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Sea Otter Classic - NE
Monterey, California, USA, March 21 - 24, 2002
Stage 4 - March 23: Laguna Seca circuit race, 48km/73km (W/M)
McCormack and Bessette win at Laguna Seca; Horner and Bessette in Yellow
By Steve Edwards in Monterey
"It's one of the best races we have here in America," said Saturn's Mark McCormack. "It's a giant festival of cycling. It's not just a road race. It has every aspect of cycling. It's a unique environment."
In spite of cool conditions and threatening rain, an estimated 12,000 people showed up at Laguna Seca raceway on Saturday to participate in "the unabashed celebration of the bicycle." Few were there just to view, since there were so many activities one couldn't help try and take part. Whether a fledgling BMX rider, seasoned pro, or curious fan, there was always something to do.
The celebration was just gaining steam as the roadies were winding down. Amidst a backdrop of slalom racing, big jumps, trials riders, and a trade show atmosphere, the pros lined up for their final stage: a circuit race around Laguna Seca. Short steep climbs and fast winding descents characterized the course for the day. The forecasted rain that didn't hit until late in the day was a pleasant relief for most of the riders.
The Men
With Mercury and Postal behind more than two minutes, the GC seemed a lot to ask for a race of this length, especially when you're chasing Chris Horner. However, this didn't mean that the stage would be quiet and attacks began early on. With sprinter's points on the line, Navigators stood to lose the most. In trying to protect the green jersey they set the stage for the day.
"I went away to try and take points," explained Kirk O'Bee. "We were defending Glen (Mitchell). The gap kept growing and all of a sudden I had a minute and thought, 'might as well take all the points while I'm at it.'"
This worked to protect Chris Horner's race lead, as 2nd place Henk Vogels explained, "We wanted Gord Fraser to win today but Kirk just blasted the doors off of the race. It worked for Chris Horner to have the race under wraps and it worked for me to stay in second."
"Kirk was out there really throwing down," said Horner. "He was really impressive today. And he was really impressive yesterday too out there doing all that work in that break."
But with two laps to go, his lead quickly vanished.
"With 5 to go I dropped my chain and had to get off my bike," shrugged O'Bee. "That kind of put the nail in the coffin for me." Asked if it was a frustrating experience he calmly stated, "That's bike racing. I'm used to it."
When O'Bee came in, GC contender David Zabriskie took off. Horner would have none of it and Prime Alliance shut it down. At the start of the last lap, Saturn's McCormack made a move.
"I knew I was feeling really good," he said "It's just a matter of hoping that the rest of the field isn't feeling quite as good as you are."
He got a gap and held on, though the field was charging hard at the end. "At 500 meters I had about 9 seconds and I knew that no one was going to catch me."
But not by much, as the sprint, led by Mercury's Gordon Fraser, missed by a couple of seconds. Navigators Oleg Grichkine narrowly nailed third ahead of Soren Petersen and Jelly Belly's Mariano Fredrick.
"The men's team has had a tough week and it's nice to finish it off with a win," said a relieved-sounding McCormack.
The overall saw no changes, as Horner, Vogels and Zabriskie filled the podium. O'Bee took so many points that he edged out teammate Mitchell. Mercury won the team prize, ahead of Prime Alliance and Saturn.
The Women
Of course, no one assumed Saturn's lead to be anything but safe. With Lyne Bessette in front and Kim Bruckner right behind, the only thing on the agenda was whether or not yesterday's winner, Sue Palmer-Komar could hold onto her overall 3rd. With Kim Anderson sitting in 5th on the GC and Katrina Berger in position to gain the green jersey, USA/Cannondale was the first to shake things up.
"Katrina initiated that attack that got Lyne and Geneviève off," said Anderson. Erin Carter joined in but the four person break shrank to two, becoming another duel of the Quebecois'. Strangely enough, at one point the two rivals seemed to be working together.
"When we were with Katrina Berger she was a threat to the green jersey," stated Bessette. "So I attacked her on the climbs. When we dropped her I told Geneviève I would work a little bit with her.
The chase couldn't gain any headway, but it wasn't for lack of aggression as USA/Cannondale sent one rider after another off the front. "When Katrina fell off, we were just trying to bridge someone across," explained Anderson.
"The US team (USA/Cannondale) kept attacking us and I think Judith and I just got tired of covering everything," said Bruckner. "At one point we got a gap away and we said, 'let's keep this away.' At one point I went to take a pull and Judith said, 'You should go. You've got a gap.' And I looked back and it was disorganized, so I just went," which effectively ended the race for the podium as well as the Bessette/Jeanson partnership.
"When Kim was in the middle I told her, 'Kim is coming' so I had no reason to work," said Bessette. "She didn't want to take the chance of Kim coming back to us, so she just kept going." This set the stage for a long epic sprint, starting way out from the finish.
"I was glad the sprint was long, because I have a slow start," said Bessette, who came around Jeanson right before the line to win the stage for Saturn, the only thing they had yet to do here.
"Today I did better than yesterday, but I had a tough weekend," said a slightly disappointed Jeanson. Still, her hard nose style of riding in front is making women's racing exciting and her ongoing duel with Bessette and Saturn is going to be great for the sport. It's also apparent that's she now has more help, as her new teammate Karen Bockel won the field sprint, showing another side to her arsenal that we found out yesterday included climbing.
"That was a surprise," she exclaimed. "I didn't plan it. But I love sprinting."
Yesterday's winner Sue Palmer-Komar stayed in the bunch, keeping her spot on the podium. It was the first GC podium for her Talgo America team that notched their first victory yesterday. She seemed confident that we would be hearing more from them.
"We have some really good riders. But not only that, we're a good bunch. I think all pretty easy going. We're serious about our sport but not so serious that we're had to be around. We get along really well and that's the key, really."
Bessette collected the sprinter's jersey to go with her yellow one, while her Saturn team won the title, followed by USA/Cannondale and Rona.
Rider Quotes
Mark McCormack, 1st stage
On his career: "I feel like I've got some years left. I'm still getting better and I'm going to keep racing until it's no fun."
Chris Horner, 1st GC
"I was just sittin'. Today was just a matter of staying out of trouble. Not getting in any crashes or getting flats at the wrong time and having the team around me. We took our guys off the front and let the race unfold by itself."
"I always think the safest place is at the front."
Henk Vogels, 2nd GC
"It was a very hard race. You saw how many guys finished. It wasn't too bad. Second yesterday, second today, and second overall. I was a bit of a bridesmaid this week. I think showed that we're not washed up. We won the team prize with 5 out of the first 10. We're definitely here for the rest of the year, so watch out."
"The number one thing for me is Philadelphia. We've got a great team for that race."
"It's really great racing out here (USA). It's not just Saturn versus Mercury. There's Prime Alliance, Navigators, Postal, 7up, ya know, there's a lot of good teams out there. So there is great racing now in the States."
Lyne Bessette, 1st GC and stage
"I was happy to have the yellow jersey, but Saturn hadn't won a stage, so I wanted a win"
"We just happen to have similar skills (her and Jeanson). We're both strong riders and we both want to win."
On her teammates: "It's a really good friendship. We go out together, we're always together. It's not like the race is over and we go out to dinner by ourselves."
Geneviève Jeanson, 2nd in stage
"The team was super. I think we had a great experience and we'll get better."
On whether she is the best female bike racer: "No, I don't think so. I don't deserve that title."
On yesterday's race tactic: "I don't regret anything. Yeah, it was hard but I got a great workout."
On yesterday's bonk: "I felt pretty good. But with Lyne and Kim and Judith riding so well, I knew it would be hard for me to stay up front, but I decided to try anyway. Probably I should have waited."
"I really really really bonked hard. I had nothing left. I said, 'you're not in shape, it's your fault, so keep riding.'"
On her aggressive riding style: "I prefer it. Riding in the pack all day is very boring. I shouldn't have ridden that way, because I was leading the race. I should have been more conservative. But, I think when I'm in shape, I can ride on the front. But when I'm tired, I think I'm going to have to find other ways to win."
Karen Bockel, 4th in stage
Are you surprised at how you're riding? "Yeah. This is all new, to race with the big girls."
On her injuries from yesterday's crash: "I was stiff when the first break went, I couldn't go."
"Later in the day I felt better. Coming into the last 180-degree turn (where she crashed the day before) I said, 'okay, stay on your wheels.' Then I just got on Judith Arndt's wheel, because I knew she'd be the strongest."
On her injury: "It hurt to lean on the bike, but as I got into the race and forgot about it."
On bike racing: "I'm still learning. I listen to the radio and try and do what they tell me. But sometimes, I don't quite know the way to do it."
"It's only March. I think we'll improve every race."
Kim Bruckner, 2nd GC
On her teammates: "And when we're not racing we're talking by email or on the phone saying, 'Where are you? I can't wait to see you again."
Her objectives: "National's is really important because we only have three American's. Not necessarily that I win, but that we win. (With this team) You never know what will come up. That what's so fun. It doesn't matter who wins, as long as we win. So, you never know, what race I will win."
Sue Palmer-Komar, 3rd GC:
"Bigger things in the future for Talgo America."
"I was working because I saw the opportunity to take third overall. During the last climb, Karen Bockel from Rona took off and I was the only one that went with her."
"I just happened to have better luck in the 180. I was a little leery coming in because of the rain, so I was a little bit extra cautious. If I left a gap and had to close it I didn't care. I just wanted to stay up."
On objectives: "The 9-day stage race in Altoona, being that Talgo is based out of Altoona, that would probably be a big event for us."
Kim Anderson, 4th GC
"We're using these races to get ready, so that when it comes to HP and the big races, we'll be duking it out with the big girls."
"Saturn's really firing right now. We're just trying to build up to that level."
Timing problems
They say that to err is human, but to really foul things up, you need computers. This year's Sea Otter has demonstrated that, with technical snafus plaguing the event's results system. The race this year is experimenting with an electronic timing system that, well, doesn't work. Each rider has to wear a chip on their ankle. It was used for some of the mountain bike races last year and seemed to work fine. However, something has gone awry on the larger scale causing a major scramble for race officials.
Not only does the media not have results, but teams as well. "Actually, I have no idea," said Rona team director Andre Aubut when asked how his team was doing more than one hour after the finish of one stage. "Looks like we're going back to the old fashioned method," said a race official. "I just hope someone's been paying attention."
Photography
Images by Rob Karman
- Judith Arndt (Saturn) in the green jersey of points leader
- Lyne Bessette (Saturn) didn't have any bad minutes today.
- The final stages were a Bessette-Jeanson showdown
- Lyne Bessette (Saturn) and Genevieve Jeanson (RONA) battle it out for the win
- Chris Horner (Prime Alliance) in the thick of it on Laguna Seca raceway
- Chris Horner leads the chase
- Kirk O'Bee (Navigators) in splendid isolation
- Kirk O'Bee was out of contention after a mechanical
- Mark McCormack (Saturn) lifts an imaginary weight as he crosses the line
- Mark McCormack celebrates the win
Results
Women 1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 1.18.44 2 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 1.33 4 Karen Bockel (Ger) Rona 2.59 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 6 Erin Carter (USA) Total Trainer 7 Kim Anderson (USA) Cannondale/USA 8 Nicole Demars (USA) Bianchi USA 9 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talgo America 10 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Diet Rite 3.34 11 Amy Jarvis (USA) Rona 12 Emma Davies (USA) Total Trainer 13 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Bianchi USA 14 Amber Neben (USA) Cannondale/USA 15 Catherine Powers (USA) Terry Precision Cycling 16 Katrina Berger (USA) Cannondale/USA 17 Susy Pryde (NZl) Talgo America 18 Jessica Phillips (USA) Saturn 19 Joan Wilson (USA) Talgo America 20 Mari Holden (USA) Cannondale/USA 21 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Cannondale/USA 22 Stacey Peters (USA) Bianchi USA 23 Lara Ruthven (USA) Cannondale/USA 24 Cybil Diguistini (USA) Diet Rite 4.26 25 Kori Kelly (USA) Diet Rite 26 Gabriela Gonzalez De Ferrat (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 7.52 27 Ericka Schwarz (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 28 Kimberley CUnningham (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 29 Erin Mirabella (USA) Bianchi USA 30 Anne Samplonios (USA) Talgo America 31 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 32 Melissa Sanborn (USA) CU Cycling Team 9.50 33 Ivana Bisaro (USA) Voler 34 Lenora Felker (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 35 Lauren Franges (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 36 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 11.14 37 Giselle Trahan (USA) Total Trainer 38 Karen Dodge (USA) CU Cycling Team 39 Cynthia Carroll (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 13.07 40 Rosemary Coleman (USA) Terry Precision Cycling 15.44 41 Allyson Fox (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 42 Cynthia Manach (USA) Voler 43 Amy Babcock (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 44 Nicole Freedman (USA) Rona 45 Tina Skelley (USA) Talgo America 46 Joanne Kiesanowski (USA) Diet Rite 19.41 47 April Henderson (USA) Voler 26.14 48 Jennifer Petosa (USA) CU Cycling Team 39.22 Final general classification 1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 5.46.47 2 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3.03 3 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talgo America 5.28 4 Karen Bockel (Ger) Rona 6.33 5 Kim Anderson (USA) Cannondale/USA 7.21 6 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 7.53 7 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 11.59 8 Mari Holden (USA) Cannondale/USA 16.26 9 Amber Neben (USA) Cannondale/USA 18.20 10 Katrina Berger (USA) Cannondale/USA 26.55 11 Stacey Peters (USA) Bianchi USA 27.46 12 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Diet Rite 28.05 13 Susy Pryde (NZl) Talgo America 29.10 14 Nicole Demars (USA) Bianchi USA 29.32 15 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Bianchi USA 29.48 16 Erin Carter (USA) Total Trainer 29.58 17 Jessica Phillips (USA) Saturn 31.25 18 Amy Jarvis (USA) Rona 33.26 19 Kori Kelly (USA) Diet Rite 33.32 20 Cybil Diguistini (USA) Diet Rite 33.36 21 Lara Ruthven (USA) Cannondale/USA 33.52 22 Emma Davies (USA) Total Trainer 34.07 23 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Cannondale/USA 34.50 24 Catherine Powers (USA) Terry Precision Cycling 35.47 25 Joan Wilson (USA) Talgo America 36.34 26 Anne Samplonios (USA) Talgo America 37.16 27 Erin Mirabella (USA) Bianchi USA 40.32 28 Ericka Schwarz (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 41.02 29 Kimberley CUnningham (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 41.05 30 Gabriela Gonzalez De Ferrat (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 41.09 31 Giselle Trahan (USA) Total Trainer 45.50 32 Karen Dodge (USA) CU Cycling Team 46.05 33 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 47.03 34 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 51.48 35 Lenora Felker (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 1.00.00 36 Melissa Sanborn (USA) CU Cycling Team 1.01.00 37 April Henderson (USA) Voler 1.02.05 38 Lauren Franges (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 1.02.30 39 Nicole Freedman (USA) Rona 1.03.58 40 Ivana Bisaro (USA) Voler 1.04.48 41 Rosemary Coleman (USA) Terry Precision Cycling 1.06.35 42 Joanne Kiesanowski (USA) Diet Rite 1.07.50 43 Cynthia Carroll (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 1.08.06 44 Allyson Fox (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Team 1.11.36 45 Amy Babcock (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman 1.12.19 46 Cynthia Manach (USA) Voler 1.13.06 47 Tina Skelley (USA) Talgo America 1.25.15 48 Jennifer Petosa (USA) CU Cycling Team 1.51.38 Final sprint classification 1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 21 2 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 15 3 Katrina Berger (USA) Cannondale/USA 14 4 Joanne Kiesanowski (USA) Diet Rite 10 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 10 6 Erin Carter (USA) Total Trainer 5 7 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3 8 Nicole Demars (USA) Bianchi USA 3 9 Karen Bockel (Ger) Rona 2 10 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talgo America 1 11 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Cannondale/USA 1 12 Lara Ruthven (USA) Cannondale/USA 1 13 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 1 Men 1 Mark Mccormack (Saturn) 1.46.42 2 Gord Fraser (Mercury) 0.03 3 Oleg Grichkine (Navigators) 4 Soren Petersen (Saturn) 5 Mariano Fredrick (Jelly Belly) 6 Tom Boonen (US Postal) 7 Ciaran Power (Navigators) 8 Johnathan Page (Wheelworks) 9 Vassili Davidenko (Navigators) 10 Damon Kluck (Saturn) 11 Charles Dionne (7 UP/Nutrafig) 12 Troy White (Sierra Nevada) 13 Plamen Stoyanov (Mercury) 14 Mark Walters (Navigators) 15 Jackson Stewart (Ofoto-Lombardi) 16 Scott Moninger (Mercury) 17 Michael Barry (US Postal) 18 Adham Sbieh (Mercury) 19 Harm Jansen (Saturn) 20 Florencio Ramos Torres (Tecos) 21 Danny Pate (Prime Alliance) 22 Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) 23 Michael Creed (Prime Alliance) 24 Dylan Casey (US Postal) 25 Doug Ziewacz (7 UP/Nutrafig) 26 Henk Vogels (Mercury) 27 Andrew Bajadali (Excel Sports) 28 Derek Wilkerson (Jelly Belly) 29 John Lieswyn (7 UP/Nutrafig) 30 Chris Pic (Choco-Andean) 31 David Zabriskie (US Postal) 32 Phil Zajicek (Mercury) 33 Tim Buckle (Great Britain) 34 Chris Horner (Prime Alliance) 0.19 35 Kirk O'bee (Navigators) 1.59 36 Paul Manning (Great Britain) 2.51 37 Arquimedes Lam Zamora (Tecos) 38 William Innes (Kissena) 3.35 39 Chuck Coyle (7 UP/Nutrafig) 4.12 40 Nat Faulkner (Kissena) 41 Cam Evans (Broadmark Capital) 42 Jason Mccartney (Jelly Belly) 43 David Wyandt (Sierra Nevada) 44 Cameron Hughes (Marco Polo) 45 Ted Huang (Webcor/Alto Velo) 46 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Kissena) 47 Michael Mueller (Wheelworks) 48 Jose Luis Castel Ceja (Tecos) 49 Ian Dille (Mercy Cycling Team) 50 Brian Forbes (Jelly Belly) 51 Stephen Cummings (Great Britain) 5.55 52 Patrick Heaney (Webcor/Alto Velo) 53 Ulzii-Orshikh Jamsran (Marco Polo) 54 Kent Bostick (Mercy Cycling Team) 55 Eddy Hilger (Mercy Cycling Team) 56 Karl Bordine (Excel Sports) 57 Christopher Mcdonald (Wheelworks) 58 Tyler Farrar (Broadmark Capital) 6.16 59 Geoff Burndred (Broadmark Capital) 60 Hayden Godfrey (7 UP/Nutrafig) 61 Kieran Page (Great Britain) 62 Chris Mcgovern (Jelly Belly) 63 Ryan Guay (Navigators) 64 Brian Sheedy (Navigators) 65 Ryan Russell (Marco Polo) 66 Oscar Pineda (7 UP/Nutrafig) 67 Greg Henderson (7 UP/Nutrafig) 68 Glen Mitchell (Navigators) 69 Remko Kramer (Marco Polo) 6.40 70 Evan Elken (Broadmark Capital) 7.06 71 Jason Klikna (Sierra Nevada) 7.37 72 Sandy Perrins (Marco Polo) 8.12 73 Lionel Syne (Marco Polo) 74 Brent Dawson (Jelly Belly) 8.53 75 Chris Wherry (Mercury) 76 Dario Falquier (Webcor/Alto Velo) 77 Jay Sweet (Saturn) 9.42 78 Matthew Svatek (Wheelworks) 10.40 79 Patrick Sullivan (Wheelworks) 80 Jonny Sundt (Broadmark Capital) 11.51 81 Max Finkbeiner (Choco-Andean) Final General Clissification 1 Chris Horner (Prime Alliance) 8.13.11 2 Henk Vogels (Mercury) 2.35 3 David Zabriskie (US Postal) 3.12 4 Scott Moninger (Mercury) 4.07 5 Adham Sbieh (Mercury) 4.14 6 Damon Kluck (Saturn) 4.29 7 Danny Pate (Prime Alliance) 4.40 8 Soren Petersen (Saturn) 4.47 9 Plamen Stoyanov (Mercury) 4.52 10 John Lieswyn (7 UP/Nutrafig) 5.15 11 Phil Zajicek (Mercury) 5.59 12 Mark Walters (Navigators) 6.51 13 Michael Barry (US Postal) 6.51 14 Mariano Fredrick (Jelly Belly) 6.53 15 Charles Dionne (7 UP/Nutrafig) 8.44 16 Doug Ziewacz (7 UP/Nutrafig) 8.45 17 Gord Fraser (Mercury) 8.57 18 Andrew Bajadali (Excel Sports) 9.03 19 Harm Jansen (Saturn) 9.05 20 Ciaran Power (Navigators) 9.18 21 Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) 10.05 22 Michael Creed (Prime Alliance) 12.51 23 Oleg Grichkine (Navigators) 14.20 24 Paul Manning (Great Britain) 15.13 25 Oscar Pineda (7 UP/Nutrafig) 19.16 26 Jason Mccartney (Jelly Belly) 19.42 27 Johnathan Page (Wheelworks) 19.42 28 Chris Wherry (Mercury) 19.50 29 Tom Boonen (US Postal) 20.10 30 Dylan Casey (US Postal) 21.40 31 Glen Mitchell (Navigators) 21.52 32 Greg Henderson (7 UP/Nutrafig) 23.09 33 Chris Pic (Choco-Andean) 23.11 34 Derek Wilkerson (Jelly Belly) 23.46 35 Chuck Coyle (7 Up/Nutrafig) 23.50 36 Cameron Hughes (Marco Polo) 23.52 37 Ryan Russell (Marco Polo) 23.56 38 Florencio Ramos Torres (Tecos) 24.11 39 Mark Mccormack (Saturn) 24.18 40 Troy White (Sierra Nevada) 25.05 41 Jackson Stewart (Ofoto-Lombardi) 25.06 42 Vassili Davidenko (Navigators) 25.06 43 Kirk O'bee (Navigators) 25.21 44 Stephen Cummings (Great Britain) 25.23 45 Chris Mcgovern (Jelly Belly) 25.27 46 Nat Faulkner (Kissena) 25.53 47 Tim Buckle (Great Britain) 27.39 48 Brent Dawson (Jelly Belly) 27.51 49 Ryan Guay (Navigators) 28.14 50 Geoff Burndred (Broadmark Capital) 28.49 51 Arquimedes Lam Zamora (Tecos) 29.11 52 Kieran Page (Great Britain) 29.30 53 David Wyandt (Sierra Nevada) 29.39 54 William Innes (Kissena) 30.11 55 Max Finkbeiner (Choco-Andean) 30.45 56 Michael Mueller (Wheelworks) 31.04 57 Tyler Farrar (Broadmark Capital) 33.51 58 Ian Dille (Mercy Cycling Team) 33.57 59 Ulzii-Orshikh Jamsran (Marco Polo) 35.21 60 Christopher Mcdonald (Wheelworks) 36.04 61 Kent Bostick (Mercy Cycling Team) 36.10 62 Lionel Syne (Marco Polo) 39.42 63 Remko Kramer (Marco Polo) 40.27 64 Hayden Godfrey (7 UP/Nutrafig) 40.33 65 Brian Forbes (Jelly Belly) 40.39 66 Jonny Sundt (Broadmark Capital) 42.17 67 Karl Bordine (Excel Sports) 43.38 68 Brian Sheedy (Navigators) 43.57 69 Ted Huang (Webcor/Alto Velo) 44.26 70 Cam Evans (Broadmark Capital) 44.46 71 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Kissena) 44.50 72 Sandy Perrins (Marco Polo) 46.03 73 Dario Falquier (Webcor/Alto Velo) 47.26 74 Evan Elken (Broadmark Capital) 48.22 75 Patrick Heaney (Webcor/Alto Velo) 49.12 76 Jose Luis Castel Ceja (Tecos) 53.20 77 Patrick Sullivan (Wheelworks) 56.24 78 Eddy Hilger (Mercy Cycling Team) 1.03.13 79 Matthew Svatek (Wheelworks) 1.04.00 80 Jason Klikna (Sierra Nevada) 1.07.12 81 Jay Sweet (Saturn) 1.08.01
