National champion shows his stripes in TT

For the second straight day at the Tour of the Red River Gorge Invitational the Hot Tubes Development Team did their best Team Astana impersonation by dominating the top four spots on the general classification.

Racing the 22.7km time trial under the threat of severe weather and shifting winds the Hot Tubes riders placed five of their six riders in the top ten on the stage.

Holder of the Best Young Rider Jersey, Lawson Craddock posted the fastest time on the day at 0:29:00 besting his older team, Yellow Jersey holder Nathan Brown by 0:00:34. Mid-Atlantic / Fuji (and National TT Champion) rider Adam Leibovitz broke the Hot Tubes stranglehold on the podium with a strong ride 0:00:37 off the winning pace.

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With no KOM or Sprint points on offer today the jerseys remained on the shoulders of Max Durtschi (Hammer / CMG) and Anders Newbury (Hot Tubes).

Tomorrow's road race from Beattyville to Stanton should be a thriller. The riders will tackle 70.4 miles of roads in which 35.66 miles net 7,994' of climbing as they travel through the scenic Red River Gorge.