Winston-Salem Cycling Classic increases in stature for 2014

Eventual winner Daniel Patten (SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis) leads the peloton at the 2013 Winston-Salem Cycling Classic road race

Eventual winner Daniel Patten (SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis) leads the peloton at the 2013 Winston-Salem Cycling Classic road race (Image credit: Jon Safka)

Entering its second year, the 2014 edition of the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic has dramatically upped the ante regarding the stature of the event as the two-day race now features UCI 1.2-rated road races (also part of USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar) for both men and women on Friday, April 18 followed by National Criterium Calendar/USA Crits events for both the men and women in the early evening on Saturday, April 19.