Sydor Takes Third Straight!

Cactus Cup (report courtesy Josh Hall, Team Schwinn Canada)

Alison Sydor took her third straight stage today in the Dirt Crit at the Cactus Cup in Arizona, and solidified her overall lead. Andreas Hestler took third in the mens race and has moved up to 4th on GC (Chris Sheppard did not have as good a stage, and has dropped to around 6th overall). Josh reports that after good weather yesterday, it has turned cold with intermittent rain showers. Preliminary results and GC below.

Dirt Crit Results

Men

1. Filip Meirhaege (BEL) Mountain Dew-Specialized
2. Bart Brentjens (NED) Mountain Dew-Specialized
3. Andreas Hestler CAN Volvo-Cannondale

Women

1. Alison Sydor CAN Volvo-Cannondale
2. Madeleine Lindberg
3. Alla Epifanova RUS Volvo-Cannondale
4. Lesley Tomlinson CAN Polo Sport

GC

Men

1. Brentjens
2. Johan Malmsten SWE Team Stevens
3. Meirhaege
4. Hestler

Women

1. Sydor
2. Tomlinson
3. Lindberg