June 19/15 9:56 am - North Star Bike Fest: Stage 3
Posted by Editoress on 06/19/15
Barberi Solos to Win Cannon Falls Road Race as Hill Holds Yellow
The skies may have been sunny and clear, but attacks stormed the peloton in the 85.4 mile (137 km) road race in Cannon Falls. Stefano Barberi (California Giant/Specialized) won the stage by capitalizing on hesitations between fighting teams, attacking his breakaway companions at the start of the 1.9 mile (3 km) finishing circuits and taking all 4 laps solo. Colin Strickland (Elbowz Racing) and Ryan Anderson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies) followed behind to take second and third, absorbing the remaining time bonuses. Ben Hill (Donkey Label Racing) finished sixth on the stage with the same time as the field to keep the yellow jersey for one more stage.
After a smooth neutral rollout, teams took turns attacking to find the right breakaway combination. Eventually the decisive break formed, grew 11-riders deep, and stayed together for over half the race.
"Optum was going crazy, and a lot of people were attacking as well," said Hill. "We were mainly just following them because they're the closest GC threat. I was following, and we missed a move. My teammate John towed me to the front then I just went. It took me a good while to get across to the move but once I got there then that was it."
Once a solid gap formed, team cars were allowed up to confer with their riders in the break, and tactics changed again.
"Optum decided they didn't like [the break], then we started playing games," said Hill. "That tired me out a little bit but it worked out in the end. I had to make a choice, I couldn't keep following them all day. I let Will Routley [Optum] go and went back to the bunch with the others, which worked out in the end."
With the break shattered, leaving only Routley, Andres Diaz (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team), Chris Barton and Ulises Castillo (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo), and Nicolae Tanovitchii (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis), other teams seized the opportunity to bridge up.
"The group split so I jumped across with Joe Schmalz (Hincapie Racing Team) and the two of us along with one other rider just went for it," said Barberi. "We made it across. As soon as we entered the circuits I knew I had to kind of give it a go."
"I knew they were going to be looking at each other. No one wants to be the guy who closes the gap and then have someone counter attack and then they end up missing out on the split. I knew that by going early there was a good chance I was going to get some hesitation."
Barberi claimed the Penn Cycle Most Aggressive Rider jersey for his bold move.
Castillo's work in the break earned him the Sport Beans King of the Hills jersey. Strickland's second place finish came with an eight-second time bonus, moving him into the lead for the Luther VW Top Amateur jersey.
Stefan Rolfe (Elbowz Racing) earned more sprint points on the stage to keep his lead in the K'ul Chocolate Sprint Competition.
Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant/Specialized) finished in the field to hold the Greg LeMond Best Young Rider jersey into tomorrow's Uptown Minneapolis Criterium.
North Star Bike Fest report
Results from the third stage in Minnesota
| Stage 3 (June 18th): Cannon Falls Road Race, 137.44 km | |
| 1 Stefano Barberi (California Giant / Specialized) | 3:07:40 |
| 2 Colin Strickland (Elbowz Racing) | at 0:03 |
| 3 Ryan Anderson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 4 Freddie Rodriguez (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | |
| 5 David Guttenplan (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | |
| 6 Ben Hill (Donkey Label Racing) | |
| 7 Efren Ortega (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | |
| 8 Alexander Braico (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | |
| 9 Morgan Schmitt (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | |
| 10 Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 11 Andrew Dahlheim (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | |
| 12 Mac Brennan (Hincapie Racing Team) | |
| 13 Bryan Stevens (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 14 George Simpson (GS CIAO) | |
| 15 Fabrizio VonNacher (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 16 Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant / Specialized) | |
| 17 Tom Zirbel (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 18 Kevin Girkins (Elbowz Racing) | |
| 19 Isaac Howe (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 20 Martin Vecchio (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | |
| 21 Andres Diaz (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | |
| 22 Stefan Rothe (Elbowz Racing) | |
| 23 Gabriel Baca (Elbowz Racing) | |
| 24 Alberto Covarrubias (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | |
| 25 Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 26 Andrew Hemesath (The Colorado Collective) | |
| 27 Josh Yeaton (GS CIAO) | |
| 28 Fabio Calabria (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 29 Gavriel Epstein (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 30 Chris Winn (GS CIAO) | |
| 31 Zack Allison (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | |
| 32 Jon Hornbeck (Hincapie Racing Team) | |
| 33 Greg Capelle (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | |
| 34 Jean-Michel Lachance (Grand Performance) | |
| 35 Michael Burleigh (GS CIAO) | |
| 36 Efren Flores (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 37 Robert Sroka (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | |
| 38 Jake Magee (Donkey Label Racing) | |
| 39 Orlando Garibay (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | |
| 40 Zeke Mostov (California Giant / Specialized) | |
| 41 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | |
| 42 Dustin Morici (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | |
| 43 Eric Thompson (Donkey Label Racing) | |
| 44 Andrew Clemence (The Colorado Collective) | |
| 45 Kevin Mollervy (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 46 Alex Meyer (Grand Performance) | |
| 47 Heath Blackgrove (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | |
| 48 Neal Shepherd (The Colorado Collective) | |
| 49 Gregory Wittwer (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | |
| 50 Steven Perezluha (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | |
| 51 Jack McCann (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | |
| 52 Jake King (California Giant / Specialized) | |
| 53 Marcos Lazzarotto (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | |
| 54 Tony Olson (Grand Performance) | |
| 55 Kaler Marshall (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | |
| 56 Chris Barton (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 57 Robin Eckmann (GS CIAO) | all s.t. |
| 58 Corey Davis (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 0:23 |
| 59 Will Routley (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| 60 Joe Schmaltz (Hincapie Racing Team) | |
| 61 Brian McCulloch (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 62 Jamie Anderson (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | |
| 63 Sven Gartner (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | |
| 64 Cole House (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | all s.t. |
| 65 Andrew Buntz (Credite Velo) | 0:29 |
| 66 Julian Rodas (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 1:03 |
| 67 Rudyard Peterson (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 1:03 |
| 68 Kyle Selph (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 1:12 |
| 69 Kit Recca (The Colorado Collective) | 2:06 |
| 70 Nathaniel Beams (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | s.t. |
| 71 Colton Jarisch (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 2:13 |
| 72 Evan Hartig (Credite Velo) | 2:28 |
| 73 Carmen Small (Elbowz Racing) | 2:54 |
| 74 Ryan O'Boyle (Credite Velo) | 3:07 |
| 75 Ulises Castillo (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 4:53 |
| 76 Timothy Rugg (GS CIAO) | 6:53 |
| 77 Pat Casey (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | 11:53 |
| 78 Jonathan Toftoy (Donkey Label Racing) | s.t. |
| 79 Matt McLoone (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | 15:05 |
| 80 Sergio Hernandez (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | s.t. |
| 81 Adam Mills (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 17:49 |
| 82 Ross White (Credite Velo) | 20:21 |
| 83 Mehdi Benhamouda (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | 23:11 |
| 84 Brais Dacal (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | s.t. |
| 85 Michael Sheehan (Elbowz Racing) | 24:50 |
| 86 Dillon Caldwell (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | |
| 87 Tim Savre (Credite Velo) | |
| 88 Trevor Rolette (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | |
| 89 Drew Christopher (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | |
| 90 Michael Woell (Grand Performance) | |
| 91 Zachary Felpel (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | |
| 92 Diego Sandoval (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | |
| 93 Levon Kalemkiarian (Donkey Label Racing) | all s.t. |
| 94 Jake Buescher (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 46:05 |
| 95 Taylor Warren (The Colorado Collective) | |
| 96 Shawn Wayland (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 97 Eric Hill (Grand Performance) | |
| 98 David Goodman (Credite Velo) | all s.t. |
| DNF Guillaume Boivin (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | |
| GC | |
| 1 Ben Hill (Donkey Label Racing) | 4.10:42 |
| 2 Tom Zirbel (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | at 0:01 |
| 3 Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:14 |
| 4 Colin Strickland (Elbowz Racing) | 0:15 |
| 5 Stefan Rothe (Elbowz Racing) | 0:16 |
| 6 Chris Barton (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 0:19 |
| 7 Kevin Girkins (Elbowz Racing) | 0:21 |
| 8 Ryan Anderson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:22 |
| 9 Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:23 |
| 10 Mac Brennan (Hincapie Racing Team) | 0:24 |
| 11 Eric Thompson (Donkey Label Racing) | s.t. |
| 12 Andrew Clemence (The Colorado Collective) | 0:26 |
| 13 Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant / Specialized) | s.t. |
| 14 George Simpson (GS CIAO) | 0:28 |
| 15 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | 0:29 |
| 16 Zeke Mostov (California Giant / Specialized) | s.t. |
| 17 Morgan Schmitt (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | 0:31 |
| 18 Andres Diaz (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 0:35 |
| 19 Heath Blackgrove (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 0:38 |
| 20 Michael Burleigh (GS CIAO) | 0:46 |
| 21 Zack Allison (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 0:47 |
| 22 Jean-Michel Lachance (Grand Performance) | 0:49 |
| 23 Kaler Marshall (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | s.t. |
| 24 Chris Winn (GS CIAO) | 0:51 |
| 25 Jon Hornbeck (Hincapie Racing Team) | 0:52 |
| 26 Andrew Dahlheim (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | 0:53 |
| 27 Andrew Hemesath (The Colorado Collective) | s.t. |
| 28 Greg Capelle (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 0:58 |
| 29 Fabrizio VonNacher (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | |
| 30 Jake Magee (Donkey Label Racing) | both s.t. |
| 31 Fabio Calabria (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | 0:59 |
| 32 Dustin Morici (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | |
| 33 Kevin Mollervy (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | both s.t. |
| 34 Gabriel Baca (Elbowz Racing) | 1:00 |
| 35 Orlando Garibay (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 1:02 |
| 36 Gavriel Epstein (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | 1:06 |
| 37 Bryan Stevens (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | s.t. |
| 38 Isaac Howe (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | 1:07 |
| 39 Jake King (California Giant / Specialized) | 1:12 |
| 40 Will Routley (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 1:17 |
| 41 Alexander Braico (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | s.t. |
| 42 David Guttenplan (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 1:28 |
| 43 Efren Ortega (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 1:29 |
| 44 Gregory Wittwer (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | 1:33 |
| 45 Josh Yeaton (GS CIAO) | 1:34 |
| 46 Neal Shepherd (The Colorado Collective) | 1:39 |
| 47 Tony Olson (Grand Performance) | 1:46 |
| 48 Martin Vecchio (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | 1:51 |
| 49 Freddie Rodriguez (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | s.t. |
| 50 Robin Eckmann (GS CIAO) | 1:52 |
| 51 Corey Davis (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 1:59 |
| 52 Jamie Anderson (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | 2:22 |
| 53 Julian Rodas (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 2:42 |
| 54 Brian McCulloch (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 2:43 |
| 55 Sven Gartner (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 2:56 |
| 56 Steven Perezluha (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 3:02 |
| 57 Kyle Selph (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 3:26 |
| 58 Cole House (Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching) | 3:46 |
| 59 Nathaniel Beams (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 4:10 |
| 60 Evan Hartig (Credite Velo) | 4:23 |
| 61 Jack McCann (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | 4:33 |
| 62 Colton Jarisch (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | s.t. |
| 63 Kit Recca (The Colorado Collective) | 4:35 |
| 64 Efren Flores (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 4:36 |
| 65 Marcos Lazzarotto (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | 4:51 |
| 66 Alberto Covarrubias (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 4:55 |
| 67 Ryan O'Boyle (Credite Velo) | 5:11 |
| 68 Robert Sroka (Netherland Rubber p/b MVP) | 5:13 |
| 69 Andrew Buntz (Credite Velo) | 5:24 |
| 70 Alex Meyer (Grand Performance) | 5:25 |
| 71 Rudyard Peterson (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 5:43 |
| 72 Stefano Barberi (California Giant / Specialized) | 6:07 |
| 73 Joe Schmaltz (Hincapie Racing Team) | 6:28 |
| 74 Ulises Castillo (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 7:08 |
| 75 Carmen Small (Elbowz Racing) | 9:20 |
| 76 Timothy Rugg (GS CIAO) | 13:24 |
| 77 Sergio Hernandez (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 16:20 |
| 78 Matt McLoone (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | 16:28 |
| 79 Pat Casey (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | 16:45 |
| 80 Jonathan Toftoy (Donkey Label Racing) | 17:01 |
| 81 Adam Mills (Elevate Elite Cycling Team) | 23:02 |
| 82 Michael Sheehan (Elbowz Racing) | 25:04 |
| 83 Mehdi Benhamouda (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | 25:07 |
| 84 Ross White (Credite Velo) | 25:30 |
| 85 Drew Christopher (Champion System-Stan's NoTubes) | 25:44 |
| 86 Tim Savre (Credite Velo) | 26:51 |
| 87 Levon Kalemkiarian (Donkey Label Racing) | 26:54 |
| 88 Dillon Caldwell (Canyon Bicycles - Shimano) | 28:57 |
| 89 Zachary Felpel (BATTLEY H-D /Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) | 29:18 |
| 90 Brais Dacal (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | 29:54 |
| 91 Trevor Rolette (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 30:16 |
| 92 Diego Sandoval (Incycle-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) | 30:19 |
| 93 Michael Woell (Grand Performance) | 30:48 |
| 94 Eric Hill (Grand Performance) | 47:03 |
| 95 David Goodman (Credite Velo) | 47:49 |
| 96 Shawn Wayland (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 48:00 |
| 97 Taylor Warren (The Colorado Collective) | 48:04 |
| 98 Jake Buescher (Ego p/b Sammy's Bikes) | 50:49 |
Previous Stages
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