Women's Time Trial presented by SRAM
San Jose, CA
Distance: 31.5 km
Leader Time: 55:49.8
Average: 33.8 km/h
| Place | Bib | Name | Team | Country | Time | Split |
| 1 | 2 | Evelyn Stevens | Specialized-lululemon | USA | 55:49 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alison Powers | NOW and Novartis for MS | USA | 56:46 | +0:57 |
| 3 | 10 | Kristin McGrath | ExergyTWENTY16 | USA | 57:14 | +1:25 |
| 4 | 3 | Jade Wilcoxson | Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | USA | 58:52 | +2:38 |
| 5 | 15 | Mara Abbott | Exergy TWENTY16 | USA | 58:59 | +2:45 |
| 6 | 5 | Alison Tetrick | Exergy TWENTY16 | USA | 59:16 | +3:02 |
| 7 | 3 | Brianna Walle | Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | USA | 59:41 | +3:27 |
| 8 | 13 | Julie Dibens | Trek | GBR | 59:49 | +3:35 |
| 9 | 6 | Tayler Wiles | Specialized-lululemon | USA | 59:51 | +3:37 |
| 10 | 12 | Robin Farina | NOW and Novartis for MS | USA | 1:00:18 | +4:04 |
| 11 | 11 | Jasmin Glaesser | Team TIBCO | CAN | 1:00:46 | +4:32 |
| 12 | 14 | Katie Compton | Trek Cyclcocross Collective | USA | 1:00:50 | +4:36 |
| 13 | 7 | Lauren Stephens | Team TIBCO | USA | 1:01:55 | +5:41 |
| 14 | 8 | Rhae Shaw | Vanderkitten | CAN | 1:02:34 | +6:20 |
| 15 | 4 | Amber Neben | Pasta Zara-Cogeas | USA | DNF |
The Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial presented by
features the following 15 riders: - Alison Tetrick - Exergy Twenty16
- Mara Abbott - Exergy Twenty16
- Kristin McGrath - Exergy Twenty16
- Alison Powers - NOW and Novartis for MS
- Robin Farina - NOW and Novartis for MS
- Jade Wilcoxson - Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
- Brianna Walle - Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
- Lauren Stephens - Team TIBCO
- Jasmin Glaesser - Team TIBCO
- Evelyn Stevens - Specialized-lululemon
- Tayler Wiles - Specialized-lululemon
- Rhae Shaw - Vanderkitten
- Amber Neben
- Katie Compton - Trek Cyclocross Collective
- Julie Dibens
2012 Results
2011 Results
2012 Podium (L to R): Jade Wilcoxson (3rd), Kristin Armstrong (1st), Alison Powers (2nd)
Exergy Twenty16
Team Website: www.teamtwenty16.com
Bikes Used: Felt
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About the Team
Exergy Twenty16 will compete in North American, and international races with a focus on World Cup events, World Championships and the 2016 Olympics.Participating Riders:
Alison Tetrick (USA)
@AMTetrick Alison is a California native, and was an NCAA tennis player at Abilene Christian University, where she earned a B.S. in Biochemistry. In 2009, Alison joined the US National Development Team, racing La Route de France where she earned a 'Most Combative Rider'vjersey. In 2010, Tetrick quickly became noted for her time trialing abilities winning the Nature Valley Grand Prix time trial, and gaining another at the Joe Martin Stage Race, Cascade Cycling Classic, Chroneau de Gatineau (UCI) and the USA Elite Nationals. In addition, she was a valuable team member at the Giro Donne and Tour of NZL, where the USA National Team earned historic wins. In 2011, she won the Merco Cycling Classic, as well as Stage 1 at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic. She continued racing for the USA National Team and was on the podium at the Rhonde van Drenthe World Cup. She represented the USA at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2012, she was recovering from a severe concussion but started racing later in the season and won the San Rafael Twilight Criterium, the Oakland Grand Prix, and placed 3rd overall at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic while assisting her teammate for the win. 2013 promises to be full of more results and a great team effort.
Career Highlights
- 3rd Place – Merco Cycling Classic Time Trial, 2013
- 1st Place – San Rafael Twilight Criterium, 2012
- 1st Place, General Classification – Merco Cycling Classic, 2011
Mara Abbott (USA)
@cosunshinemka Mara Abbott was born in the mountains of Colorado on November 14, 1985 to a family of outdoorsy, adventuring intellectuals. She fell in love with athletics at a young age, competing as a distance swimmer in Boulder. She carried her passion to compete on with her at Whitman College. While at Whitman, she tried racing with the cycling team and instantly discovered that her hard work in the pool was easily translating to talent on the bicycle. Mara’s most notable accomplishments include twice being the US National Road Champion, in 2007 and 2010, as well as winning the general classification and two stages of the 2010 Giro Donne. Mara lives and trains in her birthplace of Boulder, Colorado where she still delights in the peerless mountains, is a yoga instructor, coaches the same swim team she was raised in, and is preparing to pursue a graduate degree in environmental economics.
Career Highlights
- 1st Place General Classification - San Dimas Stage Race, 2013
- 1st Place - San Dimas Stage Race Time Trial, 2013
- 1st Place General Classification - Giro Donne, 2010
- 1st Place - U.S. Road Nationals, 2010
- 1st Place - U.S. Road Nationals, 2007
Kristin McGrath (USA)
@i_am_kmac Kristin grew up in Durango, CO with her 4 brothers. Never one to be left out, she followed them in every activity they did; from soccer, to swimming, skiing and kayaking. This environment spawned a natural competitor, propelling her to a full-ride soccer scholarship at NCAA powerhouse, University of Tennessee. After 2 years of soccer in Knoxville, Kristin happened to catch the eye of the swim team coaches and went on to finish her last two years of eligibility competing on the swim team as well as the soccer team. A knee injury her senior year ended Kristinʼs run as a soccer player, but doctors insisted she hop on a bike for rehab. After graduating from UT, with a degree in Exercise Physiology, and thinking her competitive career was over, Kristin started making strides to enroll in medical school. Everything was in place to hit the books again, but some success in a few collegiate cycling races landed Kristin a pro contract to race with Colavita in 2008. School was put on hold while Kristin tested her legs in the peloton. Since inking her first deal, Kristin has quickly risen to the top of the national and international pelotons. In her fourth year with the TWENTY16 outfit, Kristin will continue to hone her skills as a selfless teammate and a podium contender.
Career Highlights
- 1st Place - Aspen Women’s Pro Stage Race Time Trial
- 10th Place - Fleche Wallone World Cup
- 2nd Place - General Classification - La Route de France Feminine
Now and Novartis for MS
Team Website: www.togetherinms.com
Bikes Used: Specialized
Components: Shimano
About the Team
The uniqueness of the NOW and Novartis for MS team is that not only do the riders race their bikes at the highest level but they are also paired on tandem bikes with people living with Multiple Sclerosis at select high profile charitable Bike MS events around the country. The goal is to show the world that MS does not define those living with the disease. In the 2012 - 13 Season at the MERCO Merced Stage race they placed second in general classification.Alison Powers (USA)
@ALPcycles Career Highlights
- 1st Place – Cascade Classic, General Classification
- 1st Place – Sea Otter Classic, General Classification and 4 Stage Wins
- 1st Place – U.S. Elite National Time Trial
- 2nd Place – Amgen Tour of California Women’s TT, 2012
- 2nd Place – Merco Cycling Classic, General Classification, 2013
Robin Farina (USA)
@robin_farina Career Highlights
- 1st Place – U.S. Elite National Road Race, 2011
- 1st Place – Tour de Nez, 2012
- 1st Place – Tour of Tulsa Brady District Criterium
- 5th Place – Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial, 2012
Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
Team Website: www.optumprocycling.com
Bikes Used: Orbea
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About the Team
The Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies Pro Cycling Team continues the rich cycling tradition established by Kelly Benefit Strategies in 2007. The team enters its 2nd season under the helm of title sponsor Optum and continues to pursue winning at the highest levels of the sport while staying true to the values of its partners. The Optum p/b KBS program proudly boasts the 2012 U.S. National Racing Calendar's best women's team as well as a an extensive mens team and cyclocross program. The team features a balanced roster of time trialists, climbers, and sprinters, comprised of some of the most experienced racers in North America today. Jade Wilcoxson returns in 2013 after an outstanding inaugural season with Optum p/b KBS, where she claimed 3rd overall in the NRC calendar on her way to overall victories at the Joe Martin Stage Race and Tour of Elk Grove. She also dipped her feet in the mud joining the cyclocross program and earned a silver medal at the National Championships and a berth in the World Championships where she placed 15th. The full team complement had 42 wins and 109 podiums in 2012, and has two road national champions from Canada and New Zealand in Denise Ramsden and Courteney Lowe. Lauren Hall joins the program in 2013 and is a current 2-time U.S. National Champion on the track. Ramsden also joined compatriot and teammate Joelle Numainville at the London Olympics last Summer. Known for their aggressive tactics and focused team efforts, expect to see the Optum p/b KBS team on the attack throughout the season. Optum, a health services company, helps make the system work better for everyone - from employers, to government organizations, to consumers who access the health care system. Each day the company helps improve how health care is managed, how information shapes and drives improvements in the system, and how technology enables better care. As title sponsor of the team in 2013, Optum carries on a unique tradition in the sport established by Kelly Benefit Strategies, placing a focus not only on winning bike races, but supporting and promoting healthy lifestyles, personal accountability, and ethical sporting standards around the world.Participating Riders:
Jade Wilcoxson (USA) @jadewilcoxson Career Highlights
- 1st Place – Tour of Elk Grove General Classification and 2 Stage Wins
- 1st Place – Joe Martin Classic General Classification, 2012
- 3rd Place – USA Cycling National Race Calendar, 2012
- 2nd Place – U.S. Cyclocross National Championships, 2013
Brianna Walle (USA)
@briewalle Career Highlights
- 4th Place – 2013 Merco Cycling Classic Time Trial
- 1st Place – Oregon Cup Series, 2012
- 1st Place – Best Amateur Classification, Nature Valley Grand Prix, 2012
Specialized-lululemon
Team Website: www.velociosports.com
Bikes Used: Specialized
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About the Team
Team Specialized-lululemon is a leading women’s professional cycling team made up of 11 inspiring athletes from around the globe and a handful of dedicated staff. Building on a base of great chemistry and hard work, the women aim to win as a team at every chance they can get. In their first year on the road in 2012 they won over 60 races and finished the season as World Team Time Trial Champions. Despite the varied range of age and experience on the team, 10 riders from the the 2012 team represented their respective nations at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 and the World Championships later that year. For the majority of the season they will race together as a team of mixed personalities and mixed nationalities and help each other win at races around the world. As well as training hard and racing to win, the team has broader goals for the sport and for the community with the hope they it can help in some small way. With the added enthusiasm of some fantastic partners, the women hope to inspire other women to get involved in cycling and along the way they would like to raise awareness and funds for the team’s chosen charitable partners, Right To Play and Cycle Kids. The team is owned and managed by Velocio Sports.Participating Riders:
Evelyn Stevens (USA) @evelyn_stevens Career Highlights
- 1st Place, General Classification and Time Trial – Merco Cycling Classic, 2013
- 1st Place – La Fleche Wallonne Feminine, 2012
- 1st Place, General Classification – Exergy Tour, 2012
- 1st Place, General Classification – Tour of New Zealand, 2012
- 2nd Place, World Time Trial Championship, 2012
- 3rd Place, General Classification – Giro Donne, 2012
- U.S. National Time Trial Champion, 2010 and 2011
Tayler Wiles (USA)
@taylerwiles Career Highlights
- 1st Place - Merco Cycling Classic RR, 2013
- 2nd Place - Redlands Classic Time Trial, 2013
- 6th Place - ATOC Women's TT, 2012
- Best Young Rider SRAM Tour of the Gila, 2012
- 2nd Stage 6 l’Ardeche Stage Race, 2012
- 1st U23 National Time Trial Championships, 2012
Team TIBCO
Team Website: www.teamtibco.com
Bikes Used: Fuji
Components: Shimano
About the Team
Team TIBCO was formed in 2006 as a regional team named PABW Powered by TIBCO, out of the Palo Alto Bicycles shop in Palo Alto, California. By 2009, it had become the top team in North America and was named VeloNews Women's Team of the Year. In 2010, the team expanded to Europe and had two riders on the U.S. Olympic Long Team in 2012, as well as one Canadian and New Zealand Olympian. In 2012, Team TIBCO won the U.S. National Championship Road Race for the third time in five years with Megan Guarnier, while teammate Samantha Schneider earned the U23 National Road and Criterium Champion title. 2013 marks the team's eighth year of operations, and will see additional expansion into Europe as the team furthers its mission of providing a long-term platform for riders to become top international competitors. The team has added top international talent including 2012 Olympians Shelley Olds (USA) and Jasmin Glaesser (CAN), Giro d’Italia and Tour de L’Aude winner Claudia Hausler (GER), Irish National Road and Cross Country Champion Melanie Spath, and rising DUTCH star Chantal Blaak. Three-time Olympian Jo Kiesanowski (NZ) returns to the squad for 2013.Since its founding, Team TIBCO has grown into three teams: the Team TIBCO pro squad, the Team TIBCO II amateur squad and the Team TIBCO Juniors. Every member of Team TIBCO serves as an active ambassador for our partners and as a role model for youth and adults across America to pursue a life of health and fitness.
Participating Riders:
Jasmin Glaesser (CAN) @jasminglaesser Career Highlights
- 1st Place – Pan American Games, Track Team Pursuit, 2011
- 1st Place – Best Young Rider, Exergy Tour, 2012
- 1st Place – U23 Canadian Time Trial Championships, 2012
- 2nd Place – Track World Championships, Points Race, 2012
- 3rd Place – Track World Championships, Team Pursuit, 2013
- 3rd Place – Olympics Track Team Pursuit, 2012
Lauren Stephens (USA)
@ Career Highlights
- 1st Place Charlotte Presbyterian Criterium, 2013
- 3rd Overall GC, Joe Martin Stage Race, 2013
- 3rd Stage 1 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 2nd Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 4th Stage 2 Redlands Classic, 2013
- 6th US Road Nationals, 2012
Vanderkitten
Team Website: www.vanderkittenracing.com/
Bikes Used: Wilier Trestina
Components: MicroSHIFT
About the Team
Vanderkitten = everyday women doing extraordinary things. Twelve athletes from four countries inspiring and mentoring women and men of all ages to lead active, healthy lifestyles. Since 2005, Vanderkitten has been committed to spreading awareness of women excelling, battling the odds and achieving. From Cycling to Dance, movement has become the hallmark of the change we promote. Vanderkitten has evolved into an organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of successful women and inspiring women by sharing those stories. From our humble beginnings we have been defining the style of alternative action sports and winning multiple national titles in Cycling while promoting personalities from music to motocross. Vanderkitten is a symbol of empowerment for female athletes everywhere. Our continued investment into women's athletics has been recognized the world over and our racing program has produced world-class athletes.Participating Riders:
Rhae Shaw (CAN) @rhaeshaw Career Highlights
- 1st Place - Canadian National Championships Criterium 2012
- 1st Place - Tour de Bretagne Feminin International (UCI 2.2) Stage 2 Time Trial, 2011
- 2nd Place - Pan Am Championships Time Trial, 2012
- 2nd Place - Canadian National Championships Time Trial, 2012
- 7th Place - World Championship Time Trial, 2011
Katie Compton
@KatieFnCompton Team: Trek Cyclocross Collective
Bikes Used: Trek
Components:
About Katie
Katie Compton is the most successful U.S. Cyclocross athlete male or female in the sport with over 80 UCI Cyclocross wins and is the current UCI Cyclocross World Cup Series Champion.Career Highlights
- 1st Place – Cyclocross World Cup Overall, 2012-13
- Four Cyclocross World Cup Wins, 2012-13
- 9th Consecutive US Elite Cyclocross Championship
- 1st Place – US Elite Track Madison Champion (partnered with Cari Higgins), 2012
- 2nd Place – Cyclocross World Championships, 2012-13
- 80 UCI Cyclocross career wins
- 17 UCI wins during the 2012-13 Cyclocross Season
Amber Neben
@amberneben Team: Pasta Zara Cogeas
Bikes Used:
Career Highlights
- 1st Place - U.S. National Championship, 2012
- 1st Place - Pan American Championship, 2012
- 7th Place - Olympic Games, 2012
- 1st Place - Chrono des Nations, 2012
- 4th Place - World Championships Road Race, 2012
- 1st Place - World Championship Time Trial, 2008
- 2008 Olympian
Julie Dibens
@juliedibens Team: Trek
Bikes Used: Trek
Components:
About Julie
Julie Dibens is one of the strongest cyclists in the sport of triathlon.Career Highlights
- Ironman Coeur D'Alene Champion - 2011
- Rev3 Quassy Champion - 2011
- XTERRA Triathlon World Championship 2nd - 2010
- Ironman World Championship 3rd - 2010
- 70.3 World Champion - 2009
- XTERRA Triathlon World Champion - 2007, 2008, 2009
