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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Crowd
The men's peloton rolled out of the start with cheering crowds and threatening skies.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Breakaway
Andrew Talansky's (Cannondale-Garmin) place in the early break set him up for the attack later in the race.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: UnitedHealthcare
UHC took over the chase on Kent Street to close the gap to the break.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Early break
The initial break of the day rolled across the Veteran's Bridge over the Tennessee River.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Airgas-Safeway
Chris Horner's Airgas-Safeway squad worked on the front of the early chase.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Talansky attack
Talansky launched his solo attack on the third time up Lookout Mountain.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Talansky
Talansky tried to stay away from the closing peloton with two laps to go.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Zwizanski
Scott Zwizanski got a little encouragement from his Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies soigneur as he handed off a bottle on the top of the climb.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Market Street Bridge
The Market Street Bridge framed the peloton over the Tennessee River.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Ben King
Ben King (Cannondale-Garmin) led the break near the top of Kent Street.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Kent Street
Riders turned onto Kent Street, with its 20-percent climb ahead.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Dombrowski, Howes
Cannondale-Garmin's Joe Dombrowski and Alex Howes worked together to catch the break before the final laps.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Horner
Horner was up out of the saddle in the chase in downtown Chattanooga.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Reijnen, Horner
Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare) and Horner climbed Kent Street side by side.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Grabbing bottles
Chris Horner went back to the team car to pick up bottles late in the race.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Crash
Rain-slicked roads led to this crash on the entrance to the bridge.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Peloton
The peloton rode over Veteran's Bridge on Memorial Day, heading back into downtown Chattanooga.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Busche climbs
Mathew Busche (Trek Factory Racing) fought his way up the Kent Street climb. Reijnen was on his wheel but suffered a flat tire at the start of the final lap. He still managed a podium finish.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Final selection
Busche did more than his fair share of work on the front of the final leader's group.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Cannondale-Garmin chases
Without teammates, Busche was forced to let other teams like Cannondale chase the break while he went along for the ride.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Busche wins
Busche celebrated his second national championship title.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Dombrowski
A disappointed Joe Dombrowski finished second in a driving rainstorm.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Podium
The men's podium of Mathew Busche and son, Joe Dombrowski in second, and Kiel Reijnen in third.
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2015 USA Cycling men’s pro national road championships: Busche's second title
While Mathew Busche enjoyed the winner's kiss; his young son was none too happy about it.
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