Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) and Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling) were the overall winners of the 2017 San Dimas Stage Race, held March 24-26 in San Dimas, California.
Impressively, Doebel-Hickok and Stage 2 winner Robin Carpenter (Holowsko-Citadel) were successful without teammates.
Cylance swept the opening uphill time trial on Glendora Mountain Road, with Kyle Murphy and Doebel-Hickok taking the stage win and race lead.
Carpenter won the Stage 2 road race, with Murphy defending his race lead, while Doebel-Hickok doubled up, proving she was the strongest woman in the field.
Youth prevailed on the final stage criterium, won by 21-year-old Australian Michael Rice (Axeon Hagens Berman), who denied Carpenter a second straight stage win with the help of a lead-out by teammate Christopher Blevins, and 15-year-old Megan Jastrab (Swami’s Junior Development). Murphy did not make the breakaway and fell to fourth overall. Brown took the overall title ahead of two others in the breakaway, CyclingTips columnist Jordan Cheyne (Jelly Belly-Maxxis), and Carpenter.
Photographer John Holderness of Above Four Media was on hand and brought us these images.
2017 San Dimas Stage Race Results
Stage 1 (Glendora Mountain Road time trial): Kyle Murphy (Cylance Pro Cycling); Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling)
Stage 2 (Bonelli Park road race): Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel); Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling)
Stage 3 (Downtown San Dimas criterium): Michael Rice (Axeon Hagens Berman); Megan Jastrab (Swami’s Junior Development)
Overall GC: Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling); Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling)
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- The San Dimas Stage Race provides juniors between the ages of 15-18 an opportunity to compete on the same courses as professional riders.
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- Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) settled into a comfortable lead in the U25 competition after Stage 1.
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- Luke Lamperti (Team Swift) won the Juniors 15/16 Stage 2 circuit race with an impressive sprint — and even had time to celebrate for the cameras.
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- Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling and Cylance Pro Cycling put in a full day’s work defending against repeated attacks led by Jelly Belly-Maxxis, Axeon Hagens Berman, and others.
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- Bonelli Park is a recreational oasis surrounded by industrial parks and urban housing development.
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- The Cat 2 breakaway passed by an unusually green hillside before starting up the Heckler’s Hill climb.
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- The quality and quantity of juniors competing at the San Dimas Stage Race seems to improve every year.
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- Holly Breck (Sho-Air TWENTY20) set the pace early in the Stage 3 criterium.
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- The Lux-Stradling team along with many other great junior programs is doing an excellent job of developing the next generation of US riders.
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- Riders from Conade-Visit Mexico-Specialized patrolled the front of the group in defense of their second and third overall podium positions.
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- Jelly Belly-Maxxis rode an aggressive race, sending multiple riders up the road and ultimately placing Jordan Cheyne in second overall GC.
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- Kyle Murphy and his two remaining Cylance teammates put it all on the line but couldn’t hold onto his overall lead.
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- Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) led the breakaway with one lap remaining, knowing that the overall race lead was now his to lose.
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- One of the first competitors of the Stage 1 time trial made his way up Glendora Mountain Road — 4.25 miles, with a total elevation gain of 1,257 feet.
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- Shayna Powless (Sho-Air TWENTY20) got off to a good start in her young road cycling career by placing first in the Pro Women 1-2 under-25 competition.
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- Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling) won Stage 1 of the San Dimas Stage Race and defended the leader’s jersey without the aid of teammates over the next two days of racing.
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- Stage 1 of the San Dimas Stage Race came down to a tight battle between Kyle Murphy (Cylance Pro Cycling) and Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling), with Murphy taking the victory by three seconds.
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- Lindsay Myers (Tibco-Silicon Valley) is beginning to show her past form after taking time off to complete a doctorate in physical therapy.
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- Glendora Mountain Road is a favorite of local riders. Holly Breck (Sho-Air TWENTY20) most likely knows every corner and gradient change on the mountain.
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- Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling) did more than defend her lead; even without teammates, she out-sprinted the field to take Stage 2 of the San Dimas Stage Race.
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- The pro peloton hit the bottom of the Heckler’s Hill climb on the circuit around Bonelli Park in San Dimas, California.
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- Who needs teammates? Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel) rode the San Dimas Stage Race without the aid of teammates, and took the Stage 2 victory.
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- The pro women’s podium: Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling) in the yellow leader’s jersey (and the polka-dot jersey), Megan Jastrab (Swami’s Junior Development) in the green sprinter’s jersey, and Shayna Powless (Sho-Air TWENTY20) in the best young rider’s jersey.
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- Megan Jastrab (Swami’s Junior Development) edged out Holly Breck (Sho-Air TWENTY20) to win the Stage 3 criterium in downtown San Dimas.
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- The pro women’s overall GC podium: Krista Doebel-Hickok (Cylance Pro Cycling) in first, Marcela Prieto (Conade-Visit Mexico-Specialized) in second, Veronica Leal (Conade-Visit Mexico-Specialized) in third, Diana Moug (Folsom Bike-Trek) in fourth, and Esther Walker (SDBC/Emerald Textiles) in fifth.
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- Australian Michael Rice (Axeon Hagens Berman) out-sprinted a select group of riders that formed the day’s winning break to win the Stage 3 criterium.
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- The pro men’s overall GC podium: Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS) in first, Jordan Cheyne (Jelly Belly-Maxxis) in second, Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel) in third place, Kyle Murphy (Cylance) in fourth, and Michael Rice (Axeon Hagens Berman) in fifth.
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- The pro men’s podium: Conner Brown (Elevate-KHS) in the yellow leader’s jersey as well as the best young rider’s jersey, Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel) in the green sprinter’s jersey, and Kyle Murphy (Cylance) in the polka dot jersey.