Bishop, Yeager win inaugural Trans-Sylvania Epic
Dramatic final stage shifts men's and master's GC
Three riders. Two podium positions. Seven seconds.
Alex Grant (Cannondale Factory Racing). Brandon Draugelis (PAValleys.com). Christian Tanguay (Team CF).
That was all the information needed to know that the final day of the inaugural Trans-Sylvania Epic would be anything but processional for the elite men's field. With six days behind them and a GC that was anything but locked in save for a solid lead by Cannondale's Jeremiah Bishop, the legs and lungs of these battle weary racers were tested a final time on the final stage of Trans-Sylvania Epic.
Trusting his improving form, having already erased a double digit deficit from the start of the week to stand tied for second, Cannondale's Grant, with help from teammate Bishop, used the tactic of hitting them hard and hitting them early to put Tanguay, racing with an deep muscle bruise sustained the previous day, into difficulty before the race had left the race headquarters' trails.
Continuing to pile on the pressure, Grant slowly and gradually pulled away from Draugelis eventually putting more than two minutes into the PAValleys.com racer and locking up second place on the final podium. Not content to allow this three-way battle to be the only drama on the day, Drew Edsall (Yeti) added to the excitement by making the move with the Cannondale riders and eating into his deficit to Draugelis and Tanguay as well. Draugelis held off the Yeti threat but Edsall was able to take the time out of Tanguay needed to vault into fourth overall due in part to a course deviation by the Frenchman from Team CF.
The four riders who deviated from the correct course included masters' second place Alec Petro (Team Psycho), who was making an inspired charge for the lead held by Cannondale's Garth Prosser. So inspired was Petro that he was able to overcome both the added time from the mistake and the initial 1:30 he was behind at the start of the day and take the overall victory in the 40+ competition. Prosser finished second while Alex Hawkins rounded out the masters' GC podium.
With GC battles locked up at the start of the day in the women's, singlespeed, duo and tandem categories, most riders were content with a "rolling party" final stage punctuated with adult beverage breaks and general relishing in the accomplishment of completing the week of challenging East Coast courses offered up by Trans-Sylvania.
Selene Yeager (Team CF) rolled across the line first for the women and also locked up the overall GC ahead of Karen Potter (MTBRaceNews.com) and Rebecca Rusch (Team Specialized). The singlespeeders mixed it up with Tanya Hanham, Peter Keiller and David Cormier on the stage podium and Greg Martin taking overall victory ahead of Greg Jenne and Rich Dillon. Marc Risdale and Kim Jones took the overall win in duo while Rob and Sara Lichtenwalner rode home with the tandem victory.
Every participant completing the seven Trans-Sylvania stages walked away from the final awards ceremony sporting medals that succinctly summed up the determination and dedication required by these men and women to overcome the challenges thrown at them this week.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Racing) | 1:23:28 |
2 | Drew Edsall (Yeti) | 0:00:07 |
3 | Alex Grant (Cannondale Factory Racing) | 0:00:32 |
4 | Brandon Draugelis (PAValleys.com Racing Team) | 0:04:10 |
5 | Blake Harlan (Team Jamis) | 0:07:38 |
6 | Mark Weir (WTB) | 0:07:50 |
7 | Jason Moeschler (WTB) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Evan Plews (www.evanplews.com) | 0:09:39 |
9 | Mike Cushionbury (Bicycling magazine/SMC) | 0:11:08 |
10 | Christian Tanguy (Team CF) | 0:11:12 |
11 | Mike Yozell (PAValleys.com) | 0:14:14 |
12 | Mike Festa (Philadelphia Ciclismo) | 0:15:31 |
13 | Michael Wissel (back bay bicycles/ espresso royale caffe) | 0:18:20 |
14 | Nathan Ruch | 0:21:20 |
15 | Tim Darwick (The Bicycle Shop Inc.) | 0:22:42 |
16 | Jake Davidson (Fast Forward Racing) | 0:26:33 |
17 | Ben Cruz (WTB) | 0:26:47 |
18 | James Spurk (City Cycle) | 0:45:14 |
19 | Jarret Kinder (Memphis Velo/Smith and Nephew) | 0:45:17 |
20 | Joseph Castle (What would Jay do?) | 0:52:10 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Selene Yeager (Team CF) | 2:09:06 |
2 | Karen Potter (MTBracenews.com) | 0:00:05 |
3 | Rebecca Rusch (Specialized) | 0:06:31 |
4 | Kathy Evans | 0:07:16 |
5 | Liz Notter (The Bike Lane) | 0:13:19 |
6 | Rachael Mirvish (mirvishracing.com) | 0:32:57 |
7 | Laura Gleason (Giordana Clif Bar) | 0:33:01 |
8 | Susan Williams (Memphis Velo/Smith and Nephew) | 0:33:02 |
9 | Kerry Combs (Hup United-JBV Coaching) | 0:52:20 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tanya Hanham (Tall Tree Cycles) | 2:50:20 |
2 | Peter Keiller (Misfit Psycles) | 0:00:02 |
3 | David Cormier (CVC / Subaru of New England) | 0:00:04 |
4 | Rich Dillen (TEAMDICKY) | 0:01:59 |
5 | Douglas Jenne (High Gear Cyclery / Ghostship Clothing) | 0:02:00 |
6 | Greg Martin (Club Ride Apparel) | 0:02:01 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alec Petro (Team Psycho) | 1:37:40 |
2 | Alex Hawkins | 0:01:58 |
3 | Garth Prosser | 0:04:33 |
4 | John Kuhn (Cranford Bike Team/CTS) | 0:16:13 |
5 | Mike Stevens (Bike Line) | 0:21:38 |
6 | Pete Fraker (Plum Grove Cyclery) | 0:34:54 |
7 | Dave Pryor (Urban Bourbon) | 0:37:20 |
8 | Doug Lange | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | James Taylor (Cross Country Cycle) | 0:41:18 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Kim Jones & Marc Risdale Duo (Misfit Psycles) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
2 | Kristin Gavin & Nikki Theiman (Team CF) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Rob Lichtenwalner (PAValleys.com) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Racing) | 13:11:56 |
2 | Alex Grant (Cannondale Factory Racing) | 0:14:36 |
3 | Brandon Draugelis (PAValleys.com Racing Team) | 0:18:14 |
4 | Drew Edsall (Yeti) | 0:21:09 |
5 | Christian Tanguy (Team CF) | 0:25:23 |
6 | Evan Plews (www.evanplews.com) | 0:29:28 |
7 | Blake Harlan (Team Jamis) | 0:51:24 |
8 | Mark Weir (WTB) | 1:34:32 |
9 | Jason Moeschler (WTB) | 1:52:56 |
10 | Mike Festa (Philadelphia Ciclismo) | 2:03:31 |
11 | Mike Yozell (PAValleys.com) | 2:10:15 |
12 | Ben Cruz (WTB) | 2:50:24 |
13 | Mike Cushionbury (Bicycling magazine/SMC) | 3:38:25 |
14 | Michael Wissel (back bay bicycles/ espresso royale caffe) | 3:40:05 |
15 | Nathan Ruch | 3:44:40 |
16 | Jake Davidson (Fast Forward Racing) | 4:35:37 |
17 | James Spurk (City Cycle) | 5:22:16 |
18 | Jarret Kinder (Memphis Velo/Smith and Nephew) | 6:16:25 |
19 | Tim Darwick (The Bicycle Shop Inc.) | 6:40:14 |
20 | Joseph Castle (What would Jay do?) | 9:47:40 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Selene Yeager (Team CF) | 16:41:10 |
2 | Karen Potter (MTBracenews.com) | 0:22:03 |
3 | Rebecca Rusch (Specialized) | 0:48:39 |
4 | Rachael Mirvish (mirvishracing.com) | 4:53:46 |
5 | Laura Gleason (Giordana Clif Bar) | 6:44:17 |
6 | Susan Williams (Memphis Velo/Smith and Nephew) | 7:06:05 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Greg Martin (Club Ride Apparel) | 17:11:00 |
2 | Douglas Jenne (High Gear Cyclery / Ghostship Clothing) | 0:18:05 |
3 | Rich Dillen (TEAMDICKY) | 0:31:42 |
4 | David Cormier (CVC / Subaru of New England) | 2:09:57 |
5 | Peter Keiller (Misfit Psycles) | 2:26:00 |
6 | Tanya Hanham (Tall Tree Cycles) | 3:59:27 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alec Petro (Team Psycho) | 15:05:35 |
2 | Garth Prosser | 0:03:04 |
3 | Alex Hawkins | 0:50:37 |
4 | Dave Pryor (Urban Bourbon) | 1:22:47 |
5 | Mike Stevens (Bike Line) | 1:26:05 |
6 | Steve Peters | 1:44:03 |
7 | John Kuhn (Cranford Bike Team/CTS) | 2:08:42 |
8 | Pete Fraker (Plum Grove Cyclery) | 4:46:20 |
9 | Doug Lange | 5:14:04 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Kim Jones/Marc Risdale Duo (Misfit Psycles) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
2 | Kristin Gavin/Nikki Theiman Duo (Team Cystic Fibrosis) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Rob Lichtenwalner (PAValleys.com) |
Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*
Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets
After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59
Join now for unlimited access
Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Matt Beers: Coming off Cape Epic win, I'm pretty confident for Sea Otter
South African gravel and marathon MTB champion focused on Life Time Grand Prix do-over in 2024 -
British science and French panache: Simon Carr finds the perfect balance at Tour of the Alps
EF Education-EasyPost rider bounces back with 45km solo win after doubting his fitness on opening two stages -
Skjelmose recovered from hypothermic reaction, eyes Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium
'It was one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life' Dane recovers quickly from cold at Flèche Wallonne and already rides recon for Monument -
'Walk first, ride indoors and then on the road' - Jonas Vingegaard's road to recovery after Itzulia crash
'In two weeks, we'll know what is possible' - Visma DS Frans Maassen on Dane's chances of riding the Tour de France