Stemper in for Redlands

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CALIFORNIA: (where ever the Redlands race is) - From Kenda Pro Cycling:

One of the team’s most successful riders from 2011 and strong 2012 hopeful, Bobby Sweeting, has been diagnosed with a concussion, following an incident at the previous week’s San Dimas Stage Race.  As a result, the team physician, Dr. Jason Brayley,  has recommended he not start the Redlands Stage 1 ITT slated for today, and Bobby concurred.  Jim Stemper got the late call and made a last minute trip to Redlands yesterday evening to fill the vacancy.

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 While not the avid time trialist that Bobby is, Stemper is no stranger to high ITT results and hard efforts.  Jim has placed highly in many important races against the clock in 2011, and put on a forty minute solo display last week at the USA Crits Old Pueblo Criterium last week, nearly winning the event.  Despite being caught by his own teammates with less than a full lap remaining, his efforts were the perfect set up for the team’s victory and a ticket into the USA Crits Laps Leader jersey.  Jim also had the same fate in 2011 at Redlands, nearly winning the penultimate stage with a breakaway attempt that was captured with less than eight hundred meters remaining.  The 2010 Tour of America’s Dairyland overall winner will have all of the necessary horsepower needed to support the team’s GC threats Phil Gaimon, Nathan English and Andy Jacques-Maynes in any capacity.