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USA, August 1, 2004
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Rain, rain, go away -- Holden goes it alone
Stormy weather can't cloud win for Holden in New York
By Mark Zalewski in New York City
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Buckets of rain poured on the streets of downtown New York this morning, but that did not deter Mari Holden (T-Mobile) from soloing to victory at the second women's professional race of the BMC Software New York City Championships.
The 2000 World Time Trial Champion took the risk of riding in a pack around the wet technical course out of play by attacking with fifteen minutes left in the hour-long race. "There were times when you could barely see the road in front of you, it was raining so much!" second place Gina Grain (Victory Brewing) explained. "Each corner was slick -- there was somebody always going down. It was a tactical race for sure."
Shannon Hutchison (Colavita/Bolla) took third in the field sprint, but not after having a rough race. "I did try to stay near the front, but you never know what is going to happen. One time, a girl right next to me slid out and into me -- took me out. Another time a girl on the cobbles slid out and I tried to avoid her -- but of course it's on the cobbles, and I didn't move that much, and I slid out. Then after I got pushed back, I had a front flat and I had to go to the [Mavic] pit for a third time. So, thank you guys!"
Mari Holden was able to build enough of a gap to insure a proper salute to the crowd, something she never does for fear of doing something embarrassing. "It's so funny because my whole career, whenever I win, I'm so nervous that the field is going to catch me that I NEVER put my arms up or anything. And when I knew I was going to win, I was so excited that I couldn't believe it, so I was like, "I'm going to put my arms in the air for the last 100 meters to make sure I get the picture! I told my husband that if I win you better get the picture! Then I came through the finish and they told me that they didn't get the picture, and I'm like, 'You're kidding!' But they wanted to redo it so I came back through again with my arms up. So at least I'll get the picture -- it's not the original, but I can pretend."
But she won't have to pretend that she won.
Photography
Images by Robert Way/InMotion Event Photography
- Rebecca Mcclintock (Colavita Olive Oil) drives hard in the early laps of the rain soaked Women's Pro race.
- Sarah Uhl (Team Quark) follows Gina Grain (Victory Brewing Cycling Team) into the finishing stretch. The initial laps saw an immediate splitting of the field.
- Brooke O'Conner (Colavita Olive Oil) gingerly navigates her way around the slick course. Brooke took 11th place by the end of her ride having sacrificed herself in the late stages of the race.
- Sarah Uhl (Team Quark) found herself isolated the majority of the day.
- 'Isn't anybody gonna help me bring Mari back..... please...?' Sarah Uhl (Team Quark) did the lion's share, or is that the lioness's share of the work to try and bring Mari Holden (T-Mobile) back.
- Mari Holden (T-Mobile) drives hard to maintain her gap after powering away from the field in the closing laps.
- Mari Holden (T-Mobile) after just crossing the finish line and taking a gutsy victory in the 3rd edition of the New York City Cycling Championships.
Images by Travis Drennen/www.tddesignimages.com
- Mari Holden’s breakaway made for some interesting racing for those who came out in the rain to watch
- Many top racers tried to reel in Mari’s attack, like Sarah Uhl, but it couldn’t be done.
- Mari Holden takes the win!
- The podium - Gina Grain (Victory Brewing), Marianne Holden (T-Mobile), Shannon Hutchison (Colavita)
- Shannon Hutchinson and Lara Kroepsch try to catch the days winner Holden
- Sandy Espeseth and Emma Rickards (Victory Brewing) lead a group behind the brakeaway chasers.
- Second place went to Gina Grain
Results
1 Marianne Holden (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 54.21 2 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing 0.11 3 Shannon Hutchison (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 4 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 5 Brenda Lyons (USA) Velo Bella 6 Sarah Uhl (USA) Team Quark 7 Laura Downey (USA) La Grange Dassani 8 Marianne Stover (USA) Ind Fabrications/SMRT Inc 9 Rebecca McClintock (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 0.16 10 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing 0.19 11 Brooke O'Conner (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 13 Leigh Valletti (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 14 Campbell Rook (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 15 Tracy Sproule (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 16 Kristy Scheffenacker (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 17 Emma Rickards (Aus) Victory Brewing 18 Katrina Davis (USA) La Grange Dassani 19 Sheba Farrin (USA) LSV Kelly 0.33 20 Charm Breon (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 0.52 23 Anna Milkowski (USA) Equipe Cycliste Rona 1.47 24 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Canadian National Team 1.56 25 Nicole Brandt (USA) La Grange Dassani 2.28 26 Catherine Powers (USA) La Grange Dassani 2.31 27 Mindy Ziffen Hall (USA) Spin Cycle Duke Sports Medecine 2.35 28 Katy St Laurent (Can) Basis Aude 2.37 29 ? 30 Jenette Williams (USA) LSV Kelly 2.49 31 Heidi Goldberg (USA) MABRA/NCVC Edge Wells Revolution 32 Nicole Raspa (USA) MABRA/NCVC Edge Wells Revolution 33 Mandy Lozano (USA) Spin Cycle Duke Sports Medecine 34 Sinead Fitzgibbon (USA) Spin Cycle Duke Sports Medecine 35 Lisa Maxwell (USA) Ind Fabrications/SMRT Inc 36 Kathryn Roszko (USA) NCC Bikereg.com 37 Susan Hefler (USA) LSV Kelly 38 Kelly Chang (USA) Verizon Wireless 39 Julie Monagle (USA) Verizon Wireless 40 Laury Saligman (USA) MABRA/NCVC Edge Wells Revolution 41 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Verizon Wireless 42 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba FFCC 43 Lauren Gaffney (USA) Snow Valley 44 Heather Peck (USA) Ind Fabrications/SMRT Inc 3.08 45 Rosy McCall (USA) MABRA/NCVC Edge Wells Revolution 4.37 DNF Brenda Bahnson (USA) Ind Fabrications/SMRT Inc DNF Elizabeth Begosh (USA) Velo Bella DNF Susan Duff (USA) Tri State Velo Amoroso DNF Alison Fischer (USA) East Coast Velo DNF Amanda Lawrence (USA) Hudson Valley Velo DNF Paula McNamara (USA) Verizon Wireless DNF Tara Parsons (USA) Tri State Velo Amoroso DNF Cassandra Ramirez (USA) Tri State Velo Amoroso DNF Laura Summers (USA) Hudson Valley Velo DNF Laura Weislo (USA) Spin Cycle Duke Sports Medecine DNF Kelly Yoder (USA) Freddie Fu Cycling
