March 6, 2011 (Merced, CA) – Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) won the Stage 3 Downtown Grand Prix, 40km, over Kyle Wamsley (Bissell Pro Cycling) in second with Wamsley’s team mate Patrick Bevin in 3rd. Canada’s Rob Britton also with Bissell finished in 19th and is 3rd overall.

In the women’s race Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Highroad) took the win over Coryn Rivera (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) in second with Pascale Maria Schnider (RED Racing) in third. Rivera’s team mate Alison Starnes placed 33rd and holds on to the overall lead.

Elite Men

Results

1. Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) 1:23:47
2. Kyle Wamsley (Bissell Pro Cycling)
3. Patrick Bevin (Bissell Pro Cycling)
4. Logan Loader (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com)
5. Kenneth Hanson (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)
6. Freddie Rodriguez (Team Specialized Racing Masters)
7. Michael Friedman (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)
8. Jay Thomson (Bissell Pro Cycling)
9. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:05
10. John Bennett (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
11. Julian Kyer (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 0:07
12. Andrew Goessling (Team Clif Bar)
13. Mike Tettleton (Full Circle Sports)
14. Alexander Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)
15. Stefano Barberi (Full Circle Sports) 0:11
16. Michael Sherer (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)
17. Daniel Bowman (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)
18. Tyler Brandt (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
19. Robert Britton (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:15
20. David Albrecht (Chico Corsa)
21. Frank Spiteri (Marc Pro-Strava)
22. Nick Frey (Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita)
23. Chris Aten (Landis/Trek)
24. Keith Hillier (Marc Pro-Strava)
25. Craig Logan (Red Truck)
26. Justin Rossi (Marc Pro-Strava)
27. Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling)
28. Michael Hernandez (Great Basin Imaging/Kinetic Cycles)
29. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)
30. Paul Mach (Bissell Pro Cycling)
31. Collin Samaan (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)
32. Adam Carr (Form Fitness)
33. Gabe Varela (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
34. Vincent Owens (Sierra Pacific Racing)
35. Brandon Trafton (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
36. Rob Evans (McGuire Cycling Team)
37. Eric Wohlberg (Form Fitness)
38. Shawn Milne (Kenda 5 Hour Energy P/B GearGrinder)
39. James Wingert (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:21
40. Eric Riggs (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
41. Andrew Bates (Olympia Orthopaedic Assc.)
42. Roman Kilun (Kenda 5 Hour Energy P/B GearGrinder)
43. Nathaniel Wilson (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
44. Peter Taylor (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
45. Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling)
46. Julian Martinez (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
47. Martin Acosta (McGuire Cycling Team)
48. Cody Campbell (Hagens Berman)
49. Nathaniel English (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
50. Chris Stastny (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
51. Bernard Van Ulden (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:27
52. Carson Miller (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:29
53. Colin Cornberg (Full Circle Sports)
54. Danny Heeley (Now/MS Society)
55. Eric Losak (A Road Bike 4U Elite)
56. Matthew Carinio (ArtsCyclery.com/Wild Horse Wines) 0:33
57. Sean Passage (Byrne Invent)
58. Shane Buysse (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:38
59. Thomas Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)
60. Eddy Kwon (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)
61. Alex Bowden (Team Type 1-Sanofi-Aventis)
62. Dillon Clapp (ArtsCyclery.com/Wild Horse Wines)
63. Dean Laberge (Team Specialized Racing Masters)
64. Nate Freed (Marc Pro-Strava)
65. Aaron Gallardo (Team Helens)
66. Evan Huffman (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
67. Adam Switters (Xo Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson Racing)
68. Aliaksandr Sinelnikau (Third Pillar)
69. Michael Gil (Godspeed Courier)
70. Lawrence Nolan (Team Specialized Racing Masters)
71. Michael Mathis (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com)
72. Aaron Schneider (Full Circle Sports) 0:43
73. Emerson Oronte (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:45
74. Miles Lamon (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
75. James Mattis (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
76. Anthony Ferretti (Chico Corsa) 0:57
77. Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling) 1:00
78. Sergio Hernandez (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 1:39
79. Benjamin Swedberg (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 1:42
80. Mark Deterline (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
81. Alastair Loutit (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)
82. Donald Hahn (Marc Pro-Strava)
83. Joseph Iannarelli (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
84. Jeffrey Galland (Chico Corsa) 1:44
85. Josh Lagrange (Form Fitness)
86. Jesse Miller-Smith (Marc Pro-Strava)
87. James Laberge (Team Specialized Racing Juniors)
88. Jonathan Teeter (Echeloncycle.com)
89. Austin Arguello (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 1:47
90. Julio Mollindo (Full Circle Sports) 1:49
91. Elliot Jaramillo (McGuire Cycling Team)
92. Victor Riquelme (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)
93. Sam Bassetti (Firefighters Cycling) 1:51
94. Nate Geoffrion (Firefighters Cycling)
95. Jd Bergmann (Team Clif Bar) 1:54
96. Torey Philipp (Team Specialized Racing Juniors)
97. Raffi Jilizian (Form Fitness) 1:57
98. Billy Crane (Webcor/Alto Velo) 2:05
99. Tim Farnham (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)
100. Richard Pego (Team Helens) 2:12
101. Ian Moir (Yahoo! Cycling Team)
102. Michael Jacques (Team Clif Bar) 2:16
103. Patrick Caro (Full Circle Sports) 2:32
104. Jeff Perrin (Team Specialized Racing Juniors) 2:42
105. Daniel Ramsey (Full Circle Sports) 2:53
106. Brandon Correia (Metromint Cycling) 2:59
107. Daniel Farinha (Firefighters Cycling) 4:11
108. Alexi Grewal (International Christian Cycling Club) 4:24
109. AJ Snovel (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
110. James Stout (Team Type 1-Sanofi-Aventis) 0:11:58
DNF Mark Marquez (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
DNF Ryan Macdonald (Fremont Bank Cycling Team)
DNF Matthew Shackley (Team CES Racing)
DNS Taylor Bertrand-Barrett (Echeloncycle.com)
DNS Tom Faiers (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)

GC after Stage 3 Stage 3

1. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling) 5:12:58
2. Jay Thomson (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:10
3. Robert Britton (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:18
4. Paul Mach (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:40
5. John Bennett (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:50
6. Julian Kyer (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 2:23
7. Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling) 6:12
8. Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling) 6:22
9. Nathaniel English (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 8:02
10. Alexander Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 8:05
11. Patrick Bevin (Bissell Pro Cycling) 8:12
12. Justin Rossi (Marc Pro-Strava) 8:14
13. Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling) 8:20
14. Shawn Milne (Kenda 5 Hour Energy P/B GearGrinder) 8:29
15. Freddie Rodriguez (Team Specialized Racing Masters)
16. Kyle Wamsley (Bissell Pro Cycling) 8:33
17. Michael Mathis (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com)
18. Eric Wohlberg (Form Fitness) 8:41
19. James Wingert (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 8:45
20. Stefano Barberi (Full Circle Sports) 8:56
21. Evan Huffman (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 9:01
22. Ricky Escuela (Full Circle Sports) 9:08
23. Sam Bassetti (Firefighters Cycling) 9:24
24. Michael Friedman (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 9:35
25. Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 9:39
26. Nick Frey (Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita) 9:44
27. Adam Switters (Xo Communications / Battley Harley-Davidson Racing) 9:49
28. Roman Kilun (Kenda 5 Hour Energy P/B GearGrinder)
29. Chris Aten (Landis/Trek) 9:50
30. Collin Samaan (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team)
31. Vincent Owens (Sierra Pacific Racing) 9:59
32. Aliaksandr Sinelnikau (Third Pillar) 0:16
33. Andrew Goessling (Team Clif Bar) 0:10:10
34. Keith Hillier (Marc Pro-Strava) 0:10:16
35. David Albrecht (Chico Corsa) 0:10:29
36. Frank Spiteri (Marc Pro-Strava) 0:10:31
37. Chris Stastny (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:10:45
38. Danny Heeley (Now/MS Society) 0:10:46
39. Sean Passage (Byrne Invent)
40. Daniel Bowman (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 0:10:50
41. Colin Cornberg (Full Circle Sports) 0:11:02
42. Tyler Brandt (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:11:06
43. Craig Logan (Red Truck) 0:11:09
44. Matthew Carinio (ArtsCyclery.com/Wild Horse Wines) 0:11:27
45. Nathaniel Wilson (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:11:30
46. Michael Sherer (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 0:11:45
47. Michael Gil (Godspeed Courier) 0:11:59
48. James Mattis (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:12:02
49. Sergio Hernandez (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:12:06
50. Cody Campbell (Hagens Berman) 0:12:24
51. Mike Tettleton (Full Circle Sports) 0:12:27
52. Julian Martinez (Fremont Bank Cycling Team) 0:12:30
53. Gabe Varela (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:12:48
54. Peter Taylor (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:12:56
55. Carson Miller (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:13:05
56. Julio Mollindo (Full Circle Sports) 0:13:06
57. Shane Buysse (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:13:17
58. Daniel Ramsey (Full Circle Sports) 0:14:10
59. Jeff Perrin (Team Specialized Racing Juniors) 0:14:31
60. Kenneth Hanson (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:14:41
61. Joseph Iannarelli (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:15:07
62. Emerson Oronte (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:15:13
63. Alastair Loutit (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:15:20
64. Josh Lagrange (Form Fitness) 0:15:30
65. Eddy Kwon (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team) 0:16:35
66. Eric Riggs (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:16:54
67. Brandon Trafton (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:17:55
68. Jesse Miller-Smith (Marc Pro-Strava) 0:18:43
69. Benjamin Swedberg (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) 0:20:15
70. Rob Evans (McGuire Cycling Team) 0:20:47
71. Billy Crane (Webcor/Alto Velo) 0:21:12
72. Bernard Van Ulden (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) 0:23:25
73. Logan Loader (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) 0:23:27
74. Michael Hernandez (Great Basin Imaging/Kinetic Cycles) 0:24:18
75. Miles Lamon (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:25:48
76. Victor Riquelme (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team) 0:25:52
77. Adam Carr (Form Fitness) 0:25:54
78. Nate Freed (Marc Pro-Strava) 0:26:00
79. Thomas Soladay (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) 0:26:53
80. Patrick Caro (Full Circle Sports) 0:26:57
81. Raffi Jilizian (Form Fitness) 0:27:04
82. Aaron Schneider (Full Circle Sports) 0:27:05
83. Nate Geoffrion (Firefighters Cycling) 0:27:13
84. Aaron Gallardo (Team Helens) 0:27:52
85. Dillon Clapp (ArtsCyclery.com/Wild Horse Wines) 0:27:59
86. Donald Hahn (Marc Pro-Strava) 0:28:39
87. Austin Arguello (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:28:46
88. Tim Farnham (Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling Team) 0:29:22
89. James Laberge (Team Specialized Racing Juniors) 0:30:21
90. Ian Moir (Yahoo! Cycling Team) 0:30:27
91. Daniel Farinha (Firefighters Cycling) 0:30:33
92. Andrew Bates (Olympia Orthopaedic Assc.) 0:30:42
93. Elliot Jaramillo (McGuire Cycling Team) 0:31:04
94. Alexi Grewal (International Christian Cycling Club) 0:32:18
95. Anthony Ferretti (Chico Corsa) 0:38:18
96. Martin Acosta (McGuire Cycling Team) 0:41:04
97. Dean Laberge (Team Specialized Racing Masters) 0:41:10
98. Jd Bergmann (Team Clif Bar) 0:41:40
99. AJ Snovel (Fremont Bank Cycling Team) 0:44:17
100. Richard Pego (Team Helens) 0:49:19
101. Alex Bowden (Team Type 1-Sanofi-Aventis) 0:49:48
102. Mark Deterline (Fremont Bank Cycling Team) 0:50:52
103. Eric Losak (A Road Bike 4U Elite) 0:52:01
104. Lawrence Nolan (Team Specialized Racing Masters) 0:52:24
105. Jeffrey Galland (Chico Corsa) 0:52:42
106. Michael Jacques (Team Clif Bar) 0:57:07
107. Jonathan Teeter (Echeloncycle.com) 1:04:57
108. Torey Philipp (Team Specialized Racing Juniors) 1:06:34
109. James Stout (Team Type 1-Sanofi-Aventis) 1:18:48
110. Brandon Correia (Metromint Cycling) 1:36:09