USA Pro Challenge: Van Garderen Wins Time Trial

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Cummings fourth in tough USA Pro Challenge Time Trial behind BMC’s Tejay van Garderen who increased his lead in the overall

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Tejay van Garderen won the uphill, individual time trial in record time and leading a trio of teammates who also finished in the top 10. Van Garderen powered across the finish of the 16.1-kilometer race to stop the clock at 25:01 and better the record of 25:47 established two years ago on the course that was often used in another major Colorado race, the Red Zinger (1975-79 and Coors Classic (1980-88).

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Tejay van Garderen. PhotoSport International. uk usa asia.

“It was certainly a hard effort. I don’t even know how to describe it,” van Garderen said. “Your lungs are searing up there in that thin air.” Van Garderen said he was actually surprised to hear he had won the stage – his second in the race that has previously seen him finish third overall in 2011 and runner-up last year.

“You could see on TV that my cadence dropped and I kind of died there in the last two kilometers,” he said. “I was still paying for my effort in the beginning, which I thought were conservative.”

After leading by 32 seconds at the intermediate time check, Van Garderen’s winning margin was four seconds over Garmin-Sharp’s Andrew Talansky and 62 seconds better than Talansky’s teammate, Tom Danielson. BMC Racing Team’s Steve Cummings and Larry Warbasse finished fourth and fifth, respectively, 1:04 and 1:12 back, while a fourth BMC Racing Team rider, Mathias Frank, remained second overall by finishing 10th, 1:26 behind.

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Andrew Talansky, 2nd. Picture: PhotoSport International. uk usa asia.

With two days of the race to go, van Garderen leads Frank by 1:30. Danielson is third, a further 12 seconds back. Frank said he tried not to “blow up” and just ride a good rhythm on a tough course he said was made harder by the altitude. “Tejay was just riding on a different level, in a different universe, he was super strong,” Frank said.

“It was really cool to see how the team performed. It was just amazing.” Frank said his performance is surprising even himself. “I am still struggling with altitude, like everybody does here,” he said.

“I am not feeling super, but apparently I’m going good. If you don’t feel good and you’re still second on the GC (general classification), that’s nice.” BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Jackson Stewart said he isn’t too concerned that the effort van Garderen, Cummings, Warbasse and Frank – who won Stage 2 on Tuesday – put out Friday will come back to haunt them.

“The great thing about this race is that we really positioned ourselves to where we didn’t have to do any work too early,” he said. “We have two more stages to work. I think we’re in fine shape.”

Stage Result
1 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC Racing Team 25:01:00
2 TALANSKY Andrew Garmin – Sharp 00:04
3 DANIELSON Thomas Garmin – Sharp 01:02
4 CUMMINGS Stephen BMC Racing Team 01:04
5 WARBASSE Lawrence BMC Racing Team 01:12
6 LUDVIGSSON Tobias Team Argos – Shimano 01:16
7 SIUTSOU Kanstantsin Sky Procycling ,,
8 MORTON Lachlan Garmin – Sharp 01:17
9 VANDE VELDE Christian Garmin – Sharp 01:24
10 FRANK Mathias BMC Racing Team 01:26
11 CRADDOCK Lawson Bontrager Cycling Team 01:28
12 TVETCOV Serghei Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 01:37
13 ACEVEDO COLLE Janier Alexis Jamis – Hagens Berman 01:40
14 ORAM James Bontrager Cycling Team 01:42
15 BRENES OBANDO Gregory Champion System Pro Cycling Team 01:48
16 MACHADO Tiago RadioShack – Leopard 01:51
17 ZIRBEL Tom Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 01:52
18 BENNETT George RadioShack – Leopard 01:55
19 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC Racing Team ,,
20 CHALAPUD GOMEZ Robinson Eduardo Team Colombia 01:58
21 ROGERS Michael Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:01
22 GALLOPIN Tony RadioShack – Leopard 02:05
23 JONES Carter Bissell Pro Cycling 02:06
24 DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres Team Colombia 02:07
25 JUUL-JENSEN Christopher Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:08
26 DEIGNAN Philip UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 02:09
27 HANSEN Jesper Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:11
28 SUTHERLAND Rory Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:13
29 SCHAR Michael BMC Racing Team 02:16
30 DAY Benjamin UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 02:19
31 MANUEL SILVA PIRES Bruno Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:20
32 WILSON Nathan Bontrager Cycling Team 02:25
33 SUAREZ SUAREZ Juan Pablo Team Colombia 02:26
34 GESCHKE Simon Team Argos – Shimano 02:27
35 EDMONDSON Joshua Sky Procycling 02:28
36 ATAPUMA HURTADO John Darwin Team Colombia 02:32
37 CARUSO Damiano Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 02:34
38 CARLSEN Kirk Bissell Pro Cycling 02:38
39 BEYER Chad Champion System Pro Cycling Team 02:40
40 ANTHONY Jesse Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies ,,
41 LEWIS Craig Champion System Pro Cycling Team 02:42
42 KL̦DEN Andr̩as RadioShack РLeopard 02:46
43 MCCARTNEY Jason Bissell Pro Cycling 02:48
44 KING Benjamin RadioShack – Leopard 02:50
45 SCHLECK Andy RadioShack – Leopard 02:51
46 DEKKER Thomas Garmin – Sharp 02:56
47 EUSER Lucas UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 02:57
48 NISHIZONO Ryota Champion System Pro Cycling Team ,,
49 FROOME Christopher Sky Procycling 03:07
50 GAIMON Phillip Bissell Pro Cycling ,,
51 DE MARCHI Alessandro Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:08
52 VILLELLA Davide Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:11
53 SAGAN Peter Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:18
54 DUGGAN Timothy Team Saxo-Tinkoff 03:20
55 WREN Tyler Jamis – Hagens Berman 03:21
56 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC Racing Team 03:23
57 BROWN Nathan Bontrager Cycling Team 03:24
58 VOIGT Jens RadioShack – Leopard ,,
59 BUTLER Chris Champion System Pro Cycling Team 03:26
60 JACQUES-MAYNES Benjamin Jamis – Hagens Berman 03:32
61 PORTE Richie Sky Procycling 03:33
62 MILLER Carson Jamis – Hagens Berman 03:39
63 ROMERO AMARAN Luis Jamis – Hagens Berman 03:47
64 MASUDA Nariyuki Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:50
65 FENG Chun Kai Champion System Pro Cycling Team 03:51
66 JONES Chris UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis ,,
67 GRETSCH Patrick Team Argos – Shimano 03:52
68 BAZZANA Alessandro UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 03:54
69 MEJIAS LEAL Javier Team Novo Nordisk 03:58
70 TARAMARCAZ Julien BMC Racing Team ,,
71 HAGMAN Alex Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 03:59
72 BOSWELL Ian Sky Procycling 04:02
73 SCHMITT Morgan Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 04:04
74 PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson Team Colombia 04:05
75 SAGAN Juraj Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 04:10
76 PATE Danny Sky Procycling 04:11
77 DRISCOLL James Jamis – Hagens Berman 04:13
78 CAMACHO BERNAL Julio Alexis Team Colombia 04:15
79 DAMUSEAU Thomas Team Argos – Shimano 04:17
80 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades Team Colombia 04:18
81 EASTMAN Ryan Bontrager Cycling Team 04:20
82 LUND Anders Team Saxo-Tinkoff ,,
83 LOUDER Jeff UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis ,,
84 HAMILTON Nic Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 04:23
85 O’LEARY Connor Bontrager Cycling Team 04:30
86 BURNETT Ian Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 04:32
87 HUGUET Yann Team Argos – Shimano 04:42
88 COOPER Marsh Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 04:45
89 PUTT Tanner Bontrager Cycling Team ,,
90 ZABRISKIE David Garmin – Sharp 04:46
91 DAVILA LEMUS Luis Enrique Jelly Belly p/b Kenda ,,
92 PATRICK MCCARTY Jonathan Bissell Pro Cycling 04:50
93 DENNIS Rohan Garmin – Sharp 04:51
94 OLSSON Michael Team Argos – Shimano 04:53
95 HENTTALA Joonas Team Novo Nordisk 05:00
96 ANDERSON Ryan Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 05:05
97 RODRIGUEZ Fred Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 05:14
98 CLARKE Jonathan UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 05:16
99 HOLLER Nikodemus Team Argos – Shimano 05:23
100 MAZICH Sean Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 05:25
101 ROULSTON Hayden RadioShack – Leopard 05:29
102 PERON Andrea Team Novo Nordisk 05:30
103 LOZANO RIBA David Team Novo Nordisk 05:33
104 CALABRIA Fabio Team Novo Nordisk ,,
105 DUCHESNE Antoine Bontrager Cycling Team 05:35
106 MEZGEC Luka Team Argos – Shimano 05:38
107 SOLADAY Thomas Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 05:44
108 COOKE Matt Jamis – Hagens Berman 05:47
109 MILLAR David Garmin – Sharp 06:01
110 DE MESMAEKER Kevin Team Novo Nordisk 06:02
111 VERSCHOOR Martijn Team Novo Nordisk 06:08
112 XU Gang Champion System Pro Cycling Team 06:41
113 KING Edward Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 06:44
114 FRIEDMAN Michael Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 06:50

Overall
1 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC Racing Team 16:10:00
2 FRANK Mathias BMC Racing Team 01:30
3 DANIELSON Thomas Garmin – Sharp 01:42
4 ACEVEDO COLLE Janier Alexis Jamis – Hagens Berman 02:10
5 MORTON Lachlan Garmin – Sharp 02:34
6 BRENES OBANDO Gregory Champion System Pro Cycling Team 03:25
7 CRADDOCK Lawson Bontrager Cycling Team 03:42
8 BENNETT George RadioShack – Leopard 03:58
9 SUTHERLAND Rory Team Saxo-Tinkoff 04:11
10 DEIGNAN Philip UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 04:12

 

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