Putt rises to challenge to win back-to-back U23 road titles
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Tanner Putt wins the U23 men's race for the second straight year. (photo by Karl Hendrikse)
Putt, who has raced extensively in Europe as part of the USA Cycling National Development Program (NDP), watched fellow NDP riders Daniel Eaton (Mesa, Ariz./Canyon Bicycles-Shimano), Geoffrey Curran (Tustin, Calif./Bissell Development Cycling) and Justin Oien (Escondido, Calif./California Giant Cycling) form an early break after the first lap that would eventually gain up to five minutes on the field.
With one lap remaining, the trio's advantage had been whittled down to just 1 minute and 40 seconds, and by the last climb the break was absorbed by the field with just three kilometers to go. Putt moved to the front over the final two kilometers and crossed the line first to earn the Stars-and-Stripes jersey. Keegan Swirbul (Carbondale, Colo./Bissell Development Cycling) finished in second place, three seconds back of Putt, and T.J. Eisenhart (Lehi, Utah/BMC Development Team) took the bronze medal.
In the second and final race of the day, Emerson Oronte (Boulder, Colo./GS Ciao) pulled away to win the 140km men's cat 1 race by 13 seconds. Erik Slack (Meridian, Idaho/Canyon Bicycles-Shimano) nipped Walton Brush (Portland, Ore./Team Mike's Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) to claim the silver medal.
The Fourth of July will see 39 national titles awarded in the time trial, held east of Madison in Waterloo. The action moves to Rockdale on Saturday for road races in the para-cycling categories in addition to the junior men and women age 9-14. Sunday's criteriums in downtown Madison conclude the event and will feature fast-paced racing that will take the riders around the Wisconsin state capitol on a four-corner, one-kilometer course.
For more information on the event, including course maps, a schedule of each day’s races, results and photos, visit the 2014 USA Cycling Amateur & Para-cycling Road National Championships event page. Look for updates from Madison on the USA Cycling Facebook and Twitter channels, or follow on Twitter with the hashtag #RoadNats.
2014 USA Cycling Amateur & Para-cycling Road National Championships
Madison, Wisconsin
July 3, 2014
RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY
Men Pro/1/2 U23 19-22
| 1. | Tanner Putt (Park City, UT) | UCI CT: Bissell Development Cycling | 3h20'15221 |
| 2. | Keegan Swirbul (Carbondale, CO) | UCI CT: Bissell Development Cycling | 3h20'18365 |
| 3. | Taylor (t.j.) Eisenhart (Lehi, UT) | BMC Development Team | 3h20'39271 |
Men Category 1
| 1. | Emerson Oronte (Boulder, CO) | GS Ciao | 3h22'34591 |
| 2. | Erik Slack (Meridian, ID) | Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | 3h22'47092 |
| 3. | Walton Brush (PORTLAND) | Team Mike's Bikes p/b Equator Coffees | 3h22'47892 |
| 4. | Timothy Rugg (Harrisonburg, VA) | Battley Harley-Davidson | 3h22'49473 |
| 5. | Maxim Jenkins (Citrus Heights, CA) | Marc Pro - Strava | 3h22'50719 |
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