Tour of America’s Dairyland Stage 2 Report: Trek Waterloo Classic

After attacking the massive hills of the Blue Mounds Race of the Future presented by Trek on Thursday, Stage 2 of the Tour of America’s Dairyland presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board took to the downtown streets of Waterloo for the Trek Waterloo Classic on Friday. Trek Bicycle was the most hospitable of hosts, enticing racers with incredible primes and continuing to show their unrivaled passion for the sport of cycling and commitment to the riders.

Storm clouds once again threatened throughout the day but in the end it was the racers who dominated.

Jessie Maclean nabbed the top spot on the Pro Women’s Podium, edging out Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda) and Toni Bradshaw (Team Lip Smacker), whose teammate Amanda Miller stood highest on the podium at Blue Mounds. Maclean and Devon Haskell (BH USA) are tied for the Overall Leader title after Stage 2 ahead of Miller and Kristin Wentworth (Team Kenda) by the narrowest of margins.

The Men’s Pro Race came down to the final lap with Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies), Aldo Ilesic (Team Type 1) and Chad Hartley (Team GEARGRINDER) ultimately claiming first, second and third, respectively. The coveted yellow and white leader’s jersey flipped, albeit by a slim margin, from Matthew Busche (Noa ISCorp), who led the Pro Men at Thursday Blue Mounds Race of the Future, to Steve Tilford (Trek).

Impressive start fields for the Cat 3, Cat 4-5, Masters 1-2-3 and Masters 4-5 as well, whose respective podium toppers were Julio Padilla (Sideporte), Ben-Jamin Widoff (Team Power Bar), James Moore (River Valley Cycling Club) and Jay Robertson (FCS/McDonalds).

The Tour continues Saturday with the Giro d Grafton, a twilight criterium, in Grafton, Wis, and the Maritime Bay Classic in Manitowoc, WIs, on Sunday.

Also included in the Tour are the Wisconsin cities of Grafton, Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Greenbush, Waukesha and Milwaukee. The Downer Classic on Milwaukee’s Eastside will feature the Ben’s Cycle “Ultra Prime Party”. In addition to high energy cycling, the cities will also feature a variety of live entertainment, family activities, food, and a sports expo produced by Racers Against Childhood Cancer (RACC).

Schedule Overview:

Stage 1 completed: Blue Mounds Race of the Future (Blue Mounds, WI)

Stage 2 completed: Trek Waterloo Classic (Waterloo, WI)

Stage 3: June 20, 1:00p-8:30p: Giro d’ Grafton (Grafton, WI)

Stage 4: June 21, Noon-7:30p: Maritime Bay Classic (Manitowoc, WI)

June 22: Rest Day

Stage 5: June 23, 9:00a-4:30p: Attitude Sports Fond du Lac Road Race (Fond du Lac, WI)

Stage 6: June 24, noon-7:30p: Fond du Lac Bicycling Grand Prix (Fond du Lac, WI)

Stage 7: June 25, noon-7:30p: Harbor Centre Family Day & Bike Race (Sheboygan, WI)

Stage 8: June 26, 9:00a-4:30p: Greenbush Road Race (Greenbush, WI)

Stage 9: June 27, 1:00p-8:30p: The Downer Classic (Milwaukee, WI)

Stage 10: June 28, 11:00a-7:30p: Carl Zach Cycling Classic (Waukesha, WI)

Other Tour of America’s Dairyland sponsors include Wheel & Sprocket, Sommer’s Automotive, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Cable Sports 32, Pactimo, and DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, and Stone Creek Coffee.

Endorsed and supported by the Wisconsin Cycling Association and United States Cycling Federation, Tour of America’s Dairyland updates will be posted on www.TourofAmericasDairyland.com

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