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Wherry, Small win Iron Horse crits

by VeloNews.com

• May 25, 2009
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By Fred Dreier

Wherry and Small

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Chris Wherry (Hotel San Jose) and Carmen Small (Colavita-Sutter Home) won the elite Iron Horse criteriums on Sunday in Durango, Colorado.

It was the third consecutive crit win for Wherry and the second for Small.

A three-man breakaway containing mountain biker Sam Jurekovic (Sho Air-Specialized), Dan Bowman (Kelly Benefits) and Jesse Dekrey formed midway through the hourlong men’s race, on an eight-corner course around downtown Durango.

The peloton held the group on a 20-second leash for two laps before Wherry decided to bridge to the leaders. Matt Shriver also joined a lap later, and the five quickly gained a minute on the peloton.

In the finale, the 2005 USPRO road champion took the sprint ahead of Bowman with Shriver third.?

In the 45-minute women’s crit, Small took off with Utah rider Tiffany Pezzulo and worked to build an insurmountable gap. Small said she didn’t like her chances in a sprint with Pezzulo, and attacked her breakaway companion on the backside of the final lap to take the win.

Men
1.Chris Wherry
2. Dan Bowman
3. Matt Shriver
4. Sam Jurekovic
5. Jesse Dekrey

Women
1. Carmen Small
2. Tiffany Pezzulo
3. Terrie Clouse
4. Susannah Gordon
5. Tiffany Cromwell