May 31, 2016 (Salem, North Carolina) – Silber’s Ryan Roth, the team’s most experienced rider, won the 2016 Winston-Salem Classic, round 9 of the USA Pro Road Tour (PRT). Roth had a strong start to 2016 winning the Valley of The Sun Stage Race in February. However, shortly after was sidelined with injury.
The injury wasn’t serious, but Roth’s training suffered a set-back. He returned cautiously to racing at the Joe Martin Stage Race where he was more than happy to help up-start Nigel Ellsay to place second overall. Roth’s return to top form in Winston-Salem comes just in time for the team’s next crucial race block – Philly, Saguenay, Beauce and the Canadian Nationals.
Over the year’s Roth has become noted for winning tough, tactical races from reduced fields like Winston-Salem. In 2011 he won the Univest GP on a remarkably similar finish from a similar sized group. In 2012 he won the prestigious ‘petit Paris-Roubaix’ – Tro Bro Leon – in France and became National Champion from a stacked field of Canada’s top World Tour pros like; Michael Barry, Svein Tuft, David Veilleux, Dom Rollin and Christian Meier.
The win is Silber’s second US Pro Road Tour (PRT) win of the season after the Redlands Classic. And the team has been the most consistent team of the US PRT season. Perhaps Mike Sayers – USA Cycling’s Elite & U23 programs director says it best:
Gord Fraser, Silber’s DS summed up Ryan’s win succinctly: “Ryan is very experienced. He’s our leader for a reason, and he’s lethal when he gets a chance to win a race. He got tailed off a little bit on the very last climb, but he was able to manage his bullets and come back to the lead three and then take that sprint. I like to see that initiative. You can kind of die by trying to lead out a sprint, but it’s kind of like buying a ticket for the lottery, and thankfully that number was good today.”
Result
1. Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 4:09:48
2. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis
3. Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling 00:01
4. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
5. Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear
6. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 00:06
7. Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear
8. Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team
9. Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 00:07
10. Joseph Schmalz (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
11. Bruno Langlois (Can) Garneau Québecor
12. Oscar Clark (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear 00:08
13. Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear 00:19
14. Kyle Murphy (USA) Team Jamis 00:24
15. Jacob Sitler (USA) Astellas Cycling Team
16. Griffin Easter (USA) Team Illuminate
17. Bjorn Selander (USA) Rally Cycling
18. Chris Butler (USA) Cycling Academy Team
19. Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 00:28
20. Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Lupus Racing Team
21. Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling
22. Camilo Zambrano (USA) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale 00:29
23. Thomas Zirbel (USA) Rally Cycling 00:32
24. Travis Livermon (USA) Astellas Cycling Team 00:45
25. Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 01:14
26. Daniel Turek (Cze) Cycling Academy Team 01:16
27. Connor McCutcheon (USA) Team Illuminate 02:00
28. John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 02:08
29. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
30. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear 02:18
31. John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear
32. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling 02:22
33. William Stephens (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World 03:46
34. Christopher Prendergast (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
35. Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 04:38
36. Thomas Soladay (USA) Rally Cycling
37. Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP 05:50
38. Lance Haidet (USA) Team Illuminate
39. Connor Brown (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World 08:52
DNF David Boily (Can) Garneau Québecor
DNF Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Darcy Woolley (Aus) Garneau Québecor
DNF Cullen Easter (USA) Team Illuminate
DNF Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear
DNF Alexander Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Danick Vandale (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Andrés Diaz (Col) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Jesse Anthony (USA) Rally Cycling
DNF Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Jamis
DNF Ruben Companioni (Cub) Team Jamis
DNF Michael Olheiser (USA) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Bryan Lewis (USA) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Jure Rupnik (Slo) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Illuminate
DNF Dan Craven (Nam) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Uri Martins (Mex) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau Québecor
DNF Tyler Magner (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF Max Jenkins (USA) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear
DNF Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Jamis
DNF David Williams (USA) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF Nicholas Torraca (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
DNF Christopher Horner (USA) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Luis Enrique Lemus Davila (Mex) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Jacob King (USA) Team Jamis
DNF Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Zack Allison (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
DNF Evan Murphy (USA) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
DNF Joel Taylor (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
DNF Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF Shane Kline (USA) Rally Cycling
DNF Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Cory Greenberg (USA) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Samuel Hunter Snipe Grove (USA) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Team Jamis
DNF Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Orlando Trinidad Garibay Contreras (Mex) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team
DNF Aviv Yechzkel (Isr) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Olivier Brisebois (Can) Garneau Québecor
DNF Guy Sagiv (Isr) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Jamis
DNF Michael Sheehan (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
DNF Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Dan Gardner (Gbr) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Paolo Lunardon (Ita) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Eugenio Bani (Ita) Amore & Vita – Selle SMP
DNF Jason Saltzman (USA) Team Illuminate
DNF Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Garneau Québecor
DNF Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Garneau Québecor
DNF Ansel Dickey (USA) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF Cory Lewis Williams (USA) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Roy Goldstein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team
DNF Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Team Illuminate
DNF Logan Dennis Hutchings (Nzl) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
DNF Felix Coté Bouvette (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Diego Sandoval (Mex) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale
DNF Alberto Covarrubias (Mex) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
DNF Clay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling Team
DNF Michael Rice (Aus) Garneau Québecor
DNF Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Elliot Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Christopher Putt (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
DNF Jacob Schwingboth (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling
DNF Julian Kyer (USA) Elevate Pro Cycling p/b Bicycle World
DNF Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Mehdi Benhamouda (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Joshua Ruiz (USA) Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale