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Race Results
Redlands Classic Prologue
California
Race Preview Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5/Final GC
RONA/ESKER’S
GENEVIÈVE JEANSON TAKES THE LEAD AT THE REDLANDS CLASSIC
Canadian Geneviève Jeanson of the RONA/Esker cycling team won the
prologue of the Redlands Bicycle Classic and thus took the lead of this
six-stage race held east of Los Angeles. She
completed the 5-km climb up Mount Rubidoux in 9’ 43” at an average speed of
30.9 km/h. Kim
Bruckner and Amber Neben, both of US-based T Mobile, joined Jeanson on the podium today, having
finished 20” and 23” behind Jeanson respectively. Saturn’s Manon Jutras and Lyne Bessette finished fourth and
fifth.
Tomorrow’s
stage will be a 66-km race on a rolling course.
The
Redlands Classic web site is found at www.redlandsclassic.com
Prologue :
Mount Rubidoux time trial
Stage standings and general classification
|
Rank |
Name
(team) |
Time |
|
1 |
Geneviève
Jeanson (CAN, RONA Esker) |
5
km in 9’43" (avg. 30.9 km/h) |
|
2 |
Kimberly
Bruckner (USA, T Mobile) |
20” |
|
3 |
Amber
Neben (USA, T Mobile) |
23” |
|
4 |
Manon
Jutras (CAN, Saturn) |
23” |
|
5 |
Lyne
Bessette (CAN, Saturn) |
31” |
|
14 |
Karen
Bockel (GER, RONA Esker) |
1’
11” |
|
16 |
Andrea
Hannos (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
1’
13” |
|
27 |
Kristen
LaSasso (USA, RONA/Esker) |
1’
22” |
|
28 |
Catherine
Marsal (FRA, RONA/Esker) |
1’
24” |
|
34 |
Magali
Le Floc’h (FRA, RONA/Esker) |
1’
31” |
Team
RONA/Esker is one of only two Canadian women’s cycling teams in the Elite
Category that are recognized by the International Cycling Union. The team is
made up of four Canadian racers (Geneviève Jeanson, Andrea Hannos, Carrie Tuck
and Erinne Willock), French racers Catherine Marsal and Magali Le Floc’h, New
Zealander Melissa Holt, German Karen Bockel and American Kristen LaSasso.
RONA
is Canada’s leading hardware and home renovation retailer (www.rona.ca).
Esker is a natural spring water from the north of Canada, sold in North
America and Asia (www.eskerwater.com).
