Local hero Sam Koerber (Verizon) was out for retaliation after losing the race lead yesterday and today, he won stage 2 ahead of Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale) and Adam Craig (Rabobank/Giant).
Three finishers in the top 15 rolled in on a flat, but everyone rolled in with a smile.
It was a super fast stage, and Koerber crossed the line about 20 minutes faster than predicted. Bishop remains as race leader.
In the women's race, Melanie McQuaid (Specialized/Avia) won the stage and extended her lead over Karen Potter (mtbracenews.com).
Full Results
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sam Koerber (USA) Verizon
1:51:30
2
Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Cannondale
0:01:54
3
Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank/Giant
0:08:06
4
Drew Edsall (USA) SuperCoolBikeShop
0:11:42
5
Wes Dickson (USA) Sycamore Cycles/Specialized
0:20:30
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Melanie McQuaid (Can) Specialized/Avia
2:17:24
2
Karen Potter (USA) MTBRaceNews.com
0:14:06
3
Katie Button (Can) MelRadRacing
0:32:48
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite men 40+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Andy Johnston (USA) mtbandy.com
2:07:18
2
Gerry Pflug (USA) Salsa/NoTubes
0:04:00
3
Morgan Olsson (USA) CyclesdeOro
0:06:00
4
Garth Prosser (USA) Cannondale Fact
0:09:12
5
Jeff Adamcik (USA) Bicycle HQ
0:18:48
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Open Men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bradley Schmalzer (USA) bikeman.com/notubes
2:15:18
2
Derek Gentry (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
0:08:48
3
Scott Kuppersmith (USA)
0:09:00
4
Jeff S Plassman (USA)
0:12:12
5
Jason Luque (USA) Champion Cycling
0:25:54
6
Luke Angel (USA)
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Stephen Janes (USA) TripsforKidsWNC
0:30:42
8
James Robert Spurk (USA)
0:55:54
9
Scott Steiding (USA)
12:44:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Open Women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mireille Montminy (Can)
2:41:24
2
Cissy Fowler (USA)
0:01:00
3
Kym Schifino (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
0:04:06
4
Claire Garcia-Webb (Aus)
0:06:36
5
Ashlie Angel (USA)
0:14:42
6
Stãphanie Monaco (Can)
0:46:06
7
Lena Yarbrough (USA)
0:47:12
8
Rhonda Eichenberger
1:31:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Men 40+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bruce Stauffer (USA)
2:26:36
2
John Kuhn (USA) CranfordBikeTea
0:04:54
3
Chris St. Peter (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Patrick McMahon (USA) gotoaffordablebedding.com
0:11:42
5
Eric Purdue (USA) TheHub
Row 4 - Cell 2
6
Chris Baker (USA) TotalCyclist/ShannonRidge
0:14:54
7
Mike Trujillano (USA)
0:22:48
8
Cooper Fowler (USA)
0:25:30
9
Trey Schwalb (USA)
0:27:24
10
Jorge Antonio Blanco (USA)
0:27:48
11
Garnett Abbey (Can)
0:33:48
12
Randy Tuggle (USA)
0:41:48
13
Tom McArdle (USA)
0:48:42
14
Marc Waite (USA)
0:57:42
15
Keith Smith (USA)
0:58:54
16
Jim Snyder (USA) Grimaldis/RRBC
1:03:30
17
Logan Boss (USA)
1:24:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Singlespeed
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Montana Miller (USA) WildernessVoyage
2:07:18
2
Jason Morgan (USA) Hunter Subaru
0:17:06
3
Rob Lochner (USA)
0:33:00
4
Eric Sauer (USA)
0:37:00
5
Scott Sidener (USA) UpstateSORBA
0:46:42
6
Craig Hoyt (USA)
2:19:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Team
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Shaun McCann (USA) Harper's Bike Shop
2:33:24
2
Fred Smith (USA) Harper's Bike Shop
Row 1 - Cell 2
3
Brenda Simril (USA) Motor Mile Racing
0:03:48
4
Lee Simril (USA) Motor Mile Racing
Row 3 - Cell 2
5
Dave Lamond (USA) Blue Sky MD
0:08:00
6
Yuri Eliashevsky (USA) Blue Sky MD
0:08:06
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Relay Team
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Verizon Wireless
2:26:18
2
Pisgah Area Cycling
0:08:54
3
Hunter Subaru
0:17:54
4
Industry Nine
0:22:48
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Cannondale
8:40:54
2
Sam Koerber (USA) Verizon
0:04:48
3
Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank/Giant
0:12:00
4
Drew Edsall (USA) SuperCoolBikeShop
1:05:30
5
Wes Dickson (USA) Sycamore Cycles/Specialized
1:41:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite women general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Melanie McQuaid (Can) Specialized/Avia
11:04:48
2
Karen Potter (USA) MTBRaceNews.com
0:37:06
3
Katie Button (Can) MelRadRacing
3:03:12
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite men 40+ general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Andy Johnston (USA) mtbandy.com
9:47:48
2
Gerry Pflug (USA) Salsa/NoTubes
0:29:54
3
Garth Prosser (USA) Cannondale Fact
0:31:24
4
Morgan Olsson (USA) CyclesdeOro
0:42:00
5
Jeff Adamcik (USA) Bicycle HQ
1:33:00
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Open Men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bradley Schmalzer (USA) bikeman.com/notubes
10:44:00
2
Derek Gentry (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
0:23:54
3
Scott Kuppersmith (USA)
0:40:30
4
Jeff S Plassman (USA)
1:02:24
5
Stephen Janes (USA) TripsforKidsWNC
2:45:48
6
Jason Luque (USA) Champion Cycling
2:49:12
7
Luke Angel (USA)
3:10:54
8
James Robert Spurk (USA)
4:24:54
9
Scott Steiding (USA)
24:57:06
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Open Women general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Cissy Fowler (USA)
12:33:00
2
Mireille Montminy (Can)
0:02:18
3
Kym Schifino (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
0:25:36
4
Claire Garcia-Webb (Aus)
0:44:18
5
Ashlie Angel (USA)
1:20:48
6
Lena Yarbrough (USA)
3:36:54
7
Stãphanie Monaco (Can)
3:49:48
8
Rhonda Eichenberger
14:26:18
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Men 40+ general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bruce Stauffer (USA)
11:26:12
2
John Kuhn (USA) CranfordBikeTea
0:43:54
3
Chris St. Peter (USA) PisgahAreaCycling
0:54:12
4
Patrick McMahon (USA) gotoaffordablebedding.com
1:07:36
5
Chris Baker (USA) TotalCyclist/ShannonRidge
1:27:54
6
Eric Purdue (USA) TheHub
1:33:42
7
Mike Trujillano (USA)
2:13:06
8
Cooper Fowler (USA)
2:15:48
9
Jorge Antonio Blanco (USA)
2:33:18
10
Garnett Abbey (Can)
2:36:06
11
Trey Schwalb (USA)
3:09:18
12
Jim Snyder (USA) Grimaldis/RRBC
3:09:30
13
Tom McArdle (USA)
4:18:48
14
Marc Waite (USA)
4:51:36
15
Keith Smith (USA)
4:56:00
17
Logan Boss (USA)
6:17:12
16
Randy Tuggle (USA)
12:43:42
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Singlespeed general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Montana Miller (USA) WildernessVoyage
10:43:18
2
Jason Morgan (USA) Hunter Subaru
0:57:36
3
Rob Lochner (USA)
1:18:06
4
Scott Sidener (USA) UpstateSORBA
3:10:18
5
Eric Sauer (USA)
4:31:24
6
Craig Hoyt (USA)
16:48:12
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Team general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Shaun McCann (USA) Harper's Bike Shop
11:43:06
1
Fred Smith (USA) Harper's Bike Shop
Row 1 - Cell 2
2
Brenda Simril (USA) Motor Mile Racing
0:13:00
2
Lee Simril (USA) Motor Mile Racing
0:00:24
3
Dave Lamond (USA) Blue Sky MD
0:53:00
3
Yuri Eliashevsky (USA) Blue Sky MD
Row 5 - Cell 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Relay Team general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Verizon Wireless
12:10:00
2
Pisgah Area Cycling
0:13:30
3
Hunter Subaru
0:14:42
4
Industry Nine
1:37:06
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!