Stage 2 Goes According to Plan for BISSELL

BISSELL achieved their goal for the evening’s crit in downtown St. Paul and that was to defend the team’s positions in the GC and keep valuable time bonuses away from any threats to the overall. BISSELL let a break of 4 riders go up the road to take away the early time bonuses and then forced OUCH to bring back the break for a field sprint. Colavita took the win which played into BISSELL’s plan as it kept the time bonuses away from OUCH. BISSELL’s finish was hampered somewhat by a poorly timed mechanical which knocked Pete off of the Colavita led train and a crash early in the race hindered Kirk’s aggression in the finish. BISSELL’s plans for the Thursday’s 60 mile Cannon Falls Road Race remain the same: to defend the GC, and monitor the huge finishing time bonuses for each stage which can have a major effect on the GC.