June 5/05 3:48 am - Wachovia Liberty Classic
Posted by Editoress on 06/5/05
Wachovia Liberty Classic Philadelphia PA
Report by By Leigh Hargrove
The women's event here today in Philadelphia gave local crowds an exciting show of racing at the Women's Liberty Classic.
During lap one a mid-pack crash took out about twenty riders but no one appeared to be seriously hurt. Following the mayhem, the main field split up into a few groups just before the climb up Manuyonk Wall. With QOM points up for grabs twice a lap, the speed picked up and a group of 12 riders peeled off the front of the pack. This break opened up a one-minute gap on its chasers. Without a Neunberger rider up front, the gap was brought down to twenty seconds at the bottom of the hill with current World Champion Judith Arndt leading the chase.
Over the crest of the hill five more riders were able to bridge the gap up to the lead breakaway group. With 17 women up front and all the major teams represented except for Colavita-Cooking Oil the break became a sure thing and opened up a minute on their pursuers.
With some of the world's top sprinters in this break the sprint finish was exciting for everyone. In the end Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile) had the legs and took the sprint over Neunberger's Regina Schleicher and Quark's Laura Van Gilder.
| 1. Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | 2:24:47 |
| 2. Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger | |
| 3. Laura Van Gilder (USA) Team Quark | |
| 4. Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger | |
| 5. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 6. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 7. Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger | |
| 8. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 9. Tina Pic (USA) Team Quark | |
| 10. Lynn Gaggioli (USA) East Coast Velo | |
| 11. Amy Moore (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | all s.t. |
| 12. Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders | 0:03 |
| 13. Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | 0:06 |
| 14. Kristen Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | 0:17 |
| 15. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | 0:53 |
| 16. Melissa Sanborn (USA) Subway | |
| 17. Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | |
| 18. Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 19. Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | |
| 20. Kori Seehofer (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | |
| 21. Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 22. Kimberly Cunningham (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness | |
| 23. Sarah Bamberger (USA) Touchstone Climbing | |
| 24. Nicolle Freedman (Isr) Ford/Basis | |
| 25. Katherine Carroll (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| 26. Meredith Miller (USA) Nobili Rubinetteri | |
| 27. Kathleen Billington (USA) Diet Cheerwine | |
| 28. Allie Warfel (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness | |
| 29. Liza Rachetto (USA) Team Lipton | |
| 30. Annette Beutler (Sui) Team Quark | |
| 31. Nicole Wangsgard (USA) Subway | |
| 32. Kristen Sanders (USA) East Coast Velo | |
| 33. Julie Belanger (Can) Diet Cheerwine | |
| 34. Michele Beltran (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| 35. Nancy Lux (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| 36. Leigh Valetti (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| 37. Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | |
| 38. Rhonda Stickle (Can) Diet Cheerwine | |
| 39. Christina Dekraay (USA) Team Fuji | |
| 40. Leigh Hobson (Can) Diet Cheerwine | |
| 41. Karen Brems (USA) Webcor Builders | |
| 42. Iona Wynter (Jam) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| 43. Sarah Bresnick Zacchi (USA) Ford/Basis | |
| 44. Kristin Lasasso (USA) Team Lipton | |
| 45. Catherine Malone (USA) Webcor Builders | |
| 46. Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Velo Bella | |
| 47. Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Team Biovail | |
| 48. Heidi Goldberg (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| 49. Starr Falk (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| 50. Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor Builders | |
| 51. Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | |
| 52. Kate Sherwin (USA) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | |
| 53. Maggie Shirley (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| 54. Katie Mactier (Aus) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | |
| 55. Kim Anderson (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| 56. Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Builders | |
| 57. Erin Mirabella (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| 58. Suzanne Macht (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 59. Helen Kelly (Aus) Team Quark | |
| 60. Errine Willock (Can) Webcor Builders | |
| 61. Audrey Lemieux (Can) Team Quark | |
| 62. Sarah Uhl (USA) Team Quark | all s.t. |
| 63. Brenda Lyons (USA) Touchstone Climbing | 1:13 |
| 64. Cindy Carroll (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness | " |
| 65. Kristen Robbins (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | " |
| 66. Rebecca Much (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 67. Sarah Sauvayre (USA) Velo Girls | 1:27 |
| 68. Tammy Sadle (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| 69. Kim Geist (USA) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | |
| 70. Sandra Kolb (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| 71. Sima Trapp (USA) Subway | all s.t. |
| 72. Candice Blickem (USA) Team Quark | 1:30 |
| 73. Sarah Tillotson (USA) Velo Girls | |
| 74. Mai Britt Hartwell (Nor) Diet Cheerwine | |
| 75. Jill Mclaughlin (USA) Velo Bella | |
| 76. Megan Esmonde (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | all s.t. |
| 77. Mackenzie Dickey (USA) Verducci Breakaway | 2:02 |
| 78. Kristin Caldwell (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness | |
| 79. Dotsie Cowden (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| 80. Christina Peick (Den) Colavita Cooking Light | all s.t. |
| 81. Brooke O'Conner (USA) Hub Racing | 2:22 |
| 82. Mo Devlin (USA) Touchstone Climbing | s.t. |
| 83. Laura Downey (USA) Kenda Tire | 3:23 |
| 84. Kimberly Sawyer (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| 85. Daniele Staskal (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| 86. Robin Farina (USA) Ford/Basis | |
| 87. Allyson Brandt (USA) Team Fuji | |
| 88. Liz Begosh (USA) Velo Bella | |
| 89. Jennifer Reither (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| 90. Sinead Fitzgibbons (USA) Team Lipton | |
| 91. Shawn Heidgen (USA) Amoroso's Bicycle Therapy | |
| 92. Sherri Stedje (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| 93. Jenette Williams (USA) Easton Specialized | 4:23 |
| DNF. Penny Avril (Gbr) Touchstone Climbing | |
| DNF. Marie Per Bedard (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF. Ann Bell (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Sarah Bickerstaff (USA) East Coast Velo | |
| DNF. Betsey Bloom Galenti (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| DNF. Michele Bote (USA) Hub Racing | |
| DNF. Kari Bradley (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| DNF. Sarah Caravella (USA) Team Fuji | |
| DNF. Allison Carter (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Diane Castor (USA) Velo Bella | |
| DNF. Amanda Leigh Cox (Can) East Coast Velo | |
| DNF. Dani Dembrak (USA) Ford/Basis | |
| DNF. Mary Downing (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Kristin Drumm (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness | |
| DNF. Debbie Dust (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Andrea Dvorak (USA) Touchstone Climbing | |
| DNF. Deborah Elliott (USA) Ford/Basis | |
| DNF. Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team/Safi Pasta | |
| DNF. Sheba Farrin (USA) Hub Racing | |
| DNF. Alison Fischer (USA) East Coast Velo | |
| DNF. Grace Fleury (USA) Team Quark | |
| DNF. Kim Foland (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| DNF. Sami Fournier (USA) Velo Bella | |
| DNF. Pauline Frascone (USA) Verducci Breakaway | |
| DNF. Elisa Gagnon (Can) Team Lipton | |
| DNF. Genevieve Gagon (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF. Anna Garnett (Can) Team Biovail | |
| DNF. Oliva Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger | |
| DNF. Stefanie Graeter (USA) Webcor Builders | |
| DNF. Jenn Green (USA) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| DNF. Tracey Grimshaw (Can) Travelgirl Magazine | |
| DNF. Caroline Hacker (USA) Velo Bella | |
| DNF. Susan Hefler (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| DNF. Pam Hinton (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Nonnie Howard (USA) Verducci Breakaway | |
| DNF. Shannon Hutchison (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| DNF. Angela Johnson (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| DNF. Ashley Kimmet (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| DNF. Rebecca Koh (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Katherine Lambden (USA) Team Lipton | |
| DNF. Heather Lamson (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF. Rebecca Larson (USA) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| DNF. Amanda Lawrence (USA) Verducci Breakaway | |
| DNF. Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger | |
| DNF. Mandy Lozano (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| DNF. Jennifer Magur (USA) Team Biovail | |
| DNF. Lynn Maldonado (USA) Amoroso's Bicycle Therapy | |
| DNF. Mindi Martin (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Veronica Martinez (Arg) Amoroso's Bicycle Therapy | |
| DNF. Rosy McCall (NZl) Team Fuji | |
| DNF. Cara McCauley (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| DNF. Leeanne Menderson (Aus) Hub Racing | |
| DNF. Anna Mikowski (USA) Team Lipton | |
| DNF. Diane Miller, (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| DNF. Elizabeth Morse (USA) Team Fuji | |
| DNF. Ellen Moses (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Rebecca Nelson (Can) Team Biovail | |
| DNF. Shiela Orem (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Zoe Owers (USA) Team Lipton | |
| DNF. Sue Palmer Komar (Can) Colavita Cooking Light | |
| DNF. Lynn Patchett (Can) Amoroso's Bicycle Therapy | |
| DNF. Martina Patella (USA) Easton Specialized | |
| DNF. Melissa Petty (USA) Team Fuji | |
| DNF. Catherine Powers (USA) Amoroso's Bicycle Therapy | |
| DNF. Niiki Raspa (USA) Hub Racing | |
| DNF. Beth Renaud (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Chrissy Saraceni (USA) Verducci Breakaway | |
| DNF. Kristy Scheffenacker (USA) Velo Bella | |
| DNF. Patricia Schwager (Sui) Subway | |
| DNF. Betsy Sellers (USA) Kenda Tire | |
| DNF. Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Biovail | |
| DNF. Patty Shoaf (USA) BMW Bianchi | |
| DNF. Diana Sosnowski (USA) East Coast Velo | |
| DNF. Lisa Sweeney (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF. Irene Thomas Johnson (USA) Bicycle John's | |
| DNF. Jenney Trew (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF. Christine Vardaros (USA) Velo Bella | |
| DNF. Tara Walhart (USA) Verducci Breakaway | |
| DNF. Emily Westbrook (USA) Subway | |
| DNF. Lindsey Wetzel (USA) Velo Girls | |
| DNF. Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger |
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