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Francisco Mancebo (Canyon Bicycles) and Kristin Armstrong (Twenty 16-ShoAir) won the opening stages of the Cascade Cycling Classic Wednesday in Bend, Oregon.
The five-day race opened with a revised version of the classic McKenzie Pass Road Race. The 2015 route started west of Bend in Madras and passed through Prineville, Redmond and Sisters before finishing with a 22km climb to the Dee Wright Observatory amid the otherworldly lava fields at the top of Mckenzie Pass.
Men's Race
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Canyon Bicycles-Shimano | 4:46:20 |
| 2 | Florenz Knauer (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Racing | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Walton Brush (USA) IRT Racing | 0:00:03 |
| 5 | Adam De Vos (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Stephen Bassett (USA) Hagens Berman | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mol) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:06 |
| 8 | Chris Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Jorge Ortiz (USA) Dom360.com | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Stefano Barberi (USA) California Giant Berry Farms | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
Women's Race
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air | 3:34:58 |
| 2 | Amber Neben (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air | 0:00:02 |
| 4 | Leah Thomas (USA) Metromint Cycling | 0:00:07 |
| 5 | Abigail Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare | 0:01:05 |
| 6 | Diane Moug (USA) Metromint Cycling | 0:01:27 |
| 7 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air | 0:01:40 |
| 8 | Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Beth Ann Orton (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:01:41 |
| 10 | Leah Guloien (USA) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosai | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
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