May 21/05 9:26 am - Tour of Connecticut: Stage 2

Posted by Editoress on 05/21/05
 

Tour of Connecticut
Report Courtesy Team Kodak EasyShare Gallery/Sierra Nevada

"Today went according to plan," said Kodak EasyShare Gallery/Sierra Nevada Racing Manager Robin Zellner after Dominique Perras made the winning break in Stage 2 of the Tour of Connecticut, placing fourth on the stage and taking the Climber's Jersey.

After the first few laps of the very difficult Waterbury Climbers' Cup circuit race shattered the field, a lead group of roughly thirty riders emerged, including Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada's Glen Mitchell and Ben Jacques-Maynes in addition to Perras.

With four 4.1-mile laps remaining, Perras and overall leader Vasilli Davidenko (Navigators Insurance) - who followed his win in last night's criterium with a stage win today - bridged up to Davide Frattini (Colavita-Sutter Home) and Davidenko's teammate, Chris Baldwin.

With strongman Baldwin driving the pace, the quartet's lead grew to 31 seconds at the finish, where Davidenko took an easy win from Frattini and Baldwin. Perras finished fourth, but took the Climber's Jersey after winning the final KOM sprint and placing second in the previous one.

Meanwhile, only sixteen riders made the final selection behind the breakaway including Jacques-Maynes and Mitchell, who placed ninth and fourteenth in the stage.

"I felt pretty good today and I'll try to be aggressive tomorrow," Perras commented after the race, "but Navigators is pretty well in control."

1 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance, 2:39:55
2 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home
3 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance
4 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada, all s.t.
5 Oleg Grichkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance, 0:31
6 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders
7 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
8 Mike Dietrich (USA) Fiordifrutta
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
10 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home
11 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders
12 Peter Baker (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On
13 Todd Wells (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports
14 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
15 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF
16 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home
17 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari
18 Jon Hamblen (USA) Fiordifrutta
19 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Volkswagen-TREK
20 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home, all s.t.

27 Jean Sebastien Maheau (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, 3:50
49 Ryan McKenzie (Can) Subway, 11:36
74 Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari, 16:36
80 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, s.t.
100 Alexandre Lavallee (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, 30:00
101 Alexandre Cloutier (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, s.t.
DNF Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen-TREK

GC
1 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance, 3:57:11
2 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home, at 0:16
3 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance, 0:20
4 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada, 0:24
5 Oleg Grichkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance, 0:55
6 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Builders
7 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
8 Mike Dietrich (USA) Fiordifrutta
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
10 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home
11 Lucas Euser (USA) Webcor Builders
12 Peter Baker (USA) Snow Valley Presented by Seal-On
13 Todd Wells (USA) Capital Velo Club-Pig Iron Sports
14 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
15 Michael Lange (USA) TIAA-CREF
16 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home
17 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari
18 Jon Hamblen (USA) Fiordifrutta
19 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Volkswagen-TREK
20 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home, all s.t.

27 Jean Sebastien Maheau (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, 4:14
47 Ryan McKenzie (Can) Subway, 12:00
76 Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's-Kalahari, 17:00
82 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, s.t.
98 Alexandre Lavallee (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, 30:24
99 Alexandre Cloutier (Can) Volkswagen-TREK, s.t.