Amber Neben rides to fourth in road race at 2012 Road Worlds
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Amber Neben rides to fourth place.
Valkenburg, Netherlands (September 22, 2012) — 2012 Olympian Amber Neben (Lake Forest, Calif./Specialized-lululemon) capitalized on her presence in the lead breakaway to ride to a fourth-place finish today in the elite women’s road race at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships.
Neben was part of a five-woman breakaway that was eventually joined by Marianne Vos of the host country the Netherlands. Vos, the 2012 Olympic women’s road race champion, surged ahead on the final climb of the day and rode alone to the finish to earn the rainbow jersey. Neben followed 33 seconds behind her, and just 15 seconds off the medal stand behind third-place Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy.
Evelyn Stevens (Dennis, Mass./Specialized-lululemon), who earned a silver medal in the elite women’s time trial on Tuesday, was the next highest-placed American after finishing 16th.
Men’s U23 Road Race
The men’s U23 road race also took place on Saturday, and after more than 177 kilometers ended with a bunch sprint. Larry Warbasse (Traverse City, Mich./BMC-Hincapie Sportswear Cycling Team) scored a top 20 finish with his 18th place. Teammates Nathan Brown (Covington, Tenn./Bontrager Livestrong Team) and Gavin Mannion (Dedham, Mass./Bontrager Livestrong Team), who suffered a mechanical in final few hundred meters, both finished, along with Warbasse, with the same time as the winner, Alexey Lutsenko of Kazakhstan.
Larry Warbasse was the top American in the U23 men's race.
Junior Women’s Road Race
The junior women kicked off the road race competitions on Friday. Despite crashes on the first lap that involved several Americans, Addyson Albershardt (Matthews, N.C./NOW and Novartis for MS) finished just 28 seconds back on winner Lucy Garner of Great Britain.
The 2012 UCI Road World Championships conclude on Sunday, September 23, with the junior men’s and elite men’s road races.
2012 UCI Road World Championships
Limburg, The Netherlands
September 15-23, 2012
Junior Women’s Road Race (80.5 km)
1. Lucy Garner (GBR) 2:11:26
2. Eline Gleditsch Brustad (NOR) s.t.
3. Anna Zita Maria Stricker (ITA) s.t.
Addyson Albershardt rides in the junior women's race.
35. Addyson Albershardt (Matthews, N.C./NOW and Novartis for MS) + :28
65. Alexis Ryan (Ventura, Calif./Team TIBCO II) +8:46
67. Grace Alexander (Boise, Idaho/BYRDS (Boise Young Rider Development Squad) +8:48
73. Erin Donohue (Norwich, Vt./KMS/Start House Cycling Team) +20:18
U23 Men’s Road Race (177.1 km)
1. Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) 4:20:15
2. Bryan Coquard (FRA) s.t.
3. Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) s.t.
18. Larry Warbasse (Traverse City, Mich./BMC-Hincapie Sportswear Cycling Team) s.t.
43. Nathan Brown (Covington, Tenn./Bontrager Livestrong Team) s.t.
49. Gavin Mannion (Dedham, Mass./Bontrager Livestrong Team) s.t.
91. Joe Dombrowski (Marshall, Va./Bontrager Livestrong Team) + :31
Ian Boswell (Bend, Ore./Bontrager Livestrong Team) DNF
Elite Women’s Road Race (128.8 km)
1. Marianne Vos (NED) 3:14:29
2. Rachel Neylan (AUS) + :10
3. Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) + :18
4. Amber Neben (Lake Forest, Calif./Specialized-lululemon) + :33
16. Evelyn Stevens (Dennis, Mass./Specialized-lululemon) +4:37
29. Carmen Small (Durango, Colo./Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) +4:49
33. Megan Guarnier (Mountain View, Calif./Team TIBCO-To the Top) +4:54
44. Kristin McGrath (Boise, Idaho/Exergy TWENTY12) +4:58
58. Andrea Dvorak (Crozet, Va./Exergy TWENTY12) +5:03
Shelley Olds (Gilroy, Calif./AA Drink-Leontien Cycling Team) DNF
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