Justin Williams (Cylance-Cannondale Pro Cycling p/b Incycle) takes his second stage win at the North Star Grand Prix. Time bonuses rearranged the general classification. Brad Huff (Rally Cycling) took third on the stage and six-seconds of time bonus to take the yellow jersey from teammate Tom Zirbel.
The race started fast and strung out, as teams vied for early intermediate time and points sprints. Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized was a presence in every break of the active race. Erik Slack (Canyon Bicyles) was out in his third break before it finally stuck, and was awarded the Penn Cycle Most Aggressive Rider jersey for the stage.
Slack took off solo with 11 laps to go, and was eventually joined by Ulises Castillo (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) and Yannick Eckmann (North Memorial Health Care).
The race started with grey skies and the threat of a storm. With 10 laps to go the winds kicked up and light rain started to fall. Rally Cycling’s Danny Pate was seen leading yellow jersey Tom Zirbel at the front of the peloton.
At eight laps to go Cylance-Cannondale Pro Cycling p/b Incycle moved to the front to lead the chase. The gap between the breakaway wavered between six and 10 seconds the last four laps before finally catching the break after the fifth turn of the six-turn, 1.4km course.
Cyclance-Cannondale worked hard to bring back the break, but not too fast so as to be able to maintain control of the race.
Williams took off for the final sprint out of the final corner, betting on his skill as a sprinter and the cross-tail wind of the storm. Williams held his lead all the way to the finish.
Current National Criterium Champion Huff was left with no lead out team of his own, and surfed wheels the last lap of the race, relying on bike handling skills and experience to find the best line to race his way onto the podium and into the yellow jersey.
Williams extends his lead in the K’ul Chocolate Sprint Jersey competition. Gomez extends his lead in the LeMond Best Young Rider competition. Eric Thompson (Donkey Label) leads the Penn Cycle Best Amateur competition. Racing continues on Saturday with 97 miles of racing at the North Mankato Road Race
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Williams (Cylance-Cannondale p/b Incycle) | 1:02:59 |
| 2 | Alfredo Rodriquez (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Brad Huff (Rally Cycling) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Ayden Toovey (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Bryan Gomez (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Erik Slack (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Michael (Mike) Friedman (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Tobin Ortenblad (Donkey Label) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Ulises Castillo (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Drew Christopher (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Brad Neagos (ICC Bissell-ABG-Giant) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Orlando Garibay (Cylance-Cannondale p/b Incycle) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Liam White (xXx Racing) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Julio Padilla (Team Arapahoe Resources) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Steve Fisher (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Eric Thompson (Donkey Label) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Alejandro Padilla (Team Arapahoe Resources) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Adam Farabaugh (Support Clean Sport/SeaSucker/Guttenplan Coaching) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Jake Magee (Elbowz Racing) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Morgan Schmitt (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Michael Sheehan (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Christopher Winn (Podiumwear) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Jeremy Powers (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Peter Olejniczak (Podiumwear) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Ryan Knapp (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Zack Allison (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Danny Pate (Rally Cycling) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Maxwell Ackerman (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Stefan Rothe (Elbowz Racing) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Winston David (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Nicolae Tanovitchii (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | George Simpson (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Mat Stephens (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Michael Burleigh (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Andrew Dahlheim (Team Arapahoe Resources) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Michael Alborn (xXx Racing) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Cortlan Brown (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Gabriel Baca (Elbowz Racing) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Innokenty Zavyalov (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | 0:00:18 |
| 40 | Liam Magennis (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | 0:00:21 |
| 41 | Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Aaron Beebe (ICC Bissell-ABG-Giant) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Paul Martin (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Andrez Diaz (Cylance-Cannondale p/b Incycle) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Ben Schmutte (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Adam Koble (Team Arapahoe Resources) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Kaler Marshall (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Nolan Tankersley (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Evan Murphy (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Corey Davis (Support Clean Sport/SeaSucker/Guttenplan Coaching) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Kyle Anderson (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Connor Brown (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Matt Mcloone (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Dennis Ramirez (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Yannick Eckmann (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Fabio Calabria (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Thomas Humphreys (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Michael Woell (Podiumwear) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Maxwell Anderson (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Alberto Covarrubias (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Tyler George (xXx Racing) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Dominic Caiazzo (CRCA Lupus Racing Team) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Jesse Kelly (Dallas Racing) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Oliver Flautt (Lupus Racing Team) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Conor Schunk (Support Clean Sport/SeaSucker/Guttenplan Coaching) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Timothy Savre (Credite Velo Trek) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Alexander Meyer (Podiumwear) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Cory Lockwood (KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Matthew Zimmer (Credite Velo Trek) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Joseph Schmalz (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Nicholas Torraca (Elevate p/b Bicycle World) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Thomas Revard (ICC Bissell-ABG-Giant) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Martin Vecchio (ICC Bissell-ABG-Giant) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Kevin Girkins (Elbowz Racing) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Andrew Clemence (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Ian Mcshane (ICC Bissell-ABG-Giant) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Wolfgang Brandl (Centric Bikes) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Ryan O'Boyle (xXx Racing) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Chris Arndt (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| 80 | Tristin Bentzler (Donkey Label) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Joshua Buchel (Elbowz Racing) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Steven Kusy (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Robert Sroka (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Samuel (Hunter) Grove (Cylance-Cannondale p/b Incycle) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Quinten Kirby (Support Clean Sport/SeaSucker/Guttenplan Coaching) | 0:00:42 |
| 86 | Jack Mccann (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | 0:00:50 |
| 87 | Mattison Brady (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Taylor Warren (Team Clif Bar Cycling) | 0:00:53 |
| 89 | Zachary Nehr (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) | 0:00:58 |
| 90 | Reid Mcclure (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Stephen Wagstaff (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) | 0:01:00 |
| 92 | Brian Kaker (Lakes Area Physical Therapy) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Jefferey May (Dallas Racing) | 0:01:02 |
| 94 | Davis Dombrowski (Dallas Racing) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Steven Davis (Centric Bikes) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| 96 | Blake Anton (Team Clif Bar Cycling) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Ross Baldwin (CRCA Lupus Racing Team) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| 98 | John Becker (First Internet Bank Cycling Team) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| 99 | Umberto Poli (Team Novo Nordisk Development) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Connor Ryan (Battley H-D /Spokes Etc) | 0:01:05 |
| 101 | Michael Lalla (Dallas Racing) | 0:01:09 |
| 102 | Michael Jasinski (Team Clif Bar Cycling) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Jonathan Toftoy (Donkey Label) | 0:01:12 |
| 104 | Evan Bybee (Team Arapahoe Resources) | 0:01:17 |
| 105 | Diego Sandoval (Cylance-Cannondale p/b Incycle) | 0:02:13 |
| 106 | Thorsten Askervold (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 0:02:56 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Huff (Rally Cycling) | 5:34:19 |
| 2 | Bryan Gomez (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek) | 0:00:04 |
| 3 | Thomas Zirbel (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:05 |
| 4 | Eric Thompson (Donkey Label) | 0:00:08 |
| 5 | Ayden Toovey (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | 0:00:14 |
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