Seventeen year-old Scotty Tickemyer of Redlands, California is one of only two junior racers who have been invited to partake in the Redlands Bicycle Classic starting April 3rd, 2008. Tickemyer scored two big wins this year at the Merco Credit Union Road Race and the Murrieta Circuit Race. The Category 3 wins gave him enough points to upgrade to Category 2 just before the San Dimas Stage Race. Tickemyer finished a very strong 11th in the GC of the San Dimas Stage Race which included a 9th place finish in the San Dimas Hospital Road Race. “I’m very excited and nervous at the same time,” stated Tickemyer when asked about racing in Redlands. “It is a great honor to be invited to compete at such a young age in the Redlands Classic.”

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Scotty Tickemyer navigates the twisty Glendora Mtn Road, Photo ©: Mitchell Clinton

Tickemyer currently rides for the Southern California Velo Elite Cycling team. Tickemyer joined the SC Velo junior team in 2007 as a Category 4, winning races early on and moving through the cycling ranks quickly. Tickemyer was a key pillar in the building of the SC Velo junior team which grew from a two rider team in 2005 to one of the strongest junior teams in California. The team is headed by Dominic Galenti, Incycle Bicycle Shop co-owner and chief sponsor of SC Velo. “This is the first of what should be many success stories for the Southern California Velo juniors team,” said Galenti. “I am very proud of Scotty, he has worked extremely hard to get to the level he is at.”

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Women’s podium (L-R): Kimberly Anderson (Team High Road), Alex Rhodes (Team High Road),
Photo ©: Kurt Jambretz

Team High Road's women continued to dominate in San Dimas, with Kim Anderson and Alex Rhodes breaking away for the second stage in a row in the criterium, ending the aggressive race with a stage victory for Rhodes followed by Anderson. Emilia Fahlin took the field sprint for third place ahead of Laura Kroepsch (Value Act Capital).

The High Road women have proved to be on good form heading into the Redlands Classic and the upcoming Fleche-Wallonne World Cup. The German-based team swept the podiums in two of three stages and the overall with Kim Anderson followed by Alex Rhodes and Mara Abbott. Anderson also claimed the QOM jersey with Rhodes bringing home the green sprinter's jersey.

Anderson noted that she enjoyed seeing the new faces in American stage racing after competing in Europe for much of her career. "I think there weren't as many full teams here," said Anderson regarding her team's ability to gain time of the field this weekend. "But it was great to come here and see all the young girls racing and all the new faces of American cycling. I had such a good time."

The jersey podium: Evans in yellow, Ed King in polka dots
Photo ©: Mitch Clinton

Rock Racing's Oscar Sevilla slipped from the top of the leaderboard on the final stage of the San Dimas stage race, losing the overall classification to Canadian champion Cameron Evans (Symmetrics) by just one second. Evans slipped off the front of the peloton in the criterium with eventual stage winner Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) to gain a total time of thirty-eight seconds, enough to knock Sevilla down to second overall. Third place in the overall was taken over by Ben Day (Toyota-Untied) who captured the first time bonus sprint for ten seconds.

The winning breakaway riders played a tactical game on the final lap to decide the stage victory, but after the close sprint Amaran emerged as the winner of the stage while Evans claimed the overall race victory. Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) won the field sprint for third place.

"It's certainly a good feeling to have won San Dimas especially because Sevilla is obviously a great bike rider," said Evans who acknowledged that this was his first career stage race win. "With half a lap to go I was thinking about the stage win and the overall. I didn't want to get my hopes up too much and I was a little bit stressed."

Southern California Velo appreciates the overwhelming support from all categories this year. Please take note of a few important items that will make the weekend better for all concerned.

Start List

The start list is now available. Make sure you arrive early on Friday morning. You do not have to sign in on Friday. You only need to pick up your number packet.

2008 Race Bible

Please download the bible and read from front to back. You are responsible for knowing all information pertaining to your race.

Number Pickup

You can pickup your numbers at the TT course on Friday or Thursday after 6:00 PM at Incycle. Incycle will not have numbers after Thursday night!

Parking

Please obey all no parking signs on streets and lots. Don't setup your trainer in the street or take up multiple parking spaces with your canopy.

Nine years ago a few local riders had a crazy idea: Let's put on a stage race in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley. Originally called the Pomona Valley Stage Race, the race drew mostly local racers. Each successive year the race’s reputation grew, as it became the premier local stage race. Soon after its inauguration racers from across the country made their way to compete in the San Dimas Stage Race. The list of winners
demonstrates the caliber of national talent drawn by the San Dimas Stage Race. Past winners include: Tom Danielson, Chris Horner, Amber Neban, Scott Moninger, and Christine Thorburn.