Robin Farina wins 2011 USA Cycling elite women’s road race

Robin Farina (NOW-Novartis) beat Andrea Dvorak (Colavita-Forno d’Asolo) by a wheel to win the USA Cycling elite women’s road race on Sunday at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Amanda Miller (HTC-Highroad) took third in the 120km contest, while Samantha Schneider (Tibco-To the Top) finished 10th to claim the women’s U23 title.

Alison Starnes-Tetrick (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) went on an early break with Jennifer Wheeler (Tibco to the Top II) and Kasey Clark (Primal-MapMyRide). The trio built a lead of three minutes before the peloton dragged them back.

Late in the last lap, a six-rider break got away , and Farina won the sprint, edging Dvorak and Miller.

“I knew I had to be patient,” Farina said. “I knew this was going to be a race of attrition, especially today with it being so hot. So I just wanted to wait and let some early moves go and just follow a couple certain people. It just happened to pan out today.”

Quick results

• 1. Robin Farina, NOW-Novartis, 3:16:34
• 2. Andrea Dvorak, Colavita-Forno D’asolo,
• 3. Amanda Miller, HTC-Highroad,
• 4. Kathleen Billington, Team Danbury Audi, 3:16:39
• 5. Meredith Miller, Tibco To The Top, 3:16:41

Complete results

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