Video: Powers on the attack in Colorado queen stage

Cannondale teammates Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson would race for the USGP Championship today.

Cannondale teammates Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson would race for the USGP Championship today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)

Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) was part of the early six-man break during stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and the 28-year-old American reveled in his lengthy stint off the front on event's queen stage.

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.