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February 19/13 19:08 pm - Valley of the Sun Stage Race

Posted by Editoress on 02/19/13

Final overall results from the 3 day Valley of the Sun Stage Race held from February 15th to 17th in Arizona. Ben Jacques Maynes (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home) took the win. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) finished 10th.

Team Jamis – Hagens Berman enjoyed a nearly flawless start to the domestic racing season this past weekend. A full roster of riders came together in Phoenix, AZ for the Valley of the Sun Stage Race, a 3-day event consisting of an opening time trial, 150km road race, and final day criterium.

The race got off to a great start with Ben Jaques-Maynes setting a new course record on a gently rolling 14 mile out and back time trial. With his win, Ben inherited the race leader’s jersey that he would carry throughout the weekend. Luis, the defending champion, also had a strong ride to finish on the podium in 3rd.

The Stage 2 road race was a hot and exposed affair over a 150km windswept course that featured a shallow climb up to the finish. The team took complete control of the race. Despite an aggressive field, the unity of the team kept all attacks in check and the guys ended up riding the front from beginning to end. In the finale, Ben was able to take his second consecutive victory in a field sprint from a diminished peloton.

The final stage criterium featured aggressive riding from the gun. The team covered all the early attacks before launching Luis and Ruben into a threatening breakaway. A frantic and furious chase from the peloton behind eventually brought back the break. In the closing laps of the race, Team Jamis-Hagens Berman put the entire team on the front and performed a blistering lead out for the impending field sprint. JJ Haedo was able to capitalize on the team’s hard work by delivering his first win of the year. Demis Aleman, the team’s final lead out man, carried his speed across the line to finish on the podium in 3rd.

When all the dust had settled, Ben had comfortably won the overall with Luis joining him on the podium in 3rd. The team was able to win every stage and the overall! With the team in good spirits, they now head to the desert of Tucson, AZ for a 10-day Training Camp.

Team Jamis – Hagens Berman press release

Stage 1 ITT

Stage 2 RR

Stage 3 Criterium

Final GC
1 Ben Jacques Maynes (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	5:26:20
2 Jim Peterman (SonicBoom Racing p/b Lucky Pie)	at 0:17
3 Luis Amaran (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	0:24
4 Serghei Tvetcov (Full Circle p/b Pure Gear)	0:49
5 Lee Muse (Bike Religion/Sho Air Elite Team)	0:52
6 Janier Acevedo (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	1:09
7 Louis Davila (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	1:14
8 Sean Mazich (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	1:19
9 George Cyrus (Landis/Trek)	1:20
10 Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	1:21
11 Ian Burnett (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	1:27
12 Travis McCabe (Elbowz Racing)	1:32
13 Daniel Eaton (Gateway Harley-Davidson/Trek U23)	1:32
14 Dion Smith (Full Circle p/b Pure Gear)	2:13
15 Jos Leroux (Get Crackin)	2:22
16 Chris Kirek (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	2:26
17 Willy Zellmer (Gateway Harley-Davidson/Trek U23)	2:41
18 Kennett Peterson (Team Rio Grande)	2:41
19 Paul Thomas (Landis/Trek)	2:48
20 Colby Ricker (SonicBoom Racing p/b Lucky Pie)	2:54
21 Alex Hagman (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	2:54
22 Jason Boynton (Folsom Bike/VW/Raley's)	2:55
23 Geoffrey Curran (Get Crackin)	2:58
24 R Van Der Velde (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	3:04
25 Rob Scheffler (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)	3:21
26 Rene Corella (Stage 17-Cylance)	3:24
27 Erik Slack (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano)	3:52
28 Charles Huff (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	3:56
29 Orlando Garibay (SC Velo MRI Endurance Elite U23)	3:57
30 Juan Jose Haedo (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	4:00
31 Rube Companioni (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	4:05
32 Chris Aten (Landis/Trek)	4:09
33 Guido Palma (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	4:19
34 Diego Sandoval (SC Velo MRI Endurance Elite U23)	4:24
35 Austin Allison (Horizon Organic/Panache)	4:35
36 Jared Gilyard (Landis/Trek)	4:36
37 Ryan Schneider (Bike Religion/Sho Air Elite Team)	4:59
38 Camilo Zambrano (SonicBoom Racing p/b Lucky Pie)	5:12
39 Peris Javier (Requena-Pirates Team)	5:17
40 Jonathan Parrish (Athlete Octane)	5:34
41 Morgan Schmitt (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	5:43
42 Andrew Boscoe (Bike Religion/Sho Air Elite Team)	6:19
43 Eric Marcotte (Elbowz Racing)	6:31
44 Brandon Trafton (Full Circle p/b Pure Gear)	6:42
45 Hunter Grove (SC Velo MRI Endurance Elite U23)	6:47
46 Demis Aleman (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	7:23
47 Ben Wolfe (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)	7:38
48 Phil Mooney (Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home)	8:15
49 Morgan Ryan (Get Crackin)	9:10
50 Ballester Toni (Requena-Pirates Team)	11:20
51 Josh Yeaton (GS Ciao/Horizon Organic/Panache El)	11:27
52 Sergio Escutia (Mexico)	25:36
53 Shawn D'aurelio (Full Circle p/b Pure Gear)	25:40
54 Andrew Ulvestad (Swamis DET)	25:48
55 Kit Recca (Horizon Organic/Panache)	26:40
56 Drew Miller (Landis/Trek)	26:52
57 Shawn Vangassen (socalcycling)	28:13
58 John Salskov (The Green Team)	28:28
59 Eugene Boronow (GS Mengoni USA)	28:38
60 Paul Warner (Bob's Bicycles)	29:43
61 Isaiah Newkirk (Gateway Harley-Davidson/Trek U23)	30:36
62 Mac Cassin (Gateway Harley-Davidson/Trek U23)	31:13
63 Kurt Wolfgang (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano)	46:48

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