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Tour of Pennsylvania - 2.2USA, June 24-29, 2008Main Page Results Overall standings Previous Stage Next Stage Stage 3 - June 26: Camp Hill to Bedford, 104.2mi / 167.69kmTenacious Stetina caught on the lineBy Kirsten Robbins in Bedford, Pennsylvania A truly valiant effort from Bolder, Colorado native Peter Stetina (VMG-Felt) came to a dramatic end on the streets of Bedford, when the soloist was caught just one hundred meters to the finish line. Stetina had gained nearly four minutes on a forty rider chase group but succumbed to the group's efforts with the line in sight, as Jamie Driscoll (Fiordifrutta) powered to victory. "It was a pure headwind and a false flat and without this I think I could have taken the win," said Stetina. "All losing did was make me mad and I'm going to come back tomorrow and win. It's on, this is my race now." Following Driscoll home in the reduced field, a result of strong head winds and tough terrain, were Sheldon Deeny (Sakonnet Technology) and David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast). "I was dying hanging onto the chase group while Kelly Benefits and Johan Brunyeel teams were doing all the work to catch Stetina," said Driscoll. "I don't know where my sprint came from but I am really surprised to win here today." The yellow jersey leader Steven Van Vooren (Johan Brunyeel Cycling Academy) was surprised to have been presented the prestigious award for the third consecutive stage. The Belgian maintains a three seconds advantage over Keven LaCombe (Kelley Benefit Strategies-Medifast) and Christoff Van Heerden (Konica Minolto) in the overall standings. "I'm a marked man, but after what Stetina did today I think he'll be the marked man from now on," said Van Vooren, who landed the leading role on the opening prologue and expected to have to give it up on the climbing stages. "I'm very happy to be leading this event. "My team worked really hard today to hold onto it, but I'm not sure we can do it again tomorrow were the climbs are more difficult," continued Van Vooren. How it unfoldedThe 165-kilometre Stage 3 was made even more epic when strong winds and rain threatened the international field at the morning start. While the sun broke through the clouds, neither the gusting winds nor the many kilometres ahead were enough to hold back cycling's Under 25 riders from chasing their vision of a stage three victory. The sprinters were given their chance to play in the stage's two intermediate sprints before beginning the arduous ascending at the foothills of the Allegheny mountain range. Second place of general classification, Keven LaCombe continued to lead the sprinter competition as a result of the points along route being scooped up by two separate, early breakaways. The peloton veered onto Highway 30 by mid-race, a historically significant route that the event was designed to follow along the Forbes Trail, forged in 1758 by British General John Forbes and the young Colonel George Washington. The world's strongest Under 25 climbers rode past a plentiful following of fans, cheering as they battled against one another over the Tuscarora Summit's first King of the Mountains climb. Stetina (VMG-Felt), descendant of a long line of bike racers in the Stetina family, proved true to his natural ascending ability when he stormed ahead of the peloton over the first mountain pass. In doing so Stetina became the virtual race leader, as he gained a three-minute lead over his nearest competitors. "I was feeling really good over the first climb and rollers heading into the second climb," said Stetina. The actual man in yellow, Van Vooren, was feeling the tension after missing the initial break away. "We weren't catching him quite as fast as I wanted to," said Van Vooren. "I had some asthma problems on the first climb so I was worried there that we might now catch up. But we did and luckily the climbers didn't go as hard over the second climb so I was able to get to the top." The chase behind Stetina shattered the field into several groups, but a chase group of 30 riders found one another before the start of the second significant climb. Stetina continued to increase his lead over the now 40 chasers, riding first over the second KOM on Sideling Hill, an elevation gain of 2,500 feet. "The false flat drag combine with the head wind was really hard," said Stetina. "Nature was against me today but I still showed everyone what I can do and I hope next time it will be in my favour." The young peloton descended at speeds of 80 km/h in a successful chase led by Van Vooren and his Johan Brunyeel Cycling Academy team. "Honestly, with one kilometre to go I thought I still had it," said Stetina, who started a grueling sprint to hold on to his slim 10 second lead with 500-meters to go. "I think the last little up hill drag is what did me in." The gap was officially closed with one hundred meters to the line, courtesy of Van Vooren and his team's efforts. The Belgian team received much needed assistance from teams Kelley Benefit Strategies-Medifast and Konica Minolta, both of whom have a general classification rider in the top three and interested in pursuing the overall lead. PhotographyFor a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here Images by Scott Schaffrick
Results1 James Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 4.13.55 (39.698 km/h) 2 Sheldon Deeny (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 3 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 4 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 5 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 6 Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 7 Alex Boyd (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 8 Sean Mazich (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 9 Dennis Luyt (Ned) Global Cycling 10 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 11 Travis Burandt (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 12 Sven Forberger (Ger) Team Stadler 13 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 14 Reid Pletcher (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 15 Caleb Fairly (USA) VMG/Felt 16 Peter Stetina (USA) VMG/Felt 17 Gaston Aguero (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 18 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 19 Walker Savidge (USA) VMG/Felt 20 Charles Marzot (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 21 Ben Showman (USA) PA Lightning 22 Stefano Barberi (Bra) ZTeaM 23 Christo Van Heerden (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 24 Adrian Gerrits (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 25 Keir Plaice (Can) Team RACE Pro 26 David Nelson (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 27 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 28 Phil Gaimon (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 29 Aaron Pool (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 30 Chad Beyer (USA) ZTeaM 31 Jacob Keough (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 32 Stevie Cullinan (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 33 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 34 Alex Welch (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 35 Travis Allen (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 36 Alex Howes (USA) VMG/Felt 37 Pieter Seyffert (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 0.17 38 Benjamin King (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 39 Nathaniel English (USA) ZTeaM 40 Eric Riggs (USA) ZTeaM 41 James Camut (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 0.34 42 Cheyne Hoag (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 11.09 43 Mark Pozniak (Can) Team RACE Pro 44 Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Team RACE Pro 45 Mohamed Aounseghir (Alg) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 46 Erik Barlevav (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 13.52 47 Nick Keough (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 48 Jeff Salvitti (USA) PA Lightning 49 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 50 Adam Thuss (Can) Team RACE Pro 51 Justin Brown (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 16.36 52 Ryan Baumann (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 53 Jelmer Asjes (Ned) Global Cycling 54 Julian Martinez (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 55 Michael Stoop (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 56 Adam Farabaugh (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 57 Michael Chauner (USA) PA Lightning 58 Shawn Rosenthal (USA) ZTeaM 59 Bjorn Selander (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 60 Nick Frey (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 61 Andrew Baker (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 62 Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 63 Daniel Holloway (USA) VMG/Felt 64 Christopher Ruhl (USA) PA Lightning 65 Geert Dijkshoorn (Ned) Global Cycling 66 Eric Schildge (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 67 Mathias Kupke (Ger) Team Stadler 68 Michael Kreutzburg (Ger) Team Stadler 69 Taylor Brown (USA) PA Lightning 70 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 71 Demis Aleman (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 72 Marcos Santucho (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 73 Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 74 Eric Chrabot (USA) PA Lightning 75 Daniel Furmston (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 76 David Guttenplan (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 77 Ben Grieve-Johnson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 78 Toni Franke (Ger) Team Stadler 79 Peter Horn (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 80 Vincent Roberge (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 81 Sander Aardenburg (Ned) Global Cycling 82 Timothy Walker (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 83 Jori Pol (Ned) Global Cycling 26.21 84 Adam Branfman (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 85 Andrew Hunt (Can) Team RACE Pro 86 Tyler Dibble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 87 Peter Rennie (NZl) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 88 Jackie Simes (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 89 Gustavo Borcard (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 90 Mark Batty (Can) Team RACE Pro 27.40 91 Turner Johnson (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale DNF Leandro Bottaso (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina DNF John Parish (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 DNF Nick Martinez (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society DNF Josh Lipka (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team DNF Christopher Kuhl (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale DSQ Mathijs Timmer (Ned) Global Cycling Sprints Carlisle 1 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Peter Rennie (NZl) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 3 3 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 1 Chambersburg 1 Pieter Seyffert (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Bjorn Selander (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 3 3 Andrew Baker (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 1 Stage finish 1 James Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 15 pts 2 Sheldon Deeny (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 12 3 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 10 4 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 7 5 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 6 6 Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 5 7 Alex Boyd (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 4 8 Sean Mazich (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 3 9 Dennis Luyt (Ned) Global Cycling 2 10 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 1 Mountains Tuscarora Summit 1 Peter Stetina (USA) VMG/Felt 10 pts 2 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 8 3 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 6 4 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 4 5 Nathaniel English (USA) ZTeaM 2 Sideling Hill 1 Peter Stetina (USA) VMG/Felt 10 pts 2 Nathaniel English (USA) ZTeaM 8 3 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 6 4 Chad Beyer (USA) ZTeaM 4 5 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 2 General Classification after Stage 3 1 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 8.48.04 2 Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 0.03 3 Christo Van Heerden (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 0.04 4 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 0.05 5 Stefano Barberi (Bra) ZTeaM 0.10 6 Adrian Gerrits (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 0.13 7 Gaston Aguero (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 0.14 8 Peter Stetina (USA) VMG/Felt 9 Aaron Pool (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 10 Alex Boyd (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 0.15 11 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 0.17 12 Dennis Luyt (Ned) Global Cycling 0.25 13 Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 0.26 14 Charles Marzot (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 0.32 15 Caleb Fairly (USA) VMG/Felt 1.19 16 Alex Welch (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 1.26 17 Phil Gaimon (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 1.28 18 Keir Plaice (Can) Team RACE Pro 1.31 19 Pieter Seyffert (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 1.35 20 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 3.02 21 Sheldon Deeny (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 3.11 22 Alex Howes (USA) VMG/Felt 3.18 23 Travis Burandt (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 3.31 24 Benjamin King (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 3.32 25 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 3.35 26 Sven Forberger (Ger) Team Stadler 27 Walker Savidge (USA) VMG/Felt 3.36 28 Travis Allen (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 3.37 29 James Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 3.38 30 Nathaniel English (USA) ZTeaM 31 Stevie Cullinan (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 3.39 32 Ben Showman (USA) PA Lightning 3.41 33 Chad Beyer (USA) ZTeaM 34 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 3.42 35 David Nelson (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 3.44 36 Jacob Keough (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 3.45 37 Sean Mazich (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 38 Eric Riggs (USA) ZTeaM 4.05 39 James Camut (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 4.19 40 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 4.43 41 Reid Pletcher (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 6.12 42 Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Team RACE Pro 11.36 43 Mark Pozniak (Can) Team RACE Pro 12.30 44 Cheyne Hoag (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 13.10 45 Erik Barlevav (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 14.14 46 Ryan Baumann (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 16.44 47 Nick Frey (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 16.49 48 Shawn Rosenthal (USA) ZTeaM 16.56 49 Geert Dijkshoorn (Ned) Global Cycling 16.58 50 Nick Keough (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 17.30 51 Adam Thuss (Can) Team RACE Pro 17.34 52 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 17.35 53 David Guttenplan (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 18.00 54 Jeff Salvitti (USA) PA Lightning 18.28 55 Christopher Ruhl (USA) PA Lightning 19.21 56 Michael Chauner (USA) PA Lightning 19.45 57 Sander Aardenburg (Ned) Global Cycling 19.52 58 Andrew Baker (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 20.06 59 Michael Stoop (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 60 Daniel Holloway (USA) VMG/Felt 20.09 61 Michael Kreutzburg (Ger) Team Stadler 62 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 20.12 63 Eric Chrabot (USA) PA Lightning 20.13 64 Eric Schildge (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 20.15 65 Demis Aleman (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 66 Bjorn Selander (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 67 Mathias Kupke (Ger) Team Stadler 20.19 68 Jelmer Asjes (Ned) Global Cycling 20.20 69 Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 70 Marcos Santucho (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 20.21 71 Vincent Roberge (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 20.23 72 Taylor Brown (USA) PA Lightning 20.30 73 Peter Horn (USA) Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy 20.31 74 Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 20.50 75 Ben Grieve-Johnson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 20.52 76 Toni Franke (Ger) Team Stadler 21.02 77 Justin Brown (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 21.20 78 Julian Martinez (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 21.34 79 Mohamed Aounseghir (Alg) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 24.44 80 Adam Farabaugh (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 25.53 81 Daniel Furmston (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 26.23 82 Peter Rennie (NZl) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 28.55 83 Gustavo Borcard (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 29.30 84 Tyler Dibble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 29.32 85 Andrew Hunt (Can) Team RACE Pro 30.08 86 Jori Pol (Ned) Global Cycling 30.11 87 Adam Branfman (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 30.12 88 Jackie Simes (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 30.38 89 Mark Batty (Can) Team RACE Pro 30.59 90 Turner Johnson (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 31.26 91 Timothy Walker (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 47.44 Sprint classification 1 Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 32 pts 2 Christo Van Heerden (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 22 3 Daniel Holloway (USA) VMG/Felt 21 4 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 17 5 Sheldon Deeny (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 17 6 James Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 15 7 Jacob Keough (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 12 8 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 11 9 Erik Barlevav (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 10 10 Ryan Baumann (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 10 11 Eric Schildge (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 9 12 Alex Boyd (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 9 13 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 7 14 Shawn Rosenthal (USA) ZTeaM 6 15 Pieter Seyffert (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 5 16 Dennis Luyt (Ned) Global Cycling 5 17 Gaston Aguero (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 4 18 Sean Mazich (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 4 19 Peter Rennie (NZl) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 3 20 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 3 21 Bjorn Selander (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 3 22 Adrian Gerrits (USA) Team VRC: NOW-MS Society 2 23 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 1 24 Andrew Baker (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 1 25 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 1 Mountains classification 1 Peter Stetina (USA) VMG/Felt 20 pts 2 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 14 3 Nathaniel English (USA) ZTeaM 10 4 Chad Beyer (USA) ZTeaM 8 5 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 6 6 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 6 7 Daniel Furmston (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 5 8 Christo Van Heerden (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 3 9 Walker Savidge (USA) VMG/Felt 2 10 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica Minolta Continental Cycling Team 1 Under 21 rider classification 1 Peter Salon (USA) VMG/Felt 8.48.21 2 Keir Plaice (Can) Team RACE Pro 1.14 3 Alex Howes (USA) VMG/Felt 3.01 4 Travis Burandt (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 3.14 5 Benjamin King (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 3.15 6 Walker Savidge (USA) VMG/Felt 3.19 7 Reid Pletcher (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 5.55 8 Cheyne Hoag (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 12.53 9 Nick Keough (USA) Sakonnet Technology U25 Team 17.13 10 Jeff Salvitti (USA) PA Lightning 18.11 11 Andrew Baker (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 19.49 12 Eric Schildge (USA) Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 19.58 13 Bjorn Selander (USA) Team Waste Management/Racelab U23 14 Mathias Kupke (Ger) Team Stadler 20.02 15 Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling 20.03 16 Taylor Brown (USA) PA Lightning 20.13 17 Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 20.33 18 Ben Grieve-Johnson (Aus) Praties Cycling Team 20.35 19 Toni Franke (Ger) Team Stadler 20.45 20 Julian Martinez (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized 21.17 21 Adam Farabaugh (USA) Penn St Cancer Inst-GPOA-Cannondale 25.36 22 Gustavo Borcard (Arg) Esco-Telefonicos Argentina 29.13 23 Andrew Hunt (Can) Team RACE Pro 29.51 24 Jackie Simes (USA) TIME Pro Cycling 30.21 Teams classification 1 VMG/Felt 26.25.57 2 ZTeaM 1.29 3 Kelly Benefit/Medifast 1.38 4 Johan Bruyneel Cycling Ac 2.13 5 Konica Minolta 3.12 6 Fiordifrutta Cycling Team 3.33 7 Waste Management/Racelab 4.38 8 Sakonnet Technology 14.39 9 CA Giant Berry/Specialize 22.35 10 Team RACE Pro 23.46 11 Praties Cycling Team 25.14 12 VRC: NOW-MS Society 28.49 13 Global Cycling 35.28 14 PA Lightning 37.52 15 Esco-Telefonicos Argentin 38.29 16 Team Stadler 42.04 17 TIME Pro Cycling 46.56 18 Penn St Cancer/GPOA/Canno 1.09.19 |
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