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Sam Bassetti (Elevate-KHS) wins the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic on May 28, 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Riders take one of the slippery corners during the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Riders get off the front during the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Fans watch as the mens peloton heads back into town at the Winston-Salem Cycling (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The men head into the feed zone during the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The men go single file on the way back into town during the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The mens field hits a steep climb during the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Adam Jamieson (Silber) rides during the The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The peloton heads through downtown during the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The mens field spreads out through downtown Winston-Salem during the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Oscar Sevilla (Medellin) and Francisco Mancebo (Inteja) catch up on the start line before the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Todays top 3 in the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic on May 28, 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Sam Bassetti (Elevate-KHS) checks out the guitar he got for first place at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic on May 28, 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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The mens field goes single file again to chase a group up the road during the road race at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Samuel Bassetti (Elevate-KHS) won the tactical game in the final kilometre of the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic Monday in North Carolina, seizing victory out of a select lead group of 11 that emerged from the battle of attrition over 177.8km on the urban circuit. Rally Cycling's Colin Joyce was second on the day, followed by Holowesko-Citadel's Fabian Lienhard.

"There was a split," Bassetti said of the final kilometre. "Rally went, [Holowesko] went, I went, and then I just had one more effort there with 600-700 metres to go, and that was it."

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Samuel Bassetti (USA) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling	4:01:05
2	Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling	0:00:01
3	Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources	0:00:02
4	Diego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
5	Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team	0:00:07
6	Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Medellin	0:00:12
7	Weimar Alfonso Roldan Ortiz (Col) Medellin	0:00:18
8	Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
9	Kevin Girkins (USA) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling	0:00:25
10	Tyler Magner (USA) Rally Cycling	0:01:03
11	Pier Andre Cote (Can)	0:01:07
12	Griffin Easter (USA) 303 Project
13	Taylor (T.J.) Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
14	Davide Gabburo (Ita) Amore & Vita - Prodir
15	Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling
16	Danick Vandale (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
17	Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling	0:01:08
18	John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources	0:01:09
19	Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
20	Nicholas Torraca (USA) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling	0:01:10
21	James Piccoli (Can) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling
22	Lance Haidet (USA) Aevolo	0:01:14
23	Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling	0:01:15
24	Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Medellin	0:01:16
25	Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources	0:01:19
26	Connor Toppings (Can) Probaclac-Devinci
27	Oliver Flautt (USA) Cyclus Sports	0:01:22
28	Colin Chris Stüssi (Swi) Amore & Vita - Prodir	0:01:24
29	George Simpson (USA) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling
30	Jure Rupnik (Slo) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team	0:01:32
31	Oscar Eduardo Sanchez Guarin (Col) Canel's - Specialized	0:01:35
32	Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling	0:01:52
33	Maxx Chance (USA) 303 Project
34	Olivier Brisebois (Can) Probaclac-Devinci	0:01:53
35	Luis Ricardo Villalobos Hernandez (Mex) Aevolo	0:02:06
36	Corey Davis (USA) Cyclus Sports	0:02:12
37	Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Probaclac-Devinci	0:02:30
38	Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling	0:03:06
39	Tyler Stites (USA) Aevolo	0:03:15
40	Connor Sallee (USA) Cyclus Sports	0:03:37
41	Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate - Khs Pro Cycling
42	Stephen Keeping (Can) Probaclac / Devinci
43	Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) Medellin	0:03:38
44	Roman Daniel Villalobos Solis (CRc) Canel's - Specialized
45	Mirko Trosino (Ita) Amore & Vita - Prodir	0:03:44
46	Oscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Medellin
47	Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita - Prodir
48	Max Rubarth (Can) Probaclac / Devinci
49	Julien Gagne (Can) Probaclac / Devinci	0:03:45
50	Eduardo Corte Cordero (Mex) Canel's - Specialized
51	Charles-Etienne Chretien (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
52	Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
53	Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
54	Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Rally Cycling	0:03:51
55	Jan-André Freuler (Swi) Amore & Vita - Prodir	0:05:26
56	Jean-Denis Thibault (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
57	Bernat Font Mas (Spa) 303 Project	0:06:48
58	Cullen Easter (USA) 303 Project
59	Efren Santos Moreno (Mex) Canel's - Specialized	0:12:18
60	Jayson Valade (Fra) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team	0:14:21
61	Alexis Cartier (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team	0:15:35
OTL	Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - Prodir	0:20:47
OTL	Noah Granigan (USA) Ccb Foundation - Sicleri	0:20:56
OTL	Jose Alfredo Santoyo Gonzalez (Mex) Canel's - Specialized	0:24:24
DNF	Austin Stephens (USA) 303 Project
DNF	Jacob Sitler (USA)
DNF	Fernando Islas Lopez (Mex) Aevolo
DNF	Jesse Anthony (USA) Rally Cycling
DNF	Andrew Giniat (USA) Cyclus Sports
DNF	Hendrik Pineda (Can) Probaclac / Devinci
DNF	Michael Gearren Ii (USA) Cyclus Sports
DNF	Jose Alfredo Aguirre Infante (Mex) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
DNF	Antonio Zullo (Ita) Amore & Vita - Prodir
DNF	Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
DNF	Michael Hernandez (USA) Aevolo
DNF	Benjamin Renkema (USA)
DNF	Denzel Stephenson (USA) Aevolo
DNF	Christopher Winn (Aus) 303 Project
DNF	Wellinton Canela Capellan (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
DNF	Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
DNF	Roman Seliversov (USA) Ccb Foundation - Sicleri
DNF	Adam Jamieson (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF	Patrick Collins (USA) Ccb Foundation - Sicleri
DNF	Oliver Evans (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF	Conor O'brien (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF	Adrian Santiago Nuñez Hernandez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
DNF	Jonah Mead-Van Cort (USA) Ccb Foundation - Sicleri
DNF	William De Jesus Guzmán Rosario (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
DNF	Leonel Palma Dajui (Mex) Canel's - Specialized
DNF	Winston David (USA) Cyclus Sports
DNF	Isaiah Newkirk (USA) 303 Project
DNF	Wyatt Goral (USA) Ccb Foundation - Sicleri
DNF	Laurent Gervais (Can) Aevolo