Miguel Ángel López (Staff Medellín-EPM) gained the stage 3 uphill time trial at Joe Martin Stage Race on Saturday, and took over the final classification with a slim lead.
López coated the 4.8km route positioned at Satan’s Den State Park in a successful time of 8:48 minutes, beating runner-up Riley Sheehan (Denver Disruptors) by 10 seconds and third-placed Kyle Murphy (L39ION of Los Angeles) by 25 seconds.
López’ stage victory bumped him up two spots and into the general race lead forward of Sheehan by six seconds. Chief into the stage, Tyler Stites (Challenge Echelon Racing) dropped to 3rd general, at 29 seconds again.
The twisty 4.8-kilometre uphill course with a median grade of 5 per cent was difficult for a lot of within the 113-rider subject. “It’s actually robust. It’s all the time altering gradients and switchbacks, arduous to tempo,” mentioned Stites.
“My solely objective was to offer it my all and end utterly finished. Pleased with my experience, these guys went actually quick so kudos to them,” added Stites who completed in fourth place on the stage, 34 seconds from the tempo of the winner.
The Joe Martin Stage Race concludes on Sunday with a criterium in Fayetteville, happening on a technical 1.2-mile course with an uphill part resulting in the beginning/end line.
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