HTC-Columbia Women Victorious in Philadelphia

HTC-Columbia women won the Philadelphia Liberty Classic on Sunday with Ina-Yoko Teutenberg sprinting to victory. Teutenberg’s teammates controlled a full day of attacks by the other teams who wished to prevent the race ending in a sprint, to lead their sprinter to her fourth victory in this race.

“It was really hot today but other than that it was very similar to last year really,” said Teutenberg. “There were a lot of attacks but my teammates did a great job to control the race and keep it together for a sprint.

“Evie [Stevens] was always there on the Manyunk Wall to cover the attacks and Kim [Anderson], Linda [Villumsen] and Emilia [Fahlin] did a great job covering everything else. People attacked constantly and on the last lap I was expecting them to really hammer up the climb but I think by that stage they were all a bit tired because of the heat. I started to feel sorry for the guys having to race for another four hours or so.

Coming into the last lap Erinne Willock from Webcor was still ahead of the field and HTC-Columbia steadily reeled her in and were ready to cover attacks on the way back to town. Finally they set Teutenberg up for the sprint with a great lead out around the final roundabout.

“In the end I only just won the sprint as Shelly [Evans] made a very well timed attack on the finishing straight and it took me until 15 meters to go to catch her.

“I’m really happy to win here again. It’s one of my favourite races and I look forward to coming her every year.”

Brief Results:

1. Ina Teutenberg Htc-Columbia in 2:31:39
2. Shelly Evans Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12 at 0:00:00
3. Theresa Cliff-ryan Colavita/baci Pro Cycling Team at 0:00:00
4. Brooke Miller Tibco – To The Top at 0:00:00
5. Trixi Worrack Noris Cycling Team at 0:00:00
6. Joelle Numainville Webcor Builders at 0:00:00
7. Ruth Corset Tibco – To The Top at 0:00:00
8. Carla Swart Team Vera Bradley Foundation at 0:00:00
9. Joanne Kiesanowski Tibco – To The Top at 0:00:00
10. Anna Mcloon Team Kenda at 0:00:00
11. Lauren Tamayo Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12 at 0:00:00
12. Meredith Miller Tibco – To The Top at 0:00:00
13. Denise Ramsden Team Kenda at 0:00:00
14. Catherine Cheatley Colavita/baci Pro Cycling Team at 0:00:00
15. Jeannie Longo Team Colleen P/b Summit Velo at 0:00:00
16. Alison Powers Team Vera Bradley Foundation at 0:00:00