March 6, 2005 – Tina Maylo-Pic must not have read the latest customs declarations for entering the US. She wrapped up her early season warm-up with another podium finish down under by taking the bunch sprint for third in the Wellington World Cup. The bouquet of flowers she received along with the earlier ones for winning stages in the Geelong Tour and Trust House Tour will have to be left down under as US customs will not allow her to enter the country with them in hand. While Tina prepares for her trip back to North America her Quark teammates took to the foothills of Merced for a 72 mile road race. The first road race of the season is always a bit nervous as riders once again adjust to racing in a peloton and today was no different. Numerous fender benders occurred as some riders reintroduced themselves to the pavement. In the end the race came down to a filed sprint and all eyes turned to Ina-Yoko Teutenberg to see if she could make it two for two. The T-Mobile rider showed she is the current women to beat by taking the win, over Sarah Uhl of Quark and Michelle Beltran of Colavita. “I’ve been in the Northeast concentrating on school doing homework and training at the same time in the evenings, thanks to CylOps, I was really unsure how I’d do this weekend so to finish just behind Ina is fantastic,” said Uhl after her 2nd place finish. The next race for the team will be the Central Valley Classic where teammates Tina Maylo-Pic and Helen Kelly be joining the team after racing the early season world cups.

McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race

Sr Women 1/2

1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) (T-Mobile)
.2 Sarah Uhl (USA) (Quark Cycling Team)
3. Michelle Beltran (USA) (Colavita / Cooking Light)