2015 Women's Tour of California (2.1), USA

1st edition: May 8 - May 10, 2015

Women's Invitational Time Trial: May 15, 2015

Women's Tour of California podium history | Men's 2015 Tour of California | Start list |

Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Invitational Time Trial |

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Friday, May 15: Santa Clarita 10.6 km Invitational Time Trial

Map and profile |

The Race: Originally plans were for both the Womens Invitational and Mens' Tour of California stage 6 time trials to be held at Bike Bear Lake, but a bad weather forecast caused the race promoters to move the race to Santa Clarita, near the Magic Mountain amusement park.

The change from a high-altitude setting to near sea-level, as well as a drastic shortening, surely affected the race's outcome. Race winner Evelyn Stevens thought the venue change worked to her benefit.

Complete Results:

10.6 km raced at an average speed of 44.789 km/hr

1. Evelyn Stevens (Boels-Dolmans) 14min 12sec
2. Lauren Stephens (Tibco-SCB) @ 4sec
3. Kristin Armstrong (Twenty 16-Sho Air) @ 7sec
4. Amber Neben (Visit Dallas Cycling) @ 8sec
5. Taylor Wiles (Velocio SRMA) @ 9sec
6. Tara Whitten (Canadian National Team) s.t.
7. Linda Villumsen (United Healthcare) @ 11sec
8. Lisa Brannauer (Velocio SRAM) @ 22sec
9. Jasmin Glaesser (Optum) @ 30sec
10. Megen Gaurnier (Boels-Dolmans) @ 31sec
11. Allie Dragoo (Twenty 16-Sho Air) @ 33sec
12. Karol-Ann Canuel (Velocio-SRMA) s.t.
13. Sarah Storey (Peral Izumi) @ 34sec
14. Carmen Small (Twenty 16-Sho Air) @ 45sec
15. Rhae-Christie Shaw (BMX) @ 48sec
16. Alison Tetrick (Optum) @ 51sec
17. Lauren Brown (United Heathcare) @ 59sec
18. Emma White (Team USA Cycling) @ 1min 12sec
19. Maddie Boutet (Team USA Cycling) @ 1min 19sec
20. Ana Teresa Casa (Mexico National Team) s.t.
21. Maria Carla Alvarez (Xirayas de San Luis) @ 1min 27sec

Map and profile:

Time trial map. The women use the same course as the men.

Time trial profile

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Sunday, May 10: 3rd and Final Stage, Sacramento Circuit Race, 54.7 km

Trixi Worrack was the Tour of California's final GC winner.

Stage 3 map |

The Race: This was a race in which seconds were more precious than pearls. Going into the final stage Lauren Komanski was the overall leader by three seconds over Trixi Worrack. Preserving that lead with the time bonuses available in intermediate sprints would be a real challenge.

And today, Worrack was not to be denied. There were three bonus time sprints and Worrack won them all, giving her the final overall lead.

Leah Kirchman won the final stage in the big gallop to the end, making it two stage wins in a row for the talented rider. She also won stage two.

Complete Results:

54.7 km raced at an average speed of 43.146 km/hr

1	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	1hr 16min 4sec
2	Hannah BARNES	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
3	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
4	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
5	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
6	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
7	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
8	Alexis M RYAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
9	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	s.t.
10	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
11	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
12	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE	s.t.
13	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
14	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
15	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
16	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
17	Katharine A HALL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
18	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
19	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
20	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
21	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
22	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
23	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
24	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
25	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
26	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
27	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
28	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE	s.t.
29	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
30	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
31	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
32	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
33	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO	s.t.
34	Rocio PARRADO GUARNIZO	ITAU SHIMANO	s.t.
35	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
36	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
37	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
38	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE	s.t.
39	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
40	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
41	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
42	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
43	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
44	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
45	Laura BROWN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
46	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE	s.t.
47	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO	s.t.
48	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
49	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
50	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
51	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
52	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
53	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	s.t.
54	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
55	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	s.t.
56	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
57	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	@ 13sec
58	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:00:16
59	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:00:18
60	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:32
61	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:47

Final GC after Stage 3:

• Final GC Winner: Trixi Worrack (Velocio-Sram)
• Best Young Rider: Hannah Barnes (United Healthcare)
• Points Classification Winner: Leah Kirchmann (Optum P/B Kelly Benefit)
• Meilleri Grimpeur Classification Winner: Kirsti Lay
• Team Classification Winner: Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air

253.6 km raced at an average speed of 39.598 km/hr

1	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	6hr 24min 16sec
2	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	@ 5sec
3	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:06
4	Katharine A HALL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:00:16
5	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:26
6	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:35
7	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:41
8	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:42
9	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:54
10	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	@ 1min 3sec
11	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:01:37
12	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
13	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:01:41
14	Rocio PARRADO	ITAU SHIMANO	0:01:44
15	Hannah BARNES	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:46
16	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:01:48
17	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:01:58
18	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
19	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:02:01
20	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:02:03
21	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:04
22	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
23	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:02:06
24	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:02:07
25	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:08
26	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:02:19
27	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE	s.t.
28	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE	0:02:23
29	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO	0:02:27
30	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:02:29
31	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t
32	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
33	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:02:31
34	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:02:41
35	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
36	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE	0:02:43
37	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:02:45
38	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:51
39	Laura BROWN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:52
40	Alexis M RYAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:54
41	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:02:57
42	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
43	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:58
44	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO	0:02:59
45	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:03:11
46	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:03:19
47	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE	0:03:23
48	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:03:30
49	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:03:34
50	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:03:42
51	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:03:50
52	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:04:10
53	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:04:23
54	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:05:04
55	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:05:10
56	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:05:44
57	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:11:31
58	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:12:02
59	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:12:47
60	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:13:02
61	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:13:15

Stage 3 map:

Women's Tour of California stage 3 map. This is downtown Sacramento.

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Saturday, May 9: Pioneer 79.4 km Circuit Race

Stage 2 map |

Leah Kirchmann wins stage 2. Photo: Harry How/Getty Images

The Race: This was was an aggressive, hard-fought stage. Several breaks went off and were recaptured. The hilly course and serious racing fractured the field.

There was a climb to the finish and there Leah Kirchmann kicked it into overdrive to take the stage.

Lauren Komanski, who finished second, at the same time, is the new overall leader.

Complete Results:

1	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	1hr 57min 33sec
2	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
3	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
4	Katharine A HALL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	@ 6sec
5	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:10
6	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:14
7	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
8	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:17
9	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:19
10	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:28
11	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:39
12	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
13	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
14	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:43
15	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:00:46
16	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
17	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
18	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
19	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:53
20	Rocio PARRADO	ITAU SHIMANO	s.t.
21	Dalia MUCCIOLI	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
22	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
23	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:57
24	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
25	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
26	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
27	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	@ 1min 1sec
28	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
29	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
30	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
31	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
32	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO	s.t.
33	Hannah BARNES	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
34	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
35	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
36	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
37	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	s.t.
38	Laura BROWN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
39	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:01:11
40	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO	0:01:12
41	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
42	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:01:16
43	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:18
44	Dulce PLIEGO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	s.t.
45	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:01:21
46	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
47	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:01:28
48	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	0:01:29
49	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:32
50	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:01:34
51	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
52	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:01:42
53	Alexis M RYAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:46
54	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
55	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:01:59
56	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:02:23
57	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
58	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:17
59	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:10:20
60	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:10:22
61	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:10:29
62	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:10:30
63	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:10:35

GC after Stage 2:

1	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	5hr 8min 18sec
2	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	@ 3sec
3	Katharine A HALL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:00:10
4	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:12
5	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:20
6	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:29
7	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:36
8	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:37
9	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:48
10	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:57
11	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	@ 1min 31sec
12	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
13	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:01:35
14	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:01:36
15	Rocio PARRADO	ITAU SHIMANO	0:01:38
16	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:01:42
17	Hannah BARNES	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:46
18	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:01:52
19	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	s.t.
20	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:01:55
21	Dalia MUCCIOLI	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:01:56
22	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:01:57
23	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:01:58
24	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
25	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:02:00
26	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:02:01
27	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:02
28	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:02:13
29	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
30	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	0:02:17
31	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO	0:02:21
32	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:02:23
33	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
34	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:02:25
35	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:27
36	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:02:35
37	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	0:02:37
38	Dulce PLIEGO	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:02:38
39	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:02:39
40	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
41	Laura BROWN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:46
42	Alexis M RYAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:48
43	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:02:51
44	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G-(MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:02:51
45	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:02:52
46	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO	0:02:53
47	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI	0:03:00
48	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:03:05
49	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	0:03:17
50	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:03:24
51	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:03:28
52	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:03:36
53	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:03:46
54	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:04:04
55	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:04:17
56	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:04:42
57	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:05:06
58	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
59	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:11:25
60	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:11:56
61	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:12:41
62	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	0:12:56
63	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:13:09

Stage 2 map:

Stage 2 map

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Friday, May 8: Stage 1, South Lake Tahoe - Heavenly Mountain Resort, 120 km (74.5 miles)

Stage 1 map |

Katherine Hall wins stage one of the Women's Tour of California. Photo: Harry How/Getty Images

The Race: There was no shortage of aggression in the first stage of the first Women's Tour of California. About 60 kilometers into the stage Sarah Storey took off, to be joined later by Canadian Allison Beveridge.

The pair were kept on a short leash and were caught with roughly twenty kilometers to go. Though others tried to get away, it was the final ascent to Heavenly Mountain that decided things. United Healthcare's Katherine Hall was the best climber today and came in alone, two seconds ahead of Alena Amialiusik.

Hall also became the race's GC leader.

Complete Results:

1	Katharine A HALL	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	3hr 10min 49sec
2	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	@ 2sec
3	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
4	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:04
5	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:11
6	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:14
7	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
8	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:18
9	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:22
10	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:27
11	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:29
12	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:00:36
13	Hannah BARNES	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:00:41
14	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
15	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
16	Rocio PARRADO	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	s.t.
17	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:46
18	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:48
19	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:55
20	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	0:00:56
21	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
22	Dalia MUCCIOLI	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:59
23	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
24	Alexis M RYAN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	s.t.
25	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
26	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
27	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	@ 1min 9sec
28	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:01:12
29	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	s.t.
30	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
31	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
32	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
33	Dulce PLIEGO	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:16
34	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	s.t.
35	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
36	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	s.t.
37	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:01:18
38	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:20
39	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:01:22
40	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
41	Gabriella SHAW	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:01:33
42	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:01:34
43	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	s.t.
44	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
45	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
46	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	0:01:37
47	Laura BROWN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:01:41
48	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	0:01:44
49	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
50	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:46
51	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
52	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
53	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
54	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:00
55	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:02:08
56	Gabrielle PILOTE-FORTIN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
57	Anna TURVEY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:02:14
58	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:02:17
59	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
60	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:02:36
61	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
62	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:39
63	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
64	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
65	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
66	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
67	Bethany HAYWARD	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:11:33
68	Cristina Irma GREVE	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	0:11:33
69	Annie FOREMAN-MACKEY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:12:55

Abandons and non-starters:

Talia Ayelen AGUIRRE	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	Abandon
Mariela Analia DELGADO	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	Abandon
Antonella Lilia LEONARDI	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	Abandon
Julie KULIECZA	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	Abandon
Amy PHILLIPS	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	Abandon
PARMA Julia SANCHEZ	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	Abandon
Belen GARZA	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	Abandon
Lauren CREAMER	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	Abandon
Katie CURTIS	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	Abandon
Morgan P BROWN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	Abandon
Debora Noelia HAEDO	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	Abandon
Jessica T CUTLER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	Non Start

GC after Stage 1:

1	Katharine A HALL	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	3hr 10min 49sec
2	Alena AMIALIUSIK	VELOCIO – SRAM	@ 2sec
3	Lauren KOMANSKI	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
4	Trixi WORRACK	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:04
5	Flavia OLIVEIRA	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:11
6	Alison JACKSON	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:14
7	Andrea DVORAK	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
8	Leah KIRCHMANN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:18
9	Lauren STEPHENS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:22
10	Lex ALBRECHT	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:27
11	Allie DRAGOO	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:00:29
12	Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:00:36
13	Hannah BARNES	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:00:41
14	Miranda GRIFFITHS	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
15	Amy CHARITY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
16	Rocio PARRADO	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	s.t.
17	Karol-Ann CANUEL	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:00:46
18	Elena BERLATO	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:48
19	Joanne HOGAN	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:00:55
20	Mary A ZIDER	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	0:00:56
21	Kirsti LAY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
22	Alexis M RYAN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:00:58
23	Dalia MUCCIOLI	ALE CIPOLLINI	0:00:59
24	Francesca CAUZ	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
25	Malgorzata JASINSKA	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
26	Kathrin HAMMES	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
27	Kathryn E DONOVAN	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	@ 1min 9sec
28	Sarah STOREY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:01:10
29	Annie EWART	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:01:12
30	Tina PIC	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
31	Robin FARINA	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
32	Christina GOKEY-SMITH	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
33	Dulce PLIEGO	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:16
34	Andreina RIVERA	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	s.t.
35	Amanda MILLER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
36	Rushlee Mae BUCHANAN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	s.t.
37	Amber GAFFNEY	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	0:01:18
38	Marcela PRIETO	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:20
39	Denise RAMSDEN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:01:22
40	Valeria Romina PINTOS	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
41	Gabriella SHAW	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:01:33
42	Joanne Marie KIESANOWSKI	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:01:34
43	Erica N ALLAR	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	s.t.
44	Sara HEADLEY	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	s.t.
45	Jessica CERRA	TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR	s.t.
46	Jessenia MENESES	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	0:01:37
47	Laura BROWN	UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL	0:01:41
48	Whitney M SCHULTZ	COLAVITA/BIANCHI p/b FINE COOKING	0:01:44
49	Lindsay BAYER	PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
50	Teresa CASAS	UAEM-G (MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM)	0:01:46
51	Uenia FERNANDES	ALE CIPOLLINI	s.t.
52	Alison TETRICK	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
53	Maura KINSELLA	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
54	Rhae-Christie SHAW	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:00
55	Lisa BRENNAUER	VELOCIO – SRAM	0:02:08
56	Gabrielle PILOTE-FORTIN	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	s.t.
57	Anna TURVEY	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:02:14
58	Emily COLLINS	TEAM TIBCO – SVB	0:02:17
59	Maria Carla ALVAREZ	XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS	s.t.
60	Allison BEVERIDGE	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:02:33
61	Stephanie ROORDA	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:02:36
62	Jessica UEBELHART	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	0:02:39
63	Loren ROWNEY	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
64	Barbara GUARISCHI	VELOCIO – SRAM	s.t.
65	Shoshauna ROUTLEY	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
66	Liza RACHETTO	BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL	s.t.
67	Bethany HAYWARD	PEARL IZUMI-SPORTS TOURS	0:11:33
68	Cristina Irma GREVE	ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM	s.t.
69	Annie FOREMAN-MACKEY	CANADA NATIONAL TEAM	0:12:55

Stage 1 map and profile:

Womens Tour of California stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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Start list - May 6, 2015

ALE CIPOLLINI

BERLATO Elena

CAUZ Francesca

FERNANDES DA SOUZA Uenia

JASINSKA Malgorzta

MUCCIOLI Dalia

OLIVEIRA Flavia

BMW P/B HAPPY TOOTH DENTAL

FARINA Robin

GRIFFITHS Miranda

RACHETTO Liza

ROUTLEY Shoshauna

SHAW Rhae-Christie

UEBELHART Jessica

CANADA

BEVERIDGE Allison

FOREMAN-MACKEY Annie

LAY Kristi

PILOTE-FORTIN Gabrielle

RAMSDEN Denise

ROORDA Stephanie

Colavita-Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking

ALLAR Erica

BROWN - PATTON Morgan

CUTLER Jessica

DONOVAN Kathryn

SCHULTZ Whitney

ZIDER Mary

Grassi Pro-Cycling Team

CASAS BONILLA Ana Teresia

HERNANDEZ Ana Maria

PLIEGO MORENO Dulce

PRIETO Marcela

ITAU SHIMANO LADIES POWER TEAM

GREVE Christina

MENESES Jessenia

PARRADO GUARNIZO Rocio

RIVERA RISCO Andreina Patricia

SANCHEZ PARMA Julia

OPTUM PRO CYCLING P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES

ALBRECHT Lex

CHARITY Amy

EWART Annie

KINSELLA Maura

KIRCHMANN Leah

TETRICK Alison

Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International Cycling Team

CREAMER Lauren

SHAW Gabriella

STOREY Sarah

TURVEY Anna

PEPPER PALACE PRO CYCLING P/B THE HAPPY TOOTH

BAYER Lindsay

GOKEY - SMITH Christina

KULIECZA Julie

MAYOLO PIC Tina

MILLER Amanda

PHILLIPS Amy

TIBCO - SVB

COLLINS Emily

HAMMES Kathrin

HEADLEY - CLAFFERTY Sara

HOGAN Joanne

KIESANOWSKI Joanne

STEPHENS Lauren

TWENTY 16 p/b SHO-AIR

CERRA Jessica

DRAGOO Allie

DVORAK Andrea

GAFFNEY Amber

JACKSON Alison

RAUCK KOMANSKI Lauren

UNITED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM

BARNES Hannah

BROWN Laura

BUCHANAN Rushlee

HALL Katie

RYAN Alexis

VILLUMSEN Linda Melanie

VELOCIO-SRAM

AMIALIUSIK Alena

BRENNAUER Lisa

CANUEL Karol-Ann

GUARISCHI Barbara

ROWNEY Loren

WORRACK Trixi

XIRAYAS DE SAN LUIS

AGUIRRE Talia Ayelen

ALVAREZ Maria Carla

HAEDO Debora

LEONARDI Antonella

PINTOS Valeria