It shook out a bit differently, but the second day of the Erdinger Gran Prix of Gloucester ended up with the same men and women atop the podium: Kona's Ryan Trebon and Velo Bella-Kona's Amy Dombroski.

Trebon and national champ Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale) separated themselves from the field on the first lap and dueled for most of the one hour race on another Indian Summer day on the Massachusetts coast. Just like Saturday, however, Trebon ramped up the pace in the last two laps and Johnson was simply unable to keep up.

"It's not a good way to lose," Johnson said. "I don't mind losing in a sprint, but it's tough when he just rides away from you."

It was the sixth win in Gloucester for Trebon, putting him in a tie for the most lifetime wins there with Lyne Bessette, Johnson's wife, who retired after last season.

Trebon, who said he felt jet lagged in Saturday's race, slept 11 hours Saturday night and reported that he felt much better Sunday. He said his legs feel a bit flat from doing more running training this fall, in preparation for run-heavy races in Europe later in the season. But he said switching from 175 to 177.5 mm FSA cranks this week was a good move.

"It lets me get all the advantage out of my size," the lanky rider said. He did say the longer cranks take some getting used to. "I hit my pedals a couple times in the corner today."

Johnson's teammate Jamey Driscoll was third on the day, riding away from a small chase group on the last lap.

Dombroski leads from the wire

2008 Gran Prix of Gloucester, day 2: Dombroski on her own.

Photo: Mark Suprenant

In the women's race, national U23 champion Amy Dombroski led virtually from the wire, taking the lead halfway through the first lap and holding a slim lead all the way.

A chase group of four women was never more than 12 seconds behind all day, however. California's Sarah Kerlin (Rock Lobster) battled with Rebecca Wellons (Ridley), Mo Bruno (Seven Cycles) and Kathy Sherwin (Velo Bella) and the four rarely worked together, allowing Dombroski to remain tantalizingly close for the entire race.

Kerlin and Bruno managed to separate themselves from the others on the final lap, and Kerlin gapped Bruno in the corners and hit the final hill with enough of a lead to hold her off. Wellons, meanwhile, had chased back and passed Bruno on the hill to earn her second third place of the weekend.

Race Note:
Race announcer Richard Fries was back behind the microphone Sunday after a health scare on Saturday.

Fries, 47, suffered what he called a "super-mini" stroke on Saturday and spent the day at Massachusetts General Hospital instead of at Gloucester. He said he felt some dizziness and tingling in his arm and when he went to the hospital was told he had suffered a transient ischemic attack, sometimes called "a warning stroke."

Fries was tested up and down Saturday and will be going in for most tests, but felt well enough to be back to his usual voluble self at Sunday's race, although he avoided the Erdinger beer tent's offerings.