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Sevilla, Anderson lead San Dimas

By VeloNews.com
Published: Mar. 30, 2008
Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home) takes stage 2 of the 2008 San Dimas Stage Race.
Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home) takes stage 2 of the 2008 San Dimas Stage Race.
Photo: Kurt Jambretz

Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home) sprinted to victory Saturday in stage 2 of the San Dimas Stage Race.

Borrajo overpowered Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) and Jonathan Cantwell (Jittery Joes) to take the 84-mile San Dimas Hospital Road Race.

Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) retained his leader’s jersey, but at a cost — a 5 percent time cut that trimmed 17 riders from the field saw the team lose Peter Dawson, Rahsaan Bahati and Adam Switters, leaving a five-man squad to defend Sevilla’s lead in Sunday’s finale, the Incycle/Cannondale San Dimas Classic criterium.

High Road teammates Kim Anderson and Alex Rhodes ride away from the women's field in stage 2 of the 2008 San Dimas Stage Race.
High Road teammates Kim Anderson and Alex Rhodes ride away from the women's field in stage 2 of the 2008 San Dimas Stage Race.
Photo: Kurt Jambretz

In the 56-mile women’s race, meanwhile, it was all Team High Road, as Alex Rhodes and Kim Anderson shot away to finish one-two, with teammates Mara Abbott and Emilia Fahlin claiming third and fourth.

Here, too, the time cut played a role, with 14 women sidelined as Anderson moved into the overall lead with Rhodes second at 1:31 and Abbott third at 2:24.

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