Redlands, CA — A full house is expected in both the Men’s and Women’s fields at the Prologue starting line of the 2009 Redlands Bicycle Classic on Thursday March 26th. With more than 200 men and nearly 150 women, the 2009 edition promises to be one of the finest in the race’s history.“Not only is this one of the largest number of entrants we’ve had for both the men’s and women’s fields, but it’s also one of the most prestigious,” said Race Director Dan Rendler. “The women’s field reads as a ‘who’s-who’ of female cycling, while the men’s field features 11 of the 13 registered UCI Continental teams!”
Some of the prominent names in the women’s field that will be scorching the streets of Redlands include Laura Van Gilder (Velo Classic Tours presented by Incycle.com), Amber Neben (Nurnberger Shoair), Ina Teutenberg, Mara Abbott, Kim Anderson, Emilia Fahlin, and Alex Wrubleski (Team Columbia-High Road), Alison Powers (Team Type 1), Brooke Miller and Kat Carroll (Team TIBCO), Tina Pic (Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light), and Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders Cycling Team). Among those names are no less than five current national champions, one current world champion, the current NRC champion and over 20 race wins between them in 2008 alone.
The men’s field is a proven and accomplished bunch that could line up for any European race. It is highlighted by stand out performers such as Rahsaan Bahati and Justin Williams (Rock Racing), Jeff Louder and Scott Nydam (BMC Racing), Andy Bajadali and Neil Shirley (Kelly Benefit Strategies), Chris Wherry (Team Hotel San Jose), Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling), and Pat McCarty, Floyd Landis and Rory Sutherland (OUCH presented by Maxxis). The list includes two current national champions; a Tour of California KOM Jersey winner; a two-time NRC Champion; former RBC stage and GC winners; the recipients of the Most Aggressive Riders Jersey at both the Tour de Georgia and Tour of California; the 2008 Carroll King Sportsmanship Award winner and former US National Road Champion, not to mention the winner of the 2006 edition of the Tour of California, Paris-Nice, and the Tour de Georgia.
Preliminary Women’s Team Rosters
Canadian National Cycling Team
Karol-Ann Canuel, Joanie Caron, Carolyn Cartmill, Veronique Labonte, Joelle Numainville, Sarah Stewart, Jenny Trew, Alyssa Weininger
Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light
Kelly Benjamin, Tiffany Cromwell, Andrea Dvorak, Rachel Heal, Heather Logan, Stacy Marple, Tina Pic, Nicky Wangsford
DFT presented by Treads
Marisa Asplund, Linsey Bradshaw-Sandoval, Monique Hein, Megan Hottman, Karla Kingsley, Tiffany Pezzulo, Liza Rachetto
Kahala LaGrange
Betsy Bloom, Kathryn Donovan, Anna Drakulich, Erika Graves, Morgan Kapp, Kristen LaSasso, Beatriz Rodriguez, Melinda Weiner
Metro Volkswagen Cycling
Ashley Anderson, Casey Gale, Shannon Koch, Coryn Rivera, Whitney Schultz, Andrea Wilson
Metromint Cycling
Gabriela Ferrat, Anny Henry, Annie Malouin, Amy McGuire, Yuki Nakamura, Jane Robertson, Amanda Seigle, Stacy Sims
Nurnberger Shoair
Lana Atchley, Anne Guzman, Lauren Hall, Romy Kasper, Marie Lindberg, Amber Neben, Madeleine Sandig
Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus
Kathryn Bertine, Marilyn McDonald, Melanie Meyers, Heather Sborz, Maggie Williams
Team BC
Andrea Bunin, Marie-Claude Gagnon, Leah Guloien, Heather Kay, Moriah McGregor, Gillian Moody, Leslie Vice
Team Columbia - Highroad
Mara Abbott, Kim Anderson, Emilia Fahlin, Ina Teutenberg, Alex Wrubleski
Team Lip Smackers
Hilary Billington, Toni Bradshaw, Kacey Manderfield, Kate Ross, Carla Swart, Anna Young
Team Squadra Swami's
Nicole Brandt, Anna Gerber, Kelli Jones, Shoshauna Laxson, Catherine Robertson-Goodkin, Jennifer Weinbrecht, Tamara Wildgoose
Team TIBCO
Julie Beveridge, Katharine Carroll, Jo Kiesanowski, Meredith Miller, Amber Rais, Emma Rickards, Alison Starnes, Lauren Tamayo
Team Type 1
Jacquelyn Crowell, Veronica Leal, Morgan Patton, Alison Powers, Samantha Schneider, Kori Seehafer
Touchstone Climbing
Sarah Bamberger, Ruth Clemence, Olivia Dillon, Cara Gillis, Maria Monica, Megan Rathwell, Kristina Seley
Value Act Capital Cycling Team
Sharon Allpress, Nicole Evans, Robin Farina, Leah Goldstein, Martina Patella, Christina Ruiter, Kristin Sanders, Emily Zell
Vanderkitten Racing
Laura Bowles, Elizabeth Hatch, Melodie Metzger, Jennifer Reither, Melissa Sanborn, Jennifer Wilson
Velo Classic Tours presented by Incycle.com
Kathleen Billington, Jacqueline Cohen, Laura Hines, Lisa Turnbull, Laura Van Gilder
Veloforma / Zym
Becka Hartkop, Melisa McWhirther, Miranda Moon, Susan Peithman, Alice Pennington, Sabrina Savage, Robin Secrist, Christina Smith
Webcor Builders Cycling Team
Nikki Butterfield, Amy Dombroski, Gina Grain, Janel Holcomb, Katheryn Mattis, Rebecca Much, Alexis Rhodes, Erinne Willock
Wines of Washington
Tracie Akerhielm, Lori Barrett, Rachel Byus, Kimberly Fong, Gina Kavesh, Lindsey Myers, Jen Purcell, Jadine Riley
Preliminary Men’s Team Rosters
Bissell Pro Cycling
Howard Graham, Ben Jacques-Maynes, Andy Jacques-Maynes, Kirk Obee, Frank Pipp, Burke Swindlehurst, Jeremy Vennell, Tom Zirbel
BMC Racing Team
Chad Beyer, Brent Bookwalter, Steve Bovay, Jeff Louder, Scott Nydam, Florian Stalder, Jackson Stewart, Taylor Tolleson
Bobs Bicycles.com
Tad Hamilton, Chris Hong, Ben Kneller, Brandon Lynch, Kevin Rowe, Erik Slak, Chris Stuart
California Giant-Specialized
Jared Barrilleaux, Dirk Copeland, Justin England, James Mattis, Jesse Moore, Osvaldo Olmos, Mark Santurbane, Adam Switters
Champion Systems Racing
Alberto Blanco, Chad Butts, Wendy Cruz, Gavriel Epstein, Vladimir Sanchez Estevez, Euris Vidal Paulino, Rodney Santiago, Wilson Vasquez
Colavita Sutter Home
Anibar Borrajo, Alesandro Borrajo, David Frattini, Andy Guptill, Lucas Sebastian Haedo, Aaron Olson, Luis Romero Amaran, Tyler Wren
DLP Racing
Tiago Depaula, Steven Gordon, Tim Henry, Boyd Johnson, Alder Martz, Scott Tietzel
Empire Cycling Team presented by Northwave
Alexander Bremer, James Gunn-Wilkerson, Matthew Johnson, John Loehner, Michael Margarite, Michael Mathis, Aaron Olsen, Daniel Zmolik
Fly V Australia presented by Successful Living
Alessandro Bazzana, King Ben, Ben Day, Charles Dionne, Michael Grabinger, David Kemp, Bernard Sulzberger, Phillip Zajicek
Garmin-Holoweko Partners-Felt
Kirk Carlsen, Caleb Fairly, Alex Howes, Raymond Kreder, Peter Salon, Taylor Sheldon, Peter Stetna, Daniel Summerhill
Jelly Belly
Jonathan Clarke, Matthew Crane, Brad Huff, Kiel Reijnen, Nick Reistad, Matthew Rice, Will Routley, Bernard Van Ulden
Kahala-LaGrange
Anthony Aker, Jorge Alvarado, Victor Ayala, Raul Frias, Brandon Gritters, Adam Livingston, Alexi Martinez, Luis Zaamudio
Kelly Benefits Strategies
Ryan Anderson, Andrew Bajadali, Daniel Bouman, Alex Candelario, Jacob Erker, Jacob Keough, Reid Mumford, Neil Shirley
Land Rover-ORBEA
Josh Bartlett, Jim Camut, Logan Hunn, Carson Miller, Bobby Sweeting, Ryan Taylor, Aaron Barry Tuckerman, Roman Van Uden
Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team
Benjamin Baungarter, Chris Buttler, Peter Carey, Andrew Dahlheim, Christian Helmig, Chris Parrett, Cory Ray
Mt. Khakis
Eric Barlevar, David Guttenplan, Mark Heckman, Will Hoffarth, Charles Marzot, Daniel Ramsey, Tom Soladay, Michael Stoop
Ouch presented by Maxxis
Cameron Evans, Tim Johnson, Roman Kilun, Floyd Landis, Patrick McCarty, Andrew Pinfold, Rory Sutherland, Bradley White
Ride Clean Team
Norm Carter, Kyle Colavito, Matthew Cooke, Brian Forbes, Jared Gilyard, David Glick, Ron Jensen, Paul Thomas
Rock Racing
Rahsaan Bahati, Chris Baldwin, Mike Creed, Danny Finneran, Cesar Grajales, Sergio Hernandez, Caleb Manion, Justin Williams
Team Hotel San Jose
Heath Blackgrove, Cory Collier, Allen Krugoff, Barry Lee, Sean Sullivan, Carlos Vargas, Chris Wherry
Team Type 1
Moises Aldape, Jesse Anthony, Aldo Ino Ilesic, Christopher Jones, Darren Lill, Shawn Milne, Phil Southerland, Matt Wilson
Team VRC Now-MS Society
Eric Bennett, Brock Curry, Eric Losak, Nick Martinez, Peter Rennie, Spencer Smitheman, Michael Van Eerd, Alex Welch
Team Waste Management
Stevie Cullinan, Carter Jones, Sean Mazich, Kevin Solles, Scott Srewart, David Talbott, Grant Van Horn, Larry Warbasse
Ten Speed Drive / BH Bicycles
Adam Carr, Brian Husen, Emiliano Jordan, Chris Keane, Josh Liberles, Ronnie Strange, Cristian Velasquez, Garrett White
Trek-Livestrong
Ryan Bauman, Cody Campbell, Guy East, Benjamin King, Ryohei Komori, Taylor Kuphaldt, Julian Kyer, Bjorn Selander
Webcor / Alto Velo
James Badia, Brian Buchholz, Fabrice Dubost, Justin Fraga, Ted Huang, Rand Miller, Ryan Parnes, Frederick Stamm
With this much talent lining up to do battle for the coveted Redlands Bicycle Classic overall leaders jersey there is no clear favorite, but one thing is for sure, the Prologue of this years’ RBC is set to kick off 4 days of non-stop fireworks.
For more information, including race times, distances, and volunteer opportunities, visit www.redlandsclassic.com.
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