The first edition of the Maryland Cycling Classic women’s race marked a fresh start for the peloton but also the end of an era as the Ceratizit team completed their final race ever.
The German team announced last month that their sponsorship hunt had ended unsuccessfully, and they will fold.
The team had hoped to end their last season with a victory, but it wasn’t to be after EF Education-Oatly launched a late attack. Ceratizit’s Marta Jaskulska made the move but finished fifth after losing contact amid relentless attacking. From the peloton, Ceratizit’s Mylène de Zoete won the sprint for seventh behind race winner Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto).
“Luckily, Marta could follow, so she still…
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