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Leith BMW Downtown Raleigh Criterium - NE
USA, May 26, 2006
2005 Results Results Past winners
Gilbert and Caravalla Win in Raleigh
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Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada scored its first NRC win of the season at the dark and rainy Raleigh Twilight criterium, with Canadian track cyclist Martin Gilbert taking the sprint ahead of Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United Pro) and Frank Travieso (AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork).
Martin bridged up to the solo Stevic half way through the race with Trevieso close behind. "Martin was really impressive tonight," said team director Jonas Carney. "Not just winning the race, but beating a really crafty rider like Stevic who's won a ton of races, and a sprinter like Travieso. For Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada, this is a big win and it's exactly how we wanted to get started with this set of races."
In the women's race Sarah Caravalla (TEAm Lipton) won the field sprint ahead
of Shannon Hutchinson (Aaron's Corporate Furnishings) and Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine).
This race marks the beginning of an east coast swing of races, concluding with the Triple Crown in Philadelphia. Most teams now travel to Baltimore for the raleigh/KBS Cup tomorrow.
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- Catherine Powers of Aaron's Cycling sets the pace in front of the eventual podium rider Kelly Benjamin of Team Diet Cheerwine.
- Team Lipton rider Sara Caravello was a force of one, winning the Criterium as the only Lipton rider lining up at the start.
- Sara Caravello charges out of the first climb as the thunderclouds start to roll into town!
- The women's podium led by Sara Caravello of Team Lipton, second place Shannon Hutchison-Krupat of Aaron's Cycling and Kelly Benjamin of Diet Cheerwine.
- Frank Travieso (AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork) drives his team into the night just as the rain starts to come down.
- Here comes the rain, sweat and gears as Ian Ayers of Team Colavita drives into a climb.
- As the final laps wind down the rain starts to come down in sheets and the riders are completely soaked.
- Everyone is suffering in to the final laps as the temperatures are high and the roads are wet.
- Local club rider from Team Cycling Spoken Here grits it out to the end.
- Frank Travieso sets the pace coming in to the final laps of the night.
- Frank Travieso leads out Ivan Stevic as they turn in to the bell lap.
- Ivan Stevic congratulates Frank Travieso on a job well done.
- The men's podium
- The men's podium
Images by Robert Harvey
- Sarah Caravella (TEAm Lipton) watched the other teams, and her patience paid off.
- Donna Kerby (Team Fuji/Bolt Brothers) and Susan Wilson (Inland/BTD) crest the power hill.
- Eventual winner Sarah Caravella rode a smart race.
- Sara Bamberger (Cheerwine) dishes out the pain.
- Dierdre Winfield (Charlottesville Racing Club) under the hot lights of the city.
- Sarah Caravella atop the podium with second place finisher Shannon Hutchison-Krupat (Aaron's) and Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine), as the men gather in the distance.
- Lining up for the start
- Lined out out of a corner
- It starts to rain in the men's race
- This looks like fun
- Frank Travieso (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) leads the break
- The men's podium Ivan Stevic (3rd), Martin Gilbert (1st), Frank Travieso (3rd)
Results
Men 1 Martin Gilbert (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 1.26.28 2 Frank Travieso (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 3 Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 0.03 4 Emile Abraham (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 0.11 5 Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team) 6 Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 7 Gustavo Artacho (Colavita - Sutter home) 8 Tyler Wren (colavita - sutter home) 9 Justin England (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 10 Dan Schmatz (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 11 Bruno Langlois (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 12 Scottie Weiss (Hincapie/Bianchi/Dasani cycling) 13 Bill Short (Alliance Environmental) 14 Charles Storm (Inland Construcition) 15 Pete Lopinto (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 16 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team) 17 Devon Virgus (Team Monex) 18 Hugh Moran (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 0.27 19 Scott Zwizanski (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 0.29 20 Glenn Fant (Team Monex) 0.30 21 Mark Hekman (Abercrombie and Fitch pb Infern) 0.32 22 Christian Valenzuela (Team Monex) 1.00 23 Nathan Miller (Team Monex) 1.30 24 Jason Allen (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) 25 Rich Harper (Abercrombie and Fitch p/b Infer) 1.38 26 Prokic Predrag (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 27 Josh Thorton (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 2.24 28 Marc Anderson (Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team) 3.27 29 Kris Stein (The Spin Cycle/Felt) 3.28 30 Ian Ayers (Colavita - Sutter Home) 3.43 31 Travis Livermon (Cycling Spoken Here) 4.05 32 Jake Rubett (AEG - TOSHIBA - JetNetwork Pro) 10.40 Women 1 Sarah Caravella (Lipton) 1.17.01 2 Shannon Hutchison-krupat (Aaron's Pro Womens's Cycling) 3 Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 4 Laura Yoisten (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 5 Brenda Lyons (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 6 Catherine Powers (Aaron's Pro Womens's Cycling) 7 Leigh Valletti (travelgirl Magazine) 8 Laura Bowles (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 9 Kate Sherwin (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 10 Sarah Bamberger (Cheerwine) 11 Candice Blickem (Aaron's Pro Womens's Cycling) 12 Tiffany Ballew (Travelgirl Magazine) 13 Elizabeth Morse Hill (T.E.A.M. Fuji/Bolt Brothers) 14 Deidre Winfield (Charlottesville Racing Club) 15 Kim Geist (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 16 Kent Clark (Team Fuji) 17 Kim Sawyer (travelgirl Magazine) 18 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine) 19 Tara Ross (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) 20 Kim Foland (travelgirl Magazine) 21 Kelly McLaughlin (BMW/Bianchi) 22 Clara Beard (Cheerwine) 23 Gina Voci (Cheerwine) 0.31 24 Elizabeth Gentner (Biowheels) 1.06 25 Kerby Donna (TeamFuji) 1.09 26 Lauren Trull (Cheerwine) 6.06 27 Janet Edgerton (BMW-Bianchi/Capital Cycling Club) 9.26
Past winners
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