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Gaggioli, Dionne cop CapTech Classic

By VeloNews Interactive
Published: May. 31, 2003

Saturn’s Charles Dionne and Velo Bella’s Lynn Gaggioli were victorious in the inaugural CapTech Classic Friday in Richmond, Virginia.

The NRC event's four-corner, 0.9-mile downtown circuit was challenging, with nearly 100 feet of climbing per lap. The 22.5-mile women’s race boiled down to a two-woman battle between Saturn's Ina Teutenberg and Gaggioli, and with the German sprinter still weary from the 10-day Tour de L'Aude Feminin, which concluded last Sunday in France, it was Gaggioli - riding as a one-woman team, as usual - taking the win at the line

The 45-mile men’s race was controlled by Saturn until a 15-man break representing most of the major players – Saturn, Prime Alliance, Jelly Belly and Navigators - moved off the front.

Saturn’s Mark McCormack and Phil Zajicek kept Dionne under their protection as the break gained nearly a minute on the field, and McCormack provided the leadout that shot the Saturn sprinter across the line first.

CapTech Classic, May 30, Richmond, VA:
Men: 1. Charles Dionne, Saturn; 2. Ben Brooks, Jelly Belly; 3. Alex Candelario, Prime Alliance; 4. Danny Pate, Prime Alliance; 5. Roberto Gaggioli, 3 Sports; 6. Troy White, Sierra Nevada; 7. Mariano Friedrick, Jelly Belly; 8. Jacob Erker, Schroeder Iron; 9. Jon Wirsing, Team Snow Valley; 10. Tim Larkin, Ofoto-Lombardi.

Women: 1. Lynn Gaggioli, Velo Bella; 2. Ina Teutenberg, Saturn; 3. Tina Pic-Mayolo, Diet Rite; 4. Joanne Kiesanowski, Diet Rite; 5. Laura Van Gilder, Saturn; 6. Sarah Uhl, Saturn; 7. Emma Rickards, worlddiff.com; 8. Julie Oh, Wheelworks; 9. Joan Wilson, TDS Telecom; 10. Megan Elliott, Saturn.