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Stage 2
Our plan going into Stage 2 on Tuesday was to look after Ivan Dominguez. He
sprinted so well yesterday and
the boys did an amazing job to bring back the
break on the circuits to nearly deliver him to a win.
But we changed
tactics in the final part of the stage because Ivan and I
weren't in a good position. Caleb Manion and Ivan Stevic were
the wildcards we
had to play. They would be following breakaways and killing them to make it
come down to a bunch sprint.
Both of them were riding well so when we hit the
3 km to go mark, Caleb just drilled it and launched Stevic up Clocktower
Hill.
It was a very satisfying victory, not only for Ivan but also for me. He came
to me with 40 km to go and said
his legs were feeling good. I told him he
needed to go for it. It was nice to see someone who has worked tirelessly to
help
others win finally get his own victory after a year and four months.
Wednesday's stage is another long one – 190.2
km. But it's going to be a lot
tougher with four categorized climbs. For me, personally, it's going to be a
little bit
of survival. It will be a difficult race. There's probably going to
be a bunch of about 35 riders by the time they reach
the finish line. I'm sure
there's going to be a lot of guys trying to get time before Stage 5 is race up
Brasstown Bald
Mountain.
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