Logan Owen was the final survivor from an almost day-long breakaway as he seized the victory Saturday at Liege-Bastogne-Liege Espoirs. Teammate Ruben Guerreiro added to Axeon Hagens Berman’s day with a third-place finish.
Owen, 22, took his first UCI pro win last year at the Tour of Utah, but he said the prestigious U23 race ranked alongside his 2015 result.
"This is a dream come true," Owen said in a statement released by the team. "I have always loved this race and now I have managed to win it. I had super legs today. I don't think I have felt this good in a race since I started cycling."
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Owen made the original breakaway of 12 riders and was the only one who could counter an attack by Pavel Sivakov (BMC Development Team) on the Côte de Saint-Nicolas, the penultimate climb of the 178.6-km race.
"We had decided to try to get strong riders in the breakaway because with the rainy weather, the breakaway had a real chance to go to the finish - and that is exactly what happened," Owen said. "On the climb, I let Sivakov get a little gap on me and three other guys. Then I attacked those three and went straight by him."
Logan continued to open his gap as he soloed the final 20km to the finish.
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