Team Fly V/Australia dominates San Dimas stage race.

Ben Day wins stage 1 and overall, Alessandro Bazzana wins the sprints jersey and Jonathan Cantwell wins stage 3 and 2^nd in the sprints jersey.
Stage 1. This was an up hill time trial which would see the winner place the yellow jersey on their shoulders at the end of the day. Ben Day was always one of the favorites for the tour and he proved his strength by winning in 12 min 42 seconds and he also set a new course record that had been standing for some years now.

Stage 2.  A rolling 15km circuit race which was a total of 140km. Attacks were launched as soon as the flag dropped and all teams tried to form some kind of a break away, but Fly V/Australia really controlled the race because we knew this was going to happen and we were ready for it. We rode the front all day and made sure the speed was high so no one could sustain any kind of break away. The race came down to a small group sprint and Day was in the main group and finished with the same time as everyone and this would continue him in yellow for the next stage.

Stage3. Was an action packed 75 minute criterium. We went into the race with the same direction as stage 2. All riders were present from the first corner and we rode strong and fast which stopped any attacks from going up the rode. Our main goal was for Ben to stay at the front and make sure he finished with the same time as the peleton. During the race there were 2 hotspot sprints which were worth 6 seconds for the win and we had to treat this has of it was the final sprint so no one on GC could gain any time on Day’s slim lead. Fly V/Australia lead the peleton with Day sitting in the right position and he then won the sprint to gain maximum time and this secured the tour on the road. Coming into the sprint Alessandro Bazzana and Cantwell worked together in the hope to win the stage as well as the tour. Bazzano went through the last corner as if he was on rails and leads Cantwell out perfectly so he could win the stage. Awesome job from all the team and bad luck to Phil Zajicek who crashed out on stage 2.

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Race report of the Tour of Murrieta.

The 2009 Tour of Murrieta was a star studded field which hosted most of the Californian pro cycling teams to do battle for the 2 day omnium stage race. Teams included Team Fly V/Australia, Ouch Pro cycling team, BMC racing and Rock Racing which made for an exciting 2 day event.

Stage 1 started of with a typical 4 corner circuit which was always going to be a fast paced course. David Kemp (Fly V/Australia) and Daniel Ramsey (Time Pro Cycling) made one of the early attacks and they maintained a 30 second gap for the majority of the race. Fly V/Australia was always present at the front as for Kemp is known for his strengths in time trialing ability. The 2 riders out front worked very well together and with 2 laps remaining Chad Beyer (BMC racing) bridged across to the break and with him having fresh legs it made it hard for Kemp and Ramsey to hold on. Ramsey got caught by the sprinting peleton while Kemp managed to hold on for 2^nd and Beyer took the victory. The bunch sprint was won by Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing) and Allassandro Bazzana (Fly V/Australia) followed in 4^th.

Stage 2 was a 100km road race which really could have been classed as a kermese due to the size of the laps. The rolling 5km circuit again was super fast and made aby kind of  attack very difficult to stay away. With only a few points separating Team Fly V/Australia, BMC and Rock Racing they were all very careful about what was happening at the front end of the race, but with only 3 laps to go Floyd Landis (Team Ouch) launched an attack and Beyer (BMC) immediately followed with Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V/Australia) and Sergio Hernandez (Rock Racing) covering the move so all major teams would have someone in it. The gap grew to 30 seconds very quickly and the 4 were looking very promising to stay away when they came around for the bell lap. With only a kilometer to go Hernandez was the first to attacked for the solo victory. Floyd and Beyer were both spent after doing a lot of hard work in the break so it was up to Cantwell to chase Hernandez back. Coming into the last corner Cantwell finally caught Hernandez and out sprinted him for the win with Beyer 3^rd and Landis 4^th. Again Rahsaan Bahati won the bunch sprint and Bazzana 6^th.

Overall omnium points.

1^st Chad Beyer (BMC Racing)

2^nd Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V/Australia)

3^rd Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing)

4^th Allessandro Bazzana ( Fly V/Australia)

5^th Antonio Cruz (BMC racing)

6^th Charles Dionne (Fly V/Australia)

7^th David Kemp ( Fly V/Australia)