April 24/15 19:37 pm - Joe Martin Stage race: Women stage 2
Posted by Editoress on 04/24/15
Reigning Canadian road race, time trial, and criterium champion Leah Kirchmann of the Optum team won stage two of the Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday, out-kicking a select group of riders in a tough uphill finish after 94 kilometres of racing. Her win, and its subsequent time bonus, moved the Canadian star into fourth overall on general classification and into the sprint classification lead. She was motivated for the possibilities her biggest win of 2015 on American soil could mean for the weekend of racing in Arkansas.
"I felt really confident in our strength as a team coming into Joe Martin after our victory at [U.S.] team time trial nationals," she said. "It was definitely a physical and mental boost to race and win the team time trial before heading to Arkansas - I'm feeling strong and today was a great course for us, and the team helped put me in great position on the final climb to the finish. I can't wait to see what we can do in the overall classification this week!"
Performance Director Patrick McCarty comments on the team's strategy and tactics that helped make the win possible:
"I knew we could take the win today with Leah, but the strategy was in how to also move her, or one of our other riders, up in the overall standings. The course was hilly at first, with one fairly significant climb halfway through. It was a course you had to pay attention on, and one which could certainly put a lot of pressure on the race. I did not think it was a good day, though, for us to put a big effort into anything other than the finish - the finish was technical and difficult with some steep pitches, and energy needed to be saved for it. It became clear that our best strategy was to be patient, stay out of trouble and put everything into a good finish for Leah. The stage win, time bonus and possible time gaps were our motivation. Leah now sits 4th overall and spitting distance of the podium. The ladies all rode well today. More consistent, solid performances in the rest of this race will lift us further up in the standings."
Report courtesy Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
Results from the second stage in Fayetteville, Arkansas
| Stage 2: Road race, 102.9 km | |
| 1 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2:27:59 |
| 2 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 3 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
| 4 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | |
| 5 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | |
| 6 Tara Whitten (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | |
| 7 Liza Rachetto (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
| 8 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 9 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 10 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 11 Nina Laughlin (USA) PainPathways | |
| 12 Diana Caorlina Peñuela Marti (Col) Sun and Ski Wonmen Elite Team | |
| 13 Lenore Pipes (Gum) PainPathways | |
| 14 Yenny Lorena Colmnares (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | |
| 15 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 16 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 17 Serika Mitchell Guluma (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | |
| 18 Ruth Winder (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 19 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 20 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | all s.t. |
| 21 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 0:08 |
| 22 Annie Ewart (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 23 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | both s.t. |
| 24 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | 0:14 |
| 25 Joanne Maria Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB | s.t. |
| 26 Christy Keely (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 0:17 |
| 27 Kelly Catlin (USA) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | s.t. |
| 28 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:18 |
| 29 Claudia Veronica Balderas (Mex) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 0:24 |
| 30 Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | |
| 31 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | |
| 32 Katie Donovan (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | all s.t. |
| 33 Jessica Prinner (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:28 |
| 34 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:00 |
| 35 Joanne Hogan (Aus) Team TIBCO-SVB | 1:13 |
| 36 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 1:28 |
| 37 Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 2:44 |
| 38 Kristie Nichols James (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | |
| 39 Lucianne Conklin (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | |
| 40 Maria Carla Alvarez (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | |
| 41 Daphne Karagianis (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | |
| 42 Jessica Uebelhart (Sui) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
| 43 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| 44 Janicke Gunvaldsen (Nor) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | |
| 45 Flora Yan (USA) Sun and Ski Women Elite Team | |
| 46 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | |
| 47 Stacy Westbrook (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | |
| 48 Emily Mary Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB | |
| 49 Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
| 50 Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | |
| 51 Meghan Korol (USA) PainPathways | |
| 52 Ashlyn Woods (USA) PainPathways | |
| 53 Starla Teddergreen (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
| 54 Alicia Allen-Buerger (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
| 55 Valeria Romina Pintos (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | |
| 56 Annie Usher (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | |
| 57 Ana Milena Fagua (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | |
| 58 Kendall Ryan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | |
| 59 Katherine Shields (USA) PainPathways | |
| 60 Andrea Thomas (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | |
| 61 Jessica Cutler (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | |
| 62 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | |
| 63 Ellen Watters (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | |
| 64 Antonella Lilia Leonardi (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | |
| 65 Carrie Cartmill (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | |
| 66 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVB | all s.t. |
| 67 Annalisa Fish (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 2:53 |
| 68 Tess Senty (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 2:55 |
| 69 Emily Flynn (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 10:57 |
| 70 Stefanie A Sydlik (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 11:13 |
| 71 Talia Ayelen Aguirre (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 11:15 |
| 72 Claudia Patricia Buitrago (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | s.t. |
| 73 Irena Ossola (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 11:17 |
| 74 Sierra Siebenlist (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 11:18 |
| 75 Debora Noelia Haedo (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | s.t. |
| 76 Karla Gendler (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | 11:21 |
| 77 Genevieve Krahn (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | |
| 78 Lindsay Fox (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | |
| 79 Megan Gray (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | all s.t. |
| 80 Anika Todd (Can) Team TIBCO-SVB | 11:34 |
| 81 Patricia Work (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 18:23 |
| 82 Anina Blankenship (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 19:24 |
| 83 Korina Huizar (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | s.t. |
| 84 Michelle Khare (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 20:02 |
| 85 Alexandra Burton (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 22:17 |
| OTL Lauryn Humphrey (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 25:05 |
| OTL Lindsey Knast (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 29:28 |
| OTL Jan Bennett (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | 37:59 |
| DNF Meg Hendricks USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt | |
| DNF Ariane Bonhomme (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | |
| DNF Ashley Weaver (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | |
| GC | |
| 1 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | 2:37:52 |
| 2 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | at 0:08 |
| 3 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:18 |
| 4 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:27 |
| 5 Tara Whitten (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 0:29 |
| 6 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:33 |
| 7 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:39 |
| 8 Ruth Winder (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 9 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:40 |
| 10 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:41 |
| 11 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:50 |
| 12 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 0:52 |
| 13 Serika Mitchell Guluma (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 0:53 |
| 14 Yenny Lorena Colmnares (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 0:56 |
| 15 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 1:03 |
| 16 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 1:07 |
| 17 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 1:10 |
| 18 Diana Caorlina Peñuela Marti (Col) Sun and Ski Wonmen Elite Team | s.t. |
| 19 Nina Laughlin (USA) PainPathways | 1:11 |
| 20 Katie Donovan (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 1:12 |
| 21 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:18 |
| 22 Joanne Maria Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB | 1:26 |
| 23 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:27 |
| 24 Liza Rachetto (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 1:31 |
| 25 Claudia Veronica Balderas (Mex) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 1:33 |
| 26 Kelly Catlin (USA) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | s.t. |
| 27 Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 1:43 |
| 28 Annie Ewart (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:49 |
| 29 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 1:52 |
| 30 Jessica Prinner (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 2:00 |
| 31 Lenore Pipes (Gum) PainPathways | 2:09 |
| 32 Christy Keely (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 2:12 |
| 33 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | s.t. |
| 34 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2:13 |
| 35 Joanne Hogan (Aus) Team TIBCO-SVB | 2:18 |
| 36 Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 2:24 |
| 37 Jessica Cutler (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 3:35 |
| 38 Ana Milena Fagua (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 3:44 |
| 39 Emily Mary Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB | 3:46 |
| 40 Annie Usher (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 4:02 |
| 41 Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | s.t. |
| 42 Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 4:26 |
| 43 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVB | 4:29 |
| 44 Kendall Ryan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | 4:36 |
| 45 Alicia Allen-Buerger (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 4:37 |
| 46 Daphne Karagianis (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 4:38 |
| 47 Janicke Gunvaldsen (Nor) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | 4:39 |
| 48 Ellen Watters (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 4:41 |
| 49 Andrea Thomas (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | s.t. |
| 50 Ashlyn Woods (USA) PainPathways | 4:42 |
| 51 Jessica Uebelhart (Sui) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 4:46 |
| 52 Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 4:49 |
| 53 Maria Carla Alvarez (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 4:50 |
| 54 Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | s.t. |
| 55 Stacy Westbrook (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 4:51 |
| 56 Meghan Korol (USA) PainPathways | s.t. |
| 57 Antonella Lilia Leonardi (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 4:58 |
| 58 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 4:59 |
| 59 Kristie Nichols James (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 5:01 |
| 60 Flora Yan (USA) Sun and Ski Women Elite Team | 5:03 |
| 61 Katherine Shields (USA) PainPathways | 5:04 |
| 62 Carrie Cartmill (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 5:07 |
| 63 Morgan Brown (USA) Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 5:11 |
| 64 Lucianne Conklin (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 5:16 |
| 65 Starla Teddergreen (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 5:20 |
| 66 Valeria Romina Pintos (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 5:22 |
| 67 Annalisa Fish (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | s.t. |
| 68 Tess Senty (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 5:24 |
| 69 Anika Todd (Can) Team TIBCO-SVB | 12:48 |
| 70 Stefanie A Sydlik (USA) QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVel | 12:51 |
| 71 Genevieve Krahn (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 13:19 |
| 72 Emily Flynn (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | s.t. |
| 73 Lindsay Fox (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 13:30 |
| 74 Sierra Siebenlist (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 13:43 |
| 75 Megan Gray (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 13:49 |
| 76 Karla Gendler (USA) Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | 14:01 |
| 77 Claudia Patricia Buitrago (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | s.t. |
| 78 Irena Ossola (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 14:27 |
| 79 Debora Noelia Haedo (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 14:31 |
| 80 Talia Ayelen Aguirre (Arg) XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 14:41 |
| 81 Anina Blankenship (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 21:22 |
| 82 Patricia Work (USA) Balanced: Bike Fitting & Coaching | 21:28 |
| 83 Korina Huizar (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 22:05 |
| 84 Michelle Khare (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 22:37 |
| 85 Alexandra Burton (USA) Portland Bicycle Studio | 24:20 |
| U23 GC | |
| 1 Ruth Winder (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 2:38:31 |
| 2 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | at 0:48 |
| 3 Kelly Catlin (USA) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 0:54 |
| 4 Annie Ewart (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:10 |
| 5 Ashlyn Woods (USA) PainPathways | 4:03 |
| 6 Flora Yan (USA) Sun and Ski Women Elite Team | 4:24 |
| 7 Katherine Shields (USA) PainPathways | 4:25 |
| 8 Emily Flynn (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 12:40 |
| 9 Claudia Patricia Buitrago (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 13:22 |
| Sprint GC | |
| 1 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 15 pts |
| 2 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 12 |
| 3 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 10 |
| 4 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 7 |
| 5 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | 6 |
| 6 Tara Whitten (Can) The Cyclery-Opus | 6 |
| 7 Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | 5 |
| 8 Liza Rachetto (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 4 |
| 9 Claudia Patricia Buitrago (Col) Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 3 |
| 10 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 3 |
| 11 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 2 |
| 12 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1 |
| Team GC | |
| 1 UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 7:55:06 |
| 2 Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good | at 0:33 |
| 3 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:05 |
| 4 Team TIBCO-SVB | s.t. |
| 5 Boyaca Raza de Campeones | 1:36 |
| 6 Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 3:25 |
| 7 BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | 6:20 |
| 8 Pain Pathways | 6:30 |
| 9 Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 6:33 |
| 10 The Cyclery - Opus | 8:15 |
| 11 Sun And Ski Women Elite Team | 9:00 |
| 12 Portland Bicycle Studio | 12:19 |
| 13 QCW Breakawaybikes.com p/b Felt Bicycles-JLVelo | 12:43 |
| 14 XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS | 13:40 |
| 15 Balanced: Bike Fitting & | 37:12 |
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