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TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship - 1.HC/1.1
USA, June 7, 2009
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Race 2 - June 7: Liberty Classic, 92.7km/57.6mi
Teutenberg wins third Liberty Classic
By Kirsten Robbins and Peter Hymas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Ina Yoko-Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) came into the Liberty Classic Sunday in Philadelphia as the race favourite and she failed to disappoint. The German jumped ahead of a late-race break to win ahead of Joanne Kiesanowski (TIBCO) and Shelley Olds (Proman-Hit Squad).
"My girls went very hard on the last time up the Wall. Once we were at the top they kept going and we had a gap. I had four girls left with me all the way to the finish so they controlled the front. I think it was the hardest Philly that I've ever done," said Teutenberg, who scored her third victory at the famed women's event.
Columbia-Highroad set a pace so fast on the fourth and final time over the infamous Manayunk climb, known simply as "The Wall", that only eleven riders could hang on. The split included Teutenberg along with three teammates – Kim Anderson, Mara Abbott and Judith Arndt and Kiesanowski – Trixi Worrack and Amber Neben (Nurnberger-Versicherung), Catherine Cheatley (Colavita-Sutter Home), Alison Powers (Team Type 1), Ruth Croset (Jazz Apple), Chrissy Ruiter (Value Act Capital). Olds was the twelfth rider to join the front group.
"Columbia-Highroad kept driving it," said Olds, who made a name for herself by winning the Tulsa Tough omnium last weekend. "I actually didn't make the split and I had to close it on the down hill. As soon as I saw four Columbia-Highroads on the front I just knew that was it. They didn't ask for help from anyone and no one had to do anything."
Teutenberg's teammates dropped her off with 250-metres to go with Kiesanowski on her wheel. Olds started her sprint from further back and passed two riders at the line to take third place.
"This is always a hard race and nervous at the start," said Kiesanowski. "It's one of my favourite races and it was just great that we got someone on the podium. After the last climb it was up to me to get the results for the team and I just tried to be smart and find the right wheel."
Fast and fabulous women's peloton
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It's an atypical day when the women's peloton catches the men's peloton on a circuit race, something that happened for the first time in the history of the Liberty Classic/TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championships on Sunday.
Some 150 women gathered at the staging area to watched the professional men complete three parade laps around Logan's Circle. Once the men set off on course toward Manayunk, the women's race got underway.
"I was a little confused why we were not crossing the men's peloton in the opposite direction like we usually do," said Teutenberg. "And then I saw the back of their caravan and I knew that we were going to catch them."
The women's field was off to a fast start with attacks coming from Trixi Worrack and Kristy Scheffenacker (Altarum) on the first two laps. A threatening break of eleven riders separated themselves from the field at the end of the second lap. TIBCO, not represented in the move, put its power on the front of the field and brought it back before it could gain too much time.
The average speeds were so fast that they collided with the back of the men's field, who were traveling at an unusually slow speed, mid-way through the third lap on Kelly Drive. "We only do four laps so it's on the whole time. These girls are European road racers and they are used to doing four hour rides full gas. This was more like a circuit race to them," said Olds.
The men's peloton was neutralised until the women completed the final lap and half, leaving the roads wide open for the finale. The women made their way over the cobbled chicane and up the fourth and last climb of the race. Columbia-Highroad lined up their climbers Mara Abbott, Kim Anderson and Judith Arndt to set the pace that few could follow.
"The last lap was all together going into the climb," Olds said. "They got up to the front and drilled it hard into the bottom so that the field was completely strung out. Then they used riders to jump over the climb. By the top they had four girls all at the front and used them to make a separation in the field."
After a strong performance from Columbia-Highroad, Teutenberg hopes to return the event next to take a fourth victory. "I hope this race is around next year because I really like it," Teutenberg said.
Photography
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- Ina Teutenberg (Team Columbia - Highroad) wins the Liberty Classic for the third time.
- Chaos on the Manayunk Wall as the women's peloton overtakes vehicles at the tail end of the men's race caravan.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia-Highroad) bides her time in the peloton.
- Team Columbia-Highroad drives the 12-woman break which decided the Liberty Classic.
- Ina Teutenburg (Columbia-Highroad) looks like she knows its going to be a good day.
- Kim Anderson (Columbia-Highroad) leads the women's field up Lemon Hill.
- Team Nurnberger road aggressively to try and split up the field.
- The Nurnberger ladies get to the front of the main group.
- Tom Zirbel (Bissell) helps power the break up over Lemon Hill.
- The women ride down along Kelley Drive.
- Ina Teutenburg (Columbia-Highroad) happy with her third consecutive win.
Images by Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com
- What looks like a scene from the next "Italian Job" movie set is really the official car line up of this years TD Bank International Cycling Championship.
- Some lucky racers will be getting Nutella and banana slices on Italian bread in their mussettes today.
- Michael Aisner interviews race promoter Dave Chauner about this 25th edition of the longest running single day professional road race in the United States.
- For the first time in the events history, the women's field caught and passed the men's field after just three laps into the race. Here's a photo from the media van as the women overtake the men's caravan on the Manayunk Wall. Afterwards, women from the Highroad team were heard joking "maybe they should train with us".
- Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger) attempts to distance herself from the rest of the field on the Manayunk Wall. Unfortunately, Mara Abbott had it covered.
- Coming into the finishing circuit, Team Highroad begins preparing for the sprint.
- Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) wins the 25th edition of the TD Bank International Cycling Championship.
- Amy Dombroski exchanged her cyclocross bike for a road bike and won the Miji Reoch Award for the best U23 finisher.
- The women's podium (L to R): Shelley Olds (Proman Hit Squad), Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) and Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO).
Images by Marco Quezada/leister.smugmug.com
- Alison Powers (Team Type 1) was very relaxed when every move went and finished sixth, in the process increasing her lead in the National Racing Calendar series.
- Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) got great help from her team - she was in every important move of the day.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) owns the race - she even rode on the winning breakaway.
- Mara Abbott (Columbia-Highroad) was on the front for most of the race. Her job was to cover every move of the day.
- Team Tibco is not the biggest team but you wouldn't realise that on this day as they rode like one - it paid off with a second place.
- Vero Leal (Team Type 1) is truly a domestique. She helped her teammate Alison Powers get on the winning move of the day.
- Team Tibco threw all its guns at Columbia-Highroad but to no avail.
- For Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) it was just another day at the office. She had to climb the wall five times.
- The riders climb Lemon Hill and the fans appreciate it.
- Evelyn Stevens 'Super Evie' (Radical Media-Velo classic) leads the peloton on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
- Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) made a late attempt at a solo breakaway.
- Mara Abbott (Columbia-Highroad) was right on her wheel.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) made it look easy as she celebrates her victory with Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) taking second place.
Results
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia-Highroad 2.22.33 (33.302km/h) 2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO 3 Shelley Olds (USA) PROMAN Hit Squad 0.01 4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 5 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 6 Alison Powers (USA) Team Type 1 7 Ruth Corset (Aus) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 8 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 0.03 9 Amber Neben (USA) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 0.06 10 Kim Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-Highroad 0.16 11 Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia-Highroad 12 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia-Highroad 13 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO 0.30 14 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 15 Jennifer Mcrae (USA) Team Type 1 0.31 16 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Velo Classic Tours 17 Tina Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 18 Theresa Ryan (USA) Verducci/Breakaway Powered by Delta7Sports 19 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Lip Smacker 20 Kristin Sanders (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 0.32 21 Laura van Gilder (USA) Jittery Joe's Presented by Kudzu.com 22 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Jittery Joe's Presented by Kudzu.com 23 Rachel Neylan (Aus) PROMAN Hit Squad 0.33 24 Anna Mcloon (USA) Altarum Women's Cycling Team 25 Rachel Lloyd (USA) PROMAN Hit Squad 26 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Vanderkitten Racing 27 Suzanne Goede (Ned) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 28 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Team Lip Smacker 29 Casey Gale (USA) Altarum Women's Cycling Team 30 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 31 Clara Kelly (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 32 Laura Bowles (USA) Vanderkitten Racing 33 Veronica Leal (Mex) Team Type 1 34 Kristin Mcgrath (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 0.34 35 Nicole Evans (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 36 Kori Seehafer (USA) Team Type 1 37 Sally Annis (USA) Hub Racing 38 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 0.35 39 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 40 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.36 41 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.37 42 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 43 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 44 Lauren Tamayo (USA) Team TIBCO 45 Erinne Wilock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.40 46 Carmen Mcnellis (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 0.54 47 Rachel Heal (GBr) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 48 Meredith Miller (USA) Team TIBCO 1.06 49 Malindi Maclean (NZl) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 2.24 50 Emma Rickards (Aus) Team TIBCO 51 Liza Rachetto (USA) Velo Classic Tours 52 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) Team Type 1 53 Kacey Manderfield (USA) Team Lip Smacker 2.25 54 Rebecca Wellons (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental 55 Kate Veronneau (USA) Altarum Women's Cycling Team 56 Leigh Hopkins (USA) Vanderkitten Racing 2.26 57 Silke Wunderwald (Ger) Team Kenda 58 Elenora Vandijk (Ned) Team Columbia-Highroad 59 Rachel Warner (USA) Salamander Racing 60 Rebecca Larson (USA) Jittery Joe's Presented by Kudzu.com 2.27 61 Emily Zell (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 2.28 62 Melodine Metzger (USA) Vanderkitten Racing 2.29 63 Steph Roorda (Can) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 2.30 64 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 65 Amanda Miller (USA) Team Lip Smacker 66 Katharine Carroll (USA) Team TIBCO 2.31 67 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Lip Smacker 68 Erica Allar (USA) BWM-Bianchi 2.32 69 Lauren Ellis (NZl) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 70 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 2.39 71 Kelly Benjamin (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 3.31 72 Amy Mcguire (USA) Hub Racing 5.06 73 Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 5.37 74 Erica Zaveta (USA) Zaveta Cycling 6.24 75 Nicole Brandt (USA) PROMAN Hit Squad 7.08 76 Flavia Lepene (USA) BWM-Bianchi 8.39 DNF Kate Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-Highroad DNF Kristy Scheffenacker (USA) Altarum Women's Cycling Team DNF Dale Tye (NZl) Altarum Women's Cycling Team DNF Christy Blakely (USA) BWM-Bianchi DNF Kirsten Davis (USA) BWM-Bianchi DNF Dana Martin (USA) BWM-Bianchi DNF Cora Olson (USA) BWM-Bianchi DNF Sheba Farrin (USA) Hub Racing DNF Josephine Giddens (NZl) Hub Racing DNF Arley Kemmerer (USA) Hub Racing DNF Liz Leyden (Aus) Hub Racing DNF Kristine Church (USA) Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon DNF Bianca Grecu (USA) Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon DNF Nonnie Howard (USA) Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon DNF Andrea Luebbe (USA) Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon DNF Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Jazz Apple Cycling Team DNF Tracy Tolson (USA) Jittery Joe's Presented by Kudzu.com DNF Sarah Caravella (USA) Latitude/ABRT DNF Diane Grim (USA) Latitude/ABRT DNF Janet Olney (USA) Latitude/ABRT DNF Kristy Swope (USA) Latitude/ABRT DNF Christine Wehlburg (USA) Latitude/ABRT DNF Carola Berger (Aut) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental DNF Samantha Dery (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental DNF Natalie Dumont (USA) NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental DNF Amity Elliot (USA) Salamander Racing DNF Sarah Lepson (USA) Salamander Racing DNF Laura Mccaughey (Aus) Salamander Racing DNF Elena Dale (USA) Team Cyclelife powered by Specialized DNF Sonja Evers (USA) Team Cyclelife powered by Specialized DNF Michelle Hart (USA) Team Cyclelife powered by Specialized DNF Amanda Watson (USA) Team Cyclelife powered by Specialized DNF Rebecca Blatt (USA) Team Kenda DNF Colleen Gulick (USA) Team Kenda DNF Nicole Johnson (USA) Team Kenda DNF Liz Hatch (USA) Vanderkitten Racing DNF Jennifer Wilson (USA) Vanderkitten Racing DNF Kathleen Billington (USA) Velo Classic Tours DNF Evelyn Stevens (USA) Velo Classic Tours DNF Trishia Carnilla (USA) Verducci/Breakaway Powered by Delta7Sports DNF Colleen Hayduk (USA) Verducci/Breakaway Powered by Delta7Sports DNF Lisa Jellet (USA) Verducci/Breakaway Powered by Delta7Sports DNF Lorraine Lepfert (USA) Zaveta Cycling DNF Lenore Pipes (USA) Zaveta Cycling DNF Pam Wahl (USA) Zaveta Cycling Queen of the Mountain 1 Ruth Corset (Aus) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 21 pts 2 Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia-Highroad 17 3 Amber Neben (USA) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 11 4 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6 5 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 6 6 Kim Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-Highroad 6 7 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 6 8 Erinne Wilock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5 9 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Lip Smacker 3 10 Kristin Mcgrath (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 3 11 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 3 12 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 2 13 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 1 Miji Reoch award 1 Casey Gale (USA) Altarum Women's Cycling Team 2.23.06 2 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 0.02 4 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.03 6 Malindi Maclean (NZl) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 1.51 7 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) Team Type 1 8 Kacey Manderfield (USA) Team Lip Smacker 1.52 9 Elenora Vandijk (Ned) Team Columbia-Highroad 1.53 10 Rachel Warner (USA) Salamander Racing 11 Steph Roorda (Can) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 1.57 12 Amanda Miller (USA) Team Lip Smacker 13 Lauren Ellis (NZl) Jazz Apple Cycling Team 1.59 14 Erica Zaveta (USA) Zaveta Cycling 5.51 Teams 1 Team Columbia-Highroad 7.08.11 2 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 0.08 3 Team Type 1 0.33 4 PROMAN Hit Squad 0.35 5 Colavita Sutter Homes p/b Cooking Light 6 ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 0.37 7 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.06 8 Team TIBCO 1.11 9 Team Lip Smacker 2.57 10 Jittery Joe's Presented by Kudzu.com 2.59 11 Altarum Women's Cycling Team 12 Vanderkitten Racing 3.00 13 Jazz Apple Cycling Team 4.23
