March 4, 2008 (Merced, California) – Canada’s Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) won the Merco Cycling Classic Stage 2 Foothills Road Race, 192km, today with Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell in second and Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home in third. Here are some brief results from Sunday’s Stage 2 race and Saturday’s Stage 1, a 50-lap, 64km Grand Prix for the men won by Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita/Sutter Home) and a 40-lap race for the women won by High Road’s Emilia Fahlin.

Stage 2 – Results (brief)

Men

1. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics
2. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
3. Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home

Women

1. Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team High Road
2. Rushlee Buchanan (USA) Team Tibco
3. Virginia Perkins (USA) ProMan

Stage 1 – Results (brief)

Men

1. Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita/Sutter Home)
2. Chris Horner (Astana)
3. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell)

Women

1. Emilia Fahlin (High Road)
2. Rushlee Buchanan (Tibco)
3. Mara Abbott (High Road)