May 6, 2006 – Rahsaan Bahati (USA) TIAA-CREF took Stage 4, the Downtown Silver City Criterium, 40/25 laps, over Canada’s Gord Fraser (Can) Health Net-Maxxis at the Tour of the Gila today. In the women’s race Alison Powers (USA) Rio Grande/Sports Garage took the win as four Canadians placed in the top-10: Anne Samplonius (Team Biovail) was 5th, Betina Hold (Webcor Platinum) was 6th, Alexandra Wrubleski (Team H&R Block) placed 7th, and Erinne Willock (Webcor Platinum) was 9th.

Results

Men Pro 1

1 Rahsaan Bahati (USA) TIAA-CREF 1.37.35
2 Gord Fraser (Can) Health Net-Maxxis
3 Ken Hanson (USA) BMC Racing Team
4 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota-United Pro
5 Jonathan Garcia (USA) Team Einstein’s
6 Jonathan Baker (USA) Vitamin Cottage
7 Chad Hartley (USA) TIAA-CREF
8 Chris Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro
9 Owen Gue (USA) Broadmark/Hagens-Berman
10 Andy Guptill (USA) TargetTraining

33 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.com/Sierra Nevada

Women Pro 1,2,3

1 Alison Powers (USA) Rio Grande/Sports Garage 1.07.56
2 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Team Lipton 0.16
3 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Team Lipton
4 Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing
5 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Biovail
6 Betina Hold (Can) Webcor Platinum
7 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Team H&R Block
8 Sarah Bamberaer (USA) Cheerwine
9 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Platinum
10 Kate Sherwin (USA) Victory Brewing

11 Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Team Biovail
13 Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing
32 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Victory Brewing
35 Stephanie Bourbeau (Can) Team Biovail
56 Moriah MacGregor (Can) TRIA 6.10

GC After Stage 4

Men Pro 1

1 Chris Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 9.24.37
2 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net-Maxxis 0.22
3 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators 1.42
4 Scott Nydam (USA) Rio Grande/Sports Garage 2.46
5 James Mattis (USA) California Giant/Village 3.10
6 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro 3.15
7 Phil Zajicke (USA) Navigators 3.24
8 Anthony Colby (USA) TargetTraining 3.29
9 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota-United Pro 3.37
10 Gord Fraser (USA) Health Net-Maxxis 3.52

17 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.com/Sierra Nevada 5.37

Women Pro 1,2,3

1 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Team Lipton 9.26.15
2 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Biovail 1.02
3 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Platinum 1.19
4 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita Cooking Light 3.25
5 Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing 3.33
6 Kori Seehafer (USA) Team Lipton 3.51
7 Jessica Phillips (USA) Argon 18/Champion System 4.03
8 Betina Hold (Can) Webcor Platinum 4.23
9 Gabriela Gonzalez-Ferrat (Mex) Team Biovail 4.47
10 Kristen LaSasso (USA) Team Lipton 4.50

13 Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing 6.02
14 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Team H&R Block 6.09
26 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Victory Brewing 8.56
29 Stephanie Bourbeau (Can) Team Biovail 9.49
41 Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Team Biovail 13.22
57 Moriah MacGregor (Can) TRIA 50.43