March 27, 2018 (Boise, Idaho) — The powerful duo of Canada’s Jasmin Duehring and the American Erica Clevenger recorded stage wins at the challenging 19th annual San Dimas Stage Race, with Duehring taking stages 1 and 2, and Clevenger victorious in stage 3. With several of the team attending the USA Cycling talent ID camp at the USOC, the squad forged a strong team tactic to maximize these rider’s strength and fitness to position them each day.

“The racing in San Dimas this weekend was a great way to test out my legs, both on the climbs and in the sprints. I’m encouraged with my form having just transitioned out of the track season and motivated to keep working hard before joining the team at Tour of the Gila. In supporting SoCal’s premier stage race- which provides important opportunities for emerging talent to shine alongside seasoned professionals- the team once again showed their commitment to helping our sport continue to grow and develop” said Duehring.

This three-day race, formerly the Pomona Valley Stage Race, is comprised of a 4.25-mile uphill time trial set on Glendora Mountain Road in the San Gabriel Mountains featuring 4.5-6.5 % pitches with a total elevation gain of 1257. Stage 2 is a challenging rolling and twisty circuit race and stage 3 concludes in Old Town San Dimas with a tough six-corner course.

“Jasmin is coming off a successful UCI Track World Championship with a good fitness level. This showed on the tough Stage 1 Glendora Mountain hill climb. The stage 2 road race came down to a sprint and with her Six Day sprinting, she comfortably took the win. Erica continues to develop as an all-arounder and she is coming off a solid block of racing. Just over halfway through the final stage, she attacked and built a 50 second gap to take the win,” said Nicola Cranmer, General Manager, TWENTY20 Pro Cycling.

“Jasmin and I planned to race aggressively this weekend and, given that we hadn’t raced together before, it was the perfect opportunity to learn one another’s strengths. I believe we would have raced similarly whether we had been defending the yellow jersey or not. It was awesome to come away with the overall win. In the crit, this approach had me hammering off the front in a solo break for most of the race, driven by the energy of the crowd! It was a special day for me with my mom there and my first win with Team TWENTY20. I feel really fortunate to have such a great race so close to where I grew up. I am really looking forward to applying what we’ve learned this weekend to our next race together at Tour of the Gila,” said Clevenger.

“I continue to be impressed by 14 year old Makayla MacPherson, she finished 2nd in the Cat 3 time trial and 3rd in the criterium. Unfortunately she flatted out of the front group in the road race and was then neutralized. But she took away from the weekend 2 podiums, more experience and a great attitude,” added Cranmer.

Up next for the team is Joe Martin Stage Race, where UCI Track World Champions Chloe Dygert Owen and Jennifer Valente are back in action on the road.

Results (brief)

Stage 1 – Glendora Mountain Time Trial
1. Jasmin Duehring (Can) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air 18:11
2. Emily Marcolini (Can) Sudbury Cycling 0:08
3. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling 0:20
4. Edwidge Pitel (Fra) France 0:38
5. Emma Lujan (Can) Glotman Simpson 1:11

21. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team 6:58

Full results here.

Stage 2 – Hospital Road Race
1. Jasmin Duehring (Can) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air 2:59:32
2. Hanna Muegge (USA) DNA Cycling Team
3. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
4. Edwidge Pitel (Fra) France 0:02
5. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling

9. Emma Lujan (Can) Glotman Simpson
13. Emily Marcolini (Can) Sudbury Cycling

Full results here.

Stage 3 – Old Town Criterium
1. Erica Clevenger (USA) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air 54:52
2. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team 0:54
3. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling
4. Maddy Ward (USA) SDBC Emerald Textiles p/b UC Cyclery
5. Lizbeth Ureno (USA) Velo Club La Grange

8. Jasmin Duehring (Can) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air
14. Emma Lujan (Can) Glotman Simpson
15. Emily Marcolini (Can) Sudbury Cycling

Full results here.

Final GC
1. Jasmin Duehring (Can) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air 4:13:08
2. Emily Marcolini (Can) Sudbury Cycling 00:31
3. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling 00:39
4. Edwidge Pitel (Fra) France 01:00
5. Erica Clevenger (USA) TWENTY20 pb Sho-Air 01:08
6. Emma Lujan (Can) Glotman Simpson 01:31

15. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team 07:09

Full results here.