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USA, August 1, 2004
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Health Net goes one-two in NYC
Henderson and Fraser ride lead out train to win
By Mark Zalewski in New York City
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Coming off a strong finish in Altoona by Health Net's climbing trio of Scott Moninger, John Lieswyn and Jason McCartney, the flat-land sprint specialists Gord Fraser, Greg Henderson and Hayden Godfrey had their work cut out for them at the BMC Software New York City Cycling Championship. But the trio of international riders, all headed to the Olympics this month for their countries, came together in the final stretch to put together a bullet train of a lead out. Godfrey set a blistering pace that kept everyone behind from coming around -- with Henderson taking the win and Fraser finishing right behind in second.
This 100km tight and technical criterium course with a block of cobblestones produces a fast race, with crashes and a lot of DNFs. In the past, a breakaway somewhere during the race determines the final selection, but Mother Nature had a hand in determining a lot of the early pace today. Morning showers dropped enough water on the course to create puddles in the corners and in the manhole covers, giving the main stretch of Water Street new meaning. Breaks still did form with the usual suspects of Ofoto shaking the branches. However, it all came down to a fast field sprint to the line for the top prize, with Health Net conducting the train.
Hayden Godfrey (Health Net) was key to delivering his teammates to the line, albeit organized on the fly at the last possible moment. "I was just suffering all day -- I told them I wasn't feeling so good," said Godfrey's teammate Gord Fraser. "Ideally, I was piloting those guys to make the lead out really late -- as late as possible. That way, if I didn't have the legs, they might have it to keep going to win. Sure enough, Hayden took us so close and so fast that Greg and I both blew! But we had to keep going, and I was totally pedaling squares there at the end."
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Coming out of the final loop at the south end of Water Street, Godfrey saw Henderson riding the wave of riders on the front, and hit the gas to try to throw together some sort of a lead out. "It was pretty carnage -- we weren't really together," Godfrey explained. "Greg was quite a bit ahead of me, and I was going to kick up to his wheel and let him get on because that would have worked fine. But just as I was coming up Gord had found my wheel and I heard, 'Go!' so I just went. And I yelled at Hendey as I was going past and he just jumped straight on and I just laid it down as hard as I could."
After not finding sprinter Charles Dionne in the mob, Webcor's Chris Horner found himself in a golden position coming out of the final turn, but didn't take advantage of it. "It was Henderson leading out Gord and I was on Gord's wheel and I was like 'Perfect!' They went to the center and I was like, 'They are never going to make it that way!' and I went right trying to do my own lead out. I wanted to follow Gord to the line and get second, third or fourth, because I'm never going to come around Gord -- I'm realistic! But he went to that side, and I figured they were going to close the door hard -- but they never did. I should normally go with Gord, he knows what he is doing. I broke my rule of thumb!"
Going with Gord would have been the smart thing to do, as he led Henderson to the line, followed by a fast Ivan Dominguez (Colavita/Bolla). However, bad luck struck the Cuban sprinter when his right foot disengaged from the pedal, and Henderson came across the line first, followed by Fraser with Dominguez holding on for third.
Henderson, recently crowned a World Champion on the track in the scratch race, came into New York flying after a strong build-up at Superweek." I knew I needed some racing, so I did four of [the Superweek races] in a row and went back home and did some heavy training early on," the New Zealander remarked. "We were going like 60-65 k/ph in the end!"
Henderson is in great form with a good schedule ahead of him. "I've got one more [race] in Charlotte and then I'm in Athens."
Many in the crowd were watching the USPRO Champion Freddy Rodriguez, once again sporting his stars and stripes. However, bad luck also struck for Rodriguez. "I was scared -- my brake broke at the beginning -- I couldn't brake with my front brake at all! It cracked and I am holding it with tape. It happened before [the crash] and then I broke my front wheel over one of the pot holes and then crashed in a corner. After that my hamstring was not working, and I basically pedaled in on one leg. It hurts like hell right now."
Nevertheless, Rodriguez showed his strength by staying in the race, and was rewarded with the overall PCT lead as a result of his top ten finish.
Defending champion Marty Nothstein (Navigators Insurance) stayed attentive at the front all day, but could not find his way through the fray when it counted. "Typical criterium finish, it was a bit hectic. I was fifteenth back, and we never got it quite organized like we normally do. There was a lot of turbulence back there, a lot of fighting. Actually I got shuffled, had a bit of contact with the cobbles and lost fifteen spots, and it took a bit out of the tank to get back toward the front. But it was too much mayhem."
How it unfolded
The young Ofoto team has made a name for itself this year by attacking early, often and relentlessly. Most of the time, it doesn't result in a win, but it sure gets attention from the TV cameras and the race announcers, which always makes a sponsor happy. Today, the thorn in the side of the field was Peter Lopinto (Ofoto), as the 23 year old threw himself into the wind at every chance. On the first lap, Lopinto was joined by Ben Brooks (Jelly Belly p/b Aramark) for a break that never got more than 500 meters.
The field wasn't moving with any great speed in the beginning, as slick roads made many nervous. "The first half was definitely easier than the second half, but it got going pretty good," said Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly p/b Aramark). "It was pretty f**king hard man -- Superweek gets you ready for this race though!"
Chris Horner put a hurt on the field after going down early in a crash. "I bruised the ribs and something else in the crash. Guys just went into the barriers in front of me, and I hit the brakes but the bike isn't slowing down in these conditions. It was early in the race. My number one goal was not to crash, and I failed at that, so I figured I might as well drill it and cause a split or something."
"...when I got back in I was like, 'I'm just gonna DRILL it for like two laps and see if it causes a split back there because of the conditions.' And I kept looking and looking and did it for about a lap and a half and no splits. I was coming into every corner just sliding into every corner, and there was bound to be a split but it never happened!" he said with a chuckle.
The crash that Horner referred to involved American Olympic hopeful Colby Pearce riding for the TIAA-Cref/US National team. "I was just tired," Pearce explained. "I thought I could shoot the gap next to Wherry -- and I pushed him a little to do it, but he didn't have anywhere to go and I ended up in the barriers." His right wrist took the brunt of the crash, but doctors determined it was only bruised. Pearce, the elder statesman on the team of U23 Americans, is headed to Athens to compete in the 40km points race later this month.
Primes offered at the most unlucky (or lucky, depending where you were riding) times shut down many of these attacks, including Horner's. Mark Walters (Navigators Insurance) rode a strong race today, covering many of these early breaks, and finding himself in the biggest break of ten, which also faltered as the roads began to dry.
Finally, Eric Saunders (Ofoto) took matters into his own hands and opened up a 400 meter gap. As riders tried to bridge the gap, the prime bell rang again for $300 and Saunders was in a tough spot. Coming around again Saunders was barely holding on to his lead with Davidenko (Navigators Insurance) trying hard to cross. Saunders held on to the gap for the prime, and then sat up to wait for Davidenko. When the two joined, they only had a few hundred meters, but the field sat up and away the duo went.
This break never seemed to die, with the gap fluctuating between six and sixteen seconds throughout the subsequent laps. Colavita/Bolla sent riders to the front to chase, with a little help from Health Net. "We had Gustavo who did a fantastic job, he was riding at the front with one Health Net guy and occasionally a Jelly Belly guy," former USPRO Road champion Mark McCormack said. "We knew we had a good shot with Ivan and [Juan Jose Haedo], But you can't really force it."
Finally, with 30 km to go the two were reeled in by the field -- and almost on cue, Peter Lopinto (Ofoto) took off again, and dangled off the front. At this point the Navigators were ever present at the front, waiting for more attacks to go. Aaron Olsen (Colavita/Bolla) obliged and took Siro Campagnoro (Navigators Insurance) with him. Again the prime bell rang and this signaled the end of the break, but not before Olsen could take the cash.
A few more breaks tried to go and were covered. Even Nothstein took his turn marking, following Cameron Hughes (Subway-Express) on a move. Ed Beamon quickly reminded Nothstein not to jump too early and wait for the rest of the team to catch up. Beamon was confident with his team after an impressive Tour of China.
With one lap to go, it was Kirk Albers (Jelly Belly) driving the pace high for sprinter Jonas Carney, much to the surprise of his teammates. "The thing is [Albers] said he didn't have anything -- we weren't really counting on him. Then all of a sudden he went to the front and drilled it!" Two Navigator riders were on Albers' wheel, with Nothstein nowhere to be found. "We thought we had Marthy Nothstein on the wheel, but we didn't, and Vassili had used all his energy up the road," Australian Henk Vogels revealed. "I crashed mid-way in the race and did some damage to my hip -- I couldn't even pedal out of my seat. For me, my race was finished if I didn't have Marty there."
Headed back south on Water Street it seemed that no one team had any organization, and that it would be up to an individual to grind it out. However, the high speed caused fluidity in the bunch, and the three Health Net sprinters found each other coming out of the final turn. "I was worried, I was on Hayden in about tenth wheel, and we were separated from Greg," Gord Fraser explained. "I was a little unsure to with Hayden because we hadn't done any lead outs together. I was telling him the whole time what to do, and when he hit it after the last corner, Greg was really heads up. He was at the front of the field, and we were coming up quite fast. He looked over, saw us and immediately did a left turn, and I let the gap go."
Mark McCormack has a slightly different take on the matter. "I was looking out for Ivan --- we came out of the last turn just like two years ago when he won the race. I was flying up the left hand side and one of the Heath Net guys came over and pushed me into the fencing. He ended up winning the race -- kind of a rough way to do it, it is bike racing after all, but I don't need to be put into the barriers, so I backed down. Ivan could have won the race -- he said he clipped out of his pedal."
Fraser admitted that he wasn't feeling his best, but stuck it out over the final meters of the race. "All I could do is hold on to my teammates -- I had no idea what was happening behind me. I was starting to bog down -- I knew we were a little vulnerable from behind, but we were going so fast and the finish line came up really quick. To get one-two was really good for us, especially after the climbers did their job in Altoona, we had a little more pressure on us to come through."
Photography
Images by Mark Zalewski/showchoir.net
- Okay kids - can you say "Slippery when wet?"
- Greg Henderson (Health Net) even rides the rainbow stripes.
- This Health Net rider decided to go over the manhole full of water.
- '"Wow mom - the riders all look like ants!"
- USPRO Road Champion Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone/Caffee Mokambo) sports the Stars and Stripes, and a broken left brake lever.
- Anyone who tries to break away as much as Peter Lopinto (Ofoto) deserves to get his mug on Cyclingnews. Cheers!
- It wasn't warm enough for a feed zone so riders had to bring everything they needed with them.
- Robbie Ventura (US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor) rides the cobbles next to Jacob Rosenbarger (Jittery Joe's).
- Another attack from Ofoto -- this time by Eric Saunders, followed by Vasilli Davidenko (Navigators Insurance).
- Chris Horner (Webcor) takes his frustration out on the field by attacking hard early.
- '"Beer me!"
- Former USPRO Champion Trent Klasna (Sierra Nevada) follows Antonio Cruz (US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor) through the south loop of the course.
- Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly p/b Aramark) shows his poker face as Henk Vogels (Navigators Insurance) grimmaces in pain from a bad crash.
- Ivan Dominguez (Colavita) keeps cool near the front of the field.
- The cavernous financial district of New York offered streets ranging from wide to narrow, and smooth to cobbled.
- Marty Nothstein (Navigators Insurance) sits near the front, with Canadian National Champion Gord Fraser (Health Net) in behind.
- Aaron Olsen (Colavita) leads Siro Camponogara (Navigators Insurance) and Davide Frattini (Monex) on a late break attempt.
- With the break caught, Chris Horner (Webcor) breathes easy while Henk Vogels (Navigators Insurance) continues to fight through pain.
- With his left brake lever taped into place, Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone/Caffee Mokambo) needs to grind the rear brake more through the turns.
- Ed Beamon, Navigators director instructs his riders through the final laps.
- Chris Horner (Webcor) puts the hammer down to create a break.
- A late but dangerous break tries to escape the field.
- Ivan Dominguez (Colavita) tries to make it into a winning move.
- Former elite road champion Scottie Weiss (Subway-Express) attacks in the final laps. He didn't stay away, but he did take home a $500 prime for his efforts.
- Greg Henderson (Health Net p/b Maxxis) is shadowed by a damaged Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone/Caffee Mokambo).
- Across the line, it's one-two Health Net - with Ivan Dominguez (Colavita/Bolla) clipping out of his right pedal for third and Jonas Carney (Jelly Belly) in fourth.
- The three-man Health Net train Henderson, Fraser and Godfrey celebrate their win.
- Greg Henderson (Health Net p/b Maxxis) soaks in the cheers of the New York crowd.
- A less than functioning front brake lever was one of many problems for Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone/Caffee Mokambo) today.
- Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone/Caffee Mokambo) gets congratulations from a fan.
Images by Beth Seliga/www.3catsphoto.com
- Big time bike racing came to the heart of New York City.
- Thousands of New Yorkers came out to cheer on the Pro field during their action packed race.
- Chris Horner(Webcor) chased back on after a crash, only to immediately go on the attack.
- Michael Creed (USPS) leads the field through a rain slick turn.
- There were plenty of crashes on the wet roads. This is Colby Pearce's (TIAA-CREF/5280) steed after his race ending crash into the barriers.
- Henk Vogels (Navigators Insurance) was another crash victim. While vogels finished the race, his team feared he fractured his hip.
- Chris Horner (Webcor) leads Gord Fraser (Health Net/Maxxis) and the rest of the field.
- Chris Wherry(Health Net/Maxxis) worked throughout the race for his team.
- Timmy Duggan (TIAA-CREF/5280) and the rest of the field get a taste of American cobblestones on the backside of the course.
- Tony Cruz (USPS) puts the power down.
- Greg Henderson (Health Net/Maxxis) came through for one of Health Net's biggest wins of the year.
- Dan Bowman (TIAA-CREF/5280) starts showing signs of pain during the race.
- Navigators and Webcor both came up empty handed today.
- Three-time US National Champ Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone) had a rough day with bike troubles and failed to make the podium.
- Erik Saunders (Ofoto) put huge amounts of effort into a long mid-race breakaway.
- Greg Henderson (Health Net/Maxxis) came off the Health Net train for the win. Previous race winner Ivan Dominguez (Colavita-Bola) pushed Gord Fraser (Health Net/Maxxis) all the way to the line, with Fraser throwing his bike to score Health Net the 1-2 .
- Greg Henderson (Health Net/Maxxis) shows the crowd how excited he is to win the race.
Images by Robert Way/InMotion Event Photography
- John Eustice and Paul Sherwen prepare to broadcast the Men's NEW York City Cycling Championship race to a live viewing audience for ABC Channel 7.
- 'Fast Freddy' Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) warms up on the rain soaked course.
- Antonio Cruz (U.S. Postal Service presented by Berry Floor) warms up as he is set to lead his team in the day's event.
- The field, lined up waiting for the start gun, is dwarfed by the massive cityscape of lower Manhattan.
- Chris Horner (Webcor Cycling Team) heads off the start line with Antonio Cruz (U.S. Postal Service presented by Berry Floor) on his wheel.
- The Navigator's Viktor Rapinski (#5) takes the first corner nestled inside the hard charging pack.
- Peter Lopinto (Ofoto Cycling Team) is one of the ealy animators of the race.
- Chris Horner (Webcor Cycling Team) and Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) start driving to force the pace in the early laps.
- Peter Lopinto's (Ofoto Cycling Team) move left him at the front for a few laps but he was never able to establish a significant gap.
- Ivan Dominguez (Colavita Olive Oil) follows the chase behind Peter Lopinto with 'Fast Freddy' (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) on his wheel.
- Chris Horner (Webcor Cycling Team) went down hard as a group of riders crashed in front of him on the front stretch.
- Ciaran Power (Navigators Insurance) keeps the throttle open in the wake of Horner's aggression.
- Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada Cycling) is shadowed by Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) as they open it up onto the back stretch.
- There is no better theatre in the world to hold a bike race.
- Defending NY City Cycling Champion Marty Nothstein (#1 Navigators Insurance) is flanked by two of his teammates, Henk Vogels (#6) and Viktor Rapinski (#5).
- Erik Saunders (Ofoto Cycling Team) made a mid-race move to take a prime, a lap later he still hung out there and finally Navigator's Vassili Davidenko bridged up.
- Vassili Davidenko (Navigators Insurance) bridging up to breakaway companion Erik Saunders (Ofoto Cycling Team), who by the way, is obscured by Vass' here...
Images by Travis Drennen/www.tddesignimages.com
- Freddy Rodriguez was calm before the race, but many problems left him out of contention.
- New York’s huge buildings made for an interesting background to today's race.
- The morning's rain left the course slick and provided a few crashes.
- After a few breakaways it still came down to a close finish.
- Problems keep Freddy from a repeat of Philly
- Greg Henderson looked calm early in the race
- Taking it carefully in the slippery conditions
- Mariano Friedick tried to hang in at the back of the pack.
- Health Net worked hard for Henderson's victory
- Navigators riders were active all race, but couldn't make it count
- Would a lone Navigator be lost? Surely not...
- The peloton heads down Maiden Lane off Water St in the financial district.
- Eric Saunders tried to make a break half way through the race but it didn’t’ last long before Navigator Vassili Davidenko was on his tail
- Scottie Weiss attacked at the end of the race.
- Health Net celebrates at the end of the race.
- Hayden Godfrey reflects after his teammate and countrymen’s win.
- Henderson gets the big pay day
Images by Aaron Wolfe
- Look, Ma! New York's toughest, or foolhardiest, get the last of the morning rain in the bike messenger challenge.
- Peter Lopinto finds the sticky line through the turn for Ben Brooks.
- When will they let us get the car out? Peter LoPinto finds the sticky line through the turn for Ben Brooks....again.
- The not-quite-teeth-rattling cobblestone of NYC's financial district.
- Vassili Davidenko and Eric Saunders break away in the big apple.
- Fred Rodriquez
- Watch out for the cone! Saunders and Davidenko.
- A surly bunch
- The pack snakes down Pearl St.
- Greg Henderson focuses during the last lap.
Results
1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net - Maxxis 2.05.13 2 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net - Maxxis 3 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 4 Jonas Carney (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 5 Robbie Ventura (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 6 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 7 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 8 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 9 David McCook (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling 10 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Cycling Team 11 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Health Net - Maxxis 12 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 13 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Action Ati 14 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Cycling Team 15 Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 16 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture 17 Buck Miller (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 18 Jeffrey Hansen (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 19 Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators Insurance 20 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 21 Remi McManus (USA) Subway-Express 22 Emil Abraham (Tri) Team Monex 23 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Subway-Express 24 Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's 25 Danny Schmatz (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 26 Jacob Erker (Can) Team Seasilver 27 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 28 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance 29 Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Cycling Team 30 Kyle Gritters (USA) Team Monex 31 Timmy Duggan (USA) US National Team 32 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 33 David Richter (USA) Subway-Express 34 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 35 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Suanier Duval - Prodir 36 Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Insurance 37 Scottie Weiss (USA) Subway-Express 38 Dan Bowman (USA) US National Team 39 Drew Deters (USA) Team Seasilver 40 Sebastian Alexandre (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 41 Matthew Svatek (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers 42 Ernesto Lechuga (Mex) Jelly Belly - Aramark 43 Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 0.19 44 Josh Goodwin (USA) Team Monex 45 Andrew Randell (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 0.29 46 Josh Hall (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 47 Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Monex 0.33 48 ?? (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team 49 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 50 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 0.39 51 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 52 Christian Foster (USA) Subway-Express 0.55 53 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 1.10 54 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 1.21 55 Adam Myerson (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers 1.33 56 Erik Saunders (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team 2.30 DNF Imanol Ayestaran Odriozola (Spa) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Jason Bausch (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Alberto Benete (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir DNF Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF Nathaniel Cornelius (USA) Subway-Express DNF Janiel Danesh (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Drew Deters (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Justin England (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Damon Kluck (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor DNF Peter Knudsen (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Jay Ku (USA) US National Team DNF Jesse Lawler (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Andrew Manart (USA) US National Team DNF James Mattis (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Patrick McCarty (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor DNF Nathan Miller (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Nathan Mitchell (USA) US National Team DNF Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine DNF Colby Pearce (USA) US National Team DNF Lawrence Perera (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers DNF Chris Pic (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance DNF Jake Rosenbarger (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Jonny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Francisco Jos Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir DNF Devon Vigus (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team Pro Cycling Tour standings 1 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 142 pts 2 Francisco Jos Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir 126 3 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net - Maxxis 125 4 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 76 5 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 60 6 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) SAECO 60 8 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Suanier Duval - Prodir 54 9 Jonas Carney (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 44 10 Plamen Stoyanov (Bul) Hoop CCC Polstat 42 11 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 39 12 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 38 13 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 36 14 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 36 15 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 32 16 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) Action Ati 24 17 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 22 18 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance 22 21 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Cycling Team 20 22 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Action Ati 20 23 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Team Monex 18 24 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 18 25 Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 16 26 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 14 27 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 14 29 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 12 30 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 12 31 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 12 33 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 11 34 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 10 36 Adam Wadecki (Pol) Action Ati 9 37 Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol) Action Ati 8 38 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 8 39 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 7 40 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 6 41 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers 6 43 Danny Schmatz (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 5 44 Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's 4 46 Brian Sheedy (USA) Team Seasilver 3 47 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada Cycling 3 49 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 2 51 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 1
