March 18/12 12:13 pm - San Dimas Stage Race: Women Stage 2
Posted by Editoress on 03/18/12
The weather bullied its way to center stage today. Howling gale force winds, torrential rain and chilly temperatures joined the 65 strong field for the 56 mile rolling road race today. Crashes hindered the first lap followed by a strong attack on the climb, resulting in a break of four, Clara Hughes, Olivia Dillon, Alison Powers and Joelle Numainville. These riders got a good gap quite quickly.
Exergy TWENTY12 got to the front and closed in, giving Kristin Armstrong an opportunity to bridge across, she did this by drilling it at the front, absolutely splintering the field and made her way to the break. Shortly after this Exergy TWENTY12 Best Young Rider, Tayler Wiles was tangled in a crash and had to pull out of the race. She is doing ok but was extremely disappointed to end her race this way.
Unfortunately Olivia Dillon in the break, had a mechanical and lost contact with the break, leaving the original three riders plus Kristin. The group of four eventually got over 5 minutes on the peloton.
There was confusion at the finish as the leaders went through for the final lap actually not knowing that the officials were calling the race a lap early. They continued racing for almost another full lap. As Kristin had literally led the breakaway for 4 laps she crossed the line first on every lap including the 'final' lap and was awarded the well earned win. The officials gave instruction to the peloton that they were on their final lap also and Exergy TWENTY 12’s Pascale Schnider took the field sprint for 5th place.
"Weather conditions made it a tough, tough day. By the end of the race my fingers and toes were frozen. The Exergy TWENTY12 girls did a great job of helping me get to the break. Unfortunately Taylor got caught up in a crash and was forced to abandon. I'm proud of the way the girls rode though and hopefully tomorrow we'll have dry roads."
Heading into the final stage, the San Dimas Classic, the GC is led by Kristin Armstrong with Clara Hughes 38 seconds back, Joelle Numainville at 1:17 and Alison Powers at 1:37. The 55 minute criterium will prove to be a fast one with intermediate time bonuses.
Not only did the riders of The Exergy TWENTY12 team brave the elements today, it was all hands on deck in the feed zone and pit resulting in a lot of soggy people. Great teamwork from riders and staff today!
Exergy Twenty12 press release
| Stage 2 (March 17th) : San Dimas Community Hospital Road Race, 90.1 km | |
| 1 Kristin Armstrong (Exergy Twenty12) | 2:18:5 |
| 2 Clara Hughes (Team Specialized-lululemon) | |
| 3 Joelle Numainville (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 4 Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS) | all s.t. |
| 5 Pascale Schnider (Exergy Twenty12) | 4:15 |
| 6 Joanie Caron (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | |
| 7 Jade Wilcoxson (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 8 Elizabeth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| 9 Loren Rowney (Team Specialized-lululemon) | |
| 10 Katie Colclough (Team Specialized-lululemon) | |
| 11 Lex Albrecht (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 12 Emily Collins (Vanderkitten-Focus) | |
| 13 Ruth Winder (Vanderkitten-Focus) | |
| 14 Ally Stacher (Team Specialized-lululemon) | |
| 15 Melina Bernecker (Velo Club LaGrange) | |
| 16 Karlee Gendron (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| 17 Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 18 Amber Gaffney (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| 19 Olivia Dillon (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| 20 Amy Mcguire (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| 21 Annie Ewart (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 22 Alisha Welsh (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | |
| 23 Anna Sanders (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| 24 Devon Gorry (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| 25 Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy Twenty12) | |
| 26 Kathryn Donovan (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| 27 Emily Kachorek (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | |
| 28 Billington Kathleen (Vanderkitten-Focus) | |
| 29 Anne Samplonius (NOW and Novartis for MS) | all s.t. |
| 30 Lindsay Myers (Team TIBCO) | 4:44 |
| 31 Veronique Fortin (Team TIBCO) | |
| 32 Liza Rachetto (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | |
| 33 Jennifer Wheeler (Team TIBCO) | |
| 34 Jacquelyn Crowell (Exergy Twenty12) | |
| 35 Dani Haulman (Team TIBCO) | all s.t. |
| 36 Julia Lafranchise (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | 5:08 |
| 37 Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO) | s.t. |
| 38 Rhae Shaw (Exergy Twenty12) | 5:21 |
| 39 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team Specialized-lululemon) | 5:53 |
| 40 Rebecca Siegel (PAA - Re/Max) | 6:33 |
| 41 Lauren Stephens (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | 6:35 |
| 42 Joy Mcculloch (Helen's Racing Helen's/Cannondale) | |
| 43 Holly Breck (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| 44 Rebecca Werner (Team TIBCO) | |
| 45 Nicky Wangsgard (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | |
| 46 Monika Sattler (XO Communications p/b CISCO) | |
| 47 Rachel Cieslewicz (Canyon Bicycles Race Team) | |
| 48 Christina Gokey-Smith (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| 49 Kate Chilcott (Vanderkitten-Focus) | all s.t. |
| 50 Heather Logan-Sprenger (Exergy Twenty12) | OTL |
| 51 Michelle Melka (RED Racing) | OTL |
| DNF Tayler Wiles (Exergy Twenty12) | |
| DNF Kimberly Keathley (Bolthouse Farms/AIAGE) | |
| DNF Kemille Garvin (Bountiful Mazda Race Team) | |
| DNF Amber Woodbury (Bountiful Mazda Race Team) | |
| DNF Angela Wimberly (CalCoast Bicycles) | |
| DNF Lauren Liscinski (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | |
| DNF Leah Guloien (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | |
| DNF Jenna Kowalski (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | |
| DNF Payton Thomas (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| DNF Mary Maroon (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | |
| DNF Ivie Crawford (Fort Lewis College Cycling) | |
| DNF Shelby Reynolds (Helen's Racing Helen's/Cannondale) | |
| DNF Suzanne Sonye (Helen's Racing Helen's/Cannondale) | |
| DNF Ryan Hostetter (Metromint Cycling) | |
| DNF Kate Wilson (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| DNF Addyson Albershardt (NOW and Novartis for MS) | |
| DNF Emma Grant (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| DNF Kristin Sanders (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| DNF Shannon Castle (PAA - Re/Max) | |
| DNF Kristen Lasasso (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | |
| DNF Jenny Rios (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| DNF Lisa Campbell (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| DNF Priscilla Calderon (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| DNF Ruth Clemence (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| DNF Beatriz Rodriguez (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | |
| DNF Cara Gillis (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | |
| DNF Hilary Crowley (Team Revolution) | |
| DNF Heather Nielson (Touchstone Climbing) | |
| DNF Jazzy Hurikino (Vanderkitten-Focus) | |
| DNF Courtney Dimpel (Vanderkitten-Focus) | |
| GC | |
| 1 Kristin Armstrong (Exergy Twenty12) | 2:33:40 |
| 2 Clara Hughes (Team Specialized-lululemon) | at 0:34 |
| 3 Joelle Numainville (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 1:11 |
| 4 Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 1:27 |
| 5 Kathryn Donovan (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | 5:18 |
| 6 Jade Wilcoxson (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 5:42 |
| 7 Alisha Welsh (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | 5:51 |
| 8 Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy Twenty12) | 6:01 |
| 9 Ally Stacher (Team Specialized-lululemon) | 6:02 |
| 10 Pascale Schnider (Exergy Twenty12) | 6:24 |
| 11 Anne Samplonius (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 6:28 |
| 12 Emily Kachorek (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | 6:31 |
| 13 Lindsay Myers (Team TIBCO) | 6:33 |
| 14 Veronique Fortin (Team TIBCO) | s.t. |
| 15 Olivia Dillon (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 6:34 |
| 16 Lex Albrecht (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 6:36 |
| 17 Loren Rowney (Team Specialized-lululemon) | 6:39 |
| 18 Elizabeth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS) | s.t. |
| 19 Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 6:41 |
| 20 Kate Chilcott (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 6:42 |
| 21 Anna Sanders (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | 6:46 |
| 22 Devon Gorry (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 7:00 |
| 23 Amber Gaffney (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | 7:01 |
| 24 Jacquelyn Crowell (Exergy Twenty12) | 7:03 |
| 25 Emily Collins (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 7:12 |
| 26 Rhae Shaw (Exergy Twenty12) | 7:16 |
| 27 Katie Colclough (Team Specialized-lululemon) | 7:18 |
| 28 Jennifer Wheeler (Team TIBCO) | 7:26 |
| 29 Ruth Winder (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 7:47 |
| 30 Joanie Caron (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | 7:54 |
| 31 Melina Bernecker (Velo Club LaGrange) | 7:57 |
| 32 Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO) | 8:17 |
| 33 Dani Haulman (Team TIBCO) | 8:20 |
| 34 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team Specialized-lululemon) | 8:22 |
| 35 Annie Ewart (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 8:35 |
| 36 Amy Mcguire (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | s.t. |
| 37 Christina Gokey-Smith (NOW and Novartis for MS) | 8:43 |
| 38 Liza Rachetto (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | 8:59 |
| 39 Lauren Stephens (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | 9:25 |
| 40 Karlee Gendron (FCS|Rouse p/b Mr. Restore) | 9:26 |
| 41 Julia Lafranchise (Cynergy Cycles/Missing Link Coaching) | 9:32 |
| 42 Joy Mcculloch (Helen's Racing Helen's/Cannondale) | 9:58 |
| 43 Billington Kathleen (Vanderkitten-Focus) | 10:07 |
| 44 Rebecca Siegel (PAA - Re/Max) | 11:05 |
| 45 Rebecca Werner (Team TIBCO) | 13:41 |
| 46 Rachel Cieslewicz (Canyon Bicycles Race Team) | 15:18 |
| 47 Monika Sattler (XO Communications p/b CISCO) | 15:22 |
| 48 Nicky Wangsgard (Primal/MapMyRide Women's racing) | 15:50 |
| 49 Holly Breck (SC VELO/Empower Coaching) | 16:02 |
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