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April 12/15 21:35 pm - Redlands Bicycle Classic: Women Stage 5 results


Posted by Editoress on 04/12/15
 

Mara Abbott takes overall win at Redlands

Lex Albrecht Takes Climber's Jersey

The women of the Optum team brought home the Queen of the Mountains prize for Lex Albrecht and second on team classification at Redlands Bicycle Classic, the NRC's classic Southern California opener which saw the very best domestic women's teams compete for the first time on US soil this season.

The team finished in the top three in stages one (Brianna Walle, 3rd), two (Jasmin Glaesser, 2nd), four (Leah Kirchmann, 3rd), and five (Brianna Walle, 2nd), missing out on stage wins by a few feet, or a few seconds in the case of Glaesser's TT runner-up finish in stage two, which saw her take her first yellow jersey and podium in NRC racing. The team stacked the top-15 in the overall classification with Walle in 5th, Glaesser in 6th, Amy Charity in 10th and triple Canadian champion Kirchmann coming home in 11th place.

Albrecht recovered from a nasty spill in the final day of racing on Sunset Loop, which shattered her fork and gave the bantam-weight Canadian climber a fair amount of road rash. She quickly hopped onto a spare Diamondback and pushed on to safely secure the red QOM jersey.

Brianna Walle demonstrated her versatility in the sprints on the Sunset Loop, contesting US criterium champion Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) at the final finish line to take second. The Orange & Black leadout had another battle with the UnitedHealthcare's sprint train in the stage four criterium, delivering Kirchmann to a third place finish in the downtown Redlands race.

Lex Albrecht said: "I got a lot of road rash in the crash. I busted my bike's fork, shredded some clothes and left some skin and blood on the road. Nothing more serious than that. By the time I was able to get back on my bike and ride to the feed zone where Ben handed me my first spare, the peloton was long gone. I swapped that Diamondback out half a lap later for a second spare bike with a better fit from Pat, who was waiting on the course."

"After going down, there was one opportunity left to get more QOM points, but it was out of my reach. Luckily, my teammates and I had already collected enough points to keep us in the climber's jersey to the end. I rode out the rest of the race as strong and steady as I could. I told myself, 'It's training, and good practice pushing hard after a crash'."

"Hitting the pavement is practically inevitable at some point in racing, but that doesn't always mean it's game over. I was feeling good today, and in the mood to fight. That's what motivated me to empty the tank even after I hit the ground. It felt good to do it. Otherwise, I might have felt a little bitter about my luck."

"The goal was for us to win the race from day one. The first stage's QOM climbs suited me well - punchy, short, and steep. Going hard on them had the double purpose of putting pressure on the field and getting us in the jersey as a bonus. Once we got the red jersey, we just kept going with it. It took some good teamwork to keep the jersey and we're proud to finish with it."

Report by Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies

 

Results from the fifth and final stage of Redlands Bicycle Classic, in Redlands, California

 

Stage 5: Beaver Medical Group Sunset Road Race, 109.92 km
1 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 2:56:38
2 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly
3 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro
4 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing
5 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR
6 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
7 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
8 Sara Bergen (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing
9 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth
10 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
11 Kristi Lay Giroux (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized
12 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro
13 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
14 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat
15 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling all s.t.
16 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 0:11
17 Athena Countouriotis (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling 0:17
18 Joanne Hogan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC s.t.
19 Stephanie Roorda (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized 0:30
20 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro
21 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro
22 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
23 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat
24 Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6
25 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
26 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR
27 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing all s.t.
28 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 2:12
29 Beth Hernandez (USA) JAKROO Racing Team
30 Olivia Dillon (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
31 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports
32 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4
33 Leah Thomas (USA) JAKROO Racing Team
34 Abigal Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro
35 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth
36 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro
37 Joanie Celso (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 all s.t.
38 Bethany Allen (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 4:13
39 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro 4:15
40 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC 4:44
41 Jennifer Tetrick (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR
42 Alessandra Sales (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing
43 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC
44 Jacqueline Parker (USA ) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized
45 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVC
46 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
47 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4
48 Carolina Rodriguez (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6
49 Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H
50 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat
51 Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge
52 Tracy Tilton (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling
53 Leah Guldien (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing all s.t.
54 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 7:34
55 Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing
56 Kimberly Johnson (USA) JAKROO Racing Team
57 Cristina Hughes (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing
58 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
59 Clarice Sayle (USA) JAKROO Racing Team all s.t.
60 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly 9:22
61 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 13:42
62 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat
63 ShoShawna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth
64 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth all s.t.
65 Kelly Catlin (USA) JetCycling Women's Elite Team 33:58
66 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 37:05
67 Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 37:11
68 Lindsay Fox (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge 39:43
69 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 40:09
70 Madeleine Boutet (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR
71 Melanie Wong (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing both s.t.
72 Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 41:02
73 Zeina Loutfi (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized s.t.
74 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth 41:52
75 Jennifer Whalen (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 44:41
76 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC 46:05
77 Alexandrea Burton (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 46:46
78 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H 58:51
79 Misha Fuller (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 1:52:00
DNF Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Team TIBCO-SVC
DNF Rhae Shaw (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth
DNF Kathryn Bertin (Skn) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports
DNF Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling
 
Final GC
1 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat 8:17:47
2 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling at 0:24
3 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 0:42
4 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 1:17
5 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly 1:46
6 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:57
7 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 2:09
8 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 2:17
9 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth 2:24
10 Amy Charity (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 3:31
11 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 3:39
12 Scotti Wilborne (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 3:56
13 Kristi Lay Giroux (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized 4:02
14 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 4:07
15 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro s.t.
16 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 4:31
17 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 5:10
18 Athena Countouriotis (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling 5:38
19 Abigal Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro s.t.
20 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 5:44
21 Sara Bergen (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 6:00
22 Alison Tetrick (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 6:47
23 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 6:52
24 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 7:15
25 Joanne Hogan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC 7:32
26 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 7:41
27 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat 8:35
28 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 9:08
29 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 9:11
30 Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 9:15
31 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro 9:24
32 Olivia Dillon (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 9:50
33 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 10:14
34 Joanie Celso (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 10:17
35 Stephanie Roorda (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized 10:19
36 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth 10:24
37 Beth Hernandez (USA) JAKROO Racing Team 10:29
38 Jacqueline Parker (USA ) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized 10:44
39 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro 11:12
40 Jennifer Tetrick (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 12:00
41 Bethany Allen (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 12:35
42 Leah Guldien (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 12:54
43 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat 13:22
44 Alessandra Sales (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 13:24
45 Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 13:35
46 Carolina Rodriguez (Mex) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 13:44
47 Tracy Tilton (USA) Sisterhood of Cycling 14:13
48 Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge 14:16
49 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly 14:32
50 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC 14:33
51 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC 15:23
52 Kathryn Hunter (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 15:58
53 Cristina Hughes (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 16:31
54 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 16:46
55 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-SVC 17:17
56 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 17:24
57 Clarice Sayle (USA) JAKROO Racing Team 17:26
58 Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H 19:01
59 Kimberly Johnson (USA) JAKROO Racing Team 19:41
60 Leah Thomas (USA) JAKROO Racing Team 22:28
61 Maura Kinsella (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 24:40
62 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth 24:43
63 ShoShawna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth 25:29
64 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat 25:40
65 Kelly Catlin (USA) JetCycling Women's Elite Team 40:00
66 Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 41:35
67 Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 45:25
68 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 47:52
69 Lindsay Fox (USA) Roosters Biker's Edge 52:59
70 Melanie Wong (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 53:40
71 Jennifer Whalen (USA) Spy Giant Ride p/b GQ-6 53:58
72 Madeleine Boutet (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 54:17
73 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 54:29
74 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth 57:53
75 Alexandrea Burton (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 1:09:05
76 Zeina Loutfi (Can) SAS-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized 1:10:40
77 Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b H 1:12:55
78 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC 1:15:30
79 Misha Fuller (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 1:24:29
 
Sprint GC
1 Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 26 pts
2 Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 14
3 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 11
4 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC 7
5 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly 5
6 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 5
7 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro 5
8 Emily Georgeson (USA) LA Sweat 5
9 Lindsay Bayer (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth 5
10 Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 4
11 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 3
12 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 3
13 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 3
14 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 3
15 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro 3
16 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly 3
17 Joy McCulloch (USA) LA Sweat 3
18 Emily Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVC 2
19 Amber Gaffney (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 2
20 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 1
21 Megan Alderete (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 1
 
QOM
1 Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly 35 pts
2 Mara Abbott (USA) LA Sweat 31
3 Anna Sanders (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 18
4 Flavia Oliviera (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 17
5 Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas Cycling 16
6 Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVC 14
7 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 12
8 Brianna Walle (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly 12
9 Alison Jackson (Can) Twenty16 p/b SHO-AIR 10
10 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro 10
11 Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth 7
12 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 6
13 Miranda Griffith (Aus) BMW p/b Happy Tooth 5
14 Kathryn Donovan (USA) ICE Sportswear p/b Pinnacle Racing 5
15 Gabrielle Pilot-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 4
16 Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro 4
17 Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek-Red Truck Racing 3
18 Julie Emmerman (USA) ZOCA p/b Halo Sports 3
19 Amanda Miller (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth 3
20 Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 2
21 Caitlin Laroche (USA) LA Sweat 2
22 Janel Holcomb (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 2
23 Laura Brown (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro 2
24 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVC 2
25 Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 1

 

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