Peter Sagan wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Ponzi outsprints Hesjedal for second
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wrapped up his pre-Worlds block of North American racing the way it began nearly one month ago in stage 1 at the USA Pro Challenge - with a resounding victory. The 23-year-old Slovakian champion didn't rely on his sprint, however, to win the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal but instead launched a searing attack over the punchy Cote de la Polytechnique ascent at 5.5km to go and rode away to a solo victory.
The near 3,900 meters of climbing on 17 laps of the Montreal circuit had already taken its toll as only 11 riders remained at the head of the race midway through the final lap.
For a moment it looked like Canada's Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) would end a troubled season in fine fashion as he had preceded Sagan's attack with a solo move of his own on the Cote de la Polytechnique.
Sagan, however, sensing weakness in his rivals and not wishing to risk the chaos of a sprint finale, mercilessly delivered the final knockout blow in a flash of panache and raw power as he caught and dispatched of Hesjedal and kept his foot on the gas through to the finish line.
In Sagan's wake the irrepressible Hesjedal leapt away from the 10-rider chase group at the flamme rouge, garnering another roar from the partisan crowd, and was quickly joined by Simone Ponzi (Astana). The 32-year-old Canadian led Ponzi through the 180-degree turn at 500 meters to go but Ponzi was too quick on the rise to the finish and led Hesjedal across the line for second place four seconds after Sagan.
Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), third on Friday at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec, won the eight-man sprint for fourth three seconds later.
It was a bitter pill for Sagan to swallow when he could only place 10th on Friday's race in Quebec, on a course considered better-suited to his talents, but as he's shown so many times this season Sagan can seemingly win at will on virtually any terrain.
"I'm very happy for this victory because I came here with my team with big objectives in Quebec and here in Montreal," said Sagan. "In Quebec I maybe threw away the race because I attacked too hard, too early - it was my fault that I lost. But today was better."
While Sagan employed similar tactics today, appearing fully satisfied with not waiting for a sprint finish by bridging to a threatening break on the penultimate lap and chasing down a solo Robert Gesink (Belkin) on the final ascent of the circuit's early and signature climb of Mont Royal, this time his reserve of strength seemed limitless.
"Other teams wanted to do a hard race and on the last lap I saw other riders going too hard on the [penultimate Mont Royal] climb so I thought maybe today I'd try an attack on the last climb," said Sagan.
Sagan revealed that his original intention was to work with Hesjedal over the Polytechnique, "two would be better than one," which drew a quick quip from the Garmin-Sharp Canadian at the post-race press conference. "Maybe you should have slowed down a little bit."
For Hesjedal, who repeated his third place result from the inaugural Montreal WorldTour race in 2010, it was a satisfying way to close out a year with more than its fair share of disappointment.
"I wanted to challenge for victory but there's a great field here and hats off to Peter," said Hesjedal. "It was a strong move - I didn't expect anyone to come around me on the Polytechnique - but I put on a good show and I'm really glad to be here on the podium in my last race of the season.
"Once Peter went people needed to chase and decide if we were going for the win or going for second place. I made my move, did the best I could, and was pleased with the outcome."
Ponzi, too, was pleased with his second place result - the first WorldTour podium of the 26-year-old Italian's career.
"It was a very good day for me," said Ponzi. "I was very happy to finish on the podium after Peter who was the strongest today.
"The team helped me in the finale to get ready for the sprint, especially Enrico Gasparotto who did so much work to keep the group together and let me find the best possible position."
How it happened
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal peloton faced 17 laps of a famed 12.1km circuit which over the years has been host to the 1974 world championships, the 1976 Olympic Games as well as men's and women's World Cup races in more recent years.
The circuit begins on the Avenue du Parc and the peloton immediately ascends the route's signature climb up Mont Royal (the Cote Camilien-Houde at 1.8km in length at 8% average gradient). The riders then descend the Chemin Remembrance and the Cote-des-Neiges before beginning a more technical stint through the downtown streets surrounding the Université de Montréal.
The riders then face the circuit's second climb, the Cote de la Polytechnique (780m at 6% average gradient) mid-way through the circuit and descend along the Cote Ste-Catherines back onto Avenue du Parc. The flamme rouge is adjacent to the finish line as the riders descend slightly for 500 meters, negotiate a 180 degree turn around the center median, then climb a 4% rise for 500m to the finish.
Soon after the peloton rolled off the start line at 11:00am, riders from the Canadian national team came to the fore and ultimately instigated the day's early break. Canadian champion Zach Bell, competing as part of his national team at the Quebec and Montreal WorldTour races, escaped and was joined by Sergio Paulinho (Saxo-Tinkoff), Danilo Hondo (RadioShack Leopard), Ruben Perez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Valerio Agnoli (Astana), who also was in the early break in Quebec on Friday. The five-man group grew to seven with the addition of Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida) and William Clarke (Argos-Shimano) who bridged across at the completion of the opening lap.
The peloton trailed at 48 seconds after the first lap, but were spread across the width of the road and content to let the break roll ahead. One lap later the break's advantage had ballooned to nearly five minutes and with Omega Pharma-QuickStep and Sky setting tempo at the head of the field the gap stabilised at approximately 4:30 for the following six laps.
Midway through the race Petr Ignatenko (Katusha) jumped away from the peloton in pursuit of the break and later on the ninth lap his teammate Rudiger Selig, too, escaped from the field. At the end of lap nine Ignatenko trailed the break by two minutes, Selig followed at 2:35 while the peloton, still led by Sky and Omega Pharma-QuickStep, had trimmed the break's advantage to three minutes,
Selig's solo effort came to naught as he was swept up by the peloton on lap 10, while his teammate Ignatenko pressed onwards but trailed the break by two minutes at lap's end. Ignatenko held off the peloton's pursuit through the top of Cote Camilien-Houde early on lap 11, but was caught soon after its summit with Team Sky leading the field.
The British WorldTour squad continued to push the pace with six riders on the front and their prolonged stint at the head of the field finally resulted in the early break's demise on lap 13 with 53.5km remaining.
FDJ and Lotto Belisol took over the reins and set a blistering pace, stretching out the peloton in a single file and ultimately causing splits. For the next lap and a half a bevy of squads tried to assert their will on the race, but other than whittling down the peloton to about 60 riders nobody was able to escape.
The elastic finally snapped on the 15th ascent of the Polytechnique as seven riders went clear: Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha), Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida), Daniel Oss (BMC), Gorka Izaguirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Tim Wellens (Lotto Belisol) and Cyril Gautier (Europcar). Heading onto the penultimate lap the break held a 25-second lead with Cannondale now at the front of the field leading the chase.
The 16th ascent of Mont Royal saw the first appearance of pre-race heavyweights attacking in earnest. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) jumped away from the peloton and was marked by Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and Jan Bakelants (RadioShack Leopard). The trio bridged to the break at the summit and none other than Peter Sagan (Cannondale) jumped across on the descent. Any semblance of cooperation came to a cessation and the move was caught at 18km to go.
Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) was the next to play his hand and the 32-year-old Swiss jumped away with 15km remaining. The peloton, now only about 40-strong, momentarily sat up and as Albasini crossed the finish line and heard the welcome one-lap-to-go bell he led a solo Amael Moinard (BMC) by seven seconds while the field came through at 15 seconds.
On the final Mont Royal ascent both Moinard and Albasini were caught with 10km remaining and another fierce round of attacking detonated what was left of the peloton. Friday's winner in Quebec, Robert Gesink (Belkin), made a strong surge and was quickly marked by Sagan. Over the top of the Mont Royal climb about 20 riders remained in front and soon another flurry of attacks were launched by Chris Froome (Sky), Bakelants, Hesjedal and Gesink - all of which were neutralised.
The attacking further whittled down the lead group to only 11 riders and on the final ascent of the Cote de la Polytechnique an attack by Hesjedal was countered by Sagan who would stamp his authority on the day's outcome.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5:20:07 |
2 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:04 |
3 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:07 |
5 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling | 0:00:09 |
9 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling | 0:00:26 |
13 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:43 |
52 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:45 |
53 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:15 |
54 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:33 |
56 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:01:53 |
57 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:42 |
58 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:25 |
59 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:05:28 |
73 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ | 0:06:25 |
74 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:07:31 |
77 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:07:52 |
79 | Ryan Roth (Can) Canada | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:07:56 |
89 | Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:09:35 |
90 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Canada | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol | 0:13:35 |
94 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Nic Hamlton (Can) Canada | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:13:38 |
DNF | Ian Boswell (USA) Sky Procycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hugo Houle (Can) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bruno Langlois (Can) Canada | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zachary Bell (Can) Canada | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Britton (Can) Canada | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marsh Cooper (Can) Canada | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
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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.
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