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Sea Otter Classic - 2.5/2.9.2
Monterey, California, USA, April 15-17, 2004
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Stage 1 - April 16: Laguna Seca Circuit Race, 60/38 miles (M/W)
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Lyne Bessette (Quark) and Trent Klasna (Sierra Nevada) won their respective events in the circuit race today. Bessette's win moved her into the lead overall by only two seconds from Tina Pic. Klasna will also take the lead in the tour going into the final road stage tomorrow.
The women's race was fairly conservative with the race distance increased this year from the normal 13 laps to 17. The Quark team set high tempo leading into most of the climbs, which strung the bunch out a little and caused a solid rate of attrition, but it was Rebecca Broeder (Wells Fargo), soloing away mid way through the race, who made the most convincing move of the day. She stayed out there for over two laps before getting caught.
Mari Holden (T-Mobile) also put in a few hard efforts leading into the climb, but it all stayed together until the final climb when Christine Thorburn (Webcor) attacked hard. Tina Pic (Genesis Scuba) and Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) were quick to grab her wheel, whilst Bessette left a gap and then built up enough speed to pass the front three so quickly that none of them could go with her.
Bessette held her lead until the finish line, winning the race by only four seconds from the chasing trio. With the 10-second time bonus, Bessette moved herself into the lead on GC. Taking the sprint for second place was Pic, with Thorburn coming in third.
Bessette was very happy with her win when Cyclingnews caught up with her after the race. "I had a little gap and it was perfect. I could set up my speed."
Keen to keep the lead in tomorrow's race Bessette says "she'll do anything. I'm feeling good and my head is good. I really love the team this year. Its like we are sisters."
Yesterday's winner, Armstrong, said it was all in the timing today, with Bessette making the perfect move. "When Christine attacked, I hopped on her wheel and I was trying to recover when Lyne went," she siad. "It was hard out there today. I just didn't know the right time to go," explained Armstrong.
Pic seconded the fact that Bessette's move was perfect timing. "I got on Lyne's wheel, but by that time I was blown and I ended up in the second group," she explained.
Pic did go home with the sprinters jersey however, and mentioned that the climb just didn't seem as steep as is felt in the past, which is testament to her great form this season.
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In the men's race and early break of eight riders stayed away until the finish. In the break were Trent Klasna and Eric Wohlberg from Sierra Nevada, Jason Lokkesmoe and Michael Jones (Health Net), Dominique Perras and Corey Lange (Canadian National Team), Charles Dionne (Webcor), Davide Frattini (Monex) and Daniel Ramsey (Seasilver).
The break stretched out the time gap to over 1'30" and with three laps to go Chris Horner (Webcor) made an attempt to bring it back but the horsepower up front was too strong for him. The break stayed away and Klasna and Jones got away on the final lap and headed for a two up sprint on the line.
Klasna, with his experience, was able to take the stage from Jones, with his teammate; Wohlberg, winning the sprint to take third place. Klasna was pleased after the race, commenting on the way his team came together. "My team was phenomenal. It was a very tough race and I was worried because it all began to fall apart with three laps to go. I pulled too many people around for too long and with one lap to go I was trying to set up Wohlberg, but I ended up getting off with the Mike Jones."
Klasna added, "On the last lap I wanted to make sure he worked on the way into the finish and I knew it was all about whoever jumped first. I went with 180m to go and that was it. I think today proved that our team is coming around."
Jones was happy with his placing and credited Klasna's experience and tactical prowess. "Trent's been racing for years so I knew somehow I'd be on the front leading into the sprint.," he said. "I also don't have a good jump."
Photography
Images by Colin Meagher
- Rebecca Broeder (Wells Fargo), puts herself in an early break.
- Tina Pic (Genesis Scuba) leading the peloton up the climb.
- Some suffering faces at the top of the climb.
- The bunch climbing the Laguna Seca wall.
- The Mavic neutral car following the race.
- Tina Pic (Genesis Scuba) setting the pace.
- Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) leading the group.
- Mari Holden (T-Mobile) looking back at her gap.
- Tom Schuler encouraging his team from the sideline.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) excited with her win.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) takes the win.
- Trent Klasna and Eric Wohlberg from Sierra Nevada were part of the day's winning move.
- With two Sierra Nevada team-mates in the break, the rest of the team did their best to hold back the peloton.
- The break of eight riders forge their lead.
- Laguna Seca isn't an easy circuit, bike or car.
- Sometimes it's easier to be out in front.
- Trent Klasna (Sierra Nevada) tows the break of eight to open a comfortable buffer to the peloton.
- Charles Dionne (Webcor) looks around to see where his team-mate Chris Horner is.
- Chris Horner (Webcor, 3rd wheel) looks ready to launch himself from the peloton.
- High speed cornering.
- Webcor and Health Net riders lead the peloton.
- Trent Klasna (Sierra Nevada) comes around Health Net's Mike Jones for an easy win.
- The stage podium.
- Jason Lokkesmoe (Health Net/Maxxis) wears the points leader's jersey; Lokkesmoe wears the jersey as a result of Trent Klasna wearing the overall leader's jersey.
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/AbbiOrca.com
- Christine Vardaros, Velo Bella in Elite Women's Circuit Race.
- Meredith Miller, SATS in Elite Women's Circuit Race.
- Lyne Bessette, Quark wins the stage.
- Trent Klasna, Sierra Nevada wins Elite Men's Road Race with Mike Jones, Health Net a close second
Results
Men 1 Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada 2.27.18 2 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada 0.08 4 Dominique Perras (Can) Canadian national team 5 Daniel Ramsey (USA) Seasilver 6 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders 7 Jason Lokkesmoe (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 8 Davide Frattini (Ita) Monex 9 Cory Lange (Can) Canadian national team 10 Imanol Ayestaran (Spa) Webcor Builders 0.17 11 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Builders 0.36 12 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net/Maxxis 1.04 13 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 14 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Monex 15 Mike Taylor (USA) McGuire 16 Devon Vigus (USA) McGuire 17 William Innes (USA) Lombardi Sports 18 Alexandre Nadeau (Can) Canadian national team 19 Marc Collard (USA) The Red Edge 20 Todd Terlecki (USA) La Grange 21 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 22 Geoff Rapoport (USA) La Grange 23 Aron Huerta (USA) Village Peddler 24 Bart Fidelus (USA) Lucky Lounge 25 Roman Kilun (USA) McGuire 26 Justin England (USA) Webcor Builders 27 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada 28 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Health Net/Maxxis 29 Alexandre Lavalee (Can) Canadian national team 30 Steven Cate (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 31 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders 32 Neil Shirley (USA) Seasilver 33 Dan Schmatz (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 34 Lucas Euser (USA) The Red Edge 35 Brian Sheedy (USA) Village Peddler 1.09 36 John Kelly (USA) Webcor Builders 1.13 37 Patrick Briggs (USA) The Red Edge 38 Tim Granshaw (USA) Lombardi Sports 1.18 39 David Wenger (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 1.54 40 Peter Knudsen (USA) Seasilver 2.03 41 Matt Bromen (USA) La Grange 3.07 42 Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada 3.47 43 Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada 44 Dean Laberge (USA) Lombardi Sports 19.25 45 Matthew Sadauckas (USA) Seasilver 19.35 46 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada 47 Drew Deters (USA) Seasilver 24.27 48 Mike Herdman (USA) Monex 49 Matthew Svatek (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 50 Tim Gernitis (USA) Village Peddler 51 Omer Kem (USA) Lucky Lounge 52 Adam Myerson (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 53 Jacob Erker (Can) Seasilver 29.27 54 Colin Beardsley (USA) McGuire 55 Patrick Dunaway (USA) McGuire 56 Josh Klikna (USA) McGuire 57 Patrick Fetzer (USA) Monex 58 Patrik Carro (USA) Monex 59 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 60 Keith Szolusha (USA) The Red Edge 61 Aliaksandr Ivavou (Blr) The Red Edge 62 John Hackman (USA) La Grange 63 Kevin Schleuter (USA) La Grange 64 Andrew Touchstone (USA) Lombardi Sports 65 Rich Del Valle (USA) Lombardi Sports 66 Daniel Hopley (USA) Village Peddler 67 Scott Kasin (USA) Lucky Lounge 68 John Reed (USA) Lucky Lounge 69 Danny Kaukola (USA) Lucky Lounge 70 Dennis Guikema (USA) The Red Edge Outside time limit 71 Russell Walther (USA) Lucky Lounge 34.27 72 Stuart Press (USA) La Grange 39.27 DNF Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) Monex DNS James Hibbard (USA) Lombardi Sports General classification after stage 1 1 Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada 2.30.06 2 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 0.01 3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada 0.03 4 Jason Lokkesmoe (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 0.09 5 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders 0.11 6 Daniel Ramsey (USA) Seasilver 0.19 7 Cory Lange (Can) Canadian national team 0.20 8 Davide Frattini (Ita) Monex 0.21 9 Dominique Perras (Can) Canadian national team 0.30 10 Imanol Ayestaran (Spa) Webcor Builders 0.33 11 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Builders 0.40 12 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Health Net/Maxxis 0.59 13 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net/Maxxis 1.02 14 Dan Schmatz (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 1.09 15 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 1.11 16 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Monex 1.12 17 Roman Kilun (USA) McGuire 18 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 1.14 19 Mike Taylor (USA) McGuire 20 Neil Shirley (USA) Seasilver 1.15 21 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada 22 Justin England (USA) Webcor Builders 1.16 23 Devon Vigus (USA) McGuire 24 Marc Collard (USA) The Red Edge 1.17 25 Alexandre Nadeau (Can) Canadian national team 1.18 26 Geoff Rapoport (USA) La Grange 27 Aron Huerta (USA) Village Peddler 28 Todd Terlecki (USA) La Grange 1.19 29 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Builders 30 Steven Cate (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 1.21 31 William Innes (USA) Lombardi Sports 1.23 32 Brian Sheedy (USA) Village Peddler 33 John Kelly (USA) Webcor Builders 1.25 34 Bart Fidelus (USA) Lucky Lounge 1.29 35 Lucas Euser (USA) The Red Edge 1.30 36 Patrick Briggs (USA) The Red Edge 1.32 37 Tim Granshaw (USA) Lombardi Sports 1.35 38 Alexandre Lavalee (Can) Canadian national team 1.42 39 David Wenger (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 2.08 40 Peter Knudsen (USA) Seasilver 2.17 41 Matt Bromen (USA) La Grange 3.32 42 Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada 3.53 43 Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada 4.09 44 Dean Laberge (USA) Lombardi Sports 19.42 45 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada 19.43 46 Matthew Sadauckas (USA) Seasilver 19.57 47 Matthew Svatek (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 24.41 48 Mike Herdman (USA) Monex 24.44 49 Adam Myerson (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 24.45 50 Drew Deters (USA) Seasilver 24.49 51 Omer Kem (USA) Lucky Lounge 24.51 52 Tim Gernitis (USA) Village Peddler 24.52 53 Scott Kasin (USA) Lucky Lounge 29.34 54 John Reed (USA) Lucky Lounge 29.35 55 Nicklaus Kiernan (USA) Sharper Image/Mathis Bros 29.37 56 Jacob Erker (Can) Seasilver 29.43 57 Josh Klikna (USA) McGuire 58 Andrew Touchstone (USA) Lombardi Sports 29.44 59 Dennis Guikema (USA) The Red Edge 60 Patrik Carro (USA) Monex 61 Kevin Schleuter (USA) La Grange 62 Keith Szolusha (USA) The Red Edge 29.48 63 John Hackman (USA) La Grange 29.49 64 Patrick Dunaway (USA) McGuire 65 Colin Beardsley (USA) McGuire 29.50 66 Aliaksandr Ivavou (Blr) The Red Edge 29.53 67 Patrick Fetzer (USA) Monex 29.54 68 Daniel Hopley (USA) Village Peddler 29.55 69 Danny Kaukola (USA) Lucky Lounge 29.56 70 Rich Del Valle (USA) Lombardi Sports 29.57 Points GC 1 Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada 20 pts 2 Jason Lokkesmoe (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 18 3 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders 17 4 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada 15 5 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 12 6 Dominique Perras (Can) Canadian national team 9 7 Daniel Ramsey (USA) Seasilver 8 8 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Health Net/Maxxis 8 9 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net/Maxxis 7 10 Davide Frattini (Ita) Monex 6 11 Cory Lange (Can) Canadian national team 4 12 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Builders 4 13 Imanol Ayestaran (Spa) Webcor Builders 3 14 Dan Schmatz (USA) Health Net/Maxxis 1 15 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada 1 Women's Top 10 1 Lyne Bessette (Quark Cycling Team) 2 Tina Pic (Genesis Scuba) 3 Christine Thorburn (Webcor) 4 Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) 5 Laura Van Gilder (Genesis Scuba) 6 Meredith Miller (S.A.T.S) 7 Erin Mirabella (Red 5 Racing) 8 Lara Kroepsch (T-Mobile) 9 Jenny Eyerman (Red 5 Racing) 10 Audrey Lemieux (Quark Cycling Team)
