March 29/02 8:34 am - Wohlberg Wins, Good Friday Photos, Catalana

Posted by Editor on 03/29/02
 

Solano Bicycle Classic - California
Courtesy Team Saturn

The second stage of the Tour of Solano was a 12.2 mile out and back time trial held outside of Fairfield. The conditions were perfect for the test of truth, a quiet breeze, good roads and pleasant temperatures.

The men and women raced the same course. The non-technical course climbed slightly for the first two miles, descended for four before turning around and returning on the same road.

It was Saturn's Eric Wohlberg, setting the blazing standard for the men's time trial with a time 27:44 over Mercury's Adham Sebum, who finished with a 27:51. Third in the men's race was Mercury's Chris Wherry who finished with a 28:05. The Canadian National Time Trial Champion's winning time should have moved him into third place in the General Classification, behind race leader Chris Horner.

In the women's race it was again Saturn finishing first, second and third, although this time around it was Kimberly Bruckner, third yesterday, finishing with top honors. She finished with a time of 30:33, edging out her Saturn teammate Lyne Bessette by six seconds who came across with a time of 30:39. Third was Judith Arndt with a time of 30:43. It is interesting to note that top three finishers in the women's time trial today are their respective country's National Time Trial Champions - Bruckner for the US, Bessette for Canada and Arndt for Germany.

Women
1. Kimberly Bruckner - Saturn Cycling Team 30:33
2. Lyne Bessette - Saturn Cycling Team 30:39
3. Judith Arndt - Saturn Cycling Team 30:43
4. Tina Mayolo-Pik - Diet Rite 32:01
5. Stacey Peters
6. Sue Palmer - Komar - Talgo America
7. Mina Pizinni - Diet Rite
8. Susie Pryde - Talgo America

Men
1. Eric Wohlberg - Saturn Cycling Team 27:44
2. Adham Sbeih - Mercury Cycling Team 27:51
3. Chris Wherry - Mercury Cycling Team 28:05


Good Friday Road Race

Photos from the Ontario's season-opening road race.

Women's winner Julia Bradley
Women's second place Sue Trimble
Women's peloton
Sympatico's Ryan Roth
Sympatico's Buck Miller
Senior 1/2 early break


Setmana-Catalana - Spain

Stage 5 - Vic to Sabadell 144 km

1 Oscar Pereiro (Esp) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.27.20
2 David Etxebarria (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Itera 0.03
4 Jorge Ferrio (Esp) Jazztel - Costa Almeria 1.53
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Esp) ONCE-Eroski 2.20
6 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Esp) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo 2.26
7 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
8 Malte Urban (Ger) Team Coast
9 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
10 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank

17 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
32 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom
41 Fernando Escartin (Esp) Team Coast all s.t.

Final GC

1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Esp) iBanesto.com 19:14:53
2 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom at 0:15
3 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 0:27
4 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Esp) Phonak Hearing Systems 0:34
5 Fernando Escartin (Esp) Team Coast 0:47
6 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS 1:08
7 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1:15
8 Gonzalo Bayarri (Esp) Jazztel - Costa Almeria 1:23
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 1:33
10 Joaquin Rodriguez (Esp) ONCE-Eroski 1:36

15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 2:13
48 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 16:18