March 03, 2012 (Merced, CA) – Bissell’s Patrick Bevin took the opening 95.12km Stage 1 road race at the 4-stage Merco Cycling Classic
over teammate Eric Young in second with Logan Loader (Team Exergy) in third. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Pro Cycling) lead the Canadians in 19th.

Results

1. Patrick Bevin (BISSELL Pro Cycling)  3:19:47
2. Eric Young (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
3. Logan Loader (Team Exergy)
4. Tyler Brandt (Team Mike’s Bikes)
5. Lee Muse (CashCall Mortgage)
6. Andrew Goessling (Team Mike’s Bikes)
7. Ken Hanson (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
8. Chris Stastny (California Giant/Specialized)
9. Eamon Lucas (California Giant/Specialized)
10. Danny Heeley (Hagens Berman Cycling)
11. John Piasta (Team Mike’s Bikes)
12. Shawn Rosenthal (Team Mike’s Bikes)
13. Chris Baldwin (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
14. Ben Bertiger (Stage 17 Racing)
15. Daniel Katz (Stage 17 Racing)
16. Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy)
17. Christiaan Kriek (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
18. Brandon Trafton (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
 19. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Pro Cycling)
20. Stefano Barberi (CashCall Mortgage)
21. Connor Mccutcheon (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
22. James Wingert (Team Mike’s Bikes)
23. Joe Dickerson (McGuire Cycling Team)
24. Frank Pipp (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
25. David Santos (CashCall Mortgage)
 26. Cody Campbell (Hagens Berman Cycling)
27. Max Jenkins (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)
28. Jong De (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Pro Cycling)
29. Joshua Carling (Michael David Winery Cycling Team)
30. Colin Gibson (Hagens Berman Cycling)
31. Michael Jasinski (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
32. Marcus Smith (Team Specialized Racing Juniors)
33. Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy)
34. Jos Le Roux (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
35. Taylor Bertrand-Barrett (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
 36. Adam De Vos (Cycling BC)
37. Michael Weicht (Velo Club LaGrange)
38. Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
39. Carter Jones (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
40. Justin Rossi (Marc Pro – Strava)
41. Stephen Leece (California Giant/Specialized)
42. Chad Haga (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
43. Ben Jacques-Maynes (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
44. Julio Mollindo (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
45. Kirk Carlsen (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
46. Tom Zirbel (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
47. Philip Mooney (Jamis-Sutter Home)
48. Scot Ferguson (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
49. Diego Yepez (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
50. Jonathan Teeter (Marc Pro – Strava)
51. Michael Creed (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
52. Torrey Phillipp (California Giant/Specialized)
53. David Robertson (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
54. Kris Lunning (Marc Pro – Strava)
55. Orion Berryman (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
56. Quinn Keogh (Team Exergy)
57. Cory Bruno (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
58. Spencer Collom (Marc Pro – Strava)
59. Geoffrey Curran (Team Surf City Cyclery)
60. Devan Dunn (CashCall Mortgage)
61. Chase Pinkham (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
62. Nate Wilson (California Giant/Specialized)
63. Evan Huffman (California Giant/Specialized)
 64. Ben Chaddock (Team Exergy)
65. Chris Barton (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
66. Jeffrey Pettis (Citrus Valley Velo)
67. Cory Greenberg (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
68. Mike Friedman (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
69. Art Rand (Marc Pro – Strava)
70. Robin Eckmann (California Giant/Specialized)
71. Shane Buysse (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
72. Jon Hornbeck (Hagens Berman Cycling)
73. James Laberge (Team Mike’s Bikes)
74. James Mattis (California Giant/Specialized)
75. Scott Zwizanski (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
76. Alexander Kusztyk (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)  0:00:15
77. Alex Candelario (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
 78. James Riggs (Velo Club LaGrange)  0:00:21
79. Morgan Ryan (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)  0:00:35
80. Eric Riggs (Team Mike’s Bikes)  0:00:50
81. Kevin Mullervy (Team Exergy)  0:00:54
82. Andrew Dahlheim (BISSELL Pro Cycling)  0:01:18
83. Tom Soladay (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  0:01:41
84. Lucas Binder (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)  0:02:24
85. David Forkner (Foundation)  0:03:01
86. Jason King (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)  0:05:03
87. Adam Carr (EKOÏ.com – Gaspesien)
88. Martin Acosta (McGuire Cycling Team)
89. Benny Breck (Helen’s)
90. Brian Mcculloch (CashCall Mortgage)
91. Christopher Wingfield (Hagens Berman Cycling)  0:05:24
92. Aaron Gallardo (Helen’s)
93. Conor Mullervy (Team Exergy)  0:06:17
94. Andres Faustino Alzate (Team Exergy)
95. Collin Saaman (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)  0:07:31
96. Nathanael Christensen (Michael David Winery Cycling Team)
97. Andrew Bosco (Socalcycling.com)
98. Matthew Abdalah (Webcor/Alto Velo)
 99. Craig Logan (Cycling BC)  0:09:24
100. Anthony Canevari (CashCall Mortgage)
101. Taylor Clements (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
102. Nate Freed (Marc Pro – Strava)
103. Christopher Dudley (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
104. Gustavo Mendez (Velo Club LaGrange)
105. Jacob Berkman (Dolce Vita Cycling)
106. Mike Tettleton (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
107. Bryan Larsen (Stage 17 Racing)
108. Jeff Perrin (Webcor/Alto Velo)  0:12:32
109. Austin Carroll (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)  0:16:12
110. Jeff Linder (Webcor/Alto Velo)
111. Ben Barthe (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
112. Shawn Daurelio (Velo Club LaGrange)
113. Jesse Reams (Hagens Berman Cycling)
 114. Jacob Schwingboth (Cycling BC)  0:16:17
115. Justin Williams (CashCall Mortgage)  0:20:00
116. David Benkoski (Webcor/Alto Velo)
117. Miles Lamon (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
118. Matthew Shackley (Velo Club LaGrange)
119. Sterling Magnell (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
120. Daniel Farinha (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
121. Michael Painter (Chico Corsa Cycling Club)
122. Patrick Caro (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)  0:23:09
123. Mark Marquez (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)  0:29:26
124. Roberto Rodriguez (Velo Club LaGrange)
125. Alexander Vaughan-Ruiz (Stage 17 Racing)  0:32:23
126. Stuart Press (Velo Club LaGrange)  0:32:56
127. Blake Anton (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:37:59
128. Michael Jacques (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
129. Dillon Clapp (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:38:02
130. Donald Hahn (Marc Pro – Strava)  0:39:24
131. Andre Bolina Carriao (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)  0:49:36
132. Eric Losak (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:50:06
133. Stephen Mull ()
134. Billy Crane (Webcor/Alto Velo)  0:50:36
DNF  Raffi Jilizian (FORM Fitness Racing)
DNF  Kit Karzen (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
DNF  Michael Larsen (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
DNF  Paul Morris (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
DNS  John Bennett (California Giant/Specialized)
DNS  Tosh Clements (Stage 17 Racing)
DNS  Ryan Early (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
DNS  Rob Evans (McGuire Cycling Team)
DNS  Thorlak Franck (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
DNS  Wes Holloway (CashCall Mortgage)
DNS  Qayam Jetha (Garage Racing)
DNS  Justin Oien (Monster Media p/b MRI)
DNS  Daniel Ramsey (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
DNS  Robert Scheffler (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
DNS  Andrew Sjogren (Stage 17 Racing)

GC after Stage 1

1. Patrick Bevin (BISSELL Pro Cycling)  3:19:37
2. Eric Young (BISSELL Pro Cycling)  0:00:04
3. Logan Loader (Team Exergy)  0:00:06
4. Tyler Brandt (Team Mike’s Bikes)  0:00:10
5. Lee Muse (CashCall Mortgage)
6. Andrew Goessling (Team Mike’s Bikes)
7. Ken Hanson (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
8. Chris Stastny (California Giant/Specialized)
9. Eamon Lucas (California Giant/Specialized)
10. Danny Heeley (Hagens Berman Cycling)
11. John Piasta (Team Mike’s Bikes)
12. Shawn Rosenthal (Team Mike’s Bikes)
13. Chris Baldwin (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
14. Ben Bertiger (Stage 17 Racing)
15. Daniel Katz (Stage 17 Racing)
16. Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy)
17. Christiaan Kriek (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
18. Brandon Trafton (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
19. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Pro Cycling)
20. Stefano Barberi (CashCall Mortgage)
21. Connor Mccutcheon (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
22. James Wingert (Team Mike’s Bikes)
23. Joe Dickerson (McGuire Cycling Team)
24. Frank Pipp (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
25. David Santos (CashCall Mortgage)
26. Cody Campbell (Hagens Berman Cycling)
27. Max Jenkins (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)
28. Jong De (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Pro Cycling)
29. Joshua Carling (Michael David Winery Cycling Team)
30. Colin Gibson (Hagens Berman Cycling)
31. Michael Jasinski (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
32. Marcus Smith (Team Specialized Racing Juniors)
33. Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy)
34. Jos Le Roux (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)
35. Taylor Bertrand-Barrett (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
36. Adam De Vos (Cycling BC)
37. Michael Weicht (Velo Club LaGrange)
38. Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
39. Carter Jones (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
40. Justin Rossi (Marc Pro – Strava)
41. Stephen Leece (California Giant/Specialized)
42. Chad Haga (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
43. Ben Jacques-Maynes (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
44. Julio Mollindo (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
45. Kirk Carlsen (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
46. Tom Zirbel (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
47. Philip Mooney (Jamis-Sutter Home)
48. Scot Ferguson (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
49. Diego Yepez (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
50. Jonathan Teeter (Marc Pro – Strava)
51. Michael Creed (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
52. Torrey Phillipp (California Giant/Specialized)
53. David Robertson (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
54. Kris Lunning (Marc Pro – Strava)
55. Orion Berryman (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
56. Quinn Keogh (Team Exergy)
57. Cory Bruno (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
58. Spencer Collom (Marc Pro – Strava)
59. Geoffrey Curran (Team Surf City Cyclery)
60. Devan Dunn (CashCall Mortgage)
61. Chase Pinkham (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
62. Nate Wilson (California Giant/Specialized)
63. Evan Huffman (California Giant/Specialized)
64. Ben Chaddock (Team Exergy)
65. Chris Barton (BISSELL Pro Cycling)
66. Jeffrey Pettis (Citrus Valley Velo)
67. Cory Greenberg (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
68. Mike Friedman (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
69. Art Rand (Marc Pro – Strava)
70. Robin Eckmann (California Giant/Specialized)
71. Shane Buysse (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)
72. Jon Hornbeck (Hagens Berman Cycling)
73. James Laberge (Team Mike’s Bikes)
74. James Mattis (California Giant/Specialized)
75. Scott Zwizanski (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
76. Alexander Kusztyk (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)  0:00:25
77. Alex Candelario (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
78. James Riggs (Velo Club LaGrange)  0:00:31
79. Morgan Ryan (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)  0:00:45
80. Eric Riggs (Team Mike’s Bikes)  0:01:00
81. Kevin Mullervy (Team Exergy)  0:01:04
82. Andrew Dahlheim (BISSELL Pro Cycling)  0:01:28
83. Tom Soladay (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)  0:01:51
84. Lucas Binder (Spy-Swamis Development Elite Team)  0:02:34
85. David Forkner (Foundation)  0:03:11
86. Jason King (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)  0:05:13
87. Adam Carr (EKOÏ.com – Gaspesien)
88. Martin Acosta (McGuire Cycling Team)
89. Benny Breck (Helen’s)
90. Brian Mcculloch (CashCall Mortgage)
91. Christopher Wingfield (Hagens Berman Cycling)  0:05:34
92. Aaron Gallardo (Helen’s)
93. Conor Mullervy (Team Exergy)  0:06:27
94. Andres Faustino Alzate (Team Exergy)
95. Collin Saaman (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)  0:07:41
96. Nathanael Christensen (Michael David Winery Cycling Team)
97. Andrew Bosco (Socalcycling.com)
98. Matthew Abdalah (Webcor/Alto Velo)
99. Craig Logan (Cycling BC)  0:09:34
100. Anthony Canevari (CashCall Mortgage)
101. Taylor Clements (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
102. Nate Freed (Marc Pro – Strava)
103. Christopher Dudley (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
104. Gustavo Mendez (Velo Club LaGrange)
105. Jacob Berkman (Dolce Vita Cycling)
106. Mike Tettleton (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
107. Bryan Larsen (Stage 17 Racing)
108. Jeff Perrin (Webcor/Alto Velo)  0:12:42
109. Austin Carroll (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)  0:16:22
110. Jeff Linder (Webcor/Alto Velo)
111. Ben Barthe (Get Crackin’ MS Socitety)
112. Shawn Daurelio (Velo Club LaGrange)
113. Jesse Reams (Hagens Berman Cycling)
114. Jacob Schwingboth (Cycling BC)  0:16:27
115. Justin Williams (CashCall Mortgage)  0:20:10
116. David Benkoski (Webcor/Alto Velo)
117. Miles Lamon (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
118. Matthew Shackley (Velo Club LaGrange)
119. Sterling Magnell (Wonderful Pistachios Professional Cycling Team)
120. Daniel Farinha (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)
121. Michael Painter (Chico Corsa Cycling Club)
122. Patrick Caro (F.C.C. powered by Pure Gear)  0:23:19
123. Mark Marquez (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)  0:29:36
124. Roberto Rodriguez (Velo Club LaGrange)
125. Alexander Vaughan-Ruiz (Stage 17 Racing)  0:32:33
126. Stuart Press (Velo Club LaGrange)  0:33:06
127. Blake Anton (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:38:09
128. Michael Jacques (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)
129. Dillon Clapp (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:38:12
130. Donald Hahn (Marc Pro – Strava)  0:39:34
131. Andre Bolina Carriao (Simple Green Bike Religion Elite Team)  0:49:46
132. Eric Losak (TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling)  0:50:16
133. Stephen Mull ()
134. Billy Crane (Webcor/Alto Velo)  0:50:46