Eric Young (Rally Cycling) out-kicked Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare) to win stage 2 at the 2017 Tour of the Gila in a bunch sprint at the end of 120.7km of racing.
Young narrowly edged McCabe at the line at Fort Bayard as Jose Aguirre (Canel’s Specialized) crossed next for third. Young’s teammate Matteo Dal-Cin finished safely in the bunch to hold onto the overall race lead he earned with the stage 1 win.
"It was a good day,” Young said after taking the stage victory. "The guys rode well all day, managing the break and keeping Matteo’s leader’s jersey in a good spot. I felt decent all day and definitely wanted to go for the win. Danny, Colin and Sepp made sure the breakaway stayed close and in the final few kilometers, Adam de Vos made some huge efforts to keep me in a good position."
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The Inner Loop Road Race, which started and finished at historic Fort Bayard, featured a first intermediate of the day at just 10km, so riders wasted little time trying to jump off the front after a short neutral roll out.
Elevate-KHS rider Nick Torraco took the maximum bonus at the sprint, but attempts to sneak away from the peloton were continually stifled until riders started making their way up the climb to Pino Altos.
More attacks flew on the climb, but nothing could stick as the peloton was obviously feeling stingy. Movistar-Team Ecuador’s Byron Guama took the the first KOM honours ahead of Victor Garcia (Canel’s) and Janier Acevedo (UnitedHealthcare), and an escape finally gained some ground in the ensuing kilometres when Francisco Mancebo (Canyon Bicycles), Lachlan Norris (Unitedhealthcare), Stephen Bassett (Silber Pro Cycling) and Michael Rice (Axeon Hagens Berman) slipped away and had a 50 second gap with about 55km left to race.
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