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Tour of the Gila - NE
USA, May 2-7, 2007
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Stage 5 - May 6: Gila Monster Road Race, 105.7 (71.8) miles
Abbott and O'Neill ride to Gila wins
By Mark Zalewski
Moninger tames Gila monster
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Scott Moninger (BMC) showed that he is still on top form in his sixteenth year as a professional, tackling the 9,000 plus feet of climbing in the final stage of the Tour of the Gila. Health Net-Maxxis' Nathan O'Neill and his teammates successfully defended their lead on the general classification, giving O'Neill his first stage race win of the year.
"The guys were phemonal!" O'Neill told Cyclingnews after the stage. "Everyone was attacking when we got to the turnaround. But Jeff [Louder] and Ryder [Hesjedal] rode tough through there. Ryder was a machine today, riding just about the entire last 35 kilometres on the front. Without him I don't want to think how it would have turned out."
The main breakaway of the day did not have any GC threats in it, allowing the Health Net team to relax for a little while before reeling them in with assistance from the brutal parcours. "There was a break of like ten, but then it widdled down to six then four then three," said O'Neill. "We caught them on the second to last climb."
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That climb further thinned out the field, leaving only a select group composed of climbers like Andy Bajadali (Jelly Belly), Anthony Colby (Colavita-Sutter Home), Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United), Scott Mominger (BMC), Tom Peterson (Slipstream-Chipotle), Hernan Muņoz (P&S-Halcones) along with Hesjedal and O'Neill. But the climbing was not finished, with a small category four climb leading into the finish town of Pinos Altos.
"Bajadali had a crack of it on the last climb but he only got 20 seconds at the most," O'Neill said. "Colby and Peterson got a small little gap then. Ryder was blown so I took over but it was only about three kilometres to the end. I just led it out until 500 metres to go which was more than enough to keep my two minutes. Moninger actually gapped Munoz for the win!"
"The victory belongs to the whole team," added O'Neill. "They are the reason it came back together for me. I'm happy because it's only my second race back. But it's still a long season to come."
Tibco controls final stage
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For a change the wind did not feature too strongly but the temperature dropped dramatically in the last stage of the Tour of the Gila. In the women's race Webcor sat at the front of the peloton for the first eight of the 73 mile Stage 5 as the riders cruised to the base of the final stage's first climb.
Heading into the first climb three Tibco riders attacked off the front, taking a Colavita/Sutter Home rider, two from Cheerwine, Meshy Holt (Team expresscopy.com) and a Webcor rider with them. With Tibco working on the front the break gained three minutes on the peloton, changing the overall general classification rankings and placing the GC leaders in the break. The change in GC rankings encouraged Webcor and Colavita to move to the front of the peloton and start working to reduce the breaks lead to a controllable time.
Back in the break, Tibco was still pulling and engineered a break for Marisa Asplund, who disappeared on the hill and went on the to win the stage two minutes up on second place. Brooke Ourada (Cheerwine) upped the pace in the break in an attempt to increase the distance between the peloton and move up in the GC, but the hard work tired the rider and she placed fifth. In second place was Amber Rais (Webcor) followed by Melissa Holt (Team expresscopy.com) in third and Sarah Tillotson (Colavita/Sutter Home) taking fourth position.
Madeline Holt contributed to this report.
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- The first break of the day gets going early.
- The break begins to get organized.
- The main bunch tackles a climb early on.
- Healthnet strings out the bunch.
- The women on the way up the Sapillo climb.
- Women ride up through the tall New Mexico pines.
- The main women's bunch climbs to Pinos Altos.
- Marisa Asplund (Team Tibco) takes off for the win.
- Melissa Holt (Expresscopy.com) comes by solo and heading to a third place finish.
- Andrew Bajadali (Jelly Belly) gives it a go on the way to Pinos Altos.
- The men's lead group takes on one of the big switchbacks.
- Mara Abbott (Webcor) super happy about her Gila win.
- Webcor took home the overall team prize.
- Women's podium (L-R): Rachel Heal (Webcor), Mara Abbott (Webcor) and Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/Sutter Home).
- Men's podium (L-R): Chris Baldwin (Toyota United), Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet), and Scott Moninger (BMC).
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- The three leaders up to Clinton Anderson Vista, (L-R)) Nick Resistad (Jelly Belly), Joel Alamillo Avila (Arenas TLAX-MEX) and Lucas Euser (Slipstream).
- The pack starts to split up the climb to Clinton Anderson Vista.
- The pack chases the break of three on the climb going to the Cima Pantani.
- Scott Moninger (BMC) wins the final stage.
- Best over all Woman's team: Webcor.
- Women's podium (L-R): Rachel Heal (Webcor), Mara Abbott (Webcor) and Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/Sutter Home).
- Men's podium (L-R): Chris Baldwin (Toyota United), Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet), and Scott Moninger (BMC).
Results
Pro men 1 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 4.34.16 2 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 0.03 3 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 5 Hernan Munoz (Col) P&S-Halcones 6 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.15 7 David Salomon (Mex) P&S-Halcones 0.21 8 Michael Creed (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.33 9 Joel Alamillo Avila (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 0.51 10 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 11 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 12 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 1.04 13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 1.17 14 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 2.40 15 Cory Collier (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 4.26 16 Mark Santurbane (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 7.31 17 John Hunt (USA) California Giant/Specialized 7.43 18 Ben Kneller (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 7.46 19 James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Specialized 7.52 20 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 8.07 21 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 8.27 22 Sam Johnson (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 23 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 24 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant/Specialized 25 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 26 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 27 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 28 Michael Grabinger (USA) Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre 29 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 30 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 31 Stefano Barberi (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 8.39 32 Paul Ward (USA) Nature's Path Cycling 33 Peter Horn (USA) Vitamin Cottage 8.45 34 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team 9.46 35 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant/Specialized 13.06 36 Scott Tietzel (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cyling Team 14.03 37 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 14.28 38 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 20.30 39 Kevin Klein (USA) KLEIN Real Estate 40 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant/Specialized 41 Owen Gue (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 42 Derik Archibald (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 43 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 44 Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 45 Rolando Gonzalez (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 46 Juan Jose De Monsivais (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 47 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 48 Andrew Fischer (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 49 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 50 Mitch Moreman (USA) Health FX 51 Antonio Aldape (Mex) P&S-Halcones 52 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Team Rwanda 22.08 53 Luis Zamudio (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles - Novo 25.23 54 Collin Becker (USA) Team Rio Grande 55 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory 56 Matt Weyen (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 57 Ian Holt (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 58 George Ganoung (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 59 Whitey Debroux (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 25.33 60 Adam Curry (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 25.37 61 Josh Tack (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 62 Mitch Trux (USA) DBC ELITE - Davis, CA 25.40 63 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Rwanda 26.20 64 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 26.33 65 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 66 Nathan Byukusegne (Rwa) Team Rwanda 26.44 67 Jaime Gandara (USA) Colavita-Cooking Light-New Mexico 27.16 68 Gabriel Lenin Herrera (Mex) ARENAS TLAZ-MEX 32.00 69 Ryan Blickem (USA) Landis-Trek 70 Brian Lemke (USA) Landis-Trek 71 Jose Gerardo Soto Quitl (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 72 Trevor Connor (Can) La-Z-Boy Cycling 37.19 73 Michael Gallagher (USA) U S Armed Forces 74 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 75 Christian Velasquez (Hon) Honduras National Team/TIGO 40.44 76 Ryan Morris (Can) Team Rio Grande 41.18 77 Nicholas Schreiber (USA) Summit Velo 46.13 78 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 79 Dave Reid (USA) Landis-Trek 47.57 80 Rafiki Jean De Uwimana (Rwa) Team Rwanda 48.02 81 Kyandui Nuwase (Rwa) Team Rwanda 82 Eric Obergfell (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 57.01 83 Joby Siciliano (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 1.03.34 Pro women 1 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team Tibco 3.34.52 2 Amber Rais (USA) Webcor Builders 1.59 3 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com 2.07 4 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 2.11 5 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine 2.26 6 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders 2.43 7 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders 8 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 3.17 9 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine 10 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 11 Amy Dombroski (USA) Excel Sports 4.44 12 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com 4.47 13 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing 4.49 14 Maria Monica (USA) Touchstone Climbing 15 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Symmetrics 4.53 16 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine 5.01 17 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 18 Stacy Marple (USA) Team Tibco 6.10 19 Nicole Evans (USA) Team Lipton 6.52 20 Victoria Bastide (USA) Team Tibco 8.43 21 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Bicycle John's Serious Cycling 10.14 22 Marni Hambleton (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 23 Gina Grain (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 24 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 25 Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital 10.30 26 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 10.33 27 Kelly McDonald (USA) Touchstone Climbing 10.37 28 Miriam Hill (USA) New Mexico Velo Sport 10.39 29 Katie Monahan (USA) Blue Sky Velo 10.42 30 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team Tibco 11.04 31 Beverly Harper (USA) Webcor Builders 11.20 32 Noel Weddle (USA) Velo Bella-Kona 12.16 33 Chellie Terry (USA) Fitzgerald's Bicycles 14.54 34 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Olev Rapido/NMBRA 15.14 35 Daniela Gandara (USA) Colavita - Cooking Light - New Mexico 17.26 36 Holly Borowski (USA) Touchstone Climbing/US Armed 18.33 37 Laura Yoisten (Can) Webcor Builders 18.36 38 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders 39 Laurie Mauderly (USA) New Mexico Heart Hospital 40 Kathryn Bertine (USA) Sport Beans/NTTC 19.38 41 Elizabeth Frye (USA) Cheerwine 49.51 42 Rachel O'Connell (Aus) Cheerwine Final General classification Pro men 1 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 13.58.43 2 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 1.42 3 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 2.18 4 Hernan Munoz (Col) P&S-Halcones 2.37 5 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 3.13 6 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 3.26 7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 4.26 8 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 4.32 9 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 5.05 10 David Salomon (Mex) P&S-Halcones 5.14 11 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 6.00 12 Michael Creed (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 6.04 13 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 7.34 14 Cory Collier (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 10.17 15 Stefano Barberi (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 12.07 16 Joel Alamillo Avila (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 12.19 17 Michael Grabinger (USA) Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre 12.50 18 John Hunt (USA) California Giant/Specialized 12.54 19 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 13.04 20 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 13.11 21 Mark Santurbane (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 13.27 22 James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Specialized 13.48 23 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 15.00 24 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 25 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 15.36 26 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 15.46 27 Peter Horn (USA) Vitamin Cottage 15.56 28 Ben Kneller (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 16.17 29 Paul Ward (USA) Nature's Path Cycling 18.01 30 Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant/Specialized 19.00 31 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 22.08 32 Osvaldo Olmos (USA) California Giant/Specialized 22.10 33 Scott Tietzel (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cyling Team 23.31 34 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 24.25 35 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 24.26 36 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 30.25 37 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 31.40 38 Sam Johnson (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 31.58 39 Andrew Fischer (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 32.40 40 Antonio Aldape (Mex) P&S-Halcones 33.51 41 Mitch Moreman (USA) Health FX 34.03 42 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team 35.02 43 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 40.25 44 Rolando Gonzalez (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 41.21 45 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant/Specialized 41.54 46 Matt Weyen (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 45.00 47 Owen Gue (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 48.36 48 Kevin Klein (USA) KLEIN Real Estate 50.22 49 Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 52.00 50 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 53.09 51 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 53.15 52 Mitch Trux (USA) DBC ELITE - Davis, CA 53.47 53 Gabriel Lenin Herrera (Mex) ARENAS TLAZ-MEX 54.13 54 Jaime Gandara (USA) Colavita-Cooking Light-New Mexico 55.25 55 Luis Zamudio (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles - Novo 57.56 56 Ian Holt (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 59.26 57 Collin Becker (USA) Team Rio Grande 0.00 58 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 1.02.35 59 Josh Tack (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 1.03.21 60 Jose Gerardo Soto Quitl (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 1.03.49 61 Michael Gallagher (USA) U S Armed Forces 1.04.10 62 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Rwanda 1.04.23 63 Joey Thompson (USA) Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory 1.04.38 64 Brian Lemke (USA) Landis-Trek 1.04.40 65 Adam Curry (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 1.07.26 66 Ryan Blickem (USA) Landis-Trek 1.07.53 67 Whitey Debroux (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 1.08.44 68 Nicholas Schreiber (USA) Summit Velo 1.12.43 69 Trevor Connor (Can) La-Z-Boy Cycling 1.14.52 70 Juan Jose De Monsivais (Mex) Arenas Tlax-Mex 1.16.09 71 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1.17.21 72 George Ganoung (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 1.21.24 73 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) Hagens Berman, LLP 1.22.17 74 Derik Archibald (USA) Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 1.23.15 75 Dave Reid (USA) Landis-Trek 1.27.03 76 Nathan Byukusegne (Rwa) Team Rwanda 1.29.15 77 Christian Velasquez (Hon) Honduras National Team/TIGO 1.37.11 78 Ryan Morris (Can) Team Rio Grande 1.45.06 79 Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwa) Team Rwanda 1.49.58 80 Joby Siciliano (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling 2.04.57 81 Eric Obergfell (USA) U.S. Armed Forces 2.21.57 82 Kyandui Nuwase (Rwa) Team Rwanda 2.37.38 83 Rafiki Jean De Uwimana (Rwa) Team Rwanda 2.41.00 Pro women 1 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders 13.20.39 2 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders 0.25 3 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 1.39 4 Amber Rais (USA) Webcor Builders 1.57 5 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine 2.58 6 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 3.07 7 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine 4.03 8 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team Tibco 4.24 9 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 6.08 10 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Symmetrics 6.20 11 Jill McLaughlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing 7.47 12 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 7.48 13 Nicole Evans (USA) Team Lipton 7.54 14 Amy Dombroski (USA) Excel Sports 9.47 15 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine 10.09 16 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com 10.34 17 Stacy Marple (USA) Team Tibco 10.57 18 Maria Monica (USA) Touchstone Climbing 11.02 19 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com 11.27 20 Victoria Bastide (USA) Team Tibco 14.07 21 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 15.38 22 Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital 16.26 23 Marni Hambleton (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 16.45 24 Gina Grain (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 17.29 25 Kelly McDonald (USA) Touchstone Climbing 18.42 26 Katie Monahan (USA) Blue Sky Velo 18.45 27 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team Tibco 19.51 28 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 20.41 29 Beverly Harper (USA) Webcor Builders 22.16 30 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders 28.19 31 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Bicycle John's Serious Cycling 30.24 32 Noel Weddle (USA) Velo Bella-Kona 32.06 33 Laura Yoisten (Can) Webcor Builders 36.43 34 Chellie Terry (USA) Fitzgerald's Bicycles 38.44 35 Miriam Hill (USA) New Mexico Velo Sport 40.09 36 Holly Borowski (USA) Touchstone Climbing/US Armed 50.57 37 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Olev Rapido/NMBRA 51.51 38 Daniela Gandara (USA) Colavita - Cooking Light - New Mexico 52.24 39 Kathryn Bertine (USA) Sport Beans/NTTC 55.03 40 Elizabeth Frye (USA) Cheerwine 1.18.33 41 Laurie Mauderly (USA) New Mexico Heart Hospital 1.18.45 42 Rachel O'Connell (Aus) Cheerwine 1.22.32 Team classification Pro men 1 Team Slipstream 52.09.26 2 Toyota-United Pro Cycling 4.22 3 Health Net 6.03 4 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 23.11 5 P&S-Halcones 26.32 6 California Giant/Specialized 27.43 7 PRIORITY HEALTH 1.03.37 8 ARENAS TLAX-MEX 1.25.09 9 Hagens Berman, LLP 1.39.57 10 Team Einstein's Cycling 2.08.45 11 U.S. Armed Forces 2.53.22 12 Landis-Trek 3.26.19 13 Team Rwanda 3.54.18 Pro women 1 Webcor Builders 40.04.44 2 Cheerwine 12.24 3 Colavita/Sutter Home 12.40 4 Team expresscopy.com 17.15 5 Team Tibco 26.33 6 Touchstone Climbing 34.59
