Le Québec est bien représenté, à la Redlands Bicycle Classic, qui a présentement cours (25 au 28 mars), en Californie.
Chez les hommes, on retrouve, notamment, sur la liste préliminaires de départ: Charles Dionne (Fly V Australia), William Goodfellow et Christian Deshaies (Bikereg.com / Cannondale) et cinq des sept coureurs de l’équipe Spidertech / Planet Energy, François Parisien, Bruno Langlois, Charly Vives, David Boily et Éric Boily.
Du côté féminin, on remarque: Anne Samplonius, Véronique Labonté et Joanie Caron (Nanoblur / Gears) ainsi que Joëlle Numainville (Webcor).
Entre autres coureurs qui sont en lice, on remarque le controversé Floyd Landis, champion déchu du Tour de France 2006.
Première étape, Beaumont Circuit Race, 104,5 km
1 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Columbia) 3:06:18
2 Brooke Miller (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling)
3 Joëlle Numainville (Webcor Builders)
4 Kelly Benjamin (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
5 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
6 Shontell Gauther (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
7 Alison Testroete (Team Vera Bradley Foundation)
8 Joanie Caron (Team Nanoblur-Gears)
9 Liza Rachetto (Treads.Com/DFT)
10 Carmen Small (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
11 Christina Smith (Veloforma)
12 Olivia Dillon (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12)
13 Katharine Carroll (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12)
14 Meredith Miller (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling)
15 Emma Mackie (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling)
16 Jasmin Hurikino (Third Pillar)
17 Alison Powers (Team Vera Bradley Foundation)
18 Jo Kiesanowski (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling)
19 Rebecca Much (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling)
20 Heather Logan-Sprenger (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
21 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light)
22 Nichole Wangsgard (Roosters P/B Edge Composite Wheels)
23 Denise Ramsden (Specialized Mazda Samson)
24 Amber Neben (Dare to Be – BMW-Bianchi)
25 Whitney Shultz (Veloforma)
26 Véronique Labonté (Team Nanoblur-Gears)
27 Robin Farina (Team Vera Bradley Foundation)
28 Andrea Graus (Webcor Builders)
29 Cara Bussell (Trisports Cycling / Eclipse Racing)
30 Alex Wrubleski (Webcor Builders)
34 Anne Samplonius (Team Nanoblur-Gears)
41 Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders)
66 Moriah MacGregor (Specialized Mazda Samson) 0:01:20
69 Anne Guzman (Team Nanoblur-Gears) 0:02:24
Classement général
1 Amber Neben (Dare to Be – BMW-Bianchi) 3:17:14
2 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Columbia) 0:00:14
3 Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) 0:00:16
4 Evelyn Stevens (HTC Columbia) 0:00:21
5 Alison Powers (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 0:00:31
6 Meredith Miller (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:00:32
7 Robin Farina (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 0:00:35
8 Katharine Carroll (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) 0:00:43
9 Katheryn Mattis (Webcor Builders) 0:00:45
10 Carmen Small (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light) 0:00:46
11 Rebecca Much (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:00:50
12 Heather Logan-Sprenger (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light) 0:00:54
13 Alison Starnes (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:00:59
14 Katie Donovan (Specialized D4W / Bicycle Haus)
15 Emillia Fahlin (HTC Columbia) 0:01:01
16 Chloe Forsman (Specialized D4W / Bicycle Haus) 0:01:03
17 Amanda Miller (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:01:04
18 Brooke Miller (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:01:06
19 Kristin Sanders (Team Vera Bradley Foundation)
20 Ruth Clemence (Specialized D4W / Bicycle Haus) 0:01:09
21 Alexis Rhodes (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 0:01:10
22 Véronique Labonté (Team Nanoblur-Gears) 0:01:12
23 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavit/BAC/Cooking Light) 0:01:16
24 Courtney O’Donnell (Herbalife-LaGrange) 0:01:17
25 Kim Anderson (HTC Columbia)
26 Jo Kiesanowski (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:01:18
27 Melanie Meyers (Specialized D4W / Bicycle Haus) 0:01:22
28 Leah Goldsrein (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 0:01:23
29 Olivia Dillon (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12)
30 Kristen LaSasso (TIBCO/To The Top Pro Cycling) 0:01:25
34 Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders) 0:01:34
36 Anne Samplonius (Team Nanoblur-Gears) 0:01:39
38 Joëlle Numainville (Webcor Builders) 0:01:40
46 Joanie Caron (Team Nanoblur-Gears) 0:01:56
57 Alex Wrubleski (Webcor Builders) 0:02:15
64 Moriah MacGregor (Specialized Mazda Samson) 0:03:11
67 Anne Guzman (Team Nanoblur-Gears) 0:04:16
97 coureuses ont terminé l’étape.
Prologue, jeudi 25 mars, Redlands CLM-I 5,1 km
Première étape, vendredi 26 mars, Beaumont Circuit Race, 104,5 km
Deuxième étape, samedi 27 mars, City of Redlands Criterium 60 minutes
Troisième étape, dimanche 28 mars, Sunset Road Race 104,7 km
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