The Redlands Classic is the first big race of the season. We followed Lyne Bessette, Geneviève Jeanson, Manon Jutras and the RONA team and Alison Sydor; Gordon Fraser, Roland Green and Mathieu Toulouse.

Sunday March 17.


Lyne Bessette and Judith Arndt
photo : Rob Karman, via Cyclingnews

Women
1- Judith Arndt, Saturn, 2h 33 min 16
2- Lyne Bessette, Saturn, at 2 min 47
3- Geneviève Jeanson, RONA, at 2 min 47
4- Alison Sydor, Canada, at 5 min 29
7- Andrea Hannos, RONA, at 5 min 29


Final podium : Andrea Hannos, 3e, Judith Arndt, winner and Geneviève Jeanson
photo : Rob Karman, via Cyclingnews

General, final :
1- Judith Arndt, Saturn
2- Geneviève Jeanson, RONA
3- Andrea Hannos, RONA
4- Lyne Bessette, Saturn
10-Manon Jutras, RONA

Men
1- Harm Jansen, Saturn, 3h 16 min 19
2- Chris Horner, Prime Alliance, same time
3- Charles Dionne, 7-UP, at 4 sec
4- Gord Fraser, Mercury, at 4 sec

General, final :
1- Chris Horner, Prime Alliance
2- Roland Green, Canada
3- Soren Petersen, Saturn

name team 1 2 3 4 this
stage
diff
stage
cumu
lative
diff
cumul.

Lyne Bessette

Saturn

3

1

5

4

2

2'47

4

13'03

Nicole Freedman

RONA

37

71

70

1

64

1h25'

54

1h57'24

Andrea Hannos

RONA

19

48

2

28

7

5'29

3

11'57

Amy Jarvis

RONA

34

26

32

20

11

5'29

20

24'59

Geneviève Jeanson

RONA

1

2

3

6

3

2'47

2

10'30

Manon Jutras

RONA

10

23

7

51

27

6'14

10

19'41

Gail Longenecker

RONA

57

58

68

23

37

1h

37

1h30'53

Alison Sydor

Canada

20

10

13

22

4

5'29

14

20'55


Final podium : Roland Green, 2e, Chris Horner, winner and Soren Petersen
photo : Redlands Classic

name team 1 2 3 4 this
stage
diff
stage
cumu
lative
diff
cumul.

Charles Dionne

7UP/Nutra Fig

98

35

38

1

3

0'4

24

5'23

Gordon Fraser

Mercury

52

118

115

2

4

0'4

48

18'48

Roland Green

Canada

6

3

1

42

17

0'4

2

0'40

Mathieu Toulouse

Canada

32

58

64

107

53

9'11

58

21'11

Read:
- Horner and Arndt in finish in Yellow on Cyclingnews
- Arndt wins Sunset Road Race, Redlands overall on VeloNews
- Saturn's report on The Canadian Cyclist
- Redlands champs leave no doubt, Obrey Brown, San Bernardino Sun
- Arndt leaves field far behind, Obrey Brown, San Bernardino Sun
- Jeanson tries, comes up shot in comeback bid, Cindy Robinson, San Bernardino Sun
- Officials look ahead to '03, Cindy Robinson, San Bernardino Sun
- Host homes, cyclists bring a sense of family to each Bicycle Classic, Felisa Cardona, San Bernardino Sun
- problem with the security measures.

Results, photos and press coverage
March 16
March 15
March 14
March 13
Dionne wins
Green wins
Bessette wins
Jeanson wins

The official site.

Read the before the race papers:
- Riders face uphill battle
- Redlands Classic comes of age in 18th year
- Looking for a repeat
- Ready for cycling's big wheels
- Highland race back on course
- Roland Green Returns to Redlands Classic
- a few articles put on line by the San Bernardino Sun and the Redlands Daily Facts


page reviewed on March 18 by SVP

Guy Maguire, webmaster, SVPsports@sympatico.ca

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