March 12, 2006 (Fresno, California) – The Victory Brewing Cycling Team won yesterday’s 120K Stage 2, Kearney Road Race, at the Central Valley Classic, with an unmatched lead out and an explosive sprint.

The women gathered at the start line in undesirable weather conditions where discussions of a reduced race took place. The teams agreed that due to the cold, rain, and hail the race would be shortened from six laps to five. The flat 24K circuit finished in Kearney Park.

There were many unsuccessful attacks during the race but the field stayed together until the finish. The race was also marred with flat tires and crashes. Victory Brewing’s Leigh Hobson and Team Lipton’s Laura Van Gilder were forced to stop their race due to a crash on the second to last lap.

The Victory Brewing Cycling Team planned a perfectly executed lead out for Laura Yoisten with approximately 3K to go. With the train tight, communicative, and intact, Yoisten was dropped off with 250 meters to the finish line. “The team was amazing and I felt like I didn’t have to do a thing except sprint,” said Yoisten. Victory Brewing placed three riders in the top ten with Yoisten winning the race, Franges taking fourth, and Lyons ninth.

Yoisten has accumulated enough points to move her into third place in the overall omnium behind Webcor’s Christine Thornburn and Team Liptons’s Kristin Armstrong.