Peter Stetina made it two wins in three stages for the US National Team Friday at the Cascade Cycling Classic, taking the victory in the Cascade Lakes Road Race after the peloton reeled in the day's breakaway on the final climb. Stetina’s win comes on the heels of Alex Howes' stage 1 win atop McKenzie Pass.
Stetina escaped the bunch in the closing kilometres with Team Ecuador's Santiago Montenegro and Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda Hernandez before opening a slight gap on the teammates at the finish. Montenegro finished second, with Cepeda sweeping up the final podium spot.
Overall leader Gavin Mannion (UnitedHealthcare) finished with the bunch on the heels of the escapees and retained his yellow jersey.
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Stetina said a pre-race recon was the edge he needed to get the win at the end of a hard day.
"I'd seen the stage the day before the race to see this climb, and I knew the last 3km," Stetina said. "It's the only part where it kicks and stays consistent. So many climbs around Bend are shallow and pitchy, so that was kind of earmarked as the place to be."
Before Stetina could launch his attack, however, the field had to reel in the remnants of the days' 10-rider breakaway. The conditions helped out.
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