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| Exergy Tour 2012
WCN quicklink >> Prologue Prologue Full Stage 1 Stage 1 Full Stage 2 Stage 2 Full Stage 3 Stage 3 Full Coverage of the inaugural Exergy Tour >> 2012
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Stage 4 Boise, Idaho, Claudia
Häusler won the final stage of the inaugural Exergy Tour in downtown Boise.
The stage victory marks Häusler's first win of the season and the first
victory of the Orica-GreenEDGE outfit on North American soil. Specialized-lululemon
took a celan sweep of the podium. Evelyn Stevens was the The
fourth stage of the Exergy Tour started and finished in front of large,
enthusiastic crowds in downtown Boise. The course covered three laps of a
hilly circuit that featured three short but significant climbs. An out and
back took riders from the start to the circuit and from the circuit to the
finish. A
three rider break formed after the first climb on lap one. Eveyln Stevens
(Specialized-lululemon), Megan Guarnier (Team TIBCO / To The Top) and
Fabiana Luperini (Faren Honda) gained a maximum advantage of 30 seconds
before the field reeled them in ahead of the first intermediate sprint. Clara
Hughes (Specialized-lululemon) and Taylor Wiles (Exergy Twenty12) countered
the catch and went up the road ahead of the feed zone. Hughes and Wiles
established an advantage that would hover around one minute for nearly two
laps. "Clara
and Taylor were amazingly strong staying out front for so long," said Häusler.
"The race behind was also very fast and tiring everyone. The group
became smaller and smaller with each kilometer. As we were about to catch
the small break, I knew it was a hot situation and time to be extra
aware." The
dimishing field caught Hughes and Wiles slightly ahead of the field zone. A
16-rider group solidified with 18 kilometres left to race. "I
stayed at the back of the group," explained Häusler. "It's often
the safest to be at the front, but this group was small enough that I could
see everything from the back. Shara set tempo through the feed zone, and it
was the perfect time to attack. Evelyn [Stevens] (Specialized-lululemon)
jumped on the left hand side of the road, and I went straight to her wheel
over the top of the climb." The
duo worked together and their efforts quickly resulted in a one minute
advantage. "The
time went up to one minute pretty quickly," Häusler noted. "We
stayed with this gap after that. During the final three kilometers we felt
pretty confident that we would make it to the finish, and that's when I
started to concentrate on the sprint. I started to concentrate on how I
would win the stage." The
final kilometer included a left-hand corner ahead of a flat finishing
straight. "I
knew I needed to make my own sprint," explained Häusler. "I did
not want to let Evie do her sprint and react to her. I had worked out that I
wanted to come through the corner in second wheel and open my sprint from
there. I jumped 175 meters ahead of the line. Evie was not able to come
around me." Although
Stevens was forced to settle for second in the sprint, she earned the
overall victory for her efforts in the break. Häusler moved up to sixth
overall while Gillow, who finished with the group behind the break, moved up
one spot to fourth to give GreenEDGE-AIS two riders in the top-ten overall
after the five day tour. "I am so happy right now," said Häusler. "Thank you to the team for all their hard work. This was a hard race today, and I'm very excited to have been able to take a win for the team."
Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result
General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC
Photos Click on any image to enlarge >>
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