Bush nets another national title for Chipotle
Putt, Mannion round out podium
The day's final race, which started at 1:30 p.m., pitted 138 of the country's best under-23 men road racers against each other in a 168-km contest under blazing sunshine that pushed thermometers up to the mid-90s. The outcome of the race came down to three riders who have spent ample time riding in USA Cycling's National Development Program, Robert Bush (Chipotle-First Solar Development Team), Gavin Mannion (Bontrager Livestrong Team) and Tanner Putt (BMC-Hincape Sportswear Development Team). Those three riders broke away from the lead group with about 40 kilometers remaining in the race.
They quickly built a lead approaching two minutes, leaving the field to scramble for the final two podium spots.
"It was remarkably silent," Bush said of lack of talking between the the three leading riders late in the race. "Everybody was alone with their thoughts. Everyone was trying to make sure they were able to give it their all to the finish line."
As the distance to the finish line shrunk, the game of cat and mouse became more serious until, with approximately 500 meters remaining in the race, they came to a standstill. Bush hit the gas first, leaving Putt and Mannion behind. Bush carried the sprint through the finish line, holding off a hard-charging Putt, who edged Mannion by one second. Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Livestrong Team) finished fourth while Steve Fisher (Hagens Berman Cycling-Lake Washington Velo) claimed the fifth spot on the podium.
Bush, who has won three individual national championships, called his most recent Stars-and-Stripes jersey the sweetest of his career.
"It feels great to win the road race," Bush said. "This is the big event of the weekend. I really wanted to win and I'm very happy that I did. We knew it was going to be a long race, so we had to be patient. We had guys that were willing to go in the early moves some of my teammates (Adam (Leibovitz), Rob Squire and Anders Newbury) were all over the early breakaways, which took pressure off me. At one point, Robin Carpenter was up the road, so I could sit on everything. That was perfect. It was really a team race. That's how we won it last year, with great teamwork. That was the plan last year, just use the whole team."
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Robert Bush (UCI CT: Chipotle-First Solar De) | 4:13:58 |
2 | Tanner Putt (UCI CT: BMC/Hincapie Sportswea) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Gavin Mannion (UCI CT: Bontrager LIVESTRONG T) | 0:00:01 |
4 | G Lawson Craddock (UCI CT: Bontrager LIVESTRONG T) | 0:01:02 |
5 | Steve Fisher (Hagens Berman Cycling/Lake Wash) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Robin Carpenter (UCI CT: Chipotle-First Solar De) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Lawrence Warbasse (UCI CT: BMC/Hincapie Sportswear) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Michael Pincus (Bicycle Sport Shop pb Integrity) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Chris Stastny (California Giant Berry Farms/Sp) | 0:01:06 |
10 | Nathaniel Wilson (California Giant Berry Farms/Sp) | 0:01:13 |
11 | Evan Huffman (California Giant Berry Farms/Sp) | 0:03:29 |
12 | Joseph Schmalz (Elbowz Racing) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Nick Bax (XO COMMUNICATIONS p/b CISCO/Bat) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Charles (Mac) Cassin (Juwi Solar Cycling) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Connor McCutcheon (Team Simple Green/Bike Religion) | 0:03:54 |
16 | Steven Perezluha | 0:07:56 |
17 | Tyler Karnes (UCI CT: BMC/Hincapie Sportswea) | 0:07:59 |
18 | John Piasta (Team Mike's Bikes) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | John Harris (CCB Racing/CCB) | 0:08:18 |
20 | Weston Luzadder (Bissell-ABG-NUVO/Indianapolis C) | 0:08:44 |
21 | Edward Grystar (Freddie Fu Cycling Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jesse Goodrich (Juwi Solar Cycling) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Parker Kyzer (UCI CT: BMC/Hincapie Sportswear) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Christopher Putt (VeloCity Cyclists/Canyon Bicycl) | 0:08:49 |
25 | Branden Russell (Team Type 1- Development) | 0:08:58 |
26 | Stephen Leece (California Giant Berry Farms/Sp) | 0:10:16 |
27 | Brandon Feehery (Astella Oncology p/b ABD Cyclin) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Dylan DeGan | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Danny Heeley (Hagens Berman Cycling/Lake Wash) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Tyler Brandt (Team Mike's Bikes) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Johnathan Freter (Cleveland Clinic Sports Health) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Zachary Hoover (Friends Great Smokies (FGS Cycl) | 0:10:21 |
33 | John Tomlinson (ISCorp Cycling Team/Nova Cycle) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | James Schurman (Team Athletix Benefitting Globa) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alex Vanias (Bissell-ABG-NUVO/Indianapolis C) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | David Cueli (Team Cocos) | 0:10:26 |
37 | Ben Bertiger (Stage 17 Racing) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nathaniel Beams (PARK PLACE DEALERSHIPS/Dallas R) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mac Brennan (Bissell-ABG-NUVO/Indianapolis C) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | William (Booey) Hottenstein (Mt Borah / Minerva Design p/b B) | 0:11:00 |
41 | David Goodman (Athens Velo Club) | 0:13:00 |
42 | Griffin Easter (Ritte Van Vlaanderen) | 0:17:05 |
43 | Joshua Johnson (Bissell-ABG-NUVO) | 0:17:09 |
44 | Xavier Carville Alonso (BLUE STAR-BOOM Development Team) | 0:17:36 |
45 | Josh Estes (Team Athlete Forward/Fayetteville Wheelmen) | 0:19:27 |
46 | Daniel Rudalev (Iron Data Racing) | 0:29:01 |
47 | Justin Bynum (Tria Market / DonohooAuto/Birmingham Velo) | 1 lap |
48 | Neal Shepherd (Florida Velo) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Derek Schanze (GearLink Racing INC.) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Thomas Jondall (White Mountain Road Club) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ethan Sopenski (SJBC/San Jose Bicycle Club) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | William Zellmer (Gateway Harley-Davidson) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Levi Baker (Fayetteville Wheelmen) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Colton Barrett (UCI CT: Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Zach Bergh (Astella Oncology p/b ABD Cycling/ABD Cycling Club) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Collin Berry (Get Crackin'-MS Society/VRC) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Matthew Bruner (Carolina Break- Mens/Carolina Break) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Michael Dziedzic (Landis/Trek/White Mountain Road Club) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andrew Sjogren (Stage 17 Racing) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Alexander Vaughan-Ruiz | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Trevor MacLean (Aetna Cycling Team p/b Charlescoaching.com) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | John Pratt (Cyclin' Pratt Proforma) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Henk Calderon (Nick Lopez Tailoring Cycling Team) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
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