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March 29/09 23:51 pm - Redlands Classic Stage Race: Women's Stage 3 and Final GC results


Posted by Editoress on 03/29/09
 

Redlands, California

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg succeeded in winning the Redlands Classic on Sunday in nail biting dramatic fashion.

After taking third place in Thursday's uphill prologue, Teutenberg trailed Nuernberger's Amber Neben by 27 seconds. Gradually making up time over Friday and Saturday's stage Teutenberg went into the final stage still with two seconds to make up.

On a difficult course that consisted of nine laps of a hilly neighbourhood course in Redlands, the Columbia-Highroad women went on the attack to gain seconds. Winning the first time bonus sprint of the race at the top of the first climb, Teutenberg moved into the race lead by one second.

The team then raced to protect the lead over the next eight laps. A feat that proved harder than it looked. As well as constant attacks from Neben to get the jersey back, Teutenberg was involved in two crashes and had two punctured wheels.

"I couldn't have won this race today if I didn't have such a good team around me," said Teutenberg. "They kept the race together. They all stayed with me at all times to help me pacing on the climbs and get me in position for the next climb. The first time I punctured [on the penultimate lap], Emilia [Fahlin] gave me her wheel which was perfect. Unfortunately whilst we did that a girl came around the corner and crashed into us.

"On the last lap I punctured my back wheel and had to go straight into a brick wall," continued Teutenberg. "Mara [Abbott] was right there with me and we swapped bikes. I rode to the finish on her bike and she came in on my bike which looked quite funny.

"We were also very happy with the way the field reacted to my crash on the last lap. They waited for me to get back up which was great sportsmanship."

The stage finished in a sprint with Alison Powers taking the win and Teutenberg finishing safely in the top ten to win the overall tour by a mere second.

The women now head to Europe for Ronde Van Vlaanderen World Cup which takes place next weekend in Belgium.
Team Columbia Highroad press release

Stage 3: Sunset Road Race, 105.7 km
1 Alison Powers (USA) Team Type 1 2:53:59
2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco
3 Nikki Butterfield (Aus) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
4 Lauren Tamayo (USA) Team Tibco
5 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Highroad Women
6 Kori Seehafer (USA) Team Type 1
7 Kristen LaSasso (USA) Kahala LaGrange
8 Amber Neben (USA) Nurnberger Shoair
9 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team)
10 Julie Beveridge (Can) Team Tibco
11 Christina Ruiter (USA) Value Act Capital
12 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Team Columbia Highroad Women
13 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
14 Kristin Sanders (USA) Value Act Capital
15 Lindsey Myers (USA) Wines of Washington
16 Tiffany Cromwell (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
17 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
18 Meredith Miller (USA) Team Tibco
19 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
20 Katharine Carroll (USA) Team Tibco all s.t.
 
26 Sarah Stewart (Can) Canadian National Team 3:41
32 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) Canadian National Team 7:33
40 Heather Logan (Can) Colavita Sutter Home 27:39
44 Andrea Bunnin (Can) Team BC 30:14
45 Moriah MacGregor (Can) Team BC
48 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team
55 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team all s.t.
72 Joanie Caron (Can) Canadian National Team 48:08
DNF Jenny Trew (Can) Canadian National Team
DNF Joelle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team
DNF Cara Gillis (Can) Touchstone Climbing
 
Final GC
1 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Highroad Women 7:09:41
2 Amber Neben (USA) Nurnberger Shoair at 0:01
3 Alison Powers (USA) Team Type 1 0:27
4 Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia Highroad 0:41
5 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1:04
 
8 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Team Columbia Highroad Women 1:10
12 Julie Beveridge (Can) Team Tibco 1:12
27 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 7:23
33 Sarah Stewart (Can) Canadian National Team 15:07
36 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) Canadian National Team 22:13
40 Heather Logan (Can) Colavita Sutter Home 30:09
42 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 33:45
52 Marilyn McDonald (Can) Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus 43:52
56 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 46:12
62 Andrea Bunnin (Can) Team BC 47:44
63 Moriah MacGregor (Can) Team BC 47:55
72 Joanie Caron (Can) Canadian National Team 1:03:43
76 Veronique Labonte (Can) Canadian National Team 1:17:43

 

 

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