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Race 5 - June 8: Philadelphia International Championship, 251.0km/156mi
Breschel's patience pays off in hot sprint
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CSC repeats Philly win, Breschel wins triple crown
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The expected sizzling temperatures forecast for today's Philadelphia International Championship did not disappoint, as the mercury rose from the low 80s (30 Celsius) in the beginning of the race to 98 degrees (36 Celsius) by the finish more than six hours and 156 miles (251km) later. This resulted in one of the slowest races in the 24 year history and seemed to doom any breakaway from surviving.
Back in the peloton the CSC team kept their cool - both literally and figuratively - making sure their riders were topped off with fluids and not working too hard, gambling that it would be a field sprint. And the plan worked, as the young Matti Breschel was set-up ideally coming into the long final straightaway. The 23 year-old Danish rider held-off his sprint until the perfect moment, keeping Kirk O'Bee (Health Net-Maxxis) and Freddie Rodriguez (Rock Racing) from coming around him on the line.
"We only had six riders and not such a strong team," said Breschel about his team's strategy for the day. "We know this distance from racing in Europe and we know to take care of ourselves - and wait, wait, wait the whole time. In the end we put one guy in front to pull with the other teams but otherwise everybody took in easy."
"It's a really hard sprint, and it's not my style to wait the whole day," Breschel continued. "I tried it out a couple of times on the wall but I knew when we went on the three last laps it was coming down to a sprint, so I took it easy and prepared myself. I was by myself on the last lap and I didn't have a good position over Lemon Hill, so I struggled to get a good position before the roundabout. I got a good position on the right side and took it easy for a few meters."
From there it was only Health Net-Maxxis able to have any organized effort with John Murphy leading-out the US criterium champion Kirk O'Bee. "Going into the last kilometre I saw him [in front] but he was on the left and I was on the right," Murphy told Cyclingnews. But as soon as we hit the fountain he got to the outside and I said, 'Let's go!' It was awesome, I don't know if he saw me or what, because as soon as we connected I took him all the way."
But the infamous finish stretch in Philly is deceivingly long and with a stiff headwind Health Net was one rider too few, and with 200 meters to go Murphy's thermostat redlined. "We were going and I think [Kirk] was waiting but I started to die. The CSC guy jumped us and then [Kirk] went, but I was tunnel-vision at that point!"
Despite coming up just a few meters too short, O'Bee was all praises for his team's efforts. "I was in the totally wrong position until 1km to go. I was just sitting at the back conserving [at 3km] but luckily Frank [Pipp] was back there with. Frank took me up Lemon Hill all the way into the roundabout. Then Murphy was behind me and gave me a perfect lead-out! He was a little bit short by like 50 meters but the CSC jumped with a strong jump, so what can you do?"
In third was former winner Freddie Rodriguez. The veteran champ got an easy rider early in the race with teammate Tyler Hamilton in the first break. But coming into the final time up Manayunk and into the finish, he knew from experience he had to be clever on the front. "With 2km to go over Lemon HIll we got a gap with about five guys and I had to make sure I was there. I did that and then coming into the last kilometre it is always a little sketchy, but once you hit the corner it always is smoother."
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"Health Net did a good job in the lead-out for O'Bee. But it bogged down, understandably, in the final 200 meters because of the headwind that was really strong, and CSC played it right to come from behind with speed. Kirk had good legs today and we both were just on the front too early. I hit the famous pothole on the street and almost lost it, and I just came off O'Bee's wheel. It's been there since we started racing and I think over the years it is settling more and more!"
Earning the title king of the wall was Davide Frattini (Colavita-Sutter Home who gained his lead by virtue of being in the main break of the day. The Italian rider said he was not planning on going for the points, but was trying to take the pressure off his protected teammates such as Sebastian Haedo.
"When CSC and High Road wasn't there I knew it would be difficult, so I had to try and save the legs for my teammates," he said. "I was to help Alejandro Barrajo and [Sebastian] Haedo, but unfortunately we lost [Haedo] in a crash. I wasn't going for the KOM but I set the tempo on the climb. The first two or three [laps] the Jittery Joe's guys passed me so I told him to go for the KOM but on the next lap he wasn't there anymore. So I thought yeah, okay, now I am going for it!"
The heat, which by some thermometers on course hit 100 F (38C), was definitely a factor all day, but also in the field sprint. Big names such as former winners Greg Henderson (High Road) and Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) were not there, nor speedsters like Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United) or Daniele Bennati (Liquigas).
"It was just a really tough day, that was a survival sprint!" said sixth place Tyler Farrar (Slipstream-Chipotle-H30). "I saw Eisel moving up so I followed him but the legs were just locking up in final 100 meters."
Teams were doing just about anything to beat the heat, in addition to the huge amounts of cool liquids. "We were getting socks full of ice every lap, sticking them down the back," said Farrar. "I don't even know how many bottles I drank today - I don't remember the last time I raced in weather this hot."
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The sixth place was even more impressive for Farrar who had recently been sidelined by an infection. "This was the first week of racing I have done since Georgia. I was supposed to to Picardie and Catalonia, but I got this really weird infection in my saliva glands and spent four days in the hospital. I was already on a two week break and it turned into four weeks off the bike. But my speed is coming back fast and this might set me up well for July if the team decides to take me to the Tour."
Breschel's win here was much bigger in context, as the Dane had suffered a horrible crash in early 2006, nearly ending his career as he entered his twenties. For him, the prestige that this race has garnered over the years made the win his biggest yet. "I had some nice victories but this is the biggest, that is for sure," he said. "They know the race over there. There is a lot of prestige in the race - it used to be the American championship so they know Philadelphia over there."
How it unfolded
The opening kilometres were much slower than usual for the 190 starters, likely due to the expected temperature spike later in the day. Much of the first large lap out to Manayunk was spread across the road. Coming into 'the wall' the usual sprint to the turns before the climb were slower than before. Finally, in the final 500 meters before the tight chicane Slipstream-Chipotle moved to the front. Their captain Magnus Backstedt led the charge, towing a few of his teammates to the bottom in perfect position.
The first time up the wall was all the peloton needed to spring into action. On the 'fall off the wall' the peloton split, and attacks began. Everyone seemed to want to be in the first move of the day as some predictions were that a good early move might stick due to the heat.
The first main break of the day did not come until the fourth lap, consisting of Edward King (Bissell Pro Cycling Team), Davide Frattini (Colavita-Sutter Home), Brad White (Team Successful living), Daniel Ramsay (Time Pro Cycling), Benjamin Kneller (Jittery Joe's), Richard Geng (Rite Aid Pro Cycling) and Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing).
This break had the biggest gap on the day at around 8:30, but the heat made short work of chasing them down. A few laps later the break had shed Geng and Kneller, with the others still pushing on. But the gap to the field had been cut in half with teams such as High Road and Slipstream doing a lot of the work.
On a later lap the wall had taken a huge bite out of the peloton, causing a split about halfway back. A group of 20 riders formed a chase group with some pretty major names in it. This brought the break even closer. Inside of a minute the peloton and reformed and the break continued to dangle. Magnus Backstedt decided to try to jump across and suffered in the gap for a few kilometres. But once he made it across the field was within sight.
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Approaching the wall the next lap all but Frattini had been caught, with the Italian deciding to give it a push to at least secure the KOM lead. In the usual counter attacking after a catch, two riders slipped away - the powerhouse Canadian Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) and Francisco Matamoros (Tecos-Trek). Not long after another well-known break rider Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1) joined the duo. While Matamoros was not feeling well enough to pull, the other two committed themselves.
"As soon as Chadey came up and we rolled it the Tecos guy started wavering," said Tuft. "I would have never rolled it if it wasn't Chadey, but if you have two strong riders I don't care what the Mexican did - he wasn't going to be a factor so you just put your head down and go. We had a gap and the field was screwing around, so you just play it the best you can."
"I actually crashed a couple of laps before," Chadwick told Cyclingnews. "I bent my deralier and had a bike change. On Manayunk my chain got caught between the 23 and spokes, and the bunch split. As we caught back on I had some momentum and so I just put the hammer down."
After catching the two, Chadwick immediately took the front. "Tuft and I were working well but Tecos rider just wouldn't pull with his. I think that's just the way they ride. We tell them to ride but they'll just point to their ear piece and point back to the team car. He did come through a couple of times , but we could have stayed out a bit more if he'd worked and it would have meant me and Tuft would have been a bit stronger."
"The first few laps I didn't feel well and I wasn't pulling," Metamoros said. "I didn't pull until the last lap [we were away.] This course isn't for me as much, I like to climb more, but it was still a great course."
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The last time up the wall the break was inside of one minute, and Chadwick made sure he rode under O'Brien's watering hole. Chadwick's break mate Tuft said that access to the spray fountain set-up by the pub on the wall was pretty fair all day in the bunch, adding that it made things a little nicer on the steep climb. "It was pretty fair because it was always strung out, but that was sure nice!"
As they headed back to Lemon Hill with only the three finishing laps ahead of them the break was caught... well all except Tuft who decided to go it alone. He lasted all the way through the finish line and onto Lemon Hill before the effort sank him. "As soon as you put a long effort in out there you start feeling it," he said about the heat. And then lights are going out!"
Lemon Hill was the launching pad for the rest of the attacks with Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) over the top first the penultimate time. But it was Rory Sutherland (Health Net-Maxxis) and Chris Jones (Team Type 1) who converted it into a break, pushing it to 10 seconds. The final time up Lemon Hill the two break riders sat-up while Slipstream's Martijn Maaskant whacked it up the climb.
Off the climb with 2km to go it was High Road setting the early organization. But that changed as Vincente Reynes Mimo (High Road) made a last-minute solo attack at 1.5km. He was caught as the field approached 1km with no clear organization. That is when John Murphy saw his Health Net teammate Kirk O'Bee on the opposite side of the train. Luckily the Logan Square roundabout forces the lines to change, and O'Bee was then all of a sudden on the outside with Murphy able to take him around.
But the distance from the circle to the line, about 600 meters, was just too much. As Murphy ran out of gas CSC's Matti Breschel jumped around him on the left, forcing O'Bee to the other side and following Breschel as he posted-up on the line.
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- Matti Breschel (Team CSC) was the fastest after 251 kilometres at the Philadelphia International Championship.
- The podium (l-r): Kirk O'Bee (Health Net p/b Maxxis), Matti Breschel (Team CSC) and Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing).
- Riders head for O’Brian’s watering hole as the temperatures rise.
- The men make their way up the wall in front of the heavy crowds.
- On the fall from the wall.
- The heat started to take it’s toll on the riders later in the day.
- Heading down Kelly Drive from downtown.
- A Toshiba/Santo rider gets some encouragement from the crowd.
- Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) goes up to the break.
- Riders pass one of the historical mansions in Fairmount Park.
- Edward King (Bissell) going with the break.
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) takes his turn on the front of the break.
- Edward King (Bissell) taking his pulls.
- Daniel Ramsey (Time) rolling on the front of the break.
- Temperatures continued to rise throughout the day.
- The mens field gets stretched out near the top of the wall.
- Davide Frattini (Colavita/Sutter Home) leads the break and ended up taking the KOM points.
- Fans were helping the riders give it their all on the wall.
- Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefits) cools off with a sprinkler set up on the course.
- Stephan Kincaid (Rite Aid) descends.
- Will Frischkorn (Slipstream) had a good week of racing.
- The High Road team gets on the front to bring back the break.
- High Road still hammering on the front.
- CSC got things set up well for team mate Mattie Breschel.
- Mattie Breschel (CSC) sitting second wheel, comes to the front on the wall.
- The peloton hits the steep section on Lemon Hill.
- Rory Sutherland (Healthnet) going hard on Lemon HIll.
- Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) carries a group up the steep little climb.
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (High Road) on his last time up Lemon Hill.
- Fans on Lemon Hill watch the race live on TV when riders aren’t passing by.
- It was a close sprint at the line.
- Davide Frattini (Colavita/Sutter Home) took home a check for getting the most KOM points.
- Mattie Breschel (CSC) 1st, Kirk O'Bee (Healthnet) 2nd and Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing) 3rd.
Images by Richard Schofield/Cyclingnews.com
- The neutral support team from Mavic kept the racers in spares when their team cars were too far back to change a wheel.
- Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) was a favourite for the race and active to the very last turn.
- Rock Racing's Fred Rodriguez a former winner of the Philadelphia International Classic, came third this time around.
- Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) came to Philly right off a successful campaign at the Giro d'Italia.
- The 196-strong men's field squeeze through the feed zone - desperate for fluids and food to help them through their six-hour, hundred degree ordeal.
- A couple thousand fans caught the show on the Lemon Hill climb.
- A three-man break containing 2007 Americas Tour champion Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) stayed away for one of the final laps but was caught before the finish.
- Even the guys who change wheels need a wheel change every once in a while.
- Matti Breschel (Team CSC) interviewed by the press after the hottest Philadelphia International on record - 98 degrees Farenheit on race day.
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) soaks the cast on his broken wrist in water immediately following the race.
- Matti Breschel (Team CSC) wins the 2008 Philadelphia International Championship.
Images by Zui Hanafusa/www.keirin.us
- Former US Pro Champion Chann McRae (Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H3O)
- Single file up Manayunk on the first lap
- The riders kept their cool and kept speeds consistent all day
- Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) rocked on!
- For the Jittery Joe's team it was definitely a day for iced coffee
- CSC always close together and up towards the front
- Rush hour in Philadelphia
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) rode well throughout the race
- Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H3O) rocketed away from the field
- The field was as colorful as the flags
- A break mid way into the race
- The heat was unbelievable
- The party did not stop up Manayunk
- Today was HOT!!!
- The men's podium: 1) Matti Breschel (CSC), 2) Kirk O'Bee (Health Net-Maxxis) and 3) Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing)
Images by Marco Quezada/www.nyvelocity.com
- Oscar Sevilla (Team Rock Racing) shares a laugh with Daniele Bennati (Team Liquigas) before the start.
- Ivan Dominguez (Toyota United) ran into an old friend from Cuba Jesus Ruiz and little Frankie
- Rashaan Bahati. (Team Rock Racing) is happy with the new bike sponsor
- Riders look for every possible way to stay cool. Here big Maggie B. (Team Slipstream/Chipotle P/b H3o) tries something new.
- My crystal ball says it's going to be a hot one in Philly.
- Team CSC kept the race animated all day long
- Daniele Bannati (Team Liquigas) finds a spot a back of the peloton at the start of the wall.
- Davide Frattini (Team Colavita) was very aggressive and it piad off. He won the best climber of the day.
- Team High Road pushing the pace on Kelly drive.
- Oscar Sevilla (Team Rock Racing) looked to repeat his win in Reading on Thursday.
- Bird's eye view at the start of the wall
- It was a colorful parade of riders at lemon hill.
- It was the closest photo finish in years at the race
- But Matti Breschel won the Philadelphia International.
- Davide Frattini gets a well deserved kiss from Kirsten Robbins after winning best climber of the day
- The mens podium (L-to-R) Kirk O'Bee (Team Healthnet) Matti Breschel (Team CSC) and Fast Freddy Rodriguez (Rock Racing)
- O'Bee, Breschel and Rodriguez made up this year's podium.
Results - Provisional
1 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 6.14.47 (40.19 km/h) 2 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 3 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 5 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast 6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 7 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1 8 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team 9 Yosvany Falcon (Cub) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife 10 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing 11 Michael Sayers (USA) BMC Racing 12 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Amore & Vita-McDonalds 13 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team 14 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team High Road 15 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1 16 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 17 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing 18 Ricardo Escuela (Arg) Team Successfulliving 19 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Sparkasse 20 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe's 21 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita-McDonalds 22 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 23 Alejandro Borrajo (Arg) Colavita-Sutter Home 24 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 25 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 26 John Fredy Parra (Col) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife 27 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing 28 Brad Huff (USA) Jelly Belly 29 François Parisien (Can) Team RACE Pro 30 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing 31 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 32 Charles Dionne (Can) Team Successfulliving 33 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing 34 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 35 Micheal Grabinger (USA) Team Successfulliving 36 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling Team 37 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team 38 Jonn Murphy (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 39 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse 40 Christopher Wherry (USA) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team 41 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home 42 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos-Trek 43 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos-Trek 44 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 45 Vincente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team High Road 46 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team 47 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home 48 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas 49 John Devine (USA) Team High Road 50 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team High Road 51 David O'loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing 52 William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 53 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing 54 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team CSC 55 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team 56 Luis Macias (Mex) Tecos-Trek 57 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1 58 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast 59 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 0.15 60 Brian Jensen (Den) Team Successfulliving 0.34 61 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 62 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team 63 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast 64 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 65 Ryan Roth (Can) Team RACE Pro 66 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast 67 Ivan Stevic (Srb) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team 0.54 68 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas 1.01 69 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team Sparkasse 1.27 70 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 1.50 71 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team 2.04 72 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2.56 73 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita-Sutter Home 74 Predrag Prokic (Srb) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife 75 Jonny Clarke (Aus) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team 76 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing 3.12 77 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing 3.15 78 Thaddeus Dulin (USA) DLP Racing USA 3.50 79 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonalds 6.03 80 Andrew Talansky (USA) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife 14.41 81 David Guttenplan (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Lasse Bochman (Den) Team CSC DNF André Steensen (Den) Team CSC DNF Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC DNF Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC DNF Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road DNF Servais Knaven (Ned) Team High Road DNF Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas DNF Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas DNF Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas DNF Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas DNF Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing DNF Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 DNF Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 DNF Jason Donald (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 DNF Blake Caldwell (USA) Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H30 DNF Phil Cortes (Can) Amore & Vita-McDonalds DNF Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonalds DNF Sören Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita-McDonalds DNF Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Joao Correia (Por) Bissell Pro Cycling Team DNF Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Colavita-Sutter Home DNF Lucas Haedo (Arg) Colavita-Sutter Home DNF Luis Amaran Romero (Cub) Colavita-Sutter Home DNF Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home DNF Spencer Beamer (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Owen Nielsen (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Charles Pendry (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Tommy Nankervis (Aus) DLP Racing USA DNF Scott Jackson (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Joseph Coddington (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Christopher Judy (USA) DLP Racing USA DNF Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis DNF Phil Zajicek (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis DNF Matt Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis DNF Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis DNF Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly DNF Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly DNF Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly DNF Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly DNF Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly DNF Benjamin Kneller (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Jittery Joe's DNF Matt Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Jittery Joe's DNF Martin Gilbert (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast DNF Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast DNF Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast DNF Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast DNF Morgan Fox (Irl) Pezula Racing DNF Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing DNF William Connolly (Irl) Pezula Racing DNF Clayton Barrows (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF William Elliston (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Jonathan Erdelyi (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Richard Geng (Ger) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Robbie King (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Stephen Kincaid (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Bobby Lea (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Jake Rytlewski (USA) Rite Aid Pro Cycling DNF Rahsaan Bahati (USA) Rock Racing DNF Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing DNF Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Rock Racing DNF Jeremiah Wiscovitch (USA) Rock Racing DNF Zachary Bell (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team DNF Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team DNF Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team DNF Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team DNF Mark Walters (Can) Team RACE Pro DNF Dan Timmerman (USA) Team RACE Pro DNF Kevin Buck Miller (Can) Team RACE Pro DNF Dustin Macburnie (Can) Team RACE Pro DNF Mark Batty (Can) Team RACE Pro DNF Eric Robertson (Can) Team RACE Pro DNF Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Sparkasse DNF Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse DNF Curtis Gunn (USA) Team Successfulliving DNF Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Successfulliving DNF Brad White (USA) Team Successfulliving DNF Christian Valenzuela (Mex) Team Successfulliving DNF Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 DNF Joe Eldridge (USA) Team Type 1 DNF Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 DNF Bernardo Colex (Mex) Tecos-Trek DNF Omar Cervantes (Mex) Tecos-Trek DNF Lui Guitierrez (Mex) Tecos-Trek DNF Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Tecos-Trek DNF Florencio Ramos Torres (Mex) Tecos-Trek DNF Andy Baker (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Thomas Soladay (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Michael Stoop (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Jackie Simes (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Daniel Ramsay (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Adam Myerson (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Nick Frey (USA) Time Pro Cycling DNF Bobby Sweeting (USA) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife DNF Mark Hekman (USA) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife DNF Frank Travieso (Cub) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife DNF Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife DNF Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team DNF Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team DNF Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro Cycling Team KOM 1 Davide Frattini (Colavita-Sutter Home) Triple Crown final standings 1 Matti Breschel (Team CSC) 100 pts 2 Yuri Metlushenko (Amore & Vita-McDonalds Pro Cyc) 80 3 Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) 80 4 Kirk O'Bee (Health NEt p/b Maxxis) 70 5 Bernhard Eisel (Team High Road) 69 6 Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing) 61 7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team High Road) 60 8 Karl Menzies (Health NEt p/b Maxxis) 56 9 Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medif) 55 10 Brad Huff (Jelly Belly) 52 11 Eric Baumann (Team Sparkasse) 36 12 Tyler Farrar (Slipstream/Chipotie p/b H3O) 28 13 Frank Pipp (Health NEt p/b Maxxis) 24 14 Anibal Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home) 17 15 Moises Aldape (Team Type 1) 15 16 Hendricus Vogels (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 12 17 Yosvany Falcon (Toshiba - Santo p/b Herbalife) 12 18 Ciaran Power (Pezula Racing) 11 19 Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team) 10 20 Franois Parisien (Team RACE Pro) 8 21 Michael Sayers (BMC Racing) 7 22 Antonio Cruz (BMC Racing) 7 23 Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics Professional Cyclin) 6 24 Miguel Martinez (Amore & Vita-McDonalds Pro Cyc) 6 25 Jacob Erker (Symmetrics Professional Cyclin) 5 26 Ben Brooks (Team Type 1) 3
