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Kirsti Lay out-kicked Rally Cycling teammate Sara Poidevan up the final climb to the top of McKenzie Pass Wednesday to take the stage 1 victory at the Cascade Cycling Classic and the first yellow jersey of the race. Lay beat Poidevan to the top by five seconds and Sho-Air Twenty20's Allie Dragoo by seven.
Lay now takes a nine-second lead over Poidevan into Thursday's stage 2 Skyliners Time Trial in the host city of Bend, Oregon. Dragoo trails Lay by 13 seconds.
Brief Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsti Lay (Can) Rally Womens Cycling | 4:19:51 |
| 2 | Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally Womens Cycling | 0:00:05 |
| 3 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:07 |
| 4 | Margot Clyne (USA) Jvelo Cycling P/B The Freewheel | 0:00:16 |
| 5 | Jasmin Duehring (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Jennifer Valente (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:19 |
| 7 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:27 |
| 8 | Stephanie Roorda (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:31 |
| 9 | Emma Grant (USA) Colavita |Bianchi | 0:00:40 |
| 10 | Catherine Ouellette (Can) Desjardins-Ford | 0:00:43 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsti Lay (Can) Rally Womens Cycling | 4:19:41 |
| 2 | Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally Womens Cycling | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:13 |
| 4 | Margot Clyne (USA) Jvelo Cycling P/B The Freewheel | 0:00:26 |
| 5 | Jasmin Duehring (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Jennifer Valente (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:29 |
| 7 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:37 |
| 8 | Stephanie Roorda (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20 | 0:00:41 |
| 9 | Emma Grant (USA) Colavita |Bianchi | 0:00:50 |
| 10 | Catherine Ouellette (Can) Desjardins-Ford | 0:00:53 |
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