Tour de toona-Stage 3
Downtown Hollidaysburg Circuit Road Race
Stage 3 of the Tour de Toona was a circuit race
with 3 laps of a 20 mile
course totaling 60.3 miles. The rolling course consisted
of twistingnarrow
roads with 1 main climb approximately 1 kilometer
in length. The unusually
high temperatures played a huge role in the race,
which started in theheat
of the afternoon. Record highs were being recorded
throughout the Midwest
and East Coast. It appeared the peleton was content
to stay togetherfor
the first lap due to the heat. However, on lap 2
AutoTrader.com's Amber
Neben was ready to test the strength and endurance
of her competitors. She
attacked the field on the climb and established
a break. Soon she was
joined by 4 other riders, Anke Erlank (Saturn),
Dotsie Cowden (800.com),
Jessica Phillips (Intersports), and Catherine Marsal
(Intersports). The
break of 5 worked and maintained a gap of 1 minute
until the end of the
race. Team Rona was in full chase mode at the front
of the peleton,but
with all the major teams represented in the break,
the Canadian teamwas
unsuccessful in their efforts to bring back the
cohesive breakaway. With
100 meters to go and a steep digger climb to the
finish, Erlank attacked.
Erlank took the stage win, while Jessica Phillips
finished 2nd twelve
seconds back and AutoTrader.com's Amber Neben was
3rd, fifteen seconds
behind the leader. The 3rd place finish for Neben
moved her into 2ndplace
overall, only 22 seconds out of the lead.
Stage Results
1. Anke Erlank-Saturn
2. Jessica Phillips-Intersports @:12
3. Amber Neben-AutoTrader.com @:15
4. Dotsie Cowden-800.com @:43
5. Catherine Marsal-Intersports @:55
6. Genevieve Jeanson-Rona @1:10
7. Laura VanGilder-VeriZon@st
8. Lyne Bessette-Saturn-st
9. Nicole Friedman-Credit Suisse-st
10. Gail LONGNECKER-st
11. Tina Mayolo-AutoTrader.com-st
19. Julie Young-AutoTrader.com-st
21. Katrina Berger-AutoTrader.com-st
24. Kim Smith-AutoTrader.com-st
31. Sarah Ulmer-AutoTrader.com @1:16
GC Following Stage 3
1. Erlank
2. Neben, @:22
3. Phillips, @:24
4. Bessette, @:52
5. Jeanson, @:55
6. Berger, @1:07
7. Mayolo, @1:10
8. Friedman, @st
9. Sandy Espeseth-Intersports, @1:11
10. Marsal,@1:13
11. Young, @1:16
For more information about the AutoTrader.com Cycling
Team, please visitthe
website: www.cycling.autotrader.com.
