WELCOME BACK.

THE GAP IS NOW 15 SECONDS.

WE HIT THE RESET BUTTON ON THE FRONT OF THE GROUP AFTER A LARGE GROUP HAS COME TOGETHER TO CHASE DOWN THE FIVE BREAK AWAY RIDERS.

BACK INTO THE FOLD HERE.

>> IT'S IMPRESSIVE TO SEE COMMITTED THE GUYS ARE TO RACE HARD RIGHT NOW.

YOU SEE ALL THE TEAMS PULLING THROUGH HARD TRYING TO MAKE A BREAK AWAY.

IT IS NOT A BREAK AWAY IT IS A SMALL PELOTON.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RACING TO DO AND WE'RE DOWN TO A SMALL PELOTON.

IT BASICALLY, YOU KNOW MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC IS PROVEN TO BE A REAL CLASSIC.

THIS IS NOT AN EASY RACE IT WILL COME DOWN TO SMALL NUMBERS.

RIGHT NOW, LOOK AT THE ATTACKS THEY ARE GOING ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

>> THEY ARE REPORTING THIS GROUP AT 35 RIDERS.

THEY ARE JOINED IN HERE.

MAYBE A FEW LESS.

THAT MIGHT BE AN OLD NUMBER SINCE THE LAST CHECK.

WE'LL START TRYING TO TAKE NAMES.

PAT IS POWLESS AT THE BACK.

THE EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST MAKING THE SPLIT THAT MATTERED.

SO ONE OF THE BIG AMERICAN NAMES IN THIS RACE HAS MADE IT.

HERE IS THE CATCH OF THE BREAK AWAY OF FIVE COMING BACK INTO THE FOLD EARLIER.

CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN BACK IN.

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE FIVE RIDERS DO YOU TRY AND HANG IN THIS GROUP AS LONG AS YOU CAN?

>> DEFINITELY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE STRATEGY THAT IS GOING TO BE A HARD RACE AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET AN ADVANTAGE AND YOU WONDER WHICH RIDERS, OSCAR, MURPHY CAN STAY HERE.

SO IN A WAY THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD AN EASIER RIDE.

MAYBE NOT.

BUT THEY ARE STILL IN THE GAME.

THEY ARE STILL MAIN PART OF THE RACE THEY SHOULD BE PULLING THROUGH.

RIGHT NOW, I WOULD DEFINITELY TRYING TO SAVE ENERGY AND LET THE WORLD TOUR TEAMS DO THE WORK.

THIS IS A TIME THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG IN THE PECKING ORDER SO YOU CAN GET AN ADVANTAGE.

>> THEY WILL ADJUST THIS GROUP DOWN TO 25.

A DPU GUYS UNHAPPY WITH THE SIZE OF THAT REALIZING THAT 25 MIGHT BE TOO BIG TO GO TO THE LINE TOGETHER.

SO POWLESS TRYING TO GET UP.

HE SEES SOMETHING HE LIKES.

YEAH.

IT'S ON.

EF IS GOING TO PUT ONE UP THERE AND TRY AND DRIVE THIS AS THEY DROVE AT THE PELOTON.

YOU SAW HOW QUICKLY THE GUYS START COMING UP YOU GO WITH URGENCY AND YOU GOT A PLAN AND LIFT THE TEMPO OF THE GROUP.

THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON WE GOT THE PLIT AND LET'S MAKE SURE THIS GROUP DOESN'T GET SPEND TOO MUCH TIME PASSING THE BUCK.

EF WILL TAKE CHARGE AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE GROUP STAYS AWAY.

>> IT IS A MOMENT WHO MISSES A MOVE THEY ARE TRYING TO RACE FROM BEHIND.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT GOING.

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO ROTATE AND YOU START SEEING WHO WANTSTH IS TO WORK.

IDEALLY IT SHOULD BE ALL THE WORLD TOUR TEAMS THAT ARE PUSHING THE PACE BECAUSE IT'S UP TO THEM.

>> I THINK I SAW MATEO IN THERE.

HE IS IN THERE AIN.

HE'S A BIT OF A WILDCARD.

HE HAS A YOUNG TEAM.

SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH WORKUT FOLLOW FOLLOW AND BE THERE AND WAIT UNTIL [INAUDIBLE].

>> AND LOOKING NICE AND CALM AT TH BACK OF THE GROUP AGAIN RIDING ON THE COMPOSITE U.S.A. CYCLING TEAM.

RIDERS FROM THERE CALLED TRADE TEAMS A TEAM THAT YOU ARE PAID TO RIDE ON.

BUT THOSE TEAMS DON'T ALWAYS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RACE AT EVENTS LIKE THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

SO GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AMERICAN RIDERS THAT ALL GET TO WAIVERS FROM THEIR TRADE TEAM TO COME RACE ON TEAM U.S.A. >> THAT'S A GREAT THING WE COULD HAVE.

SOMETIMES WE CAN DO THAT.

AND MATEO IS EXCITED HIS TEAM GAVE HIM THE RELEASE TO COME OUT HERE AND RACE FOR U.S.A. CYCLING.

>> A LOT OF TALENT U.S.A. TOBEY, OWEN COLE, COLBY SIMMONS, KALEB CLAUSEN AND ANDREW STROH MEYER ALL ON THAT LIST.

HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP THIS WEEK WITH MATEO, AND RASAN HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM.

FROM IDAHO STARTED AS A YOUNGSTER JUNIOR, RACE WITH HIGH TUBES?

>> I DID.

>> HOT TUBES AND THROUGH THE RANKS WENT TO EUROPE AND HAVEN'T RACED IN THE UNITED STATES IN FIVE YEARS.

NOW YOU ARE BACK FOR THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

>> EXCITED.

REALLY EXCITED TO RACE.

I ACTUALLY ASKED THE TEAM AND ASKED THE NATIONAL TEAM IF I COULDO THIS WITH THEM AND IT WAS MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO RACE IN THE U.S. SUPER EXCITED.

>> BEING THAT I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN EUROPE DID YOU EVER THINK MAN WHEN DO I GET A CHANCE TO GO BACK TO THE STATES AND RACE IN FRONT OF FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN?

>> I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY YEAR IT'S ON MY MIND HOW TO GROW U.S. CYCLING AND BRING BACK THE RACES THAT ARE KEY FOR DEVELOPING ROAD CYCLING HERE.

I'M HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE AND BRING ANY SORT OF ATTENTION OR WHATEVER TO THE RACE.

>> I TELL YOU BEING A CYCLING FAN I'M SURE EVERYONE SCREAMING AT THE TV FOR THIS AMERICAN GOING UPHILLS AND ALMOST WINNING STAGES OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE HOW DOES THAT FEEL FOR YOU BEING ON THE TOP OF THE STAGE IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST RACES IN THE WORLD AND NOW YOU ARE IN MARYLAND?

>> THE TOUR WAS AWESOME.

REALLY DIFFICULT BUT ALSO GREAT EXPERIENCE I'M JUST HAPPY TO ALREADY BE BACK RACING AND YEAH, THE TOUR ENDED WITH AN INJURY.

I HAD TO SPEND TIME REHABING AND STUFF IT'S BEEN NICE TO COME BACK TO THE U.S. BECAUSE OF THIS RACE AN EXCUSE TO COME BACK HOME AND BE WITH MY FAMILY IT'S BEEN GREAT.

NICE TIME AND JUST READY TO RACE AGAIN.

>> AND BEING READY TO RACE, [AUDIO INTERRUION] SUNDAY?

>> I EXPECT A HARD RACE.

LAST YEAR WE SAW AN UNCONTROLLED RACE THAT IS THE WORD I WOULD USE.

THERE IS NO TEAM TRYING TO CONTROL IT WHICH MADE FOR CHAOS AT THE BEGINNING.

I HOPE THIS YEAR IT'S THE SAME WAY THAT WOULD BE SUIT ME AND MY MISSION B JUST MAKE THE RACE MORE EXCITING FOR SPECTATORS.

I HOPE WE SEE ALL THE TEAMS DECIDE TO GO ON THE ATTACK INSTEAD OF BEING DEFENSIVE.

>> UNCONTROLLED CHAOS AND ATTACKING.

WE'LL SEE YOU SUNDAY.

>> THEY GOT THE CHAOS UNDER CONTROL FOR THE FIRST PART OF IT.

BUT THE CHAOS STARTING TO RAIN SUPREME AGAIN.

SO GOOD TO SEE AMERICAN STARS RACING HERE AND HAVING THAT LEVEL OF STAR BACK TO RACE AND WE TALKED ABOUT POWLESS WHERE HE MADE THE DOCK KA DOT JERSEY THE THE TOUR DE FRANCE SPEAKING TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RACES AND GIVING THE STARS A CHANCE TO RACE ON THEIR HOME TURF.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT MATEO'S RECORD THIS YEAR HE IS RANKED 39TH IN THE WORLD.

HE IS NOT ONLY A GOOD GC RIDER HE IS A GOOD ONE-DAY RIDER HE GOT 9TH IN FLANDERS THAT IS AN AMAZING RESULT FOR A YOUNG RIDER.

HE HAS A LOT TO SHOW AND A GREAT FUTURE COMING UP FOR HIM.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE HIM DO WELL TODAY.

>> GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT MATEO.

HE RIDES WITH THE TRADE TEAM BUT OBVIOUSLY ON LEAN HERE WITH -- LOAN HERE WITH TEAM U.S. AND THE FACT HE WAS GETTING THE RESULTS AT THE ONE-DAY RACES IN FLANDERS WITH A TEAM THAT IS NOT KNOWN FOR THAT KIND OF RACING IS SHOWS.

HE GETS ON A GOOD TEAM HE WILL DO AMAZING THINGS.

>> THESE ARE THE 25 RIDERS THAT MADE THIS NEW SELECTION AT THE FRONT OF THE BIKE RACE AFTER THE FIVE LEADERS CAME BACK INTO THE FOLD AND THEY ARE HERE AND JOINED BY 20 MORE RIDERS WHO ARE NOW TRYING TO MAINTAIN THIS SPLIT.

WE DID SEE EF GET TO THE FRONT AND TRY AND DRIVE IT AND SPLIT THE GROUP AGAIN THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL SO FAR BUT THEY PUT RIDERS AT THE BACK IN TROUBLE IN THIS GROUP.

IT WILL NOT BE THIS BIG OF GROUP GOING TO THE LINE TOGETHER IN THE FINISHING CIRCUITS THEY WILL TRY AND GET RID OF RIDERS AT THE BACK OF THIS GROUP AS THE BIG TEAMS START TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT RIGHT NOW.

>> WITH THIS PACE AND THESE ROADS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO GET RID OF A ROADER THEY WILL GET DROPPED.

>> THE COURSE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR THEM.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BACK AS THE PELOTON PUSHES IN THE FRONT THE BACK IS HURTING.

SOME OF THE GUYS WILL HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE AND I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE RIDING THE COURSE IT'S NOT AN EASY COURSE AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE.

YOU'RE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL NO MATTER WHAT PART OF THE GROUP YOU ARE IN.

MIGHT AS WELL BE TOWARDS THE FRONT WHERE YOU CAN BE IN THE GAME.

>> LOOKING AT THE BACK OF THE MAIN PELOTON.

AT THE MAIN GROUP.

THESE GUYS SIGNALING BACK TO THEIR CARS WITH THE HAND IN THE AIR THAT LETS THE REVENUE IN THE GROUP THAT WILL CALL THOSE CARS FORWARD.

YOU CAN'T DRIVE YOUR CAR UP TO THE GROUP YOU HAVE TO GET CLEARANCE FROM THE OFFICIALS THAT ARE LIKE TRAFFIC COPS IN THE GROUP.

THAT IS WHY THE RIDERS RAISE THEIR HAND AT THE BACK OF THE GROUP.

AND THIS IS THE FRONT GROUP AND I'M SEEING RIDERS SLIP OFF OF THIS FRONT GROUP.

>> ARE WE SEEING THE FRONT OF THE GROUP?

OR WAS THAT THE PACK TRYING TO GET ACROSS?

THAT WAS THE BACK TRYING TO GET ACROSS.

STILL THE MAIN PELOTON WANTS TO GET BACK INTO THE RACE.

YEAH, THESE GUYS ARE MOVING REALLY WELL.

THESE GUYS ARE MOVING VERY WELL.

>> THAT GAP CAN'T BE TOO SMALL AS THAT FRONT GROUP DOES HAVE TEAM CARS BEHIND THEM.

I'M NOT SURE IF THOSE ARE THE CARS LEFTOVER FROM THE EARLIER BREAK AWAY.

OR IF THE COMMISARS LET THE CARS GO TOUGH THE GROUP UP TO THE FRONT.

>> I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT.

BREAK AWAY WE'RE NOT SEEING THE TIME GAP WHICH TELLS US IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH YET AND THE PELOTON IS STILL TRYING TO JUMP ACROSS.

>> THE FACT MAYBE MORE CLEAR ONCE THEY FORCE THOSE CARS OUT OF THE BREAK AWAY.

>> THE FACT THAT YOU SEE A JAYCO CAR THEY LET THE CARS GO THROUGH MAYBE THE GAP IS BIGGER.

WE'LL SEE TIME FLIGHTS SOON SO WE'LL KNOW HOW BIG THIS GAP IS.

>> HAMILTON AUSTRALIAN.

NOW WE ARE NEED TO START COUNTING NUMBERS.

HOW MANY TEAMS HAVE ALL THE MAIN GUYS THEY BROUGHT TO TRY TO DO WELL AND HOW MANY OF THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE THEIR NUMBERS AND YOU START PLAYING THAT GAME.

START UNDERSTANDING WHO IS WHO.

AND AGAIN, MATEO JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH THE SHOW.

AND WAIT ONCE THE SHOW REALLY STARTS THAT IS WHEN HE COMES IN.

>> TIGHT HANDLING GREAT BY BIKE HANDLING BY THE GUYS ON THE WAY DOWN.

HUMAN POWERED HEALTH BACK OF THE CAR.

>> DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING A BIKE RACER YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY GOOD TECHNICALLY.

YOU END UP ON THE ROADS THE TECHNICAL ROADS THE TIGHT ROADS.

UNDERSTANDING WHERE TO BE HOW TO CORNER IT AND GO THROUGH CORNERS.

>> YES LOOK AT THE GAP.

WE'RE SEEING THE GAP.

IT THAT LOOKS LIKE 30 SECONDS.

>> IT IS NOT A MINUTE FOR SURE.

>> THEY LET THE CARS IN EARLY THAT IS STRANGE USUALLY YOU WAIT.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SECOND GROUP MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THE CARS TO GET BACK IN.

THEIR FOCUS IS NOT TO GET TO THE PELOTON BUT THE BACK OF THE CARS.

>> IT IS A TOUGH DAY.

YOU CAN SEE IT MAN WE ARE LOOKING AT I FEEL LIKE I'M WATCHING A MOUNTAIN STAGE RIGHT NOW.

>> AND THE GUYS WILL STAY ON IT.

TREK PUTTING TWO UP AT THE FRONT.

ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH, EF AND JAYCO UP THERE.

AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT WE'RE SEEING THE LEVEL OF TEAMS RIDING THE FRONT CHANGING.

EARLY ON WE SAW THE SMALLER TEAMS BEING ACTIVE AND NOW AS IT GETS HARDER LATER INTO THE DAY, ALL THE BIG DOGS MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT.

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE BIG DOG START TO PLAY AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO REACT.

THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE KOM SOMEBODY DECIDED TO GO FOR IT.

>> THE THEME SHOW POWLESS MOVING OVER TO THE SIDE.

>> AND FEED SOMETHING SO CRITICAL TODAY IT IS SO HOT IT WILL BE 90 PLUS.

AND HUMIDITY IS HIGH.

YOU ARE BURNING THROUGH A LOT OF ENERGY.

HYDRATION IS HUGE.

PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE SPEED I'M NOT SEEING AS MANY ICE BAGS.

>> SOME RIDERS MISSING THE FEED ZONE.

YOU SEE HUMAN POWERED HEALTH THE CANADIAN REINING PAN AMERICAN CHAMPION IN THE WHITE JERSEY WITH HIS HAND IN THE AIR.

>> WE KEEP SEEING ALL THE WORLD TOUR TEAMS PULLING THROUGH WE HAVE THEM ALL INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE IT STICKS THEY HAVE NUMBERS.

EVERYBODY FEELS HAPPY WITH THE NUMBERS EVERYBODY HAS MULTIPLES.

>> WE'VE SEEN TREK RIDING THE FRONT.

JAYCO RIDING THE FRONT THEY'RE HAPPY.

EF REALLY STARTED THIS SPLIT GOT TO ASSUME THEY'RE HAPPY.

>> YES.

MAYBE NOT.

I DON'T KNOW.

I EXPECTED MORE NUMBERS FOR THEM IN THIS GROUP.

SO MAYBE THEY ARE NOT AS HAPPY.

I SEE TWO.

THEY HAVE TWO RIDERS.

>> NOW, THINGS ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT UP THERE.

>> THESE GUYS CONTINUE ROLLING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORY HERE IN BALTIMORE INCLUDING AROUND THE INNER HARBOR WHERE THE WATER AWAITS THE RIDERS AT THE FINISH LINE TODAY.

LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SOME OF THE SHIPS IN THE AREA.

>> THIS IS THE MUSEUM SHIP COAST GUARD CUTTER 37 A WELL KEPT SECRET IN BALTIMORE.

COMMISSIONED IN 1936 THIS VESSEL IS THE LAST WARSHIP STILL AFLOAT THAT SAW ACTION BETWEEN THE 1941 JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.

SHE SERVED FROM 1936-1986 BEING DECOMMISSIONED ON DECEMBER 7, 1986 AFTER WHICH SHE WAS BROUGHT TO BALTIMORE AND HAS BEEN A MUSEUM SHIP EVER SINCE.

WE'RE IN CUTTER 37s NAVIGATION BRIDGE THE BRAIN OF THE SHIP WHEREHE SHIP SH COMMANDED.

HERE IS THE HELM WHERE THE SHIP IS STEERED AND WRITE NEXT WE HAVE OUR NAVIGATION DEVICES AND COMPASS AND IN CASE THE ELECTRONICS FAIL WOULD HAVE A MAGNETIC COMPASS IN CASE.

BEHIND ME IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE SPEED CHANGE ORDERS TO THE ENGINE ROOM TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN AND TO GO FORWARD AND REVERSE THAT IS DONE HERE.

HERE IS AN INTERESTING THING.

WE HAVE A SPEAKING TUBE.

ELECTRONICS CAN FAIL COMMUNICATION DEVICES LIKE PHONES OR TELEGRAPHS CAN FAIL IF THE SHIP TAKES DAMAGE OR SHORTS OUT.

BUT A PIPE WITH A HOLE IN IT DOESN'T BREAK.

I'M STANDING IN THE CUTTER'S FIVE INCH GUN MOUNT TOWARDS THE BOW.

ED SHIP HAD FOUR OF THESE INSTALLED AT ONE TIME BUT AS THE MISSION CHANGED SOME CAME AND WENT AS TIME WENT ON AND THIS ONE REMAINS FORWARD.

11 MEN WOULD OPERATE THIS GUN MOUNT IN THE SPACE I'M STANDING AND THE GUN WAS USED FOR MISSION SUPPORT ROLE DURING WORLD WAR II AND VIETNAM WHERE SHE HELPED TO SHOOT AT AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS NORNORTH VIETNAMESE ENEMY POSITIONS.

IT HAS A RANGE OF NINE MILES I COULD PUT A SHELL ON TO THE START GATE AT PEPLY CO. >> THE CABIN ON CUTTER 37 IS WHERE THE 31 COMMANDING OFFICERS WOULD COME TO REST, RELAX, EAT AND SLEEP DURING THEIR OFF WATCH HOURS ONBOARD THE SHIP.

ONE OF THE COOLEST FACTS ABOUT THIS SHIP IS THAT WHEN IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BECOME A HUMAN SO IT WAS LEFT AS INTACT AS POSSIBLE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT HAPPENS USUALLY WHERE SHIPS SIT FOR A WHILE AND STRIPPED, THINGS ARE TAKEN OFF.

THIS WAS LEFT IN TACTS.

AN EXAMPLE IS BEHIND ME THE BULLETIN BOARD SHOWS THE DAY THE SHIP WAS DECOMMISSIONED ON THE CALENDAR PAGE DECEMBER 7, 1986 AND A HANDWRITTEN NOTE IS STILL HERE WHERE IT SAYS WE'RE GONE AS IF THE CREW PUT DOWN THEIR PENCILS AND WALKED OFF.

TODAY YOU CAN WALKN AND VISIT THE SHIP AS PART OF THE HISTORIC SHIPS IN BALTIMORE COLLECTION OF MUSEUM SHIPS.

>> BACK UP TO THE FRONT GROUP STARTING TO GET A BETTER IDEA WHO IS IN THIS MOVE.

WE DID IDENTIFY BIG NAMES IN THERE.

YATES AND THE POWLESS MADE THIS SPLIT ANOTHER BIG RERACE FAVORITES.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THE RERS FROM THAT ORIGINAL BREAK AWAY ARE IN THIS GROUP, SEVILLA, MURPHY, MILES, LOZANO, I DON'T REMEMBER SEN MADE IT UP INTO THIS GROUP.

COFIDIS HAS VICTOR UP THERE.

STAGE WINNER AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE.

AND HUMAN POWERED HEALTH ALSO GETTING SCOTT McGILL INTO THE MOVE.

THAT WILL BE A BIG, BIG GET FOR THEM.

McGILL A LOCAL TO MARYLAND HE IS CLOSE TO A HOMETOWN HEROS THE FOLKS HERE AT THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC ARE GOING TO GET.

IT IS NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE ARE HERE.

>> I GOT TO MEET HIS PARENTS YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE SUPER EXCITED THE FAMILY EVERYBODY IS HERE TO WATCH HIM.

HIS DOGS ARE HERE, TOO.

HE IS DEFINITELY VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND EXCITED TO SHOW.

>> WATCH THIS.

LOOK AT THAT.

>> GOOD SAVE.

GOOD SAVE.

>> YEP.

THAT'S WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MANY TURNS IN A RACE LIKE THAT YOU PUT IN A ROUNDABOUT IN THE LAST-MINUTE SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS.

>> SKIPPED OUT A LITTLE BIT AND CAUGHT IT AND ONCE YOUR WHEEL REGRABS THAT IS WHERE YOU GET BUCKED UP.

COFIDIS HAMMERING IT ON THE FRONT.

>> THEY ARE COMMITTED.

EVERYBODY IN IN THEIR POSITION TUCKING IN.

KEEPING IT FLOWING.

>> YEAH, THESE GUYS ARE WORKING.

THIS IS BAD NEWS IF YOU MISSED THIS SPLIT YOU ARE REALLY PANICKING RIGHT NOW IF YOU ARE NOT IN THIS FRONT GROUP.

>> MOST OF THE TEAMS HAVE NUMBERS.

ALL THE WORLD TOUR TEAMS HAVE NUMBERS AND THIS IS UP TO THEM RIGHT NOW.

IF I WAS A SMALLER TEAM I WOULD BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW LET THEM DO THE WORK.

THAT IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

>> SEE HOW THESE GUYS ARE ABLE TO TUCK IN AT THE BACK.

JAYCO RIDER PUTTING HIS NOSE TO THE STEM.

>> YEP.

>> TRYING TO MINIMIZE THIS FRONTAL PROFILE YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF ENERGY SITTING AT THE BACK BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IF YOU GET CAUGHT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A SPLIT A ENERGY YOU SAVE IS GONE.

THEY ARE SENSING WEAKNESS IN THE GUYS THAT THEY ARE MOVING PAST.

>> YOU SAW OSCAR IN THE BACK HE WAS IN THE BREAK AWAY AND HE IS RESTING HOPEFULLY RECOVERING FROM HIS EFFORT AND DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WORK WITH THE FRONT.

THESE GUYS ARE STILL FRESH THEY ARE MOVING FAST AND PUSHING THROUGH QUICKLY.

HUMAN POWERED HEALTH IS HELPING OUT, TOO.

YOU SEE THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS WORK, TOO.

>> MY OPINION, I WOULD BE SITTING ON IT RIGHT NOW.

>> PLENTY OF WORK BEING DONE AT THE FRONT OF THIS GROUP AND POWLESS REALIZING THAT AS HE MOVES OFF TO THE SIDE AND GRABS WATER AND TAKES INVENTORY ON THE GROUP NO REASON FOR HIM TO DO MORE WORK THAN HE NEEDS TO AS NELSON HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON THIS ONE.

>> WE NEED OUR OWN SHOW TO LIST ALL THE RESULTS YOU'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I'VE BEEN IN AMERICAN AND WATCHING IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST.

SECONDLY I WANT TO HOP INTO YOUR RESULT FROM LAST YEAR.

HOW THAT PLAYED OUT AND HOW YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT THIS YEAR?

>> YES, WAYS SURPRISED WITH THE WAY THE RACE PLAYED OUT LAST YEAR.

I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE SO HARD THIS YEAR I WILL BE EXPECT TO GO TO BE HARD AND IT WILL PLAY INTO MY HANDS IF IT'S HARDER.

I HOPE THE FIRST HALF STARTS WITH FIREWORKS AND THAT WAY IF EVERYONE IS EMPTYN THE END IT WILL PLAY TO MY STRENGTHS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK EVERYONE WOULD AGREE THIS SORT OF COURSE ROLY, HARD AND THE WEATHER COULD THAT MAY A PART?

>> DEFINITELY.

I WAS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS F THREE WEEKS BEFORE THIS.

JUST TRAINING AT THE PEAK HEAT HOURS OF THE DAY TO GET READY FOR THIS RACE DOING HEAT ADAPTATION AND IT WAS 110, AND 90% HUMIDITY THIS WILL BE A WALK IN THE PARK.

>> WALK IN THE PARK.

MAN, YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THE SPORT.

YOU ARE OPENING UP THE DOORS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND BEING A NATIVE-AMERICAN YOUR SISTER IS IN THE PELOTON YOU ARE DOING GREAT THINGS.

ANY ADVICE TO THOSE WATCHING SUNDAY ABOUT YOU TOUCHED ON IT DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE HOW AMERICA HAD THE BEST ATHLETES OF ALL TIME.

AND JUST BREAKING THAT BARRIER DOWN AND GIVING THEM THE EXPOSURE.

HOW CAN WE GET THEM TO THE RACE SO THEY CAN WATCH YOU HOPEFULLY GET BACK ON THE PODIUM?

>> YEAH, I HOPE THAT THE STREETS ARE FILLED WITH FANS AND I HOPE I HAVE THE CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH THEM.

ANOTHER SPECIAL THING ABOUT CYCLE SOMETHING HOW CLOSE TO THE ATHLETES YOU CAN GET.

IT'S NOT EVERYDAY THAT YOU CAN WALK UP AND TOUCH THE BEST ATHLETES IN ANY GIVEN SPORT.

THAT'S A SPECIAL ASPECT OF CYCLING AND I THINK IF YOU GET OUT AND FEEL THE ENERGY JUST FEEL EVEN JUST THE WIND THAT THE PELOTON CARRIES WHEN THEY GO BY IS PRETTY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE AND BLEW ME AWAY THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT AND FELT THAT ENERGY.

AND IT'S WHAT MADE WE WANT TO BECOME A PRO CYCLIST AND DO WHAT I HAD TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND IT STARTS WITH MOTIVATION.

>> MOTIVATION, TENACITY AND HE HAS BEEN AT IT AND ONE OF THE BEST RIDERS IN THE WORLD.

WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.

THANKS.

>> THINGS GOING WELL FOR POWLESS HE MADE THIS SELECTION AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL THE EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST TO MAKE THIS GROUP.

I SEE ONE PINK JERSEY.

WE'LL WAIT FOR THE DATA I THINK THERE ARE TWO PINK JERSEYS IN THERE.

STILL CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY RIDERS IN HERE.

WE ARE STILL WAITING ON FULL LIST OF NUMBERS FROM RACE RADIO BUT WE ARE STARTING TO PICK UP FACES THAT WE RECOGNIZE.

WE SAW LUCAS HAMILTON, SCOTT McGILL MADE IT IN THERE.

AND TOM UP INTO THE GROUP FOR THE TREK SQUAD A BIG RIDER THAT PRESENTATION LAST NIGHT.

TEAM THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S.

HAPPY TO SEE HIM JUMP INTO THE FRONT GROUP.

>> WE'RE ALREADY ALMOST AT HALFWAY POINT.

AND IT'S BEEN ACTION THE WHOLE TIME.

THIS IS AN EXCITING RACE TO ME.

WHEN YOU WATCH A RACE AND YOU CAN STAY INTERACTING WITH EVERY MOVE THAT IS HAPPENING.

IT TELLS YOU HOW HARD THE RACE IS.

>> HERE IS POWLESS WHO HAS FINISHED UP HIS TIME ON THE FRONT.

HE IS LOOKING COMFORTABLE.

>> YOU CAN TELL HE FEELS GOOD ABOUT THIS.

HE'S GOOD.

>> GUY LOOKS AMAZING ON THE BIKE.

>> I KNOW.

HAVING A GOOD DAY.

YOU SEE IT WHEN YOU PEDAL.

>> LOOKS LIKE HE IS LOOKING FOR A LITTLE HELP FROM THE TEAM CAR AS HIS TEAMMATE DOES THE WORK UP AT THE FRONT OF THE GROUP.

>> YEP.

YOU KNOW THEY ARE COMMITTED THEY ARE HITTING THEIR POINT.

YOU ONLY HAVE TWO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HERE.

YOU HAVE TWO RIDERS.

IN THE BREAK AWAY.

JAYCO HAS NUMBERS.

TREK HAS NUMBERS.

>> MATEO SEEMS TO BE HIDING THE PELOTON IN THE GROUP IN THE FRONT GROUP.

HE IS ALSO IN A GOOD PLACE AS THE RACE CONTINUES WILL YOU START SEEING RIDERS GET DROPPED.

>> THAT WAS TYLER, PROJECT ECHELON RACING.

RADIO SAYING 20 RIDERS IN THE FRONT GROUP.

IT WILL BE A GREAT FINISHER FOR PROJECT ECHELON RACING.

TYLER ONE OF THE BEST SPRINTERS ON THAT SQUAD.

>> REALLY GOOD STAGE RACER AS WELL.

>> GREAT TO SEE HIM IN THERE.

GREAT TO SEE THE YOUNG RIDERS HANGING IN THERE IN THE TOP WORLD TOUR RIDERS.

>> WE HAVE THE BACK OF THE GROUP.

KABOOM.

>> YEP.

THEY'VE WAVING THE WHITE FLAG.

>> A LOT OF GUYS WHEN THEIR JOB IS DONE IT'S DONE.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

AND WELL OFF THE BACK OF THE GROUP.

>> MIGHT HAVE SEEN FERRERA WAS DOING WORK FOR THAT LOS ANGELES TEAM.

>> I MEAN IT SHOWS YOU ABOUT THIS RACE IT IS SUCH A TOUGH RACE TO READ HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY IT, RIDERS GET DROPPED SO QUICKLY.

ONE HARD CLIMB.

AND IT'S SPLIT IN HALF.

>> JACOB DRIVING ON THE FRONT OF THE FRONT GROUP.

WHERE THEY'VE GOT YATES, ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ROSS.

MEANWHILE, THE GUY IS PICKING A ROUGH TIME TO GO BACK TO THE CARS THE GUYS IN THE FRONT GROUP NOT DOING THEM ANY FAVORS ON THE FRONT.

>> SHOWING US THE SPEED 49.

OUR EUROPEAN VIEWERS THIS IS NOT-MILES-PER-HOUR.

IS-MILES-PER-HOUR.

>> LOOK AT THE WAY THESE GUYS HANDLE THESE LINES.

>> I MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD HE IS RIDING THROUGH THE CARS THAT IS AS A PROFESSIONAL RIDER YOU HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH AND YOU TRUST THE DRIVERS AND IT'S DOESN'T WORKOUT BUT LOOK AT THAT CORNER.

SEE THAT?

>> YEP.

>> THAT IS TRUE HANDLING BY THE DRIVERS AND MAKE SURE THEY MAKE SPACE FOR THE RIDERS.

>> AND THE RIDERS TO TRUST THAT CORNER.

NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES YOU TRUST THAT THE DRIVER WILL COMMIT TO THAT LINE AS WELL.

HE HAS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE RIDING IN THE CARAVANS.

DID A COUPLE OF EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS WITH THAT PROJECT ECHELON RACING SQUAD.

THAT IS A TEAM PUNCHING THEIR WAY.

HAVING TYLER HE IS RIDING WITH WORLD TOUR RIDERS THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST RACES IF NOT THE BIGGEST RACE IN AMERICA.

>> YEP.

HIS MAIN GOAL NOW IS TO MAKE SURE HE GETS THROUGH THAT LAST KOM.

IF HE CAN GET INTO THAT CIRCUITS YOU KNOW WHERE IT STARTS BECOMING A LITTLE BIT MORE TACTICAL GAME YOU CAN GET AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU SEE THEM SETTLING IN IT'S TOUGH.

WE DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE GOING UPHILL.

THIS IS A STEEP HILL AND THEY HAVE BEEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS ALL DAY LONG.

>> MUST BE THE SECOND GROUP.

THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO.

IT IS A BIG GROUP.

IT IS A BIG GROUP.

NOW WE'RE BACK TO THE FRONT.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A GAP HERE.

>> ANOTHER SPLIT FORMING.

>> AND THIS IS THE GAP HAPPENING BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PULL THROUGH.

DIFFERENT PEOPLE DECIDE TO PULL OFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE AT THE FRONT AND EASILY YOU HAVE A GAP.

WE HAVE TO REACT QUICKLY.

DEPENDING WHO IS THERE AND WHO IS NOT.

AND I MEAN LIKE MATEO ON HIS OWN HE HAS TO MAKE QUICK DECISION THERE IS.

>> SEE IF THE GUYS GO SINGLE FILE THROUGH THE WINDY SECTION HERE.

BACK UP TO THE FRONT EF IS DRIVING IT.

WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?

ARE THEY TRYING TO SPLIT THE GROUP ONE MORE TIME?

DO YOU LET THE COURSE TAKE CARE OF IT AND SEE WHO IS LEFT BY THE TIME THEY GET ON TO THE CIRCUITS OR DOES THIS REQUIRE A CONCERTED EFFORT?

>> IT WILL BE BOTH.

THE COURSE IS GOING TO WEAR DOWN A LOT OF THE RIDERS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PICK POINTS IN THE RACE.

[AUDIO INTERRUPTION] AS BEST AS I CAN BE FOR WHEN THEY GO 100% AND I CAN FOLLOW.

I SAID AS LONG AS I'M THE CLIMB IS NOT 15 MINUTES A CLIMBER CAN GET OVER IT.

THESE ARE NOT HARD BUT YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT.

>> REDOUBLING THE EFFORTS ON THE FRONT FOR ISRAEL ISRAEL.

TREK RESPONDED TO IT.

AND THE PRIMARY ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH.

CLEAR THAT ISRAEL WANTED TO SPILT THAT AGAIN.

IT WAS AN ATTACK AND COUNTERATTACK.

THIS WAS A PLANNED MOVE FOR PRIMAISRAEL-PREMIER TECH THEY ST ONE RIDER UP THE ROAD TO INCREASE THE TEMPO AND ANOTHER GUY TO COME ACROSS AND IT WORKED.

SEVEN GUYS GOING CLEAR NOW.

SEVEN GUYS MY QUESTION IS DID IT HAPPEN NATURALLY?

AND LOOKED AROUND AND SAID OK LET'S GIVE IT MORE GAS.

>> THEY SPLIT IT THAT ONE GUY WENT AWAY AND THE TREK RIDER HAD TO RESPOND YOU DON'T GET A GAP WITHOUT MAKING AN EFFORT.

>> LOOK BEHIND MORE SPLITS ARE HAPPENING.

>> YEAH.

NOW THESE GUYS ARE FIGHTING BEHIND THAT OF WHO IS GOING TO CHASE THIS GAP AND DO THE WORK TO BRING IT BACK AND THAT IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE GUYS THAT MADE IT INTO THE SECOND SPLIT OF SEVEN RIDERS.

ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH HAS TWO IN THERE.

>> THIS IS GOOD.

>> THIS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BETTER SETUP BEAUTIFUL TACTICS COMING FROM THE SQUAD.

THE MANAGER BACK IN THE CAR SETTING HIS UP LAUNCHING AN ATTACK AND SENDING UP OVER THE TOP TO SPLIT IT.

JAYCO HAS ONE, TREK HAS ONE.

COFIDIS HAS ONE.

EF HAS ONE.

THESE ARE THE CHASERS BEHIND THEM AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A THIRD GROUP BEHIND THESE GUYS REMAINING FROM THAT FRONT GROUP.

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

LOOK AT THAT.

>> WHO IS THE GUY IN THE BACK?

DO WE HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT?

THE MEXICAN BANDS ON THE SLEEVE.

HE WANTS TO JOIN THAT FRONT GROUP.

TREK IS GOING TO SEND TONY UP THE ROAD AS WELL.

>> LOOK AT THIS.

FERRERA IS GOING TO MAKE IT.

GAL VAN GOING TO PULL THE PLUG.

AND THIS IS ABOUT TO GET MORE CHAOTIC AS WELL JUST AS WE STARTED TO GET THAT FRONT GROUP IT WILL CHANGE BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING B TO HAVE MORE RIDERS JOINING THEM HERE.

I DON'T THINK THESE GUYS WANT THAT GROUP TO GO.

THEY ARE STILL PUTTING EFFORT INTO IT.

>> THESE GUYS STILL TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THIS GROUP.

SO THEY SPLIT IT.

AND THEN GOT ANOTHER SPLIT GOING AS WELL.

THEY WILL BE BACK INTO DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE HERE SHORTLY.

THEY ARE FINISHING UP THE SECOND CIRCUIT AROUND THE PRETTY BOY RESERVOIR AND STARTING TO DROP BACK DOWN INTO THE FINISH WHERE RASAN IS ON THE COURSE WITH GUESTS.

LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

>> WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM BACK OUT THERE IN THE FIELD.

AS WE KEEP OUR EYE ON THE FRONT GROUP.

15 SECONDS THEY'RE SAYING BACK TO THE CHASERS BEHIND.

NOW, THIS GRAPHIC SHOWING THREE RIDERS FROM RA ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH WITH SHE AN AND FRIGO.

SEE IF WE CAN SEE THEM UP IN WE ARE BACK OF GROUP TWO O THE ROAD.

WE HAVE RASAN BACK WITH US.

BACK OUT TO RASAN.

>> WE'RE HERE AT THE FINISH LINE AFT SECOND 'UAL MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC I'M WITH JOE OF UNITED HEALTHCARE.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

>> THANKS SO MUCH.

THIS IS AWESOME SECOND YEAR THAT UNITED HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN INVOLVED TO SEE THIS MANY PEOPLE COME OUT AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY AT THE FINISH LINE BUT THROUGHOUT THE RACE.

WE'RE WATCHING IT ON TV AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ON TOUR TRACKER AND THE MARYLAND PUBLIC STATION BUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS ALL WEEKEND.

WE STARTED AT WILLIAM PACK ELEMENTARY IN BALTIMORE AND GAVE BIKES AND HELMETS AWAY AND ANTON IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR BRIDGES OF HOPE CHARITY RIDE.

WHAT AN AMAZING EVENT.

ANTON?

>> YESTERDAY WE HAD 150 PEOPLE RIDING IN THE BRIDGES OF HOPE UNITED HEALTHCARE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION CHARITY RIDE AND WAS RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS THAT NEED GRANTS TO HELP THEM WITH HEALTHCARE EXPENSES AND IT WAS GREAT TO BE WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS RIDING GETTING EXERCISE AND HAVING A GOOD TIME ON THE COURSE.

>> AND UNITED HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN AROUND SPORTS FOR A LONGTIME.

COMMUNITITH AND THE BRIDGES OF HOPE RIDE RAISING FUNDS FOR FAMILIES THAT SOMETIMES ARE IN NEED THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT UNITED HEALTHCARE SUPPORTING BIKE RACING AND THIS IS A PHENOMENAL EVENT.

>> AMAZING EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS WE KNOW HOW MUCH THE CYCLING ATHLETES HAVE TO PUT INTO THIS WORLDLASS EVENT AND ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION HELPING PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER LIVESTH SIS AWESOME.

>> THANKS SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN UNITED HEALTHCARE.

>> UHC A LONGTIME PARTNERS IN THE SPORT OF CYCLING.

UP TO OUR FRONT GROUP AS WE HAVE CONFIRMED FERRERA MADE IT IN.

YOUR EIGHT RIDERS IN THE FRONT GROUP NOW.

AND THESE GUYS GOING TO BE RACING FOR NINTH PLACE ON DOWN.

THE SECOND GROUP ON THE ROAD.

SEE POWLESS NUMBER 21 THERE.

A CALM RIDER AT THE BACK.

HE IS LETTING THE GROUP OF EIGHT ROLL FOR A LITTLE BIT.

HE HAS PLENTY OF REINFCEMENTS RS WITH HIM.

POWLESS IS LOOKING AT TONY HERE.

IF THE GUYS GET TOGETHER, THEORETICALLY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BRING TIME ON THE GROUP.

NO REASON TO WORRY YET.

YOU CAN SEE THE GROUP UP THE ROAD FROM THIS SHOT THIS IS THE SECOND GROUP ON THE ROAD WITH EIGHT RIDERS AWAY.

>> YET YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ON THIS COURSE YOU CANNOT LET IT IS SUCH A DIFFERENT RACE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ALL THE CLIMBS AND THE TACKS WILL KEEP HAPPENING HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THE NEXT ATTACKS.

ANOTHER GROUP IS GOING TO ROLL.

YOU HAVE TO BE READY AS WE SEE IT NOW.

>> YEAH, THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO ATTACK OUT OF GROUP TWO.

THEY REALIZE THIS ONE MAYBE THE MOVE THAT GOES.

A BUNCH OF RIDERS TRYING TO GO ACROSS THE GAP.

>> I DON'T SEE THIS GROUP COMING BACK AS A GROUP.

THEY GO AS A SMALL GUP AND ATTACK FROM IT.

HERE WE'RE BACK TO THE LEADERS.

AND WE GOT A NON-WORLD TOUR RIDER SNEAKING IN THERE.

>> GREAT TO SEE THEM IN THERE MIX TO GO UP.

>> AND THIS IS REMAINDER OF THE PELOTON WHAT IS LEFT IN THE RACE.

GROUP NUMBER THREE ON THE ROAD.

>> I AM SURPRISED IT'S THAT BIG.

DID WE SEE THIS LAST YEAR?

WE DID NOT SEE THIS GROUP STAY TOGETHER.

THE QUALITY IS GOOD.

>> THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE RIDERS IN THE FRONT GROUP KNOWING THEY'RE STILL ORGANIZED HORSEPOWER WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE LAST YEAR THAT IS WHY THE BREAK AWAY WAS ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE SO MANY RIDERS HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH THE MAIN GROUP AND THERE WASN'T AN ORGANIZED PELOTON TO CHASE THEM.

BACK UP TO THE CHASERS NOW.

GROUP TWO ON THE ROAD.

>> THIS IS A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN STARTING TO GET IN A PANIC MODE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT KEY MOVE.

THEY DO HAVE NUMBERS.

BUT AS WE'VE SEEN FROM THIS COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO COME BACK ONCE YOU LET A GROUP ROLL AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS.

BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL START GETTING TIRED.

I MEAN THIS GROUP IS ROLLING WELL TOGETHER.

>> NO TIME TO TAKE IN THE SCENERY BUT RIDERS RACING PAST THE SAGAMORE FARMS OFF TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

ONE OF THE PREMIER EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES ON-SITE HERE.

>> AND GUYS WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IT'S 95° OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

>> AND FRAYRE DIDN'T FORGET HE IS LOOKING FOR SOME HYDRATION FROM THE TEAM CAR.

THEY GOT THE ENGINE ON AND IT'S BOILING OUT THERE.

>> NO TIME TO TAKE IN THE SCENERY GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK.

SEE A LITTLE BIT OF RACETRACK ON THE SIDE OF SAGAMORE FARMS AS WELL.

DIFFERENT TYPE OF SPEED TRAINING GOING ON IN THESE FIELDS.

BUT A LITTLE BIT LESS HORSEPOWER.

>> YES.

>> SHADY SPOT TO WATCH THE BIKE RACE.

>> AND THE SETTLING INTO A NICE RHYTHM HERE.

>> THIS GROUP IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF WORKING TOGETHER ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A BIG GROUP.

>> THEY ARE ALL QUESTIONING NOW HOW THEY FEEL FOR THE NEXT CLIMB.

>> LOOKING FOR THE TEAM CAR AS THEY COME UP ON FK.

5K TO THE FIRST SPRINT.

LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT SAGAMORE FARMS WHICH THEY ARE JUST ROLLING BY RIGHT NOW.

>> WELCOME TO SAGAMORE FARM.

SAGAMORE FARM IS A HISTORIC THOROUGHBRED FARMSTABLISHED IN THE NEARLY 1920s.

IT WAS GIFTED TO ALFRED VANDERBILT ON HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY.

IT'S FAMOUS FOR RAISING CHAMPIONSHIP RACE HORSES.

IT WAS CONSIDERED A POWERHOUSE IN THE 1950s.

WE'RE HE IN THE STALLION BARN SAT SAGAMORE FARM.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF NATIVE DANCER AND HIS GROOM JOE HALL.

THE NATIVE DANCER IS THE MOST FAMOUS HORSE HE WON 21-OF HIS 22 STARTS AND THIS WAS HIS STALL.

THIS IS CHASE GREATNESS.

HE IS ONE OF OUR RETIRED THOROUGHBREDS HERE AT SAGAMORE.

HE RACED SUFFERED AN INJURY AND CAME HOME.

HE WAS BORN HERE AND HE'LL STAY HERE AS LONG AS HE CAN.

JUST ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS EAT GRASS AND PEPPER MINTS HIS FAVORITE THING TO DO.

WE NO LONGER BREED AND RACE THOROUGHBREDS BUT WE DO GROW CORN AND RYE FOR OUR SPIRIT RIDE WHISKEY AND YOU CAN SEE THE SILOS THAT HOLD THE WHISKEY AND THE CORN BEHIND US.

WE'RE IN THE CEMETERY AT SAGAMORE FARM.

THERE ARE 14 HORSES BURIED HERE IT IS A QUIET PEACEFUL SPOT.

THREE MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME DISCOVERY BED OF ROSES AND NATIVE DANCER IS RIGHT HERE.

HE'S OUR MOST FAMOUS HORSE.

AND HE IS STILL PREVALENT IN MOST MODERN PEDIGREES TODAY.

>> BACK UP TO OUR RACE HORSES THE FRONT GROUP WITH SHE AN, HAMILTON, LA FAY, AND FRAYRE YOUR LEAD GROUP.

>> I MEAN WE HAVE LA FAY IN THERE.

HE IS A ONE-DAY CLIMBING SPECIALIST MANY HE GOT SIX ALONE THIS YEAR.

THAT IS A BIG RACE.

AND THIS IS THE KIND OF RACES HE IS GOOD AT, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY AT THIS KIND OF CRAZINESS WHERE ATTACKS ARE HAPPENING ALL THE TIME.

>> IT SPEAKS TO HIS ABILITY TO FINISH THINGS OFF HERE.

FRAYRE SAYS HELLO TO THE CAMERAS.

HE'S HAPPY TO BE THERE.

>> YES.

>> I WOULD, TOO.

IT SHOWS FORM.

QUALITY.

>> BACK INTO OUR FIRST CHASE GROUP.

THIS IS HUGO, THE CANADIAN FOR ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH LEADING THE WAY TRYING TO JOIN THESE GUYS UP THE ROAD.

LET'S TALK ABOUT BIG NUMBER THREE, REILLY SHEEHAN A NEW SIGNING TO THAT ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH TEAM COMING FROM HIS DENVER DISRUPTOR SQUAD.

THIS IS HIS FIRST RACE IN THE BLUE AND PURPLE JERSEYS WITH THE ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH TEAM.

TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT IS LIKE MAKING THAT JUMP UP TO YOUR FIRST WORLD TOUR RIDE GETTING THE TRACK LIKE A GUEST RIDER, AND REILLY SHEEHAN HE GETS TO MAKE HIS DEBUT IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH.

>> THAT IS AN AMAZING MOMENT.

I REMEMBER GETTING MY FIRST RIDE AT THE TOP LEVEL.

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

KEEP WORKING HARD AND HAVING PASSION.

AND HELP YOUR TEAMMATES BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE ARE YOUNG RIDERS AND BE A TEAM PLAYER AND SUPPORT THE TEAM.

>> SHEEHAN COMING OFF OF A WIN AT THE JOE MARTIN STAGE RACE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT INCLUDED TWO STAGE WINS ON HIS WAY TO WINNING THE OVERALL THERE.

RODE WITH THE PREMIER TECH AND GOT A TASTE THE TRIAL SYSTEM THEY HAVE WHEN THEY TRY YOU OUT ON THE YOUNGER TEAM AND ONCE YOU ARE READY HE WILL MAKE THE JUMP UP.

>> YEAH.

AND SOME OF THE YOUNG UNDER 23 TEAMS SOME OF THE BEST RIDERS IN THE WORLD ARE UNDER 23 RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A LOT OF QUALITY NOW.

YOU'VE SEEN RIDERS START AND TRAIN EARLIER GETTING COACHES.

DOING A LOT OF BASE MILES FROM A YOUNG AGE.

AND THEY ARE GETTING TO THE TOP LEVEL EARLIER.

AND IT WAS ALSO A TRADITION BACK IN MY DAY AND PREMY DAY THAT THERE WAS A BIT OF A PECKING ORDER.

IT TOOK LONGER TO GET TO THE TOPP TOP LEVEL.

I DIDN'T GO INTO 24 OR 25.

AND YET RIDERS ARE GOING A LOT EARLIER.

>> THESE GUYS MAKING THEIR WAY TOWARDS OUR FIRST INTERMEDIATE SPRINT HERE COMING UP IN OUR H AND S BAKERY SPRINT POINT COMPETITION.

>> GO FOR IT.

WE'RE AT 200 METERS AND NO ONE IS SPRINTING.

SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS WORK.

>> GETTING TO THE FRONT FOR ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH.

IMPRESSIVE TO GET THIS GROUP ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> THEY ARE COMMITTED THEY WANT THIS TO WORK.

THEY ARE EXCITED.

THIS IS THE MOVE.

THIS COULD BE THE MOVE.

>> WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS GUYS FOCUSING ON THE WAR AND PUTTING THE BATTLE ASIDE IN OUR H AND S BAKERY SPRINT COMPETITION RIDERS LOOKING FOR POINTS BUT THESE GUYS DON'T WANT TO FIGHT AMUPTION THEMSELVES.

THEY WOULD RATHER STAY TOGETHER AND RIDE AS A UNIT TO WIN THIS BIKE RACE OVERALL.

SO THEY AGREE THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO INFIGHTING THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SPRINT FOR THE POINTS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT IF THEY COOPERATE ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE END OF THIS RACE FOR ANOTHER 46.6 MILES TO GO LET'S SAY THEY WORKED TOGETHER FOR 45 MILES AND THEN THEY CAN FIGHT EACH OTHER.

THEY HAVE A MUCH BIGGER GOAL IN MIND AND THEY HAVE THE BELIEF THIS BREAK AWAY CAN MAKE IT TO LINE TODAY.

>> DEFINITELY YOU HAVE TO BE COHESIVE HERE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU KNOW THAT THIS RACE KEEPS WEARING ON YOU.

SO YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL HOW MUCH ENERGY YOU USE.

I STILL SEE RIDERS WANTING TO GET BACK INTO THE RACE.

I DON'T SEE MATEO BEING GOOD WITH THIS.

I SEE THE RACE SPLITTING FROM THE BACK AND THE GROUP COMING ACROSS.

>> AND JUST AS THEY COME OFF OF THE H AND S BAKERY INTERMEDIATE SPRINT THEY ARE RIGHT ON TO ANOTHER STATE OF MARYLAND KING OF THE MOUNTAIN CLIMB FOR KOM NUMBER THREE COMING UP HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE TO SEE WHO COMES ACROSS.

MORE THAN POINTS I ANYTHING THE POINTS ARE SET.

I DON'T SEE THEM SPRINTING FOR THE KOM POINTS.

>> THE FALLS ROAD CLIMB 1.6K LONG AFTER GRADIENT OF 4% ANOTHER STEEP ONE MAXES OUT AT 17% ON THE WAY UP FALLS ROAD HERE.

REMEMBER WE SAW LOZANO PICK UP MAXIMUM POINTS THE TWO TIMES OVER HE WILL START THIS WITH EIGHT POINTS GOING INTO THE LAST KOM.

LOZANO NOT INHIS FRONT GROUP NOBODY IN THE FRONT GROUP HAS THEY SHOULD SWEEP THESE KOM POINTS AND THAT WILL LOCK UP THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN COMPETITION FOR LOZANO TODAY.

BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR HIM.

WITH A KILOMETRE TO GO TO THE TOP OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND KING OF THE MOUNTAIN COMPETITION.

>> AND EVERYBODY IS SETTLING IN HERE.

0 NO ONE -- >> AND THERE'S NO CONTENDERS FOR KOM POINTS HERE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> AND THAT WILL BE A WELCOME SITUATION FOR LOZANO AND NOR DISK WHO LOOK LIKE THEY WILL WALK WITH A WHAT THE STATE OF THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN JERSEY.

IT IS A NICE PICK UP FOR THEM.

NOVO NORDISK ANOTHER TEAM RIDING WITH THE MISSION ALL THE RIDERS ON THAT SQUAD ARE TYPE ONE DIABETICS.

THEY RACE ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT YOU CAN RACE AT IT HIGHEST LEVEL AND LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH DIABETES AND THEY HAVE A KING OF THE MOUNTAIN JERSEY TO TAKE HOME TO HEADQUARTERS.

>> IT SHOWS HOW FAR WE'VE COME WITH IT TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR SUGARS.

AND DO THESE EVENTS.

IT IS AMAZING.

>> REALTYLY AMAZING TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THE RIDERS TO MONITOR THEIR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS LIVE THEY CAN MONITOR THOSE LEVELS AS ATHLETES WE'RE SEEING MORE RIDERS START IN HERE.

>> LOOK AT THIS.

>> THE CHASE GROUP IS STARTING TO JOIN THE FRONT GROUP THOSE GUYS WERE PLAYING GAMES THIS GROUP IS ABOUT TO GET BIGGER AND THEIR BIG NAMES HERE INCLUDING SIMON YATES 31.

MAKING HIS WAY UP THERE.

NOT GOING TO GET IN TIME FOR THE KOM HERE BUT THIS IS MUCH MORE ON THE LINE WITH BIGGER IMPLICATIONS THE GROUP JOINING HERE.

>> YES.

I EXPECTED THIS TO HAPPEN.

I EXPECTED TOO MANY RIDERS STILL WANT TO BE IN THIS GAME.

AND THIS IS THE THE THEY CAN COME ACROSS.

>> LET'S SEE WHO IS MAKING THEIR WAY UP.

I SEE YATES, SCOTT McGILL MAKING HIS WAY UP TO THE FRONT.

TYLER STATES FROM PROJECT ECHELON RACING.

POWLESS CALM HE MISSED THAT FIRST SPLIT AND DON'T NEED TO PANIC YET.

NOW HE IS GOING TO GO WITH THIS ONE.

AND JUST TO MAKE SURE, YATES HAS GOOD RACE VISION HE KNOWS WHEN HE HAS TO MAKE MOVES AND WHEN HE DOESN'T.

RIGHT ON THE WHEEL OF POWLESS.

POWLESS.

McGILL AT THE GROUP HE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FANS CHEERING.

THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

THE MARYLAND LOCAL MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE FRONT OF THE GROUP RIGHT NOW.

HE WILL TRY AND JOIN HIS TEAMMATE HE HAS PIERRE UP THERE IN THE WHITE PAN AM JERSEY.

I'M NOT SEEING MATEO.

>> I DON'T SEE A TEAM U.S.A. JERSEY YET.

AND I SAY YET.

>> YET.

>> THAT WILL BE THE CONNECTION RIGHT THERE.

SEE THE GUYS REACHING FOR BOTTLES USUALLY A SIGN THEY ARE COMFORTABLY IN HERE.

>> JAYCO AS THE NUMBERS, EF HAS NUMBERS.

>> AS THOSE GUYS LOOK SO FRESH UP ON THE FRONT, AND AGAIN, STRUGGLING IN THE BACK.

>> STRUGGLING IN THE BACK BUT IN NUMBERS.

SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO YOU HAD THE COURSE.

AND HOW TO BRACE IT.

AND THEY ARE STRONG.

INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS GROUP.

>> AND YOU SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE TO DO JUST LETTING A SMALL GAP OPEN UP THROUGH THE FEED ZONE AND GRAB A BOTTLE WHATEVER IT IS THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

>> YOU GOT TO PAY FOR T AND THE GROUP IS BIG.

IT'S THE WHOLE PELOTON.

>> THEY ARE ALL WORKING ON CHASING A GROUP OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO BE 20 GUYS.

IT WAS SEVEN WITH A CHASE OF 13 BEHIND THEM.

THE CHASE OF 13 HAS NOW MADE ITS WAUP TO THAT GROUP OF SEVEN.

SO I THINK WE CAN CALL THIS GROUP OF 20 RIDERS AT.

FRONT OF THE BIKE RATS.

RACE.

NOW FREDDIE, WHAT DOES THIS GROUP DO?

DO THEY TRY AND SPLIT IT AGAIN THE ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH TEAM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST SPLIT THEY DID THE OLD ONE-TWO DO THEY TRY AND DO THE SAME AGAIN NOW IT'S COME BACK TOGETHER?

>> IT DEPENDS ON THE COURSE.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MORE CLIMBS THIS WILL BE LIKE LAST YEAR COMING IN WITH A BIG GROUP.

>> AND THE ELEVATION PROFILE ONE MORE BIG UP AND YOU SEE JUST LITTLE TICKS THE FINISHING CIRCUITS IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

A LITTLE BIT OF A NET DOWNHILL RUN INTO THE FINISHING CIRCUITS.

>> I SEE THIS GROUP STAYING TOGETHER.

SAYING NOW THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT LET'S GET INTO THE CIRCUIT AND LET'S PLAY THAT GAME NOW.

SO WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.

>> ALL RIGHT THESE GUYS COMING UP ON 78 MILES COMPLETED AT THE 121.8, 196K.

ON TAP FOR THESE GUYS TODAY.

A BREAK OF WHAT IS NOW 15 RIDERS CALL IT 20, HAVE MADE THEIR WAY AWAY.

AND NOW WE'RE WONDERING IF THIS WILL BE THE WINNING GROUP INTO INTO DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE MARYLAND FOR FINISHING THREE CIRCUITS AT THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

THE GUYS DOING THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM WITH 43 MILES OF RACING TO GO.

WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BREAK FROM THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC AND WHEN WE COME BACK LIVE ACTION TO THE FINISH.

THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC WITH 42.4 MILES OF RACING TO GO, AGAIN, BREAKAWAY OF WHAT WAS SEVEN CAUGHT BY THE CHASERS UNDERSTAND AND NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS ONE IS GOING TO PLAY OUT WITH THE FRONT GROUP.

STILL A SMALL GROUP CHASING BEHIND THESE GUYS, TRYING TO JUMP TO WHAT IS NOW THE LEAD GROUP OF 20, BUT THESE GUYS KEEP RIDING THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN, IT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH TO JUMP ON THAT MOVING TRAIN ROLLING AWAY HERE.

I SEE JUST AT THE TOP OF THE PICTURE HERE, THE HARBOR AWAITING THE RIDERS AS THEY START TO DROP IN TO DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, HEADED SOUTH INTO TOWN WHERE THEY WILL DO THREE FINISHING CIRCUITS AND IF THESE GUYS MAKE IT ON TO THE CIRCUIT WITHOUT THE FIELD, THEY WILL HOLD THE FIELD BEHIN THEM SO THE CHASERS, IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT ON TO THE CIRCUIT IN TIME WILL BE HELD.

IF YOU CAN MAKE IT ON TO THE CIRCUIT WITHOUT THE CHASERS, YOU ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

EVEN MORE SPLITS FORMING IN THIS GROUP.

ALMOST LOOKING LIKE ECHELONS OUT THERE.

>> THEY'RE MOVING.

THIS FRONT GROUP IS REALLY GOING TO-- LOOK, WE ARE O ATTACK RIGHT NOW DISPL.

THESE GUYS ARE NOT COOPERATING RIGHT NOW IN THE FRONT GROUP.

IT'S TOO BIG, TOO MANY RIDERS.

ONE EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST RIDER ARE HAVING A GO AT IT.

>> THAT MEANS THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE COMPOSITION AS A GROUP NOT EVERYBODY IS WORKING.

THEY HAVE THREE TREK RIDERS, THREE ISRAEL PREMIER TECH RIDERS, THREE JAYCO RIDERS.

THEY'RE OUTPHENOMENON-- THEY'RE OUT NUMBERED THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE NUMBERS PROBLEM WITH THREE OTHER TEAMS, EACH WITH THREE RIDERS, WHAT A RARE SCENARIO IN A BREAKAWAY LIKE THIS.

>> IT SHOWS THE QUALITY THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE RACE.

A LOT OF GOOD RURDZ AND THEY'RE SHOWING IT.

HAS TO BE CAREFUL TRYING TO SPLIT THE GROUP UP AT THE SAME TIME, JUST BECAUSE THEN YOU ARE REALLY CAUGHT OUT TIRED AND OUTNUMBERED.

LOOK AT THE SPEED, 56 MILES PER HOUR.

BECAUSE THEY ARE MAXING OUT THE GEARING ON THE WAY DOWN.

THIS IS ABOUT AS FAST AS YOU CAN GO PEDALING THE BIKE IN THE BIGGEST GEAR YOU HAVE.

AT THOSE SPEEDS, YOU HAVE TO DO LIKE 160 RPM OR SOMETHING CRAZY IN ORDER TO EVEN ENGAGE THE FREE WHEEL IN THE REAR WHEEL.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE GUYS IN THE TUCK POSITION.

>> I THINK WE ARE OUT OF THE MAIN DANGEROUS CLIMBS AND GETTING DOWN TO THE CITIES.

>> LOOK AT THE WAY THE GUYS ARE RIDING INTO THE CITY.

PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SPEED COMING OFF THE DESCENT AND DROPPING INTO TOWN HERE.

BUT PART OF IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME BIG TEAMS DRIVING ON THE FRONT.

>> IF I WAS EF, I WOULD WAIT UNTIL THEY GET TO THE CIRCUITS BECAUSE THE CIRCUITS WILL MAKE IT MORE TRICKY AND TECHNICAL AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN SPLIT UP.

THEY DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO BE OUTNUMBERED GOT TO BE SMART WHEN THEY START BREAKING THE GROUP APART TOM FOR THE TRACK SQUAD WAS IN A VERY SIMILAR SCENARIO HERE LAST YEAR.

HE MADE IT INTO THE FINISHING CIRCUITS WITH A SMALL SELECT GROUP.

POKER FACE.

WHO WANTS IT GETTING EXCITED.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOU CAN WIN THE RACE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.

START LOOKING AROUND, WHO ARE THE ALLIES, WHO DO YOU HAVE TO WATCH?

WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SEE WHEN WE ARE WATCHING IT, THAT THEY CAN FEEL IT WHEN YOU ARE RIDING NEXT TO SOMEBODY, YOU CAN TELL WHO THE GUYS THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

>> I THINK EF ALREADY DID THAT MATH.

WE SAW THEM ATTACKING THE GROUP, REALIZING THEY WERE GOING TO GO WITH THREE RIDERS.EAMS, EACH ISRAEL PREMIER TECH AND JAYCO ALSO WITH THREE WITH YATES AND HAM.

>> AND IT IS TOUGH BECAUSE THEY HAVE TWO RIDERS AND THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE THREE.

THEY BASICALLY COULD TELL THEIR GUYS, YOUR JOB IS TO BASICALLY CANCEL THAT MOVE OUT AND SAVE US FOR LATER.

OR THEY COULD SPLIT IT UP SO IT'S A REALLY TRICKY THING.

DO I SPEND THE ENERGY TRYING TO SPLIT THE GROUP APART?

>> RIDERS GOING BY THE BALTIMORE TO THE COUNTY HERE, BIG PART OFT MAKING THIS RACE HAPPEN, OBVIOUSLY KEEPING THE SPECTATORS AND ATHLETES SAFE.

NICE TO SEE THEM MAKING IT OUT TO CHEER THE RIDER ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO EVERY DAY TO KEEP US SAFE.

>> LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE FIELD I MEAN THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON THIS.

THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK IN.

GUYS ARE PULLING THROUGH.

THIS IS A CHASE RIGHT NOW TRYING TO GET BACK INTO IT LOOK AT THEIR FACES, LOOK AT THE EFFORT THEY'RE PUTTING INTO THIS LIKE I'M NOT OUT, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING I'VE GOT.

THESE GUYS STILL TAKING POLES.

>> COFIDIS IS DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN PUTTING THIS BACK.

>> SKYLINE AS WELL.

MEANWHILE FRONT GROUP CALMING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

LOOKS LIKE ALL THE CARS HAVE MADE IT IN AND ANY HOPE EF MAY HAVE HAD OF TRYING TO SPLIT THE GROUP MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CIRCUITS BECAUSE THE TERRAIN NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM A TON OF OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN HERE AND DOWNTOWN SO THEY MAY HAVE TO USE THE CORNERS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

I WOULD WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE FINAL PART OF IT.

IF YOU DO IT TOO EARLY, YOU MIGHT PUT YOURSELF IN ISOLATION AND WASTE TOO MUCH ENERGY SO HAVE YOU TO TIME YOUR EFFORTS CORRECTLY.

>> JAYCO GUYS HAVING A LITTLE CHAT.

PASSING OFF SOME BATTLES.

-- SOME BOTTLES.

IS THAT YATES GETTING A CLEAN BOTTLE?

WE HAVE NUMBERS , TWO TEAMMATES.

POWLESS ONLY HAS ONE.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK THE GRAPHIC BECAUSE THAT WAS CHRIS HARPER, THE JAYCO RIDER IN THERE, NOT SHONG UP ON OUR ON SCREEN GRAPHIC.

FINISH LINE AWAITING THE RIDERS AS THE FANS STARTING TO GATHER HERE IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

AGAIN, A FINISHING CIRCUIT THREE LOOPS AROUND BUT ARETTY BIG CIRCUIT.

HAD A CHANCE TO FOR THE RUN-IN IN THE LINE.

WHERE DO YOU NEED TO BE IN THE LAST KILOMETER.

HOW DOES THIS COMPARE?

A STRAIGHT UP SPRINT TO THE LINE, TAKE US THROUGH THE LAST KILOMETER HERE.

>> IT DEPENDS.

IF YOU COME IN WITH A GROUP LIKE THIS, DEFINITELY GOING HAVE TO HAVE A FASTER GROUP COMING IN.

BASICALLY GOING TO DO A LEADOUT.

IF YOU COME IN LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, 4 AND 3 RIDERS, IT'S A BIT OF CAT AND MOUSE, WHO IS GOING TO BE GOING FIRST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TOO EARLY OR TOO LATE.

YOU CAN SEE THE FINISHING BANNER BLOWING A LITTLE BIT.

A SLIGHT TAILWIND, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL.

IT STARTS KICKING UP RIGHT AT THE END.

A GOOD ROAD.

LAST YEAR IT WAS A LATE SURGE, SO WE MIGHT SEE A LATE SURGE AGAIN.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIRED LEGS.

>> GOING TO BE A LONG DAY BY THE TIME THEY MAKE NIGHT DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE WITH THE FINISHING CIRCUITS AROUND SO THEY'LL SEE THAT FINISH LINE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THEY DO IT THE LAST TIME, GET A PREVIEW OF THAT RUN INTO THE LINE A COUPLE TIMES.

HOW DOES THAT CHANGE THINGS FOR THE SPRINTERS?

>> I MEAN CLOSER THEY GET TO THE FINISH, THE MORE THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE RACE, AND DEPENDING WHO REALLY FEELS THEY HAVE A A SPRINT FINISH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SAVING THEIR LEGS, AS YOU SEE THE OTHER RIDERS WANTING TO TACK THEM.

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CIRCUIT.

WHICH THE RIDERS SHOULD BE ON HERE VERY SHORTLY.

♪ ♪ HERE IS THE RUN-IN ONCE YOU ENTER, IT IS PLENTY OF STRAIGHT HERE BUT AGAIN THERE ARE ENOUGH TURNS INCLUDING THREE TURNS INSIDE THE LAST KILETER ON THE RUN-IN TO THE FINISH SO IF YOU ARE A SPRINTEDDER, FREDER, HOW MUCH ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT POSITIONING WHILE YOU ARE ON THE CIRCUITS OR DO YOU WAIT TO SEE THE FLAM ROUGE BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE IN THE GROUP.

>> USUALLY YOU WAIT UNTIL THE END.

IT'S A HARD RACE SO I DON'T SEE ANYONE REALLY HAVING A TRUE, TRUE SPRINT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD MAN'S RACE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE TIRED.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO FIND THAT PERFECT SPOT AND WAITING AS LONG AS YOU CAN TO GET TO THE LINE AND THEN GO.

AND WE'VE GOT THE HEAT, 5-97° OUT THERE.

THESE GUYS ARE HOT.

>> YOU SEE A LITTLE KICKUP TO THE FINISH YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

A DOWNHILL RUN OUT OF THE LAST CORNER BUT THIS IS MAYBE THE LAST WHAT, 100 METERS THAT GOES UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> AS YOU SAW YOU NEED TO TIME IT CORRECTLY THE FRONT GROUP IS JUST COMING INTO THE CIRCUITS.

THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER.

THEY'RE FUNNELING TOGETHER, SAYING TOGETHER FIRST ATTACK.

HERE WE G. GAME IS ON.

>> RIDERS STARTING TO JUMP OUT OF THE GROUP AS THEY CAN SEE THE SKY SCRAPERS OFF IN THE DAYS TANS.

THIS WILL BE JAYCO SENDING ONE OF THEIR RIDERS UP THE ROAD.

THAT WAS HARPER LEADING THE GROUP, TOOK ONE WITH HIM AND NOW THE DECISION IS BEING MADE WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS DO I GO WITH THIS OR LET SOMEONE ELSE CHASE IT.

YOU HAVE TO GO WITH THIS.

EF IS AT THE FRONT CHASING RIGHT NOW.

THEE NEED TO CLOSE THIS.

THEY CAN'T LET THIS GO.

IT IS NOW THEIR JOB.

THEY'RE STUCK AT THE FRONT AND THEY HAVE TO FINISH.

THEY CANNOT PULL OFF F. THEY PULL OFF, THEY WILL SIT UP.

>> JAYCO.

>> THEY GOT TWO GUYS.

THERE IS AN EF RIDER RIGHT AT THE FRONT.

HE NEEDS TO JUMP RIGHT BACK ON THE WHEEL.

>> SORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE BREAKUP THEY ARE TRYING TO GO ACROSS.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT BACK.

IT IS STARTING TO HOT UP OUT THERE.

CRUCIAL TIME OUT THERE, FREDDY.

NEVER KNOW WHATT'S GOING TO COME BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ON YOUR TOES AT ALL TIMES IN THAT FRONT GROUP BECAUSE IT ONLY TAKES ONE GUY TO DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HEAD OUT AND JAYCO HAS JUST DONE THAT AND THAT'S PUTTING THIS FIELD ON NOTICE.

>> YEP, 36 MILES TO GO AND THE GAME IS ON.

THAT'S EARLY FOR SUCH A LONG HARD RACE BUT THERE YOU GO.

IT'S RELENTLESS THIS IS NOT EASY OUT THERE WHO DO YOU FOLLOW AND WHEN DO YOU FOLLOW?

YOU HAVE TO TIME IT WITH YOUR TEAMMATES SOME OF THE STEAMS HAVE THREE SOME HAVE TWO SOME DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS AND HAVE TO WAIT IN THE BACK AND PICK AND CHOOSE WHERE THEY GO.

THEY SAVE ENERGY BUT TAKE THE RISK THEY MIGHT MISS IT BACK TOGETHER AFTER JAYCO AND TRACK TRIED TO HEAD OUT.

HERE IS NOT THE TIME TO BE IN THE BACK OF THE GROUP.

YOU WANT TO BE FOLLOWING MOVES.

YOU WANT TO BE IN THE POSITIO TO BE GOING BACK TO THE MOVE AND NOT SPENDING THE ENERGY HAVING TO ATTACK ACROSS.

RIGHT REICH NOW WE HAVE AN ATTACK TOWARDS THE RIGHT.

SEE HOW THEY'RE MOVING ACROSS THE ROAD.

SOMETIMES THE EASIEST WAY TO GET SPACE IS TO GO TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT, NOT GO UP, THEN GO.

SPACE OVER THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AS ANOTHER ATTACK LAUNCHES, TRYING TO GET AWAY.

THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT OUR RX BENEFITS MOST INSPIRATIONAL RIDERS JERSEY, THE RIDER WHO HAS THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL RIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO END IN A RESULT, BUT ANYONE JUMP OUT TO YOU SO SFAR?

>> I'M THINKING WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF KILOMETERS.

I'M THINKING IT IS GOING TO BE BASED ON THIS.

>> JAYCO TRYING TO RECRUIT SOME HELP UP THERE.

>> THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL RIDERS CAN BE THE ONE THAT IS SETTING THE PACE RIGHT NOW, REALLY TAKING AT THAT TIME RISK RIGHT NOW.

>> TAKES SERIOUS GUTS TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE GROUP RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU ARE IN THIS DECISION AND YOU CAN SMELL THE FINISH LINE, AT THE FRONT WHAT HAVE WE CALL THE FIELD OR PELOTON, WHATEVER IS LEFT, SECOND GROUP ON THE ROAD, BUT THEY MAY BE THE THIRD GROUP HERE IF THIS FRONT GROUP BREAKS UP.

>> I MEAN THEY'RE STILL ROLLING.

THESE GUYS DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP AND THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR BACK.

LIKE WE SAW LAST YEAR, DOING THE CAT AND MOUSE, ONE MINUTE BECOMES NOTHING.

COFIDIS NEEDS TO WORK HERE WE GO.

COFIDIS NEEDS TO KEEP WORKING HARD.

>> LET'S SEE WHO THIS IS.

I SEE A PINK JERSEY UP THERE THEY'RE FOLLOWING A MOVE.

LET'S SEE WHO LED IT?

REBOUNDING WANTING TO GET UP THERE.

TREK HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET UP THERE.

LOOK AT ALL THESE GAPS FORMING.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER EACH TEAM HAS NUMBERS SO THEY SHOULD BE SO AGAIN WE GO INTO THAT LITTLE BIT OF HAVING NUMBERS, WHICH IS LETTING TO LET A TEAM HAVEHO TWO.

JAYCO HAS THE STRONGER LEGS RIGHT NOW EXPEPPEDDING THE MOST ENERGY IN THE RACE.

DO THEY KEEP BEING THE AGGRESSOR?

EF SEEMS TO BE FOLLOWING AND THAT CAN SWITCH.

EF MIGHT FIND A PERFECT MOMENT TO GET A GAP AND NOW THEY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THIS ONE IS GOING TO SPLIT IN HALF I THINK.

THIS GROUP HAS A MAJOR GAP IN THE FRONT GROUP THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE MAIN MOVES ALL THE NUMBERS ARE REPRESENTED.

ALL THE TEAMS HAVE A NUMBER.

>> REMEMBER THIS WAS 20 GUYS IN THE FRONT GROUP.

AND NOW IT'S SPLIT FIVE OR SIX UP THE ROAD AND THIS IS THE REST OF THE GUYS.

>> DID WE GET THE RIGHT GUY IN THE GROUP IS THE QUESTION?

EVEN THOUGH WE GOT SO MANY IN THE BREAKAWAY, DID WE GET THE ONE WE WANT?

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE HERE.

IS POWLESS UP THERE.

>> THERE'S THE CITY AWAITING THE RIDERS, DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE MARYLAND.

HERE THEY COME.

>> BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DOES THE RACE LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY HIT THOSE CIRCUITS?

>> I'LL TELL YOU THIS.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A BUNCH OF TIRED GUYS COMING INTO THE CIRCUITS.

IT'S GOING TO BE THE STRONGEST MAN.

THIS IS WHERE WE GO INTO THE IDEAS LIKE YOU COULD BE A FAST FINISHER, BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH A LONG RACE WITH THIS MANY HILLS, THIS MANY ATTACKS, INTO FINALE WITH GOOD LEGS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE FAST.

THAT WHY I SAID EVEN A CLIMBER COULD WIN THIS RACE.

>> MORE CHAOS AT THE FRONT.

THESE GUYS GOING AGAIN, TRYING TO HOLD ON TO WHAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT THE BACK OF THE FRONT GROUP.

SO THIS WAS THAT GROUP OF 20ISH RIDERS AND NOW THEY'RE WORKING THERE I WAY QUICKLY INTO DOWNTOWN.

LOOK AT THE SEPARATION OUT THERE.

BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE FIELD.

AND THIS SEEMS LIKE THE THIRD GROUP ON THE ROAD.

THEY'RE STILL ROLLING THROUGH, COFIDIS IS GETTING BACK IN AND THE OER RIDERS SEEM TO BE ROLLING THROUGH THEY WANT TO RACE.

COFIDIS IS DOING A LOT OF WORK TODAY, SUPER AGGRESSIVE.

ALL THESE LITTLE BUMPS.

THIS IS A BUMP RIGHT NOW IN THE ROAD.

GOING UPHILL AND IT'S GOING HARD SO THEY'RE FEELING IT.

A LOT OF PICTURES AT THE FINISH LINE AWAITING THE RIDERS.

AS THE WIN STARTS TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT HERE AS WELL.

HOW COULD THAT CHANGE THE SPRINTING, FREDDY?

>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP THE SPEED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S A BIT OF A TAILWIND FOR THEM AT THE FINISH.

>> AS THEY WORK THEIR WAY BACK INTO DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, RAHSAAN BAHATI HAD A CHANCE TO GRAB A SPECIAL WORD WITH A SPECIAL GUEST IN TOWN.

>> I'M HERE WITH THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE ON A VERY EXCITING DAY AT THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

>> I'M FEELING GREAT, SON.

YOU CAN SEE THE COURSE LOOKS GOOD.

THE RACE FOLKS ARE OUT HERE.

WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC AND LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING FINISH IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

>> BEING THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING IN THE WORKS A VERY LONG TIME.

YOU ARE NOW IN YEAR TWO.

LONG-TERM, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT AT ALL?

>> LISTEN, EVERY YEAR WE WANT IT TO BE BIG ERR AND BETTER, RIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD WAS HERE LAST YEAR AND THE FOLKS ARE HERE DESPITE IT BEING 100° AND WE WANT IT TO GROW, NOT JUST IN THE FOLKS COMING DOWNTOWN BUT THE FOLKS GOING INTO THE COUNTY AND PARTICIPATING THROUGHOUT THE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE IT A DECEMBER FACE FOR CYCLING ENTHUSIASTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS THE PREMIER CYCLING EVENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB BRINGING PEOPLE TO BALTIMORE.

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME HERE LAST YEAR MY FIRST TIME AND I LOVED IT.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO AT THE END OF THE RACE IF.

>> AT THE END OF THE RACE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINISH.

WE WANT TO SEE WHO PULLS IT OW, COMES THROUGH AND WINS THE SECOND ANNUAL MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

WE HAD PEOPLE EATING GOOD SEAFOOD BUT IT'S THE FINISH OF THE RACE TO SEE WHO HAS THE ENDURANCE WITH THE LITTLE KICK TEND TO BRING IT HOME THESE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

>> ABSOLELY.

>> 32.2 MILES TO GO FOR TSE GUYS, TRYING TO SPLIT IT UP IN THE FRONT GROUP.

GETTING DOWNRIGHT CHAOTIC OUT THERE AS IT HAS GONE TO A FRONT GROUP OF WHAT OOX LIKE SIX GUYS AWAY.

>> IT'S THE GUYS WE ALL THOUGHT WOULD BE THERE.

THEY CAME TO PLAY AND THEY'RE IN IT.

LUCAS HAMILTON, THE JAYCO RIDER ON THE BACK THERE.

HAMILTON WITH ONE TEAMMATE AND HARPER AT THE FRONT.

THE CANADIAN FOR ISRAEL PREMIER TECH.

TOM WAS IN THIS EXACT SCENARIO LAST YEAR, FIVE GUYS ON TO THE CIRCUIT TOGETHER.

>> SO HE HAS EXPERIENCE.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID LAST YEAR.

HE KNOWS WHAT WORKED.

HE KNO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO THIS YEAR.

HE HAS TO PLAY IT SMART AND OBJECT ON POINT.

BUT THE GROUP IS STILL BIG BEHIND IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPOSURE OF THE GROUP AND WHO IS THERE, THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT.

ALL THE MAIN TEAMS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE FRONT.

>> WHO IS GOING TO BE LEFT TO CHASE BECAUSE TREK, EF AND ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ARE ALL REPRESENTED UP THERE SO IT'S UP TO CORE TECH, HUMAN POWERED HEALTH, THE TEAMS THAT HAVE MISSED THE MOVE BUT ALL THE WORLD TOUR TEAMS ARE THERE.

THEY'RE THERE AND NOW IN THAT MOMENT OF LIKE, LET'S G COMFORTABLE FIGURE OUT WHO IS WILLING TO WORK IN THIS GROUP WHO IS NOT.

WHO I NEED TO FOLLOW.

NONE OF THESE GUYS ARE SPRINTERS, SO EVERYBODY IS SAYING I HAVE TO MAKE IT TO THE LINE BY MYSELF.

THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF WALKING A BREAKAWAY.

A BUNCH OF NON-SPRINTERS SPRINTING IT OUT OF THE FRONT GROUP BUT REMEMBER THEY'VE STILL GOT 31 MILES OF RACING TO GO SO THIS COULD VERY WELL COME BACK TOGETHER BEFORE THE END OF THIS.

THE SECOND GROUP IS GOING TO MAKE IT ON TO THE CIRCUIT.

THEY WON'T GET CAUGHT OUT ON THE CIRCUIT AND THEY'LL CHASE THESE GUYS FOR THE NEXT 30 MILES.

IT AIN'T OVER YET FOR THE FRONT GROUP OF SIX.

>> DID THEY GO TOO EARLY, TOO IS THIS TOO EARLY TO BE DO UNTO SIX THAT YOU GET CAUGHT FROM BEHIND IF YOU HAVE TO SETTLE INTO A RHYTHM RIGHT NOW AND BASICALLY WHAT YOU CAN DO IS BY FORCING THE PACE, MAKING EVERYBODY WORK TOGETHER YOU MAKE THE RACE BALANCED INSTEAD OF BEING UP AND DOWN.

SOME MHT WANT IT TO BE ATTACKING.

I WANTED IT TO BEOHESIVE AS A SPRINTER.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THE PACE HIGH AND MAKE IT HARDER TO ATTACK.

WHILE A RIDER THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COME INTO A SPRINT, THEY WANT TO ATTACK, THEY WANT TO SIT ON AND ATTACK.

>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST RUN INTO THE FINISHING CIRCUIT WHERE THEY'LL GET A PREVIEW OF WHAT THIS FINISHING SPRINT WILL LOOK LIKE.

TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU ARE GOING WIN OUT OF THIS GROUP.

FREDDY, WHAT TYPES OFHINGS ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

I KNOW THESE GUYS ARE NOT SPRINTERS.

YOU WERE ONE OF THE BEST IN YOUR DAY.

WHAT ARE Y LOOKING FOR AT THE RUN INTO THE FINISH?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GO, LOOKING FOR ELEVATION?

WHAT DOES A SPRINTER'S EYES LOOK FOR IN THIS SCENARIO?

>> AS A SPRINTER, WE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CAUTIOUS FOR T IDEA THAT NONE OF THESE GUYS WANT US TO BE COMING IN.

SO EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT WHO IS THE FASTEST GUY IN HERE?

I CAN'T COME IN AND SPRINT WITH THAT GUY.

HE IS TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHO?

I THINK TOM IS PROBABLY THE BEST GUY IN THE GROUP.

HE WANTS TO KEEP THIS GROUP TOGETHER.

SO HE HAS TO BE THE INITIATOR TO COVER YATES WHILE YATES WANTS TO ATTACK.

>> THE BREAKAWAY, THE REIGNING DANISH NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE RED JERSEY OFF TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, DOESN'T WEAR THE SAME JERSEY BECAUSE HE IS THE CURRENT NATIONAL CHAMPION FROM DENMARK SO HE WEARS THE COLOR OF HIS NATION OF ON HIS BACK.

BUT HE HAS HELP HERE.

RED AND WHITE JERSEY, THE DANISH NATIONAL CHAMPION.

>> AN ATTACK,.

>> THESE GUYS STILL BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE IT UP TO THAT FRONT GROUP AND REMEMBER THIS IS SEVENTH PLACE ON DOWN SO THIS IS STILL A TOM 10 RIDE BUT AT A MINUTE AND A MINUTE YOU CAN COME ACROSS.

JOCKEYING FOR POSITION IN THE LAST LAP.

THE GUYS WHO DON'T HAVE A TEAM TEAMMATE UP THERE, THEY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

MAYBE ATTACK BUT IF THEY ATTACK DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AWAY, GET INTO A POSITION OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE GUYS WHO STILL WANT TO RACE AND THERE ARE GUYS IN THIS GROUP THAT WANT TO RACE SO YOU CAN'T GIVE UP YET.

>> 12 RIDERS ACROSS THE LINE BACK TO THE LEADERS.

RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO BE COHESIVE AND WORK TOGETHER STILL A LONG WAYS TO GO.

28 MILES TO.

>> RIGHT NOW THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE BACK DOOR.

THAT 55 SECOND NUMBER BETWEEN THE LEADERS AND THE CHASE THAT'S THE BIGGEST WORRY.

NOT THE OTHER FIVE GUYS.

THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM THE GROUP OF 12 WORKING REALLY WELL AND RIDING REALLY FAST BEHIND THEM.

THIS GAP IS GOING TO COME DOWN.

IT WON'T 5B 5 SECONDS BY THE TIME THIS ONE WRAPS UP IN 28 MILES FROM NOW.

SOMETIMES YOU WANT THAT BREAKAWAY TO BE CLOSE?

WHY?

BECAUSE IT FORCES THE GROUP TO GO HARDER WHICH KEEPS IT TOGETHER.

WHEN THE GROUP IS TOO FAR AWAY, WHEN A CHASE GROUP FALLS OFF, THEN YOU ALSO THINK, THIS IS IT.

WE CAN START CATTING AND MOUSING AND FIGURE OUT WHO IS GOING TO ATTACK FIRST AND LEAD OUT AND WHO IS GOING TO SLOW THE RACE DOWN AND I USED TO LIKE IT WHEN THE RACE WAS HARD.

BECAUSE THAT BASICALLY MEANT THE RACE WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS LESS OF A CHANCE OF A LUCK MOVE HAPPENING YOU KNOW.

SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.

>> IT DOES AND IT HAPPENS.

>> I HAVE TO THINK, TOO, IF YOU ARE IN THE GROUP LOOKING AT SOME OF THE BIG NAMES IN HERE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO FINISH THIS ONE OUT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A GAMBLE AND MAKE A MOVE LATE IN THE RACE.

>> A LOT OF RIDERS DO THAT AND IT IS STILL PART OF, YOU KNOW, A GAME PLAN.

THE REASON I LOVE ONE-DAY RACES, IT'S THE BALANCE OF WHAT YOU HAVE THE TACTICAL, THE TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL.

YOU PUT ALL THREE TOGETHER AND IT'S REALLY WHAT MAKES ONE-DAY RACING REALLY FUN TO WATCH.

AS THE RACES GET BIGGER, LIKE A 21-DAY RACE, PHYSICAL BECOMES VERY DOMINANT.

I LOVE ONE-DAY RACING BECAUSE THIS IS A TACTICAL GAME RIGHT NOW.

THESE GUYS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO HAS MORE THAN I DO.

WHO DOESN'T.

HOW CAN I GET A HAND ON THEM.

DO I SHOW MY CARDS EARLY?

DO I NOT?

DOWN TO ABOUT 28.5 MILES OF RACING TO GO HERE.

46 YEARS OLD AMAZING.

>> SEVIA WAS PART OF THAT FIRST SPLIT.

STARTED THE MOVE AND FINDS HIMSELF IN THE SECOND GROUP.

BACK UP TO THE LEADER, FLICKING ELBOWS OUT THERE WHICH MEANS THEY'RE WORK TOGETHER IN THIS FRONT GROUP.

YEAH, YOU HAVE TO IT'S A PELOTON IN THE BACK BIGGER UNTILES.

THEY MADE IT ON TO THE CIRCUIT THIS YEAR.

LAST YEAR AT THE GOT CUT OFF IN THE CIRCUIT.

THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF THAT GROUP GETTING INTO THE SECOND GROUP BUT ALL THREE GROUPS ON THE ROAD MADE IT TO THE CIRCUIT.

THIS IS THE FRONT GROUP.

THIS IS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT 2340 SEEING HIM DO WORK UP THERE SINCE HE HAS A NATIONAL CHAMPION JERSEY, YOU KNOW HE IS GOOD AT ONE-DAY RACES.

YOU KNOW HE IS A FINISHER IN THE CHAOTIC RACES THAT TAKE A FUNNY, PERFECT GAP IN THE RACE WHERE YOU CAN ATTACK AND COME IN SOLO, BE THERE IN THE FINALE HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONTENDER CAN HE FINISH?

CAN HE DO THE RIGHT MOVE THAT GETS HIM THE WIN?

I FEEL HE IS THE FASTEST GUY IN THE GROUP, HAT NEEDS TO KEEP THE GLUE TOGETHER.

SO MUCH OF THIS IS ABOUT TACTICS INTO THE FINISH.

YOU CAN HAVE THE BEST LEGS, BE THE FASTEST GUY OUT THERE BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN TO LAUNCH THE SPRINT AND HOW TO USE THE LEGS, YOU WON'T WIN THE RACE TODAY IN BATTLE BALTIMORE?

>> YOU ARE NOT.

YOU ARE NOT.

YOU NEED TO FIND THE SOLUTION, FIND THE SPACE THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THE RACE.

THIS IS THE SECOND GROUP WE ARE LOOKING AT.

THEY'RE STILL IN THE RACE, I MEAN I WOULD USE THAT AS AN ADVANTAGE, TRY TO RALLY THE OTHER GUYS.

LET'S GO.

LET'S KEEP THE SPEED UP.

>> FOUR GUYS OUT OF THE SECOND GROUP ON THE ROAD.

AGAIN, THIS IS SEVENTH PLACE ON DOWN.

>> THIS IS WHERE I WONDER LIKE HOW DO YOU GET THE GUYS THAT ARE LEFT OVER IN THIS GROUP TOTILL BELIEVE THEY CAN GET ACROSS THAT GAP?

WHOEVER IS LEFT HAS TO GIVE IT 100%.

YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE.

YOU ARE 50 SECONDS BEHIND.

GO FOR IT, YOU KNOW.

YOU CAN TELL THE QUALITY HERE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THE LEAD GROUP.

YOU CAN TELL THESE GUYS ARE FIT, THEY'RE WINNERS.

THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT, YOU KNOW.

>> HAMILTON STRETCHING THINGS OUT AT THE BACK.

STAND UP THERE AND NOW GETTING ON THE RADIO BACK TO THE TEAM CAR.

I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT ARE YOU GOING DO HERE?

WE HAVE NUMBERS.

WHEN DO YOU START THE ATTACKS?

WHEN YOU FEEL READY?

I FEEL IT'S TOO EARLY.

26 MILES AGO, THAT'S A LONG WAYS TO GO.

THE OTHER THING, YOU ARE IN THE CITY NOW, SO ALL THESE TURNS TAKE ENERGY THEY COST A LOT OF ENERGY TO KEEP GOING LEFT AND RIGHT AND LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE GROUP THEY'RE ROLLING THROUGH, THEY'RE EFFICIENT.

IC SEE IT IN THEIR BODY LANGUAGE, THEY KEEP GOING BACK TO LOOK AT THE LEG SPEED, HOW THEY'RE ROTATING 2023 MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC PRESENTED BY UNITED HEALTHCARE: BACK UP TO THE FRONT GROUP, SIX RIDERS WHO HAVE GONE CLEAR NURSING A ONE-MINUTE GAP BACK TO THE CHASERS AS THEY GET DOWN TO 25 MILES OF RACING TO GO TOM FEELING A LITTLE DEJA VU OUT THERE BECAUSE REMEMBER, THE 2022 EDITION OF THIS RACE ENDED WITH ALMOST EXACTLY THIS SCENARIO, A GROUP OF SIX RIDERS GOING TO THE LINE TOGETHER AND WE SAW SETH OUTPACE THE GROUP.

>> TOM IS A MAN.

HE KNOWS HOW TO FINISH.

HE WAS HERE LAST YEAR.

HE IS A FINISHER.

HE CAN DO THEY JUST NEEDS TO BE COOL PLAY THE PART.

STILL A LONG WAYS TO GO 25 MILES TO GO.

DO YOU WANT TO ATTACK EARLY OR WAIT FOR THE SPRINT?

HIS JOB IS TO KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER.

>> SO MUCH OF THAT IS GOING TO DEPEND ON THE STRENGTHS OF THE RIDERS IN THIS GROUP AND WE CANNESSES OF THEIR TONY HILLS.

IF YOU ARE A GOOD SPRINTER, YOU% WANT THE RACE TO STAY TOGETHER.

IF YOU ARE NOT, IF YOU ARE FREDDY RODRIGUEZ, YOU WANT TO SPLIT THE GROUP.

LOOKING AT THE LIST OF SIX RIDERS IN THE FRONT GROUP, I THINK POWLESS IS THE GUY WHO HAS TO TAKE A GAMBLE.

NO TEAMMATES.

UP AGAINST THE TWO SQUADS WITH TWO EACH, JAYCO HAS TWO, TREK HAS TWO.

MAYBE POWLESS AND HOILA.

CAN MAKE A GO.

>> THERE IS A CHANCE THE GROUP WILL SPLIT AGAIN.

SO HE NEEDS TO GET INTO THAT ONE V ONE AGAINST THE NUMBERS AND EQUAL THERE IS A CHANCE IT WILL SPLIT BUT LET THE OTHER GUYS MAKE THE SPLIT.

IF YOU START THE SPLIT AND IT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S A DISADVANTAGE.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW DO YOU THAT.

SO HAVE YOU TO PICK THAT MOMENT WHERE YOU ACTUALLY FOLLOW ONE OF THEIR GUYS.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHANCE AND MAYBE YOU ARE HOPING THEY WANT TO SPLIT IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SPRINTERS.

SO THERE ARE GUYS IN THAT BRAWP THAT DON'T WANT THIS TO COME TOGETHER.

SO POWLESS NEEDS TO GO ONE AGAINST ONE.

>> SECOND GROUP ON THE ROAD.

THREE GUYS GETTING AWAY FROM THE GROUP OF 12.

7th, 8th AND 9th PLACE.

THERE THEY ARE, JUST OUT.

THESE GUYS HAVE LEFT THE CHASE BEHIND AND THEY'RE GOING TO TRY GO ACROSS AT WHAT LAST CHECK WAS A ONE-MINUTE GAP, A HALF MILE BETWEEN THE TWO CAN THIS BE DONE AT 24 MILES TO GO.

>> ONE MINUTE STILL RIGHT THERE I MEAN THERE IS A CHANCE THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF CAT AND MOUSE.

ONCE AT TACKS HAPPEN, THE GAPS CAN GROW OR COME DOWN, DEPENDING ON WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AND WHICH RIDERS GO UP BAD NEWS FOR THESE THREE GUYS THE BLAKEAWAY IS STILL COOPERATING.

THEY'RE STILL TAKING ROTATIONS.

THOSE GUYS ARE NOT PLAYING GAMES IN THE FRONT GROUP OF SIX YET.

THEY'RE STILL WORKING TOGETHER.

NOT GREAT NEWS FOR THE RIDERS TRYING TO GO ACROSS THE GAP IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO GO, THIS IS IT.

NOT GETTING ANY BETTER I SEE A HUMAN POWERED HEALTH JERSEY.

I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER TREK JERSEY AND MAYBE A PROJECT EVERYBODY-- PROJECT ECHELON JERSEY.

>> THIS TREK SIT UP AND WAIT FOR THE RIDER TO COME ACROSS AND HAVE MORE NUMBERS.

>> THEY HAVE TO LIKE WHO HE IS BRINGING WITH THEM BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE HAS TEAMMATES IN THE FRONT GROUP.

HE WILL DRAG TWO UP BUT THEY WILL BE SOLO RIDERS FROM HUMAN HEALTH AND PROJECT ECHELON.

THIS IS THE GROUP THEY'RE TRYING TO JOIN.

IF I WAS TREK, I WOULD BE SAYING HEY, BOYS, YOU HAVE ONE MORE COMING ACROSS MAYBE SOFT PEDAL IT.

SEE IF IT COMES TOGETHER.

IT WILL BE IN YOUR BENEFIT.

THESE ARE YOUR CHASERS RIGHT HERE TRYING TO MAKE IT UP.

TYLER, THE PROJECT ECHELON RIDER TRYING TO GET THERE.

13 FLIPPED OVER, THE LATVIAN FOR THE LITTLE TREK TEAM AND SCOTT MAGILL, HOMETOWN HERO MAKING HIS WAY TO THE FRONT GROUP.

>> THERE WE GO.

HE IS ON FIRE.

THE FACT THAT HE IS STILL HERE, OH YEAH, THIS IS WHERE EMOTIONS TAKE PART.

THIS IS WHERE YOU GET THAT FEELING IT'S LIKE I'M RACING AT HOME.

I HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE RACE.

HE KNOWS IF HE CAN GET ACROSS, THERE IS A CHANCE HE CAN WIN THE RACE.

>> GAP IS 44 SECONDS FOR THESE GUYS TO MAKE UP TO THE LEADERS.

44 SECONDS.

AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.

SO, YEAH, THIS IS A GREAT THING.

TREK IS HELPING THEM OUT.

THEY'RE GOING GET NUMBERS.

AND THE LEADERS ARE STILL WORKING TOGETHER.

I MEAN THEY'RE STILL ROTATING.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ATTACK.

NO, THEY'RE ROLLING THROUGH.

SO THIS IS GOOD.

THIS IS GOOD FOR.

>> KAY COMPANY LINKING THERE I GUYS UP.

HARPER AND HAMILTON IN THE FRONT GROUP, JAYCO WOULD WANT TO PREVENT THESE CHASERS FROM COMING UP BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THEY'VE GOT TO KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER TREK GUY ON THE WAY UP.

SO JAYCO WOULD BE THE TEAM THAT WOULD SAY WE WANT TO KEEP THIS GOING.

WE DON'T WANT THAT OTHER TREK RIDER TO MAKE HIS WAY UP.

THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE MOVE BECAUSE THAT WOULD ADD A THIRD RIVAL TREK RIDER.

>> YEAH, I MEAN, OF COURSE, JAYCO HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS GOING.

BUT THEY ALSO DON'T WANT TO SHOW TOO MANY OF THEIR CARDS, PUTTING IN A LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT TO KEEP THIS GUY OFF THE BACK.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY INSPIRE OR KEEP WHAT THEY CAN DO IS KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER, KEEP THEM ROLLING WELL TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THOSE THREE RIDERS COMING ACROSS.

ROTATION ON THE FRONT THEY'RE ALL ROLLING WELL TOGETHER IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TY'RE WAITING.

>> CHASERS.

GOT AN EXTRA RIDER IN THERE.

>> DO WE?

>> YEAH, LOOK AT THIS.

MORE RIDERS COMING UP BEHIND THEM.

>> WOW, OKAY.

>> THATROUP IS GOING GET BIGGER ON THE BACKDOOR OF THIS FRONT GROUP OF SIX.

44 LAST TIME.

I HAVE A FEELING THAT MIG BE LESS TO OUR SIX LEADERS.

>> YEAH, THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THIS PACE.

THEY SEEM TO BE COMFORTABLE AT 44 SECONDS.

THEY'RE THE STRONGEST GUYS IN THE RACE.

GOT TO REMEMBER THAT.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF SOME OTHER GUYS COME ACROSS, IT CHANGES THE RHYTHM OF THE RACE.

BUT I WOULD BE THINKING MORE WHAT AM I GOING TO DO TO WIN THIS RACE?

AND NOT ALWAYS BECAUSE YOU GOT MORE RIDERS COMING ACROSS AND YOU ARE IN A BETTER POSITION TO WIN.

FOR SOME RIDERS, MORE RIDERS WILL BE BETTER.

>> LAWSON CRADDOCK HAS JOINED THE GROUP, LEGION OF LOS ANGELES IS IN THERE AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE LINE.

AND THIS WILL GIVE US A MORE ACCURATE GAP ON HOW FAR BACK TYLER AND COMPANY ARE.

AND BY THE LOOKS, EVERYBODY IN THIS GROUP IS COMMITTED TO WANTING THE CROSS.

JAYCO RIDER, TREK IS HAPPY.

41 SECONDS, IT'S COMING DOWN NOT BY MUCH.

THEY SHAVED THREE SECONDS OFF THE LAST CHECK BUT THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT GAP STILL FOR THAT FRONT GROUP.

THEE LAPSE TO GO AS THEY COME THROUGH HERE CAN THE CHASERS CATCH UP TO THE FRONT GROUP OF SIX WITH 2 IS MILES LEFT?

THEY'RE ALL SINGLE PILE ROLLING TOGETHER.

ALL THE CORNERS IN HERE YOU HAVE TIRED LEGS, GUYS OUT THERE ALL DAY LONG.

97°.

ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH FLUIDS THESE GUYS ARE STILL COOPERATING, WORKING TOGETHER.

39 SECONDS, I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS COMING BACK TOGETHER.

THIS IS GOOD FOR THE RACE THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A DYNAMIC ONCE THEY REALIZE THEY'RE BRINGING TIME BACK, THAT GIVES YOU A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE OF OH MAN, WE CAN DO THIS.

WHEN YOU GET A TIME CHECK THAT GOES 44 TO 41 TO 39, YOU START THINKING IT'S TRENDING THE RIGHT WAY HERE.

>> I PERSONALLY WOULD ACTUALLY WANT MORE NUMBERS.

AS A SPRINTER, I WANT MORE NUMBERS TO KEEP THE RACE GOING.

IT KEEPS IT COMPANY HE'SIVE.

>> SO THAT WOULD BE TYLER, SIMON YATES, THOSE WOULD BE THE GUYS LOOKING AT MORE OF A TRADITIONAL BUNCH TO THE LINE BUT IF YOU ARE NOT A GOOD SPRINTER, THEN YOU WANT TO SEE THIS ONE AS SEPARATED AS POSSIBLE.

DON'T GIVE TYLER STEITZ THE CHANCE TO LEAD OUT AND DON'T LET TYLER YATES SIT ON YOUR WHEEL.

>> AT THE SAME TIME THESE GUYS HAVE COMMITTED.

THEY'RE THE LEADERS OF THEIR TEAMS.

THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD DAY IF THEY GET ANOTHER TIME CHECK THAT IS SMALLER THAN 39 THEY HAVE TO LEAVE IT BEHIND OR LIFT THE TEMPO BY A COUPLE MILES AN HOUR.

>> IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A SITUATION I HAVE TO SAVE THE ENERGY FOR THE MOVE, FOR THE WIN, FOR THE SPRINT.

WHILE THE BACK, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT IN THEIR MIND SET.

THEIR MIND SET IS I HAVE TO GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE TO MAKE IT BACK INTO THE RACE SO THE MIND SET IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

20 SECONDS.

THEY'RE ON THERE I WAY UP TO JOIN THE STATE TOES AND YATES GROUP.

>> THAT GROUP IS PUSHING A SECOND GROUP GETTING SOME WATER.

ROLLING THROUGH REALLY COMFORTABLY.

LOOK AT THAT, NICE AND TIGHT.

I SEE SOME LOOKING AROUND, SENSING THAT MAY BE TESTING OUT THE WATER.

IT'S GOING TO COME TOON WAITING ON THE MOVE TO COME OUT OF THE GROUP AS THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC IS DOWN TO 20 MILES TO G. ONE OF THE GREAT SPECTACLES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

ONE OF THE CLASSIC THINGS TO DO AS WE WRAP UP TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER.

ALONGSIDE SOME OTHER GREAT ACTIVITIES IN MARYLAND, INCLUDIN THE STATE FAIR.

>> WELCOME TO THE 142nd MARYLAND STATE FAIR HELD HERE IN TAMONIA MARYLAND, LOOKING OVER THE 100-ACRE CAMPUS WHICH FEATURES HORSE RACING, PONY RACING, LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS, 30 GAMES, 40 RIDES AND ALL THE FAIR FOOD YOU CAN POSSIBLY WANT.

THIS IS COW PALACE WHERE MOST OF OUR LIFE STOCK SHOWS OCCUR AND ALSO WHERE WE STRIVE TO KEEP OUR FAIR GOERS ABOUT OUR INDUSTRY AND IN THE COW PALACE HAVE A BIRTHING CENTER WHERE FAIR GOERS TO K SEE COWS AND PIGS GIVING BIRTH AND WE HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE BIG EQUIPMENT THAT FARMERS U AND GET HANDS ON PERSONAL ACTIVITIES WITH ANIMALS.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WATCHING A COMPETITION AMONG THE YOUTH REPRESENTING MARYLAND AND T SURROUNDING STATES.

THESE ARE THE LEADERS WE COUNT ON TO CONTINUE AGRICULTURE IN MARYLAND.

>> WELCOME TO THE MARYLAND FOOD PAVILION, HERE TO SWCASE SOME OF THE FOODS WE DO IN MARYLAND TO THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR.

WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS FROM A LAMB GYRO, TURKEY LEG, PORK SUNDAE, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, FRESH FRUIT, OUR FAMOUS MAIRMD SUNDAE.

I WANT TO GET A SHOT WHAT IT REALLY LOOK LIKES FRENCH FRIES, CORN ON THE COB, DEEP FRIED CORN PEACH DUMPLINGS, COFFEE AND IT'S ALL STARTEDS LOCAL WITH HAMPSTEAD POTATOES, LOCAL TOMATOES, ALL THIS IS AS LOCAL AS WE CAN MAKE IT.

WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE.

>> COME ON OUT TO THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO ENTERTAIN YOU WITH OUR FUN, OUR FOOD, OUR ENTERTAINMENT WE ARE OPEN THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS FROM 9-11 AT NIGHT.

>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT THE FAIR IS THE FAIR FOOD.

I LOVE THE DEEP FRIED CORN.

HARD TO PASS UP A GOOD EAR OF CORN.

THESE GUYS AT 19.4 MILES TO GO, DOWN TO 36 SECONDS BETWEEN THE FRONT GROUP AND THE CHASERS.

THEY PICKED UP ANOTHER THREE SECONDS OVER ABOUT TWO MILES SINCE WE LASTED CHECKED IN WITH THEM.

19.4 MILES.

I FEEL LIKE I'M WATCHING TWO TEAM TRIALS HERE.

THE TWO GROUPS LOCKED IN TOGETHER AT THIS POINT THEY ALL NEED EACH OTHER IN THE GROUPS IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE LEADERS OF THE ROAD ALL NEED TO KEEP IN ROTATION, SIX GUYS WORKING TOGETHER AND THE CHASE GROUP LOOKS TO BE LOCKING IN IN THE QUEST TO CATCH OUR GROUP.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE SHUFFLING AROUND CARDS RIGHT NOW AND EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO THRE THEM ON THE TABLE.

>> AIL START TO-- I'LL START TO GAIN THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT IN THE SCENARIO THAT THE CHASERS CATCH THE LEAD GROUP, SAY THEY'RE ABLE TO BRING IT DOWN AND CATCH THEM WITH WHAT, THREE OR FOUR MILES OF RACING TO GO.

IF THE CATCH IS MADE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FAR FROM THE FINISH.

WITH 18 MILES TO GO, 44 SECONDS RIGHTED NOW: THE MATH IS GOING TO BE CLOSE ON THE LINE HERE.

>> THIS IS IT.

>> TREK REALIZING THIS IS COMING DOWN, TREK GOING TO HIT OUT OF HERE WITH TOM GOING ON THE ATTACK.

SFWH IT'S EARLY, BUT HE HAS A GAP.

>> BASICALLY SAYING I'M STRONGER THAN THESE GUYS FOR THE NEXT 18 MILES.

HE BELIEVES HE CAN SOLO THIS ONE TO THE LINE.

>> SOLO!

WOW.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT FROM HIM!

>> REMEMBER THE SAME SCENARIO LAST YEAR, HE MAY BE LEARNING FROM THAT EXPERIENCE HE HAS NUMBERS.

HE HAS A TEAMMATE IN THE BREAKAWAY AND ANOTHER TEAMMATE IN THE NEXT BREAKAWAY.

>> THAT'S HIS TEAMMATE RIGHT THERE.

THE NATIONAL CHAMPION RIGHT NOW, 15 OUT OF DENMARK.

THIS IS A GREAT MOVE.

AN AMAZING MOVE.

NOT EXPECTED.

DEFINITELY THREW THE CARDS OUT.

>> IT MUST BE SURPRISING TO CATCH FREDDY RODRIGUEZ OFF GUARD.

YOU CAN BE SURE THESE OTHER GUYS ARE FRYING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.

JAYCO HAS TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.

THEY HAVE TO TEAM UP AND BASICALLY HOPE HE CAN'T HOLD THIS PACE.

SO RIGHT NOW, THE OTHER THREE RIDERS IN NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND SAY LET'S GET TOGETHER AND SLOWLY BRING HIM BACK.

>> JAYCO LOST ONE OUT OF THIS GROUP AS WELL.

THEY'RE DOWN TO JUST ONE GUY.

HAMILTON IN THE MOVE.

SO HARPER IS GONE.

HARPER IS GONE.

NOT SURE WHERE HE WENT.

WILL TRY TO FIND HIM IN THE GROUP BUT THAT MEANS JAYCO IS DOWN TO JUST ONE IN LUCAS HAMILTON.

>> SO BASICALLY TREK HAVING THE ADVANTAGE RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE SOMEBODY ATTACKING.

>> SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ANOTHER TREK RIDER IN THE BACK OF THE GROUP, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR MATIAS TO DO ANYMORE WORK THAN HE NEEDS TO.

HE IS RIDING FOR HIS TEAMMATE, TOM SKUJINS.

>> THE FACT THAT THIS MOVE HAPPENED SO EARLY, NONE OF US EXPECTED IT.

>> I AM GUESSING NEITHER DID THE OTHER THREE GUYS LEFT IN THIS FRONT GROUP SO TOM TRYING TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE GO SOLO AT THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC.

>> THIS IS A MOVE HE CAN DO.

HE KNOWS HE IS CAPABLE OF THESE KINDS OF MOVES.

HE IS A FIGHTER, AN ATTACKER AND A WINNER THE QUESTION WHAT IS CAN THE OTHER THREE GUYS DO.

CAN POWLESS BRING IT BACK AND HOW STRONG ARE THEY?

ARE THEY TIRED?

NO MATTER IF THEY'RE TIRED, THEY HAVE TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.

PUT IT ON THE LINE.

THIS IS IT THIS IS THE MOVE.

CANNOT LET THIS GO THE FEEL IS IS THAT HE IS AT 10 SECONDS RIGHT NOW.

THESE OTHER GUYS ARE HAVING TO PUT EVERYTHING INTO IT IT'S THREE GUYS AGAINST ONE.

>> NOT AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS.

NOT AFRAID TO GAMBLE FOR STAGE WINS.

HE HAS HAD PLENTY OF GOOD RESULTS ON AMERICAN SOIL, THREE STAGE WINS IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING HIS LEGENDARY WIN IN 2018 ON LA GUNNA LA GUNA, CAME UP ON SOLO SEVEN SECONDS OVER HS FORMER BREAKAWAY COMPANIONS RIGHT NOW.

LOOK AT THE GAP BEHIND THEM.

REPORTING ONLY 20 SECONDS BACK TO THE OTHER EIGHT THAT CHANGES THINGS.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY COME ACROSS.

>> SCOING U THE ROAD YOU WONDER WHAT HE CAN DO IF HE GETS CAUGHT.

DOES HE HAVE THE LEGS TO GO?

HE IS TIRED.

HE IS GETTING A REST.

GETTING A FREE RIDE.

>> HE BETTER HAVE THE LEGS TO GO BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO BE THE ONLY GUY LEFT FOR THE TREK TEAM IF THIS MOVE OF TOM SKUJINS DOESN'T WORK OUT.

>> SEE NUMBER 11?

ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT RACING IS LIKE...

THE ONE IS THE LEADER.

HE IS THE LEADER OF THE TEAM.

AND HE IS TAKING THE RACE.

HE IS CONTROLLING IT.

HE IS MANAGING IT.

HE SAID IT'S TIME TO GO.

THERE'S THE GAP.

LOOK AT THAT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LOT FROM THE FRONTAL VIEW BUT IT'S A GOOD GAP.

THEY'RE WORKING HARD BEHIND.

THERE'S POWLESS HAMMERING.

AS LONG AS YOU CAN STILL SEE 'EM, YOU ARE STILL IN THE GAME.

>> THOSE FOUR GUYS JUST BECAME BEST FRIENDS; UNITED AGAINST TOM SKUJINS.

OUT OF THE SADDLE AND THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AS A SOLO RIDER, MAKE BIG MOVES AND THEN STICK WITH IT.

>> STICK WITH IT AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FEELING, YOU ARE NOT SUFFERING RIGHT NOW.

YOUR MINDSET IS LIKE I GOT TO WIN THIS RACE AND I GOT 15 MILES AND HAVE I TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN.

>> LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE THE WAY THE GUYS RIDE.

SKUJINS JUMPING OUT OF THE SADDLE, MOVING AROUND A LOT LOOKING LIKE HE IS RIDING FAST.

THE GUYS BACK IN THE GROUP ARE NOT RIDING WITH THAT SAME AGGRESSION.

>> HE'S THE LEADER BUT NOT A LEADER THAT'S BEING CAUGHT.

HE'S A LEADER ATTACKING RIGHT NOW.

IN THE POSITION OF WANTING TO WIN THIS RACE AND HE HAS TO KEEP IT GOING.

>> HE IS GOING TO BE TWO LAPS TO GO WHEN HE GETS TO THE LINE.

THAT WILL TAKE HIM DN TO TWO LAPS TO GO.

SKUJINS NOT BUILDING A HUGE GAP RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET INTO A SOLO BREAKAWAY AND THESE GUYS ARE NOT COOPERATING.

SEE THE HAND WAVE FROM LUCAS HAMILTON TELLING THE GUYS STAY ON IT.

WE CAN BRING THIS GUY BACK.

HE IS STILL WITHIN SIGHT.

DON'T WORRY YET GUYS.

>> YEP.

WAIT FOR THE GUYS TO GRABBING.

WHO IS GOING TO CRACK FIRST?

YOU KNOW, IT'S HARDER.

HE IS ONE MAN BUT ONE MAN IN THE LEAD WITH THE LEADERS NUMBER FOR HIS TEAM POUNDING ON THE PADDLES.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN FORM IN THE WAY A SOLO TOM SKUJINS IS RIDING AGAINST A GROUP OF FOUR TRYING TO CHASE HIM.

>> HEAR THE HELICOPTER?

WHEN YOU HEAR THE HELICOPTER AS A RACER AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN THE LEAD, YOU HAVE THAT EXTRA ENERGY.

>> THEY SAW TWO ON THE LINE.

SKUJINS ACROSS AND THE REST OF THE GROUP THROUGH THE LINE AS WELL.

GO THE TO BE LESS THAN 10 SECONDS.

NOT A LOT OF PANIC IN THIS GROUP OF FOUR.

REPORTING SEVEN ON THE LINE FOR TOM SKUJINS AS THEY HEAD OUT WITH TWO LAPS OF RACING TO GO.

SO IT HAS BEEN A CHAOTIC RUN INTO THE FINISHING CIRCUITS IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE BUT RIGHT NOW WE SEE A SOLO MOVE OFF THE FRONT FOR LID LID WILL TREK TROOS TO HOLD ON.

AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE LAST BREAK HERE FROM THE MARYLAND CYCLING CLASSIC AND WE COME BACK, THE EXCITING FINNISH DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

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