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by VeloNews.com
Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) won the Merced Foothills Road Race Sunday from a 13-man break ahead of Saturday’s criterium winner Matty Rice (Bahati Foundation) and Will Routley (Jelly Belly). It was the first major pro road race of the U.S. season.
Jacques-Maynes called the win a bit of redemption after his efforts on Saturday, where he helped drive a late-race break only to be caught in the final corner.
In the women’s event, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) captured her second win in as many days, again nipping Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.) at the line. On Sunday, Colavita’s Kelly Benjamin placed third.
HTC-Columbia also won the team time trial Friday.
Attacking solo in the first of three laps, Teutenberg held a 30-second gap for about 20km before being caught by the field. She still had enough in the tank to outkick Evans and Benjamin.
“I’m happy with the race,” Teutenberg said. “We tried to be aggressive early and make the race hard. I was in a solo break early which was hard so I was happy to be able to sprint well at the end of the race. The team did another great job going with breaks throughout the day but none of the breaks stuck so then they looked after me for the sprint at the end. It was a good weekend of racing to start the season.
“I really enjoy racing in Merced. We have a weekend off now and then head down to San Dimas and Redlands.”
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