Could a third time be the true charm for Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) at the Maryland Cycling Classic? After all, the US rider has been on the podium in the previous two editions and Baltimore is labeled as ‘Charm City’.
“I’m excited to go back. It looks like it might be a little bit less climbing than before it, so it could fall more towards the sprints this year, but they said that about the last course as well, and it ended up being very open,” Powless told Cyclingnews from his home in Houston, Texas.
The bulk of the season so far has been another stellar showing for the 29-year-old, with a win at Dwars Door Vlaanderen, which he called “a dream come true”, and another at the GP Gippengen. He also scored top 10s at Trofeo Laigueglia, Eschborn-Frankfurt and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
“Heat plus humidity makes for a nasty combo. I’ve been training in very hot weather and I’ll be ready for it if it’s hot. And if it’s not, then I think the heat training will still help. It’s always a hot one in Baltimore,” he said. The advance weather report for Baltimore calls for a warm 29°C day with rain showers.
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