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Nature Valley Grand Prix - NE
Minnesota, USA, June 11-15, 2008
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Stage 4 - June 13: Minneapolis Downtown Classic,
O'Bee continues his sprinting success
By Kirsten Robbins in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Health Net-Maxxis timed its lead out to perfection, bringing United States of America Criterium Champion Kirk O'Bee to the line in a slim victory over Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) and Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living).
"The guys were unbelievable, they laid it on the line for me and it was a huge team effort," said double stage winner and points jersey holder O'Bee. "I think we showed that bike racing is not an individual sport.
"Our plan was to lead out John Murphy because if he won today he would take enough seconds to get the overall," continued O'Bee. "I really didn't think I won until I crossed the line. I looked back and I knew Stevic was coming up on me and it was close. Stevic has a good jump in him, but I gave it just enough to win and he gave me a really good sprint."
B-World Champion and 2007 Nature Valley Grand Prix winner Stevic has found his form after a tumultuous season of reoccurring injury to his knee and pelvis. "It's nice to have some legs back and I have to say that I felt really good today," said Stevic.
"I had a perfect position but for some reason I couldn't get into my 11 for most of the sprint," continued Stevic regarding the final lap. "I'm very happy with having good legs and I have great motivation for tomorrow. The ten seconds I earned to day in time means a lot to me because it means I am back in the game for the next two days. That was our plan, to get on the podium and earn some seconds."
Bissell took the responsibility in controlling the downtown Minneapolis criterium and paved the way for its general classification leader Ben Jacques-Maynes safe arrival to the finish. There were no changes with the overall classification with Jacques-Maynes leading the event with a seven second advantage over John Murphy (Health Net-Maxxis) and Edward King (Bissell).
How it unfolded
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More than 30,000 fans packed themselves along the downtown streets of Minneapolis to catch a glimpse of the some 130 professional men starters. The men's peloton lined up to compete in the 40 lapped criterium Stage 4, the day's second stage following a morning time trial.
"We would have been happy with a break to go but with our pre-designated speed it was going was pretty fast, so for a break to go would have been really difficult," said Bissell director Glen Mitchell.
Difficult but not impossible. Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home) was up for the challenge and earned himself the stage's most aggressive rider jersey when he initiated a more than 15 lap break away, followed by Tom Soladay (Time Pro Cycling) shortly after. The pair dangled at a 10 seconds advantage, held in place by Bissell in a effort to avoid further attacks.
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Upon the return of both Amaran and Soladay several more counter attacks from Rock Racing and Colavita-Sutter Home attempted to dismantle Bissell's train. The two teams were hoping for a shot at a stage victory before the sprinter teams came forward.
"My guys got to the front really fast and controlled the front for the whole race," said Jacques-Maynes, proud of his team's ability to dominate the criterium. "We expected the sprinter teams to take over and they did so it worked out like clock work."
With their jobs complete, Jacques-Maynes' Bissell team-mates peeled off with 10 laps to go to allow the teams with dominant sprinters to play their game for the stage victory. Health Net-Maxxis was the first to stretch its legs, showing no intimidation as the race's end neared.
"If anything all we wanted to do was keep Ben out of trouble," said Mitchell. "We did that for 30 laps and still had two riders left over who were dedicated to stay with Ben. I think it is going to be a close race. O'Bee will continue to get more time bonuses and we are still going to work to keep to the jersey."
The stage victory and time bonuses were worth the effort for Health Net-Maxxis. The battle behind the turquoise and black train began to form between Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast, Toyota-United and Successful living with several laps to go but none were capable of overtaking O'Bee.
"We decided at the start of the race we were going to take over from 10 kilometres to go because the course is too tight for other teams to come around," said O'Bee. "My team did an awesome job keeping the speeds high - I couldn't have asked for anything more. It would have been a big disappointment not to come away with a win today."
Miller victorious in down town Minneapolis
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The women's one hundred-plus rider field barreled down the finishing straightaway where Brooke Miller (Tibco) took a convincing victory ahead of Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) and Kate Bates (High Road). The victory continues Miller's tradition, having claimed a stage win at each Nature Valley Grand Prix held to date.
"I had a fantastic lead out on the last lap with the perfect amount of gas," said Miller. "Lauren Franges to me to the last corner and I just Kate Bates early jump for the rest of the lead out."
"It was a fantastic effort from my whole team today," she added. "The lead out that I had gave me the luxury to race my own race and not worry about what the other sprinters were doing."
How it unfolded
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The women started the 25-lap criterium with the motivation of gaining some time back on race leader Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce). However, Armstrong, who is no stranger to the dangers of criterium racing found, her place in the peloton - helping the sprinter's teams on the front to keep the speeds high enough to eliminate the threat of her rivals.
"Kristin was awesome today and very aggressive, probably trying to stay out of trouble," said second placed Pic. "Actually she was smart to do that tonight because if you got too far back it was hard to move up in those few spots where you can."
The strength of each team battling against one another to form a break away seemed to neutraliae their efforts, making it nearly impossible for break away to succeed. Katharine Carroll (Aaron's) made several attempts to gain time on the field and move closer to Armstrong's overall lead but her nearest competitors on the Cheerwine squad were close by and quick to react.
Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine) put fourth a tremendous solo effort that was countered by Tibco rider Lauren Franges as the field regrouped. Team's Cheerwine, Aaron's, Value Act Capital and High Road formed solid representation at the front of the field sending one rider off after another.
The second of two intermediate sprint points came with eight laps remaining, and competition leader Joanne Kiesanowski (Tibco) picked up full points. The New Zealander lost out on points at the first intermediate sprint when junior rider Coryn Rivera scooped up the points at the line.
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Aaron's took the initiative to start a lead out for general classification contender Katharine Carroll, but were taken over with two laps to go by Cheerwine. Tibco waited until one lap to go when Lauren Franges took Miller around the Cheerwine train and into the last corner, where she picked up Bates' wheel.
Pic suffered slightly with the loss of three team-mates due to time cuts after the women's early morning time trial. "I lost three really good crit riders this morning because they saved their legs in the time trial, which ended up being a big mistake for a lot of teams," said Pic, regarding the event's strict 20 percent time cut rule.
Bates initiated the sprint upon exiting the final corner. While it was a lengthy sprint for the Australia a tail wind proved handy to hold her speeds high enough to capture third place. "To be honest I'm here for the Olympics for the track and road and to get a bit of training," said Bates. "So I was having a it of a crack out here but everyone is just so strong. I haven't sprinted for myself in a while and I'm not real god with the hustle bustle of it all," she added. "So I wanted to go early but I didn't have much of a jump."
"Everyone wanted to get away and they only way to beat Kristin is to do that," said Bates. "On a criterium it is a good opportunity because of all the corners. But Kristin is a motorbike; as soon as she felt threatened she got on the front herself and strung it out. I think it was a noble effort by everybody but I think that Kristin is just too good at the moment."
Photography
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- The women's field is ready and waiting for the clock to hit 6:45 so there race can start.
- Katherine Bates (Team High Road) works to chase down Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO).
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce) led or stayed near the front most of the 25 laps.
- Team TIBCO's Brooke Miller stayed tucked in and near the front of the field.
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce) leads the peloton through the backside of the course.
- Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO) makes yet another attack forcing the other teams to chase.
- Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) tries to come around Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO).
- At the line its Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) followed by Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) and Katherine Bates (Team High Road).
- A happy Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) after taking the Minneapolis stage win.
- Stage podium (L-R): Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home), Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO), and Katherine Bates (Team High Road).
- Women's Jersey Leaders (L-R): Sportsbeans Queen of the Hill - Felicia Gomez (Aaron's), Freewheel Bike Most Aggressive - Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO), Nature Valley Race Leader - Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce), Nature Valley Top Amateur and Boost Best Young Rider - Kristen McGrath (Colavita/Sutter Home).
- A smiling and confident Kirk O'Bee (HealthNet-Maxxis) waits for the start.
- Nature Valley Race leader Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissel) was well protected at the front by his team-mates.
- Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home) gets a gap on the field.
- Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home) gets help from a break away companion Tom Soladay (TIME Pro Cycling).
- Through most of the first 30 laps Bissel Pro Cycling set tempo for the race.
- Down to six to go and HealthNet-Maxxis takes control of the race.
- A rematch of last year Kirk O'bee (HealthNet-Maxxis) against Ivan Stevic (Toyota United).
- And once again its Kirk O'bee (HealthNet-Maxxis) beating Ivan Stevic (Toyota United) to the line to take the stage victory.
- Stage podium (L-R): Ivan Stevic (Toyota United), Kirk O'bee (HealthNet-Maxxis), and Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living.com)
- Men's Jersey Leaders: Nature Valley Best Amateur - Russ Langley (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar), Boost Best Young Rider - David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast), Nature Valley Race Leader - Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissel) , Sportsbeans King of the Hill - Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly), Wheaties Sprting Leader - Kirk O'bee (HealthNet-Maxxis), Freewheel Bike Most Aggressive Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home).
Images by Frank Rowe
- Felicia Gomez (Aaron's), fifth overall, signs in at the start.
- The women's field on the first lap of the Minneapolis Downtown Classic.
- Brooke Miller (left) rides near TIBCO team-mate Joanne Kiesanowski, who wears the sprint leader's jersey.
- Trailed by the TV motorbike the pack heads under the University of St. Thomas skyway.
- A sea of cyclists in downtown Minneapolis.
- PROMAN Racing and Team Kenda Tires are always prominent in the pack.
- Team Cheerwine is bearing down on a lone TIBCO rider...
- ...and is closely followed by yellow jersey Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce).
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce) is trailed by the entire women's field.
- With one lap to go Cheerwine is setting up the sprint for Laura Van Gilder (third from left).
- Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) wins the sprint ahead of Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home).
- Phil Zajicek (HealthNet-Maxxis) is pleased to be called up before the start.
- Australian Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) is ready to roll.
- Coming out of the first corner race leader Ben Jacques-Maynes and his Bissell Pro Cycling Team lead the field.
- Andy Minier is representing the Grandstay Hotels team.
- Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home) takes an early flyer and is soon joined by Tom Soladay (TIME Pro Cycling).
- Bissell is forced to chase the break away riders.
- The Toyota-United train, led by rainbow jersey Ivan Stevic, follows the Bissell train.
- Luis Amaran (Colavita Sutter Home) and Tom Soladay (TIME Pro Cycling) maintained their lead for several laps.
- The Bissell Pro Cycling Team shows the crowd how a chase is done.
- Overall leader Ben Jacques-Maynes stays safely tucked in among his Bissell team-mates.
- In the late afternoon sun Bissell is still at the head of affairs.
Images by Split Second Services
- Kirk O'Bee (HealthNet-Maxxis) takes a close sprint from Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United).
Results
Elite men 1 Kirk O'Bee (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 1.03.10 2 Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) 3 Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 4 Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 5 Luca Damiani (Colavita Sutter Home) 6 Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) 7 Rory Sutherland (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 8 Richard England (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 9 Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United) 10 Russ Langley (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 11 John Murphy (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 12 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 13 Luis Amaran (Colavita Sutter Home) 14 Nic Sanderson (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 15 Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) 16 Edward King (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 17 Tom Soladay (TIME Pro Cycling) 18 Davide Frattini (Colavita Sutter Home) 19 Jonathan Page (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 20 Michael Grabinger (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 21 Jesse Anthony (Team Type 1) 22 David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 23 Andrew Bajadali (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 24 Bradley White (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 25 Keil Reijnen (Team Waste Management) 26 Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) 27 Adam Bergman (HRRC / Trek Stores) 28 Michael Creed (Rock Racing) 29 Eric Marcotte (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 30 Bernard VanUlden (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 31 Sean Mazich (Team Waste Management) 32 Frank Pipp (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 33 Anthony Colby (Colavita Sutter Home) 34 Aaron Olson (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 35 Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 36 Ben Brooks (Team Type 1) 37 Jonathan Sundt (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 38 Andrew Guptill (Colavita Sutter Home) 39 Garrett Peltonen (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 40 Scott Zwizanski (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 41 Tyler Wren (Colavita Sutter Home) 42 Phil Zajicek (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 43 Eric Schildge (Fiordifrutta) 44 Jonny Clarke (Toyota-United) 45 Martin Gilbert (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 46 Cesar Grajales (Rock Racing) 47 Peter Dawson (Rock Racing) 48 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) 49 Jason Walters (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 50 Matt Crane (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 51 Daniel Bowman (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 52 Matt Rice (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 53 Adrian Hegyvary (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 54 Cody O'Reilly (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 55 Caleb Manion (Toyota-United) 56 Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 57 Tom Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 58 Sam Johnson (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 59 Cole House (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 60 Brian Jensen (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 61 Curtis Gunn (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 62 Daniel Holt (Team Type 1) 63 Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 64 Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 65 Michael Lange (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 66 Jesse Moore (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 67 Alex Boyd (Team Waste Management) 68 Stefano Barberi (THF Racing) 69 Ron Jensen (Team Waste Management) 70 Christian Valenzuela (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 71 Anibal Borrajo (Colavita Sutter Home) 72 Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 73 Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing) 74 Matthew Busche (IS Corp Cycling Team) 75 David Guttenplan (TIME Pro Cycling) 76 Hayden Brooks (Fiordifrutta) 77 Phillip Gaimon (Fiordifrutta) 78 Daniel Ramsey (TIME Pro Cycling) 79 Nick Frey (TIME Pro Cycling) 80 Jered Gruber (TIME Pro Cycling) 81 Steve Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team) 82 Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp Cycling Team) 0.25 83 Rudolph Napolitano (Rock Racing) 84 Ryan Dewald (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 85 Chris Rozdilsky (Fiordifrutta) 86 David Duncan (TIME Pro Cycling) 87 David Zimmerman (Flanders/MBRC) 88 David Clinger (Rock Racing) 89 Jon Parrish (Team Waste Management) 90 Ian Stanford (Grandstay Hotels) 0.41 91 Alessandro Bazzana (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 0.52 92 Kevin Klein (Rock Racing) 1.09 93 Jared Gilyard (Wheel & Sprocket) 1.12 94 Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) 1.19 95 Tim Johnson (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 96 Romun Kilun (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 1.25 97 Toby Marzot (Fiordifrutta) 1.39 98 Dan Swanson (Grandstay Hotels) 99 Keck Baker (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 100 Scott Tietzel (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 1.41 101 Andy Minier (Grandstay Hotels) 102 Doug Swanson (Grandstay Hotels) 1.45 103 Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) 104 Chris Hall (HRRC / Trek Stores) 1.47 105 Dan Harm (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 106 Stevie Cullinan (Team Waste Management) 107 Christopher Doig (Flanders/MBRC) 1.49 108 Kip Spaude (IS Corp Cycling Team) 109 Craig Luekens (Wheel & Sprocket) 110 Michael Woell (Flanders/MBRC) 111 Mark Shimahara (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 112 Jeff Hartman (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 113 Steve Weller (Fiordifrutta) 2.05 114 Bill Stolte (HRRC / Trek Stores) 115 Jonathan Jacob (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 116 Nick Clayville (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 2.08 117 Joshua Chugg (THF Racing) 2.14 118 Gregg Brant (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 119 Brady Gibney (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 120 Shane Braley (Wheel & Sprocket) 121 Joseph Kukolla (Wheel & Sprocket) 2.43 DNF Armando Borrajo (Colavita Sutter Home) DNF Joe Eldridge (Team Type 1) DNF Evan Fader (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) DNF Charles Hutcheson (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) DNF Lang Reynolds (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) DNF Sheldon Deeny (THF Racing) DNF Zak Grabowski (THF Racing) DNF Brian Toone (Nature Valley Cycling Team) DNF Nicholas Coil (HRRC / Trek Stores) DNF Adam Mills (HRRC / Trek Stores) DNF Steve Tilford (HRRC / Trek Stores) DNF Pat Lemieux (Bianchi / Grand Performance) DNF Jake Boyce (Flanders/MBRC) Elite women 1 Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) 43.09 2 Tina Pic (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 3 Katherine Bates (Team Highroad) 4 Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) 5 Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine Cycling) 6 Katharine Carroll (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 7 Shelley Olds (PROMAN Racing) 8 Lara Kroepsch (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 9 Kacey Manderfield (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 10 Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine Cycling) 11 Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 12 Stacy Marple (Cheerwine Cycling) 13 Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling) 14 Megan Guarnier (PROMAN Racing) 15 Flavia Oliveira (Metromint Cycling) 16 Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine Cycling) 17 Amy Dombroski (Webcor Builders) 18 Linsey Bradshaw (Team SHO-AIR) 19 Kristin McGrath (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 20 Jennifer Rasmusson (HPC powered by Altarum) 21 Rachel Lloyd (PROMAN Racing) 22 Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team) 23 Meredith Miller (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 24 Felicia Gomez (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 25 Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO) 26 Debbie Dust (Team Kenda Tire) 27 Carrie Cash-Wootten (Team Revolution) 28 Rebecca Larson (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 29 Ruth Corset (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) 30 Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 31 Kimberly Anderson (Team Highroad) 32 Helene Drumm (PROMAN Racing) 33 Emma Rickards (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team) 34 Robin Farina (Cheerwine Cycling) 35 Anna McLoon (Ryan Collegiate) 36 Shana Sturla (Flanders/MBRC) 37 Coryn Rivera (Kahala-La Grange) 38 Linda Sone (Flanders/MBRC) 39 Christina Ruiter (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 40 Kele Murdin (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 41 Amber Rais (Team TIBCO) 42 Lesley Golenor (HPC powered by Altarum) 43 Andrea Dvorak (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 44 Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine Cycling) 45 Kristin Sanders (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 46 Marni Hambleton (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 47 Laura Bowles (Team Advil-ChapStick) 48 Carmen McNellis (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 49 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 50 Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders) 51 Julie Bishop (Team Revolution) 52 Sue Butler (MonavieCannondale:com) 53 Sharon Allpress (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 54 Sarah Stewart (Team SHO-AIR) 55 Alison Rosenthal (Team TIBCO) 56 Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda Tire) 57 Kristin Drumm (PROMAN Racing) 58 Devon Haskell (Ryan Collegiate) 59 Jadine Riley (Team SHO-AIR) 60 Jane Robertson (Metromint Cycling) 61 Bri Kovac (Team Revolution) 62 Amanda Miller (Ryan Collegiate) 63 Mackenzie Woodring (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 64 Shannon Koch (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team) 65 Sydney Brown (Team Revolution) 66 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 67 Alicia Boland (Banning's Bike/Ducati) 68 Michelle Orem (Kahala-La Grange) 69 Lorena Candrian (HPC powered by Altarum) 70 Emily Zell (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 71 Ashley Anderson (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team) 72 Kendi Thomas (Team Revolution) 73 Ashley Dymond (Team SHO-AIR) 74 Chloe Forsman (Ryan Collegiate) 75 Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Kenda Tire) 76 Kathleen Billington (Connecticut Coast Cycling) 77 Virginia Perkins (PROMAN Racing) 78 Marisa Asplund-Owens (Cheerwine Cycling) 79 Rushlee Buchanan (Team TIBCO) 80 Lana Atchley (Team SHO-AIR) 0.29 81 Christen King (SouthBay Wheelmen) 0.31 82 Andrea Luebbe (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 0.38 83 Natalie Klemko (Team Advil-ChapStick) 0.40 84 Katie Weber (Team Revolution) 85 Ruth Clemence (Team SHO-AIR) 1.22 86 Elisa Gagnon (Team Advil-ChapStick) 87 Kate Flore (HPC powered by Altarum) 2.27 88 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 89 Lauren Ellis (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) 2.36 HD Janeen Thorpe (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 5.23 HD Alison Starnes (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 5.31 HD Olivia Dillon (Metromint Cycling) 5.37 HD Lori Jug (Team Kenda Tire) 6.09 HD Kristine Church (Nature Valley Cycling Team) HD Jennifer Greenberg (Nature Valley Cycling Team) HD Kate Ross (America's Dairyland) HD Michelle Jensen (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 8.37 DNF Shantell Gauthier (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) DNF Samantha Schneider (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) DNF Nichole Wangsgard (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) DNF Victoria Bastide (Team TIBCO) DNF Helen Kelly (Team TIBCO) DNF Hannah Banks (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) DNF Gina Grain (Webcor Builders) DNF Megan Elliott (Team Revolution) DNF Pam Loebig (Team Revolution) DNF Kathryn Clark (Team Kenda Tire) DNF Jessica Cole (Team Kenda Tire) DNF Andrea Myers (Team Kenda Tire) DNF Yukie Nakamura (Team Kenda Tire) DNF Malindills Maclean (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) DNF Emma Petersen (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) DNF Jessie MacLean (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) DNF Michelle Beltran (Metromint Cycling) DNF Kerryn Charman (Metromint Cycling) DNF Susan Hefler (HPC powered by Altarum) DNF Bianca Grecu (Nature Valley Cycling Team) DNF Laurel Green (Nature Valley Cycling Team) DNF Jennifer Stebbins (Ryan Collegiate) DNF Carla Swart (Ryan Collegiate) DNF Teresa Moriarty (Flanders/MBRC) DNF Cathryn Merla-Watson (Verve Racing) DNF Kristen Meshberg (Flatlandia Cycling Team) General Classification after Stage 4 Elite men 1 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 3.41.35 2 John Murphy (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 0.07 3 Kirk O'Bee (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 0.10 4 Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) 5 Edward King (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.15 6 Rory Sutherland (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 0.17 7 Scott Zwizanski (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.27 8 Michael Creed (Rock Racing) 0.33 9 Garrett Peltonen (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.37 10 David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 0.38 11 Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United) 0.39 12 Tom Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.41 13 Matt Crane (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 0.43 14 Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) 15 Michael Grabinger (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 0.45 16 Russ Langley (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 0.46 17 Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 0.47 18 Luis Amaran (Colavita Sutter Home) 0.49 19 Bernard VanUlden (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 0.50 20 Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.52 21 Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) 22 Anthony Colby (Colavita Sutter Home) 23 Bradley White (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 0.53 24 Richard England (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0.54 25 Matt Rice (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 0.55 26 Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) 27 Stefano Barberi (THF Racing) 0.57 28 Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing) 0.58 29 Andrew Bajadali (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 30 Keil Reijnen (Team Waste Management) 1.01 31 Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 32 Adrian Hegyvary (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 1.04 33 Phil Zajicek (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 34 Martin Gilbert (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1.05 35 Aaron Olson (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 1.07 36 Daniel Bowman (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1.08 37 Michael Lange (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 1.10 38 Caleb Manion (Toyota-United) 1.11 39 Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 40 Frank Pipp (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 1.12 41 Alex Boyd (Team Waste Management) 42 Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 43 Matthew Busche (IS Corp Cycling Team) 1.13 44 Brian Jensen (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 45 Anibal Borrajo (Colavita Sutter Home) 46 Tyler Wren (Colavita Sutter Home) 1.15 47 Daniel Ramsey (TIME Pro Cycling) 1.17 48 Nick Frey (TIME Pro Cycling) 1.18 49 Nic Sanderson (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 50 Cesar Grajales (Rock Racing) 1.19 51 Hayden Brooks (Fiordifrutta) 1.22 52 Phillip Gaimon (Fiordifrutta) 1.23 53 Jonny Clarke (Toyota-United) 54 Jesse Moore (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 1.25 55 Ben Brooks (Team Type 1) 1.29 56 Jesse Anthony (Team Type 1) 1.34 57 Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) 58 Steve Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team) 59 Davide Frattini (Colavita Sutter Home) 1.36 60 Jason Walters (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 61 Sam Johnson (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 1.42 62 Luca Damiani (Colavita Sutter Home) 1.44 63 Christian Valenzuela (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 1.47 64 Adam Bergman (HRRC / Trek Stores) 1.53 65 Andrew Guptill (Colavita Sutter Home) 1.55 66 Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1.57 67 Eric Schildge (Fiordifrutta) 1.58 68 Jonathan Page (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 69 Curtis Gunn (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 2.01 70 Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 2.02 71 David Clinger (Rock Racing) 2.06 72 Jon Parrish (Team Waste Management) 2.07 73 Ron Jensen (Team Waste Management) 2.16 74 Jonathan Sundt (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 2.18 75 Ian Stanford (Grandstay Hotels) 2.22 76 Daniel Holt (Team Type 1) 2.23 77 Chris Rozdilsky (Fiordifrutta) 2.25 78 Rudolph Napolitano (Rock Racing) 2.26 79 Tim Johnson (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 2.27 80 David Guttenplan (TIME Pro Cycling) 2.28 81 Cole House (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 2.38 82 Jered Gruber (TIME Pro Cycling) 2.50 83 Alessandro Bazzana (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 2.55 84 Romun Kilun (Team Healthnet Presented by Maxxis) 3.08 85 Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) 3.09 86 Kevin Klein (Rock Racing) 3.26 87 Michael Woell (Flanders/MBRC) 3.29 88 David Duncan (TIME Pro Cycling) 3.30 89 Jordan Roessingh (IS Corp Cycling Team) 3.40 90 Ryan Dewald (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 3.51 91 Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) 92 Chris Hall (HRRC / Trek Stores) 93 Kip Spaude (IS Corp Cycling Team) 4.22 94 Jared Gilyard (Wheel & Sprocket) 4.23 95 Nick Clayville (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 4.24 96 Keck Baker (Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Bar) 4.27 97 Andy Minier (Grandstay Hotels) 4.51 98 Christopher Doig (Flanders/MBRC) 5.05 99 Toby Marzot (Fiordifrutta) 5.08 100 Eric Marcotte (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 5.09 101 Sean Mazich (Team Waste Management) 5.22 102 Brady Gibney (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 5.23 103 David Zimmerman (Flanders/MBRC) 5.27 104 Shane Braley (Wheel & Sprocket) 5.35 105 Craig Luekens (Wheel & Sprocket) 5.36 106 Joshua Chugg (THF Racing) 5.37 107 Doug Swanson (Grandstay Hotels) 5.43 108 Scott Tietzel (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling) 5.50 109 Peter Dawson (Rock Racing) 6.16 110 Mark Shimahara (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 111 Dan Swanson (Grandstay Hotels) 6.45 112 Gregg Brant (Bianchi / Grand Performance) 6.48 113 Stevie Cullinan (Team Waste Management) 6.55 114 Steve Weller (Fiordifrutta) 7.14 115 Bill Stolte (HRRC / Trek Stores) 7.28 116 Dan Harm (Hagens Berman LLP Cycling Team) 8.01 117 Joseph Kukolla (Wheel & Sprocket) 8.07 118 Cody O'Reilly (Successful Living:com P/B Parkpre) 8.29 119 Jonathan Jacob (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 13.34 120 Jeff Hartman (Nature Valley Cycling Team) 25.00 121 Tom Soladay (TIME Pro Cycling) 30.08 Elite women 1 Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team) 3.39.17 2 Katharine Carroll (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 0.44 3 Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine Cycling) 0.45 4 Shelley Olds (PROMAN Racing) 1.04 5 Felicia Gomez (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 1.05 6 Kristin Sanders (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 1.19 7 Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) 1.22 8 Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine Cycling) 1.24 9 Amber Rais (Team TIBCO) 1.30 10 Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 11 Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine Cycling) 1.33 12 Rebecca Larson (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 1.35 13 Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 1.38 14 Ruth Corset (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) 15 Marisa Asplund-Owens (Cheerwine Cycling) 16 Kristin McGrath (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 1.39 17 Andrea Dvorak (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 1.43 18 Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine Cycling) 1.44 19 Megan Guarnier (PROMAN Racing) 20 Shannon Koch (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team) 1.46 21 Sydney Brown (Team Revolution) 1.48 22 Robin Farina (Cheerwine Cycling) 1.49 23 Bri Kovac (Team Revolution) 1.50 24 Tina Pic (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 1.51 25 Jane Robertson (Metromint Cycling) 1.52 26 Sarah Stewart (Team SHO-AIR) 1.59 27 Kele Murdin (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 2.01 28 Helene Drumm (PROMAN Racing) 2.04 29 Stacy Marple (Cheerwine Cycling) 30 Amy Dombroski (Webcor Builders) 2.09 31 Ashley Anderson (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team) 2.12 32 Emily Zell (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 2.16 33 Sue Butler (MonavieCannondale:com) 2.17 34 Kathleen Billington (Connecticut Coast Cycling) 2.18 35 Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Kenda Tire) 2.20 36 Sharon Allpress (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 2.25 37 Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda Tire) 2.27 38 Debbie Dust (Team Kenda Tire) 2.28 39 Jadine Riley (Team SHO-AIR) 40 Kimberly Anderson (Team Highroad) 2.29 41 Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen) 2.31 42 Chloe Forsman (Ryan Collegiate) 43 Anna McLoon (Ryan Collegiate) 2.32 44 Lara Kroepsch (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 2.40 45 Linsey Bradshaw (Team SHO-AIR) 2.41 46 Shana Sturla (Flanders/MBRC) 47 Rachel Lloyd (PROMAN Racing) 2.42 48 Virginia Perkins (PROMAN Racing) 2.44 49 Kacey Manderfield (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 2.49 50 Emma Rickards (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team) 51 Amanda Miller (Ryan Collegiate) 2.53 52 Lesley Golenor (HPC powered by Altarum) 2.59 53 Julie Bishop (Team Revolution) 54 Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) 3.09 55 Flavia Oliveira (Metromint Cycling) 3.10 56 Marni Hambleton (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 3.13 57 Carrie Cash-Wootten (Team Revolution) 3.23 58 Meredith Miller (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 3.33 59 Katie Weber (Team Revolution) 3.52 60 Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders) 4.01 61 Katherine Bates (Team Highroad) 4.42 62 Lana Atchley (Team SHO-AIR) 5.02 63 Mackenzie Woodring (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 64 Coryn Rivera (Kahala-La Grange) 5.24 65 Cari Higgins (America's Dairyland) 5.27 66 Kate Flore (HPC powered by Altarum) 5.33 67 Devon Haskell (Ryan Collegiate) 68 Michelle Orem (Kahala-La Grange) 5.41 69 Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling) 5.53 70 Andrea Luebbe (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) 6.09 71 Alicia Boland (Banning's Bike/Ducati) 6.10 72 Natalie Klemko (Team Advil-ChapStick) 6.23 73 Kristin Drumm (PROMAN Racing) 8.30 74 Lauren Ellis (Jazz Apple Cycling Team) 8.31 75 Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO) 12.04 76 Lorena Candrian (HPC powered by Altarum) 13.16 77 Ruth Clemence (Team SHO-AIR) 13.33 78 Rushlee Buchanan (Team TIBCO) 14.13 79 Laura Bowles (Team Advil-ChapStick) 14.24 80 Christina Ruiter (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team) 15.47 81 Carmen McNellis (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team) 16.11 82 Linda Sone (Flanders/MBRC) 17.24 83 Kendi Thomas (Team Revolution) 18.53 84 Ashley Dymond (Team SHO-AIR) 22.06 85 Jennifer Rasmusson (HPC powered by Altarum) 28.04 86 Christen King (SouthBay Wheelmen) 28.10 87 Alison Rosenthal (Team TIBCO) 28.27 88 Elisa Gagnon (Team Advil-ChapStick) 29.49 89 Clare Vlahopoulos (America's Dairyland) 30.40
