Robin Carpenter (Hincapie Sportswear Development Team) wygrał drugi etap wyścigu USA Pro Challenge. Nowym liderem został Alex Howes (Garmin – Sharp).
Po pierwszym dość łatwym etapie w USA Pro Challenge dziś na kolarzy czekały większe wyzwania. Etap z Aspen do Mt. Crested Butte liczył 169 kilometrów, a przed rywalizującymi były trzy górskie premie.
Dopiero po dwóch lotnych premiach wykrystalizowała się ucieczka w składzie: Michael Torckler (Team SmartStop) , Joe Lewis, Dion Smith i Robin Carpenter (wszyscy Hincapie Sportswear Development Team), Jai Crawford (Drapac Professional Cycling), Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Jamis – Hagens Berman), Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), Chris Jones (UnitedHealthcare) ,Luis Lemus Davila i Kirk Carlsen (obaj Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis), Matej Mohoric (Cannondale) i David de la Cruz Melgarejo (NetApp Endura).
Na pierwszej górskiej premii (McClure Pass) najlepszy okazał się de la Cruz. Wspinaczkę pod Kebler Pass harcownicy zaczęli z prawie czterominutową przewagą nad peletonem. Ten podjazd to szutrowa droga, bardzo podobna do tej ze Strade Bianche. W miarę pokonywania podjazdu z ucieczki ubywali poszczególni zawodnicy, a z tyłu mocno naciskała ekipa BMC Racing Team. 31 kilometrów przed metą z przewagi została niewiele ponad minuta.
Na szczycie Kebler Pass z ucieczki został tylko Carpenter. Ze względu na padający deszcz i luźną nawierzchnię zjazd z przełęczy został zneutralizowany. 5 kilometrów prze metą Carpenter miał 45 sekund przewagi nad uszczuplonym peletonem. Przed nim był jeszcze trzykilometrowy podjazd na metę, Młody Amerykanin dzielnie poczynał sobie na podjeździe i powiększał przewagę nad goniącą go grupką.
Carpenter nie dał wydrzeć sobie życiowego sukcesu. Na ostatnim kilometrze zaatakowali Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) i Alex Howes (Garmin – Sharp). Howes ostatecznie zajął drugie miejsce i został nowym liderem wyścigu. Van Garderen ukończył etap tuż za nim.
Dwunaste miejsce zajął Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp Endura), tuż za nim uplasował się Rafał Majka (Tinkoff -Saxo).
W generalce Bartek zajmuje 11 pozycję, Rafał Majka jest 13, a Paweł Poljański 32.
Wyniki 2 etapu:
1 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 4:17:18 | |
2 | Alex Howes (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:07 | |
3 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
4 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:15 | |
5 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:17 | |
6 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | ||
7 | Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:00:20 | |
8 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:00:23 | |
9 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:24 | |
10 | Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop | ||
11 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team | ||
12 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:00:25 | |
13 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:27 | |
14 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:31 | |
15 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | ||
16 | Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:00:35 | |
17 | Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
18 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
19 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:00:36 | |
20 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:44 | |
21 | Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:45 | |
22 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
23 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:47 | |
24 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team | 0:00:49 | |
25 | Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:00:57 | |
26 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:01:06 | |
27 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:01:16 | |
28 | David de la Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:01:18 | |
29 | Chris Butler (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:01:20 | |
30 | Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:01:26 | |
31 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:29 | |
32 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:30 | |
33 | Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:01:34 | |
34 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:01:35 | |
35 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:01:41 | |
36 | Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
37 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Garmin-Sharp | ||
38 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | ||
39 | Michael Torckler (NZl) Team SmartStop | 0:01:42 | |
40 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:44 | |
41 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
42 | Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:01:50 | |
43 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:01:54 | |
44 | Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:01:55 | |
45 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
46 | Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:01:56 | |
47 | Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:02:08 | |
48 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:02:17 | |
49 | Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:18 | |
50 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
51 | Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:02:19 | |
52 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:02:20 | |
53 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:03:30 | |
54 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura | ||
55 | Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:05:18 | |
56 | Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
57 | Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:05:19 | |
58 | Luis Enrique Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:06:59 | |
59 | Edward King (USA) Cannondale | 0:07:26 | |
60 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | 0:07:27 | |
61 | Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
62 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | ||
63 | Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development | ||
64 | Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:07:28 | |
65 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale | ||
66 | Edward Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
67 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
68 | Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:26 | |
69 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:10:07 | |
70 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:11:35 | |
71 | Ian Crane (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | ||
72 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing | ||
73 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | 0:11:36 | |
74 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
75 | Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
76 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:11:37 | |
77 | Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:11:39 | |
78 | Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | ||
79 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:11:40 | |
80 | Tom Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
81 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:11:41 | |
82 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:11:55 | |
83 | James Oram (NZl) Bissell Development Team | 0:12:39 | |
84 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:13:20 | |
85 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | ||
86 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:13:30 | |
87 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
88 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:14:30 | |
89 | Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:14:31 | |
90 | Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | ||
91 | Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | ||
92 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | ||
93 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp | ||
94 | Elliott Porter (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
95 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:14:32 | |
96 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
97 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
98 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:14:33 | |
99 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop | ||
100 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
101 | Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
102 | Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
103 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:14:34 | |
104 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
105 | Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura | ||
106 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:14:35 | |
107 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop | ||
108 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:14:37 | |
109 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:15:22 | |
110 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:15:30 | |
111 | David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
112 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | 0:16:10 | |
113 | Gavin Mannion (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:16:24 | |
114 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:27 | |
115 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
116 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:16:28 | |
117 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 0:21:25 | |
118 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:22:57 | |
119 | Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:22:58 | |
120 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team | ||
121 | Aaron Perry (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
122 | Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:23:00 | |
123 | Johnathan Freter (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:23:33 | |
DNF | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
DNF | Joshua Berry (USA) Team SmartStop | ||
DNF | Daniel Whitehouse (NZl) Rapha Condor JLT |
Klasyfikacja generalna po 2 etapie:
1 | Alex Howes (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 6:44:00 | |
2 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:11 | |
3 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:12 | |
4 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:13 | |
5 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:22 | |
6 | Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:00:25 | |
7 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:00:28 | |
8 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:29 | |
9 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team | ||
10 | Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop | ||
11 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:00:30 | |
12 | Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:00:31 | |
13 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:32 | |
14 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:39 | |
15 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:52 | |
16 | Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:01:22 | |
17 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
18 | Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
19 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:23 | |
20 | Chris Butler (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:01:28 | |
21 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:31 | |
22 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:34 | |
23 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team | 0:01:36 | |
24 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:38 | |
25 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:54 | |
26 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:02:11 | |
27 | Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | ||
28 | Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:02:21 | |
29 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:02:22 | |
30 | Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:23 | |
31 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:02:25 | |
32 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:02:31 | |
33 | Michael Torckler (NZl) Team SmartStop | 0:02:34 | |
34 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:02:35 | |
35 | Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:02:37 | |
36 | Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:02:42 | |
37 | Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:02:47 | |
38 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:03:07 | |
39 | David de la Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:03:08 | |
40 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:03:25 | |
41 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:03:31 | |
42 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:03:35 | |
43 | Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:03:58 | |
44 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:04:17 | |
45 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:04:33 | |
46 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:05:08 | |
47 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:05:11 | |
48 | Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:05:12 | |
49 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:05:21 | |
50 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:05:39 | |
51 | Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:06:49 | |
52 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:07:03 | |
53 | Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:07:08 | |
54 | Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
55 | Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:08:15 | |
56 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | 0:08:19 | |
57 | Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:08:46 | |
58 | Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:08:53 | |
59 | Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:08:59 | |
60 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:09:18 | |
61 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale | ||
62 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:09:55 | |
63 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 0:10:54 | |
64 | Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:10:58 | |
65 | Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:11:53 | |
66 | Luis Enrique Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:12:07 | |
67 | Edward King (USA) Cannondale | 0:12:34 | |
68 | Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:13:08 | |
69 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:13:10 | |
70 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing | 0:13:25 | |
71 | James Oram (NZl) Bissell Development Team | 0:13:26 | |
72 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
73 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:13:27 | |
74 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:14:22 | |
75 | Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:14:55 | |
76 | Ian Crane (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:15:02 | |
77 | Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:15:06 | |
78 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:15:08 | |
79 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:15:10 | |
80 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:15:20 | |
81 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:15:56 | |
82 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:16:17 | |
83 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:16:21 | |
84 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:22 | |
85 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:16:24 | |
86 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:16:43 | |
87 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | 0:16:44 | |
88 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:17:03 | |
89 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:17:12 | |
90 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:17:47 | |
91 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:17:48 | |
92 | Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:17:58 | |
93 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura | 0:18:04 | |
94 | Gavin Mannion (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 0:18:14 | |
95 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:18:17 | |
96 | David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:18:39 | |
97 | Edward Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:19:13 | |
98 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | 0:19:37 | |
99 | Elliott Porter (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:19:39 | |
100 | Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | ||
101 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:19:40 | |
102 | Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:19:41 | |
103 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
104 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:19:42 | |
105 | Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura | ||
106 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:19:43 | |
107 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:19:54 | |
108 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 0:19:55 | |
109 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 0:21:59 | |
110 | Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:23:10 | |
111 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 0:23:15 | |
112 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:23:25 | |
113 | Tom Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:23:44 | |
114 | Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:24:50 | |
115 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:26:18 | |
116 | Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
117 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:26:20 | |
118 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop | 0:26:57 | |
119 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team | 0:28:06 | |
120 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:31:36 | |
121 | Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:31:37 | |
122 | Johnathan Freter (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:32:12 | |
123 | Aaron Perry (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:34:43 |
Foto:Hincapie Sportswear Development Team