Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 2007

Chris Baldwin’s fifth place finish for Toyota-United in Saturday’s Belmont-Piedra time trial moved him into third place overall at the Central Valley Cycling Classic.

Baldwin is one of five Toyota-United riders in the top 20 overall with only Sunday’s 80-minute criterium remaining in the three-day, three-stage race. He sits 39 seconds out of the lead and 21 seconds behind second place rider Rory Sutherland (Health Net presented by Maxxis).

Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health) won the 16.5-mile (26.4 km) time trial in 35 minutes and two seconds. Baldwin was only 20 seconds slower, while his teammate, Ivan Stevic, finished sixth in a time of 36:00.

With only Sunday's Old Tower Criterium remaining, Baldwin has a chance to give Toyota-United its seventh podium finish of the young season.

Central Valley Classic, Stage 2 Belmont-Piedra Time Trial (26.4 km)
Saturday, March 10, 2007:
1. Ben Jacques-Maynes Priority Health, 35.02
2. Rory Sutherland Health Net pb Maxxis, 4 seconds behind.
3. Tom Zirbel Priority Health, at 8 secs.
4. Brian Buchholz BPG/Montano Velo, at 17 secs.
5. Chris Baldwin, Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, at 20 secs.
6. Ivan Stevic, Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, at 58 secs.
7. Jeff Louder, Health Net pb Maxxis, 1:02 behind.
8. Karl Bordine, 5 Star Fish b, same time.
9. Garett Peltonen, Priority Health, 1:05 behind.
10 Eric Wohlberg Symmetrics Cycling, 1:09 behind.

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