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San Dimas Stage Race - NE
California, USA, March 17-19, 2006
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Stage 3 - March 19: Incycle/Cannondale Classic, 90/55 minutes
Larson attacks; Toyota-United delivers Haedo
By Rob Karman in San Dimas
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After a dry but cloudy morning, the skies opened up in San Dimas after only 4 laps of the pro womens race and the large raindrops quickly turned to hail. Luckily the storm let up and only a soft rain fell on the riders on and off for the remainder of the 60 minute contest, but the damage had already been done. The small gap that 5 riders had held from an early move quickly mushroomed to 45 seconds in the adverse weather conditions as the pack rode gingerly through the corners.
Once clear, Laura Downey (America's Dairyland), Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science), Lisa Sweeny (CPT-Colnago), Anne Samplonius (Biovail) and Lara Kroepsch (Lipton) worked well together until Larson made a last lap attack that she held to the line for the stage honors.
Behind, race leader Kristin Armstrong (Lipton) kept a close eye on her main GC rivals before taking the field sprint for 7th place.
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With the temperature dropping and the rain continuing its on again off again uncertainty, many in the men's field rolled to the line with almost all of the riding clothes they had packed for their sojurn to sunny southern California. On lap one the skies opened up again and after some aggressive cornering a few laps in by Karl Menzies and Gord Fraser of Health Net found them off the front without even having attacked, it looked like the men's race might follow a similar pattern to the women's race. With the Best Young Rider leader's jersey of Brent Bookwalter for help, the trio quickly pushed their advantage out to 30 seconds as Toyota-United got organized on the front of the main field and stretched things out single file.`
The gap continued to grow steadily until it plateaued around 45 seconds with the ensuing drag race between the 3 leaders and Toyota-United shredding the field as 3 or 4 riders came off the back on every lap until less than a third of the starters remained. Sprint points leader Karl Menzies was taking full advantage of his position off the front at each hot spot sprint to solidify his hold on the green jersey. With 20 of the 90 minutes in the race remaining, it looked like the leading trio might make it to the end, but Toyota-United had plans for the stage win and brought it back together with one lap to go. Out of the last corner it was J.J. Haedo streaking to the win to repay their efforts.
Photography
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- Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) drives the break through the rain
- The top 3 on GC kept a close watch on each other.
- Grace Fleury (Lipton) smiles at the start while wearing the climbers jersey
- Race leader Kristin Armstrong (Lipton) poses on the start line with Flat Stanley
- Kristin Armstrong (Lipton) on cruise control
- Lisa Sweeney (CPT-Colnago) leads the break through the start finish area
- TEAm Lipton on the front of the field
- Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) holds onto a slim lead after her last lap attack
- Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) celebrates her stage win
- Mike Jones (Health Net) was bundled up over his climbers jersey
- Race leader Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) has his game face on at the start
- Toyota-United setting tempo on the front
- Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) kept his yellow jersey hidden under a rain cape
- Gord Fraser (Health Net) puts his head down while powering the break
- Gord Fraser and Karl Menzies (Health Net pb Maxxis) spent most of the race off the front
- The breakaway riders set up for turn 1 as the pack comes into view at the far end of the finishing straight
- Mariano Friedrick leads the chase for Toyota-United
- Gord Fraser (Health Net pb Maxxis)
- Tim Johnson (Health Net pb Maxxis) tries to bridge up to the break with 4 laps to go
- Toyota-United chases the break with three laps to go
- With one lap to go the end was imminent for the break
- Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota-United) puts his head down and powers away to the stage win
- The effort and conditions of the race were apparent on Chris Baldwin's face
Images by Steve Cohen/www.sportsshooter.com/STEVEC
- Mari, put that cell phone away, the race is about to start.
- Laura Kroepsch (Team Lipton) helps race leader Kristin Armstrong with her mic.
- Good Friends.
- Old Friends.
- Jaqusijak Katarzyna (Polish National Team) and coach.
- The newly formed Sports Express Team.
- Women’s peloton on the first lap.
- Checking out the competition.
- Laura Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) after the leader.
- Jittery Joes on the front.
- Karl Menzies (Health Net) leading the break.
- Karl Menzies (Health Net) working hard.
- Jose Haedo (Toyota-United) wins again.
- GC winner Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) on top of the podium
Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- Mari Holden is all smiles before the rain
- America’s Dairyland Best Young rider Natalie Klemko
- America’s Dairyland rider Natalie Klemko out of the saddle and show that MILK DOES A BODY GOOD as she powers the pedals
- Jennifer Reither (Bicycle Johns)
- Lisa Sweeney (Colorado Premier Training) leads Lara Kroepsch (Team Lipton) and Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) Larson went on to the win
- T-Mobile's Kim Baldwin wears the green jersey
- It’s the battle of the milk and tea racers - Lipton’s Grace Fleury leads the chase as America’s Dairyland riders Betsy Galenti and Natalie Klemko are right there as well
- Brent Bookwalter of the Priority Health Cycle team was in the break for a long time and finished 12 and best young rider
- The break about to get swallowed up in the last laps of the race
- Team Lipton’s Lara Kroepsch helps race leader Kristin Armstrong with her radio
- Polish riders Janik Karolina and Jagusiah Katarzynn with coach
- Kim Baldwin hams up for the camera as the other Jersey wearers look on. L-R Grace Fleury KOM (team Lipton), Kristin Armstrong Leaders (Team Lipton), Natalie Klemko Best Young rider (America’s Dairyland) and Baldwin points (T-Mobile)
- T-Mobile’s Mari Holden
- Marisa Asplund of the Colorado Premier Training Colnago – Sports Express Team
- Janik Karolina of the Polish team must feel right at home at today's race with all the rain and cold.
- Germany’s T-Mobile rider Cristina Becker
- Colorado Premier Training –Colnago- Sports Express team girls warm down after the race L-R Nicky Wangsgard, Jennifer Gersbach and Marisa Asplund
- Toyota-United’s Chris Wherry leads they way for his teammates
- Karl Menzies (Health-Net) leads Brent Brookwalter (Priority Health Cycle)
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) leans it over in a wet corner after the rain
- Kristin Armstrong (Team Lipton) leads the group into a wet turn as the rain starts again
- Stage winner, Jose Haedo (Toyota - United Pro) uses his brakes sparingly on the rainy course
- GC leader, Heath Blackgrove (Toyota - United Pro)
Results
Pro/1 Men
1 Jose Haedo (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 1.27.06 2 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Team) 3 Alberto Tiberio (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 4 Siro Camponogara (Navigators Insurance) 5 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 6 Karl Menzies (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 7 Tim Johnson (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 8 Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 9 Alexi Martinez (Successfulliving.Com) 10 Curtis Gunn (Successfulliving.Com) 11 Scott Moninger (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 12 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health Cycling Team) 13 Glen Mitchell (Priority Health Cycling Team) 14 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 15 Garrett Peltonen (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 16 Chris Baldwin (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 17 Jake Rytlewski (Priority Health Cycling Team) 18 Justin England (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 19 Dominique Perras (Kodak Gallery.Com/Si) 20 Mark Walters (Navigators Insurance) 21 Austin King (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 22 Todd Henriksen (Vmg Racing) 23 Jesse Anthony (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada) 24 Dan Timmerman (Fioriifrutta Cycling) 25 Gord Fraser (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 0.09 26 Tom Ziebel (Priority Health Cycling Team) 27 Robbie King (Priority Health Cycling Team) 0.13 28 Christopher Jones (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 29 Evan Elkin (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 30 Eric Riggs (Lombardi Sports) 0.17 31 Nebosja Javanovic (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 0.38 32 Jason Klikna (Bmc Racing Team) 0.41 33 Mariano Friedrick (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 0.47 34 Roman Kilun (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 5.16 35 Victor Ayala (Kahala-Lagrange) 25.48 36 Lukasz Bujho (Polish National Team) 37 Craig Wilcox (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 39.55 38 Hector Henandez (Bmc Racing Team) 51.42 39 Peter Stetina (Team Tiaa-Cref) 40 Viktor Laza (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 1.13.20 41 Brian Lemke (Landis/Trek/VW) 1.14.00 42 Drew Miller (Successfulliving.Com) 1.22.15 Final general classification 1 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 5.35.05 2 Chris Baldwin (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 0.29 3 Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 0.35 4 Karl Menzies (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 0.39 5 Justin England (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 0.53 6 Scott Moninger (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 0.55 7 Glen Mitchell (Priority Health Cycling Team) 0.58 8 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health Cycling Team) 1.00 9 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 1.05 10 Gord Fraser (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 1.16 11 Jake Rytlewski (Priority Health Cycling Team) 1.25 12 Dan Timmerman (Fioriifrutta Cycling) 1.42 13 Todd Henriksen (Vmg Racing) 1.48 14 Tim Johnson (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 1.50 15 Tom Ziebel (Priority Health Cycling Team) 1.53 16 Alberto Tiberio (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 2.05 17 Dominique Perras (Kodak Gallery.Com/Si) 2.06 18 Jesse Anthony (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada) 2.07 19 Mark Walters (Navigators Insurance) 2.11 20 Austin King (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 2.15 21 Garrett Peltonen (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 2.20 22 Evan Elkin (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 2.33 23 Curtis Gunn (Successfulliving.Com) 2.39 24 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Team) 2.52 25 Christopher Jones (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 2.57 26 Jose Haedo (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 3.11 27 Nebosja Javanovic (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 3.27 28 Jason Klikna (Bmc Racing Team) 29 Alexi Martinez (Successfulliving.Com) 3.44 30 Robbie King (Priority Health Cycling Team) 7.03 31 Roman Kilun (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 7.46 32 Mariano Friedrick (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 8.38 33 Eric Riggs (Lombardi Sports) 9.22 34 Siro Camponogara (Navigators Insurance) 10.03 35 Lukasz Bujho (Polish National Team) 39.36 36 Victor Ayala (Kahala-Lagrange) 40.17 37 Craig Wilcox (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 46.14 38 Hector Henandez (Bmc Racing Team) 54.29 39 Peter Stetina (Team Tiaa-Cref) 57.31 40 Brian Lemke (Landis/Trek/VW) 1.23.47 41 Drew Miller (Successfulliving.Com) 1.23.53 42 Viktor Laza (Aeg - Toshiba - Jetnetwork) 1.25.29 Points classification 1 Karl Menzies (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 70 pts 2 Mike Jones (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 45 3 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 35 4 Jose Haedo (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 35 5 Chris Wherry (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 25 6 Gord Fraser (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 25 7 Brent Bookwalter (Priority Health Cycling Team) 25 8 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 20 9 Glen Mitchell (Priority Health Cycling Team) 15 10 Tommy Nankervis (Priority Health Cycling Team) 15 11 Alberto Tiberio (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 10 12 Robbie King (Priority Health Cycling Team) 10 13 Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 5 14 Jesse Anthony (Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada) 5 Mountains classification 1 Mike Jones (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 50 pts 2 Justin England (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 30 3 Chris Baldwin (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 25 4 Karl Menzies (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 20 5 Chris Wherry (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 20 6 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 15 7 Philip Wong (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 15 8 Glen Mitchell (Priority Health Cycling Team) 15 9 Scott Moninger (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 15 10 Alberto Tiberio (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) 10 11 Sterling Magnell 10 12 Adam Livingston (Successfulliving.Com) 10 13 Antonio Cruz (Toyota - United Pro Cycling) 10 14 Peter Hatton (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 5 15 Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes Pro Cycling Team) 5
Pro 1/2 Women
1 Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) 48.38 2 Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) 3 Lisa Sweeney (CPT - Colnago) 4 Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) 5 Anne Samplonius (Team Biovail) 6 Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 0.59 7 Liza Rachetto (TEAm Lipton) 8 Grace Fleury (TEAm Lipton) 9 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 10 Mari Holden (T Mobile) 11 Taitt Sato (Mcguire Cycling Team) 12 Nicky Wangsgard (CPT - Colnago) 13 Kimberly Anderson (T Mobile) 14 Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton) 15 Jenny Trew (Team Kenda Tire) 16 Katherine Lambden (TEAm Lipton) 17 Ashley Dymond (Hdcc Allegiant Air,) 18 Alisha Lion (Velo Bella-Kona) 19 Kimberly Baldwin (T Mobile) 20 Natalie Klemko (America's Dairyland) 21 Kele Murdin (Velo Bella-Kona) 22 Anna Webb (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 23 Jennifer Gersbach (CPT - Colnago) 24 Jennifer Wilson (Bicycle John's Serio) 25 Lea Adams (Helens/Trek/VW) 26 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 27 Rachel O'connell (Bicycle John's Serio) 28 Jennifer Joynt (Velo Bella-Kona) 29 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cycling) 30 Colleen Corey (Mcghie's) 31 Jennifer Reither (Bicycle John's Serio) 32 Moriah Macgregor (Dizzy Chicks) 33 Dolly Ginter (Radsport) 34 Holly Borowski (McGuire/US Armed Forces) 35 Laura Hines (Southern California) 36 Marisa Asplund (CPT - Colnago) 37 Yukie Nakamura (Easton/Specializedd) 38 Bonnie Bourque (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 39 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage) 1.16 40 Maria Monica (Mcguire Cycling Team) 41 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 42 Courtenay Brown (Mcguire Cycling Team) 43 Aimee Vasse (CPT - Colnago) 44 Cindy Carroll (Mcguire Cycling Team) 45 Erin Alders (Mcguire Cycling Team) 46 Crristina Becker (T Mobile) Final general classification 1 Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 3.40.59 2 Kimberly Baldwin (T Mobile) 0.34 3 Alisha Lion (Velo Bella-Kona) 0.52 4 Grace Fleury (TEAm Lipton) 1.05 5 Kimberly Anderson (T Mobile) 1.39 6 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cycling) 2.21 7 Katherine Lambden (TEAm Lipton) 3.03 8 Anne Samplonius (Team Biovail) 5.18 9 Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) 5.58 10 Mari Holden (T Mobile) 6.39 11 Maria Monica (Mcguire Cycling Team) 7.19 12 Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) 7.23 13 Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 7.30 14 Marisa Asplund (CPT - Colnago) 7.33 15 Jennifer Joynt (Velo Bella-Kona) 7.47 16 Lisa Sweeney (CPT - Colnago) 7.50 17 Jennifer Gersbach (CPT - Colnago) 7.58 18 Moriah Macgregor (Dizzy Chicks) 8.04 19 Colleen Corey (Mcghie's) 8.05 20 Aimee Vasse (CPT - Colnago) 8.08 21 Taitt Sato (Mcguire Cycling Team) 8.12 22 Nicky Wangsgard (CPT - Colnago) 8.19 23 Dolly Ginter (Radsport) 8.20 24 Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton) 8.23 25 Kele Murdin (Velo Bella-Kona) 8.24 26 Liza Rachetto (TEAm Lipton) 8.26 27 Renee Eastman (Vitamin Cottage) 8.29 28 Lea Adams (Helens/Trek/VW) 8.34 29 Rachel O'connell (Bicycle John's Serio) 8.43 30 Betsy Galenti (America's Dairyland) 8.46 31 Crristina Becker (T Mobile) 8.53 32 Jennifer Wilson (Bicycle John's Serio) 9.00 33 Erin Alders (Mcguire Cycling Team) 9.01 34 Natalie Klemko (America's Dairyland) 9.50 35 Jenny Trew (Team Kenda Tire) 9.52 36 Laura Hines (Southern California) 10.10 37 Patricia Palmer (America's Dairyland) 10.14 38 Cindy Carroll (Mcguire Cycling Team) 10.33 39 Anna Webb (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 10.45 40 Jennifer Reither (Bicycle John's Serio) 12.10 41 Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) 12.56 42 Holly Borowski (McGuire/US Armed Forces) 13.48 43 Bonnie Bourque (Karl Straus/Sdbc) 14.01 44 Ashley Dymond (Hdcc Allegiant Air,) 14.11 45 Courtenay Brown (Mcguire Cycling Team) 14.39 Points classification 1 Rebecca Larson (Cycle Science) 55 pts 2 Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 50 3 Grace Fleury (TEAm Lipton) 40 4 Kimberly Baldwin (T Mobile) 20 5 Lisa Sweeney (CPT - Colnago) 20 6 Laura Downey (America's Dairyland) 20 7 Alisha Lion (Velo Bella-Kona) 15 8 Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Cooking Light) 10 9 Kimberly Anderson (T Mobile) 10 10 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cycling) 5 11 Nicky Wangsgard (CPT - Colnago) 5 Mountains classification 1 Grace Fleury (TEAm Lipton) 50 pts 2 Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 35 3 Alisha Lion (Velo Bella-Kona) 30 4 Kimberly Baldwin (T Mobile) 30 5 Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Cooking Light) 10 6 Mari Holden (T Mobile) 10
