March 24, 2014 (Chico, California) – Canada’s Will Routley (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) took the overall GC win at the Chico Stage Race following another podium result on the 16km Stage 3 ITT where he finished third and 21st in the final Criterium. Fellow Canuck Kristofer Dahl (Team SmartStop) was 9th overall. Routley won the Stage 2 Paskenta Hills Road Race, 144.8km putting him in GC lead which he held until the final stage on Sunday – stages 1 and 2 here.

Results (brief)

Stage 3 – Mar. 23 – River Road Time Trial – 16km
1. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 19:33.5
2. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman 19:55.4
3. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 20:10.4
4. Justin Rossi (USA) Marc Pro-Strava 20:12.5
5. Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 20:12.6
6. Jonathan Teeter (USA) Marc Pro-Strava 20:33.3
7. Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas Cycling 20:36.4
8. Max Jenkins (USA) Marc Pro – Strava 20:41.1
9. Colin Daw (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 20:43.8
10. Max Korus (USA) Astellas Professional Cycling 20:43.8

16. Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 21:19.6
25. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop 21:44.8
31. Stuart Wight (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 22:01.5
34. Bailey McKnight (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes 22:04.2
42. Dustin Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes 22:22.8
52. Samuel Gagnon (Can) Equipe du Quebec 22:39.4
56. Simon Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe du Quebec 23:02.9
64. Christopher Prendergast (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 23:23.9
71. Marc Antoine Soucy (Can) Equipe du Quebec 23:54.1
73. Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 24:07.2
76. Adam De Vos De Vos (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 24:15.3
79. Ryan MacDonald (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 24:41.9

Stage 4 – Mar. 23 – Criterium
1. Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies     1:13:11
2. James Laberge (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees
3. Dana Williams (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees
4. Matt Chatlaong (USA) Marc Pro-Strava
5. Tyler Brandt (USA) BMW Development Team
6. Matthew Schaupp (USA) BMW Development Team
7. James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Pro Cycling
8. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop
9. Joshua Carling (USA) Marc Pro-Strava
10. Michael Larson (USA) Velo Reno Cycling Team

21. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
33. Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
34. Christopher Prendergast (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
39. Dustin Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes
42. Stuart Wight (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
46. Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R BLOCK

Final GC
1. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 6:07:51
2. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:09
3. Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:26
4. Max Jenkins (USA) Marc Pro-Strava 1:13
5. Adam Switters (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 3:28
6. Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas Cycling 4:43
7. Roman Kilun (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 4:57
8. Chris Riekert (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 5:19
9. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop 5:47
10. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman 7:26

13. Stuart Wight (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 9:10
32. Christopher Prendergast (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 17:09
36. Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 17:47
38. Adam De Vos De Vos (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 19:00
44. Simon Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe du Quebec 21:52
47. Ryan MacDonald (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 23:15