Riders had the option between 4 different courses, but the 76-miles distance was the only race which counted as official qualifier for worlds.
The 76 miles start was given in one wave with a neutralized start of a few miles to leave the city. The race has some minor elevation with some rolling hills but the majority of the course was flat and fast, resulting in a 23-men sprint at the end to award the overall winner and the winners per age group.
It was a close battle with John Mansell of the 55-59 age group outsprinting a lot of his younger opponents to claim overall victory before Supe Dursteler (M19-34) and Taylor Edwards (M35-39). We also saw riders from the 60-64 and 65-69 age groups in the same sprint finish battling for the win. The average speed of the first group was 25.2 mph (40.57 km/h).
The 55-59 age group showed also power in the female categories as Angela Edwards Patterson and Cj Boyenger scored the fastest female times in an average speed of 24.1 mph (38.8 km/h) to take the first two spots in the ladies’ race. Shane Ellis (F45-49) took overall third in the same sprint finish.
The time trial who was scheduled had unfortunately been cancelled because of Covid-19.
