Pro Road National Championships, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 21-24 2018
Individual Time Trial – June 21st
Taylor Shelden| Ben Wolfe | Keegan Swirbul
Criterium – Friday, June 22nd | Road Race – Sunday, June 24th
Curtis White | Steve Fisher | Ben Wolfe | Keegan Swirbul | Taylor Shelden | Jacob Rathe
Jacob Rathe – 3rd in the 2018 U.S. National Road Race Championship
Jacob Rathe | Taylor Shelden | Steve Fisher | Curtis White | Keegan Swirbul | Jack Burke | Cormac McGeough
Stage 1
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Signing on for Stage 1
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Taylor Shelden
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Curtis White
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Steve Fisher
Stage 2
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Jack Burke wins Stage 2, The Queen Stage, into Mont Mégantic!
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Jack Burke attacked early and then shed chasers and rode alone to victory on Stage 2
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© VeloImages | Brian Black Hodes
© VeloImages | Brian Black Hodes
© VeloImages | Brian Black Hodes
A decent time gap put Jack Burke into the leader’s jersey after the queen stage
Stage 3A
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Race Leader Jack Burke in the start house
Stage 3B
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Steve Fisher
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Cormac McGeough
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Jack Burke wrote his bike off (and some kit and a pack of Sport Beans) and lost a bit of flesh sliding down the road, but is otherwise OK and raring to go for Stage 4
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The morning’s individual time trial saw Jack Burke slip to 3rd on G.C. at only 22 seconds. Fireworks were almost guaranteed for the afternoon road stage, and there was a large pile-up just inside 3km to go, at the base of the final climb. Jack’s bike was destroyed, but he was able to finis on teammate Taylor Shelden’s bike and retain his GC position. Keegan Swirbul had another strong day, finishing 6th and moving to 10th in G.C. with two stages still to race…
Stage 4
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Stage 4 saw Taylor Sheldon in a break that finished a minute up on the field
Stage 5
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Stage 5’s circuits were just brutal. A late challenge for the GC win meant blistering attacks and counters on every circuit and just 55 riders finished Tour de Beauce. Jack Burke held on for 4th in G.C. and Keegan Swirbul moved up to 8th overall.
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© VeloImages | Brian Black Hodes
© VeloImages | Brian Black Hodes
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