Posted by Editoress on 04/13/23
Red Truck Racing’s Nadia Gontova emerged from the fog to take the victory on Oak Glen Thursday. The Canadian was in disbelief at the finish racing in her debut at Redlands Bicycle Classic. Patobike’s Marcela Prieto had been closing the gap in the final meters, continuing to inch closer to the overall coming in second on the stage, and sits 14 seconds behind Gontova. Prieto’s Colombian teammate Lorena Villamizar was third.
Nadia Gontova (Red Truck Racing) takes victory atop Oak Glen.
Photo: Brian Hodes / VeloImages
L to r: Marcela Prieto, Nadia Gontova, Lorena Villamizar
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“There was another rider who attacked, I was able to follow and look back and I had a gap,” Gontova said. “I knew everyone was going to be hurting on the climb so I just decided to keep it going to see if I could pull off the win. I wasn’t expecting this at all. There was a chaser who was closing the gap at the end. I knew the fog would make the chase a little tougher so I think it worked in my favor.”
The stage had begun with a slight delay after the men’s race had started late due to last minute safety checks out on course. The cold and windy conditions made an already challenging course even harder. Marlies Mejias of Blue Ridge Twenty24 had a tough day after her effort in winning the opening stage. She would lose over two minutes at the end and her GC chances. Her teammates, Melisa Rollins and Laurel Quiñones took up the fight for the team finishing 5th and 6th respectfully on the stage.
DNA Pro Cycling’s Shayna Powless finished in fourth after working hard for her teammate and GC leader, Anet Barrera who ended 8th on the line. The team had planned to ride really aggressive, staying near the front making sure they would not miss any key moves. Teammate Holly Breck was first to attack out of the gate, hoping to help establish a break though like in the men’s race, she would end up out front solo for some time. The gap she maintained allowed her to notch key sprint points, landing her in the green jersey at days end.
“Overall, I think our team did really well,” Powless said. “I think we did a good job riding together. Holly crushed it, getting valuable sprint points so that was good.
“Going into the final climb, the plan was for Anet (Barrera), Kaitlyn (Rauwerda), and I to try and set a good tempo, covering things if we needed to help Anet up the climb. The group whittled down once we hit it. I took over the front and kept a solid tempo at threshold pace for as long as I could with Anet on my wheel.”
Barrera would be one of the first to launch an attack up Oak Glen, with Powless remaining with what remained of the group to cover any counter attacks. The move reduced the group down to a handful of riders, including Gontova and the Patobike duo. The trio would eventually respond to Barrera closing the gap, before Barrera lost contact.
“We came prepared, hoping to come out with good results,” Lorena Villamizar said. “We knew these three days would be very hard. Today’s stage was very complicated with the cold and the rain, so we were nervous. We rode cautiously so not to crash since Marcela had crashed the day before. The idea was to finish today’s race healthy and in good form.”
The GC remains tight heading into the decisive time trial. Gontova has a lead of only 14 seconds ahead of Prieto, and close to a minute over Villamizar. Both Blue Ridge Twenty24 and DNA Pro Cycling are nipping at their heels, all within striking distance ahead of the TT.
Report courtesy Rebecca Reza, Redlands
Results from the second stage of the Women's Redlands Classic in Redlands, California
Stage 2: Yucaipa Road Race, 99.4 km | |
1 Nadia Gontova (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 3:03:49 |
2 Marcela Elizabeth Prieto Castaneda (Mex) PatoBike | at 0:28 |
3 Lorena Villamizar (Col) PatoBike | 1:06 |
4 Shayna Powless (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 1:08 |
5 Melisa Rollins (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:16 |
6 Laurel Quinones (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:26 |
7 Kathleen Abadie (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 1:30 |
8 Anet Barrera (Mex) DNA Pro Cycling | s.t. |
9 Romina Hinojosa (Mex) ROXO Racing | 1:37 |
10 Stefanie Sydlik (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | s.t. |
11 Emily Ehrlich (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:41 |
12 Paige Onweller (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 1:44 |
13 Caitlin Howell (USA) Terun Elite | 1:48 |
14 Holly Henry (Can) InstaFund Racing | s.t. |
15 Ashley Frye (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 2:12 |
16 Maeghan Easler (USA) ROXO Racing | 2:15 |
17 Kyleigh Spearing (USA) Cynisca Cycling | s.t. |
18 Katherine Sheridan (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 2:37 |
19 Alia Shafi (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 2:46 |
20 Leah Thorvilson (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | |
21 Myriam Paquet (Can) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | both s.t. |
22 Emily Newsom (USA) ROXO Racing | 2:52 |
23 Marlies Mejias Garcia (Cub) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 2:59 |
24 Anna Hicks (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 3:18 |
25 Cassie Nelson (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | |
26 Mallory Macrostie (USA) United Cycling | both s.t. |
27 Alexis Ryan (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 3:48 |
28 Niky Taylor (USA) Terun Elite | 4:04 |
29 Jacqueline Tamez (Mex) PatoBike | 4:20 |
30 Jacqueline Larouche (USA) ROXO Racing | s.t. |
31 Nicole Steinmetz (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 4:30 |
32 Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) DNA Pro Cycling | 5:07 |
33 Kate Seiler (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 5:29 |
34 Skylar Schneider (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 5:50 |
35 Florence Howden (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 5:52 |
36 Stephanie Halamek (USA) United Cycling | 6:00 |
37 Jess Cygan (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 6:17 |
38 Natalie Quinn (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 6:31 |
39 Lilly Ujfalusi (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 6:58 |
40 Mara Roldan (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 7:04 |
41 Hayley Wickstrom (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 7:09 |
42 Lisa Houser (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 7:11 |
43 Rachel Jordan (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 7:15 |
44 Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 7:28 |
45 Chloé Mauvais (USA) Monarch Racing | 7:34 |
46 Katelyn Walcroft (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 7:40 |
47 Sofia Arreola Navarro (Mex) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 7:47 |
48 Samantha Schneider (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 7:48 |
49 Katie Aman (USA) United Cycling | 8:10 |
50 Valeria Leon Ordaz (Mex) PatoBike | 9:01 |
51 Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 9:03 |
52 Gabrielle Lehnert (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | s.t. |
53 Marjorie Rinaldo (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 9:05 |
54 Sofia Schugar (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 9:07 |
55 Alexis Jaramillo (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 9:10 |
56 Rylee Mcmullen (Can) InstaFund Racing | 9:13 |
57 Gina Yuan (USA) Monarch Racing | 9:17 |
58 Eleanor Wiseman (USA) Terun Elite | s.t. |
59 Cassie Hickey (USA) InstaFund Racing | 9:22 |
60 Keira Bond (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 9:28 |
61 Betsabee Salomon (Mex) PatoBike | 9:30 |
62 Lizbeth Salazar (Mex) L39ION of Los Angeles | 9:37 |
63 Holly Breck (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 9:40 |
64 Brenna Wrye-Simpson (USA) InstaFund Racing | 10:03 |
65 Makala Jaramillo (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 10:05 |
66 Helena Gilbert Snyder (USA) Monarch Racing | 10:18 |
67 Clemence Cousineau (Can) dcdevo Racing Academy | 10:28 |
68 Galen Bolard (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 10:30 |
69 Ilan Jen-La Plante (USA) Terun Elite | 10:33 |
70 Arielle Coy (USA) InstaFund Racing | 10:47 |
71 Astrid Wuerr (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 11:06 |
72 Daphne Karagainis (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 12:02 |
73 Leigh Dukeman (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 12:08 |
74 Alexandrine Obrand (USA) Terun Elite | 12:18 |
75 Elizabeth Gin (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 12:25 |
76 Brenna Pauly (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 12:56 |
77 Katherine Sarkisov (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 13:21 |
78 Christie Tracy (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 14:08 |
79 Haley Smith (USA) ROXO Racing | 14:28 |
80 Samantha Scott (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 14:34 |
81 Kimberly Lucie (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 14:44 |
82 Heather Fischer (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | s.t. |
83 Julyn Aguila (Mex) L39ION of Los Angeles | 14:47 |
84 Aileen Pannecoucke (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 15:04 |
85 Caileigh Filmer (Can) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 16:15 |
86 Helena Coney (Can) InstaFund Racing | s.t. |
87 Lucy Hempstead (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 17:24 |
88 Rachel Parker (USA) Monarch Racing | 17:45 |
89 Priscilla Savord (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 17:54 |
90 Coralie Houde (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 17:59 |
91 Kara Lilly (USA) InstaFund Racing | 18:06 |
92 Homare Yamashita (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 18:36 |
93 Jazmine Lavergne (can) Primeau Velo Racing | 18:47 |
94 Camille Primeau (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 18:49 |
95 Coralie Levesque (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 18:57 |
96 Megan Sybeldon (USA) United Cycling | 19:42 |
97 Aubrey Drummond (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 19:46 |
98 Lidia Cusack (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 21:42 |
99 Emma Dressler (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 22:00 |
100 Sydney Berry (USA) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 23:15 |
101 Alyssa Sarkisov (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 23:40 |
102 Laura Kate Galbreath (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 24:18 |
103 Megan Brinkmeyer (USA) Terun Elite | 25:35 |
104 Claudia Ferreira (USA) Monarch Racing | 26:45 |
105 Grace Saccone (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 27:28 |
106 Cara O'Neill (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 27:28 |
107 Cheyenne Noble (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 49:15 |
DNF Emily Marcolini (Can) ROXO Racing | |
DNF Nicole Cordova (Mex) PatoBike | |
DNF Kathryn Ayroud (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | |
DNF Ellexi Snover (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | |
DNF Annie Whalen (USA) Monarch Racing | |
DNF May Liu (USA Terun Elite | |
DNS Jamie Chapman (USA) Monarch Racing | |
GC | |
1 Nadia Gontova (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 4:44:56 |
2 Marcela Elizabeth Prieto Castaneda (Mex) PatoBike | at 0:14 |
3 Lorena Villamizar (Col) PatoBike | 1:07 |
4 Melisa Rollins (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:17 |
5 Shayna Powless (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 1:26 |
6 Anet Barrera (Mex) DNA Pro Cycling | 1:35 |
7 Emily Ehrlich (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:42 |
8 Laurel Quinones (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 1:42 |
9 Caitlin Howell (USA) Terun Elite | 1:53 |
10 Stefanie Sydlik (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 1:53 |
11 Holly Henry (Can) InstaFund Racing | 2:04 |
12 Paige Onweller (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 2:09 |
13 Maeghan Easler (USA) ROXO Racing | 2:16 |
14 Kyleigh Spearing (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 2:20 |
15 Kathleen Abadie (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 2:20 |
16 Ashley Frye (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 2:28 |
17 Alia Shafi (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 2:33 |
18 Marlies Mejias Garcia (Cub) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 2:45 |
19 Katherine Sheridan (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 2:49 |
20 Emily Newsom (USA) ROXO Racing | 3:10 |
21 Anna Hicks (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 3:14 |
22 Leah Thorvilson (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 3:21 |
23 Romina Hinojosa (Mex) ROXO Racing | 3:52 |
24 Mallory Macrostie (USA) United Cycling | 3:57 |
25 Cassie Nelson (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 4:00 |
26 Alexis Ryan (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 4:11 |
27 Jacqueline Tamez (Mex) PatoBike | 4:25 |
28 Kate Seiler (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 5:39 |
29 Skylar Schneider (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 5:45 |
30 Stephanie Halamek (USA) United Cycling | 6:20 |
31 Jess Cygan (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 6:29 |
32 Mara Roldan (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 7:05 |
33 Lilly Ujfalusi (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 7:28 |
34 Hayley Wickstrom (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 7:30 |
35 Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) DNA Pro Cycling | 7:40 |
36 Lisa Houser (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 7:41 |
37 Sofia Arreola Navarro (Mex) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 8:22 |
38 Myriam Paquet (Can) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 8:31 |
39 Katie Aman (USA) United Cycling | 8:37 |
40 Natalie Quinn (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 8:52 |
41 Samantha Schneider (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 9:08 |
42 Rylee Mcmullen (Can) InstaFund Racing | 9:21 |
43 Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 9:36 |
44 Niky Taylor (USA) Terun Elite | 9:46 |
45 Jacqueline Larouche (USA) ROXO Racing | 9:52 |
46 Cassie Hickey (USA) InstaFund Racing | 9:52 |
47 Holly Breck (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 9:55 |
48 Lizbeth Salazar (Mex) L39ION of Los Angeles | 9:58 |
49 Nicole Steinmetz (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 10:00 |
50 Florence Chardon (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 10:16 |
51 Makala Jaramillo (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 10:40 |
52 Betsabee Salomon (Mex) PatoBike | 11:12 |
53 Galen Bolard (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 11:29 |
54 Arielle Coy (USA) InstaFund Racing | 11:37 |
55 Florence Howden (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 11:59 |
56 Rachel Jordan (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 13:16 |
57 Chloé Mauvais (USA) Monarch Racing | 13:38 |
58 Valeria Leon Ordaz (Mex) PatoBike | 14:33 |
59 Sofia Schugar (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 14:35 |
60 Alexis Jaramillo (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 14:42 |
61 Gina Yuan (USA) Monarch Racing | 14:59 |
62 Eleanor Wiseman (USA) Terun Elite | 14:59 |
63 Samantha Scott (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 15:01 |
64 Marjorie Rinaldo (USA) Fount Cycling Guild | 15:03 |
65 Keira Bond (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 15:20 |
66 Brenna Wrye-Simpson (USA) InstaFund Racing | 16:04 |
67 Helena Gilbert Snyder (USA) Monarch Racing | 16:05 |
68 Ilan Jen-La Plante (USA) Terun Elite | 16:13 |
69 Daphne Karagainis (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 17:44 |
70 Leigh Dukeman (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 17:53 |
71 Alexandrine Obrand (USA) Terun Elite | 18:05 |
72 Elizabeth Gin (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 18:14 |
73 Haley Smith (USA) ROXO Racing | 20:29 |
74 Caileigh Filmer (Can) Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 | 22:04 |
75 Helena Coney (Can) InstaFund Racing | 22:19 |
76 Katelyn Walcroft (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 23:03 |
77 Heather Fischer (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 23:33 |
78 Priscilla Savord (USA) Cardinal - Classic Cycling | 24:12 |
79 Homare Yamashita (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 24:31 |
80 Coralie Levesque (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 24:46 |
81 Gabrielle Lehnert (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 25:28 |
82 Clemence Cousineau (Can) dcdevo Racing Academy | 25:36 |
83 Astrid Wuerr (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 27:31 |
84 Christie Tracy (USA) 3T/ Q+M Cycling | 28:22 |
85 Brenna Pauly (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 29:21 |
86 Katherine Sarkisov (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 29:46 |
87 Aileen Pannecoucke (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 31:29 |
88 Julyn Aguila (Mex) L39ION of Los Angeles | 32:36 |
89 Rachel Parker (USA) Monarch Racing | 34:10 |
90 Kara Lilly (USA) InstaFund Racing | 34:22 |
91 Kimberly Lucie (USA) DNA Pro Cycling | 35:06 |
92 Camille Primeau (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 35:14 |
93 Aubrey Drummond (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles | 36:11 |
94 Lidia Cusack (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 38:07 |
95 Alyssa Sarkisov (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 40:05 |
96 Coralie Houde (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 40:33 |
97 Claudia Ferreira (USA) Monarch Racing | 40:59 |
98 Megan Sybeldon (USA) United Cycling | 42:16 |
99 Lucy Hempstead (Can) Primeau Velo Racing | 42:34 |
100 Sydney Berry (USA) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 43:37 |
101 Cara O'Neill (USA) Cynisca Cycling | 43:44 |
102 Grace Saccone (USA) USA Cycling Redlands Development Team | 43:53 |
103 Jazmine Lavergne (can) Primeau Velo Racing | 43:57 |
104 Emma Dressler (Can) Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes | 44:34 |
105 Megan Brinkmeyer (USA) Terun Elite | 48:09 |
106 Laura Kate Galbreath (USA) dcdevo Racing Academy | 49:28 |
107 Cheyenne Noble (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear | 1:11:49 |
Redlands Classic: Women's stage 1 results
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