Will a puncheur win this one, or is one of the punchy climbers able to surprise with a strong final kick? Let’s find out.
A few unknown local riders tried their luck in the breakaway, but never got more than a minute. With 22 km left it’s McCormick controlling the race with strong riders such as Granigan and Keough.
The constant up and down and the sudden bursts of flat power by those two means several interesting names for a top-10 get dropped! We’re on the penultimate hill as Boswell can’t control himself any longer, he attacks with 10,5 km to go!
He can’t get away though, and quickly realizes he need to hold his legs still. Onto the final hill now, with Haga in the lead and other interesting names around the first positions being Boswell, Keough, Phinney, Van Garderen and Eastman!
The Sauber rider the first to launch! 500 metres left as he is still in the lead, with right behind him Boswell, Phinney and Selander!
The Minion coming through the middle with 200 metres to go, but it looks like Van Garderen has timed this one correctly!
Yes he did! Van Garderen wins the American title ahead of Boswell and Phinney!
1
Tejay Van Garderen
Sauber Petronas Racing
1h15'17
2
Ian Boswell
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
3
Taylor Phinney
Isostar - Specialized
s.t.
4
Bjorn Selander
Minions
s.t.
5
Joseph Dombrowski
Huski Chocolate
+ 14
6
Ryan Eastman
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Andrew Talansky
Philips - Force India
s.t.
8
Joey Rosskopf
Bralirwa - Stevens
s.t.
9
Carter Jones
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
Chad Haga
Minions
s.t.
11
Alex Hoehn
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
12
Neilson Powless
Gazelle
s.t.
13
William Barta
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
14
Logan Owen
Podium Ambition
s.t.
15
Lawson Craddock
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
s.t.
16
Robert Bush
Binance Cycling
s.t.
17
Lawrence Warbasse
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
18
Brendan Rhim
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
19
Gregory Daniel
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Ian Garrison
McCormick 2
s.t.
21
Matteo Jorgenson
Volcanica - Fox
s.t.
22
Jakob Rathe
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
23
Cole Davis
McCormick 2
s.t.
24
Noah Granigan
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 54
25
Luke Keough
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 1'03
26
Robin Carpenter
Polar
+ 1'28
27
Eric Young
Zwift Pro Cycling
+ 1'37
28
Ben King
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
+ 2'25
29
Gavin Mannion
Isostar - Specialized
s.t.
30
Thomas Revard
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
31
Brandon McNulty
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
Daniel Eaton
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Gage Hecht
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
34
Sepp Kuss
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
35
Conor Schunk
McCormick 2
s.t.
36
Tyler Brandt
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
s.t.
37
Freddy Cruz
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
s.t.
38
Zeke Mostov
King Power
+ 2'45
39
Dadley Corwin
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
s.t.
Time Trial
Well, to be honest, there’s only one favourite here, and we can’t see anyone beating him.
So far, Tour of America stage winner Cruz seems to be the best of the rest. His time is 1h05’55” with Rosskopf currently second at 36 seconds.
Powless is three seconds faster! Only top favourite Phinney to come in now.
The American is showing off with his world champion jersey, but rightfully so! He is exactly two minutes faster than Powless and wins the American time trial championship!
Road Race 
