Jasmin Glaesser (Rally Cycling) claimed the first UCI road victory of her career by attacking the successful breakaway on the second stage of the Tour of the Gila then out-sprinting Twenty16-RideBiker's Leah Thomas in Fort Bayard. UnitedHealthcare's Abigail Mickey chased furiously trying to take the race lead from stage 1 winner Mara Abbott (Amy D Foundation), but fell short.
Glaesser went clear with Hagens Berman-Supermint's Scotti Lechuga on the mesa before the fast, technical descent from the second mountain sprint 44km into the 119.3km stage. They were joined by Thomas and Mickey, and then on the long, headwind grind along highway 35 from Lake Roberts to the feed zone, three more riders came across: Brianne Walle (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank), Linda Villumsen (UHC) and Glaesser's teammate Jessica Prinner.
Behind, Abbott was isolated after beginning the race with four teammates, then losing one in a crash on stage 1. As the gap to the breakaway threatened both Abbott's lead and Kristin Armstrong's third place, with UnitedHealthcare's Mickey starting the day 3:05 behind, Armstrong and Abbott themselves were forced to hit the front and bring the gap down.
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Glaesser pushed the pace on the final climb, pulling Thomas away. Mickey chased 30 seconds behind but could not close the gap in the blustery winds. Glaesser let Thomas lead into the final stretch into the wind, then jumped around to win handily.
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