Gavin Mannion finished safely in the bunch on the final stage of the Colorado Classic to win overall and take the biggest victory of his career.
His UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team wrapped up the race in the best way possible with their sprinter Travis McCabe winning the 80-kilometre stage in Denver which followed on the heels of his two wins at the Tour of Utah the previous week.
In addition, Mannion’s team-mate Serghei Tvetcov finished second overall and the team also won the team classification. Rounding out the podium was Hugh Carthy (Team EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) who finished 22″ down on Mannion.
In what was a remarkable week for UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling, the women’s squad also achieved a 1-2 at the Colorado Classic with Katie Hall winning and Leah Thomas coming in second.
Katie Hall has taken the overall win at every American stage race she lined up for in the 2018 season. In taking the overall classification, Katie Hall has won five stage races in America. Prior to that, the climber had never won a stage race before this year.
“Be proud of this moment,” Sporting Director Seba Alexandre said, “it’s been a long time in the making and we deserve this accomplishment.”
“This is the most important win of my career,” Mannion said, “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates. There were moments on stage 3 where I wasn’t sure we’d be able to hold on, but somehow they brought it all back.” Those tense moments were relieved as the peloton rolled into Denver on the final lap of stage 4 Sunday, with Mannion safely tucked in the front of the peloton. He finished a strong 11th place on the final day right with the top sprinters.
