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Solano Bicycle Classic - NE

USA, March 28-30, 2002

Solano Garbage road race, 145.6km/96km (M/W) (M/W)

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Horner grabs men's race; Saturn 1-2-3 in women's

By Giana Roberge, team Saturn

Under bright sunny skies with strong, gusty winds, the Solano Bicycle Classic began its three day trek through the Solano, Fairfield and Napa counties today. Racing through over the dales of Northern California, the first stage, a 91 mile road race for the men, and a 60 mile road race for the women, saw familiar faces on the podium at the end of the day with Chris Horner (Prime Alliance) and Lyne Bessette (Saturn) dressed in Yellow on the top of the podium stand.

The men's race kicked off early with aggressive racing from all teams in the strong cross winds. By the first climb a group of five were clear of the main group. In it were race contenders, Trent Klasna (Saturn), Danny Pate (Prime Alliance), Henk Vogels (Mercury) and John Lieswyn (7UP). This looked to be a strong, potentially race-winning move for all teams represented. However, when Klasna suffered some trouble in the head wind and lost contact with the group, the Saturn team began a chase to bring the group of four within reach.

At the bottom of the final steep climb up Cantelow road, the group of four was nearly caught when Chris Horner did what he does so well and bridged to the break, with only Chris Wherry (Mercury) able to follow his lead. Joining the break with enough time to recover before the final sprint, Horner's move brought him the stage win and the race read over second place finisher Wherry. Lieswyn was third in the small group sprint.

The women's 60 mile road race was splintered by the climbs not the wind. On the first climb a small group containing Lyne Bessette, Judith Arndt, and Kimberly Bruckner (all Saturn) cleared the field with Alison Sydor (Canada), Susie Pryde (Talgo), Sue Palmer, and Trish Choo. On the second climb Arndt and Bessette powered away from the small group. Choo, Palmer and Pryde worked diligently into the cross winds, but Arndt and Bessette, now well accustomed to long break-aways, managed to hold them off for Bessette to claim the win.

Bruckner attacked the group on the final climb, 10 miles from the finish and came in solo, roughly two minutes down on Bessette and Arndt for third. The main field finished nearly six minutes down.

Results

Men
 
1 Chris Horner (USA) Prime Alliance                          3.30.37
2 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury C.T.
3 John Lieswyn (USA) 7UP / Nutra Fig                            0.03
4 Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance
5 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury C.T.
6 Hank Vogels (USA) Mercury C.T.
7 Gord Fraser (Can) Mercury C.T.
8 Charles Dionne (USA) 7UP / Nutra Fig
9 Daniel Ramsey (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale
10 Greg Henderson (USA) 7UP / Nutra Fig
11 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
12 Friedick Mariano (na) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
13 Douglas Ziewacz (na) 7UP / Nutra Fig
14 Florencir Ramos (na) Tecos Universidad Auton                 1.24
15 Erik Saunders (USA) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
16 Mike Sayers (USA) Mercury C.T.                               1.31
17 Adham Sbeih (USA) Mercury C.T.                               2.20
18 Trent Klasna (na) Saturn Cycling Team
19 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Excel Sports Boulder
20 Eric Murphy (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
21 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Pharmacia Cycling Team
22 Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Volvo / Cannondale
23 Godfrey Hayden (NZl) 7UP / Nutra Fig
24 Will Frischkorn (na) Saturn Cycling Team
25 Derek Wilkerson (na) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl L
26 Ubaldo Mesa (na) Tecos Universidad Auton
27 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Volvo / Cannondale
28 Paul Rowney (Aus) Yeti - Pearl Izumi
29 Damon Kluck (na) Saturn Cycling Team
30 Svein Tuft (USA) Prime Alliance
31 Jacob Erker (Can) Pharmacia Cycling Team
32 Jeff Angermann (USA) Rocknasium
33 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl                    3.34
34 Sandy Perrins (USA) Logan Race Club
35 Mike Taylor (USA) Marathon Racing Team
36 David Smith (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
37 Dave Nelson (USA) Marathon Racing Team
38 Jackson Stewart (USA) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
39 Ivan Dominguez (na) Saturn Cycling Team                      3.57
40 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury C.T.
41 Matthew Svatek (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale                   4.10
42 Nat Faulkner (na) Kissena Cycling Team
43 Nathan Dills (USA) Fondriest/RRV                             5.14
44 Hatcher Rosebrock (USA) Fondriest/RRV
45 Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
46 Ted Huang (na) Alto Velo/Webcor
47 Carter Hovey (na) Bianchi / Canadian Team
48 Adam Watts (USA) Pharmacia Cycling Team
49 Russell Stevenson (USA) Broadmark Capital - Eli
50 Geoff Burnard (NZl) Broadmark Capital - Eli
51 Phil Zaqicek (Bul) Mercury C.T.
52 Ryan Russell (NZl) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling
53 John Peters (USA) Prime Alliance
54 Tim Larkin (na) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
55 Michael Audley (USA) Morgan Stanley Cycling                  6.31
56 John Hunt (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T                      7.40
57 Kent Bostick (USA) Mercy Cycling Team                        9.01
58 Tyler Farrar (USA) Broadmark Capital - Eli
59 J.D. Durso (na) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
60 Jay Sweet (na) Saturn Cycling Team
61 Tim Johnson (na) Saturn Cycling Team
62 Josef Lontscharitsch (na) Tecos Universidad Auton
63 Jonathan Page (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale
64 Michael Mueller (Swi) Wheelworks/Cannondale
65 Lionel Syne (Bel) Santa Cruz Spokesman                       9.50
66 Arquimedes Lam (na) Tecos Universidad Auton                  9.50
67 Dean LaBerge (USA) Marathon Racing Team                      9.50
68 Robert Hooks (na) Alto Velo/Webcor                          15.07
69 David Fuentes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T                 15.50
70 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
71 Austin King (USA) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
72 Chad Hartley (USA) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling
73 Seamus McGrath (USA) Canadian Team                          16.31
74 David O loughlin (na) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
75 Benjamin Sharp (USA) Pharmacia Cycling Team
76 Jonas Carney (USA) Prime Alliance
77 Patrick Sullivan (USA) GS CIAO
78 Darby Thomas (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale
79 Brent Witters (USA) Morgan Stanley Cycling                  16.34
80 Roman Kilun (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman
81 Brian Forbes (USA) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
82 Ben Stafford (USA) Kissena Cycling Team                     16.42
83 Brian Lamb (na) Alto Velo/Webcor
84 Cody Waite (USA) Unattached
85 David McCook (USA) Prime Alliance
86 Cam Evans (Can) Broadmark Capital - Eli
87 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mountain Bikes
88 Jonny Sundt (USA) Broadmark Capital - Eli
89 Michael Creed (USA) Prime Alliance
90 Marc Hagenlocher (na) Alto Velo/Webcor
91 Chris McGovern (USA) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
92 Michael Ebert (USA) Atheltes By Design
93 Peter Baker (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale
94 Tony Zarsadias (Can) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling
95 Brent Dawson (Aus) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
96 Jose Castel (na) Luis Tecos Universidad Auton
97 Evan Elken (USA) Broadmark Capital - Eli
98 Daryl Saul (USA) Excel Sports Boulder
99 Reto Lauper (na) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
100 Chad Gerlach (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
101 Colby Pearce (na) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports
102 Kevin Klein (USA) F2 Consulting
103 Billy Innes (na) Kissena Cycling Team
104 Zachery Walker (na) The Olympic Club
105 Richard DelValle (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman
106 Michael Hutchinson (na) Team Spine                         19.08
107 Jason Fernschuss (na) Alto Velo/Webcor
108 Yasuhito Yamamoto (na) Kissena Cycling Team
109 Marc Anderson (na) People's Cycling Team
110 Jeff Prinz (USA) Simple Green/Mazda
111 Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
112 Alto ?  (na) Velo/Webcor
113 Steve McCaw (na) Rocknasium
114 Adam Smith (USA) Morgan Stanley Cycling
115 David King (USA) Marathon Racing Team
116 Rik Denicke (USA) Pharmacia Cycling Team
117 Todd Weitzenberg (USA) Rocknasium
118 Allan Butler (USA) Logan Race Club
119 Daniel Hopley (USA) Ethan F2 Consulting                    19.40
120 Nieke Biskner (USA) Saturn Development                     19.42
121 Jonathan Hamblen (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale               19.44
122 Michael Jones (USA) Wheelworks/Cannondale
123 Ryan Nenninger (USA) Team Mack Racing
124 Juan Pineda (na) 7UP / Nutra Fig                           20.19
125 Edgar Nunnelly (USA) Mercy Cycling Team                    21.11
126 Chria Hazlitt (USA) Minute Maid/Dasani/La G
127 Clark Sheehan (USA) 7UP / Nutra Fig
128 Patrick Briggs (USA) Marathon Racing Team                  21.59
129 Marco Aledia (na) Kissena Cycling Team                     21.59
130 Justin Robinson (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman                 21.59
131 Karta Atehortua-Khalsa (USA) Pu Santa Cruz Spokesman       26.50
132 Bartek Fidelus (USA) Excel Sports Boulder
133 James Mathis (na) Alto Velo/Webcor
134 Bryce Mead (USA) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling
135 Todd Edmister (na) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling
136 Dario Fredrick (USA) Team Spine
137 David Loogman (USA) Hancock/McGuire
138 John Osguthorpe (USA) Logan Race Club
139 Craig Wilcox (USA) Saturn Development
140 Randy Rocchi (USA) F2 Consulting
141 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Kissena Cycling Team
142 Michael Nelson (USA) People's Cycling Team
143 Jeffrey Austin (USA) People's Cycling Team
144 Greg Ulrich (USA) Unattached
145 Gustavo Gomez (USA) Central Valley Cycling
146 Michael Luther (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
147 Remi McManus (USA) Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Cl
148 Marc Yap (USA) Logan Race Club                             28.10
149 Fred Whatley (USA) F2 Consulting
150 Justin Hale (na) Hancock/McGuire
151 Andrew Manart (USA) Synergy Racing Team
152 Carter Schmeck (USA) Rocknasium
153 Jason Hayes (na) Hancock/McGuire
154 Aron Huerta (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
155 Phil Roberts (na) Hancock/McGuire
156 Nathan Rugut (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
157 Anthony Martinez (USA) Rocknasium                          29.21
158 Robert Newman (USA) F2 Consulting
159 Andrew Touchstone (USA) Marathon Racing Team               32.23
160 Rad Cunningham (USA) Broadmark Capital - Eli               34.57
161 Colin Beardsley (na) Hancock/McGuire                       35.41
162 Stuart Press (USA) Minute Maid/Dasani/La G                 35.42
163 Shawn Oliver (USA) Morgan Stanley Cycling                  35.47
164 Lance Doherty (na) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling                 38.07
165 Sven Sturm (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman
166 Dennis Guikema (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman
167 Phil Sutherland (USA) People's Cycling Team
168 Mark Leffler (USA) Rocknasium
169 Matt Sadauckas (USA) UCSD
170 Aaron LeBauer (na) Hancock/McGuire                         38.35
171 Steve Menez (USA) Morgan Stanley Cycling                   39.17
172 Greg Pattison (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling T
173 William Holmes (USA) Nature Valley/IFBikes.c
 
Outside time cut
 
174 Abraham Taylor (USA) 3BRT/Marco Polo Cycling               40.07
175 Ryan Cornell (USA) Pharmacia Cycling Team                  40.39
176 John Foulkes (USA) Marathon Racing Team
177 Chad DeMasi (USA) Rocknasium                               41.09
178 Dylan Taylor (USA) People's Cycling Team
179 Michael Jacques (USA) F2 Consulting                        44.47
180 Colin Rooney (USA) Unattached                              47.14
181 Mitchell Moreman (USA) DEAN
182 John Brady (USA) OFOTO-Lombardi Sports                     47.36
 
Women
 
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                    2.36.17
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team
3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                   4.36
4 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Talgo America                        6.01
5 Trish Choo (USA) Helens/Trek/VW
6 Susy Pryde (NZl) Talgo America
7 Jeanne McFall (USA) Team Goldy's                              7.35
8 Alison Sydor (na) Canadian National                           8.56
9 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Diet Rite                           12.29
10 Erin Carter (na) Canadian National
11 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Diet Rite
12 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Trek-Plus
13 Kimberley Cunningham (USA) Spokesman
14 Iona Wynter (USA) Genesis Scuba/Fulton Fl
15 Chrissy Redden (Can) Canadian National
16 Sandra Kolb (USA) LGBRC/Content Lab
17 Suzanne Sonye (USA) Saturn Cycling Team
18 Helen Kelly (Aus) Verizon Wireless
19 Lesley Tomlinson (na) Canadian National
20 Ming Pizzini (USA) Diet Rite
21 Cynthia Mommsen (USA) The Olympic Club
22 Cheryl Binney (USA) Diet Rite
23 Heather Cole (Can) Mercy Cycling Team
24 Angela Uargas (USA) Genesis Scuba/Fulton Fl
25 MaryAnn Fleckenstein (USA) Team Goldy's
26 Stacey Peters (USA) Bianchi USA
27 Kristin Drumm Collins (USA) Team Spine
28 Meredith Miller (USA) Talgo America
29 Christine Thorburn (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles Wome
30 Erin Kassoy (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles Wome
31 Katie Safford (USA) PAA / Javelin Team
32 Rinne Willock (Can) Verizon Wireless
33 Joy Shaffer (USA) LGBRC/Content Lab
34 Emily Kachobek (USA) Harbour Lights
35 Nicole DeMars (Can) Bianchi USA
36 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Bianchi USA
37 Amy Babcock (USA) Santa Cruz Spokesman
38 Gabriela Gonzalez (Mex) Deferra Amoroso's/HH Racing Tea
39 Joan Wilson (USA) Talgo America
40 Melanie Claude (Ber) Bermuda National Squad
41 Jessica Phillips (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Tea
42 Giselle Trahan (USA) Genesis Scuba/Fulton Fl
43 Ann Miller (na) Marie Verizon Wireless
44 Hiroko Shimido (Jpn) Verizon Wireless
45 Lisa Hunt (USA) The Olympic Club
46 Anne Samplonius (Can) Talgo America
47 Leah Goldstein (Can) Bianchi USA
48 Daphne Perry (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
49 Lisa Magness (USA) ICO/Ionic bicycles
50 Sarah Konrad (USA) Mercy Cycling Team
51 Desira Utzig (USA) PAA / Javelin Team                       12.59
52 Jennifer Stevens (USA) PAA / Javelin Team                   13.54
53 Lauren Franges (USA) Amoroso's/HH Racing Tea
54 Patty Davis (USA) LGBRC/Content Lab                         14.46
55 Kirstin Fisher (USA) ICO/Ionic bicycles
56 Tania Duff-Miller (CNZ) Freddie Fu Cycling Team             15.23
57 Taitt Sato (USA) LGBRC/Content Lab
58 Diana Hassel (USA) Davis Bike Club
59 Eryn Hanna (USA) Reno Wheelmen
60 Kimberley Boester (USA) AltoVelo/Webcor                     15.27
61 Yukie Nakamura (USA) AltoVelo/Webcor
62 Carla Hukee (USA) Minute Maid/Dasani/LaGr                   15.33
63 Julia Hawley (Ber) Bermuda National Team                    16.34
64 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Saffron
65 Allyson Fox (Can) Amoroso's/HH Racing Tea
66 Lara Kroepsch (USA) Trek-Plus
67 Alexe Yueng (HKg) Amoroso's/HH Racing Tea
68 Gina Grain (Can) Bianchi USA
69 Patricia McKay (USA) Team Tailwinds
70 Katherine King (USA) CS CIAO                                17.03
71 Emily Gloeckner (na) Veritas Women's Cycling
72 Kerry Soraci (USA) Diet Rite
73 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team
74 Lauren Gaffney (na) Terry Precision                         18.43
75 Jennifer Cooper (USA) Genesis Scuba/Fulton Fl               19.33
76 Troy Watson (USA) AltoVelo/Webcor
77 Lisa Norris (USA) AltoVelo/Webcor                           20.41
78 Brenna Wolford (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles Wome
79 Jennifer Petosa (USA) GSVC / Great Escape
80 Carla Koehler (USA) Minute Maid/Basani/LaGr
81 Micki Buckley (na) Terry Precision
82 Jody Kasinski (USA) Genesis Scuba/Fulton Fl
83 Julia Farell (Can) Verizon Wireless
84 Emily Westerbrook (USA) Gregg's Trek/Volkswagen             21.33
85 Megan Melamed (USA) CU Cycling                              21.40
86 Trudy Bjornsen (USA) Davis Bike Club                        21.51
87 Jamie Crawford (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles Wome                23.01
88 Rose Kasey (USA) Richards Women's Racing                    23.18
89 Carrie Thrasher (USA) AltoVelo/Webcor                       24.09
90 Anne Lannan (na) Veritas Women's Cycling                    25.32
91 Megan Elliott (USA) Mercy Cycling Team                      25.32
92 Margell Abel (na) Veritas Women's Cycling                   25.32
93 Cindy Carroll (USA) Redwood Empire Velo                     25.34
94 Judy Hay (USA) Monta Vista Velo                             35.19
95 Petra Ford (USA) Verizon Wireless                           36.49
96 Monica Erdosh (USA) LGBRC/Content Lab                       37.03
97 Karlee Brandner (USA) Gregg's Trek/Volkswagen               37.03
98 Danielle Hauptman (na) West Coast Cycling annual            46.09

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