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Tour of Virginia - NE
USA, April 24-29, 2007
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Stage 2 - April 24: Lynchburg Criterium, 40.2km
Borrajo sprints to victory
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Alejandro Borrajo (Rite Aid) of Argentina unleashed an impressive last minute sprint in the final 100 meters to win Tour of Virginia's Stage 2 criterium in 49:51. Borrajo hid deep within the pack, relying heavily on the protective wheels of strong teammates like Ian Ayers through almost the entire twisty, hilly, 25-lap course.
Still, Borrajo's final kick allowed him with just enough time to sit up and blow kisses to the cheering crowd before the rest of the peloton crossed the line. Borrajo's win demonstrated the same sprinting expertise he has used to amass top-10 stage finishes at big-time races around the world like the Giro d'Italia.
"These are the kinds of courses that suit me well," said Borrajo through his interpreter. Borrajo's stage win moved him into sixth on general classification, adding to the celebrations of his 27th birthday.
Wendy Cruz of Columbia-based CAICO finished second. 30 year-old Cruz failed to front at the podium ceremony and was unable to explain his absence. As a result, chief referee Beth Wrenn-Estes confirmed he will be issued a fine of 100 Euros and void all prize money according to race rules established by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
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Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-La Grange) of Australia finished third: a strong showing in what is only his second appearance in a United States road race.
"The big hill at the end took it out of the sprinters," said Cantwell, as he savored his podium finish. He assured he'd have plenty of time during the rest of the week trying to help his other teammates climb the general classification ladder.
Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) of Washington, DC ended his first day competing in a NRC race on a high note: he finished the stage 24th, only a few seconds behind the leaders. Langley's solid effort kept him on top of the GC to wear the Natural Bridge Leader Jersey for at least one more day.
"The pace was so high," said Langley. "But it spread way out at the very end. For a sprinter like me that makes it easier to hang on and survive. I just wanted to get through it . My goal for this race was to gain fitness, so anything beyond fitness is a bonus."
21 year-old Jesse Anthony (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) was awarded the Sprint Leader jersey, hinting at the strength of his team, which many observers consider the one to beat.
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Despite being a downtown race, mountain points were awarded for the grueling climb near the end of the circuit. Dan Bowman (KBS/Medifast) proved himself king of the urban mountains and donned the Augusta Medical Center Mountain Jersey after the race.
Nathan Bartels (Team Type 1) was involved in a multi-rider crash almost half way through the race. "My back tire rolled or popped," said Bartles, as he nursed scrapes on his arms and chin and his shoulder that was temporarily disjointed during his crash.
JP Partland (Skinny Js) aptly described the course: "It's 800 watts coming up the last hill and it looked like even the pros we're dying."
Lynchburg mayor Joan Foster voiced the city's enthusiasm as she presented the podium ceremony. Foster described the stage as "absolutely awesome" and extended the city's invitation to continue hosting the Tour of Virginia in the future.
"Next year we'll double these crowds," said Foster as she congratulated Barrajo on his stage win. "I love you!" Borrajo replied in broken, yet utterly sincere English.
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- The second stage criterium saw lots of attacks.
- Lots of attacks went nowhere.
- The climb up Nineth Street took it's toll after 25 laps.
- Eddy Hilger(Priority Health / Bissell) stayed close to the front and maintained his second place overall.
- Matt White(Fiordifrutta Cycling Team) pushes up Nineth Street.
- Looking for help.
- Dan Bowman(KBS/Medifast) took the Mountains jersey.
- Two time Tour of Shenandoah winner Scotty Weiss (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) attacks late in the race.
- Alejandro Borrajo (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) easily takes the victory.
- Alejandro Borrajo (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) celebrates.
- Rite Aid Pro Cycling director Jon Wirsing congradulates Alejandro.
- The stage winner on the podium.
- Russ langley (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson) maintained the overall lead.
Results
1 Alejandro Borrajo (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 49.51 2 Eudaldo Asencio (Caico) 3 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-La Grange) 4 Javier Zapata (Caico) 5 Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) 6 Buck Miller (Team Race) 7 Alexander Gonzalez (Caico) 8 Eddy Hilger (Priority Health/Bissell) 9 Brian Buchholz (UVA) 10 Predrag Prokic (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 11 Alejandro Cortes (Caico) 12 Erik Lyman (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 13 Dan Timmerman (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 14 Justin Spinelli (KBS/Medifast) 15 Alberto Blanco (GS Mengoni) 16 Michael Dietrich (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 17 Dominique Perras (KBS/Medifast) 18 Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 19 Eric Boily (Eva-Devinci) 20 Jesse Anthony (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 21 Ryan Roth (KBS/Medifast) 22 Mark Walters (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 23 Christopher Jones (VMG Racing) 24 Tom Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 25 Dan Bowman (KBS/Medifast) 26 Amos Brumble (CCB/Volkswagen) 27 Nick Friesen (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 28 David Duncan (Time Factory Development Squad) 29 Fabio Calabria (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) 30 Adrian Gerrits (Kahala-La Grange) 31 Dustin Macbernie (Team Race) 32 Keck Baker (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 33 Mike Olheiser (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 34 John Delong (Alliance Environmental) 35 Aliaksahav Bieliakowski (CCB/Volkswagen) 36 Guy East (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 37 Andrew Boone (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 38 Rytlewski Jake (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 39 Evan Fader (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 40 Joao Correia (Priority Health/Bissell) 41 Spencer Beamer (VMG Racing) 42 Ben Raby (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 43 Daniel Vaillancourt (Colavita-Sutter Home) 44 Mathieu Roy (Eva-Devinci) 45 Sergio Hernandez (Rock Racing) 46 Carlos Mayoral (Kahala-La Grange) 47 Steve Howard (Priority Health/Bissell) 48 Kincaid Stephan (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 49 Jonny Sundt (KBS/Medifast) 50 Matt Winstead (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 51 Tiago DePaula (Time Factory Development Squad) 52 Scott Weiss (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 53 Mariano Friedick (Rock Racing) 54 Todd Henriksen (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 55 Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 56 Hayden Brooks (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 57 Agustin Font (Caico) 58 Matthew Guse (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 59 Kevin Soller (VMG Racing) 60 Alex Hagman (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 61 Will Dugan (CCB/Volkswagen) 62 Toby Marzot (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 63 Jeff Buckles (Skinny Js) 64 Winston David (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 65 Ryan Baumann (Abd Cycling Team) 66 Morgan Schmitt (Priority Health/Bissell) 67 Gavi Epstein (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 68 Dewald Ryan (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 69 Chris Monteleon (Time Factory Development Squad) 70 Joel Dion-Poitras (Eva-Devinci) 71 Nick Waite (KBS/Medifast) 72 Norton Mike (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 73 Ian Ayers (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 74 Alex Sharon (Abd Cycling Team) 75 Brian Butts (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 76 Andrew Guptil (Colavita-Sutter Home) 77 Jeremiah Bishop (Skinny Js) 78 Ken Johnson (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 79 Chirs Rozdilsky (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 80 Boyd Johnson (Alliance Environmental) 81 Matt White (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 82 Ian Birlem (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 83 Ryan Belliveau (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 84 Dan Cassidy (CCB/Volkswagen) 85 Jorge Alvarado (Kahala-La Grange) 86 Jeremiah Wiscovitch (Rock Racing) 87 Phil Gaimon (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 88 Jonathan Swain (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 89 Scott Stewart (VMG Racing) 90 Joe Whitman (Alliance Environmental) 91 Marcos Rios (Kahala-La Grange) 92 Jason Baer (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 93 Christopher Stockberger (VMG Racing) 94 Philllip Cortes (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 95 Chris Kuhl (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 96 Kiel Casari (GS Mengoni) 97 John Loehner (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 98 Corey Burns (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 99 Daniel Holloway (VMG Racing) 100 Adam Switters (Rock Racing) 101 Joshua Dillon (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 102 Chris Ernst (Alliance Environmental) 103 Jason Beerman (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 104 Shawn Forsythe (Time Factory Development Squad) 105 Ben King (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 106 Mike Stoop (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 107 Greg Reain (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 108 Jorge Martinez (Caico) 109 Ed Burress (Capri Foundation/CSH) 110 Glenn Murray (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 111 Eugene Boronow (GS Mengoni) 112 Mike Miller (Alliance Environmental) 113 Jame Carney (Alliance Environmental) 114 Skyler Bishop (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 115 Michael Esbach (UVA) 116 Jake Hollenbach (CCB/Volkswagen) 117 Christopher Wilson (UVA) 118 Aj Meyer (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 119 Ralph Muoio (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 120 Stephen Delisle (UVA) 121 Mike Ebert (Abd Cycling Team) 122 Lang Reynolds (Priority Health/Bissell) 123 Raphael Tremblay (Eva-Devinci) 0.42 124 Bain Foote (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 0.46 125 Michael Sherry (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 1.02 126 Sean Barrie (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 127 Martin Lechowicz (GS Mengoni) 128 Andy Cornelison (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 129 Reid Beloni (UVA) 130 Travis Livermon (Capri Foundation/CSH) 131 Jared Gruber (Time Factory Development Squad) 132 Pete Whitlock (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 133 Tony Hall (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 134 Peter Hufanagel (Colavita-Sutter Home) 135 Steve Howard (Priority Health/Bissell) 1.24 136 Daniel Zmolik (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 1.46 137 Eric Robertson (Team Race) 2.05 138 Nate Brown (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 2.36 139 Brett Stewart (Abd Cycling Team) 4.40 140 J.P. Partland (Skinny Js) 141 Jay Hewitt (Skinny Js) 142 Charlie Gorman (Skinny Js) 143 Andrew Hunt (Team Race) 144 Mark Pozniak (Team Race) 145 Adam Thuss (Team Race) 146 Carson Worts (Capri Foundation/CSH) 147 Robert Mcconville (Capri Foundation/CSH) 148 Lucas Livermon (Capri Foundation/CSH) 149 Karl Rahn (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 150 Robbie Giannini (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 151 Charles Thibault (Eva-Devinci) 152 Jared Bunde (GS Mengoni) 153 Franklin Burgos (GS Mengoni) 154 Harrison Tripp (Kahala-La Grange) 155 Curtis Winsor (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 156 Andrew Adams (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 157 Stuart Lamp (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 158 Paul Koehn (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 159 Owen Nielsen (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 160 Phillip Robb (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 161 Phil Southerland (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) 162 Robert Schrank (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) DNF Mark Hardman (UVA) DNF Sean Orourke (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) DNF Rudolph Napolitano (Rock Racing) DNF Mason Haymes (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) DNF Shawn Forsythe (Time Factory Development Squad) DNF Sam Silvey (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) DNF Yagor Buben (CCB/Volkswagen) DNF Benjamin Peters (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) DNF Mat Stephens (Capri Foundation/CSH) DNF Alex Bowden (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) DNF Andrew Mead (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) DNF Nathan Bartels (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) DNF Peter Knoop (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) General classification after stage 2 1 Russ Langley (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 57.56 2 Eddy Hilger (Priority Health/Bissell) 0.01 3 Winston David (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 0.02 4 Dan Timmerman (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 5 Alejandro Borrajo (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.03 6 Brian Buchholz (UVA) 0.04 7 Corey Burns (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 8 Ryan Roth (KBS/Medifast) 0.05 9 Rytlewski Jake (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.06 10 Andrew Boone (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 11 Javier Zapata (Caico) 12 Matt White (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 13 Justin Spinelli (KBS/Medifast) 0.07 14 Joshua Dillon (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 15 Dan Bowman (KBS/Medifast) 0.10 16 Ryan Baumann (Abd Cycling Team) 17 Adam Switters (Rock Racing) 18 Philllip Cortes (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 0.12 19 Steve Howard (Priority Health/Bissell) 20 Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) 21 Ken Johnson (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 0.14 22 Kevin Soller (VMG Racing) 23 Jesse Anthony (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 0.16 24 Matt Winstead (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 25 Alex Hagman (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 26 Sergio Hernandez (Rock Racing) 27 Ben King (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 0.18 28 Dominique Perras (KBS/Medifast) 29 Greg Reain (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 30 Eric Boily (Eva-Devinci) 0.19 31 Phil Gaimon (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 32 Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 33 Chris Kuhl (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 0.20 34 Christopher Jones (VMG Racing) 35 Michael Dietrich (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 0.21 36 Dan Cassidy (CCB/Volkswagen) 37 Jason Beerman (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 38 Mathieu Roy (Eva-Devinci) 39 Keck Baker (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 40 Tom Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 0.22 41 Norton Mike (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 42 Spencer Beamer (VMG Racing) 43 Todd Henriksen (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 44 Mark Walters (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 45 Christopher Stockberger (VMG Racing) 0.23 46 Scott Weiss (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 47 Hayden Brooks (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 48 Mike Olheiser (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 0.25 49 Morgan Schmitt (Priority Health/Bissell) 50 Scott Stewart (VMG Racing) 51 Adrian Gerrits (Kahala-La Grange) 52 Mike Stoop (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 0.26 53 Ian Ayers (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 0.27 54 Joe Whitman (Alliance Environmental) 55 John Delong (Alliance Environmental) 56 Jonny Sundt (KBS/Medifast) 0.28 57 Dewald Ryan (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 58 Tiago DePaula (Time Factory Development Squad) 59 Guy East (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 0.29 60 Dustin Macbernie (Team Race) 0.30 61 Jame Carney (Alliance Environmental) 62 Joel Dion-Poitras (Eva-Devinci) 63 Marcos Rios (Kahala-La Grange) 64 Predrag Prokic (AEG-Toshiba-Jet Network) 0.31 65 Chirs Rozdilsky (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 66 John Loehner (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 0.32 67 Joao Correia (Priority Health/Bissell) 68 David Duncan (Time Factory Development Squad) 69 Ben Raby (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 70 Gavi Epstein (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 71 Alejandro Cortes (Caico) 0.33 72 Evan Fader (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 73 Chris Ernst (Alliance Environmental) 0.34 74 Buck Miller (Team Race) 0.35 75 Jake Hollenbach (CCB/Volkswagen) 0.36 76 Toby Marzot (Firodifrutta Cycling Team) 0.37 77 Chris Monteleon (Time Factory Development Squad) 78 Kincaid Stephan (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) 79 Aliaksahav Bieliakowski (CCB/Volkswagen) 80 Carlos Mayoral (Kahala-La Grange) 0.38 81 Shawn Forsythe (Time Factory Development Squad) 0.40 82 Ryan Belliveau (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 83 Jonathan Cantwell (Kahala-La Grange) 84 Boyd Johnson (Alliance Environmental) 0.41 85 Nick Waite (KBS/Medifast) 0.42 86 Mariano Friedick (Rock Racing) 87 Skyler Bishop (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) 88 Jeff Buckles (Skinny Js) 0.43 89 Jorge Alvarado (Kahala-La Grange) 0.44 90 Jorge Martinez (Caico) 91 Daniel Vaillancourt (Colavita-Sutter Home) 0.45 92 Mike Miller (Alliance Environmental) 93 Jeremiah Wiscovitch (Rock Racing) 0.47 94 Stephen Delisle (UVA) 0.48 95 Mike Ebert (Abd Cycling Team) 0.50 96 Will Dugan (CCB/Volkswagen) 97 Kiel Casari (GS Mengoni) 0.51 98 Alberto Blanco (GS Mengoni) 99 Ralph Muoio (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 100 Agustin Font (Caico) 0.52 101 Alex Sharon (Abd Cycling Team) 0.53 102 Jonathan Swain (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 103 Ed Burress (Capri Foundation/CSH) 0.54 104 Eudaldo Asencio (Caico) 105 Nick Friesen (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 0.55 106 Christopher Wilson (UVA) 0.58 107 Glenn Murray (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 1.03 108 Andrew Guptil (Colavita-Sutter Home) 109 Bain Foote (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 110 Aj Meyer (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 111 Matthew Guse (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 1.04 112 Eugene Boronow (GS Mengoni) 113 Brian Butts (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 1.05 114 Michael Esbach (UVA) 115 Jeremiah Bishop (Skinny Js) 1.07 116 Fabio Calabria (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) 117 Alexander Gonzalez (Caico) 1.13 118 Jason Baer (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 1.17 119 Ian Birlem (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 1.20 120 Amos Brumble (CCB/Volkswagen) 121 Lang Reynolds (Priority Health/Bissell) 1.21 122 Andy Cornelison (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 1.29 123 Erik Lyman (Calyon/Litespeed Pro Cycling Team) 1.32 124 Daniel Holloway (VMG Racing) 1.38 125 Peter Hufanagel (Colavita-Sutter Home) 1.50 126 Pete Whitlock (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 1.51 127 Michael Sherry (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 1.54 128 Martin Lechowicz (GS Mengoni) 1.56 129 Tony Hall (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 2.01 130 Sean Barrie (Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail) 2.03 131 Raphael Tremblay (Eva-Devinci) 2.05 132 Jared Gruber (Time Factory Development Squad) 2.13 133 Reid Beloni (UVA) 2.14 134 Steve Howard (Priority Health/Bissell) 135 Daniel Zmolik (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 2.18 136 Travis Livermon (Capri Foundation/CSH) 2.20 137 Nate Brown (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 3.12 138 Eric Robertson (Team Race) 3.20 139 Robert Mcconville (Capri Foundation/CSH) 5.16 140 Andrew Adams (Kenda/Raleigh Racing) 5.17 141 Harrison Tripp (Kahala-La Grange) 5.24 142 Brett Stewart (Abd Cycling Team) 5.28 143 Jared Bunde (GS Mengoni) 5.30 144 Robbie Giannini (CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25) 145 Mark Pozniak (Team Race) 5.33 146 Adam Thuss (Team Race) 5.34 147 Charlie Gorman (Skinny Js) 5.36 148 Franklin Burgos (GS Mengoni) 5.40 149 Paul Koehn (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 5.44 150 Curtis Winsor (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lsv Amateur Cycling) 5.47 151 Phillip Robb (Siegler/Axley Cycling Team) 5.49 152 Phil Southerland (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) 5.50 153 Charles Thibault (Eva-Devinci) 5.51 154 Lucas Livermon (Capri Foundation/CSH) 155 Andrew Hunt (Team Race) 5.52 156 Karl Rahn (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team) 5.55 157 Carson Worts (Capri Foundation/CSH) 5.57 158 Stuart Lamp (Memphis Motorwerks/Carve) 159 Jay Hewitt (Skinny Js) 160 Robert Schrank (Team Type 1 Monitored By Freestyle) 5.58 161 Owen Nielsen (Morepartnerincome.Com Development Team) 162 J.P. Partland (Skinny Js) 7.20
