Baldwin Finishes Second At Exeter Time Trial
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Exeter, Calif. - Led by Chris Baldwin’s runner-up finish, the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team placed five riders in the top 10 Saturday at the Quad Knopf Sequoia Cycling Classic Time Trial in Exeter, Calif.Toyota-United’s Chris Wherry was fourth, Sean Sullivan was seventh, Ivan Stevic finished eighth and Justin England placed 10th in the 18.3-mile (30 km) mostly uphill race that played out under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-80s.
“It was a good day, but then again, some teams like Health Net and Navigators took the weekend off,” Toyota-United Team Director Harm Jansen said. “This is more of a relaxed weekend for us.”
Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health Cycling Team) averaged 27.7 mph to defeat Baldwin by 35 seconds. Anthony Colby (Colavita/ Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light) finished third, 1:21 behind Jacques-Maynes’ winning time of 39 minutes and 41 seconds.
Other placings for Toyota-United riders were Burke Swindlehurst (17th), Caleb Manion (33rd), Henk Vogels (48th), Jose Manuel Garcia (62nd) and Ivan Dominguez (68th).
Jacques-Maynes had the advantage of starting last – and only 30 seconds behind Baldwin. Heading into the event, the Priority Health rider and Baldwin stood 1-2, respectively, in the National Race Calendar standings.
“I don’t want to take anything away from his ride, but starting that close behind Baldwin in such a long time trial might have been a big advantage for him,” Jansen said of Jacques-Maynes’ ride.
Baldwin – the 2003 and 2005 national time trial champion – is showing steady progress in the “race of truth.” In another challenging individual time trial at the Tour of California in Solvang last month, Jacques-Maynes beat Baldwin by a wider margin – 53 seconds – over a shorter, 14.5-mile (23.5 km) distance.
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