McCook takes third in a row; Vogels, Bessette retain lead at Nature Valley
The image of McGuire Pro Cycling’s Dave McCook surging across the finish line, arms raised triumphantly in the air, was repeated — again — at the Nature Valley Grand Prix as the 34-year-old sprint veteran made it three-for-three Saturday, piloting his red Jamis Comet across the finish line in Red Wing, Minnesota, ahead of Emile Abraham (Monex) and Erik Saunders (Ofoto-Lombardi Sports.) From a spectator’s standpoint, Saturday’s sprint finish was as exciting a finish as one could ask for, as the field closed in on a three-man breakaway of Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada), Erik Saunders
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By Neal Rogers
Photo: Steve Pottenger, www.limevalley.com
The image of McGuire Pro Cycling’s Dave McCook surging across the finish line, arms raised triumphantly in the air, was repeated — again — at the Nature Valley Grand Prix as the 34-year-old sprint veteran made it three-for-three Saturday, piloting his red Jamis Comet across the finish line in Red Wing, Minnesota, ahead of Emile Abraham (Monex) and Erik Saunders (Ofoto-Lombardi Sports.)
From a spectator’s standpoint, Saturday’s sprint finish was as exciting a finish as one could ask for, as the field closed in on a three-man breakaway of Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada), Erik Saunders (Ofoto-Lombardi Sports) and Evan Eiken (Ridge Mortgage Services) in the final 150-meter straightaway of an 80-mile rolling road race.
A tentative peloton, led by the Navigators Insurance squad of overall race leader Henk Vogels, had closed the door on any breakaways across the wide-open roads of southeastern Minnesota until the trio escaped in the final 15 miles, opening a gap that extended to 1:15. “We were committed,” Wohlberg said. “We invested a half-hour of wide-open riding, so we were just trying to get to the line.”
But the sprinters’ teams of Health Net-Maxxis and McGuire had different plans, and came to the front to help Navigators Insurance reel in the escape.
Photo: Steve Pottenger, www.limevalley.com
“We got some help from McGuire,” said Navigators director Franky Van Haesebroucke. “But for me, I think it’s normal. We were talking to Dave [McCook], and he agreed. He knew he could win a stage again. That was perfect for us. I think Health Net played poker a bit. They were chasing, but only in the last 4km. They’ve had bad luck with a good sprinter, Dan Schmatz, the past few days, so I was expecting them to come out there at the end. It was a bit of a poker game.”
It was a tenuous final kilometer into the town of Red Wing, as the gap quickly plummeted. Crossing a bridge over the Mississippi River into the final right-hand turn, the differential was hovering just under ten seconds.
“When you’re committed to that move, you’ve got to ride it to the line,” Wohlberg said, “and that’s what we did.” But it wasn’t to be, as McCook came around Abraham’s wheel, powering to the line with enough to throw his arms in the air for the third time in as many days; Saunders finished third. It was an impressive show of force from Saunders, after taking pulls in the break for the final half-hour for racing.
“It was our goal today to take it to them and not be intimidated,” Saunders said. “To try and attack and take whatever opportunity to gain time and put guys in trouble however we could do it. There are four of us within one minute: Jackson Stewart is 33 seconds down, I’m at 58, [Tim] Larkin’s at around a minute, [Andy] Bajadali is at 40-something seconds back. We’re four guys that are threatening. I think as far as teams go, we’re in probably the best position of any team.”
Whatever he’s been eating for breakfast this week, it’s been a winning recipe for McCook, who has won every race other than the opening time trial, gaining 1:30 in time bonuses.
“I can’t tell you how many people that have been coming up to me and told me, ‘You should have tried in the time trial,’” said McCook, who finished 152nd in the time trial, 2:03 back. “I didn’t have the gear, I didn’t have time trial bars, I didn’t have a disc wheel. I just rode tempo, with the idea of coming here and winning stages, and hopefully we’d have two guys to win GC, which would be Mike [Taylor] and Roman [Kilun]. As it turns out, I’m riding so well, yeah, maybe I should have gone a little harder, but on the other hand, I can’t complain about winning three stages.”
It’s been a long, hard road for McCook, who shone in the late-90s but had been off the domestic radar over the past few years after a knee injury in 2002 left him in pain and without a team. Riding for the first-year pro team McGuire, he’s found form he had only hoped he might rediscover.
“I don’t know where it’s coming from other than the heart,” McCook. “I’m so excited to have a great team, a great sponsor. I’m riding from the heart. I love my sport. It’s unbelievable when you’re riding this well. There are no words to describe it.”
Many in the women’s field were left searching for words to describe the snafu in the final 500 meters of their race, after a mix-up approaching the final right-hand turn saw approximately 20 riders momentarily veer off course, disrupting an imminent field sprint.
The situation occurred when a police officer directing traffic at the caravan run off mistakenly directed the lead commissaire’s vehicle off course as it approached the bridge over the Mississippi River to a side street. The lead moto followed the commissaire, and Quark’s 19-year-old French Canadian Audrey Lemieux — heading the field in the final kilometer — followed suit, causing a split as riders that knew better were forced to choose between taking the right turn or intersecting into riders to their left that inadvertently followed Lemieux.
Those to the left side of the road made it through, and Colavita Olive Oil’s Joanne Kiesanowski bested race leader Lyne Bessette (Quark) in the sprint, with RONA’s Andrea Hannos taking third. With 30 seconds up for grabs for the winner and 20 seconds for second place, the results moved Kiesanowski into second overall, 11 seconds down.
Protests were filed by RONA’s team director Jim Williams and Victory Brewing’s Mike Tamayo, both of whom saw their team’s respective hopes muddled in the mix-up: For RONA the mistake meant Katrina Grove, second on GC coming into the stage at three seconds down, missed an opportunity for time bonuses in the sprint; for Victory Brewing, the opportunity to clinch the points jersey for Gina Grain hung in the balance.
“Audrey went with the caravan,” Grove said. “Two-thirds of the front group went right. People couldn’t go straight. Gina Grain got screwed. Half the sprinters got screwed. Everyone at the right or front got screwed. I’m not saying that [Audrey] did it on purpose, she was just following the caravan, but it sucks to lose out on time bonuses after being led astray by Lyne Bessette’s teammate. She just followed the caravan vehicles, but it was out and back, so we’d already seen the course. It just sucks. We’re stoked for Andrea, she got third, but if it had been different it could have been a win.”
But after discussing the situation with both Grain and race officials, Victory Brewing’s Tamayo withdrew his team’s protest, conceding, “The rules do say it’s every rider’s responsibility to know the course.”
Photo: Steve Pottenger, www.limevalley.com
As it turned out, with Grain’s seventh place finish and a tally of 16 points amassed over the day’s five intermediate sprints, she leads Hannos by six points heading into the final Stillwater criterium stage, a day with a maximum of 15 points up for grabs.
“The girls led out for five [intermediate] sprints today,” Tamayo said. “It just means we have to race harder tomorrow.”
After Friday’s criterium was neutralized due to thunderstorms, stage winner Kiesanowski, the New Zealand national road and points race champion, had heard enough complaining.
“One person turned right and they just played follow the leader,” Kiesanowski said. “If you know the course you would know it’s a long straightaway. We weren’t going to turn right on a little straightaway. Team mangers can’t keep changing the rules just because it doesn’t suit them. For example last night, I wanted to race, that was pretty silly not racing. There was a really good crowd there, it wasn’t even raining for our race, it was just puddles, big deal. I was pretty annoyed. The crit suited me, and I could have gotten a lot of time bonuses. There was a one-minute time bonuses up for grabs. If I had gotten the bonuses I could have taken the leader’s jersey. What is with bike racing these days? It’s going soft.”
It was also a bad luck day for other premier riders, for varying reasons: Genesis Scuba’s Laura Van Gilder, fourth on GC coming into the stage at 20 seconds back. Van Gilder flatted with over 10 miles to go, and was misdirected after a slow wheel change, losing contact with the lead group for good and finishing 11 minutes down alongside teammate Maggie Shirley, who had waited back for Van Gilder, and New Zealander Sarah Ulmer (TDS-Schwalbe), whose chain had broken.
Had Van Gilder been able to finish with the field, she would have been a favorite to take the sprint and 30-second time bonus, which would likely have put her in the race lead.
“Try as we might we weren’t able to get back on,” Van Gilder said. “It was a slow process to get the wheel changed. It was a bad point on the course, some rollers coming up, and then we got misdirected while we were chasing back on. At that point I had to make some bike adjustments, and I knew my day was over.”
Sunday’s stage
The notorious 1.3-mile Stillwater criterium is one of the most feared criteriums on the North American circuit, renowned for the steep and narrow Chilkoot Hill and its average grade of 18 percent; 39×25 rear chain rings are recommended.
It’s not a course ideal for a strongman like Vogels, admits Van Haesebroucke. “Henk has a lot of power in his legs,” he said. “I’m a bit worried. He’s coming back from far [from an ankle-shattering crash at the Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic on June 28, 2003, that also left him with a broken vertebra]. One day, two days, it’s okay. This is four days, so we’re going to see how it works out. We’re already really happy with where he’s come from; in January he couldn’t ride his bike. Tomorrow we’ll see. We have some good climbers in Burke Swindlehurst and Phil Zajicek, but it’s all depending on Henk. I think we have a chance.”
When asked for his predictions, Wohlberg flashed his trademark smile. “It’s going to be on tomorrow,” the Canadian time trial specialist said. “If we’re going down, we’re going down swinging. We’re here to make a good effort and put on a show. Henk Vogels is one tough monkey, that’s for sure. I’ve never seen anyone suffer so much like Henk does. It looks like his form is on the upswing right now, which is good to see. He had such a hurtful injury last year, so it’s good to see him back. I just wish we didn’t have to race him.”
For Health Net, a team that has remarkably seen no podium time so far at the NVGP, Sunday is a final opportunity for redemption; John Lieswyn won the overall in 2002 and finished third overall last year. “You watch, it’s going to be all Jason McCartney, Jason Lokkesmoe and John Lieswyn,” said Schmatz. “It’s not a good course for a guy built like Henk and myself.”
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Results
Results
Men
1. Dave McCook, McGuire ProCycling, 2:50:46
2. Emile Abraham, Monex, 2:50:46
3. Eric Saunders, Ofoto, 2:50:46
4. Josh Carter, Long John Silver’s Cycling Team, 2:50:46
5. Chad Hartley, Jittery Joe’s, 2:50:46
6. Jacob Erker, Team Seasilver, 2:50:46
7. Jason Waddell, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:50:46
8. Eric Wohlberg, Sierra Nevada, 2:50:46
9. Robbie Ventura, U.S. Postal Service, 2:50:46
10. Reid Mumford, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 2:50:46
11. Henk Vogels, Navigators, 2:50:46
12. Evan Elken, Ridge Mortgage Services, 2:50:46
13. Stewart Jackson, Ofoto, 2:50:46
14. Daniel Schmatz, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:50:46
15. Jason Bausch, Ofoto, 2:50:46
16. Garrett Peltonen, Endeavour Cycling, 2:50:46
17. Caleb Manion, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 2:50:46
18. Pete Hanna, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 2:50:46
19. Franklin Dierking, ABD Racing Team, 2:50:46
20. Neil Shirley, Team Seasilver, 2:50:46
21. David Wenger, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:50:46
22. Jonny Sundt, Jittery Joe’s, 2:50:46
23. Jim Baldesare, ABD Racing Team, 2:50:46
24. Steven Cate, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:50:46
25. Jeremy Sartain, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 2:50:46
26. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Sierra Nevada, 2:50:46
27. Matt Dubberley, Sierra Nevada, 2:50:46
28. Adam Bergman, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 2:50:46
29. Imanol Ayestaran, Webcor Builders, 2:50:46
30. Chris Bolling, Visionquest, 2:50:46
31. Andy Minier, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 2:50:46
32. Davide Frattini, Monex, 2:50:46
33. John Kelly, Webcor Builders, 2:50:46
34. Nick Reistad, Endeavour Cycling, 2:50:46
35. Andrew Bajadali, Ofoto, 2:50:46
36. Jason Klikna, Sierra Nevada, 2:50:46
37. Scott Moninger, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:50:46
38. Bryan Smith, Endeavour Cycling, 2:50:46
39. Jason Woods, Team Bloomington-Bacardi Rum, 2:50:46
40. Tim Larkin, Ofoto, 2:50:46
41. Alex Robles, Trek-VW, 2:50:46
42. Jason Lokkesmoe, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:50:46
43. Marty Nothstein, Navigators, 2:50:46
44. Chris Pic, Jittery Joe’s, 2:50:46
45. John Hygelund, Sierra Nevada, 2:50:46
46. Robbie Yost, Subway-Express, 2:50:46
47. Lawrence Perera, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:50:46
48. Cameron Hughes, Subway-Express, 2:50:46
49. Kevin Vanes, Bacardi Racing, 2:50:46
50. Jake Rosenbarger, Jittery Joe’s, 2:50:46
51. Todd Cornelius, Subway-Express, 2:50:46
52. Eric Pardyjak, Porcupine-Contender Bicycles, 2:50:46
53. Adam Froemming, MBRC-Flanders, 2:50:46
54. Justin England, Webcor Builders, 2:50:46
55. Dario Falquier, Webcor Builders, 2:50:46
56. Brandon Gavic, Team Salsa-Superteam, 2:50:46
57. John Hughes, Visionquest, 2:50:46
58. Domenic Gatto, Brunswick Cycling Club, 2:50:46
59. Craig Wilcox, Ridge Mortgage Services, 2:50:46
60. Ryan Nenniger, ABD Racing Team, 2:50:46
61. Burke Swindlehurst, Navigators, 2:50:46
62. Roman Kilun, McGuire ProCycling, 2:50:46
63. Phil Zajicek, Navigators, 2:50:46
64. John Lieswyn, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:50:46
65. Ben Raby, ABD Racing Team, 2:50:46
66. Paul Ellis, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 2:50:46
67. Jason Mccartney, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:50:46
68. Peter Knudson, Team Seasilver, 2:51:16
69. Peter Fairbanks, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 2:51:26
70. Mike Taylor, McGuire ProCycling, 2:51:55
71. Benjamin Haldeman, Webcor Builders, 2:52:53
72. David Pierce, ClubOne-PMax, 2:53:31
73. Conor Hurley, Trek-Doriti-Gelati, 2:53:31
74. Frank Pipp, Endeavour Cycling, 2:54:25
75. Christian Foster, Subway-Express, 2:54:25
76. Adam Hodges Myerson, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:54:25
77. Peter Horn, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 2:54:49
78. Ben Lund, Endeavour Cycling, 2:56:48
79. Gregor Mraz, ClubOne-PMax, 2:57:47
80. Robert Quinn, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 2:57:47
81. Wayne Puckett, Team Spine, 2:57:47
82. Zach Fiocca, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 2:57:47
83. Ian Stanford, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 2:57:47
84. Fred Feirn, Team Salsa-SuperRacing, 2:57:47
85. Peter Maxwell, Birchwood-GIS, 2:57:47
86. Dan Swanson, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 2:57:47
87. Aric Hareland, Team Salsa-SuperRacing, 2:57:47
88. Jason Snider, MBRC-Flanders, 2:57:47
89. David Sachs, Visionquest, 2:57:47
90. Terry Beenken, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 2:57:47
91. David Zimmerman, MBRC-Flanders, 2:57:47
92. Chris Flood, MBRC-Flanders, 2:57:47
93. Daniel Arden, Birchwood-GIS, 2:57:47
94. Brian Dziewa, Long John Silver’s Cycling Team, 2:57:47
95. Bryce Mead, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 2:57:47
96. Michael Lange, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:57:47
97. Rusty Beall, Ridge Mortgage Services, 2:57:47
98. Omar Kem, Subway-Express, 2:57:47
99. David Richter, Subway-Express, 2:57:47
100. Mike Johnson, Spring Street Sports, 2:57:47
101. Tim Mulrooney, MBRC-Flanders, 2:57:47
102. Matthew Moore, Team Bloomington-Bacardi Rum, 2:57:47
103. Joshua Tack, Cyclingfarm.com, 2:57:47
104. Colin Beardsley, McGuire ProCycling, 2:57:47
105. Ben Brooks, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 2:57:47
106. John Semmelhack, ABD Racing Team, 2:58:31
107. Drew Deters, Team Seasilver, 2:58:31
108. Rob Rigg, Ridge Mortgage Services, 3:06:42
109. Shawn Brick, Birchwood-GIS, 3:06:42
110. Matt Henry, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 3:06:42
111. Dale Sedgwick, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 3:06:42
Overall
1. Henk Vogels, Navigators, 6:30:15
2. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Sierra Nevada, 0:25
3. Eric Wohlberg, Sierra Nevada, 0:32
4. Stewart Jackson, Ofoto, 0:33
5. Caleb Manion, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 0:39
6. Adam Bergman, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 0:43
7. Eric Saunders, Ofoto, 0:48
8. Jason Lokkesmoe, Health Net-Maxxis, 0:51
9. Bryan Smith, Endeavour Cycling, 0:52
10. Jake Rosenbarger, Jittery Joe’s, 0:54
11. Andrew Bajadali, Ofoto, 0:56
12. Nick Reistad, Endeavour Cycling, 0:56
13. Scott Moninger, Health Net-Maxxis, 0:57
14. Lawrence Perera, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 0:58
15. Emile Abraham, Monex, 1:01
16. Garrett Peltonen, Endeavour Cycling, 1:01
17. Davide Frattini, Monex, 1:01
18. Dave Mccook, McGuire ProCycling, 1:05
19. Marty Nothstein, Navigators, 1:07
20. Roman Kilun, McGuire ProCycling, 1:07
21. Steven Cate, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 1:09
22. Jonny Sundt, Jittery Joe’s, 1:15
23. Evan Elken, Ridge Mortgage Services, 1:19
24. Matt Dubberley, Sierra Nevada, 1:20
25. Chad Hartley, Jittery Joe’s, 1:22
26. Ben Raby, ABD Racing Team, 1:22
27. John Lieswyn, Health Net-Maxxis, 1:31
28. Robbie Ventura, U.S. Postal Service, 1:34
29. Tim Larkin, Ofoto, 1:41
30. Jason Mccartney, Health Net-Maxxis, 2:41
31. Jason Waddell, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 2:52
32. Dario Falquier, Webcor Builders, 3:12
33. Justin England, Webcor Builders, 3:21
34. Pete Hanna, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 3:35
35. Chris Pic, Jittery Joe’s, 3:35
36. John Hygelund, Sierra Nevada, 3:38
37. Todd Cornelius, Subway-Express, 3:39
38. Phil Zajicek, Navigators, 3:40
39. Reid Mumford, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 3:43
40. John Hughes, Visionquest, 3:44
41. Peter Fairbanks, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 3:48
42. Josh Carter, Long John Silver’s Cycling Team, 3:49
43. Cameron Hughes, Subway-Express, 3:51
44. David Wenger, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 3:54
45. Burke Swindlehurst, Navigators, 3:55
46. Paul Ellis, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 3:56
47. Jason Woods, Team Bloomington-Bacardi Rum, 4:02
48. Ryan Nenniger, ABD Racing Team, 4:06
49. Jacob Erker, Team Seasilver, 4:10
50. Jeremy Sartain, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 4:14
51. Imanol Ayestaran, Webcor Builders, 4:17
52. Adam Froemming, MBRC-Flanders, 4:25
53. Neil Shirley, Team Seasilver, 4:28
54. Jim Baldesare, ABD Racing Team, 4:29
55. Mike Taylor, McGuire ProCycling, 4:31
56. Andy Minier, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 4:34
57. Franklin Dierking, ABD Racing Team, 4:38
58. Craig Wilcox, Ridge Mortgage Services, 4:42
59. John Kelly, Webcor Builders, 4:48
60. Alex Robles, Trek-VW, 5:23
61. Frank Pipp, Endeavour Cycling, 5:24
62. Jason Klikna, Sierra Nevada, 5:27
63. Eric Pardyjak, Porcupine-Contender Bicycles, 5:32
64. Chris Bolling, Visionquest, 5:57
65. Adam Hodges Myerson, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 6:13
66. Robbie Yost, Subway-Express, 6:13
67. Peter Knudson, Team Seasilver, 6:15
68. Conor Hurley, Trek Doriti-Gelati, 6:27
69. David Pierce, ClubOne-PMax, 6:36
70. Kevin Vanes, Bacardi Racing, 6:38
71. Rusty Beall, Ridge Mortgage Services, 7:58
72. Benjamin Haldeman, Webcor Builders, 8:03
73. Jason Bausch, Ofoto, 9:35
74. Brandon Gavic, Team Salsa-SuperRacing, 9:42
75. Peter Horn, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 10:10
76. Aric Hareland, Team Salsa-SuperRacing, 10:27
77. Christian Foster, Subway-Express, 10:35
78. Ian Stanford, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 10:50
79. Jason Snider, MBRC-Flanders, 11:02
80. Daniel Arden, Birchwood-GIS, 11:04
81. David Richter, Subway-Express, 11:16
82. David Sachs, Visionquest, 11:16
83. Zach Fiocca, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 11:26
84. Ben Brooks, Jelly Belly-Aramark, 11:29
85. David Zimmerman, MBRC-Flanders, 11:30
86. Terry Beenken, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 12:13
87. Michael Lange, Sharper Image-Mathis Bros., 13:06
88. Daniel Schmatz, Health Net-Maxxis, 13:26
89. Chris Flood, MBRC-Flanders, 13:30
90. Bryce Mead, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 13:33
91. Fred Feirn, Team Salsa-SuperRacing, 13:48
92. Tim Mulrooney, MBRC-Flanders, 13:55
93. Joshua Tack, Cyclingfarm.com, 14:18
94. Matthew Moore, TeamTeam Bloomington-Bacardi Rum, 14:18
95. Wayne Puckett, Team Spine, 14:33
96. Brian Dziewa, Long John Silver’s Cycling Team, 14:37
97. Peter Maxwell, Birchwood-GIS, 15:08
98. John Semmelhack, ABD Racing Team, 15:28
99. Domenic Gatto, Brunswick Cycling Club, 15:38
100. Gregor Mraz, ClubOne-PMax, 15:49
101. Ben Lund, Endeavour Cycling, 15:56
102. Dan Swanson, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 15:57
103. Mike Johnson, Spring Street Sports, 16:31
104. Colin Beardsley, McGuire ProCycling, 16:41
105. Drew Deters, Team Seasilver, 16:43
106. Omar Kem, Subway-Express, 17:44
107. Robert Quinn, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 19:22
108. Dale Sedgwick, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 23:10
109. Matt Henry, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 23:57
110. Shawn Brick, Birchwood-GIS, 24:31
111. Rob Rigg, Ridge Mortgage Services, 24:41
Women
1. Joanne Kiesanowski, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:09:45
2. Lyne Bessette, Quark, 3:09:45
3. Andrea Hannos, RONA, 3:09:45
4. Iona Wynter, Genesis Scuba, 3:09:45
5. Megan Monroe, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:09:45
6. Helen Kelly, RONA, 3:09:45
7. Gina Grain, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
8. Brooke O’Connor, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:09:45
9. Kelly Benjamin, ABD Racing Team, 3:09:45
10. Annette Beutler, Leitzsport Cycling, 3:09:45
11. Meshy Holt, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:09:45
12. Teresa Moriarty, Flanders-MBRC, 3:09:45
13. Megan Esmonde, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 3:09:45
14. Candice Blickem, Genesis Scuba, 3:09:45
15. Nichole Wangsgard, Team Basis, 3:09:45
16. Lisa Norris, Webcor Builders, 3:09:45
17. Sarah Faulkner, Sportsbook.com, 3:09:45
18. Barbara Heeb, Leitzsport Cycling, 3:09:45
19. April Anderson, Red 5 Racing, 3:09:45
20. Emily Gloeckner, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:09:45
21. Jessica Hulser, Team Basis, 3:09:45
22. Anne Grabowski, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 3:09:45
23. Chrissy Ruiter, Team Basis, 3:09:45
24. Lynn Gaggioli, T-Mobile, 3:09:45
25. Katrina Grove, RONA, 3:09:45
26. Nadine Bruhn, Red 5 Racing, 3:09:45
27. Shana Sturla, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 3:09:45
28. Leah Goldstein, Verizon Wireless-Wheelworks, 3:09:45
29. Jeannie Longo, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 3:09:45
30. Trudy Van Der Straaten, Team Kenda Tire, 3:09:45
31. Sandy Espeseth, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
32. Hiroko Shimada, Velo Bella, 3:09:45
33. Michelle Kiesanowski, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:09:45
34. Cat Malone, Webcor Builders, 3:09:45
35. Jennifer Stevens, Red 5 Racing, 3:09:45
36. Kristy Scheffenacker, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:09:45
37. Shawn HeidGenesis Scuba, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:09:45
38. Stefanie Graeter, Webcor Builders, 3:09:45
39. Rebecca Much, XXX Racing-AthletiCo, 3:09:45
40. Ann Marie Miller, Verizon Wireless-Wheelworks, 3:09:45
41. Nicole Demars, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
42. Felicia Greer, Webcor Builders, 3:09:45
43. Elisa Gagnon, CRC, 3:09:45
44. Rebecca Broeder, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 3:09:45
45. Erinne Willock, RONA, 3:09:45
46. Alison Mcnulty, ABD Racing Team, 3:09:45
47. Sara Brokaw, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 3:09:45
48. Sarah Tillotson, ABD Racing Team, 3:09:45
49. Katheryn Curi, RONA, 3:09:45
50. Johanna Buick, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
51. Sinead Fitzgibbon, CRC, 3:09:45
52. Sarah Uhl, Quark, 3:09:45
53. Ashley Kimmet, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:09:45
54. Jennifer Eyerman, Red 5 Racing, 3:09:45
55. Melissa Sanborn, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 3:09:45
56. Magen Long, Sportsbook.com, 3:09:45
57. Kate Sherwin, Team Kenda Tire, 3:09:45
58. Emma Rickards, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
59. Katherine Lambden, CRC, 3:09:45
60. Lauren Franges, Victory Brewing, 3:09:45
61. Audrey Lemieux, Quark, 3:09:45
62. Anne Samplonius, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:09:45
63. Betina Hold, Webcor Builders, 3:12:15
64. Rebecca Anderson, America’s Dairyland, 3:12:15
65. Tara Parsons, CRC, 3:12:15
66. Christine Vardaros, Velo Bella, 3:12:15
67. Andrea Ratko, Victory Brewing, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:12:15
68. Erin Carter, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:12:15
69. Kerry Soraci, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 3:12:15
70. Nicole Freedman, Team Basis, 3:12:15
71. Liza Rachetto, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 3:12:15
72. Shannon Hutchison, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:12:15
73. Andrea Dvorak, Sportsbook.com, 3:12:15
74. Laurel Sundberg, America’s Dairyland, 3:16:07
75. Kerry Cohen, ABD Racing Team, 3:16:07
76. Mary Georgetti, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 3:16:07
77. Sarah Ulmer, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:21:09
78. Laura Van Gilder, Genesis Scuba, 3:21:09
79. Maggie Shirley, Genesis Scuba, 3:21:09
80. Megan Elliott, Quark, 3:23:59
81. Alexis Brown, Genesis Scuba, 3:32:39
82. Anna Milkowski, RONA, 3:32:39
83. Krystyna Kras, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 3:32:39
84. Kimberly Strom, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 3:35:08
85. Brenna Wolford, Velo Bella, 4:45:05
86. Rachel Couch, America’s Dairyland, 4:45:05
87. Elizabeth Morse, Sportsbook.com, 4:45:05
88. Jessica Peil, Sportsbook.com, 4:45:05
Overall
1. Lyne Bessette, Quark, 6:18:02
2. Joanne Kiesanowski, Colavita Olive Oil, 0:11
3. Katrina Grove, RONA, 0:23
4. Lynn Gaggioli, T-Mobile, 0:25
5. Magen Long, Sportsbook.com, 0:40
6. Sandy Espeseth, Victory Brewing, 0:41
7. Gina Grain, Victory Brewing, 0:42
8. Andrea Hannos, RONA, 0:46
9. Jeannie Longo, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 0:46
10. Candice Blickem, Genesis Scuba, 0:47
11. Felicia Greer, Webcor Builders, 0:49
12. Leah Goldstein, Verizon Wireless-Wheelworks, 0:52
13. Jessica Hulser, Team Basis, 0:52
14. Katheryn Curi, RONA, 0:53
15. Sarah Uhl, Quark, 0:54
16. Annette Beutler, Leitzsport Cycling, 0:55
17. Erinne Willock, RONA, 0:56
18. Lauren Franges, Victory Brewing, 0:58
19. Chrissy Ruiter, Team Basis, 0:59
20. Anne Samplonius, TDS-Schwalbe, 1:00
21. Johanna Buick, Victory Brewing, 1:03
22. Rebecca Much, XXX RACING-ATHLETICO, 1:03
23. Helen Kelly, RONA, 1:06
24. Teresa Moriarty, Flanders-MBRC, 1:08
25. Kate Sherwin, Team Kenda Tire, 1:08
26. Iona Wynter, Genesis Scuba, 1:11
27. Lisa Norris, Webcor Builders, 1:12
28. Melissa Sanborn, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 1:13
29. Ashley Kimmet, Colavita Olive Oil, 1:13
30. Jennifer Eyerman, Red 5 Racing, 1:14
31. Cat Malone, Webcor Builders, 1:16
32. Jennifer Stevens, Red 5 Racing, 1:16
33. Barbara Heeb, Leitzsport Cycling, 1:16
34. Sarah Faulkner, Sportsbook.com, 1:17
35. Nicole Demars, Victory Brewing, 1:18
36. Kristy Scheffenacker, Colavita Olive Oil, 1:20
37. Megan Esmonde, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 1:23
38. Hiroko Shimada, Velo Bella, 1:29
39. Nichole Wangsgard, Team Basis, 1:29
40. Rebecca Broeder, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 1:30
41. Brooke O’Connor, Colavita Olive Oil, 1:36
42. Stefanie Graeter, Webcor Builders, 1:38
43. Katherine Lambden, CRC, 1:39
44. Emily Gloeckner, TDS-Schwalbe, 1:39
45. Alison Mcnulty, ABD Racing Team, 1:40
46. Emma Rickards, Victory Brewing, 1:40
47. Nadine Bruhn, Red 5 Racing, 1:40
48. April Anderson, Red 5 Racing, 1:41
49. Sarah Tillotson, ABD Racing Team, 1:44
50. Anne Grabowski, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 1:44
51. Michelle Kiesanowski, Colavita Olive Oil, 1:46
52. Shana Sturla, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 1:48
53. Kelly Benjamin, ABD Racing Team, 1:51
54. Sinead Fitzgibbon, CRC, 1:53
55. Ann Marie Miller, Verizon Wireless-Wheelworks, 1:55
56. Megan Monroe, TDS-Schwalbe, 1:57
57. Shawn HeidGenesis Scuba, TDS-Schwalbe, 1:59
58. Audrey Lemieux, Quark, 2:00
59. Trudy Van Der Straaten, Team Kenda Tire, 2:06
60. Sara Brokaw, Nature Valley-Penn Cycle, 2:10
61. Elisa Gagnon, CRC, 2:22
62. Meshy Holt, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:29
63. Andrea RatkoVictory Brewing, TDS-Schwalbe, 3:39
64. Shannon Hutchison, Colavita Olive Oil, 3:39
65. Kerry Soraci, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 3:40
66. Erin Carter, TDS-Schwalbe, 4:03
67. Christine Vardaros, Velo Bella, 4:09
68. Andrea Dvorak, Sportsbook.com, 4:14
69. Betina Hold, Webcor Builders, 4:17
70. Rebecca Anderson, America’s Dairyland, 4:23
71. Liza Rachetto, Wells Fargo-Ragatz, 4:38
72. Tara Parsons, CRC, 4:41
73. Nicole Freedman, Team Basis, 5:52
74. Mary Georgetti, Lake Mary Cycles-ORC, 8:25
75. Kerry Cohen, ABD Racing Team, 8:29
76. Laurel Sundberg, America’s Dairyland, 8:32
77. Laura Van Gilder, Genesis Scuba, 12:04
78. Maggie Shirley, Genesis Scuba, 12:27
79. Sarah Ulmer, TDS-Schwalbe, 12:58
80. Megan Elliott, Quark, 15:43
81. Anna Milkowski, RONA, 23:56
82. Alexis Brown, Genesis Scuba, 24:37
83. Krystyna Kras, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 25:04
84. Kimberly Strom, Bianchi-Grand Performance, 26:55
85. Rachel Couch, America’s Dairyland, 1:36:58
86. Brenna Wolford, Velo Bella, 1:37:10
87. Elizabeth Morse, Sportsbook.com, 1:37:20
88. Jessica Peil, Sportsbook.com, 1:37:27