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Van Garderen King of USA Pro Challenge Stage 3, Canada’s Anderson 29th – Report, Results

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August 21, 2014 (Monarch Mountain, CO) – In a race fit for royals, Tejay van Garderen (USA) of BMC Racing Team proved he is King of the Mountains during the Queen Stage of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge on Monarch Mountain, in the race’s first-ever mountaintop finish. Taking the stage win and the overall lead, in addition to the Lexus Sprint Jersey and the Colorado National Guard Best Colorado Rider Jersey, van Garderen dominated Stage 3 of the race.

Teejay van Garderen (USA) wins Stage 3.  © USA Pro Challenge

“I love this race. Every year I’ve done the Pro Challenge, I’ve taken away something from it,” said van Garderen. “I look forward to this race every year. And unless the Pro Challenge finished higher than this before, this is definitely the highest elevation I have ever finished at.”

During Stage 3 of the race today the riders were not only faced with a mountaintop finish, but they also had to pass over it first, giving spectators a chance to see the race multiple times from the same vantage point. Starting in Gunnison, the race went east for 35 miles before tackling the 11,300 ft. monster that is Monarch Pass. The riders then descended the eastern slope of the pass and completed two 9-mile loops through Salida and the surrounding countryside. Then they tackled nearly 20 miles of climbing to the finish at 10,800 ft.-Monarch Mountain Ski Area.

“Today’s stage was everything we could have hoped for – the fans were incredible, the weather was beautiful, and the racing was intense and exciting to watch,” said Shawn Hunter, CEO of the Pro Challenge. “This is the first year we have taken the Pro Challenge to Monarch Mountain and our first true mountaintop finish. As the race continues to grow and evolve each year, we hope to bring more exciting days of racing like today to our fans around the world.”

After a 6.9-mile neutral start out of town, the riders didn’t waste any time and immediately started launching attacks, traveling at 32 mph. With a lot of activity on the front, none of the breaks were able to stick and everyone was still riding together at 35K into the race.

At 50K, five riders, including Michael Koch (GER) of Cannondale Pro Cycling, Jeff Louder (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team, Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) of Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home, Jacob Rathe (USA) of Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis and Bernie Sulzberger (AUS) of Drapac Pro Cycling, broke away and gained a slight advantage, but then were reeled back in as they headed into the first Sierra Nevada KOM of the day at Monarch Pass.

A Cat. 1 climb at 11,312 ft. with a 2,743 ft. elevation gain, Monarch Pass would prove to be a test for the riders, splitting the field into several different groups. Janier Acevedo (COL) of Team Garmin-Sharp put his climbing skills on display by pulling ahead and, with his team setting a tough pace in the group just behind, the break was cut down to just eight riders. Included in this group were Tejay van Garderen (USA) and Ben Hermans (BEL) of BMC Racing Team; Rafa? Majka (POL), Michael Rogers (AUS) and Pawe? Polja?ski (POL) of Tinkoff-Saxo; Tom Danielson (USA) and Acevedo; and Carter Jones (USA) of Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies.

Lined with fans, the climb up Monarch Pass destroyed the field and broke the riders up into several small groups. Reaching the top of the climb first was Hermans, followed by Danielson and Polja?ski. With about a 50-second advantage, the break screamed down the back side of the climb, past the stage finish and on to Salida where they would complete two laps before heading back toward the finish.

With the first Lexus Sprint Line in Salida fast approaching, Acevedo hit the line first, followed by Polja?ski and Hermans. Soon after, Rogers broke off, as the rest of the break was absorbed back into the chase.

As they continued on through the town, several attacks were made out of the chase, but didn’t stick. Then, just as Rogers hit the second sprint line of the day, taking max points, Lucas Euser (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team and Daniel Jaramillo (COL) of Jamis-Hagens Berman managed to escape and start the chase. Euser crossed the line second and Jaramillo third.

As the riders left the town of Salida, Rogers maintained a 1:10 lead over the first chase group with Euser and Jaramillo, and 20 seconds behind them was the second chase group, which included GC leader Alex Howes (USA) of Team Garmin-Sharp. With only 16.5 miles to go, the chasers were reabsorbed, tightening up the race.

With 25K of uphill course left to go, the riders approached the second KOM of the day, a Cat. 2 climb on Monarch Mountain with an average grade of 3 percent, but a grade of 9 percent at its steepest point. With a strong headwind on the course, the riders started to make their way up the climb.

At 8K to go the attacks began and, as the tempo picked up, riders began to fall off the back. With about 14 riders left in the front group, Danielson tried to push the pace to get time on van Garderen. Finally Matthew Busche(USA) of Trek Factory Racing launched an attack and put a gap between him and the group, but alas, that wouldn’t stick either. With 1K left in the race, van Garderen hit the gas and attacked, a move which would take him all the way to the finish line. Under beautiful skies and a picturesque backdrop at the Monarch Mountain Ski Resort, van Garderen crossed the line first, followed by Majka and Serghei Tvetcov (ROM) of Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis.

“I felt pretty well under control today,” added van Garderen. “The team rode incredibly again today. I’m glad I was able to take the jersey.”

Van Garderen now holds three jerseys, including the Smashburger Leader JerseySierra Nevada King of the Mountains Jersey and the Colorado National Guard Best Colorado Rider JerseyRogers was awarded the FirstBank Most Aggressive Rider Jersey for his riding in the breakaway. The other jerseys remained unchanged, with Kiel Reijnen (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team holding onto the Lexus Sprint Jersey and Clément Chevrier(FRA) of Bissell Development Team maintaining the Colorado State University Best Young Rider Jersey.

For full results, course information and more, please visit the official race website www.USAProChallenge.com.

Results
1. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 3:50:41
2. Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
3. Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:00:20
4. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:00:24
5. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
6. Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:30
7. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:00:39
8. Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:45
9. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura 0:00:51
10. Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team 0:01:06
11. Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop 0:01:09
12. Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:01:18
13. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing 0:01:21
14. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:01:47
15. Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:01:57
16. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
17. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
18. Alex Howes (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
19. Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:03:07
20. Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:04:20
21. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team 0:05:36
22. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:06:47
23. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:09:49
24. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 0:11:55
25. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:12:58
26. Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
27. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
28. Chris Butler (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development
29. Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
30. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
31. Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
32. Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura
33. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
34. Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team
35. David de la Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Team Netapp-Endura
36. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop
37. Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
38. Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura
39. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
40. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
41. Edward Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo
42. Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
43. Hugh Carthy (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
44. Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura
45. Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:17:55
46. Ian Crane (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:27:53
47. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop
48. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
49. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
50. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
51. Tom Moses (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
52. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing
53. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
54. Elliott Porter (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
55. Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
56. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing
57. Edward King (USA) Cannondale
58. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp
59. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development
60. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
61. Luis Enrique Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
62. Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk
63. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale
64. Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura
65. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale
66. Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
67. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Sportswear Development
68. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
69. Hayden Roulston (Nzl) Trek Factory Racing
70. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
71. Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team
72. Kristian House (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
73. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
74. Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
75. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura
76. Gavin Mannion (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp
77. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale
78. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
79. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
80. Scott Ambrose (Nzl) Team Novo Nordisk
81. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
82. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
83. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
84. Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
85. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
86. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
87. David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
88. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
89. Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
90. Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
91. Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
92. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
93. Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
94. Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
95. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
96. Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team
97. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
98. Keegan Swirbul (USA) Bissell Development Team
99. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
100. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop
101. Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
102. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development
103. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
104. Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
105. Michael Cuming (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
106. Michael Torckler (Nzl) Team SmartStop
107. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop
108. Aaron Perry (Nzl) Team Novo Nordisk
109. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development
110. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
111. James Oram (Nzl) Bissell Development Team
112. Richard Handley (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
113. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
114. Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
115. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
116. Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop
117. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
118. Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
119. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team
120. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development
121. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
122. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development
123. Johnathan Freter (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis

GC after Stage 3

1. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 10:34:53
2. Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:20
3. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:00:23
4. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:00:34
5. Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:00:37
6. Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:46
7. Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:49
8. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:00:55
9. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura 0:01:09
10. Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop 0:01:22
11. Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team 0:01:23
12. Alex Howes (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:01:45
13. Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:02:28
14. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:02:37
15. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing 0:02:47
16. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:04:06
17. Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:04:10
18. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:05:20
19. Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:06:02
20. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team 0:07:00
21. Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:07:28
22. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:12:00
23. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 0:12:22
24. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop 0:13:15
25. Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk 0:14:08
26. Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team
27. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:14:09
28. Chris Butler (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:14:14
29. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:14:17
30. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:14:20
31. Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:14:57
32. Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:15:08
33. Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:15:21
34. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:15:23
35. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:15:28
36. David de la Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Team Netapp-Endura 0:15:54
37. Hugh Carthy (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT 0:18:07
38. Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:18:25
39. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:19:49
40. Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura 0:21:01
41. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:21:55
42. Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:24:51
43. Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:29:10
44. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:29:52
45. Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:30:02
46. Michael Torckler (Nzl) Team SmartStop 0:30:15
47. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:30:28
48. Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:30:44
49. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale 0:30:48
50. Richard Handley (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT 0:31:06
51. Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:31:12
52. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:31:39
53. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura 0:31:58
54. Edward Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:31:59
55. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:32:49
56. Keegan Swirbul (USA) Bissell Development Team 0:32:52
57. Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:32:53
58. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:34:30
59. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:34:49
60. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 0:36:00
61. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:36:27
62. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:36:34
63. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:36:40
64. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale 0:36:59
65. Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
66. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:37:36
67. Hayden Roulston (Nzl) Trek Factory Racing 0:38:35
68. Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:38:39
69. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:39:34
70. Luis Enrique Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:39:48
71. Edward King (USA) Cannondale 0:40:15
72. Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team 0:40:49
73. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:40:51
74. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing 0:41:06
75. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:41:07
76. James Oram (Nzl) Bissell Development Team
77. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:41:08
78. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:42:03
79. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop 0:42:36
80. Ian Crane (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:42:43
81. Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:42:47
82. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:42:49
83. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:42:51
84. Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk 0:43:37
85. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 0:43:58
86. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:44:02
87. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:44:03
88. Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team 0:44:24
89. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale 0:44:25
90. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:44:44
91. Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:44:53
92. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 0:45:28
93. Kristian House (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT 0:45:29
94. Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura 0:45:45
95. Gavin Mannion (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:45:55
96. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:45:58
97. David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk 0:46:20
98. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale 0:47:18
99. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop 0:47:20
100. Elliott Porter (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
101. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:47:21
102. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:47:22
103. Michael Cuming (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT
104. Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:47:23
105. Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
106. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:47:24
107. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:47:35
108. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:47:36
109. Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale 0:49:40
110. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:50:51
111. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 0:50:56
112. Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:51:06
113. Tom Moses (Gbr) Rapha Condor JLT 0:51:25
114. Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:52:31
115. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk 0:53:59
116. Mike Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
117. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop 0:54:01
118. Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop 0:54:38
119. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team 0:55:47
120. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:59:17
121. Scott Ambrose (Nzl) Team Novo Nordisk 0:59:18
122. Johnathan Freter (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:59:53
123. Aaron Perry (Nzl) Team Novo Nordisk 1:02:24





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