April 12, 2010 (Dana Point, CA) – Andrew Pinfold finished 8th in the Dana Point Grad Prix, which, combined with his 2nd place in the time trial Saturday, earned him enough points to win the Mayor’s Cup omnium. UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis had aims on the podium in the sprint, but their train literally got derailed by a late-race crash.

“We tried to get some breaks going earlier but the course was too fast to get anything going,” said Team Director Gord Fraser. “We took over the front of the race with eight to go. It may have been a bit early as we were a man short with Tim (Johnson) not starting today, but the guys accomplished it.”

With yesterday’s time trial winner Brad White, Roman Kilun and Morgan Schmitt rotating through, the front of the race was under control. But with three laps to go, some jostling by some other teams’ riders trying to latch onto the UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis train caused a major pile-up that took down Eric Barlevav. This caused the bunch to split and disrupted the efforts of UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis at the front of the race.

“There was a lot of chaos, a lot of uncertainty,” Fraser said.

As the bunch came around with two laps to go, several riders were still in the middle of the road. A frustrated rider from another team who had been involved in the crash threw his sunglasses at the wheel of Pinfold as he rode past, damaging the wheel.

Pinfold, who was leading out teammate Jake Keough, kept going to the line to post the top-10 result, with Keough just ahead of him in 7th. But the incident apparently also caused other damage to the bike, as Pinfold’s chain broke shortly after crossing the line in the sprint.

“The guys rode really well,” Fraser said. “They took control and executed our game plan. I’m really proud of the way they rode. The result was just a bit frustrating.”

NOTES

As Fraser noted, the Team was without the services of its road captain, Tim Johnson, who sustained a fracture to his ankle during the time trial Saturday. Johnson was descending off the main climb at over 40 mph into a 90-degree right turn that went from three lanes to less than two at its exit. Johnson clipped a reflective dot at the apex of the turn along the center line of the road and it was enough for him to lose control of the bike and lay it down.

“I was concentrating hard on the exit point of the turn because the road narrowed and I hit the dot as I was leaning into the turn,” he said. “When I went down, I spun more than slide. I have hardly any road rash, but the spinning caused the fracture. But as fast as I was going, I consider myself lucky the injuries weren’t worse.”

Johnson will have his ankle in a cast for seven to 10 days to keep it immobilized. When the cast comes off, he may be able to begin riding again. “The first seven to 10 days is critical in the healing process,” he said. “Right now, I just want to focus on getting the healing started and we’ll re-assess when the cast comes off.”

Dana Point Grand Prix

Elite Men

1. Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Austrailia) 1:29:49
2. Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis/Sutter Home Prese)
3. Anibal Borrajo (Jamis/Sutter Home Prese)
4. Kenneth Hanson (Team Type 1) 0:01
5. Justin Williams (Trek Livestrong U23)
6. Jeremiah Wiscovitch (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO)
7. Jacob Keough (UnitedHealthcare Prese)
8. Andrew Pinfold (UnitedHealthcare Prese) 0:02
9. James Williamson (Two Wheeler/Specialized)
10. Eric Marcotte (Team Pista Palace)
11. Patrick Bevin (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)
12. Paul Che (Team Pista Palace)
13. Mike Tettleton (Bike Religion)
14. Chris Demarchi (Amgen-UBS Elite Masters)
15. Cody Stevenson (Adageo Energy Pro Cycl)
16. Hilton Clarke (Bahati Foundation Pro C)
17. Sergio Hernandez (NOW-MS Society)
18. Bernie Sulzberger (Fly V Austrailia) 0:03
19. Andrew Crater (Unattached)
20. Sean Mazich (Jelly Belly Presented B)
21. Aaron Quesnell (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC)
22. Jonathan Parrish (KENDA Pro Cycling Prese) 0:04
23. Cody O’Reilly (Bissell Pro Cycling Te)
24. Soren Petersen (Hagens Berman Cycling)
25. Eder Frayre (Herbalife LaGrange) 0:05
26. Michael Telega (Team Pista Palace)
27. John Tzinberg (Bike Religion) 0:06
28. Nicholas Brandt-Sorenson (Unattached)
29. Unknown (Adageo) 7
30. Joshua Webster (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO) 0:08
31. Michael Herdman (Unattached)
32. Corey Farrell (Unattached) 0:09
33. Joshua Bartlett (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)
34. Eric Losak (Bike Religion)
35. Guido Palma (Jamis/Sutter Home Prese)
36. Daniel Ramsey
37. Travis Wilkerson (Adageo Energy Elite)
38. Nathaniel Deibler (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO) 0:10
39. Tomo Hamasaki (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC)
40. Ivan Dominguez (Jamis/Sutter Home Prese)
41. Brian Cornelius (TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racin)
42. Julio Millinedo
43. David Kemp (Fly V Austrailia) 0:11
44. Floyd Landis (Bahati Foundation Pro C)
45. Andy Bestwick (Allegiant Airlines/Pain MD’s.co)
46. Eric Bennet (Adageo Energy Pro Cycl) 0:13
47. Quinn Keogh (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)
48. James Gunn-Wilkinson (Team Pista Palace)
49. Patrick Caro (Bike Religion)
50. Adrian Hegyvary (UnitedHealthcare Prese) 0:14
51. Christopher Mcdonald (socalcycling.com)
52. Chris Spence (Team Kaos-Alegent Health)
53. Skyler Bishop (Swami’s Cycling Club) 0:16
54. Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) 0:17
55. Gustavo-Adolfo Mendez (Herbalife LaGrange)
56. Morgan Schmitt (UnitedHealthcare Prese) 0:19
57. Joshua Berry 0:37
58. Martin Adamczyk (socalcycling.com) 0:38
59. Phillip Snodgrass (Wells Fargo Racing Team) 0:39
60. Jonathan Eropkin (SAFEWAY/Bicycles Plus/PureRed C) 0:48
61. Uriel Rayo (socalcycling.com) 0:55
62. Thomas Nelson (Adageo Energy Pro Cycl) 1:11
63. Shane Kline (Bissell Pro Cycling Te)
64. Mark Shimahara (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling) 1:12
65. Jason Bausch (Herbalife LaGrange)
66. Colby Elliot (Bike Religion)
67. Frank Sarate (socalcycling.com) 1:13
68. Ben Kersten (Fly V Austrailia) 1:23
DNF Anthony Aker (Team Pista Palace)
DNF Jorge Alvarado (Bahati Foundation Elite Cycling)
DNF Victor Ayala (Herbalife LaGrange)
DNF Rahsaan Bahati (Bahati Foundation Pro C)
DNF Eric Barlevav (UnitedHealthcare Prese)
DNF Shane Buysse (socalcycling.com)
DNF Austin Carroll (Adageo Energy)
DNF Devan Dunn (Bahati Foundation Elite Cycling)
DNF Tobias Eggli (Adageo Energy Pro Cycl)
DNF James Esser (Unattached)
DNF Raul Frias (Herbalife LaGrange)
DNF Brandon Gritters (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO)
DNF Kyle Gritters (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO)
DNF Danny Heeley (NOW-MS Society)
DNF Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling Te)
DNF Alex Jarman (Swami’s Cycling Club)
DNF Michael Johnson (Amgen-UBS Elite Masters)
DNF Danny Kam (Herbalife LaGrange)
DNF Robert Kamppila (CA Pools/DeWalt)
DNF Roman Kilun (UnitedHealthcare Prese)
DNF Matt Landen
DNF Giddeon Massie (Bike Religion)
DNF Ruben Meza (socalcycling.com)
DNF Anthony Morrow (CA Pools/DeWalt)
DNF Rudolph Napolitano (Team Helen’s)
DNF Mike Northey (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)
DNF James Paolinetti (Amgen-UBS Elite Masters)
DNF Joseph Pinkerton (Natural Grocers P/B XP Companie)
DNF Armin Rahm (Herbalife LaGrange)
DNF Matthew Rice (Bahati Foundation Pro C)
DNF Victor Riquelme (TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racin)
DNF Thomas (Tommy) Robles (Sho-air/Sonance)
DNF Andrew Salcedo (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC)
DNF Waylon Smith
DNF Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling)
DNF Craig Turner (Team Redlands)
DNF Roman Van Uden (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)
DNF Kyle Wamsley (Bissell Pro Cycling Te)
DNF Bradley White (UnitedHealthcare Prese)
DNF Diego Yepez (Unattached)
DNF Luis-Alejandro Zamudio (Herbalife LaGrange)
DNF Brian Lopes (Oakley/Ibis)
DNF Anthony Canevari (Fullerton Bikes)
DNF Joshua Webster (Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO)

Elite Women

1. Kendall Ryan (NOW-MS Society) 0:53:31
2. Maria Lechuga (Unattached)
3. Coryn Rivera (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12)
4. Jennifer Weinbrecht (Herbalife LaGrange)
5. Anna Lang (Vanderkitten Racing Presented b)
6. Jennifer Wilson (Vanderkitten Racing Presented b) 0:01
7. Julia Lafranchise (NOW-MS Society)
8. Cara Bussell (TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racin)
9. Erika Graves (Vanderkitten)
10. Beatriz Rodriguez (Southern California Velo)
11. Alexis Ryan (Team CICLE) 0:02
12. Alicia Boland (Paramount Racing)
13. Jenny Rios Pinal (Helens Cannondale)
14. Dianna Del Fante (Paramount Racing) 0:03
15. Priscilla Calderon (Southern California Velo) 0:04
16. Patricia Black (Morgan Stanley Cycling Team)
17. Trina Jacobson (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC) 0:05
18. Christen King (Home Depot Center Team) 0:06
19. Debbie Hunter (Bicycle Ranch)
20. Dara Rogers (Helens/Cannondale) 0:07
21. Amy Hutner (Herbalife LaGrange) 0:08
22. Rachel Tzinberg (Bike Religion) 0:09
23. Jennifer Reither (Vanderkitten Racing Presented b)
24. Pamela Schuster (Southern California Velo)
25. Jennifer Johansen (NOW-MS Society) 0:12
26. Kelli Jones (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC)
27. Melinda Weiner (Herbalife LaGrange) 0:15
28. Hilary Crowley (Paramount Racing) 0:16
29. Ivie Crawford (NOW-MS Society) 0:17
30. Starla Teddergreen (Vanderkitten Racing Presented b) 0:18
31. Cheryl Roth (Helens/Cannondale) 0:21
32. Suzanne Sonye (Helens/Cannondale) 0:23
33. Deborah Durand (Helens/Cannondale) 0:33
34. Kathryn Donovan (Southern California Velo) 0:59
35. Jule Hanson-Hines (LEADERBIKE/CANARI) 1:00
36. Lisa Young (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC) 1:24
37. Jenna Kowalski (NOW-MS Society) 3:01
38. Tammy Wildgoose (Paramount Racing) 3:03