Sandy Dujardin (Team TotalEnergies) waited patiently to launch his sprint on the long stretch of road to take the victory at the Maryland Cycling Classic.
The Frenchman was part of a tactical breakaway for much of the race, which had whittled down to just seven riders on the last lap.
How it unfolded
The only UCI ProSeries one-day men’s race in the United States, the Maryland Cycling Classic returned for its third edition on Saturday.
The course started and finished in Baltimore’s harbour, with the start line at Central Plaza and the finish at the Inner Harbor at E. Pratt & Market streets.
The peloton completed a 172.8km across six laps of a 28.8-kilometre circuit that headed north along Faith Road to climb at Greater Roland Pard, and with a mostly downhill run-in to the finish line.
The race was aggressive from the gun, with several groups going clear on the opening lap before a two-rider move was let go. Fabian Weiss (Tudor Pro Cycling) and Oscar Sevilla (Medellin) gained almost six minutes on the second lap before being slowly reeled in.
After the midway point, another high-powered chasing group broke away from the peloton with Alex Baudin, Marijn…
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