US Continental teams found success last weekend in Portugal, with Axeon Cycling's Portuguese newcomer Ruben Guerreiro winning stage 2 and the overall at the Troféu do Sudoeste e Costa Vicentina, while Optum Pro Cycling's Brad Huff won the field sprint for third place on the opening stage.
The two-day UCI 2.2 race in Portugal featured two stages over Saturday and Sunday, with the first being a 218 km stage from Sines to Vila do Bispo. A breakaway by two ActiveJet riders narrowly survived to the finish of stage 1 after escaping over the final climb of the day. The pair had just enough of an advantage to stay in front of the charging field, which was led home by Huff, who finished with the same time as the leaders.
The following day saw Guerreiro win ahead of USA Cycling U23 national team rider Colin Joyce and Axeon's James Oram. The trio was joined by Rietumu-Delfin rider Krists Neilands in a group that finished four seconds ahead of one other rider and seven seconds ahead of a chase group of 10.
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Time bonuses boosted Guerreiro into the overall lead, followed by ActiveJet's Pawel Bernas and Joyce. Oram was fourth overall. Guerreiro, 20, also took home the race's jersey for best young rider, while Axeon took the team classification.
Haga lone North American finisher in Milan-San Remo
Giant-Alpecin's Chad Haga finished his first Monument during Milan-San Remo on Sunday and was the only North American rider to finish the race. Haga came in 152nd, nearly 15 minutes down, after crashing twice on the way to Via Roma. His teammate, John Degenkolb, took home the win.
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