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Wachovia Cycling Series
USA, June 1-6, 2004
Wachovia Invitational
Wachovia Classic
Wachovia Liberty Classic
Wachovia USPRO Championship
Photography
Wachovia Invitational - June 1: Lancaster, PA, 13 laps, 91 miles/147km
Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us
- The peloton hits the first climb at the start of the race.
- Current national champion Mark McCormack with teammate Aaron Olson.
- The sun finally comes out and filters through the trees.
- When a rider needs a bike Mavic is always there.
- Bobby Julich (CSC) pushes the pace at the front.
- Fred Rodriguez stays safely tucked in the bunch.
- Fred Rodriguez decides to crank up the pace a little.
- The group gives chase.
- Bobby Julich goes for a solo break.
- The USPS team takes up the chase.
- USPRO favorite Fred Rodriguez leads current champion Mark McCormack.
- Health Net rider Chris Wherry makes his way up the climb.
- Riders make their way under the thick tree canopies.
Wachovia Classic - June 3: Trenton, NJ, 146km - 14 laps of 6.5 miles, 91 miles/147 km
Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us
- The race gets under way.
- Riders make their way past one of Trenton’s older buildings.
- Jittery Joe's rider Johnny Sundt, part of an earlier break, enters the cobbles.
- Michael Barry (USPS) leads a group.
- Freddy Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone) lays it over at high speed.
- Mike Sayers (Health Net) leads a group off the front.
- Mark McCormack (Colavita Olive Oil) - the current US national champ rides mid pack.
- Webcor rider Chris Horner tries to get a gap on the field.
- Damon Kluck (USPS) rides beside watches as Bobby Julich (CSC) picks up the pace.
- Tim Johnson (Prodir Saunier Duval) gets cleaned up after a minor spill.
- Kirk Albers (Jelly Belly) shows some pain closing in on the final laps.
- Viktor Rapinski (Navigators) hanging in the Navigators train.
- Prodir Saunier Duval riders work to bring back a break.
- The peloton rides historical downtown Trenton.
- Freddy Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone) takes the win.
- Fast Freddy happily gives a TV interview after the win.
- John Lieswyn and Rodoslaw Romanik spend several laps off the front.
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com
- CSC's Bobby Julich looks apprehensive before the race
- Navigator's Marty Nothstein sucks down an Extran
- Gordon McCauley and Chris Horner try to escape the field
- The Jelly Belly train in action
- Fred Rodriguez (Acqua e Sapone) receives some technical assistance
Wachovia Liberty Classic - June 6: Philadelphia, PA, 14.4 mile circuit, 57.6 miles/90.56km
Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us
- The peloton make their way up the Manayunk Wall.
- A Colavita Olive Oil rider looking comfy on the climb. At least for now.
- Ow. This race hurts!
- Kim Anderson (T-Mobile) heads up Lemon Hill.
- French Olympic hopeful Catherine Marsal.
- Megan Elliott (Quark) worked hard today for her team-mate Lyne Bessette.
- Erinne Willock (Team Rona) climbed well today to take the best climber award.
- Lyne Bessette had a hard day with a crash earlier in the race.
- Petra Rossner (Nurnberger) wins her seventh and last Liberty Classic.
Wachovia USPRO Championship - June 6: Philadelphia, PA, 14.4 mile circuit, 156 miles/250 km
Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us
- The race gets underway on a cool, cloudy day in Philadelphia
- A Prodir Saunier Duval rider leads the field.
- Riders make their way up "The Wall" as a massive crowd cheers them on.
- Remnants of the break whose lead was over eight minutes at one stage.
- Health Net rider Danny Pate makes his way up the Manayunk Wall.
- Bobby Julich (CSC) leads the peloton on the climb.
- Prodir Saunier Duval kept the pressure on right throughout the day.
- Team CSC and Webcor lead the chase.
- USPS rider Max Van Heeswijk rides comfortably mid-race.
- The peloton make their way along the water heading out of downtown.
- Bobby Julich (CSC) on the wall.
- Chris Horner (Webcor) tries a late race attack.
- Riders are strung out on their way to the finish.
- Francisco Ventoso (Prodir-Saunier Duval) wins the bunch sprint ahead of Antonio Bucciero (Saeco, 2nd L), Gord Fraser (Health Net/Maxxis) and Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone, 2nd R).
- "That's so cool how everything matches," giggles Fast Freddy to himself.
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com
- Mavic Neutral Support covered all of the week's races - including two races at once on Sunday, never missing a step.
- Michael Barry (no relation, he says) confirms final plans with the rest of the group.
- Packed with wheels and every tool imaginable the Mavic mechanics are SO good that they can throw a spare cog set (lower right) on a wheel on the fly during the race!
- Team Basis rider Kate Maher smiles while holding her rear brake caliper, which came off in a crash. Team spokespersons were quick to point out that this feature is not available on consumer models.
- Rival teams not only fight for wheels. Here, rival soigneurs fight for the best spots in the feed zone.
- Good positioning is just one aspect of a successful hand-up.
- Cyclingnews cannot confirm or deny whether or not this title sponsor's products are used in the bottles.
- Even with cooler temperatures the race still took its toll - especially on smaller teams.
Images by Dennis Smith/www.densphoto.com
- USPS' Robbie Ventura leads the field through Manayunk
- Roman Kilun (Maguire Pro Team) follows CSC up the Manyunk Wall
- Adam Bergman (Team Jelly Belly) making the climb up the Wall
- Robbie Ventura (USPS)
- Sierra Nevada's Trent Klasna at theturn at the bottom of the "Fall from the Wall"
- Prodil's Alberto Loddo on Lemon Hill
- The field on the chase up Lemon Hill
- Tyler Wren (Team Colavita) high-fives the crowd on Lemon Hill
- Cruz and Kluck have a discussion on Ben Franklin Parkway
- The sprint to the line
- Ventosa salutes Philadelphia
- Fred Rodriguez looks good in Stars and Stripes
- Fred Rodriguez - USA road race Champion 2004
