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Webcor's Rais Takes Women's NRC Road Circuit Victory at Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (July 8, 2007) - Palo Alto's Amber Rais worked with her Webcor Builders teammates to grab an exciting victory on Sunday in the women's National Racing Calendar (NRC) Road Circuit race during the Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic at Infineon Raceway.
PHOTO BY STEPHEN SCHARF
Rais broke away with a lead pack of five riders, including Webcor Builders teammates Katheryn Curi and Beverley Harper, in the last three laps of the 90-minute race. Rais and Catherine Cheatley (UCI WPTCheerwine) attacked in the last two turns, with Rais sprinting on to take the win. Cheatley finished second with Victoria Bastide (Team TIBCO) third.
The riders competed on Infineon Raceway's challenging 2.52-mile road course, which is best known for hosting motor-sports events like the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and IndyCar(r) Series
"We were really looking for a team result today, and that was to win," said Rais, who works as a research assistant at Stanford. "The amazing thing about this team is that we all support each other and we don't care who wins, as long as she's wearing a Webcor jersey."
In other racing on Sunday, Valencia's Waylon Smith won the men's pro downhill, while Melissa Buhl won the women's pro downhill, as well as the women's pro SuperD. Buhl resides in Chandler, Ariz.
Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic
SONOMA, Calif. - Top-10 results Sunday from the NRC road circuit race at the Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic at Infineon Raceway. Team and hometown in parenthesis:
Road Circuit
Top 10
90 minutes/2.52-mile course
1. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders, Palo Alto)
2. Catherine Cheatley (UCI WPTCheerwine, Wanganui, New Zealand)
3. Victoria Bastide (Team TIBCO, Menlo Park)
4. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders, Mountain View)
5. Beverley Harper (Webcor Builders, Woodside)
6. Kelly Benjamin (UCI WPTCheerwine, Overland Park, Kan.)
7. Melissa Sanborn (Wenzel Coaching, Portland)
8. Rachel Heal (Webcor Builders, Manchester)
9. Rushlee Buchanan (Salinas)
10. Amanda Eaken (Metromint Cycling, Salinas)
