In the pack at the Banana Belt #1 Sunday at Hagg Lake.
The opening round of the Banana Belt series went off under perfect spring conditions, with clouds burning off and temperatures warming throughout the day. The race was also the first event of the Oregon Cup.
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- In the pack at the Banana Belt #1 Sunday at Hagg Lake.
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- The Cat 1 women cross the dam at Hagg Lake during one of the 11-mile loops.
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- Sorella Forte’s Jen Akeroyd makes an early break attempt in the Women’s Cat 1/2/3 race.
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- Leia Tyrrell (OSU) and Karey Miles (Therapeutic Associates/GENR8) in the Women’s Cat 1/2/3 race.
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- Veloforma’s Alice Pennington soloed in for the win in the Cat 1/2/3 race.
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- Tyrrell took the field sprint in front in the 1/2/3 race.
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- An afternoon group crosses the bridge near the beginning of the race.
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- Echelon Gran Fondo/ZteaM’s Dave Zimbelman sports his Masters World Championships colors while initiating an early break with teammate Karsten Hagen in the Masters 40+ 1/2/3 race.
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- The Masters 40+ 1/2/3 field didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to try and bring back the break.
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- On the course in the afternoon.
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- Zimbelman stayed away and cruised in with a large lead in the Masters 1/2/3 race.
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- The juniors hit the course for two laps in the afternoon.
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- A close sprint for the juniors as a small group finished together.
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- One of two Cat 5 groups that raced in the afternoon.
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- The lake was extremely calm in the morning.
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- The Cat 4 women cross the dam during their morning race.
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- The Cat 4 women rode 33 miles and slowly whittled things down to a select group at the front.
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- The lead group battles for the win at the finish in the Women’s Cat 4 race.
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- The Cat 3 men covered four laps for race #1 and will add a lap each week.
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- The Cat 3 men bunch up as they begin the back side of the course.
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- A big bunch sprint for the Cat 3 men.
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- Word-RCB’s Stephen Bedford took the sprint.
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- Sublime Sublimity winner Ryan Carlson leads the Pro/1/2 men up a hill.
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- The field twists through a corner.
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- The Pro/1/2 field flies toward the line after coming into the finish together.
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- Steven Beardlsey (Gentle Lovers) and Jacob Rathe (Jelly Belly) push to the line while eventual winner Brad Gebhard makes his move to their right.
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- Steven Beardsley lowers his arms after the victory salute that caused his relegation.
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- This vigilant pooch is the Cycling Action race dog of the week. Congratulations.
