Trek-LIVESTRONG’s Alex Dowsett glided through the finish line of yesterday’s Awbrey Butte Circuit Race to claim the first place victory. After a late-race move that propelled him just beyond the bunch sprint from the main peloton, the Trek-LIVESTRONG rider threw his arms up in victory.  The last stage of the 133.6-kilometer Cascade Cycling Classic proved a close race, with only two seconds separating Alex from sprinters Frank Pipp and Andy Jacque-Maynes.

On the whole, Team Trek-LIVESTRONG put forth a powerful showing throughout the race, ending the Cascade Cycling Classic as leaders of the team GC.  Dowsett teammate Ben King (USA) was another notable of the race, clinching the white jersey as the best young rider with a ninth place overall finish.

Just after the race, an elated Dowsett proclaimed, “This is really good. The team was going from strength to strength with Jesse [Sergent] winning the prologue and Ben [King] in the young riders jersey. We haven’t had a race that we haven’t done well in so far this year. I’ve got a lot to thank the team for…a hell of a lot.”

Next up: the team looks to continue its slew of success performances in the three-stage Tour of Elk Grove!

Alex Dowsett wins Stage 5

Ben King Takes the White Jersey

Team Trek-LIVESTRONG had an all-around solid showing at Thursday’s Skyliner Road time trial, the second stage of the Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Oregon.  Jesse Sergent, who won the yellow jersey on Tuesday’s Prologue, followed through with a second place finish, just fifteen seconds behind winner Ben Day.  Teammates Alex Dowsett, Nathan Brown, and Timothy Roe also finished in the top ten, securing the seventh, ninth, and tenth fastest times of the day, respectively.

The 25-kilometer time trial shook up the overall standings of the race, with Timothy Roe taking the lead of the young rider classification, and gaining the white jersey.  Roe is also currently the team’s highest ranked rider in the Classic, and is tied for seventh place overall, 1:38 behind the fastest time.  Teammate Ben King (USA) is close behind, just 1:59 back, and currently sits in tenth place.

Tomorrow the team will ride the Classic’s second mountain stage, the stage three Cascade Lakes road race, which spans 128 kilometers.  The team will look to build upon their prior success as they ride in the second half of the Cascade Cycling Classic.

Jesse Sergent

Tim Roe