Redlands Classic: Virginia's Blue Ridge-Twenty24 sweep podium at women's Route 66 time trial

Melisa Rollins, Emily Ehrlich and Laurel Quiñones swept the podium for Virginia Blue Twenty24

Melisa Rollins (second place on left), winner Emily Ehrlich (centre) and Laurel Quiñones (third place) swept the podium for Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)

Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 took a clean sweep the women's stage 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic as Emily Ehrlich won the Route 66 time trial ahead of teammates Melisa Rollins and Laurel Quiñones.

Ehrlich took the win by 15 seconds from Rollins with Quiñones a further 14 seconds back in third.

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