimberly Anderson (Tmobile) 20 Melodie Metzger (Mcguire Cycling Team) 21 Leigh Hobson (Victory Brewing Team) 22 Sue Palmer-Komar (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 23 Martina Patella (Mcguire Cycling) 24 Kristin Drumm (Proman/Paradigm) 25 NA 26 Audrey Lemieux (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 27 Brooke Miller (Pabw Powered By Tibco) 28 Felicia Gomez (Webcor Platinum) 29 Jane Ziegler (Velo Bella-Kona) 30 Christina Becker (Tmobile) 31 Erinne Willock (Webcor Platinum) 32 Kristen Lasasso (Team Lipton) 33 Kele Murdin (Velo Bella-Kona) 34 Sarah Bambeger (Cheerwine) 35 Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 36 Helene Drumm (Proman/Paradigm) 37 Grace Fleury (Team Lipton) 38 Moriah Macgregor (Dizzy Chicks) 39 Katharine Carroll (Victory Brewing Team) 40 Yukie Nakamura (Easton/Specialized) 41 Cat Malone (Webcor-Platinum Cycling Team) 42 Sima Trapp (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 43 Mary Elizabeth Maroon (Cycle Sport/ Trumer Pils) 44 Nicole Evans (Ffkr Architects \ Sportsbaseonline.Com) 45 Kelly Mcdonald 46 Natalie Klemko (Americas Dairyland) 47 Miranda Duff (Cpt-Colnago) 48 Amber Rais (Webcor-Platinum) 49 Courtenay Brown (Mcguire Cycling Team) 50 Chrissy Ruiter (Victory Brewing Team) 51 Kirsten Robbins (Victory Brewing Team) 52 Holly Borowski (Mcguire/United States Armed Forces) 53 Erin Elders (Mcguire Cycling Team) 54 Katie Lambden (Team Lipton) 55 Lisa Hunt (The Olympic Club) 56 Hiroko Shimada (Velo Bella-Kona) 57 Rebecca Broeder (Hub Racing / Cannondale) 58 Brooke Ourada (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) 59 Liza Rachetto (Team Lipton) 60 Betina Hold (Webcor Platinum) 61 Betsy Galenti (Americas Dairyland) 62 Meredith Miller (Team Lipton) 63 Norrene Godfrey (Team Rubicon) 64 Nicky Wangsgard (Cpt-Colnago) DNS Gina Voci (Cheerwine) DNS Holli Steelman (Cheerwine) DNS Michelle Beltran (Cheerwine) DNS Tina Pic (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) DNS Erica Lanser (Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team) DNS Rebecca Anderson (Americas Dairyland) DNS Lara Kroepsch (Team Lipton) DNS Eryn Hanna (Pabw Powered By Tibco) DNS Kristina Seley (Art's Cyclery) DNS Natasha Elliott (Team Biovail Pro Cycling) Master 55+ 1 Bob Guglielmelli 2 Bennie Weber (Pacific State Bank/Anderson Homes Cyclin) 3 Ernest Gallardo Sr. (Galaxy Granola / Mako) DNF Robert Dewitt (Pacific State Bank/Anderson Homes) DNF Richard Bulis (Reno Wheelmen-Reno Hilton) Master 45+ 1 Christopher Black (Morgan Stanley) 2 Rick Schuette (Rio Grande) 3 Shin Umeda (Webcor/Alto Velo) 4 Michael Camarena (Art's Cyclery/Tsv Racing Team) 5 Ted Brooks (Mako/Galaxy Granola) DNF Tracy Muegge (Rio Strade-Sacramento) DNF Brian Fessenden (Morgan Stanley/Specialized) DNF Mark Fennell (Simply Fit/Action Sports) DNF Michael Alber (Reno Wheelmen) DNF Brian Lewis (Morgan Stanley/24 Hour Fitness) DNF Jim Healy (Central Valley Cycling) DNF Steve Boelter (Simply Fit) DNF Stephen Gregorios (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) DNF Mark Caldwell (Team Spine) Master 35 + 1-2-3 1 Paul Sumner (Gs Lombardi Sports) 2 Jason Reynolds (Morgan Stanley) 3 Dennis King (California Raisins) 4 Nathan Parks (Emc/Vellum Cycles) 5 Jeff Caton (Crc/Hill&Co) 6 Kyle Heinrich (Calif Raisins) 7 George Opria (Newman's Own Organics) 8 Christopher Baker (Emc2/Vellum Cycles) 9 Alan Flores (Calif Raisins) 10 Mike Onkels (California Raisins) 11 Tom Fahey (Alto Velo) 12 Joe Oliveri (Emc/ Vellum) 13 Ron Castia (Emc/Vellum Cycles) 14 Gerry Drexler (California Raisins) 26 Brian Mcguire (The Olympic Club) DNF Russell Clark (Morganstanley/24Hrfitness/Specialized) DNF Stephen Gregorios (Morgan Stanley/24 Hr Fitness/Specialized) DNF Mark Caldwell (Team Spine) DNF David Del Rosso (Team Emc2) DNF Scott Woods DNF Billy Clark (Morgan Stanley/Specialized/24Hr Fitness) DNF Rick Spear (Targetraining) DNF Daniel Smith (Morgan Stanley/Specialized/24Hr Fitness) Master 35+ 3-4 1 John Cheetham (Emc/ Vellum Cycles) 2 Gary Stein (Crc/Hill & Co.) 3 Andrew Robertson (Team City) 4 Steve Stein (Berkeley Bicycle Club) 5 Jess Raphael (Berkeley Bicycle Club) 6 Rich Mader (Team City) 7 Allen Brumm (Webcor/Alto Velo) 8 Frank Chavez 9 Michael Boals (Emc/Vellum Cycles) 10 Lorie Holte (Berkeley Bike Club) 11 David Douglas (Emc/Vellum Cycles) 12 Mark Patten (Newman's Own Organics) DNS Jeff Dotterweich (Kahala Lagrange) DNS William Dolphin (Solano/Art's Auto) DNS Mark Trujillo (Unattached) DNS Jordi Cortes (Clif Bar) Junior 17-18 1 Logan Loader (Central Valley Cycling) 2 Jordan Carelli (Tieni Duro) 3 Pedro Bonilla (Cal Giant) 4 Trevor Thompson (Team Spine) 5 Zach Williams (Tieni Duro) DNF Graysen Oldham (Rocky Mountain/Justgorideracing.Com) DNF Jose Bonilla (Cal Giant) DNF Hikham Ennouri (Cvc) DNS Joe Trujillo (Team Spine) Junior 15-16 1 Brandon Howard (Central Valley Cycling) 2 Lars Mommer (Tri-Sport) 3 Brandon Trafton (Unattached) DNF Steven Reid (Easton/Specialized) DNS Taylor Kuphaldt (Davis Bike Club) Junior 13-14 1 Peter Taylor (Tieni Duro) 2 Curtis Howard (Central Valley Cycling) 3 Griffin Stone (Central Valley Cycling) 4 Andrew Jr. Lanier (San Jose Bicycle Club) 5 James Laberge (Gs Lombardi Sports) 6 Brentley Campbell (Team Swift) Junior 10-12 1 Joseph Oliveri (Emc/ Vellum) 2 Jeremy Neilson 3 Garrett Chavez (Unattached) 4 Christian Villasana (Teamswift) 5 Adam Lehman (Unattached) 6 Chris Laberge (Gs Lombardi Sports) Junior 10-12 Women 1 Katrina Howard (Central Valley Cycling) 2 Maredith Stone (Unattached) Elite 5 1 Alejandro Martinez (Cal Giant) 2 Ivo Foster (Central Valley Cycling) 3 Guy Van Natta (Central Valley Cycling) 4 Tim Loper 5 Stephen Ray (Steven's Bikes) 6 Peter Lanik (Central Valley Cycling) 7 Chad Stoehr (Easton/Specialized) 8 NA 9 John Parson 10 NA 11 Ammon Skidmore (Unattached) 12 Ernest Gallardo (Mako/Galaxy Granola) 13 Kevin Moore (Echelon Santa Barbara) 14 Peter Montoya (None) 15 David Trotter 16 James Norton (Unattached) 17 Brian Mcevilly (Monticello Cycling Club) DNF Andrew Murray (San Jose Bike Club) DNS Curtis Jayne (Central Valley Cycling) DNS Matthew Garrett Elite 4 1 John Wolzmuth (Central Valley Cycling) 2 Benjamin Lyon (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 3 Kyle Pedersen (Roaring Mouse) 4 Tore Nauta (Webcor/Alto Velo) 5 Jeffrey Galland (Unattached) 6 Antonio Medina (Art's Cyclery) 7 Thomas Sorbera (Delta Velo) 8 Darren Leva (Roaring Mouse Cycles) 9 Matthew Casey (Stanford) 10 Nathan Lange (Central Valley Cycling) 11 Joshua Hughes 12 Matthew Potter (Central Valley Cycling) 13 Ken Arizpe (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 14 Marc Gomes (None) 15 Raymond Cogan (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 16 Randall Smith (Peninsula Velo/Kondra Systems) 17 Christopher Lollini (Roaring Mouse Cycles) 18 Jon Stewart (Steven's Bikes) 19 Jared Prolo (Ucsc) 20 Gary Keno (Central Valley Cycling) 21 Tomas Ovalle (Central Valley Cycling) 22 David Porter (Easton/Specialized) 23 Russ Freeman (Central Valley Cycling) 24 Colin Taylor (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 25 Matt Peterson (Roaring Mouse Cycles) 26 Ben Troy (St Bikes Racing Team) 27 Stone Beck (Central Valley Cycling) 28 Jordan Carelli (Tieni Duro) 29 Brandon Howard (Central Valley Cycling) 30 Geoff Davis (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) 31 Daniel Giberson (Stevens Bicycles) 32 Hikham Ennouri (Cvc) DNS Stephen Federico (Roaring Mouse Cycles) Elite 3 1 Aaron Cox (Stevens Bicycles) 2 James Badia (Webcor/Alto Velo) 3 Mark Miller (Canyon Bicycles) 4 Kirk Smith (Art's Cyclery) 5 John Peckham (Webcor / Alto Velo) 6 Jason Cardillo (Eastside Cycles/Marin) 7 Tyler Dibble (Davis Bike Club) 8 Shaun Harless (Arete Racing /Vellum Cycles) 9 Logan Loader (Central Valley Cycling) 10 Milad Odabaei (Davis Bike Club) 11 Brad Cabral (San Jose Bike Club) 12 Matthew Dearing 13 Bryan Pro (Team Spine) 14 Patrick Monroe (Team Spine) 15 Christon Dewan (Roaring Mouse Cycles) 16 Jonathan Carlson (Metromint Cycling) 17 David Blades (Rhodes) 18 Dan Adkins (Metromint Cycling) 19 Dave Mitchell (Noreast Cycling) 20 Christopher Morales (Cal Aggie Cycling) 21 Greg Freyberg (Cal Giant) 22 Dan Sweet (Davis Bike Club) 23 Rob Maheu (Shaws/Gcc) 24 David Atik (San Diego Bicycle Club) 25 George Opria (Newman's Own Organics) 26 Jarett Kennedy (Unattached) 27 Brian Keegan (La Festa Brick And Brew/Unh Cycling) 28 Asim Malik (Eastside Cycling) 29 Benjamin Albracht (Webcor/Alto Velo) DNS Ben Dodge (Lgbrc-Specialized) DNS Rich Bartlett (Block) DNS Jan Weissenberger (Kovarus/Squadra Ovest) Elite 2 1 Daniel Holloway (Gs Lombardi) 2 Brian Bosch (Central Valley Cycling) 3 Randy Bramblett (Mcguire Cycling Team) 4 Mark Sassar (Central Valley Cycling) 5 Max Jenkins (Cal Giant /Village Peddler) 6 Trevor Mays (First Rate Mortgage) 7 Rob Evans (Rhvilla) 8 Rudolph Napolitano (United Cycling Club) 9 Adrian Hegyvary (Recycled Cycles/Raleigh) 10 William Hudak (G.S. Lombardi Sports) 11 Ian Mckissick (Recycled Cycles) 12 Eric Easterling (Central Valley Cycling) 13 Nate Rogers (Webcor/Alto Velo) 14 Clint Rogers (Mcguire Cycling) 15 Erick Pierce (Aaron's/L5Flyers) 16 Daniel Harm (Recycled Cyles Racing Team) 17 Phil Roberts (Mcguire Cycling) 18 Mitchell Trux (Davis Bike Club) 19 Ronnie Kier (Central Valley Cycling) 20 Christian Kearney (Rhvilla/Montano Velo) 21 Sean Mcbride (Metromint Cycling) 22 Nick Hight-Huf (Alto-Velo/Webcor) 23 Dave Galvin (Bmc Racing Team) 24 Travis Horton (Ffkr Architects\ Sportsbaseonline.Com) 25 Devin Bodony-Johnson (Broadmark/Hagens-Berman) 26 Ryan Ramos (Team Spine) 27 Chris Trembly (Mcguire Cycling) 28 Christopher Jones (Christopher Jones) 29 Joshua Bartlett (Noreast Cycling) 30 Phillip Gaimon (Vmg Racing) 31 NA 32 Patrick Mcglynn (Vrc - Ms Society) 33 Aaron Odell (Rhvilla.Com) 34 Stephen Dey (Davis Bike Club) 35 Aaron Beardsley (Metromint Cycling) 36 Jesse Moore (Davis Bike Club) 37 Doran Mori (Solano/Soule Cycling Team) 38 Shaun Bagley (Unattached) 39 Darin Divine (Lombardi Sports) 40 Gustavo Mendez (Sc Velo) 41 Dennis Hopp (Easton/Specialized) 42 William Longstreth (Olympic Club) 43 Sergei Badeka (Mcguire Cycling Team) 44 Matt Morenzoni (Davis Bike Club) 45 Ronald Jensen (Cycling Center) 46 Jd Bergmann (Metromint Cycling) 47 Joshua Liberles (Colavita Taos)
