I missed today’s Tour of Elk Grove action, but Podium Insight has a great photo of the pro finish, won by Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia).

This is a teachable moment: It appears that if David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) had worried more about his throw and less about his post-up, he would have won the stage. With a 20-second time bonus instead of the 12 seconds for 2nd, the 2008 winner would have ended the day in a tie

— to the 100th of a second —

with Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare) in the general classification.

Instead, Menzies sleeps in yellow. He’ll start Sunday 5 seconds up on time trial winner Peter Latham (Bissell) and Mike Friedman (Jelly Belly). A handful of other riders, including Chris Horner (Radio Shack), sit within 10 seconds.

This should make for an exciting criterium Sunday. Time bonuses will be crucial: 20, 12 and 8 seconds go to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. In addition, there will be points sprints with 25, 20 and 10 laps to go. Points leaders will get 6-, 4- and 2-second bonuses. Don’t be surprised if UnitedHealthcare lets a break get up the road to keep those seconds out of contenders’ hands.

In the amateur races, winners include Jeannie Kuhajek (Team Mack) in the women’s 3/4’s, Victor Rentas (Team G Force) in the 3’s and Peter Kelley (Bicycle Heaven) in the 4’s. Dave Keil (W2 Racing) rode back-to-back and won both 5’s heats. (W2 managed to nail three of the top five in the first heat, with Tim Clark in 5th both times.) Mike Shereer (Verizon u25) was the top local finisher in the 1/2’s with 6th.