Posted by Editoress on 04/12/15
Mara Abbott takes overall win at Redlands
Lex Albrecht Takes Climber's Jersey
The women of the Optum team brought home the Queen of the Mountains prize for Lex Albrecht and second on team classification at Redlands Bicycle Classic, the NRC's classic Southern California opener which saw the very best domestic women's teams compete for the first time on US soil this season.
The team finished in the top three in stages one (Brianna Walle, 3rd), two (Jasmin Glaesser, 2nd), four (Leah Kirchmann, 3rd), and five (Brianna Walle, 2nd), missing out on stage wins by a few feet, or a few seconds in the case of Glaesser's TT runner-up finish in stage two, which saw her take her first yellow jersey and podium in NRC racing. The team stacked the top-15 in the overall classification with Walle in 5th, Glaesser in 6th, Amy Charity in 10th and triple Canadian champion Kirchmann coming home in 11th place.
Albrecht recovered from a nasty spill in the final day of racing on Sunset Loop, which shattered her fork and gave the bantam-weight Canadian climber a fair amount of road rash. She quickly hopped onto a spare Diamondback and pushed on to safely secure the red QOM jersey.
Brianna Walle demonstrated her versatility in the sprints on the Sunset Loop, contesting US criterium champion Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) at the final finish line to take second. The Orange & Black leadout had another battle with the UnitedHealthcare's sprint train in the stage four criterium, delivering Kirchmann to a third place finish in the downtown Redlands race.
Lex Albrecht said: "I got a lot of road rash in the crash. I busted my bike's fork, shredded some clothes and left some skin and blood on the road. Nothing more serious than that. By the time I was able to get back on my bike and ride to the feed zone where Ben handed me my first spare, the peloton was long gone. I swapped that Diamondback out half a lap later for a second spare bike with a better fit from Pat, who was waiting on the course."
"After going down, there was one opportunity left to get more QOM points, but it was out of my reach. Luckily, my teammates and I had already collected enough points to keep us in the climber's jersey to the end. I rode out the rest of the race as strong and steady as I could. I told myself, 'It's training, and good practice pushing hard after a crash'."
"Hitting the pavement is practically inevitable at some point in racing, but that doesn't always mean it's game over. I was feeling good today, and in the mood to fight. That's what motivated me to empty the tank even after I hit the ground. It felt good to do it. Otherwise, I might have felt a little bitter about my luck."
"The goal was for us to win the race from day one. The first stage's QOM climbs suited me well - punchy, short, and steep. Going hard on them had the double purpose of putting pressure on the field and getting us in the jersey as a bonus. Once we got the red jersey, we just kept going with it. It took some good teamwork to keep the jersey and we're proud to finish with it."
Report by Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Results from the fifth and final stage of Redlands Bicycle Classic, in Redlands, California
Stage 5: Beaver Medical Group Sunset Road Race, 109.92 km | |
1 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 2:56:38 |
2 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly | |
3 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
4 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | |
5 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | |
6 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
7 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
8 Sara Bergen (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | |
9 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | |
10 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
11 Kristi Lay Giroux (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
12 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
13 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
14 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat | |
15 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | all s.t. |
16 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 0:11 |
17 Athena Countouriotis (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling | 0:17 |
18 Joanne Hogan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC | s.t. |
19 Stephanie Roorda (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 0:30 |
20 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
21 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
22 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
23 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat | |
24 Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | |
25 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
26 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | |
27 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | all s.t. |
28 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2:12 |
29 Beth Hernandez (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | |
30 Olivia Dillon (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
31 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | |
32 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | |
33 Leah Thomas (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | |
34 Abigal Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
35 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | |
36 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro | |
37 Joanie Celso (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | all s.t. |
38 Bethany Allen (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 4:13 |
39 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 4:15 |
40 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC | 4:44 |
41 Jennifer Tetrick (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | |
42 Alessandra Sales (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | |
43 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC | |
44 Jacqueline Parker (USA ) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
45 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVC | |
46 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
47 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | |
48 Carolina Rodriguez (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | |
49 Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H | |
50 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat | |
51 Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge | |
52 Tracy Tilton (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling | |
53 Leah Guldien (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | all s.t. |
54 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 7:34 |
55 Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | |
56 Kimberly Johnson (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | |
57 Cristina Hughes (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | |
58 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
59 Clarice Sayle (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | all s.t. |
60 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 9:22 |
61 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 13:42 |
62 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat | |
63 ShoShawna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | |
64 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | all s.t. |
65 Kelly Catlin (USA) JetCycling Women's Elite Team | 33:58 |
66 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 37:05 |
67 Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 37:11 |
68 Lindsay Fox (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge | 39:43 |
69 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 40:09 |
70 Madeleine Boutet (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | |
71 Melanie Wong (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | both s.t. |
72 Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 41:02 |
73 Zeina Loutfi (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | s.t. |
74 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | 41:52 |
75 Jennifer Whalen (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | 44:41 |
76 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC | 46:05 |
77 Alexandrea Burton (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 46:46 |
78 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H | 58:51 |
79 Misha Fuller (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 1:52:00 |
DNF Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Team TIBCO-SVC | |
DNF Rhae Shaw (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | |
DNF Kathryn Bertin (Skn) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | |
DNF Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | |
Final GC | |
1 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat | 8:17:47 |
2 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | at 0:24 |
3 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 0:42 |
4 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 1:17 |
5 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 1:46 |
6 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:57 |
7 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 2:09 |
8 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 2:17 |
9 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | 2:24 |
10 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 3:31 |
11 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 3:39 |
12 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 3:56 |
13 Kristi Lay Giroux (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 4:02 |
14 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 4:07 |
15 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | s.t. |
16 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 4:31 |
17 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 5:10 |
18 Athena Countouriotis (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling | 5:38 |
19 Abigal Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | s.t. |
20 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 5:44 |
21 Sara Bergen (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 6:00 |
22 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 6:47 |
23 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 6:52 |
24 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 7:15 |
25 Joanne Hogan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC | 7:32 |
26 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 7:41 |
27 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat | 8:35 |
28 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 9:08 |
29 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 9:11 |
30 Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | 9:15 |
31 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 9:24 |
32 Olivia Dillon (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 9:50 |
33 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 10:14 |
34 Joanie Celso (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | 10:17 |
35 Stephanie Roorda (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 10:19 |
36 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | 10:24 |
37 Beth Hernandez (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | 10:29 |
38 Jacqueline Parker (USA ) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 10:44 |
39 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 11:12 |
40 Jennifer Tetrick (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 12:00 |
41 Bethany Allen (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 12:35 |
42 Leah Guldien (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 12:54 |
43 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat | 13:22 |
44 Alessandra Sales (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 13:24 |
45 Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 13:35 |
46 Carolina Rodriguez (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | 13:44 |
47 Tracy Tilton (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling | 14:13 |
48 Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge | 14:16 |
49 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 14:32 |
50 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC | 14:33 |
51 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC | 15:23 |
52 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 15:58 |
53 Cristina Hughes (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 16:31 |
54 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 16:46 |
55 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVC | 17:17 |
56 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 17:24 |
57 Clarice Sayle (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | 17:26 |
58 Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H | 19:01 |
59 Kimberly Johnson (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | 19:41 |
60 Leah Thomas (USA) JAKROO Racing Team | 22:28 |
61 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 24:40 |
62 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | 24:43 |
63 ShoShawna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | 25:29 |
64 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat | 25:40 |
65 Kelly Catlin (USA) JetCycling Women's Elite Team | 40:00 |
66 Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 41:35 |
67 Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 45:25 |
68 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 47:52 |
69 Lindsay Fox (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge | 52:59 |
70 Melanie Wong (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 53:40 |
71 Jennifer Whalen (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 | 53:58 |
72 Madeleine Boutet (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 54:17 |
73 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 54:29 |
74 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | 57:53 |
75 Alexandrea Burton (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 1:09:05 |
76 Zeina Loutfi (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 1:10:40 |
77 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H | 1:12:55 |
78 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC | 1:15:30 |
79 Misha Fuller (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 1:24:29 |
Sprint GC | |
1 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 26 pts |
2 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 14 |
3 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 11 |
4 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC | 7 |
5 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 5 |
6 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 5 |
7 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 5 |
8 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat | 5 |
9 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | 5 |
10 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 4 |
11 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 3 |
12 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 3 |
13 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 3 |
14 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 3 |
15 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 3 |
16 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 3 |
17 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat | 3 |
18 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC | 2 |
19 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 2 |
20 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 1 |
21 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 1 |
QOM | |
1 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 35 pts |
2 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat | 31 |
3 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 18 |
4 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 17 |
5 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling | 16 |
6 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC | 14 |
7 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 12 |
8 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly | 12 |
9 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR | 10 |
10 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 10 |
11 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | 7 |
12 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 6 |
13 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth | 5 |
14 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing | 5 |
15 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 4 |
16 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 4 |
17 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing | 3 |
18 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports | 3 |
19 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | 3 |
20 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2 |
21 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat | 2 |
22 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2 |
23 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro | 2 |
24 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC | 2 |
25 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 1 |
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