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USA Under-23 time trial championships - NE
Park City, Utah, August 12, 2004
August 12: U/23 Time trial, 36km
Farrar to Worlds
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Tyler Farrar rode to victory alongside the Great Salt Lake of Utah today to win the U/23 National Time trial event and earn his spot in the road team for the 2004 Road World Championships to be held in Verona, Italy in late September.
Sixty six riders contested the event that was held over 36km of tough rolling terrain in very hot conditions. A few kilometers into the race, riders faced a tough climb on the wide open highway, followed by a long fast descent that curved back down to the lake and continued on rolling terrain and false flats to the turnaround. Perhaps the toughest section of the course was the effort back over the final climb before the 3km descent to the finish.
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The wind and the heat had picked up in the early afternoon and riders faced a warm headwind coming back to the finish line. Tyler Farrar's impressive time of 44'20.22 was the only time posted under the 45 minute mark in the U/23 category, giving him the win in front of Timmy Duggan (TIAA Cref/5280) and Blake Caldwell (US National Team).
Farrar was excited with his win when Cyclingnews caught up with him after the race. "This has made my season," he said. "The course really suited me and I felt great out there." Farrar has been to World Championships twice as a junior, but his win today is enough to qualify him for his first U/23 World Championships selection. When asked whether he could back it up and win tomorrows road race. He said, "The course is a little hilly for me, but I'm feeling good to we'll see."
Photography
Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com
- Steven Cozza (US National Team) starts his time trial
- Sterling Magnell (Sierra Nevada) had a top 30 ride
- Blake Caldwell (U23 National Team) on his way to third place
- Tyler Farrar (Health Net/Maxxis) waves to the crowd on his way to the podium
- Men's podium Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole), Blake Caldwell (U23 National Team), Tyler Farrar (Health Net), Timothy Duggan (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) and Steven Cozza (USA National)
- Sheldon Deeny (TIAA Cref/5280) riding up the first hill
- Nick Robertson (Spring St Sports) finished in 11th place
- Joshua Kerkhof (Team Rubicon) on rides alongside Salt Lake
- Dan Bowman (TIAA Cref/5280) had a good ride to place top 10
- Robbie Yost (Subway Express) concentrating on the top of the hill
- Ryan Luttrell (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) two kilometers in on the TT course
- Tyler Farrar (Health Net/Maxxis) on his way to a blistering time
- Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole) was considered a favourite for this race
- Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly ) took tenth place today
- Blake Caldwell (U23 National Team) watching for the Buffalo
- Daniel Harm (Recycled Cyles Racing Team) placed 20th today
- Michael Henry (Recycled Cyles Racing Team) on his way to the finish
- Gregory Abbott (NCVC/Edge Technologies) on the last climb of the course
- Tyler Farrar (Health Net/Maxxis) looked very smooth on the way home
- Daniel Cassidy (Fior di Frutta) in deep concentration
Results
1 Tyler Farrar (Health Net) 44.20.2 2 Timothy Duggan (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 0.43.8 3 Blake Caldwell (U23 National Team) 0.56.1 4 Steven Cozza (USA National) 1.21.7 5 Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole Espoirs) 1.33.8 6 Clayton Barrows (Rocky Mtn Cycling Edu. Foundation) 1.36.5 7 Agnetti Sheldrake (Futura Team) 1.46.8 8 Daniel Bowman (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 2.12.6 9 Jesse Westergard (Global Phone Sales/Healthy Choice) 2.14.4 10 Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly ) 2.16.6 11 Nicholas Robertson (Spring Street Sports) 2.17.4 12 Geoffrey Rapoport (Minute Maid/Dasani-Lagrange) 2.32.7 13 Justin Morgan (Broadmark Capital) 2.36.8 14 Nicholas Reistad (Endeavour Cycling Team) 2.40.3 15 Sheldon Deeny (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 2.54.8 16 Christopher Herby (Outdoorlights.com) 3.14.6 17 Bartlomiej Fidelus (Team Ranchos) 3.19.8 18 Mat Stephens (Mercy Cycling Team) 3.22.2 19 Stuart Gillespie (USPS U-23 National Team) 3.24.1 20 Daniel Harm (Recycled Cyles Racing Team) 3.26.3 21 Bradley Viera (Team Snow Valley) 3.26.9 22 Nicholas Ranno (Trek Factory Team) 3.36.3 23 Nicholas Clayville (Broadmark Capital) 3.41.1 24 Ari DeWilde (Essex County Velo) 3.42.0 25 Andrew Manart (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 3.42.8 26 Todd Yezefski (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 3.43.4 27 Paul Ward (Atlantic Velo) 3.43.5 28 Sterling Magnell (Sierra Nevada Cycling) 3.50.4 29 J Carl Grant Williams (Unattached) 3.59.1 30 Bartolo Torre (Land/Rover Cycling Team) 4.04.4 31 Craig Wilcox (Ridge Mortgage Services) 4.04.8 32 Ryan Hamity (Rocky Mtn. Cycling Edu. Foundation) 4.22.7 33 David Robinson (Broadmark Capital) 4.27.4 34 Jonathan Parrish (Landis/Trek/VW) 4.37.1 35 Robert Lea (Fuji) 4.38.6 36 Robert (Robbie) Yost (Subway Express Racing) 4.39.9 37 Ryan Phelps (Orlando Road Club) 4.43.4 38 John Murphy (A.G. Edwards/Nalley lexus) 4.51.5 39 Soloman Woras (Team Rubicon) 4.54.5 40 David Gettle (Bosie Developement Cycling Team) 5.06.0 41 Chris Decker (NCVC/Edge Technologies) 5.18.2 42 Michael Friedman (ESSM/GPOA) 5.26.1 43 Kerry (Kacey) Chamberlin (First Rate Mortgage) 5.41.6 44 Scott Tietzel (GS Ciao) 5.43.5 45 Daniel Cassidy (Fior di Frutta) 5.50.6 46 Gray Skinner (Sonic/ Gran Fondo) 5.57.7 47 Peter Horn (GS Ciao) 6.01.6 48 Nathan Winkelmann (Hotel San Jose/UYS) 6.15.9 49 Brian Bibens (AG Edwards) 6.17.1 50 Jaime Gandara (ABC-Cyclingcenter) 6.20.0 51 Eric Ransom (Team Iomega/Orbea USA) 6.30.1 52 Randy Bramblett (Davis Race Team) 6.36.0 53 Perry Paolini (Balance Bar/Devo) 6.38.4 54 Chris Kuhl (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology) 6.44.0 55 Cody Stephenson (Unattached) 7.00.8 56 Michael Henry (Recycled Cyles Racing Team) 7.03.7 57 David Nelson (Landis/ Trek/ VW) 7.10.2 58 Gregory Abbott (NCVC/Edge Technologies) 7.49.7 59 Ryan Luttrell (Team TIAA-CREF/5280 Magazine) 7.59.3 60 Sergei BADEKA (Davis Race Team) 8.36.5 61 Jason Wagner (Rapid Transit) 8.46.8 62 Travis Hagner (Kalahari) 9.19.6 63 Kristopher Fulks (Unattached) 9.37.1 64 Oudone Joe Keomany (Lindsey Wilson College) 10.05.3 65 Nathan Rouse (Team Nerac.com) 13.20.2 66 Joshua Kerkhof (Team Rubicon) 18.19.1
