May 2/12 20:01 pm - Tour of the Gila: Men Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 05/2/12
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team’s Rory Sutherland (AUS) won the opening stage of the 26th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila, giving the Team its third win of the season and 28th top 10 finish to date. Sutherland, who also finished 2nd in Stage 3 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali earlier this year in Italy, won the stage in 3:45:43, 12 seconds ahead of second place finisher Joe Dombrowski (USA) of Team Bontrager-Livestrong and 14 seconds of Chad Beyer (USA) of Competitive Cyclist Racing Team. Sutherland’s Teammate, Marc de Maar (CUR), took 6th in the opening stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila, which is now enjoying its first year as a UCI 2.2 stage race.
Following the stage win, Sutherland said, “This was a good win for us and we are very happy about the Team’s performance. As a Team, we went into today not knowing exactly where we were having just come back from Europe. This Team has battled sickness, bad weather, injuries and a lot of hard racing in Europe, so getting the win today was nice, especially after all of the ups and downs we’ve experienced. We’ve done a lot of events together throughout the past few months and as a Team we have endured a lot. I believe that has brought us closer together.”
“This is a great race sponsored by SRAM and we’re excited to be here,” Sutherland continued. “The field is strong and Mancebo’s team (Francisco Mancebo (SPA) of Competitive Cyclist Racing Team) did a good job and raced well to land three in the top 10 today.”
Sutherland concluded, “Marc de Maar and the UnitedHealthcare boys really did a great job, keeping us in a good position throughout the day. The confidence was there and the boys put us in the right place at the bottom of the climb. The legs came around for me and I felt great so I went with my own tempo up the climb, which was good enough to get the victory for Team UnitedHealthcare. It’s good to see all of the Team’s hard work coming together here in New Mexico, especially leading into the upcoming Amgen Tour of California.”
Report courtesy UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
Results from the first stage of the Tour of the GIla in Silver City New Mexico
| Stage 1: Silver City to Mogollon, 148 km | |
| 1 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 3:45:43 |
| 2 Joe Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | at 0:12 |
| 3 Chad Beyer (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | 0:14 |
| 4 Sebastian Salas (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | s.t. |
| 5 Chris Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling | 0:33 |
| 6 Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare | 0:39 |
| 7 Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | 0:52 |
| 8 Luis Enrique Lemus (Mex) Mexican National Team | 1:02 |
| 9 Cesar Grajales (Col) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 Carlos Lopez (Mex) Mexican National Team | 1:14 |
| 11 Phil Gaimon (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | s.t. |
| 12 Chris Butler (USA) Champion System | 1:22 |
| 13 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | s.t. |
| 14 Nate Wilson (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | 1:27 |
| 15 Max Jenkins (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | s.t. |
| 16 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis-Sutter Home | 1:33 |
| 17 Mathew Cooke (USA) Team Exergy | 1:44 |
| 18 Nathan English (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 1:50 |
| 19 Chris Winn (Aus) Juwi Solar | 2:02 |
| 20 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | s.t. |
| 21 Evan Huffman (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | 2:08 |
| 22 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 2:09 |
| 23 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | 2:22 |
| 24 Michael Creed (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | 2:28 |
| 25 Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 26 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | |
| 27 Hector Rangel (Mex) Mexican National Team | all s.t. |
| 28 Jose Edmundo Robledo (Mex) Mexican National Team | 2:42 |
| 29 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Mexican National Team | |
| 30 Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System | both s.t. |
| 31 Luis Alberto Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Sutter Home | 2:55 |
| 32 Chris Parrish (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | 2:56 |
| 33 Peter Van Dyk (Ned) Jamis-Sutter Home | |
| 34 Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 35 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 36 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 37 Ian Holt (USA) Juwi Solar | |
| 38 Torey Philipp (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | |
| 39 Jeff Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare | all s.t. |
| 40 Travis Mccabe (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | 3:05 |
| 41 Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | |
| 42 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | |
| 43 Mike Olheiser (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | |
| 44 Weimar Roldan (Col) Colombian National Team | |
| 45 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Colombian National Team | |
| 46 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System | |
| 47 Arles Castro (Col) Colombian National Team | all s.t. |
| 48 Marsh Cooper (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | 3:11 |
| 49 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Team Rio Grande | 3:17 |
| 50 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | 3:18 |
| 51 Josh Atkins (NZl) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | s.t. |
| 52 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 3:21 |
| 53 Robert Britton (Can) Team Rio Grande | 3:29 |
| 54 Scott Tietzel (USA) Juwi Solar | 3:33 |
| 55 Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | 3:39 |
| 56 Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | s.t. |
| 57 Jason Mccartney (USA) UnitedHealthcare | 3:43 |
| 58 Tanner Putt (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 3:52 |
| 59 Don Colin (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | 4:12 |
| 60 James Stemper (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 4:14 |
| 61 James Mattis (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | |
| 62 Mathieu Roy (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | |
| 63 Stephen Leece (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | |
| 64 Greg Krause (USA) Juwi Solar | |
| 65 Vegard Laengen (Nor) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | all s.t. |
| 66 Luis Zamudio (USA) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | 4:20 |
| 67 Noe Gianetti (Sui) Team Exergy | s.t. |
| 68 Julian Kyer (USA) Juwi Solar | 4:34 |
| 69 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Sutter Home | 4:46 |
| 70 Jordan Brochu (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | 4:56 |
| 71 Andres Miguel Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy | 4:58 |
| 72 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Mexican National Team | 5:00 |
| 73 Eder Frayre (Mex) Mexican National Team | |
| 74 Javier Megias (Esp) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 75 Sam Johnson (USA) Team Exergy | all s.t. |
| 76 Robin Eckmann (Ger) California Giant Cycling Team | 5:21 |
| 77 Bobby Sweeting (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 5:23 |
| 78 Erik Slack (USA) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | |
| 79 Gabe Varela (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 80 Reid Mumford (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | 5:29 |
| 81 Chad Haga (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies | 5:32 |
| 82 Kennett Peterson (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | 5:33 |
| 83 Chase Pinkham (USA) Bissell Cycling | 5:37 |
| 84 Chris Aten (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | s.t. |
| 85 David Glick (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | 5:46 |
| 86 Antoine Matteau (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | |
| 87 Pierrick Naud (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | both s.t. |
| 88 Jovan Zekavica (Srb) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 6:00 |
| 89 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombian National Team | 6:09 |
| 90 Thomas Jondall (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | s.t. |
| 91 Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | 6:24 |
| 92 James Oram (NZl) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | |
| 93 Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy | |
| 94 John Philips (USA) Team Rio Grande | all s.t. |
| 95 Jean-Samuel Deshaies (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | 6:33 |
| 96 Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling | 6:41 |
| 97 Justin Kerr (NZl) Team Rio Grande | 6:43 |
| 98 Zach Hughes (Can) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | 6:49 |
| 99 James Driscoll (USA) Jamis-Sutter Home | 6:56 |
| 100 Ian Burnett (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | |
| 101 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling | |
| 102 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 103 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 104 Taylor Shelden (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | |
| 105 Jesse Goodrich (USA) Juwi Solar | |
| 106 Marlon Perez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
| 107 Andrew Meyer (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | all s.t. |
| 108 George Cyrus (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | 7:19 |
| 109 Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Jamis-Sutter Home | 7:46 |
| 110 Shawn Milne (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 7:54 |
| 111 Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System | s.t. |
| 112 Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | 8:02 |
| 113 Garrett McLeod (Can) Team Rio Grande | s.t. |
| 114 Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager-Livestrong Team | 8:27 |
| 115 Parker Kyzer (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 8:35 |
| 116 Jesse Reams (Can) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | 8:44 |
| 117 Charles Bryer (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | 8:52 |
| 118 Eric Young (USA) Bissell Cycling | 9:02 |
| 119 Anton Varabei (Can) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | 9:12 |
| 120 Dan Bechtold (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | 9:28 |
| 121 Alejandro Borrajo (Arg) Jamis-Sutter Home | 9:37 |
| 122 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Jamis-Sutter Home | s.t. |
| 123 Christopher Stastny (USA) California Giant Cycling Team | 10:00 |
| 124 Isaac Enderline (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 10:12 |
| 125 Chris Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare | 11:24 |
| 126 Chris Wingfield (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | |
| 127 Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare | |
| 128 Logan Loader (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 129 Jamie Riggs (Can) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | |
| 130 Michael Stone (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | |
| 131 Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | |
| 132 Michael Dziedzic (USA) Team Landis Cyclery | |
| 133 Colin Gibson (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling Team | |
| 134 Tyler Karnes (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | all s.t. |
| 135 Paul Mach (USA) Kenda 5 Hour Energy | 11:40 |
| 136 Evan Mundy (Can) Jet Fuel Cycling Team | 12:16 |
| 137 Adam Carr (USA) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | 13:47 |
| 138 Tyler Magner (USA) BMC - Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 16:28 |
| 139 Charles Matte (Can) Ekoi.com - Gaspesien | 19:04 |
| 140 William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 25:45 |
| 141 Trevor Connor (Can) Team Rio Grande | 27:02 |
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