Tayler Wiles (DNA Cycling) escaped off the front of a four-rider group to claim the rugged and windy stage 2 by two seconds. Kristin Armstrong finished third to retain her race lead Saturday in the three-day Women's USA Pro Challenge.
Wiles, who is racing for DNA Cycling in Colorado, completed the hilly and windy 93.4 km Loveland to Ft. Collins road race in 2 hours, 29 minutes and 38 seconds. Lauren Komanski (Twenty16 Sho-Air) was second. Armstrong, Komanski's teammate who assumed the race lead with a split-second time trial win on the opening stage, finished third, four seconds behind.
Mara Abbott, racing once again for the Amy D. Foundation, powered to the front approaching the day’s major climb, and made the final move nearing the 1km to go banner, but was fourth at the line in the same time as Armstrong.
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"I went with about 400 metres, which is pretty early," said Wiles, who arrived in Colorado from Spain hours before the event began Thursday. "But it was a long, wide finish and I thought I would give it a go because I thought I had a good chance."
Armstrong, the two-time Olympic time trial gold medallist, now holds a 31-second lead over Wiles with Sunday's stage 3 Golden criterium remaining. Abbott is third, trailing by 51 seconds with Komanski in fourth, 1:01 behind.
"The race was only 58 miles, but with windy it was more difficult," said Armstrong. "When we finished and it was only 2 1/2 hours, I was surprised. I thought we were out there 3 1/2 or 4 hours."
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