Two Lancaster Countains took second places in the wet Cyclosportif rides prior to last Saturday’s Univest Grand Prix professional race.
The sportif riders took to the race course in the morning for 40- and 60- mile rides that began and ended in Souderton. The rides were not races, but participants wore timing chips were and ranked by their finishing times.
According to preliminary results released today, Tim Card of Mount Joy was the second finisher of the 60-mile ride, with a 2:41:23, or about 22.5 miles per hour. John Martin, of Lancaster, finished second in the 40-mile ride. He completed the shorter course in 1:59:13, or about 20 miles per hour.
The rain held off for the first hour of the ride and was spotty and light for the reminder. The soaking rain that was the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna came later as the professional riders entered the circuits of Sounderton on Saturday afternoon. Garmin-Chipotle’s Lucas Euser rode through the downpourto victory after his team effectively controlled the race. His teammates, Pat McCarty and Tyler Farrar took the third and fourth spots at the finish, with only Frederik Ericsson of team CykelCity in the middle.
