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Race Results
Tour of Gila
Stage 4
New Mexico, USA
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Criterium
German
Ina Teutenberg of team Saturn won the fourth and penultimate stage of the Tour
of the Gila, a criterium held in the streets of Siver City.
But RONA/Esker’s Geneviève Jeanson managed to add almost two minutes
to her already huge overall lead by joining the winning break, which was missed
by the other leaders in general classification.
American
Susan Haywood of T Mobile finished second while RONA/Esker’s New Zealander
Meshy Holt comleted the stage podium. Jeanson
came in fourth. The four stage
leaders finished almost one lap – almost two minutes -- ahead of the main
field.
Jeanson’s
lead in general classification is now more than 11 minutes over Saturn’s Manon
Jutras.
Determined
to win this stage Ina Teutenberg launched the hostilities after two of the 20
laps. Susan Haywood and Meshy Holt
took her wheel and the three of them created a gap.
A few laps later Jeanson bridged to the break as the main field let the
gap increase. Teutenberg won the
sprint.
When the pack crossed the finish line, Katrina Grove (T
Mobile) outsprinted Karen Bockel (RONA/Esker) and Manon Jutras (Saturn).
Tomorrow
for the last stage of this five-day race the riders will be facing the Gila
Monster, a 106-km course with three major climbs.
The
race web site is at www.tourofthegila.com
Fourth
stage : Silver City downtown
criterium
Stage standings
|
Rank |
Name
(team) |
Time |
|
1 |
Ina
Teutenberg (ALL, Saturn) |
n.a. |
|
2 |
Susan
Haywood (USA, T Mobile) |
|
|
3 |
Melissa
“Meshy” Holt (NZL, RONA/Esker) |
|
|
4 |
Geneviève
Jeanson (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
|
|
5 |
Katrina
Grove (USA, T Mobile) |
|
|
6
|
Karen
Bockel (ALL, RONA/Esker) |
|
|
7 |
Manon
Jutras (CAN, Saturn) |
|
General Classification after four stages
|
Rank |
Name
(team) |
Time |
|
1 |
Geneviève
Jeanson (CAN, RONA/Esker) |
n.a. |
|
2 |
Manon
Jutras (CAN, Saturn) |
|
|
3 |
Katrina
Grove (USA, T Mobile) |
|
|
4 |
Leah
Goldstein (CAN, Victory Brewing / Amoroso) |
|
|
5 |
Lynn
Gaggioli (USA, Velo Bella) |
|
|
6 |
Susan
Haywood (USA, T Mobile) |
|
|
7 |
Karen
Bockel (ALL, RONA/Esker) |
|
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).
