Cliff-Ryan sprints to victory at Women’s Kugler Open
Van Gilder continues consistency with second place finish
Theresa Cliff-Ryan won her second consecutive Women’s Kugler Open at the Tour of Somerville held Memorial Day Monday in New Jersey. She out-paced the legendary Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) in second and Lenore Pipes (Guam National Team) in third.
"It was an important race for us because Colavita is from New Jersey," said Colavita/Forno D’Asolo DS Rachel Heal. "John Profaci [Vice President of Colavita, USA] was around today watching the race."
The women’s event is not apart of the National Racing Calendar (NRC), however, it offered a top-notch race for the Pro-Cat 1,2 and 3 50-rider field. The event's four corner circuit started on West Main Street and finished with a nearly 500 metre drag to the line.
"It used to be an NRC race but it hasn’t been for the last couple of years," Heal said. "That meant that there wasn’t a huge incentive for full teams to come down to race."
Although there was a lack of full teams competing, there was a quality field that consisted of riders from Team Type 1 and riders from the regions surrounding New Jersey. Such riders included Van Gilder along with Kacey Manderfield (Pure Energy Cycle), Christine Fennessy (South Mountain Cycles), Colleen Gulick (Kenda) among others.
The race was aggressive with relentless attacks, however, no breakaway stuck for longer than a lap and in the end the peloton set up for a bunch sprint led by Colavita/Forno D’Asolo, including its UCI World Champion from Italy Giorgia Bronzini.
"Theresa and Giorgia were swapping things around to try and not make it obvious what they were doing," Heal said. "Giorgia wore her world champions jersey and the race organizers were happy to have her there because it was the first time the race had a world champion compete."
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) | 0:47:54.6 |
2 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lenore Pipes (Guam National Team) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Christine Fennessy (South Mountain Cycles) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Barbara Guarashi (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Erin Silliman (Virginia Asset Group p/b Artem) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kori Seehafer (Team Type 1) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Kacey Manderfield (Pure Energy Cycling Team ProAi) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Colleen Gulick (Team Kenda) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lisa Jellett (Verducci) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Genevieve Whitson (MVP Health Care Cycling) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Kacy Wander (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kimberly Edwards (CVC/Subaru of New England) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jessica Chong (Morgan Stanley Cycling Team) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Elizabeth Bonilla (Pro Pedals) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Victoria Hanks (Human Zoom Cycling) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Rebecca Chan (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Kaitlyn Lawerence (MVP Health Care Cycling Team) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Eun Young Choi (Stage5/Cycling Fusion) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Anna Young (MVP Health Care Cycling) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Patricia Black (Red Racing) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Thea Parent (Human Zoom) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Sarah Iepson (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Robin Meidhof (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Kate Evans1 (Team Type 1) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Lauren Shirock (WBI Funds Cycling Team) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Elizabeth Renner (CRCA/NYVelocity Women's Racing) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Mandy Marquardt (Team Type 1) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Andrea Luebbe (Human Zoom / Pabst Blue Ribbon) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Amy Cutler (Team EPS/CSS p/b Shebell & She) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Becca Schepps (Team Type 1) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Bianca Grecu (Human Zoom Cycling) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lindsay Honaker | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Patricia Marzi (Alliance Environmental) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Tracy Wargo (CRCA/Chomper Body Racing) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nadia Latzgo (Young Medalists/ Team Rothrock) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kristy Swope (Team EPS/CSS p/b Shebell & She) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Molly Hurford (Rockstar Games/Signature Cycli) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julia Lonchar | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Kristine Church (Humanzoom/ Pabst Blue Ribbon) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jennifer Bollinger (Tean Alliance Environmental) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Catherine Cheatley (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo p/b Coo) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Morgan Patton (Team Type 1) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Andrea Maher (Team EPS/CSS p/b Shebell & She) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Arley Kemmerer (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jennifer Rasmusson (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Melissa Garcia (Team Alliance Environmental) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jacqueline Paull (watchung wheelmen/high gear cy) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Rushlee Buchanan (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Tricia Carnila (Verducci Breakaway) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Kelley Bethoney (Pallas Athene Womens Racing Team) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Michelle Bishop (Cadence Cannondale Women's Racing) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Caryl Gale (Denos Wonder Wheel) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Michelle Hart (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Kyleanne Hunter (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Emily Joyner (VA Asset Group p/b Artemis/Tre) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Emily Joyner (VA Asset Group p/b Artemis/Tre) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Cassandra King (Tri-State Velo/Amoroso's Cycli) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Cheryl Wolf (Signature Cycles/Rockstar Game) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Sarah Burkett (Team Type 1) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Dana Cuomo (Team Thru It All) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alaina Gurski (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Lenore Imhof (Colavita Racing) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Leah Oppenheimer (CAWES p/b Specialized) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jory Wamsley (Team Alliance Environmental) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tracy Lea (T.E.A.M. Fuji) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
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