Jonny Brown has just won the US Road Championships event in Knoxville as Carpenter took second and Rather third place.
Hagens Berman Axeon’s Jonny Brown gave an impressive performance at yesterday’s US Pro Road Race Championships race in Tennessee by grabbing a well-deserved victory after dropping his breakaway riders on the final, most important lap of the course in Knoxville.
Robin Carpenter, Rally Cycling rider, was able to cross the finish line during yesterday’s super-hot day, second, while Jelly Belly-Maxxis’ Jacob Rather in third place.
“I was in tears, honestly. Seeing the finish right there and knowing I had it, I just couldn’t believe it. Especially in my new city. It’s just unbelievable,” Jonny Brown told Cyclingnews soon after the race was over.
“Everyone was just kind of looking at each other a little bit because Gavin Mannion went really hard up the climb that time, and through the feedzone everyone was just kind of looking at each other, so I knew it was my chance to get ahead, because once I did then they would just be, like, ‘Oh, who’s going to chase?'”
That’s a wrap on our 2018 #USPro national championships. Thanks to @visitknoxville for an amazing partnership. And congratulations to all of our new champions! @amberneben @CorynRivera @emmabeancx @joeyrosskopf @jstar_97 @LAganzar @Ty_Magner pic.twitter.com/PIb9GfPlfa
— USA Cycling (@usacycling) June 24, 2018
Brief Results
Jonathan Brown (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon
Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling
Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare
Benjamin King (USA) Team Dimension Data
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo
Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport
Thomas Revard (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon
Brandon Mcnulty (USA) Rally Cycling
