The 2014 Buck County Classic podium: Stephen Leece (Jamis Hagens Berman) took second place. Zachary Bell (Smartstop) in first, Jesse Anthony (Optum) in third palce.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Kevin Gottlieb (Airgas Cycling) Takes his turn at the front if the six man break.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Timothy Rugg (Battley Ducati-Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) starts to gather some points in the Sprint competition.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Even though the calendar says September. Thereâs plenty of green.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Ryan Dewald (Team Novo Nordisk) who was recently was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes feels right at home with his new team.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Kevin Gottlieb (Airgas Cycling) initiates the first meaningful break of the day.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Chris Jones(UnitedHealthCare) and the rest of the Kelly boys sit in while the rest of the field has to bring back the break.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
One of the covered bridges. A perk in this part of the country.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
The riders go through the Sommeville sports sprint banner in some what of a mellow pace(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
The Delaware river provided a beautiful backdrop. Itâs a shame that riders canât enjoy it.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Stephen Leece (Jamis Hagens Berman) leads his companions.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Kevin Gottlieb (Airgas Cycling) gets some points atop of the climb(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Zachary BELL (Team Smartstop Pro Cycling) takes the Thompson Bucks County Classic win. Infront of some brave fans in the rain.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Timothy Rugg (Battley Ducati-Spokes Etc p/b District Taco) collects his Sommervile Sports jersey for the best sprinter of the day.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Zachary Bell (Smartstop) decides he doesn't wan to play with his companions any more and takes a hard turn at the front to see who would come with him on the last climb of the day. No one did.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Jamis Hagens Berman and UnitedHealthCare have total control of the field.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
The weathermen called for only 40% chance for rain for today. Zachary Bell (Team SmartStop Pro Cycling) does his best to ride between the raindrops(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)makes a move with about 7kms to go.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
The field enjoys the limited dry weather of the day.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
There were plenty of attempts to get away.(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Riders sign in for the Bucks County Classic(Image credit: Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com)
Team Smartstop capped off its enormously successful 2014 road season with another victory, this time from Canadian Zach Bell, who soloed away from his breakaway companions to claim the UCI 1.2 Bucks County Classic in New Hope, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The 31-year-old put almost a minute into the other podium finishers, Stephen Lecce (Jamis-Hagens Berman) and Optum's Jesse Anthony on a rainy 160.5km race from Doylestown.
Alessandro Bazzana (UnitedHealthcare) led home the chasing bunch four seconds later.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Zachary Bell (Can) Team Smartstop Pro Cycling
4:01:22
2
Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
0:00:53
3
Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthCare
0:00:57
5
Mac Brennan (USA) Bissell-ABG-Giant
Row 4 - Cell 2
6
Brendan Rhim (USA) California Giant/Specialized Cycling Team
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
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