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First Union Invitational, June 5, 2001

From Jean-Francois Quenet

• Leon Van Bon (Mercury-Viatel) - got the better of George Hincapie this time
• Podium: George Hincapie, Leon Van Bon and Trent Klasna

Jonathan Devich/TheFastrack.com was trackside for the first of the series.

• Trent Klasna (Saturn) - before the race
• George Hincapie (US Postal) - and the boys feeling good on the start line
• Roberto Gagioli - The Italian born American bike racing legend showing nerves of steel on the start line.
• John Leiswyn (7UP/Colorado Cyclist) - leads an early break away attempt through the feed zone.
• Michael Ley (Zaxbys) - heading into a long day in the saddle
• Freddy Rodriguez (Domo Farm Frites) - cornering hard
• Navigators - lead the mid-race break
• Henk Vogels (Mercury-Viatel) - sitting comfortably towards the front of a strung out and chasing peloton.
• The remainder of the field - getting two to go
• The podium - Leon Von Bon (Mercury-Viatel), George Hincapie (US Postal), and Trent Klasna (Saturn)

First Union Classic, June 7, 2001

Pics from Jonathan Devich/TheFastrack.com

• Kent Bostick (RealityBikes.com) - before the start of Trenton
• Ivan Dominguez - Saturn's Cuban strongman
• Todd Littlehales (Navigators) - winding it up at the start
• Mroz-Supradyn/Servisco rider - Eugen Wacker going solo
• The Mercury train - leads the peloton in the evening shadows
• The Mercury led chase - on its way to catching the break
• Just a Cruz in the park - during the First Union Classic
• Mike Barry (Saturn) - takes a hard pull at the front with 3 laps to go
• A Mroz-Supradyn/Servisco rider attacks again - along with a Festina rider, with two laps to go
• Trenton podium: Arvis Piziks (CSC), Julian Dean (USPS) and Jans Koerts (Mercury)

• Trenton podium party: Arvis Piziks (CSC), Julian Dean (USPS) and Jans Koerts (Mercury)

Pics from Tony Szurly

• Eugen Wacker (MROZ) - drove the early break
• Fred Rodriguez - smiles at the start
• Vaitcheslav Ekimov (USPS) - looks reflective

First Union USPRO Championships, June 10, 2001

Pics from Tony Szurly

• Leon Van Bon (Mercury-Viatel) - before the race
• Team Festina - lined up for photos before the start
• George Hincapie - looking reflective
• Leon Van Bon - hits the showers
• Antonio Rizzi (Mapei) - hits the wall
• Arvis Piziks (CSC World On Line) - smiles before the race
• Luis Perez (Festina) - on the way to winning the King Of The Wall Challenge

Pics from Jonathan Devich/TheFastrack.com

• Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) - all smiles on the start line with the rest of the Postal crew
• Fred Mengoni - a local Philly cycling identity who has battled back from being hit by a car.
• Fred Mengoni - watches the bunch fly by on the early laps
• Festina and Mercury riders - lead a pack up the very crowded Lemon Hill
• The Prime Alliance team - leads the chase
• Australian Mathew White (US Postal) - at high speed behind Salvatore Commesso.
• Raphael Jeune (CSC-World On Line) - fights his way up "the wall" on the fourth lap
• Trent Klasna (Saturn) - takes second place, behind Rodrigeuz and just ahead of the field

Pics from Rob Karman/www.roadbikephotos.com

• George Hincapie (USPS) - at the start
• The early breakaways - in the men's race
• The Navigators - lead the chase
• Mercury's Leon van Bon - and Saturn's Trent Klasna make a break
• George Hincapie - Trent Klasna (Saturn) and Baden Cooke (Mercury) with 2 laps to go
• George Hincapie - looking strong
• The final break - Hincapie, Rodriguez, Piil and Klasna
• The top three - George Hincapie, Fred Rodriguez and Trent Klasna
• Fred Rodriguez (Domo-Farm Frites) - wins the USPRO championships for 2001

Pics from Tim Maloney/cyclingnews.com

• Captain America - Fred Rodriguez
• Fitness activist & Philadelphia's Mayor - John Street
• Robin Morton & Alice Armstrong - show off their matching outfits
• George Hincapie and Viatcheslav Ekimov (USPS) - shake on the plan to crush Mercury
• Fred Rodriguez - gives a post race TV interview.
• Fred Rodriguez - USPRO champion for 2001.
• The podium for 2001 - George Hincapie, Fred Rodriguez and Trent Klasna
• Luis Perez (Festina) - cashes in as the Pepsi Challenge King of the Wall

Pics from Michael Franken

• The truth is out there - one Mavic wheel guy, a very large pile of wheels
• Justin Spinelli (Saeco) - prepares to ride the USPRO Championships
• Saeco riders - showing off their new American gear after a day of touring and shopping in Philadelphia.
• Fred Rodriguez and George Hincapie - talk before the start of the First Union Classic in Trenton.  George will be Fred's best man in Fred's wedding later this year.
• Trent Klasna - smiles and signs an autograph before the start of the First Union USPRO Championships

Pics from Michael Melita

• George Hincapie and Vaitcheslav Ekimov - look relaxed before the race
• Vaitcheslav Ekimov at the start
• Henk Vogels - looks ready at the start line
• The Manayunk Wall - and a spectator cast of thousands

Pics from Jeff Tse/Cobaltmedia.com

• The winning break - powers up a hill
• The bunch - crests the Manayunk Wall
• A gurning demonstration from Hincapie, Klasna and a Mercury rider/face-puller
• A 7UP-Colorado Cyclist rider - displays sheer determination
• Julian Dean (US Postal) - eventually finished tenth
• George Hincapie - charging hard toward the finale
• Fred Rodriguez - climbing the Wall in the final laps
• A Festina rider - leads the chase
• More chasers - crest the Wall

Pics from Wil Matthews

• The wheel thing - mechanics tend to a large pile of hoops
• Leon Van Bon - checks his bike before the race
• Philadelphia - a bird's eye view of the city and the course
• Mike Sayers (Mercury) - getting ready for the race
• The Mercury team - milling around their support truck before the race
• Jonas Carney - before the race with two Prime Alliance team-mates
• Siro Camponogara (Navigators) - gets pinned
• Baden Cooke (Mercury) - looks intense before the race
• Spectators on the hill - practiced their rock-climbing to get a good view
• Out of the dark - riders emerge from the gloom of a tunnel
• Over the shoulder - of Leon van Bon as the bunch climbs
• Game over - riders relax and chat after the race

First Union Liberty Classic, June 10, 2001

Pics from Rob Karman/www.roadbikephotos.com

• Anna Millward (Saturn) - attempts to handicap herself before the race by only carrying one waterbottle
• World Cup leader - Anna Millward (Saturn) gets ready to roll
• The mighty Petra Rossner - looking in ominous form before the start
• The women's pack - roll around in the early stages of the Liberty Classic
• Sarah Ulmer (Autotrader.com) - pursued by Ina Teutenberg (Saturn)
• Saturn's Petra Rossner - wins her 6th Liberty Classic from Anna Millward

Pics from Jonathan Devich/TheFastrack.com

• The Saturn women - before the start: Ina Teutenberg, Anna Millward and Petra Rossner
• Petra Rossner and Anna Millward (Saturn) - make it 1-2, with daylight third.

Pics from Michael Melita

• Lynn Bessette - looks ready to ride for a determined Petra Rossner
• Lynn Bessette - coming off Lemon Hill, marked by Acca Due O's Arenda Grimberg

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