Rocky Mountain Bikes not contenders
Tour of Arkansas - NE
USA, May 15-18, 2008Chadwick takes two on key climb
By Kirsten Robbins in Russellville, Arkansas
Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1) continued his strong form with a second consecutive stage at the Tour of Arkansas today. This time the New Zealander took a gratifying victory atop the queen stage's Mount Nebo ahead of Predrag Prokic (Toshiba-Santo) and Michael Lang (Jelly Belly).
Chadwick furthered his overall lead in the Tour with an additional five seconds in time bonuses picked up on the line.
"It was a lot harder than I thought it would be," said Chadwick of Mount Nebo's 18 percent average gradient and more than 20 switchbacks. "I thought it was just a couple of switch back followed by some flatter bits and then a couple more switch backs. But it was just switchback after switchback. It was a nasty little climb and I know what to expect next time I'm here that's for sure."
Team Type 1 began the 160 kilometre stage with the intention of controlling the race from start-to-finish, to bring race leader Chadwick into Mount Nebo with fresh legs. But the responsibility transferred over to Toshiba-Santo after it failed to take part in an early break of 12 riders who rode away over Mount Petite Jean, the first of the three climbs.
Meanwhile our guys riding Rocky Mountain Bikes have the following placements -50 Nathaniel Thompson (Rocky Mountain Bikes/STOK) 4.16The men will be challenged to a second mountain-top finish at the end of tomorrow's
90 Courtney Guck (Rocky Mountain Bikes/STOK) 36.13
160 kilometre Stage 3. Prokic hopes to challenge Chadwick for the leader's jersey
on tomorrow's 16 kilometre ascent of Mount Magazine. "I know it is going to
be difficult but we hope to be able to move up one more place on GC after tomorrow's
stage," he said.
