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Race Results
Tour of Gila
Stage 1
New Mexico, USA
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
25.3km Time Trial
Canadian
Geneviève Jeanson of the RONA/Esker cycling team took the lead at the first
stage of the Tour of the Gila, held a five-stage race held until Sunday, May 4,
in New Mexico. Jeanson has a 1’
27” lead over her fellow Canadian Manon Jutras of Team Saturn.
Today’s
stage was a 25.3-km time trial, and the racers had to deal not only with a
challenging course (more than 8 km of climbing) but with very strong winds as
well. Jeanson completed the stage
in 40 minutes flat, at an average speed of 37.95 km/h.
Tomorrow’s
stage will be a 113-km road race with a mountaintop finish following a 15 km, 1st
category climb.
The
race web site is at www.tourofthegila.com.
Tour
de Gila
|
Rank |
Name
(team) |
Time |
|
1 |
Geneviève
Jeanson (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
25.3
km in 40’ 00’’, 37.95 km/h.) |
|
2 |
Manon
Jutras (CAN, Saturn) |
1’
27” |
|
3 |
Leah
Goldstein (CAN, Victory Brewing/Amoroso) |
1’
31” |
|
4 |
Katrina
Berger-Grove (USA, T Mobile) |
2’
31” |
|
5 |
Melissa
Thomas (USA) |
3’
17” |
|
16 |
Karen
Bockel (GER, RONA/Esker) |
4’43” |
|
21 |
Andrea
Hannos (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
5’
46” |
|
27 |
Carrie
Tuck (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
6’
11” |
|
34 |
Erinne
Willock (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
6’
43” |
|
40 |
Melissa
Holt (NZL, RONA/Esker) |
7’
03” |
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.
