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Travis and Cameron Meyer at home in Perth

You could say that it’s been “something of a year” for Australian cycling, and not least for young Garmin-Transitions Australian brothers Cameron and Travis Meyer, who took both the national road and time trial titles between them, as well as Cameron’s world track championship triple gold medal haul (team pursuit, points race and Madison).

It was mid-week when we caught up with them as they prepared for another long day in the saddle on the roads around Girona in Northern Spain, their recently adopted home.

“I’ve got a slightly different schedule to Cameron, so I leave before him in the morning,” Travis, the younger of the two (by 18-months), told us as we continued the chat with Cameron, who’s now in his second pro season, and has had his neo-pro brother Travis for company on the team this year.

“We share an apartment together, and we train hard together, really push each other on. It’s been good for both of us, and we have Matt White (team manager and coach) in the same building too, so it fits well.”

Both brothers are the product of the strong Australian track-racing scene, which is very much the backbone of the country’s racing infrastructure, and behind the success of most top level Aussie pro’s. The Meyers are from Perth, in Western Australia, which is as close to Singapore as it is to the mainstream east coast and Sydney. This isolation has long shaped the WA riders, who are well known for their hard and aggressive racing, and are almost a breed apart from the rest of the country.

Brother acts are nothing new in cycling, although with 12 world track titles between them so far (Travis has five junior titles, Cameron has three junior and four senior), they are “a bit special.”

Cameron’s signing with Garmin in 2009, and Travis following this season, was part and parcel of the deal that track racing would remain a priority until the 2012 London Olympics, although things have changed some for both brothers in the past few months.

“The Olympics; they were my priority, but now they’ve dropped the Madison and points race — two-thirds of my events. I’ve had to re-assess, and although I’ll continue on the track and try to represent Australia and win medals, the road is now my main focus.”

The same has manifested its way unexpectedly for Travis too; “I’ve just not been able to make the team pursuit cut for some time now, so from now on it’s full-time road for me.”

Travis Meyer at the 2009 Perth GP

Talent on the road is something both brothers also possess in abundance. In January Cameron took his first elite time trial national title. “It was mid-build up for the track worlds, but I’d been just 6 seconds from the title in the past, and so we made it the first goal of the season. It was a great feeling going into the Giro as one of my TT first races of the season and wear the jersey.”

The Giro was his first “real” race of the year. “Going straight out of track training to the Giro, it took a while, but I had enough good k’s in my legs, and was pleased to finish my first grand tour.”

The race was also a huge breakthrough for young Aussie Ritchie Porte, who took the race lead. “Two years back I was taking around 1.50 out of him in a TT (nationals). He’s come a long way in a very short time, it was an amazing ride.”

Just a few days after Cameron’s TT win, his younger sibling astonished the seasoned pros when he rode away to take the national road race title, keeping things well and truly in the family.

“My focus was on the track, but I did have some good long rides in my legs. I went to the race to help the others (Cameron and Chris Sutton). I was strong, and putting in good turns and ended up winning, which was far more than I could have dreamt of. Going into my first pro year in Europe with the jersey on feels good, especially when I see that most of the other national champions are big names.”

Since joining Garmin both riders have found their way some, and the future looks like the hard stuff, as Cameron confirms. “I feel like I’ve stepped up a notch, and hope to move up another notch next year. I think I’m best suited to the grand tours, and will be working that way.”

Travis had a “pro” baptism of fire; straight from track training (and a one-day race) to the Tour of Romandie. “It was a bit of a shock! A big jump, but I had a lot of fun and handled it well. The big climbs were not too bad. I’ve learned and got better form throughout the year, and was mixing it up in the Eneco Tour the other week, which felt good and gave me some good form. I think these are my kind of races (shorter stage races and classics), and next year I’ll be on a program for the smaller northern classics and shorter stage races.”

Cameron Meyer at the 2009 Perth GP

As the twilight of the road season draws close, both brothers are adapting their track legs and gaining road form, with the Tour of Britain ahead.

“We both rode the race in 2008 (with the AIS),” Cameron said, “and I like racing in the UK. They say the race could be a bit harder than usual this year, which is better for both of us, and gives chances of a break. Garmin has a strong team, with Dan Martin on great form for the GC and Robbie Hunter for the sprints. We’ve both had a lot of racing recently, form is good.”

Travis is also relishing the chance to make his mark, and maybe cut his spurs with a stage win; “Last time we rode it was a great race, I’m looking forward to it. If it ends up in sprints, that’s just not my style. I’m not going for GC, but it would be great to have the chance to go for a stage.”

By the time the British tour is done, the season is almost cooked for the Meyers; both missed out on selection for the Melbourne world championships, and are heading to the Commonwealth Games in India instead.

“The Commonwealth Games are really important in Australia, second to the Olympics — they only come around every 4 years,” Cameron said. “I’m going for the track, and possibly the road too. I wasn’t really banking on riding the worlds. With riders like Michael Rogers, Cadel Evans and Ritchie Porte interested in the TT I was directed in the way of the Commonwealth Games. Australia has such strength in depth, and in the world’s, experience is a big factor, and that comes with age; even a rider of the stature of Robbie McEwen didn’t make the cut.”

Travis will also be Delhi-bound, and is in line to ride the road race. This will be their last race of the year, almost. “We’re both taking three weeks or so off after that, recovery!” Cameron said. “I’ll probably be doing the Melbourne track World Cup in December — as Leigh Howard and I are world champions it would be good to ride the Madison, and maybe qualify for the world champs. After that it’s all for the road and 2011.”

The Saxo Bank team has prevented Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady from starting the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, citing an unspecified “rules violation,” according to Danish news reports.

The sporten.dk website and TV 2 Sport reported that team boss Bjarne Riis took the action Tuesday morning in advance of the day’s stage.

The news reports mentioned violations of team rules, but were not clear as to which rules were allegedly broken. Speaking with reporters at the start in Tarragona, Riis wouldn’t elaborate, but said the violations did not involve doping allegations. Later reports suggest that the two may have violated a team ban on alcohol.

Luxembourg’s Schleck was a runner-up at the 2009 and 2010 Tour de France and the 2007 Giro d’Italia. O’Grady has three Tour de France stage wins, won Paris-Roubaix in in 2007 and Olympic Madison gold in 2004. Both are expected to leave the team at season’s end to join a new squad organized and sponsored by Luxembourg-based businesses.

Two Keough brothers took the podium at stage 4 of the Green Mountain Stage Race, with criterium ace Jake Keough (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) outkicking Gavin Mannion (Trek-Livestrong), while younger brother Luke Keough (Bikereg.com-Cannondale) took the third spot in a 60 rider dash to the line in downtown Burlington.

Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly-Kenda) wrapped up the men’s overall title.

In the women’s race, Megan Guarnier (Tibco-To the Top) broke through the weekend’s Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12 jam. PB&Co. had won all three previous stages, but Guarnier took them down a notch Sunday, relegating the team’s Kristin McGrath and Olivia Dillon second and third, respectively. McGrath did hang on to her overall win for the stage race, with Dillon second and Team Kenda’s Anna Mcloon third. Guarnier was fourth overall.

After four days of racing through countryside and mountains, stage 4 brought racing to the hip college city of Burlington, Vermont, with the Dealer.com Downtown Criterium. The race was held on a technical 1km course through the city’s thriving downtown district, including a spectacular finish-line view overlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains down the city’s Main Street.

In the men’s event. an early race duo went clear, with Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefits Strategies) and Timothy Rugg (Battley Harley-Davidson) working a gap up to 20 seconds, and slipping out of sight of the field on the twisty city streets.

After Jean Michel Lachance (Nativo/PG/Davinci) crashed out of the race in the green points jersey, Mumford took it over at day’s end, thanks to the points he mopped-up while off the front.

The field kept all breaks on short a leash over the 50k course, and it was all together when the bell rung for a $700 crowd prime at eight to go. Local favorite Jamey Driscoll (Jamis-SutterHome) shot off the front on the backstretch, taking the cash to the roaring delight of the crowd of thousands.

A field sprint became inevitable, with Keough using his trademark speed to score the win. With a 2:13 lead starting the day, Powers easily locked-up the overall win, followed by his cyclocross season teammate, Tim Johnson (UnitedHealthcare/Maxxis) and Mannion.

Jake Keough said protecting Johnson’s second place was the priority in the final stage.

“Jeremy had a pretty good hold on the lead, but the battle for second through fifth was pretty tight,” Keough said. “Mannion was really close and we definitely wanted to protect Tim’s GC position, but still hopefully have a shot at the stage win. We tried to work off of each other to make sure we covered all the moves and nothing got away.”

Johnson said he enjoyed the New England classic.

“It was a good, hard weekend of racing,” Johnson said. “All the courses were difficult, and this may have been the strongest field they’ve had for this race. The criterium today was awesome. The University of Vermont is back in session and there must have been 10,000 people around the course. Overall, it was a really successful race. I think I spent more time on the podium this weekend than I have the past few years. It’s good to come back and feel this strong.”

Brief results:
Men’s stage:

• 1. Jake Keough, in 1:06:15 UnitedHealthcare P/b MAXXIS
• 2. Gavin Mannion, at s.t. Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 3. Luke Keough, at s.t. BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 4. Robbie King, at s.t  Team Ora p/b Independent
• 5. Christian Bertilsson, at s.t. PA Lightning
• Complete results

Women’s stage:

• 1. Megan Guarnier, in 38:13, Team Tibco/To the Top
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at s.t. Peanut Butter & Co-Twenty12
• 3. Kristin McGrath, at s.t. Peanut Butter & Co-Twenty12
• 4. Emma Bast, at s.t. Bianchi/Grand Performance
• 5. Patricia Bailey, at s.t. Team Nanoblur-Gears
• Complete results

Men’s GC:

• 1. Jeremy Powers in 7:09:33, Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 2. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:04 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 3. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:07 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 4. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:28 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 5. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:35 CCB/Wheelworks
• Complete results

Women’s GC:

• 1. Kristin McGrath, in 6:59:48 Peanut Butter & Co-Twenty12
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at 0:00:14 Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12
• 3. Anna Mcloon, at 0:01:27 Team Kenda
• 4. Megan Guarnier, at 0:01:31 Tibco/To the Top
• 5. Amanda Watson, at 0:01:51 Fruit 66/Artemis
• Complete results

Men’s stage results
Women’s stage results
Men’s FINAL GC
Women’s FINAL GC Men’s stage results

• 1. Jake Keough, in 1:06:15 UnitedHealthcare P/b MAXXIS
• 2. Gavin Mannion, at 0:00:00 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 3. Luke Keough, at 0:00:00 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 4. Robbie King, at 0:00:00 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 5. Christian Bertilsson, at 0:00:00 PA Lightning
• 6. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:00:00 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 7. Jared Nieters, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma
• 8. Kevin Massicotte, at 0:00:00 Rocky Mountain CIBC Wood
• 9. Timothy Rugg, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 10. William Dugan, at 0:00:00 Team Type 1
• 11. Charles Hutcheson, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 12. Chris Gruber, at 0:00:00 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 13. Jake Hollenbach, at 0:00:00 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 14. Joshua Lipka, at 0:00:00 BCA/ Tosk Chiropractic
• 15. Matteo Dal-Cin, at 0:00:00 euro-sports.ca/ the foodery
• 16. Timothy Johnson, at 0:00:00 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 17. Ted King, at 0:00:00 iamTedKing.com
• 18. Nicholas Bennette, at 0:00:00 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 19. Reid Mumford, at 0:00:00 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 20. Adam Carr, at 0:00:00 Adageo Energy Pro Cycling
• 21. Adam Farabaugh, at 0:00:00 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 22. Ian Holt, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 23. Brad Sheehan, at 0:00:00 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 24. Peter Hurst, at 0:00:00 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 25. Todd Hesel, at 0:00:00 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 26. Jeremy Powers, at 0:00:00 Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 27. Andre Tremblay, at 0:00:00 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 28. Michael Chauner, at 0:00:00 PA Lightning
• 29. Justin Lindine, at 0:00:00 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 30. Kennett Peterson, at 0:00:00 Hagens Berman
• 31. Coulton Hartrich, at 0:00:00
• 32. Stephen Weller, at 0:00:00 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 33. Tim Mitchell, at 0:00:00 CCB/Wheelworks
• 34. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:00:00 CCB/Wheelworks
• 35. Chris Johnson, at 0:00:00 Champion System Racing
• 36. Nathan Underwood, at 0:00:00 Ride with Rendall
• 37. Austin Roach, at 0:00:00 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 38. Cory Burns, at 0:00:00 embrocation cycling journal elite
• 39. Peter Bradshaw, at 0:00:00 Embrocation Cycling Journal
• 40. Ryan Serbel, at 0:00:00 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 41. Blair Berbert, at 0:00:00 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 42. Jose Escobar, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 43. Joshua Bartlett, at 0:00:00 Bell Lap Coaching
• 44. Igor Volshteyn, at 0:00:00 Champion System Racing
• 45. Will Letendre, at 0:00:00 Strava Velo
• 46. Jordan Cheyne, at 0:00:00 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 47. Matt Mainer, at 0:00:00 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 48. Justin Spinelli, at 0:00:00 CCB/WHEELWORKS
• 49. Jason Baer, at 0:00:00 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 50. Kevin Wolfson, at 0:00:00 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 51. Josh Dillon, at 0:00:00 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 52. Charles Mccarthy, at 0:00:00 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 53. Christopher Deluise, at 0:00:00 zMotion
• 54. Lang Reynolds, at 0:00:00 Hagens Berman LLP
• 55. Sean Smith, at 0:00:00 Champion System Racing
• 56. Aidan Charles, at 0:00:00 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 57. Keck Baker, at 0:00:00 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 58. Nathan Brown, at 0:00:22 Trek Livestrong/U23 Development team
• 59. Sean Barrie, at 0:00:26 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 60. Brian Butts, at 0:00:49 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 61. Brendan Housler, at 0:01:28 Minerva Design Cycling
• 62. Kevin Bouchard-Hall, at 0:01:28
• 63. Spencer Smitheman, at 0:01:39 Hagens Berman LLP
• 64. Ben Damhoff, at 0:02:39 Team Geargrinder

Women’s stage

• 1. Megan Guarnier, in 38:13, Team Tibco/To the Top
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at s.t. Peanut Butter & Co.
• 3. Kristin Mcgrath, at s.t. Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 4. Emma Bast, at s.t. Bianchi/Grand Performance
• 5. Patricia Bailey, at s.t. Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 6. Lindsey Myers, at s.t. Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 7. Mary Zider, at s.t. Team Nanoblur Gears
• 8. Heidi Goldberg, at s.t. Team Kenda
• 9. Melissa Ross, at s.t. Team Kenda Tire
• 10. Fabienne Gerard, at s.t. CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing-Discover Chiropractic
• 11. Elle Anderson, at s.t. NEBC/CycleLoft/Devonshire Dental
• 12. Amanda Watson, at s.t. Fruit 66/Artemis
• 13. Kathleen Billington, at s.t. Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 14. Patty Buerkle, at s.t. Fruit66 – Artemis
• 15. Rebecca Blatt, at s.t. silver bull/central wheel
• 16. Jena Greaser, at s.t. Colavita Racing, Inc.
• 17. Suzie Brown, at s.t. P-K Express/HNZ Strategy
• 18. Christine Schryver, at s.t. Full Moon Vista
• 19. Marti Shea, at s.t. Destination Cycling
• 20. Suz Weldon, at s.t. Bikesale.com
• 21. Anne Guzman, at s.t. Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 22. Moriah Macgregor, at s.t. Team Nanoblur Gears
• 23. Anna Mcloon, at s.t. Team Kenda
• 24. Sheila Vibert, at s.t. NHCC
• 25. Eritia Smit, at s.t. P-K Express/ HNZ-Strategy
• 26. Silke Wunderwald, at s.t. 0:00:23 Team Kenda
• 27. Natalie Stoll, at s.t. 0:01:18 MVP Health Care
• 28. Carrie Cartmill, at s.t. 0:01:44 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 29. Donna Mcmahon, at s.t. 0:02:00 CRCA/Radical Media
• 30. Cynthia Wilson, at s.t. 0:02:56 Ride with Rendall
• 31. Ann Marie, at s.t. 0:02:56 Miller CRCA Houlihan Lokey
• 32. Shelly Mckee, at s.t. 0:03:28 Mazurcoaching/Wheels of Bloor

Men’s FINAL GC

• 1. Jeremy Powers in 7:09:33, Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 2. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:04 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 3. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:07 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 4. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:28 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 5. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:35 CCB/Wheelworks
• 6. William Dugan, at 0:03:12 Team Type 1
• 7. Ian Holt, at 0:03:13 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 8. Ted King, at 0:03:14 iamTedKing.com
• 9. Kennett Peterson, at 0:03:28 Hagens Berman
• 10. Reid Mumford, at 0:04:50 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 11. Jordan Cheyne, at 0:05:08 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 12. Keck Baker, at 0:05:26 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 13. Coulton Hartrich, at 0:05:29
• 14. Blair Berbert, at 0:05:42 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 15. Lang Reynolds, at 0:06:04 Hagens Berman LLP
• 16. Andre Tremblay, at 0:06:04 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 17. Nathan Underwood, at 0:06:08 Ride with Rendall
• 18. Matteo Dal-Cin, at 0:06:32 euro-sports.ca/ the foodery
• 19. Joshua Bartlett, at 0:06:40 Bell Lap Coaching
• 20. Austin Roach, at 0:06:44 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 21. Will Letendre, at 0:07:33 Strava Velo
• 22. Spencer Smitheman, at 0:07:38 Hagens Berman LLP
• 23. Christopher Deluise, at 0:07:56 zMotion
• 24. Justin Lindine, at 0:08:06 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 25. Chris Gruber, at 0:08:31 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 26. Chris Johnson, at 0:09:11 Champion System Racing
• 27. Matt Mainer, at 0:09:20 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 28. Ben Damhoff, at 0:10:03 Team Geargrinder
• 29. Adam Farabaugh, at 0:10:37 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 30. Jason Baer, at 0:11:06 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 31. Adam Carr, at 0:11:38 Adageo Energy Pro Cycling
• 32. Peter Hurst, at 0:12:34 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 33. Peter Bradshaw, at 0:12:40 Embrocation Cycling Journal
• 34. Christian Bertilsson, at 0:13:27 PA Lightning
• 35. Michael Chauner, at 0:13:31 PA Lightning
• 36. Cory Burns, at 0:14:09 embrocation cycling journal elite
• 37. Kevin Massicotte, at 0:14:21 Rocky Mountain CIBC Wood
• 38. Robbie King, at 0:14:31 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 39. Sean Smith, at 0:16:00 Champion System Racing
• 40. Jake Hollenbach, at 0:16:07 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 41. Josh Dillon, at 0:17:23 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 42. Jake Keough, at 0:19:07 UnitedHealthcare P/b MAXXIS
• 43. Nathan Brown, at 0:19:38 Trek Livestrong/U23 Development team
• 44. Justin Spinelli, at 0:19:47 CCB/WHEELWORKS
• 45. Joshua Lipka, at 0:20:05 BCA/ Tosk Chiropractic
• 46. Kevin Wolfson, at 0:20:11 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 47. Stephen Weller, at 0:20:15 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 48. Kevin Bouchard-Hall, at 0:20:53
• 49. Todd Hesel, at 0:20:56 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 50. Brian Butts, at 0:20:59 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 51. Igor Volshteyn, at 0:21:08 Champion System Racing
• 52. Jose Escobar, at 0:21:32 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 53. Aidan Charles, at 0:21:41 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 54. Ryan Serbel, at 0:21:57 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 55. Nicholas Bennette, at 0:22:57 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 56. Brendan Housler, at 0:23:15 Minerva Design Cycling
• 57. Brad Sheehan, at 0:26:27 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 58. Jared Nieters, at 0:26:37 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma
• 59. Luke Keough, at 0:27:58 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 60. Charles Mccarthy, at 0:27:59 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 61. Tim Mitchell, at 0:28:16 CCB/Wheelworks
• 62. Charles Hutcheson, at 0:29:59 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 63. Sean Barrie, at 0:35:35 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 64. Timothy Rugg, at 0:38:57 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism

Women’s GC

• 1. Kristin Mcgrath, in 6:59:48 Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at 0:00:14 Peanut Butter & Co.
• 3. Anna Mcloon, at 0:01:27 Team Kenda
• 4. Megan Guarnier, at 0:01:31 Team Tibco/To the Top
• 5. Amanda Watson, at 0:01:51 Fruit 66/Artemis
• 6. Mary Zider, at 0:02:05 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 7. Fabienne Gerard, at 0:02:09 CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing-Discover Chiropractic
• 8. Patty Buerkle, at 0:02:14 Fruit66 – Artemis
• 9. Christine Schryver, at 0:03:19 Full Moon Vista
• 10. Suz Weldon, at 0:03:22 Bikesale.com
• 11. Marti Shea, at 0:03:34 Destination Cycling
• 12. Patricia Bailey, at 0:04:11 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 13. Heidi Goldberg, at 0:04:38 Team Kenda
• 14. Silke Wunderwald, at 0:04:41 Team Kenda
• 15. Suzie Brown, at 0:04:50 P-K Express/HNZ Strategy
• 16. Kathleen Billington, at 0:05:25 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 17. Moriah Macgregor, at 0:05:26 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 18. Rebecca Blatt, at 0:05:32 silver bull/central wheel
• 19. Cynthia Wilson, at 0:06:36 Ride with Rendall
• 20. Jena Greaser, at 0:07:58 Colavita Racing, Inc.
• 21. Anne Guzman, at 0:08:02 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 22. Sheila Vibert, at 0:09:10 NHCC
• 23. Melissa Ross, at 0:10:36 Team Kenda Tire
• 24. Natalie Stoll, at 0:11:02 MVP Health Care
• 25. Donna Mcmahon, at 0:11:19 CRCA/Radical Media
• 26. Ann Marie, at 0:11:46 Miller CRCA Houlihan Lokey
• 27. Emma Bast, at 0:13:20 Bianchi/Grand Performance
• 28. Lindsey Myers, at 0:15:53 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 29. Elle Anderson, at 0:16:10 NEBC/CycleLoft/Devonshire Dental
• 30. Shelly Mckee, at 0:18:42 Mazurcoaching/Wheels of Bloor
• 31. Eritia Smit, at 0:21:19 P-K Express/ HNZ-Strategy
• 32. Carrie Cartmill, at 0:21:57 Team Nanoblur-Gears

Updated Sept. 6, 2010
Team Sky

• Rod Illingworth
• 1 Thomas, Geraint GBR
• 2 Cummings, Steve GBR
• 3 Downing, Russell GBR
• 4 Hayman, Mathew AUS
• 5 Henderson, Greg NZL
• 6 Wiggins, Bradley GBR

Team HTC-Columbia

• Brian Holm
• 11 Grabsch, Bert GER
• 12 Greipel, Andre GER
• 13 Martin, Tony GER
• 14 Pinotti, Marco ITA
• 15 Renshaw, Mark AUS
• 16 Rogers, Michael AUS

Rapha-Condor-Sharp

• John Herety
• 21 Craven, Dan NAM
• 22 Dempster, Zak AUS
• 23 Greenwood, Ben GBR
• 24 House, Kristian GBR
• 25 Lapthorne, Darren AUS
• 26 Tiernan-Locke, Jonathan GBR

Team Saxo Bank

• Torsten Schmidt
• 31 Bellis, Jonathan GBR
• 32 Cooke, Baden AUS
• 33 Haedo, Lucas Sebastien ARG
• 34 Marycz, Jaroslav POL
• 35 Porte, Richie AUS
• 36 Rasmussen, Alex DEN

Garmin-Transitions

• Matt White
• 41 Fischer, Murilo BRA
• 42 Hunter, Robbie RSA
• 43 Maaskant, Martijn NED
• 44 Martin, Dan IRE
• 45 Meyer, Cameron AUS
• 46 Meyer, Travis AUS

Endura Racing

• Julian Winn
• 51 Bauer, Jack NZL
• 52 Blain, Alexandre FRA
• 53 Camano, Iker ESP
• 54 Partridge, Rob GBR
• 55 Thwaites, Scott GBR
• 56 Wilkinson, Ian GBR

Sigma Sport-Specialized

• Angus Thomson
• 61 Gallagher, Stephen IRE
• 62 Gilham, Kit GBR
• 63 Murray, Tom GBR
• 64 Richardson, Simon GBR
• 65 Stephens, Matt GBR
• 66 Sybrandy, Wouter NED

Colnago-CSF Inox

• Roberto Reverberi
• 71 Belletti, Manuel ITA
• 72 Canuti, Federico ITA
• 73 Contoli, Alberto ITA
• 74 Frapporti, Marco ITA
• 75 Marangoni, Alan ITA
• 76 Modolo, Sacha ITA

Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta

• Keith Lambert
• 81 Bibby, Ian GBR
• 82 Clancy, Ed GBR
• 83 McEvoy, Jonny GBR
• 84 Sampson, James GBR
• 85 Tennant, Andy GBR
• 86 Williams, Peter GBR

AN Post Sean Kelly Cycling Team

• Kurt Bogaerts
• 91 Brammeier, Matt IRE
• 92 Cassidy, Mark IRE
• 93 Ghyllebert, Pieter BEL
• 94 Lavery, Philip IRE
• 95 McLaughlin, Ronan IRE
• 96 McNally, Mark GBR

Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator

• Jean-Pierre Heynderickx
• 101 Jacobs, Pieter BEL
• 102 Joseph, Stijn BEL
• 103 Steurs, Geert BEL
• 104 Vandewalle, Kristof BEL
• 105 Vanspeybrouck, Pieter BEL
• 106 Van Staeyen, Michael BEL

Cervelo TestTeam

• Marcello Albasini
• 111 Haussler, Heinrich AUS
• 112 Hunt, Jeremy GBR
• 113 Konovalovas, Ignatas LTU
• 114 Lloyd, Dan GBR
• 115 Rasch, Gabriel NOR
• 116 Reimer, Martin GER

Skil-Shimano

• Rudi Kemmer
• 121 Curvers, Roy NED
• 122 De Backer, Bert BEL
• 123 De Kort, Koen NED
• 124 Long, Jin CHN
• 125 Van Hummel, Kenny NED
• 126 Wagner, Robert GER

Vaconsoleil Pro Cycing Team

• Michel Cornelisse
• 131 Bozic, Borut SLO
• 132 Golas, Michal POL
• 133 Hoogerland, Johnny NED
• 134 Mortensen, Martin DEN
• 135 Ongarato, Alberto ITA
• 136 Poels, Wout NED
• ISD-Neri Giambenini

ISD-Neri Giambenini

• Luca Amoriello
• 141 Clarke, Simon AUS
• 142 De Negri, Pierpaolo ITA
• 143 Favilli, Elia ITA
• 144 Gatto, Oscar ITA
• 145 Mirenda, Gianluca ITA
• 146 Sinkewitz, Patrik GER

Team Raleigh

• Allan Godfrey
• 151 Appleby, Dale GBR
• 152 Barras, Tom GBR
• 153 Fleeman, Dan GBR
• 154 Handley, Richard GBR
• 155 Holohan, Liam GBR
• 156 Smith, Peter AUS

Ireland

• Phil Leigh
• 161 Armstrong, Adam IRE
• 162 Barrett, Stephen IRE
• 163 Christie, Marcus IRE
• 164 Downey, Sean IRE
• 165 Irvine, Martyn IRE
• 166 Martin, Thomas IRE

Euskaltel-Euskadi leads the chase on stage 9

Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) is surprised as anyone about how well his Vuelta a España is going.

With a stage victory and the leader’s jersey, the Basque climber is enjoying his moment in the Spanish spotlight. During a rest day press conference Monday, Antón played down his chances of winning the overall.

“I don’t want to get carried away and think about winning. I want to enjoy this moment, because the truth is I feel very good,” Antón told journalists. “The Vuelta is very long and the hardest days are yet to come, so it will be complicated to try to keep the leader’s jersey.”

Antón narrowly took the leader’s jersey Saturday despite being tied on time with Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha). Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is just two seconds back in a very tight GC table at the halfway point of the 2010 Vuelta.

Without an individual time trial to set the tie-breaker with fractions of seconds, race judges based the GC on best accumulative results in each stage so far, tipping the scale in Antón’s favor.

Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi)

Age: 27
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Weight: 130 lbs

Major pro wins:

2006:

1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
1st Escalada a Montjuïc

2007:

7th overall Tour de Romandie
1st stage 4, Tour de Romandie
8th overall Vuelta a España

2008:

3rd overall Tour de Suisse
1st stage 2, Tour de Suisse

2009:

1st Subida a Urkiola

2010:

1st stage 4 Vuelta a España
2nd overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st stage 3, Vuelta a Castilla y León
2nd Klasika Primavera
4th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
10th overall Tour de Romandie

Rodríguez was angry Saturday because officials later annulled a hot sprint early in the stage when he won a two-second time bonus to break the deadlock. Rodríguez also thought he opened up enough of a gap on Antón at the finish line Saturday at Xorret de Catí to take the jersey outright.

Euskaltel-Euskadi did just enough Sunday to keep Antón in the leader’s jersey after French rider Jean-Christophe Peraud (Omega-Lotto) snuck away in the day’s main breakaway and rode into the virtual leader’s jersey. The Basques hammered away late to keep their man in red while Peraud, a mountain bike silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, climbed to fifth overall at 52 seconds back.

Antón says he doesn’t want to get too carried away, especially with the hardest climbs still ahead in what’s been a very hot and difficult opening half of the 65th edition of the Spanish tour.

“I want to maintain the good sensations that I have now and maybe I can open up some differences in Andorra (on Wednesday),” Antón explained. “This is like a dream come true to have the leader’s jersey of a grand tour. My team is really supporting me, like the effort they put in (Sunday). I want to take it one day at a time, because this Vuelta is truly difficult.”

Antón said he was surprised to see Denis Menchov (Rabobank) lose two minutes on the stage over Catí on Saturday, but said Rodríguez isn’t his most dangerous rival.

“Nibali looks very strong. I think he’s the favorite to win the Vuelta,” Antón said. “Schleck will get better as the race progresses and no one’s talking about (Xavier) Tondo. He’s very close (4th at 42sec) and he’s won a Tour of Portugal.”

(Related: Watch a video interview with Tondo on CompetitorTV )

The 65th Vuelta clicks back into gear Tuesday for the 175km 10th stage from Tarragona to Vilanova I la Geltrú. The sprinters will have a hard go of it, because the course tackles the short but steep Alto de Rat Penat, with ramps as steep as 23 percent, at 30km to go.

Andy Pruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists

This article was excerpted with permission of the publisher from Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists by Andy Pruitt, Director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, with Fred Matheny. The book is available in bookstores, bike shops, and online. The table of contents and another excerpt are available at velopress.com.

For most of the century or more that humans have ridden bikes, we didn’t know very much about the pedaling motion or the forces that are exerted at different points in the pedal stroke. Without the technology of high-speed cameras to help them, riders and coaches tried to eyeball the spinning foot. They used this plus feedback from their bodies — in the form of pain in their quads— to guess what was going on.

From this, researchers deduced that skilled cyclists pushed down hard on the downstroke while at the same time they pulled up on the backstroke. It seemed like a logical conclusion based on watching cyclists legendary for their smooth pedaling, like five-time Tour de France winner Jacques Anquetil. Of course he pulled up at the back of the pedal stroke. How else could he time trial so fast with so little obvious show of exertion?

Pulling up was assumed to be crucial to fast riding — it unloaded the pedal, assuring that not only was the “rear” foot not going along for the ride while the other foot was trying to push down on the power stroke, it was also adding to the total power transferred to the pedal.

Because of advancing technology and the development of new ways to observe and measure biomechanics in action, we know a great deal about the pedal stroke. And one of the things we know is that even the best pedaling stylists don’t produce power when they pull up on the backstroke. The most they can hope for is to unweight the rear foot so it adds less drag to the power output of the foot that is pushing downward. But it’s not possible even to get the back foot out of the way entirely.

Sophisticated force-measuring pedals can tell us exactly what forces are being exerted during the pedal stroke and at what angles. Biomechanists like Jeff Broker, Ph.D., developed early models at UCLA in the 1980s. At the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, we devised our own force-measuring pedals to help the 1996 U.S. Olympic pursuit team hone their skills.

So what is going on when we pedal? Cycling biomechanists often use a so-called clock diagram to illustrate the forces involved in pedaling.

As you can see in the clock diagram, these biomechanical findings are complicated and technical (see Figure 18.3). For the purposes of this book, I’ll offer a simplified version. Call it the layperson’s guide to pedaling mechanics. Here’s what we’ve learned.

Pedaling Is a Restrictive Athletic Motion

The pedaling motion takes place through a relatively small range of motion. If you’re using 170 mm crank arms, the legs move in a circle with a diameter of only 340 mm — less than 14 inches. Contrast that to the huge mobility required by basketball players, gymnasts, or triple jumpers.

So while cycling is less likely to cause muscle pulls due to excessive motion, a stretching program is crucial since the muscles aren’t stretched in their daily routine of pedaling.

As we saw in the section of this book on bike fit, the bicycle is a fixed machine that can be adjusted by such means as raising or lowering the saddle and changing the reach to the handlebars. Humans are also machines, and while adjustment isn’t possible (short of an operation to lengthen your femurs), the human body is adaptable.

The Foot Rarely Pushes Straight Down on the Pedal

The only point at which the foot is pushing straight down is at about the 3 o’clock position, as you can see from the clock diagram. The rest of the time, force is applied tangentially to the pedal, increasing shearing force and reducing the percentage of power from the quads that’s actually applied to the bike’s forward motion.

Fast Pedaling Lowers Force, Slow Pedaling Increases It

Lance Armstrong has made it popular once again to climb at a fast cadence. He and his coach, Chris Carmichael, know that low-cadence pedaling (60 to 80 rpm) requires large muscular forces, while fast cadences (around 100 rpm) lessen the load on the quads and transfer it to the cardiovascular system. Because the quads fatigue faster, and recover more slowly, than the heart, it makes sense to train your cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems to pedal rapidly.

The Best Cyclists Don’t Produce Power When They Pull Up on the Backstroke

As mentioned earlier, force-measuring pedals show us that no cyclists, not even track pursuiters who are capable of silky-smooth pedal strokes at 130 rpm, really exert upward force when the pedal is coming up from dead bottom center.

Mountain Bikers Most Closely Approach the “Ideal” Pedal Stroke

How could it be that mountain bikers get closest to the ideal pedal stroke? We tend to think of mountain bikers using a forceful, hammering pedal stroke as they ride up technical climbs.

But in fact, riding loose surfaces and steep climbs requires an extremely smooth pedal stroke. If the rider emphasizes the downstroke, the surge of power applied to the rear wheel causes it to lose traction on sand and gravel trails.

This phenomenon is painfully evident on Moab’s fabled Slickrock Trail. The surface isn’t loose; rather, it’s smooth sandstone that provides incredible grip to the tires. So it’s possible to climb insanely steep pitches—but only if you avoid any power surges to the rear wheel. The slightest jerkiness in the pedal stroke breaks loose the rear wheel and causes a painful slide down the “slick rock.”

Evidence suggests that BCSM client Taylor Phinney has a pretty good pedal stroke.

Getting your skin rubbed off by Utah sandstone provides instant feedback, teaching skilled off-roaders to apply power all the way around the pedal stroke. They still can’t pull up, unless they’re pedaling at a very low rpm, but they come close.

Even Though There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Pedal Stroke, It’s Still a Goal to Work Toward

You can improve your pedal stroke by doing the following drills.

Concentrate on the top and bottom of the pedal stroke. At around 90 to 120 rpm the pedaling motion is so rapid it’s nearly impossible to focus on and modify the different parts of the stroke. The feet simply go around too fast. The trick is to anticipate the motion you want and initiate it early. That means starting the upward pull of the pedal when the pedal is at dead bottom center and initiating the downward push as the pedal comes over the top and begins its descent.

Greg LeMond first described pulling through at the bottom of the stroke saying it’s “like scraping the mud off your shoe.” The image still works. But pulling through at the bottom is only half the story. You should also concentrate on pushing the knee toward the handlebars as it comes over the top and begins the power phase of the stroke.

By starting both motions well before you want their actions to take effect, you’re assured that by the time your command is sent from your brain to your legs, they’ll do the right thing at the appropriate time.

The author, at left, working with Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck and Bjarne Riis on a bike fit last winter.

Do one-leg pedaling drills. Set your bike on a trainer and warm up. Then unclip one foot and rest it on the rear trainer support or on a chair or stool. Pedal with the other foot, emphasizing good form. The switch feet and repeat. Start by doing several sets of one minute for each leg in a low gear, and increase to sets of five minutes and larger gears.

One-leg pedaling forces you to pedal all the way around the stroke. It will be awkward at first, but with practice you’ll improve rapidly. And the pedaling efficiency you acquire will transfer to normal two-leg pedaling on the road.

Ride rollers. Most cyclists now use indoor trainers, but old-school rollers can help you improve pedal form. The reason is that it takes a smooth stroke to even ride the things!

If you pedal awkwardly on rollers, you’ll weave all over the rollers or be unable to stay upright. Rollers are the ultimate biofeedback device for smooth pedaling.

Ride off-road. As I mentioned earlier, riding loose-surfaced, steep climbs on a mountain bike is a great way to work on your pedal stroke. You don’t have to live in the mountains to get the benefits of this pedaling workout. Even short climbs are helpful.

Andrew Pruitt, EdD, PA-C, is the founder of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. Pruitt has worked with elite athletes for years and has become the world’s foremost expert in 3D bike fit analysis. His patients include some of the most formidable cyclists in the world including Fabian Cancellara, Andy and Frank Schleck, Jens Voigt, Alberto Contador, and other ProTour riders who either see Pruitt as part of their team, or fly to Boulder from around the world on their own accord. BCSM and VeloNews.com have partnered to produce cycling training and health columns on this site.

Paolo Bettini arrived at the Vuelta a España this weekend to get a closer look at some of the men whom he will be selecting to race for Italy in the 2010 world championships in Australia.

Bettini, preparing for his first world championships as Italy’s national coach, said the Melbourne course should give Italy a good shot at delivering the rainbow jersey.

“The course is ideal for Filippo (Pozzato). We can expect that he can be our captain for the worlds,” Bettini told VeloNews. “He is coming up in form and he is very motivated for the world championships. I think he has a very good chance at winning.”

Bettini also said it looks “complicated” for Alessandro Petacchi to earn one of the nine starting positions for Italy.

“He had to abandon the Vuelta due to his crash,” Bettini said. “The course would have been good for him too, but it looks complicated. I need to talk to him to see.”

There’s always intense competition among the Italian pros to earn a spot on the nine-man squad. Others riding strongly at the Vuelta include Vincenzo Nibali and Maurizio Bruseghin.

“I want to talk to some of the guys and see who’s strong,” Bettini said. “Italy always has a strong worlds team. The hard part is just to select nine.”

Bettini is preparing for his first world championships as Italy’s new national coach following the tragic death of Franco Ballerini in a February car crash at an amateur race rally when he was taking part as the navigator.

Ballerini had been Italy’s national coach since 2001 and brought home world titles with Mario Cipollini (2002), Alessandro Ballan (2007) and Bettini (2006-07).

French rider Rémy Di Gregorio will ride for Astana next season.

The 25-year-old climbing specialist has joined the Kazakh team with a one-year deal. Team officials said Di Gregorio will be counted on to help the team captains in stage races.

Di Gregorio made a big splash at the 2006 Tour de l’Avenir and many tapped him as France’s new breakout start. The hype continued to build when he won the best climber’s jersey at the 2007 Dauphiné Libéré, but he crashed out of his Tour de France debut a few weeks later with a broken elbow.

He has since failed to live up to expectations and has not won a race since 2006.

Astana is looking to fill some gaps following the departure of Alberto Contador and three other teammates who helped him win the 2010 Tour, including Benjamin Noval, Jesus Hernández and Dani Navarro.

Astana has already signed Roman Kreuziger and Alexander Vinokourov said he will race at least one more season.

Stage results
GC
Race report
Past winners of the Tour de l’Avenir Stage 1 results

• 1. John Degenkolb, (Ger), at 3:37:05
• 2. Michael Matthews, (Aus), s.t.
• 3. Michal Kwiatkowski, (Pol), s.t.
• 4. Alexey Tsatevitch, (Rus), s.t.
• 5. Taylor Phinney, (USA), s.t.
• 6. Marko Kump, (Slo), s.t.
• 7. Vicente Garcia De Mateos Rubio, (Esp), s.t.
• 8. Kuanysh Kylybayev, (Kaz), s.t.
• 9. Alex Dowsett, (Gbr), s.t.
• 10. Chan Jae Jang, (Kor), s.t.
• 11. Romain Hardy, (Fra), s.t.
• 12. Mikel Landa Meana, (Esp), s.t.
• 13. Sebastian Lander, (Den), s.t.
• 14. Arnaud Courteille, (Fra), s.t.
• 15. Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, (Rus), s.t.
• 16. Marcel Aregger, (Sui), s.t.
• 17. Mark Christian, (Gbr), s.t.
• 18. Yannick Eijssen, (Bel), s.t.
• 19. Bruno Silva, (Por), s.t.
• 20. Gregory Obando Brenes, (Crc), s.t.
• 21. Jon Izaguirre Insausti, (Esp), s.t.
• 22. Blaz Jarc, (Slo), s.t.
• 23. Anthony Delaplace, (Fra), s.t.
• 24. Joseph Lewis, (Aus), s.t.
• 25. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado, (Col), s.t.
• 26. Pieter Serry, (Bel), s.t.
• 27. Blaz Furdi, (Slo), s.t.
• 28. Amaro Antunes, (Por), s.t.
• 29. Vladislav Gorbunov, (Kaz), s.t.
• 30. Coen Vermeltfoort, (Ned), s.t.
• 31. Luka Mezgec, (Slo), s.t.
• 32. Silvan Dillier, (Sui), s.t.
• 33. Jhoan Chávez, (Col), s.t.
• 34. Jerome Cousin, (Fra), s.t.
• 35. Andrew Fenn, (Gbr), s.t.
• 36. Higinio Fernandez, (Esp), s.t.
• 37. Daniel Teklehaymanot, (Eri), s.t.
• 38. Nelson Oliveira, (Por), s.t.
• 39. Tom Thill, (Lux), s.t.
• 40. Jonathan Fumeaux, (Sui), s.t.
• 41. Sébastien Reichenbach, (Sui), s.t.
• 42. Thimothy Roe, (Aus), s.t.
• 43. André Domingos, (Por), s.t.
• 44. Arman Kamyshev, (Kaz), s.t.
• 45. Pawel Charucki, (Pol), s.t.
• 46. Christopher Juul Jensen, (Den), s.t.
• 47. Chris Butler, (USA), s.t.
• 48. Nikita Umerbekov, (Kaz), s.t.
• 49. Bertjan Lindeman, (Ned), s.t.
• 50. Jarlinson Pantano, (Col), s.t.
• 51. Mathias Lisson, (Den), s.t.
• 52. Ricky Eno Jorgensen, (Den), s.t.
• 53. Wilco Kelderman, (Ned), s.t.
• 54. Andrei Krasilnikau, (Blr), s.t.
• 55. Guilherme Lourenco, (Por), s.t.
• 56. Andi Bajc, (Slo), s.t.
• 57. Daniil Fominykh, (Kaz), s.t.
• 58. Joel Zangerle, (Lux), s.t.
• 59. Yoann Barbas, (Fra), s.t.
• 60. David Rosch, (Ger), s.t.
• 61. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, (Col), s.t.
• 62. Jean-Lou Paiani, (Fra), s.t.
• 63. Tom Dumoulin, (Ned), s.t.
• 64. Pawel Poljanski, (Pol), s.t.
• 65. Mads Meyer, (Den), s.t.
• 66. Tom Jelte Slagter, (Ned), s.t.
• 67. Nikita Novikov, (Rus), s.t.
• 68. Michaël Baer, (Sui), s.t.
• 69. Martijn Keizer, (Ned), s.t.
• 70. Dmitriy Ignatiev, (Rus), s.t.
• 71. Jan Tratnik, (Slo), s.t.
• 72. David Hesselbarth, (Ger), s.t.
• 73. Ki Ho Choi, (Hkg), s.t.
• 74. Michael Weicht, (Ger), s.t.
• 75. David De La Cruz Melgarejo, (Esp), s.t.
• 76. Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin, (Col), s.t.
• 77. Andrew Talansky, (USA), s.t.
• 78. Jesus Herrada Lopez, (Esp), s.t.
• 79. Geoffrey Soupe, (Fra), s.t.
• 80. Alexander Kholodov, (Rus), s.t.
• 81. Adrian Honkisz, (Pol), s.t.
• 82. Pit Schlechter, (Lux), s.t.
• 83. Sebastián Salazar, (Col), s.t.
• 84. Julien Vermote, (Bel), s.t.
• 85. Kanstantsin Klimiankou, (Blr), s.t.
• 86. Thomas Damuseau, (Fra), s.t.
• 87. Jelle Wallays, (Bel), s.t.
• 88. Kamil Zielinski, (Pol), s.t.
• 89. Abdraimzhan Ishanov, (Kaz), s.t.
• 90. Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges, (Rus), s.t.
• 91. Jóni Brandão, (Por), s.t.
• 92. Luke Rowe, (Gbr), s.t.
• 93. Nicolas Cardepuy, (Fra), s.t.
• 94. Thomas Bonnin, (Fra), s.t.
• 95. Romain Bardet, (Fra), s.t.
• 96. Benjamin King, (Aus), s.t.
• 97. Marek Canecky, (Svk), s.t.
• 98. Benjamin King, (USA), s.t.
• 99. Malcom Rudolph, (Aus), s.t.
• 100. Sylwester Janiszewski, (Pol), s.t.
• 101. Nick Aitken, (Aus), s.t.
• 102. Loïc Desriac, (Fra), s.t.
• 103. Tom Schanen, (Lux), s.t.
• 104. Gaetan Bille, (Bel), s.t.
• 105. Maximilian May, (Ger), s.t.
• 106. Arthur Van Overberghe, (Bel), s.t.
• 107. Tim Kennaugh, (Gbr), s.t.
• 108. Martin Gründer, (Ger), s.t.
• 109. Siarhei Novikau, (Blr), s.t.
• 110. Yauheni Lahun, (Blr), at 0:17
• 111. Tom Kohn, (Lux), at 0:57
• 112. Ian Boswell, (USA), at 1:28
• 113. Erick Rowsell, (Gbr), at 2:24
• 114. Alex Howes, (USA), at 2:24
• 115. Daniel Henggeler, (Sui), s.t.
• 116. Ivo Lux, (Lux), at 6:00
• 117. Andrei Holubeu, (Blr), at 6:00
• 118. Stanislau Bazhkou, (Blr), at 10:05
• Dnf: Hyeong Min Choe, (Kor), at
• Dns: Niki Byrgesen, (Den), at

Overall standings

• 1. Taylor Phinney, (USA), 3:46:00
• 2. Alex Dowsett, (Gbr), at 6
• 3. Michael Matthews, (Aus), at 7
• 4. Loïc Desriac, (Fra), at 19
• 5. John Degenkolb, (Ger), at 21
• 6. Andrew Talansky, (USA), at 24
• 7. Tom Dumoulin, (Ned), at 26
• 8. Nelson Oliveira, (Por), at 27
• 9. Jesus Herrada Lopez, (Esp), at 28
• 10. Anthony Delaplace, (Fra), at 28
• 11. Martijn Keizer, (Ned), at 29
• 12. Vladislav Gorbunov, (Kaz), at 30
• 13. Blaz Jarc, (Slo), at 30
• 14. Geoffrey Soupe, (Fra), at 30
• 15. Jerome Cousin, (Fra), at 31
• 16. Thimothy Roe, (Aus), at 31
• 17. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, (Col), at 33
• 18. Mark Christian, (Gbr), at 34
• 19. Jarlinson Pantano, (Col), at 34
• 20. Wilco Kelderman, (Ned), at 34
• 21. Tom Jelte Slagter, (Ned), at 35
• 22. Nikita Novikov, (Rus), at 35
• 23. Romain Bardet, (Fra), at 36
• 24. Tom Thill, (Lux), at 36
• 25. Gaetan Bille, (Bel), at 36
• 26. Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin, (Col), at 36
• 27. Andrei Krasilnikau, (Blr), at 36
• 28. Gregory Obando Brenes, (Crc), at 37
• 29. Arthur Van Overberghe, (Bel), at 40
• 30. Daniil Fominykh, (Kaz), at 41
• 31. Michal Kwiatkowski, (Pol), at 42
• 32. Daniel Teklehaymanot, (Eri), at 43
• 33. Sebastian Lander, (Den), at 43
• 34. Joseph Lewis, (Aus), at 43
• 35. Romain Hardy, (Fra), at 44
• 36. Luke Rowe, (Gbr), at 45
• 37. Jon Izaguirre Insausti, (Esp), at 45
• 38. Pieter Serry, (Bel), at 47
• 39. Thomas Damuseau, (Fra), at 47
• 40. Arnaud Courteille, (Fra), at 47
• 41. Vicente Garcia De Mateos Rubio, (Esp), at 47
• 42. Coen Vermeltfoort, (Ned), at 47
• 43. David Rosch, (Ger), at 48
• 44. Dmitriy Ignatiev, (Rus), at 48
• 45. Maximilian May, (Ger), at 48
• 46. Jhoan Chávez, (Col), at 48
• 47. Jean-Lou Paiani, (Fra), at 48
• 48. Benjamin King, (USA), at 49
• 49. Higinio Fernandez, (Esp), at 49
• 50. Jóni Brandão, (Por), at 49
• 51. Yannick Eijssen, (Bel), at 50
• 52. Bruno Silva, (Por), at 50
• 53. Julien Vermote, (Bel), at 50
• 54. Andrew Fenn, (Gbr), at 50
• 55. David De La Cruz Melgarejo, (Esp), at 51
• 56. Nikita Umerbekov, (Kaz), at 51
• 57. Blaz Furdi, (Slo), at 53
• 58. Jelle Wallays, (Bel), at 54
• 59. Benjamin King, (Aus), at 54
• 60. Luka Mezgec, (Slo), at 54
• 61. Arman Kamyshev, (Kaz), at 55
• 62. Mads Meyer, (Den), at 55
• 63. Sebastián Salazar, (Col), at 55
• 64. Thomas Bonnin, (Fra), at 56
• 65. Marek Canecky, (Svk), at 56
• 66. Martin Gründer, (Ger), at 57
• 67. Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, (Rus), at 57
• 68. Chris Butler, (USA), at 57
• 69. Sébastien Reichenbach, (Sui), at 58
• 70. Yoann Barbas, (Fra), at 58
• 71. Christopher Juul Jensen, (Den), at 59
• 72. Amaro Antunes, (Por), at 1:01
• 73. Mathias Lisson, (Den), at 1:02
• 74. Silvan Dillier, (Sui), at 1:02
• 75. Marko Kump, (Slo), at 1:02
• 76. Siarhei Novikau, (Blr), at 1:02
• 77. André Domingos, (Por), at 1:02
• 78. Bertjan Lindeman, (Ned), at 1:03
• 79. Alexey Tsatevitch, (Rus), at 1:03
• 80. Ki Ho Choi, (Hkg), at 1:04
• 81. Tim Kennaugh, (Gbr), at 1:04
• 82. Mikel Landa Meana, (Esp), at 1:05
• 83. Chan Jae Jang, (Kor), at 1:05
• 84. Nicolas Cardepuy, (Fra), at 1:05
• 85. Kuanysh Kylybayev, (Kaz), at 1:06
• 86. Pit Schlechter, (Lux), at 1:06
• 87. Adrian Honkisz, (Pol), at 1:06
• 88. Michaël Baer, (Sui), at 1:07
• 89. Jonathan Fumeaux, (Sui), at 1:07
• 90. Joel Zangerle, (Lux), at 1:08
• 91. David Hesselbarth, (Ger), at 1:08
• 92. Michael Weicht, (Ger), at 1:09
• 93. Pawel Poljanski, (Pol), at 1:09
• 94. Malcom Rudolph, (Aus), at 1:10
• 95. Sylwester Janiszewski, (Pol), at 1:10
• 96. Jan Tratnik, (Slo), at 1:11
• 97. Andi Bajc, (Slo), at 1:13
• 98. Guilherme Lourenco, (Por), at 1:15
• 99. Nick Aitken, (Aus), at 1:15
• 100. Marcel Aregger, (Sui), at 1:16
• 101. Abdraimzhan Ishanov, (Kaz), at 1:20
• 102. Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges, (Rus), at 1:22
• 103. Kamil Zielinski, (Pol), at 1:22
• 104. Yauheni Lahun, (Blr), at 1:22
• 105. Ricky Eno Jorgensen, (Den), at 1:24
• 106. Pawel Charucki, (Pol), at 1:24
• 107. Daniel Henggeler, (Sui), at 1:25
• 108. Alexander Kholodov, (Rus), at 1:32
• 109. Tom Schanen, (Lux), at 1:36
• 110. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado, (Col), at 1:41
• 111. Kanstantsin Klimiankou, (Blr), at 1:41
• 112. Tom Kohn, (Lux), at 2:13
• 113. Ian Boswell, (USA), at 2:38
• 114. Erick Rowsell, (Gbr), at 3:14
• 115. Alex Howes, (USA), at 3:22
• 116. Ivo Lux, (Lux), at 7:02
• 117. Andrei Holubeu, (Blr), at 7:15
• 118. Stanislau Bazhkou, (Blr), at 11:11

Phinney celebrates as Tour legend Bernard Hinault, far left, looks on. Photo: Connie Carpenter

Germany’s John Degenkolb won stage 1 of the Tour de l’Avenir on Monday.

Degenkolb out-sprinted Australia’s Michael Matthews and Poland’s Michel Kwiatkowski to win the 144.5km stage from Vierzon to Saint-Amand-Montrond.

American Taylor Phinney finished fifth in the same time to retain his overall lead. Britain’s Alex Dowsett sits second overall at six seconds back with Matthews third a further second behind.

The race finished with three full circuits of 20 km and featured a steep one-kilometer climb. French rider Loic Desriac rode solo for 100 km, never gaining more than a 3-minute gap, and was absorbed on the first circuit. Others tried to escape on the finish circuits and the race came down to a field sprint.

Phinney was disappointed to pull his foot out of the pedal at 300 meters to go, which lost him a chance to vie for the stage win. Meanwhile, the Degenkolb took full advantage of his teammates’ efforts to win by half a bike length ahead of the Aussie Michael Matthews.

Stage 2 is a 150.5km leg from Saint-Amand-Montrond to Cusset.

Complete results

Quick results
Stage 1 results

• 1. John Degenkolb, (Ger), at 3:37:05
• 2. Michael Matthews, (Aus), s.t.
• 3. Michal Kwiatkowski, (Pol), s.t.
• 4. Alexey Tsatevitch, (Rus), s.t.
• 5. Taylor Phinney, (USA), s.t.

Overall standings

• 1. Taylor Phinney, (USA), 3:46:00
• 2. Alex Dowsett, (Gbr), at 6
• 3. Michael Matthews, (Aus), at 7
• 4. Loïc Desriac, (Fra), at 19
• 5. John Degenkolb, (Ger), at 21

Editor’s note: The above video was shot by Ben King, one of Taylor Phinney’s teammates on the USA Cycling team at the 2010 Tour de l’Avenir. Phinney won the prologue in 8:55 and took the first leader’s jersey of the race.

Ben King: I cut my cool down short — still coughing up blood from the violence of a 7.8 km prologue effort — to ride in Taylor Phinney’s follow car with Taylor’s mom and our director, Pat Jonker. I followed Taylor to support my friend. But I also followed him for the same reason we watched Cancellara videos in our room before the race; he is the best. I followed Taylor’s Junior Worlds and Fleche du Sud wins and know his capabilities.

Everyone in this race has worked all season to get here. A few riders expected to win. Taylor smashed them. Our Trek-Livestrong teammate, Alex Dowsett, came in six seconds behind Taylor to claim second place. Andrew Talansky placed sixth, and USA is leading the Team classification. I’m excited to hammer on the front in defense. As Ian Boswell said, “7.8 km down, over 1,000 to go.”

Race leaders Peter Stetina (Garmin-Transitions) and Jeannie Longo (Vital Plus) on Sunday won the second stage of the Steamboat Springs Stage Race.

Stetina took the men’s 70-mile Moots Road Race in 2:58:24 ahead of Chris Baldwin (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) and Paul Esposti (BCV-Scion-Stevinson Auto). All three riders finished in the same time.

Longo soloed to victory in the 55-mile women’s race, finishing in 2:37:11, nearly two minutes ahead of second-placed Tony Bradshaw (Team VBF) and almost eight minutes up on third-placed Andrea Koenig (Pro Design Cycling).

Going into Monday’s finale, the Ski & Bike Kare Criterium, Stetina leads runner-up Baldwin by 24 seconds on the overall with Marc de Maar (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) third at 55 seconds. Longo leads Bradshaw by 6:11 with Megan Hottman (Treads.com-DFT) third at 12:40.

Quick results
Stage
Men

• 1. Peter Stetina, Garmin Transitions, 70mi in 2:58:24
• 2. Chris Baldwin, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, same time
• 3. Paul Esposti, BCV-Scion-Stevinson Auto, s.t.
• 4. Benjamin Balugrund, Team Hotel Santa Fe-Juwi Solar, s.t.
• 5. Marc de Maar, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, at 0:05

Women

• 1. Jeannie Longo, Vital Plus, 55mi in 2:37:11
• 2. Toni Bradshaw, Team VBF, at 1:52
• 3. Andrea Koenig, Pro Design Cycling, at 7:41
• 4. Kasey Clark, Treads.com-DFT, at 7:58
• 5. Angela des Cognets, Primal-Rocky Mountain-Colavita, at 8:51

Overall
Men

• 1. Peter Stetina, Garmin Transitions, 5:09:55
• 2. Chris Baldwin, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, at 0:24
• 3. Marc de Maar, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, at 0:55
• 4. Paul Esposti, BCV-Scion-Stevinson Auto, at 1:56
• 5. Benjamin Balugrund, Team Hotel Santa Fe-Juwi Solar, at 2:11

Women

• 1. Jeannie Longo, Vital Plus, 4:35:22
• 2. Toni Bradshaw, Team VBF, at 6:11
• 3. Megan Hottman, Treads.com-DFT, at 12:40
• 4. Andrea Koenig, Pro Design Cycling, at 13:06
• 5. Amy Gray-Smith, Pro Design-Porsche-BikeSource, at 13:13

Lithuanian cyclist Tomas Vaitkus will be out of action for the rest of 2010 after fracturing his left shoulder, his RadioShack team announced on Monday.

Vaitkus initially hurt his shoulder during the Tour of the Algarve in February, forcing him to withdraw from the event.

The team also announces its roster for the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen in Belgium on Sept. 9. The team will line up with Clinton Avery, Fumiyuki Beppu, Daryl Impey, Geoffroy Lequatre, Dmitriy Muravyev, Gregory Rast, Jesse Sergent and Gert Steegmans. Dirk Demol will direct.

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Rabobank’s Denis Menchov, who has failed to live up to his status as a pre-race favorite in the Vuelta a Espana, admitted on Monday that he’s not in peak form.

“I’m not in my best form. Everyone insists that I’m the favorite but the mountain stages are very hard for me and I’m not ‘explosive’ enough for these climbs,” the two-time Tour of Spain winner told AFP.

“I have underlined the 11th stage in my diary, the one in Andorra, which I think will be the real start of the Tour.

“If I can do something it will be on the Andorran peak. I want to be as strong as possible. If it doesn’t happen I will have lost the tour, but it won’t be a disaster,” the 32-year-old Rabobank rider said.

Menchov, who won the Tour of Spain in 2005 and 2007, is currently languishing in 20th place in the overall standings, more than three minutes behind the leader, Spain’s Igor Anton.

The riders on Monday have their first rest day of the Vuelta, which began on August 28.

Tuesday’s 10th stage takes them 175.7 kilometres from Tarragona to Vilanova i la Geltru in eastern Spain, before the race heads into Andorra and the Pyrenees on Wednesday.

Kelly Benefit Strategies’ David Veilleux won the queen stage of Vermont’s Green Mountain Stage Race on Sunday, outpowering his breakaway colleagues on the mountaintop finish up Appalachian Gap.

Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly-Kenda) trailed Veilleux by just seven seconds atop App Gap and took over the race lead from his fellow VeloNews.com columnist Ted King (iamTedKing). King, with no teammates, was unable to contain the attacks on his lead and finished more than three minutes down and is now eighth on GC.

Veilleux was never a GC contender, having ceded eight minutes by missing the start of Friday’s opening time trial.

Powers heads into the final stage — the 50k Dealer.com Burlington Criterium — with a healthy 2:13 lead over his cyclocross season teammate Tim Johnson (UnitedHealthcare/Maxxis).

In the women’s race Irish national champion Olivia Dillon (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) soloed the final climb to best the 43-rider field. The race leader, Dillon’s teammate Kristin McGrath, came in 33 seconds later, to keep the overall lead by a scant three seconds from Dillon. Team Kenda’s Anna McLoon was edged for third by Amanda Watson (Fruit66/Artemis), with McLoon moving up to third overall.

Complete results

Brief results:
Men’s stage

• 1. David Veilleux, in 2:59:51 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 2. Jeremy Powers, at 0:00:07 Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 3. William Dugan, at 0:00:54 Team Type 1
• 4. Will Routley, at 0:02:26 Jelly Belly Presented by
• 5. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:34 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• Complete results

Women’s stage

• 1. Olivia Dillon , , at Peanut Butter & Co.
• 2. Kristin Mcgrath, at 0:00:33 Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 3. Amanda Watson, at 0:00:42 Fruit 66/Artemis
• 4. Anna Mcloon, at 0:00:49 Team Kenda
• 5. Patty Buerkle, at 0:00:54 Fruit66 – Artemis
• Complete results

Men’s GC

• 1. Jeremy Powers, in 6:03:18, Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 2. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:13 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 3. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:26 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 4. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:28 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 5. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:35 CCB/Wheelworks
• Complete results

Women’s GC

• 1. Kristin McGrath, in 6:21:57 Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at 0:00:03 Peanut Butter & Co./Twenty12
• 3. Anna Mcloon, at 0:01:05 Team Kenda
• 4. Amanda Watson, at 0:01:29 Fruit 66/Artemis
• 5. Megan Guarnier, at 0:01:32 Team Tibco/To the Top
• Complete results

Men’s stage results
Women’s stage results
Men’s GC
Women’s GC
Race report Men’s stage results

• 1. David Veilleux, in 2:59:51 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 2. Jeremy Powers, at 0:00:07 Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 3. William Dugan, at 0:00:54 Team Type 1
• 4. Will Routley, at 0:02:26 Jelly Belly-Kenda
• 5. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:34 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 6. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:34 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 7. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:34 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 8. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:49 CCB/Wheelworks
• 9. Jordan Cheyne, at 0:02:56 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 10. Ian Holt, at 0:03:16 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 11. Coulton Hartrich, at 0:03:16
• 12. Ted King, at 0:03:19 iamTedKing.com
• 13. Kennett Peterson, at 0:03:27 Hagens Berman
• 14. Andre Tremblay, at 0:03:35 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 15. Keck Baker, at 0:03:35 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 16. Lang Reynolds, at 0:03:35 Hagens Berman LLP
• 17. Spencer Smitheman, at 0:03:45 Hagens Berman LLP
• 18. Nathan Underwood, at 0:03:59 Ride with Rendall
• 19. Blair Berbert, at 0:03:59 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 20. Matteo Dal-Cin, at 0:04:07 euro-sports.ca/ the foodery
• 21. Jeff Zygo, at 0:04:07 MVP Health Care
• 22. Christopher Deluise, at 0:04:21 zMotion
• 23. Joshua Bartlett, at 0:04:37 Bell Lap Coaching
• 24. Reid Mumford, at 0:04:44 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 25. Austin Roach, at 0:04:44 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 26. Will Letendre, at 0:04:53 Strava Velo
• 27. Kevin Massicotte, at 0:04:58 Rocky Mountain CIBC Wood
• 28. Ben Damhoff, at 0:05:10 Team Geargrinder
• 29. Justin Lindine, at 0:05:54 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 30. Chris Johnson, at 0:06:21 Champion System Racing
• 31. Matt Mainer, at 0:06:51 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 32. Jason Baer, at 0:07:30 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 33. Chris Gruber, at 0:07:33 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 34. Adam Farabaugh, at 0:08:01 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 35. Adam Carr, at 0:08:38 Adageo Energy Pro Cycling
• 36. Jared Bunde, at 0:08:45 GS Mengoni USA
• 37. Chris Hillier, at 0:08:51 Colavita Racing Inc.
• 38. Peter Bradshaw, at 0:09:37 Embrocation Cycling Journal
• 39. Christian Bertilsson, at 0:10:19 PA Lightning
• 40. Michael Chauner, at 0:10:19 PA Lightning
• 41. Joshua Lipka, at 0:10:19 BCA/ Tosk Chiropractic
• 42. Jared Nieters, at 0:10:23 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma
• 43. Peter Hurst, at 0:10:31 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 44. Cory Burns, at 0:11:38 embrocation cycling journal elite
• 45. Justin Steeds, at 0:12:13 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 46. Brady Gibney, at 0:12:26 Team Alliance Environmental
• 47. Robbie King, at 0:13:53 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 48. Jake Hollenbach, at 0:13:53 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 49. Sean Smith, at 0:14:13 Champion System Racing
• 50. Josh Dillon, at 0:15:00 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 51. Nicholas Bennette, at 0:16:47 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 52. Charles Mccarthy, at 0:16:52 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 53. Wayne Bray, at 0:16:52 MVP Health Care
• 54. Jake Keough, at 0:17:00 UnitedHealthcare P/b MAXXIS
• 55. Kevin Wolfson, at 0:17:00 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 56. Kevin Bouchard-Hall, at 0:17:03
• 57. Eric Schildge, at 0:17:12 Team Mountain Khakis fueled
• 58. Stephen Weller, at 0:17:15 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 59. Nathan Brown, at 0:17:17 Trek Livestrong/U23 Development team
• 60. Brian Butts, at 0:17:41 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 61. Todd Hesel, at 0:18:03 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 62. Derrek Ivey, at 0:18:03 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 63. Jose Escobar, at 0:18:24 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 64. Aidan Charles, at 0:18:39 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 65. Brendan Housler, at 0:18:43 Minerva Design Cycling
• 66. Igor Volshteyn, at 0:18:45 Champion System Racing
• 67. Sean Barrie, at 0:18:49 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 68. Adam Sullivan, at 0:18:58 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 69. Justin Spinelli, at 0:19:00 CCB/WHEELWORKS
• 70. Ryan Serbel, at 0:19:04 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 71. Alex Bhogal, at 0:19:58 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 72. Aliaksandr Bialiauski, at 0:20:32 CCB/Wheelworks
• 73. Jean-Michel Lachance, at 0:22:06 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 74. Brad Sheehan, at 0:23:46 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 75. Luke Keough, at 0:24:59 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 76. Ryan Fleming, at 0:25:01 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 77. Tim Mitchell, at 0:26:27 CCB/Wheelworks
• 78. Yahor Buben, at 0:26:27 CCB/Wheelworks
• 79. Charles Hutcheson, at 0:27:17 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 80. Mason Hanrahan, at 0:27:26 Euro-Sports.ca/The Foodery
• 81. Timothy Rugg, at 0:29:04 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 82. Shaun Adamson, at 0:29:23 Scott Racing
• 83. Timothy O’shea, at 0:29:26 MVP Health Care
• 84. David Hoyle, at 0:29:26 CCNS Charlescoaching.com
• 85. Jan Zak, at 0:30:56 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• . Ron Larose, at 0:40:00 3 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• . Burgos Jv, at Franklin Racing

Women’s stage results

• 1. Olivia Dillon , , at Peanut Butter & Co.
• 2. Kristin Mcgrath, at 0:00:33 Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 3. Amanda Watson, at 0:00:42 Fruit 66/Artemis
• 4. Anna Mcloon, at 0:00:49 Team Kenda
• 5. Patty Buerkle, at 0:00:54 Fruit66 – Artemis
• 6. Mary Zider, at 0:01:05 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 7. Fabienne Gerard, at 0:01:14 CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing-Discover Chiropractic
• 8. Megan Guarnier, at 0:01:29 Team Tibco/To the Top
• 9. Suz Weldon, at 0:02:21 Bikesale.com
• 10. Christine Schryver, at 0:02:21 Full Moon Vista
• 11. Marti Shea, at 0:02:32 Destination Cycling
• 12. Heidi Goldberg, at 0:02:41 Team Kenda
• 13. Cynthia Wilson, at 0:02:49 Ride with Rendall
• 14. Silke Wunderwald, at 0:02:55 Team Kenda
• 15. Suzie Brown, at 0:03:01 P-K Express/HNZ Strategy
• 16. Patricia Bailey, at 0:03:23 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 17. Rebecca Blatt, at 0:04:05 silver bull/central wheel
• 18. Kathleen Billington, at 0:04:12 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 19. Moriah Macgregor, at 0:04:15 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 20. Janel Holcomb, at 0:04:45 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 21. Jena Greaser, at 0:06:06 Colavita Racing, Inc.
• 22. Anne Guzman, at 0:06:28 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 23. Natalie Stoll, at 0:06:53 MVP Health Care
• 24. Ann Marie, at 0:06:59 Miller CRCA Houlihan Lokey
• 25. Donna Mcmahon, at 0:07:05 CRCA/Radical Media
• 26. Sheila Vibert, at 0:07:27 NHCC
• 27. Lindsey Myers, at 0:07:50 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 28. Melissa Ross, at 0:08:43 Team Kenda Tire
• 29. Sarah Krzysiak, at 0:10:22 ANTHEM SPORTS
• 30. Michelle Gauthier, at 0:11:03 7thgroove/RE:FORM Body Clinic
• 31. Emma Bast, at 0:11:39 Bianchi/Grand Performance
• 32. Shelly Mckee, at 0:12:26 Mazurcoaching/Wheels of Bloor
• 33. Eritia Smit, at 0:12:57 P-K Express/ HNZ-Strategy
• 34. Elle Anderson, at 0:14:44 NEBC/CycleLoft/Devonshire Dental
• 35. Carrie Cartmill, at 0:17:28 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 36. Becky Koh, at 0:18:54 CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid\’s Bikes

Men’s GC

• 1. Jeremy Powers, in 6:03:18, Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 2. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:13 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 3. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:26 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 4. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:28 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 5. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:35 CCB/Wheelworks
• 6. William Dugan, at 0:03:12 Team Type 1
• 7. Ian Holt, at 0:03:13 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 8. Ted King, at 0:03:17 iamTedKing.com
• 9. Kennett Peterson, at 0:03:36 Hagens Berman
• 10. Will Routley, at 0:04:40 Jelly Belly -Kenda
• 11. Reid Mumford, at 0:04:50 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 12. Jordan Cheyne, at 0:05:08 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 13. Keck Baker, at 0:05:26 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 14. Coulton Hartrich, at 0:05:29
• 15. Blair Berbert, at 0:05:42 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 16. Spencer Smitheman, at 0:05:59 Hagens Berman LLP
• 17. Lang Reynolds, at 0:06:04 Hagens Berman LLP
• 18. Andre Tremblay, at 0:06:04 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 19. Nathan Underwood, at 0:06:08 Ride with Rendall
• 20. Matteo Dal-Cin, at 0:06:32 euro-sports.ca/ the foodery
• 21. Joshua Bartlett, at 0:06:40 Bell Lap Coaching
• 22. Austin Roach, at 0:06:44 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 23. Jeff Zygo, at 0:07:04 MVP Health Care
• 24. Ben Damhoff, at 0:07:24 Team Geargrinder
• 25. Will Letendre, at 0:07:33 Strava Velo
• 26. Christopher Deluise, at 0:07:56 zMotion
• 27. David Veilleux, at 0:08:04 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 28. Justin Lindine, at 0:08:06 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 29. Chris Gruber, at 0:08:35 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 30. Chris Johnson, at 0:09:11 Champion System Racing
• 31. Matt Mainer, at 0:09:20 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 32. Adam Farabaugh, at 0:10:37 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 33. Jason Baer, at 0:11:06 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 34. Chris Hillier, at 0:11:27 Colavita Racing Inc.
• 35. Adam Carr, at 0:11:38 Adageo Energy Pro Cycling
• 36. Peter Hurst, at 0:12:34 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 37. Peter Bradshaw, at 0:12:40 Embrocation Cycling Journal
• 38. Jared Bunde, at 0:12:56 GS Mengoni USA
• 39. Michael Chauner, at 0:13:31 PA Lightning
• 40. Christian Bertilsson, at 0:13:36 PA Lightning
• 41. Cory Burns, at 0:14:09 embrocation cycling journal elite
• 42. Kevin Massicotte, at 0:14:21 Rocky Mountain CIBC Wood
• 43. Brady Gibney, at 0:14:34 Team Alliance Environmental
• 44. Robbie King, at 0:14:40 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 45. Justin Steeds, at 0:14:43 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 46. Sean Smith, at 0:16:00 Champion System Racing
• 47. Jake Hollenbach, at 0:16:07 AXA Equitable Cycling Team/CRCA
• 48. Josh Dillon, at 0:17:23 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 49. Nathan Brown, at 0:19:16 Trek Livestrong/U23 Development team
• 50. Jake Keough, at 0:19:22 UnitedHealthcare P/b MAXXIS
• 51. Kevin Bouchard-Hall, at 0:19:25
• 52. Eric Schildge, at 0:19:46 Team Mountain Khakis fueled
• 53. Justin Spinelli, at 0:19:47 CCB/WHEELWORKS
• 54. Joshua Lipka, at 0:20:05 BCA/ Tosk Chiropractic
• 55. Brian Butts, at 0:20:10 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 56. Stephen Weller, at 0:20:15 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 57. Derrek Ivey, at 0:20:21 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 58. Kevin Wolfson, at 0:20:41 Team Ora p/b Independent
• 59. Todd Hesel, at 0:20:56 Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
• 60. Igor Volshteyn, at 0:21:08 Champion System Racing
• 61. Jose Escobar, at 0:21:32 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 62. Aidan Charles, at 0:21:41 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 63. Brendan Housler, at 0:21:47 Minerva Design Cycling
• 64. Ryan Serbel, at 0:21:57 CCNS – Charlescoaching.com
• 65. Adam Sullivan, at 0:22:10 Wheelhouse / NCC
• 66. Jean-Michel Lachance, at 0:22:13 Nativo/PG/Devinci
• 67. Alex Bhogal, at 0:22:17 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 68. Nicholas Bennette, at 0:22:57 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 69. Aliaksandr Bialiauski, at 0:23:15 CCB/Wheelworks
• 70. Brad Sheehan, at 0:26:27 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 71. Jared Nieters, at 0:26:37 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma
• 72. Wayne Bray, at 0:27:15 MVP Health Care
• 73. Charles Mccarthy, at 0:27:59 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 74. Luke Keough, at 0:28:06 BikeReg.com / Cannondale
• 75. Tim Mitchell, at 0:28:16 CCB/Wheelworks
• 76. Ryan Fleming, at 0:29:16 MetLife p/b groSolar
• 77. Charles Hutcheson, at 0:29:59 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism
• 78. Mason Hanrahan, at 0:30:04 Euro-Sports.ca/The Foodery
• 79. Yahor Buben, at 0:30:25 CCB/Wheelworks
• 80. David Hoyle, at 0:32:48 CCNS Charlescoaching.com
• 81. Timothy O’shea, at 0:32:50 MVP Health Care
• 82. Jan Zak, at 0:33:52 MainLine – BiKyle/MazurCoaching.com
• 83. Shaun Adamson, at 0:34:36 Scott Racing
• 84. Sean Barrie, at 0:35:09 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma/Teaism
• 85. Timothy Rugg, at 0:38:57 Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma Restaurant/Teaism

Women’s GC

• 1. Kristin McGrath, in 6:21:57 Peanut Butter & Co/Twenty12
• 2. Olivia Dillon, at 0:00:03 Peanut Butter & Co./Twenty12
• 3. Anna Mcloon, at 0:01:05 Team Kenda
• 4. Amanda Watson, at 0:01:29 Fruit 66/Artemis
• 5. Megan Guarnier, at 0:01:32 Team Tibco/To the Top
• 6. Fabienne Gerard, at 0:01:50 CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing-Discover Chiropractic
• 7. Patty Buerkle, at 0:01:52 Fruit66 – Artemis
• 8. Mary Zider, at 0:01:52 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 9. Christine Schryver, at 0:02:57 Full Moon Vista
• 10. Suz Weldon, at 0:03:00 Bikesale.com
• 11. Marti Shea, at 0:03:12 Destination Cycling
• 12. Cynthia Wilson, at 0:03:18 Ride with Rendall
• 13. Silke Wunderwald, at 0:03:56 Team Kenda
• 14. Patricia Bailey, at 0:04:00 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 15. Heidi Goldberg, at 0:04:16 Team Kenda
• 16. Suzie Brown, at 0:04:28 P-K Express/HNZ Strategy
• 17. Janel Holcomb, at 0:04:33 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 18. Kathleen Billington, at 0:05:03 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 19. Moriah Macgregor, at 0:05:04 Team Nanoblur Gears
• 20. Rebecca Blatt, at 0:05:10 silver bull/central wheel
• 21. Jena Greaser, at 0:07:36 Colavita Racing, Inc.
• 22. Anne Guzman, at 0:07:40 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 23. Ann Marie, at 0:08:28 Miller CRCA Houlihan Lokey
• 24. Sheila Vibert, at 0:08:48 NHCC
• 25. Donna Mcmahon, at 0:08:57 CRCA/Radical Media
• 26. Natalie Stoll, at 0:09:22 MVP Health Care
• 27. Melissa Ross, at 0:10:14 Team Kenda Tire
• 28. Michelle Gauthier, at 0:12:11 7thgroove/RE:FORM Body Clinic
• 29. Sarah Krzysiak, at 0:12:19 ANTHEM SPORTS
• 30. Emma Bast, at 0:13:03 Bianchi/Grand Performance
• 31. Shelly Mckee, at 0:14:52 Mazurcoaching/Wheels of Bloor
• 32. Lindsey Myers, at 0:15:31 Team Danbury Audi/Cyfac
• 33. Elle Anderson, at 0:15:48 NEBC/CycleLoft/Devonshire Dental
• 34. Carrie Cartmill, at 0:19:51 Team Nanoblur-Gears
• 35. Becky Koh, at 0:20:50 CRCA/Comedy Central-Sid\’s Bikes
• 36. Eritia Smit, at 0:20:57 P-K Express/ HNZ-Strategy

Race report

FINAL CG

• 1. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, in 6:11:50
• 2. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:11:58
• 3. Karl Menzies, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team P/b Maxxis, in 6:12:02
• 4. Michael Friedman, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:12:07
• 5. Jeremy Vennell, Bissell, in 6:12:07
• 6. Christopher Horner, Radio Shack, in 6:12:11
• 7. Peter Latham, Bissell, in 6:12:12
• 8. Luis Amaran, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 6:12:15
• 9. Andy Jacques-Maynes, Bissell, in 6:12:16
• 9. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell, in 6:12:16
• 11. Pat Bevin, Bissell, in 6:12:19
• 12. Ryan Anderson, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:12:20
• 13. Kyle Wamsley, Bissell, in 6:12:21
• 14. K Frank Pipp, Bissell, in 6:12:22
• 15. Robert Sweeting, Champion System Racing, in 6:12:22
• 16. Scott Zwizanski, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:12:24
• 17. Charles Huff, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:12:27
• 18. Joey Rosskopf, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:12:27
• 19. Anibal Barrajo, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 6:12:28
• 19. Carlos Ospinae, Columbian National, in 6:12:28
• 21. Heath Blackgrove, Team Hotel San Jose, in 6:12:29
• 22. Jonathan Mumford, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:12:29
• 23. David Tanner, Fly V Australia, in 6:12:32
• 24. Tyler Wren, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 6:12:34
• 25. Juan Esteban Arango, Columbian National, in 6:12:36
• 26. Nick Frey, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 6:12:37
• 27. Luca Damiani, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:12:37
• 28. Scottie Weiss, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:12:43
• 29. Pat Lemieux, Texas Roadhouse P/b Motorex, in 6:12:45
• 30. Sean Sullivan, Team Hotel San Jose, in 6:12:47
• 31. Alexander Candelario, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:12:47
• 32. Jacob Rytlewski, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:12:49
• 33. Chad Hartley, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:12:54
• 34. Eric Schildge, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:12:54
• 35. Neil Bezdek, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:13:05
• 36. Colton Barrett, Texas Roadhouse P/b Motorex, in 6:13:26
• 37. Igor Volshteyn, Champion System Racing, in 6:13:32
• 38. Arles Castro, Columbian National, in 6:13:58
• 39. Sergio Hernandez, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:15:07
• 40. Jay Thomson, Fly V Australia, in 6:15:18
• 41. David Kemp, Fly V Australia, in 6:15:19
• 42. Hayden Brooks, Fly V Australia, in 6:15:40
• 43. Logan Loader, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:16:14
• 44. Ben Kersten, Fly V Australia, in 6:16:15
• 45. Alder Martz, Champion System Racing, in 6:16:49
• 46. James Stemper, Kenda Pro Cycling P/b Geargrinder, in 6:17:34
• 47. Daniel Holt, Team Type 1, in 6:18:11
• 48. Mark Hekman, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:19:23
• 49. Alessandro Bazzana, Fly V Australia, in 6:20:42
• 50. Carter Jones, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:25:38
• 51. David Guttenplan, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:25:52
• 52. Oscar Clark, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:32:41
• 53. Hilton Clarke, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team P/b Maxxis, in 6:32:42
• 54. Jacob Keough, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team P/b Maxxis, in 6:35:22
• 55. Adam Myerson, Team Mountain Khakis, in 6:39:22
• 56. Chris Johnson, Champion System Racing, in 6:39:27
• 57. Adam Carr, Adageo Energy, in 6:41:18
• 58. Edwin Avila, Columbian National, in 6:49:56

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis’ Chris Baldwin and Vital Plus’ Jeannie Longo won the first stage of the Steamboat Springs Stage Race in Colorado Saturday.

Longo, who also won Friday’s prologue, retains her overall lead. Megan Hottman (Treads.com/DFT), second on the stage, is also second on the GC, at 3:17 behind the French legend.

In the men’s race, Peter Stetina (Garmin-Transitions) retained his overall lead, finishing second to Baldwin on the stage in the same time. Baldwin did gain 10 seconds on Stetina due to his finish bonus. He is now 14 seconds behind.

The Marabou Ranch circuit race was a tough 4.5-mile loop with about 500 feet of climbing per lap.

Sunday’s Moots road race has men racing 70 miles and women 55 miles, and Monday’s concluding stage is a criterium in downtown Steamboat Springs.

Complete results

Brief results:
Men’s stage 1:

• 1. Chris Baldwin, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, in 2:00:02, :30:00 bonus
• 2. Peter Stetina, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t. :20:00 bonus
• 3. Marc De Maar, Team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, at s.t. :10:00 bonus
• 4. Paul Esposti, Bcv Scion P/b Stevinson Auto, at 00:00:48
• 5. Benjamin Blaugrund, Team Hotel San Jose Juwi Solar, at 00:00:56
• Complete results

Women’s stage 1:

• 1. Jeannie Longo, Vital Plus, in 1:45:12. 00:30 bonus
• 2. Megan Hottman, Treads.com/dft, at 0:02:24 00:20 bonus
• 3. Amy Gray-smith, Pro Design P/b Porche/bikesour, at 0:02:24 00:10 bonus
• 4. Kasey Clark, Treads.com/dft, at 0:02:24
• 5. Toni Bradshaw, Team Vbf, at 0:02:24
• Complete results

Men’s GC:

• 1. Peter Stetina, Garmin-Transitions, in 2:12:01
• 2. Chris Baldwin, United Health Care, at 0:00:14
• 3. Marc De Maar, Team United Healthcare, at 0:00:20
• 4. Paul Esposti, Bcv Scion P/b Stevinson Auto, at 0:01:36
• 5. Benjamin Blaugrund, Team Hotel San Jose Juwi Solar, at 0:01:41
• Complete results

Women’s GC:

• 1. Jeannie Longo, Vital Plus, in 1:58:41
• 2. Megan Hottman, Treads.com/dft, at 0:03:17
• 3. Amy Gray-smith, Pro Design P/b Porche/bikesource, at 0:03:46
• 4. Toni Bradshaw, Team Vbf, at 0:04:09
• 5. Kasey Clark, Treads.com/dft, at 0:04:47
• Complete results