Posted by Editoress on 06/19/16
Joelle Numainville (Mission Health) held off a surging Samantha Schneider and Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) to take the win by a slim margin at the Mankato Road Race today. The Canadian champion attacked with seven miles (11km) remaining in Stage 5 of the North Star Grand Prix.
Schneider outsprinted Rivera to take second after 77 miles (124 km) of racing around the city of Mankato, Minnesota.
Ellen Noble (Mission Health) and Monika Volk (Medica Collegiate All-Stars) came across the line in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
"I just wanted to have an aggressive race and make the most of it, so I attacked twice," said Numainville, who recently finished second at GP Gatineau. "I'm really happy with how I raced."
In the overall competition, race leader Brianna Walle (TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank) retains her lead in the overall competition. Walle is four seconds ahead of her teammate, Lauren Stephens and 17 seconds in front of Rivera. Numainville's efforts jumped her up to 4th place and Greg Lemond Best Young Rider Lauretta Hanson (Colavita/Bianchi) is currently in fifth place overall.
Stage 5 had three large 20-mile circuits to tackle before the course turned toward five finishing circuits, three and a half miles in length.
The action started nine miles into the stage, when previous wearer of the Surly Most Aggressive jersey, Ellen Watters (SPBRC) tried to ride clear. Aggressive racing from UHC meant that Watters small attack didn't last long.
"We were definitely on the offensive to get TIBCO to work," Rivera said after the stage. "The girls did a great job. We had them riding the whole day and that was the plan, to try and break them down. It was the same idea on the finishing circuits, to get TIBCO to crack. On the final climb it was my job to put as much time in between me and Bri as possible.
Despite UHC's accelerations, Numainville, Justine Clift (Canyon-Shimano) and Watters (SPBRC) split off the front after the second K'ul Chocolate sprint, where Sophie MacKay (Hagens Berman Supermint) collected max sprint points. Over the course of the stage, Australian criterium champion successfully won all three available intermediate sprints to take back the sprint jersey from Rivera.
The trio worked well together until the base of the second to last QOH climb. The tempo set by Numainville turned out to be too much for Clift and Watters, who dropped back into the peloton on the ascent. Numainville made it to the top still 15 seconds clear, but was caught with 34 miles (55km) remaining.
UHC continued to put the pressure on Team Tibco on the last long loop before the finishing circuits. The efforts of Katie Compton and her UHC teammates caused some panic when the field began to fracture, but the pace slowed enough for the struggling riders to rejoin the main group when they reached the circuits.
Taking advantage of a lull in the main group, Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) and Kate Sherwin (UHC) escaping up the road just as the race made its way on to the first of five finishing circuits. The duo gained an advantage of 50 seconds, but quickly lost a chunk of time on the draining uphill drag a few miles before the start/finish line.
With 10 miles(16km) to go, Poidevin and Sherwin were caught, and Numainville gave it another go off the front. Four miles (6km) later, the 28-year-old gained a 45 second gap on what was left of the remaining peloton, making her the virtual leader on the overall classification.
Numainville's advantage grew before Tibco, realizing the GC threat, rallied at the front and quickly chopped her safety net down from 1 minute to less than 20 seconds. However, the chasers' efforts weren't enough to catch a determined Numainville, who crossed the line just 10 seconds ahead of a charging Schneider and Rivera.
"I just wanted that last climb to end as quickly as possible," Numainville said. "I was really in a lot of pain. I wanted to give my all and know that I did my best at the end."
NSBGP report
Results
Stage 5: Mankato Road Race, 124 km | |
1 Joelle Numainville (North Memorial Health Care) | 3:10:11 |
2 Samantha Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | at 0:10 |
3 Coryn Rivera (Team UnitedHealthcare) | |
4 Ellen Noble (North Memorial Health Care) | |
5 Monica Volk (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | |
6 Erica Allar (Rally Cycling) | |
7 Gray Patton (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | |
8 Lauretta Hanson (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | |
9 Kathryn Buss (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | |
10 Justine Clift (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | |
11 Brianna Walle (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | |
12 Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) | |
13 Elizabeth Hernandez (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | |
14 Mandy Heintz (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | |
15 Jessica Cutler (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | |
16 Amanda Miller (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | |
17 Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | |
18 Nicolle Bruderer (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | |
19 Abby Krawczyk (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | |
20 Janelle Cole (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | all s.t. |
21 Katherine Sherwin (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 0:14 |
22 Hannah Ross (Rally Cycling) | s.t. |
23 Heather Fischer (Rally Cycling) | 0:20 |
24 Flora Yan (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 0:22 |
25 Nicole Mertz (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | s.t. |
26 Gretchen Stumhofer (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 0:34 |
27 Sara Tussey (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:42 |
28 Brenna Wrye-Simpson (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | 0:46 |
29 Skylar Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | s.t. |
30 Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (North Memorial Health Care) | 0:56 |
31 Beth Ann Orton (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 1:00 |
32 Whitney Allison (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | |
33 Breanne Nalder (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | |
34 Lindsay Bayer (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | all s.t. |
35 Mikayla Maier (Portland Bicycle Studio) | 1:06 |
36 Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | s.t. |
37 Shannon Malseed (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 1:27 |
38 Carrie Cartmill (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 1:39 |
39 Lauren Tamayo (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 2:20 |
40 Melissa Dahlmann (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | 4:15 |
41 Katherine Shields (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | s.t. |
42 Katherine Compton (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 4:35 |
43 Kimberley Wells (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | s.t. |
44 Daphne Karagianis (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 4:57 |
45 Lexie Millard (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 5:04 |
46 Vanessa Curtis (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | |
47 Diana Penuela (Team UnitedHealthcare) | |
48 Liza Rachetto (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | |
49 Gillian Ellsay (Rally Cycling) | |
50 Catherine Ouellette (Rally Cycling) | |
51 Andrea Thomas (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | |
52 Payten Maness (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | |
53 Lauren Hall (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | |
54 Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | all s.t. |
55 Jennifer Caicedo (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 8:33 |
56 Jennifer Rife (North Memorial Health Care) | |
57 Melanie Beale (North Memorial Health Care) | both s.t. |
58 Josie Talbot (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 9:49 |
59 Cari Higgins (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 10:19 |
60 Ellen Watters (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | s.t. |
61 Diedre Ribbens (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 11:25 |
62 Corey Coogan Cisek (North Memorial Health Care) | |
63 Sophie Mackay (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | |
64 Ivy Audrain (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | all s.t. |
65 Judah Sencenbaugh (North Memorial Health Care) | 12:34 |
66 Amy Benner (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 13:04 |
67 Tarah Cole (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 14:49 |
68 Cheryl Clark (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | s.t. |
69 Flory DeLeon (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 15:49 |
70 Jenna Stauffer (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 16:04 |
71 Gabrielle Russell (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 16:19 |
72 Rachel McKinnon (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 16:49 |
73 Helen Baillie-Strong (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 20:49 |
74 Anne Perry (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | s.t. |
75 Tess Oliver (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 23:04 |
DNF Natalia Franco (Jet Cycling) | |
DNF Ana Casas (Jet Cycling) | |
GC | |
1 Brianna Walle (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | 7:09:06 |
2 Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | at 0:04 |
3 Coryn Rivera (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 0:17 |
4 Joelle Numainville (North Memorial Health Care) | 0:19 |
5 Lauretta Hanson (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 0:28 |
6 Amanda Miller (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:45 |
7 Samantha Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 0:46 |
8 Erica Allar (Rally Cycling) | 0:47 |
9 Jessica Cutler (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 0:48 |
10 Heather Fischer (Rally Cycling) | s.t. |
11 Kathryn Buss (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 0:49 |
12 Elizabeth Hernandez (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 0:55 |
13 Gretchen Stumhofer (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | s.t. |
14 Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) | 0:56 |
15 Mandy Heintz (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 1:02 |
16 Justine Clift (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 1:09 |
17 Katherine Sherwin (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 1:10 |
18 Nicolle Bruderer (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | s.t. |
19 Flora Yan (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 1:11 |
20 Gray Patton (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 1:22 |
21 Janelle Cole (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 1:25 |
22 Lindsay Bayer (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | s.t. |
23 Nicole Mertz (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 1:29 |
24 Abby Krawczyk (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 1:30 |
25 Hannah Ross (Rally Cycling) | 1:32 |
26 Skylar Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 1:39 |
27 Beth Ann Orton (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 1:41 |
28 Monica Volk (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | s.t. |
29 Sara Tussey (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 2:04 |
30 Mikayla Maier (Portland Bicycle Studio) | s.t. |
31 Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | 2:12 |
32 Whitney Allison (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 2:14 |
33 Brenna Wrye-Simpson (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | 2:25 |
34 Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (North Memorial Health Care) | 2:40 |
35 Lauren Tamayo (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 2:49 |
36 Shannon Malseed (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 3:04 |
37 Ellen Noble (North Memorial Health Care) | 4:01 |
38 Carrie Cartmill (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 4:55 |
39 Kimberley Wells (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 5:31 |
40 Katherine Compton (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 6:00 |
41 Diana Penuela (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 6:09 |
42 Lauren Hall (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | 6:09 |
43 Breanne Nalder (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 6:12 |
44 Gillian Ellsay (Rally Cycling) | 6:20 |
45 Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | 6:28 |
46 Vanessa Curtis (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 6:30 |
47 Daphne Karagianis (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 6:41 |
48 Liza Rachetto (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | 6:42 |
49 Melissa Dahlmann (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | 7:03 |
50 Andrea Thomas (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 7:46 |
51 Lexie Millard (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 7:51 |
52 Katherine Shields (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 9:07 |
53 Catherine Ouellette (Rally Cycling) | 10:15 |
54 Payten Maness (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 10:35 |
55 Melanie Beale (North Memorial Health Care) | 10:51 |
56 Josie Talbot (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 11:13 |
57 Jennifer Rife (North Memorial Health Care) | 11:27 |
58 Jennifer Caicedo (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 11:43 |
59 Ellen Watters (SPBRC/ GRAND PERFORMANCE) | 11:46 |
60 Cari Higgins (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 12:36 |
61 Sophie Mackay (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | 12:58 |
62 Corey Coogan Cisek (North Memorial Health Care) | 15:29 |
63 Judah Sencenbaugh (North Memorial Health Care) | 16:11 |
64 Ivy Audrain (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | 16:40 |
65 Diedre Ribbens (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 17:24 |
66 Flory DeLeon (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 18:32 |
67 Jenna Stauffer (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 19:22 |
68 Amy Benner (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 19:25 |
69 Cheryl Clark (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | 19:36 |
70 Tarah Cole (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 20:15 |
71 Gabrielle Russell (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 20:39 |
72 Helen Baillie-Strong (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 23:54 |
73 Anne Perry (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 23:58 |
74 Rachel McKinnon (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 26:17 |
75 Tess Oliver (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 31:11 |
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