The Colorado Classic, a professional bike race split into four different stages throughout four days (Aug. 16-19) commenced today in Vail, Colo.
The women's race got rolling at 10 a.m. this morning in a thrilling four 8.8-mile laps and a total 35.2-mile circuit with 2,567 feet of climbing. The race is described as technically challenging, starting along Frontage Road, up a dirt climb on Mill Creek Road to a King and Queen of the Mountain, out to West Vail and back.
Concluding the first stage of the women's general classification race, Rebecca Wiasak crossed the line first (1:22:51) followed by Lex Albrecht in second (1:26:00) and Kendall Ryan in third (1:28:00).
Rebecca Wiasak of Fearless Femme Racing is our leader after Stage 1 of the #ColoradoClassic. Hear from her on 9NEWS AT 4PM #9sports pic.twitter.com/53TbNuPWST
— Taylor Temby (@TayTembs) August 16, 2018
General Classification result times:
1. Rebecca Wiasak - 1:22:51
2. Lex Albrecht - 1:22:55
3. Kendall Ryan - 1:22:57
4. Jennifer Valente - 1:22:58
5. Lauren Hall - 1:22:59
Wiasak, is an Australia native and rider for team Fearless Femme. Her first place win in Stage 1 gives her 15 points in the Colorado Classic.
Results from the women's classifications:
General Classification | Sprint Competition | Queen of the Mountain | Best Young Rider | Most Aggressive Rider | Team Classification |
Rebecca Wiasak | Rebecca Wiasak | Leah Thomas | Emma White | Abigail Mickey | TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank |
Lex Albrecht | Jennifer Valente | Katherine Hall | Sara Poidevin | Fearless Femme | |
Kendall Ryan | Lex Albrecht | Emma White | Leigh Ann Ganzar | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
Jennifer Valente | Kendall Ryan | Sara Poidevin | Emily Marcolini | Twenty20 PB Sho-Air | |
Lauren Hall | Rachel Langdon | Abigail Mickey | Natalia Franco | Palmares |
The men's race began following the conclusion of the women's race at 12:15 p.m. on the same course. The men raced eight laps for a total of 64.1 miles in Stage 1 with 4,390 feet of climbing.
Colorado's own Gage Hecht from Parker, Colo. took the first stage of the men's general classification at just 20 years old. Hecht was followed up by Travis McCabe in second and Joe Lewis in third.
Hecht, the reining U23 TT champion finished with a time of 2:32:56 then six seconds later McCabe followed after holding an 18 second lead with a kilometer to go.
General Classification result times:
1. Gage Hecht - 2:32:44
2. Travis McCabe - 2:32:56
3. Joe Lewis - 2:32:58
4. Alex Cataford - 2:32:58
5. Pascal Eenkhoorn - 2:32:59
Your Stage 1: Vail Circuit podium.
— Colorado Classic (@CoClassicPro) August 16, 2018
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Results from the men's classifications:
General Classification | Sprint Competition | King of the Mountain | Best Young Rider | Most Aggressive Rider | Team Classification |
Gage Hecht | Gage Hecht | Gage Hecht | Gage Hecht | Niklas Eg | Aevolo |
Travis McCabe | Travis McCabe | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Pascal Eenkhoorn | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
Joe Lewis | Joe Lewis | Alex Cataford | Niklas Eg | EF Education-Drapac p/b Cannondale | |
Alex Cataford | Serghei Tvetcov | Niklas Eg | Chris Blevins | Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | |
Pascal Eenkhoorn | Alex Cataford | Eder Frayre | Michael Hernandez | Holowesko Citadel |
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