Women’s USA Pro Challenge 2015 Stage 2

photo credit @ Taylor Wiles – Twitter 

Tayler Wiles won stage 2 of this year’s inaugural Women’s USA Pro Challenge, in a sprint finish, following 58-miles (93km) of racing from Loveland to Fort Collins.

Meanwhile, Lauren Komanski (Twenty16-Sho-Air) crossed the line in second spot, followed by her teammate, Kristin Armstrong, who rounded out the podium in third.

However, despite finishing in third spot today, Armstrong managed to retain her lead in the overall classification.

Race Details

The duo of, Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) and Robin Farina (BMW-Happy Tooth Dental), rode out front for most of today’s stage. However, the pair were eventually reeled in by the peloton.

From there, the quartet of Wiles, Komanski, Armstrong, and Mara Abbott (Amy D Foundation) came to form the next breakaway group, which served to hold until today’s finale – with Wiles emerging as the strongest rider. 

.@TaylerWiles takes Stage 2 of the Women's USA Pro Challenge #ProChallenge pic.twitter.com/VQK0ld1gDW

— USA Pro Challenge (@USAProChallenge) August 22, 2015

Top Finishers

1 Tayler Wiles (USA) Velocio – SRAM 2:29:38
2 Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air 0:00:02
3 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air 0:00:04
4 Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D Foundation
5 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air 0:01:27
6 Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco-SVB
7 Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air
8 Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team

General classification after stage 2

1 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air 2:51:02
2 Tayler Wiles (USA) Velocio – SRAM 0:00:31
3 Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D Foundation 0:00:51
4 Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho-Air 0:01:01
5 Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air 0:01:27