Colorado Classic: Day 2 - Miles of Fun
Two days into the the Colorado Classic and we have our women winners!
- Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling)
- Tayler Wiles (UnitedHealthcare)
- Abigail Mickey (Colavita/Bianchi)
Sara Poidevin proved to be an all-star, taking home QOM#1, Best Young Rider, Sprint, QOM#1, and QOM Winner!
#GoPro highlights from Stage 2 of the @CoClassicPro Women’s race ⚡️ Cameras on @AllieOop365, 2nd place @TaylerWiles & 1st place @SaraPoido 🎉 pic.twitter.com/DTplvNLsT9
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) August 11, 2017
The race courses are unlike the typical, European point-to-point. Instead, The Colorado Classic employs a circuit course which allows spectators to see riders more than once. In the case of Breckenridge, spectators were able to watch the women pass through town 5 times and the men passed through 10. With a 6.4 mile circuit, at an average 8.3% grade, those laps wore on even the pro-ist of pros.
To read a more in-depth recap of Moonstone Road, check out Velonews' article here.
And then we had Alex Howes of Ride Argyle Tarzan'ing his way across the finish line yesterday.
🇺🇸@alex_howes of 🇺🇸@Ride_Argyle wins stage 2 of 🇺🇸@CoClassicPro #ColoradoClassic pic.twitter.com/A0yafUFSo8
— World Cycling Stats (@wcstats) August 11, 2017
And later in the evening, we were able to watch Pro Women's 1 & 2, followed by Women's Cat 3-4-5 criterium racing in the heart of Denver streets!