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May 25/12 18:32 pm - Exergy Tour: Stage 1 report and results


Posted by Editoress on 05/25/12
 

After a cold, rainy start, and 124 kilometres of rolling Idaho countryside, American Theresa Cliff-Ryan of Exergy Twenty12 outsprinted the field and captured the first road race win of the inaugural Exergy Tour.  Current German road race champion Ina Yoko Teutenberg of Specialized-lululemon and Australian Rochelle Gilmore of Faren Honda Team finished second and third, respectively.

Teutenberg, who was fourth in the Prologue, will take over as the General Classification leader and wear the Exergy Race Leader jersey on Saturday. Tara Whitten (Team TIBCO-To The Top) is now second on G.C. and Gillian Carleton (Canadian National Team) moves to third overall, both just six seconds behind Teutenberg.

"Well, I found it really hard today," Teutenberg said about Stage 1 at the Exergy Tour. She represented Germany in the 2000 Olympic Games and turned pro the next year. "It’s great to be an idol for little kids and give them a reason to ride bikes or another sport, to show them you can do it, even if you are a girl. I have a niece and nephew and they look up to everybody who races. It’s what future stars do, I mean they see that and start riding their bikes."

The start of Stage 1 in Nampa, Idaho's second largest city, greeted the peloton and crowds with temperatures in the 40's (Fahrenheit) and a steady rain. The route took 102 riders past Lake Lowell and Idaho wine country before two circuits along the Snake River to contest the first Colavita Queen of the Mountain points on Pump Road. Elizabeth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS) launched a solo attack on the first climb up Pump Road, with its challenging 10-12 percent gradient, and stretched her lead to 25 seconds. She was caught a half-hour later by the field, but was rewarded later as the Exergy Most Aggressive Rider.

As the sky turned from gray to blue, six riders crashed near the final turn in Nampa. World Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora-Pasta Zara) was caught up in the incident, which kept her from contesting in the sprint finish.  Later reports say that Bronzini broke her wrist.  Another favorite in the race who did not play a role in today's finish was Exergy Twenty12's Kristin Armstrong, who withdrew because of a clavicle fracture suffered in the Prologue. She underwent successful surgery in Boise earlier in the day and came to Nampa to see the finish of the stage.

"We wanted to get her (Armstrong) into the yellow jersey by the end of the week. (Today) I definitely wanted to run off and give her a hug," said Stage One winner Cliff-Ryan about learning her teammate was at the finish line after her win.

The first Colavita Queen of the Mountains jersey will be worn by American Evelyn Stevens of Team Specialized-lululemon.  Her teammate, Teutenberg, was also awarded the PowerBar Sprint jersey. Because Teutenberg will wear the Exergy Race Leader jersey, Cliff-Ryan, who finished second in sprint points today, will wear the PowerBar Sprint jersey in Stage Two.  Gillian Carleton continues in the St. Luke's Sports Medicine Best Young Rider jersey for a second day.

On Saturday the 2012 Exergy Tour continues with Stage 2 presented by Union Pacific, with the Individual Time Trial in downtown Kuna, Idaho.  The riders will embark on a 10.4-mile (16.7 kilometre) race against the clock that was designed to mimic the time trial course for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

 

Results from today's second stage of the Exergy Tour in Nampa, Idaho

 

Stage 1: Nampa Road RaceNampa Road Race, 123.5 km
1 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Exergy Twenty12 3:16:08
2 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon
3 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Faren Honda Team
4 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
5 Alison Powers (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS
6 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS
7 Chiara Nadalutti (Ita) Faren Honda Team
8 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
9 Carmen Small (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
10 Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
11 Jessie Maclean (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS
12 Emma Mackie (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion
13 Celine Van Severen (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
14 Joelle Numainville (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon
16 Jolien D'hoore (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
17 Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized-lululemon
18 Ana Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) ABUS Nutrixxion
19 Joanie Caron (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling
20 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Canadian National Team
21 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Forno D'Asolo Colavita
22 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team
23 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team
24 Gerrike Schreurs (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
25 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Diadora-Pasta Zara
26 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
27 Mei Yu Hsiao (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan
28 Amber Neben (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon
29 Anne Samplonius (Can) NOW and Novartis for MS
30 Claudia Häusler (Ger) GreenEDGE-AIS
31 Megan Guarnier (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top
32 Tara Whitten (Can) Team TIBCO - To the Top
33 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara
34 Jennifer Hohl (Sui) Faren Honda Team
35 Devon Gorry (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS
36 Rachel Neylan (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion
37 Lauren Hall (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top
38 Olivia Dillon (Irl) NOW and Novartis for MS
39 Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS
40 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
41 Kristin Mcgrath (USA) Exergy Twenty12
42 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team
43 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon
44 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Forno D'Asolo Colavita
45 Courteney Lowe (NZl) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
46 Mary Zider (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling
47 Jen Weinbrecht (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing
48 Gillian Carleton (Can) Canadian National Team
49 Jamie Dinkins-Bookwalter (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling
50 Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
51 Elizabeth Newell (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS
52 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) Exergy Twenty12
53 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren Honda Team
54 Rhae Shaw (Can) Exergy Twenty12
55 Els Belmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
56 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing
57 Maria-Luisa Calle (Col) EspnW Pro Cycling
58 Laura Brown (Can) Canadian National Team
59 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) ABUS Nutrixxion
60 Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
61 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS
62 Tayler Wiles (USA) Exergy Twenty12
63 Anna Sanders (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing
64 Robin Farina (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS
65 Emily Kachorek (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing
66 Alison Tetrick (USA) Exergy Twenty12
67 Janel Holcomb (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
68 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Exergy Twenty12 all s.t.
69 Jackie Kurth (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:16
70 Alisha Welsh (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:20
71 Amanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top
72 Alessandra D'Ettorre (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara
73 Liza Racchetto (USA) Forno D'Asolo Colavita
74 Lindsay Myers (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top all s.t.
75 Ho Hsun Huang (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan 2:51
76 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 2:52
77 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Specialized-lululemon 2:52
78 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon 2:52
79 Moriah MacGregor (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling 2:52
80 Rowena Fry (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS 2:52
81 Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora-Pasta Zara 2:52
82 Rebecca Werner (Aus) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 4:30
83 Leah Guloien (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling s.t.
84 Stephanie Roorda (Can) Canadian National Team 5:01
85 Kathryn Donovan (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling 5:03
86 Kimberly Buyl (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 5:55
87 Jennifer Purcell (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top 5:55
88 Belinda Goss (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion 5:55
89 Addyson Albershardt (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 5:55
90 Loren Rowney (Aus) Team Specialized-lululemon 7:36
91 Kathryn Bertine (SKN) EspnW Pro Cycling 7:36
92 Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Faren Honda Team 9:10
93 Yu Hsuan Lee (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan 15:38
94 Sofie de Nys (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 15:40
95 Anouk Rockx (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 15:40
96 Jessica Uebelhart (Sui) Forno D'Asolo Colavita 15:40
97 Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Forno D'Asolo Colavita 15:40
98 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara s.t.
DNF Hsiao Chia Tseng (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan
DNF Chia Hui Lin (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan
DNF Jennifer Wheeler (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top
DNF Kendall Ryan (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top
DNS Kristin Armstrong (USA) Exergy Twenty12
 
GC
1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon 3:20:14
2 Tara Whitten (Can) Team TIBCO - To the Top at 0:03
3 Gillian Carleton (Can) Canadian National Team 3
4 Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized-lululemon 0:04
5 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon 0:06
6 Alison Powers (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS s.t.
7 Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS 0:07
8 Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:09
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon s.t.
10 Amber Neben (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon 0:10
11 Rachel Neylan (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion 0:11
12 Laura Brown (Can) Canadian National Team s.t.
13 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Exergy Twenty12 0:12
14 Megan Guarnier (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top 0:13
15 Janel Holcomb (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:14
16 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) Exergy Twenty12 s.t.
17 Lauren Hall (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top 0:15
18 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS s.t.
19 Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:16
20 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
21 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Canadian National Team
22 Rhae Shaw (Can) Exergy Twenty12 all s.t.
23 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Forno D'Asolo Colavita 0:17
24 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS 0:18
25 Kristin Mcgrath (USA) Exergy Twenty12
26 Carmen Small (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies both s.t.
27 Robin Farina (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 0:19
28 Jessie Maclean (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS s.t.
29 Tayler Wiles (USA) Exergy Twenty12 0:20
30 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team
31 Olivia Dillon (Irl) NOW and Novartis for MS
32 Maria-Luisa Calle (Col) EspnW Pro Cycling all s.t.
33 Alison Tetrick (USA) Exergy Twenty12 0:21
34 Amanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top s.t.
35 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara 0:22
36 Gerrike Schreurs (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 0:23
37 Anne Samplonius (Can) NOW and Novartis for MS 0:24
38 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Diadora-Pasta Zara 0:25
39 Jamie Dinkins-Bookwalter (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling
40 Devon Gorry (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS
41 Ana Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) ABUS Nutrixxion all s.t.
42 Emily Kachorek (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:26
43 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012
44 Joelle Numainville (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
45 Lindsay Myers (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top all s.t.
46 Jolien D'hoore (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 0:27
47 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Exergy Twenty12
48 Emma Mackie (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion both s.t.
49 Elizabeth Newell (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 0:28
50 Claudia Häusler (Ger) GreenEDGE-AIS 0:29
51 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team 0:30
52 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 s.t.
53 Mary Zider (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling 0:31
54 Joanie Caron (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling s.t.
55 Courteney Lowe (Nzl) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:32
56 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team s.t.
57 Jen Weinbrecht (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:33
58 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) ABUS Nutrixxion
59 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing both s.t.
60 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Faren Honda Team 0:34
61 Els Belmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 s.t.
62 Anna Sanders (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:35
63 Liza Racchetto (USA) Forno D'Asolo Colavita
64 Alessandra D'Ettorre (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara
65 Leah Guloien (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling all s.t.
66 Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:36
67 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren Honda Team
68 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Forno D'Asolo Colavita both s.t.
69 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 0:38
70 Mei Yu Hsiao (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan s.t.
71 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara 0:40
72 Chiara Nadalutti (Ita) Faren Honda Team 0:42
73 Jackie Kurth (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 0:46
74 Jennifer Hohl (Sui) Faren Honda Team 0:49
75 Celine Van Severen (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 0:57
76 Alisha Welsh (USA) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing s.t.
77 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Specialized-lululemon 3:08
78 Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 3:13
79 Rowena Fry (Aus) GreenEDGE-AIS 3:20
80 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon 3:25
81 Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora-Pasta Zara 3:26
82 Moriah MacGregor (Can) EspnW Pro Cycling 3:33
83 Ho Hsun Huang (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan 3:37
84 Rebecca Werner (Aus) Primal/MapMyRide p/b BH Bikes Pro Women's racing 4:55
85 Stephanie Roorda (Can) Canadian National Team 5:20
86 Kathryn Donovan (USA) EspnW Pro Cycling 5:50
87 Jennifer Purcell (USA) Team TIBCO - To the Top 6:24
88 Addyson Albershardt (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS 6:28
89 Belinda Goss (Aus) ABUS Nutrixxion 6:40
90 Kimberly Buyl (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 6:42
91 Loren Rowney (Aus) Team Specialized-lululemon 7:52
92 Kathryn Bertine (SKN) EspnW Pro Cycling 8:12
93 Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Faren Honda Team 10:01
94 Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Forno D'Asolo Colavita 16:10
95 Jessica Uebelhart (Sui) Forno D'Asolo Colavita 16:21
96 Anouk Rockx (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 16:32
97 Yu Hsuan Lee (Tpe) Axman Team Taiwan 16:33
98 Sofie de Nys (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 16:40

 

 

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