Carter Jones takes 11th on GC at USA Pro Challenge

Carter Jones continued his strong string of performances at UCI races in the US by taking 11th on GC at the USA Pro Challenge (USPC).   The USPC is one of two UCI 2.HC stage races in the US, putting it on par with the Amgen Tour of California as one of the two most important races on the US racing calendar.  Carter had already impressed at the Amgen Tour of California by taking home the King of the Mountains jersey.  He came into the USPC with good form after taking 8th on GC at the UCI 2.1 Tour of Utah just two weeks earlier.  In the aggressively raced first stage, he got in a move in the last 10 km that included the prolific Peter Sagan.  Not wanting to take Sagan to the line, George Bennett and Carter made a two man move to attack the break that only got caught within the last 800 m.  On the Queen Stage into Beaver Creek, he made the second elite selection on Bachelor's Gulch coming over the top in 8th place, but on the decent several dropped riders got back on.  After a strong ride in the Vail TT the next day, he moved from 14th on GC into 11th, just 1 second out of 10th and 2 seconds out of 9th.  With no more selective stages left in the race, GC positions were essentially set until the finish in Denver were Carter held on for an impressive 11th overall.

PCG Coach: Stephen McGregor