April 3, 2008 (Redlands, CA) – With energy surging through their legs and determination beating in their hearts, professional cyclists from around the world fought for top spots at the 2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic, presented by PossAbilities, Prologue 5km time trial on April 3. Rory Sutherland (Aus) with Health Net – Maxxis; Ben Day (Aus) with Toyota United; and Canada’s Dominique Rollin, also with Toyota United took the top three spots for the men’s race, respectively. Mara Abbott (USA) with High Road; Katharine Carroll (USA) with Aaron’s , and Kim Anderson (USA) also with High Road were the top three women’s finishers. Alex Wrubleski (Webcor) was the top Canadian woman in 5th.

“The time trial is tough. There are so many variables that it’s hard to guage how well you’re doing while you’re racing,” said Sutherland, the Canberra, Australia, native who won two stages of last year’s race. “I feel good with my results, but you never know what could happen. By the end of tomorrow everything could be different.”

Cyclists powered up the tough 8% grade on Wabash Ave. in Redlands before sprinting across the Sunset Drive finish line. The racing was tight with only two seconds separating the top two men, and only 25 seconds between the top two women.

This race was just a taste of the explosive racing set for the rest of the week. Friday’s Stage 1 Circuit Race will test the cyclists’endurance as they climb through Beaumont. Saturday’s Stage 2 Criterium will give spectators the best opportunity to see the professionals fly by, and Sunday’s Stage 3 Sunset Road Race will determine the overall winners of four-day event.

For more information about the 2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic presented by PossAbilities, including current race results, visit
www.redlandsclassic.com.

Results

Pro 1/2 Women

1. Mara Abbott (High Road-Women) 11:10.21
2. Katharine Carroll (Aaron’s ) 0:25.42
3. Kim Anderson (High Road-Women) 0:26.16
4. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 0:28.72
5. Alex Wrubleski (Webcor Builders) 0:29.88
6. Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine) 0:32.17
7. Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine) 0:40.79
8. Tiffany Cromwell (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 0:40.96
9. Meredith Miller (Aaron’s ) 0:47.91
10. Janel Holcomb (Webcor Builders) 0:48.46
11. Kristin McGrath (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 0:48.71
12. Julie Beveridge (Aaron’s ) 0:52.28
13. Kristin Sanders (Aaron’s ) 1:05.19
14. Leah Goldstein (ValueAct Capital) 1:06.18
15. Andrea Dvorak (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:06.19
16. Alison Testroete (Aaron’s ) 1:09.97
17. Stacy Marple (Cheerwine) 1:09.97
18. Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders) 1:10.52
19. Rachel Heal (Team TIBCO) 1:11.58
20. Suz Weldon (Wines of Washington) 1:12.38
21. Amy Dombroski (Webcor Builders) 1:12.52
22. MacKenzie Woodring (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:14.92
23. Alex Rhodes (High Road-Women) 1:17.09
24. Amber Rais (Team TIBCO) 1:18.65
25. Anna Milkowski (Advil/Chapstick) 1:21.15
26. Maris Asplund-Owens (Cheerwine) 1:25.00
27. Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine) 1:25.22
28. Devon Haskell (Dolce Vita) 1:26.39
29. Iona Winter-Parks (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:29.21
30. Kathleen Billington (Rock Racing) 1:31.80
31. Lana Atchley (Rock Racing) 1:36.56
32. Sarah Bamberger (Cheerwine) 1:37.66
33. Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders) 1:37.80
34. Jerica Hutchinson (Team TIBCO) 1:42.55
35. Anne Guzman (Kenda Tire) 1:42.62
36. Flavia Oliveira (Vanderkitten) 1:42.69
37. Heather Sborz (Vanderkitten) 1:46.90
38. Kirsten Robbins (Advil/Chapstick) 1:48.28
39. Shannon Koch (Rock Racing) 1:48.36
40. Nichole Wangsgard (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:53.51
41. Robin Farina (Cheerwine) 1:53.87
42. Denise Ramsden (Dolce Vita) 1:55.09
43. Hilary Billington (Bicycle John’s ) 1:58.81
44. Beverly Harper (Webcor Builders) 2:00.42
45. Jane Despas (Vanderkitten) 2:03.08
46. Emilia Fahlin (High Road-Women) 2:04.91
47. Betina Hold (Advil/Chapstick) 2:05.75
48. Helen Kelly (Team TIBCO) 2:07.97
49. Jadine Riley (Wines of Washington) 2:10.03
50. Anke Wichmann (High Road-Women) 2:10.18
51. Tracy Kubas (Bicycle John’s ) 2:13.66
52. Rushlee Buchanan (Team TIBCO) 2:13.73
53. Genevieve Gauthier (Wines of Washington) 2:14.88
54. Marni Hambleton (ValueAct Capital) 2:16.34
55. Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital) 2:17.18
56. Jennifer Wilson (Vanderkitten) 2:19.65
57. Kele Murdin (Advil/Chapstick) 2:20.17
58. Kathryn Clark (Kenda Tire) 2:25.71
59. Courtney Hammond (Rock Racing) 2:26.25
60. Rebecca Larson (Aaron’s ) 2:26.54
61. Cara Gillis (Bicycle John’s ) 2:28.40
62. Sharon Allpress (ValueAct Capital) 2:28.42
63. Liz Hatch (Vanderkitten) 2:28.51
64. Melissa Sanborn (Vanderkitten) 2:28.95
65. Leah Guloien (Vanderkitten) 2:29.38
66. Lee Farabaugh (Kenda Tire) 2:29.81
67. Karla Kingsley (Dolce Vita) 2:30.46
68. Taitt Sato (ValueAct Capital) 2:33.50
69. Kristin Keim (Kenda Tire) 2:39.50
70. Ali Rosenthal (Team TIBCO) 2:39.99
71. Shontell Gauthier (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking) 2:40.28
72. Coryn Rivera (Rock Racing) 2:41.05
73. Hannah Banks (ValueAct Capital) 2:42.16
74. Anna Drakulich (Bicycle John’s ) 2:44.20
75. Samantha Schneider (Colavita/Sutter/Cooking) 2:51.19
76. Jenny Trew (Vanderkitten) 2:51.38
77. Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) 2:52.88
78. Jacqueline Kurth (Kenda Tire) 2:57.36
79. Brenda Lyons (Advil/Chapstick) 3:04.07
80. Lara Kroepsch (ValueAct Capital) 3:06.01
81. Rachel Tzinberg (Bicycle John’s ) 3:06.41
82. Sarah Caravella (Team TIBCO) 3:07.62
83. Lisa Turnbull (Wines of Washington) 3:10.27
84. Yukie Nakamura (Kenda Tire) 3:14.76
85. Amy McGuire (Kenda Tire) 3:14.77
86. Gabriel Gonzalez-Ferrat (Bicycle John’s ) 3:17.69
87. Priscilla Calderon (Rock Racing) 3:24.14
88. Laurel Green (Dolce Vita) 3:25.73
89. Michelle Beltran (Bicycle John’s ) 3:25.89
90. Madeline Puissant (Dolce Vita) 3:27.28
91. Jennifer Weaver (Wines of Washington) 3:27.79
92. Carrie Eller (Kenda Tire) 3:28.99
93. Jennifer Bodine (Wines of Washington) 3:31.69
94. Laura Hines (Wines of Washington) 3:35.20
95. Kristen Meshberg (Dolce Vita) 3:49.16
96. Gina Grain (Webcor Builders) 3:55.36
97. Elis Bradshaw (Dolce Vita) 4:02.61
98. Megan Elliot (Advil/Chapstick) 4:04.81
99. Mary-Ellen Ash (Dolce Vita) 4:26.65

Pro 1/2 Men

1. Rory Sutherland (Health Net-Maxxis) 9:51.67
2. Ben Day (Toyota-United) at 0:01.99
3. Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United) 0:08.62
4. Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) 0:09.29
5. Benj Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:13.25
6. Justin England (Toyota-United) 0:14.52
7. Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) 0:18.14
8. Peter Stetina (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:18.21
9. Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:18.46
10. Niel Shirley (Jittery Joes) 0:18.89
11. Tyler Wren (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 0:19.01
12. Heath Blackgrove (Toyota-United) 0:19.44
13. Tom Danielson (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:20.44
14. Scott Nydam (BMC) 0:21.40
15. Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) 0:21.51
16. Andrew Bajadali (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 0:21.84
17. Matthew Crane (Health Net-Maxxis) 0:26.60
18. Matt Cooke (Health Net-Maxxis) 0:26.60
19. Santiago Botero (Rock Racing) 0:26.73
20. Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing) 0:26.81
21. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) 0:27.20
22. Daniel Ramsey (Time Pro) 0:27.28
23. Francois Parisien (Symmetrics) 0:28.38
24. Luis Alberto Amaran (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 0:29.05
25. Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly) 0:31.25
26. Simon Richardson (Plowman Craven) 0:31.33
27. Kiel Rejnen (Waste Management) 0:31.83
28. Ted King (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:32.25
29. Stefano Barberi (THF Racing) 0:32.31
30. Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly) 0:32.37
31. Bernard Ulden (Jelly Belly) 0:32.62
32. Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) 0:32.81
33. Frank Pipp (Health Net-Maxxis) 0:33.08
34. Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) 0:33.42
35. Victor Hugo Pena (Rock Racing) 0:33.66
36. Anthony Colby (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 0:34.49
37. Jacob Erker (Symmetrics) 0:34.66
38. Aaron Olson (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:35.21
39. Burke Swindlehurst (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:35.25
40. Blake Caldwell (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:35.88
41. Will Routley (Symmetrics) 0:37.02
42. Jeff Louder (BMC) 0:37.61
43. Karl Menzies (Health Net-Maxxis) 0:39.01
44. Bradley White (Successful Living) 0:39.29
45. Richard England (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:40.00
46. Jackson Stewart (BMC) 0:40.16
47. Evan Oliphant (Plowman Craven) 0:40.18
48. Andy Jacques Maynes (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 0:40.84
49. Michael Grabinger (Successful Living) 0:41.21
50. Taylor Tolleson (BMC) 0:41.83
51. Justin Spinelli (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 0:42.08
52. Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) 0:42.32
53. Chris Jones (Team Type 1) 0:42.64
54. Curtis Gunn (Successful Living) 0:42.73
55. Kyle Gritters (Health Net-Maxxis) 0:43.31
56. Mark Santurbane (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 0:43.35
57. Andrew Randell (Symmetrics) 0:43.71
58. Brian Jensen (Successful Living) 0:43.79
59. Nic Sanderson (Jelly Belly) 0:44.30
60. Tony Cruz (BMC) 0:44.47
61. Phil Gaimon (U25 Development) 0:45.82
62. Ben Sonntag (Kahala-LaGrange) 0:46.96
63. Mat Shriver (Jittery Joes) 0:47.20
64. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Team Type 1) 0:49.17
65. Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes) 0:49.51
66. Javier Zapata (CAICO) 0:50.37
67. Jonathan Chodroff (U25 Development) 0:50.79
68. Ozzie Olmos (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 0:51.27
69. Nathan Miller (BMC) 0:51.53
70. Mike Lange (Jelly Belly) 0:51.71
71. Anthony Aker (Kahala-LaGrange) 0:52.30
72. Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 0:53.15
73. Michael Creed (Rock Racing) 0:53.77
74. Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics) 0:53.78
75. Christian Meier (Symmetrics) 0:53.95
76. Adam Livingston (Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 0:54.67
77. Omer Kem (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 0:55.54
78. Kirk Carlsen (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:56.34
79. Ian MacGregor (Team Type 1) 0:56.60
80. Danny Summerhill (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:57.94
81. Adrian Gerrits (Kahala-LaGrange) 0:58.17
82. Jesse Moore (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 0:58.57
83. Walker Savidge (Slipstream Chipotle H3O) 0:58.91
84. Alex Higham (Plowman Craven) 1:00.18
85. Anibal Borrajo (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:00.23
86. Markus Weinberg (Kahala-LaGrange) 1:00.72
87. James Mattis (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 1:01.82
88. Daniel Bowman (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1:02.17
89. Moises Aldape (Team Type 1) 1:02.45
90. Steve Bovay (BMC) 1:03.57
91. Roman Kilun (Health Net-Maxxis) 1:04.88
92. Brooks Ben (Team Type 1) 1:06.36
93. Max Jenkins (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 1:08.65
94. Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United) 1:10.01
95. Christia Valenzuela (Successful Living) 1:10.02
96. Corey Collier (Health Net-Maxxis) 1:12.60
97. Matty Rice (Jelly Belly) 1:12.70
98. Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:12.97
99. Luis-Alejan Zamudio (American RADD) 1:14.07
100. Tom Soladay (Time Pro) 1:14.50
101. Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) 1:14.82
102. Brian Dziewa (THF Racing) 1:14.88
103. Eric Barlevav (Time Pro) 1:15.02
104. Bryson Perry (American RADD) 1:15.39
105. David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1:15.55
106. Jered Gruber (Time Pro) 1:15.61
107. Uthman Ray IV (ZteaM) 1:16.18
108. Ryan Sullivan (Jittery Joes) 1:16.40
109. Alexander Gonzalez (CAICO) 1:17.56
110. Ryan Baumann (U25 Development) 1:17.68
111. Justin Kerr (Liquid Cycling) 1:18.35
112. Martin Gilbert (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1:19.07
113. Alessandro Bazzana (Successful Living) 1:20.49
114. Thomas Githens (Kahala-LaGrange) 1:20.66
115. Tom Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 1:20.85
116. Ron Jensen (Waste Management) 1:21.19
117. Fabio Calabria (Team Type 1) 1:21.82
118. David Clinger (Rock Racing) 1:22.36
119. Matt Seagrave (Kahala-LaGrange) 1:22.77
120. James Gunn (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 1:22.93
121. Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) 1:23.42
122. Terrence Keenan (THF Racing) 1:24.59
123. Evan Elken (Jittery Joes) 1:25.33
124. Brandon Gritters (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 1:25.45
125. Nic Brandt-Sorenson (Liquid Cycling) 1:25.56
126. Simon Gaywood (Plowman Craven) 1:25.75
127. James Millard (Plowman Craven) 1:27.13
128. Jorge Martinez (CAICO) 1:27.20
129. Jonathan Cantwell (Jittery Joes) 1:27.31
130. Jorge Alvarado (Kahala-LaGrange) 1:28.00
131. David Frattini (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:28.36
132. Sheldon Deeny (U25 Development) 1:29.58
133. Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven) 1:30.42
134. Alex Boyd (Waste Management) 1:32.33
135. Nolan Froese (THF Racing) 1:33.08
136. Jon Parrish (Waste Management) 1:33.61
137. Sebastian Haedo (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:34.46
138. Josh Horowitz (Liquid Cycling) 1:37.17
139. Alejandro Cortez (CAICO) 1:37.98
140. Kris Koke (Liquid Cycling) 1:39.19
141. Gardie Jackson (American RADD) 1:39.40
142. Tom Barras (Plowman Craven) 1:40.99
143. Bryce Mead (Jelly Belly) 1:41.33
144. Christian Kearney (ZteaM) 1:42.36
145. Travis Wilkerson (Sho Air/Sonance) 1:42.94
146. Cody Stevenson (Jittery Joes) 1:43.66
147. Neil Coleman (Plowman Craven) 1:44.40
148. Keven Lacombe (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 1:45.62
149. Augusto Beriguete (CAICO) 1:45.69
150. Gustavo Artacho (Colavita Sutter/Cooking Light) 1:46.32
151. Rand Miller (ZteaM) 1:46.69
152. Chris DeMarchi (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 1:49.49
153. Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) 1:49.95
154. Karl Bordine (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 1:51.40
155. Danny Finneran (THF Racing) 1:51.92
156. John Wolzmuth (Liquid Cycling) 1:52.66
157. Maxime Vives (ZteaM) 1:52.83
158. Stephen Dey (ZteaM) 1:54.52
159. Scotty Tickemyer (THF Racing) 1:56.21
160. Jason First (Sho Air/Sonance) 1:56.37
161. Dave Harward (American RADD) 1:59.66
162. Nate Deibler (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 2:03.80
163. Richard Speer (Liquid Cycling) 2:04.65
164. Martin Erlandsson (ZteaM) 2:05.80
165. David Guttenplan (Time Pro) 2:06.29
166. Cody O’Reilly (Successful Living) 2:07.53
167. Bryson Bowers (American RADD) 2:08.05
168. Ryan Knapp (U25 Development) 2:08.30
169. George Barthel (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:09.95
170. Tim Doud (Waste Management) 2:11.32
171. Chris Swan (ZteaM) 2:15.83
172. Cameron Hoffman (American RADD) 2:15.94
173. John Rondash (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:19.13
174. John Tzinberg (Liquid Cycling) 2:19.75
175. Trevor Mays (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:22.30
176. Brian Kull (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:22.38
177. Aaron Gadhia (Liquid Cycling) 2:22.47
178. Devon Vigus (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 2:24.40
179. Chad Hartley (Jittery Joes) 2:28.36
180. Wendy Cruz (CAICO) 2:32.39
181. Cameron Fox (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:35.19
182. Gil Correa (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 2:37.21
183. Jose Blanco (American RADD) 2:37.64
184. Ken Hanson (Cal Giant Farms/Specialized) 2:40.08
185. Sean Mazich (Waste Management) 2:41.56
186. Alexi Martinez (Successful Living) 2:43.74
187. Victor Ayala (Kahala-LaGrange) 2:44.27
188. Tommy Robles (Sho Air/Sonance) 2:45.98
189. Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) 2:49.48
190. Philip Southerland (Team Type 1) 2:59.70
191. Peter Anderson (5 Star Waste Vegetable Oil) 3:03.04
192. Brian Alferman (THF Racing) 3:22.85
193. Adam Myerson (Time Pro) 6:14.07
194. Cameron Evans (Symmetrics) 9:07.37
DNS Jake Rubelt (American RADD)