Redlands Classic Women: Skylar Schneider wins stage 4 criterium

Skylar Schneider (Williams Racing Devo) wins stage 4 criterium for a second year
Skylar Schneider (Williams Racing Devo) wins stage 4 criterium for a second year (Image credit: VeloImages/Redlands Bicycle Classic)

Skylar Schneider (Williams Racing Devo) won Saturday’s Arrowhead Orthopaedics Criterium, stage 4 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic for the second year in a row, Makayla MacPherson (DNA Pro Racing) was second and Marlies Mejias (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24) took third in the 75-minute criterium in downtown Redlands.

Schneider was sitting on her sister Samantha’s wheel on the final lap before opening up her sprint after the final corner. The reigning Pan-American road race champion was able to hold everyone off for the victory.

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