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Stage 2
Wednesday, July 22
Three Creeks Road Race
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Cascade Classic stage 2 was an 80 mile day which brought the notorious climbing that Cascade is known for. The day contained 2 sprints, 1 mid-race KOM, and a brutal 10 mile climb to the finish. BISSELL entered the day with the goal of defending yellow: however, the brutal terrain and the climbing prowess of some of the riders made Wednesday a tough battle. Again, racing was fast and aggressive from the start and BISSELL did a great job of controlling the race and keeping the breaks to a containable size. The team had great reactions to moves by BMC, Colavita, and Garmin. Swift accelerations on the final climb of the day by some of the best altitude climbers in the sport dropped many riders off the back. Tom Zirbel, Paul Mach, Burke Swindlehurst, Jeremy Vennell, and Ben Jacques-Maynes did their best to respond to accelerations by Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) and Peter Stetina (Felt-Garmin). At the end of the day, BJM dropped to 7th in the GC and Jeremy to 15th but both remain in striking distance of the leaders. The team looks forward to Thursday’s 16 mile TT and will be riding, for the first time in many stages, on the offensive. Following stage 2, Director Eric Wohlberg said, “the guys can rest tonight after a great team effort and are all looking forward to turning up the heat for the remainder of the race.”
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Photo courtesy of
Brian Hodes - VeloImages |
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