June 27/10 10:27 am - Road Nationals: Women's Road Race UPDATES
Posted by Editoress on 06/27/10
Another beautiful sunny day in Edmonton with very little wind and blue skies. Temperature is currently 18 C and the predicted high is 26.
The organizers have managed to get a complete shut down of all roads involved in the race today.
Women will do 9 laps of the 13 km course for a total of 117 km. This is a change from the announced (technical guide) distance of 127
There are 58 riders on the official start list (see link below)
10:37 am EDT
A slight delay in the start... Tara Whitten has a flat
10:54 am EDT
Lap 1. Lex Albrecht (Cascades-ABC Cycles) attacked right at the start and now, on the 2nd climb (~7 km), has a 3 min gap on the peloton
11:06 am
Lap 2. On the first climb, Albrecht is still away with Cara Gillis (Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus) chasing at 1:50 and the peloton at 2:50
Jenny Trew (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil) has had a mechanical
11:18 am EDT
Anne Guzman (Team Nanoblur-Gears) has had a flat but quickly rec'd a repair and is back in the bunch. Trew has not managed to get back on
11:23 am EDT
Lap 3. At the start of the 3rd lap: Albrecht is still away with Gillis at 2:20 and the peloton at 3:05
11:33 am EDT
Midway through the 3rd lap - Gillis will son be back in the pelton - she is only about 30 sec in front. Gap to
Albrecht is 2:55 and the peloton does not seem to concerned. Denise Ramsden (Team Kenda) has some problem with her drerailleur (?) and is getting some assistance on the fly from the mechanical support vehicle
11:42 am EDT
About to start Lap 4 - Albrecht is 2:25 in front of Gillis who has managed to pull nearly another 30 seconds away from the peloton - now at 3:20 behind the leader
11:58 am EDT
Lap 4 toward the end - Gillis has been caught by the peloton, who appear to have woken up, and the gap to Albrecht is 2:55
12:08 pm EDT
Lap 5 just past the feedzone and the gap is 2:35. Tara Whitten (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil) is chasing back on after a crash at the feedzone
12:15 pm EDT
Whitten is now back in the peloton
12:17 pm EDT
On the 2nd climb - Denise Ramsden (Team Kenda) has attacked
12:24 pm EDT
Late in lap 5 and the gap is now down to 1:10. The pelton is stretched out in a long line as they chase hard
12:40 pm EDT
Lap 6 - midway through - Krystal Jeffs (Team Nanoblur-Gears) has joined Albrecht at the front but the gap to the peloton is 30 seconds.
12:44 pm EDT
Anne Samplonius (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) has attacked on the 3rd climb, but wwas quickly swarmed
12:46 pm EDT
Lap 7 - As they start the lap the break is caught and the peloton is all together
Correction -break has not been caught. The peloton slowed just before the end of the 6th lap and the gap is 20 sec
12:53 pm EDT
On the first climb and NOW they are all together
1:01 pm EDT
Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders) has been pushing the pace on the climbs getting a bit of a gap and forcing the others to chase. Riders are starting to struggle
1:05 pm EDT
On the 3rd climb - Karol-Ann Canuel (Equipe Vienne Futuroscope) and Tara Whitten (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil) have attacked and gone past Willock
1:15 pm EDT
Lap 8 - Bunch all together and they are on the first climb. Audrey Lemieux (ESGL-93) has been dropped from the bunch
1:21 pm EDT
On the 2nd climb - Anne Samplonius (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) has attacked and now has a 6 sec gap.
1:24 pm EDT
Samplonius is caught on 3rd climb and immediately there is a counter attack by Willock
1:26 pm EDT
Last lap - As they start the final lap the peloton is all together
1:32 pm EDT
NOTHING happening - riders just busy watching/waiting. Seems they have decided to all sprint at the end?
1:35 pm EDT
Top of the 1st climb and still all together and riding slow
1:41 pm EDT
Up the 2nd climb and STILL all together
Final
Unofficial
1 Joelle Numainville (Webcor Builders)
2 Tara Whitten (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil)
3 Alison Testroete (Cycling BC)
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