April 16, 2010 (Monterey, CA) – Carmen Small (Colavita-Baci) won the women’s 76.16km road race on Friday with Dotsie Bausch (InCycle/Time to Track) in second and Rebecca Much (Team TIBCO/To the Top). Canada’s Cara Gillis (Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus) placed 27th with Stephanie Roorda (Southern CA Velo) finishing 28th.

Bissell’s Paul Mach outsprinted Canadian teammate Rob Britton by 0.3 sec to lead the team’s sound stomping in Pro 1/2 Men’s 108.8km road race Friday under perfect skies and little wind, with Ben Jacques Maynes (USA) in third. Bissell took the top 3 podium spots and four of the top five places. Although the course was the same, the event did not see the powerhouse teams from last year – no Levi Leiphemer or other top riders made for a relatively weak field allowing the Bissell and Yahoo pro teams to work on sharpening their teamwork for the 2010 spring calendar.

Tibco Women’s Report – Much Takes 3rd in Sea Otter Road Race
Rebecca Much of Team TIBCO/To the Top took 3rd place in the Sea Otter Classic road race this afternoon. Much was part of a six-rider break the got off the front on the fifth of six laps of the hilly circuit around Fort Ord on the Monterey Peninsula. The stage placings were essentially determined by who had the best climbing legs at the end, as the circuit finished with a 2.5-mile climb. Carmen Small (Colavita-Baci) put in the late attack that got the stage win. Much stayed with Dotsie Bausch (InCycle/Time to Track) until the final 200 meters but had to settle for 3rd.

Alison Starnes powered away from the main bunch to take 7th, with Meredith Miller and Amanda Miller coming up the hill to take the next two places. “We had a good race again today,” said team directeur sportif Emma Rickards. “We would’ve like to have one more rider in the break, but everyone rode really well. We’re looking forward to another good day tomorrow.”

The Sea Otter Classic powered by SRAM road series concludes with the infamous circuit race on Saturday.

Results

Women – 76.16km

1. Carmen Small (USA) Colavita/Baci P/B Cooking Light 2:21:10
2. Dotsie Bausch (USA) Southern California Velo 0:07
3. Rebecca Much (USA) Team TIBCO 0:26
4. Ruth Clemence (USA) Specialized D4W-Bicyclehaus 0:39
5. Olivia Dillon (USA) Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 1:11
6. Courtney Odonnell (USA) Herbalife LaGrange 3:05
7. Ali Starnes (USA) Team TIBCO 3:53
8. Meredith Miller (USA) TIBCO 4:26
9. Amanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCO 4:29
10. Modesfta Vzesniauskaite (USA) Colavita/Baci P/B Cooking Light 4:35
11. Molly Van Houweling (USA) Berkeley 4:36
12. Angela Mcclure (USA) Webcor/Alto Velo 4:38
13. Kathryn Donovan (USA) Southern California Velo 4:40
14. Megan Hottman (USA) Treads.Com/DFT 4:48
15. Heather Pryor (USA) Touchstone Climbing 4:52
16. Coryn Rivera (USA) Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 5:07
17. Susannah Breen (USA) Wells Fargo Racing Team 5:07
18. Kelly Benjamin (USA) Colavita/Baci P/B Cooking Light 5:11
19. Jane Despas (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 5:15
20. Jazzy Hurikino (Aus) Colavita/Baci Pro Cycling Team 5:18
21. Amy Chandos (USA) Metromint 5:26
22. Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) Colavita/Baci P/B Cooking Light 6:50
23. Annie Malouin (USA) Wells Fargo 0:10:14
24. Melissa Sanborn (USA) Cyclepath Racing 0:10:41
25. Melinda Weiner (USA) Herbalife LaGrange 0:10:53
26. Annie Fulton (USA) Los Gatos 0:11:16
27. Cara Gillis (USA) Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus 0:11:46
28. Stephanie Roorda (USA) Southern California Velo 0:21:51
29. Marian Jamison (USA) Touchstone Cycling 0:22:53
30. Beatrice Rodriguez (USA) Southern California Velo 0:28:55
31. Jenna Kowalski (USA) Now-MS Society 0:28:55
32. Lauren Liscinski (USA) Now-MS Society 0:29:21
DNF Julia Lafranchise (USA) Now-MS Society
DNF Kristen Lasasso (USA) Team TIBCO
DNF Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) Treads.Com/Dft
DNS Jerika Hutchinson (USA) TIBCO
DNS Courtney O’Donnell (USA) Herbalife LaGrange
DNS Liza Rachetto (USA) Los Altos
DNS Tyler Stewart (USA) Novato
DNS Jennifer Weinbrecht (USA) Herbalife LaGrange
DNS Jennifer Weinbrecht (USA) Herbalife LaGrange
DNS Melinda Weiner (USA) Herbalife LaGrange

Men – 108.8km

1. Paul Mach (USA) Bissell 2:57:47
2. Rob Britton (Can) Bissell
3. Ben Jacques Maynes (USA) Bissell 1:34
4. Philip Mooney (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 1:40
5. Kyle Wamsley (USA) Bissell 2:54
6. Jonathan McCarty (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 3:08
7. Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Santa Rosa 3:10
8. Jesse Moore (USA) California Giant/Specialized 3:15
9. Eddy Kwon (USA) Prerace.Com Cycling Team 3:18
10. Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Teamgive Presented By Blackbott 3:19
11. Daniel Martin (USA) Safeway/Bicycle Plus/Purered 3:25
12. Jeremy Vennell (USA) Bissell 3:33
13. Tim Farnham (USA) Santa Rosa 3:40
14. Ned Overend (USA) Specialized 3:42
15. Bradley Gehrig (USA) Barbacoa Mi-Duole P/B Millcreek 3:45
16. Cody O’Reilly (USA) Bissell 4:06
17. Sam Pickman (USA) California Giant/Specialized 4:08
18. Sam Bassetti (USA) Ala Cycling Team Pb Lombardi Sports 5:00
19. Vincent Owens (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 5:07
20. Dan Holloway (USA) Bissell 5:13
21. Connor Mccutcheon (USA) Matermind Athletic Academy 5:19
22. Max Jenkins (USA) SRAM 6:43
23. Tyler Dibble (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 8:40
24. Steve Reaney (USA) California Giant/Specialized 8:41
25. Adam Switters (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team 9:34
26. Jesse Miller-Smith (USA) Truckee 0:14:41
27. Matthew Landen (USA) Adageo Professional Cycling 0:17:05
28. Greg Mcquaid (USA) SJBC 0:18:01
29. Pavel Stuchlik (USA) Moontoast/Tristar 0:18:02
30. Tim Doelman (USA) Athletes Honeymilk 0:18:05
31. Kris Lunning (USA) Above Category Racing 0:18:05
32. David Wyandt (USA) HRS – Rocklobster 0:18:11
33. Justin Maka (USA) Ten Speed Drive / Bh Bikes 0:18:34
34. Luca Ortolani (USA) Ihc Pissei 0:18:54
35. Chris Turner (USA) Los Gatos 3:46
36. Miles Lamon (USA) Artscyclery.Com/Wild Horse Wines 3:52
37. Michael Jasinski (USA) Chico Corsa Cycling Club 4:10
38. Michael Jaques (USA) Reno Nv Usa 4:11
39. Adam Carr (USA) Adageo Energy Pro Cycling 4:51
40. Aaron Schneider (USA) Now-MS Society 5:57
41. Martin Adamczyk (USA) Socalcycling 7:32
42. Brian Cook (USA) Platinum Performance 8:32
43. Andrew Chocha (USA) US Military Team 0:11:56
DNF Elliott Craddock (USA) Virginia Beach Va Usa
DNF Evan Huffman (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team
DNF Shane Kline (USA) Bissell
DNF Phillip Snodgrass (USA) Wells Fargo Racing
DNS Trenton Ashburn (USA) Wheelworks Racing
DNS Danny Heeley (USA) Now MS-Society
DNS Tim Johnson (USA) SRAM
DNS Roman Kilun (USA) Sram
DNS James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Specialized
DNS Ryan Parnes (USA) Yahoo! Cycling Team
DNS Brendan Treacy (USA) Portland Velo