Schroetlin Takes Overall Win at Tour of Elk Grove

After winning the first stage out of a breakaway and taking the 20
second time bonus, ABD/GEARGRINDER rider Jeff Schroetlin went into the
final day with a cushion of 22 seconds over second place.

The team did an excellent job of keeping it all together and Jeff safely
tucked in the field, but time bonus sprints and a last lap dig by ISCorp
rider Steve Scholzen almost unseated him. Schroetlin himself drove the
front of the field to keep Steve within two seconds at the finish line,
and two seconds was also all the the margin Jeff ultimately needed to
hold on to the jersey and one of the team's biggest wins of the season.

Schroetlin Wins the First Stage of Elk Grove!

        ABD/GEARGRINDER’s Jeff Schroetlin took home the first stage of the 2008 Tour of Elk Grove, jumping away from his three breakaway companions with 600 meters remaining and holding off the rest of the field by 10 seconds.
        There were several breakaway attempts on the long, L-shaped course, with the entire ABD/GEARGRINDER team getting in on the action. There was only one move that the team didn’t make, but ABD/GG’s Steve Spencer quickly organized the chase with teammates Brett Stewart and Andy Skeen and the three pulled it all back together. With two and a half laps remaining Schroetlin and five other riders formed the break that would stick. The group of six gave it their all and two riders fell off the pace, leaving just four leaders with one lap remaining.
        As they neared the final left turn before the long, winding, finishing stretch, Schroetlin give it one final attack that proved too much for the other three. Pat Lemieux of Bianchi/Grand Performance finished two seconds back and the other two riders were six seconds back, just 4 seconds ahead of the field.