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Kneller, Atchley win Valley of the Sun kickoff
Published: Feb. 16, 2008
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Ben Kneller (Jittery Joe's) and Lana Atchley (Team Rock) won their respective time trials on Friday to kick off the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona.
Kneller won the flat, out-and-back 22km Trek Time Trial in Buckeye in 29 minutes, 27 seconds. He crossed five seconds up on both Sam Johnson (Hagens Berman Cycling Team) and Karl Bordine (Star WVO).
Atchley took a more convincing win, finishing in 32:26, 58 seconds ahead of Emily Zell (Proman Racing) and 1:40 up on Catherine Dickson (Tribe Racing).
Saturday brings the Transcend Broadband Road Race in Casa Grande. Elite men will race 89 miles on a rolling, 16-mile circuit, women 57.
