Philadelphia Cycling Classic men: Tim Torn Teutenberg sprints to first pro victory from late breakaway

After a flurry of attacks came to nought on the first lap, Philadelphia native Robin Carpenter (Modern Adventure Cycling), Colby Lange (Project Echelon), Killian O’Brien (Team Skyline), Joshua Lebo and Thomas Sullivan (Meridian Racing), Luke Walter (Competitive Edge) and David Lozano (Team Novo Nordisk) formed the day’s first breakaway, although Walter was replaced by Derek Gee-West (Lidl-Trek) on lap two. Jonas Rutsch (Lotto Intermarché) tried to bridge across the gap of around one minute, but eventually went back to the peloton after the effort proved too much.

The breakaway’s advantage stabilised at 1:40 even after Lebo lost contact on the fourth lap. However, with 97km to go on lap five of eight 23.2km circuits, an attack split the peloton until a crash of two riders, one each from Modern Adventure and Lotto Intermarché, caused a slowdown and the peloton reformed.

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Lozano led the breakaway across the top of Manayunk Wall for the fifth time to extend his lead in the mountains classification but the escapees’ advantage was falling quickly. Once the team cars were pulled out from in between the groups, it signalled an imminent end for the breakaway. A group of 11 riders split from the peloton on the climb and were in hot pursuit, and, after Lozano dropped back as the chasers drew closer, the two lead groups came together with a larger group making contact, too.

Not long after the start of lap six, Filippo Magli (Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber) made a solo move that was quickly brought back by a peloton with only about 25 riders.

On the Manayunk Wall for the sixth time, NSN drove the pace into the climb, with Riley Sheehan forging a very promising four-rider breakaway with Bob Donaldson (Jayco Alula), Luke Lamperti (EF Education-EasyPost) and Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek). The peloton shattered to bits because of the injection of pace, and four riders formed the first chase: Lidl-Trek’s Sebastian Grindley, Rutsch, Ben Oliver (Modern Adventure) and Eder Frayre (L39ION of Los Angeles).

The first two groups came together before the start of lap seven of eight, with Gee and teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart, Cedric Beullens (Lotto Intermarché), Lange and Martin Marcelussi (Bardiani) chasing at 1:15. They were joined by Magli and five others, including US champion Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), with the rest of the peloton seemingly out of the race.

After the wall, it was only Simmons and Simone Gualdi (Lotto Intermarché) left in pursuit at 35 seconds. Another group was 40 seconds further back, with two Bardiani riders, Magli and Marcellusi, Colby Simmons (EF Education-EasyPost) – Quinn Simmons’ younger brother – Luka Mezgec (Jayco Alula), Gee, and Filippo Rodolfo (Novo Nordisk)was behind at 1:05.

Quinn Simmons and Gualdi had closed to 30 seconds before the Manayunk Wall when Grindley punctured out of the lead group and, after a wheel change, was able to get up to his teammate and help chase.

Donaldson, Sheehan, Lamperti, Teutenberg and Rutsch led over the top on the last ascent of Manayunk Wall, having lost Oliver and Frayre on the climb, but the pair were able to rejoin after the descent.

As the race headed into the two short laps, the chasing trio still had 25 seconds to make up on the leading seven, who were cooperating nicely, with the US Champion doing most of the work.

The two groups came together on the first of two frantic short circuits, with Rutsch, Donaldson and Teutenberg powering away on Lemon Hill.

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Position

Rider (Country) Team

Time Gap

1

Tim Torn Teutenberg (Ger) Lidl-Trek

04:20:55

2

Robert Donaldson (GBr) Team Jayco-AlUla

Row 1 – Cell 2

3

Jonas Rutsch (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 2 – Cell 2

4

Riley Sheehan (USA) NSN Cycling Team

00:00:22

5

Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

00:00:22

6

Simone Gualdi (Ita) Lotto-Intermarché

00:00:22

7

Ben Oliver (NZl) Modern Adventure

00:00:22

8

Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) L39Ion Of Los Angeles

00:00:22

9

Quinn Simmons (USA) Lidl-Trek

00:00:22

10

Seb Grindley (GBr) Lidl-Trek Future Racing

00:00:48

11

Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Jayco-AlUla

00:03:35

12

Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk

00:03:35

13

Derek Gee-West (Can) Lidl-Trek

00:03:39

14

Martin Marcellusi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

00:05:31

15

Filippo Magli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

00:05:31

16

Colby Simmons (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

00:05:33

17

Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) NSN Cycling Team

00:07:04

18

Daniel Moreira (Por) Hagens Berman Jayco

00:07:04

19

Valentino Kamberaj (Alb) Team Skyline

00:07:04

20

Jim Brown (GBr) L39Ion Of Los Angeles

00:07:04

21

Dries De Pooter (Bel) Team Jayco-AlUla

00:07:04

22

Scott Mcgill (USA) Modern Adventure

00:07:04

23

Cédric Beullens (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

00:07:04

24

Sergio Henao (Col) Nu Colombia

00:07:04

25

Kelland O’Brien (Aus) Team Jayco-AlUla

00:07:04

26

Filippo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

00:07:04

27

Rotem Tene (Isr) NSN Cycling Team

00:07:04

28

Matthew Fox (Aus) Lotto-Intermarché

00:07:04

29

Alessio Martinelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

00:07:04

30

Kieran Haug (USA) Modern Adventure

00:07:04

31

Garrett Beshore (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

00:07:04

32

Eric Brunner (USA) Project Echelon Racing

00:07:04

33

Emil Nymand Nielsen (Den) NSN Cycling Team

00:07:04

34

Ben Juracich (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

00:07:04

35

Colby Lange (USA) Project Echelon Racing

00:07:04

36

Matthew Walls (Irl) APS Pro Cycling

00:07:04

37

Marcis Shelton (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

00:07:04

38

Killian O’Brien (Irl) Team Skyline

00:07:04

39

Noah Granigan (USA) L39Ion Of Los Angeles

00:07:04

40

Javier Jamaica (Col) Nu Colombia

00:07:04

41

Robin Carpenter (USA) Modern Adventure

00:07:04

42

Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Lidl-Trek

00:07:04

43

Richard Arnopol (USA) Project Echelon Racing

00:07:04

44

Sean Quinn (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

00:07:04

45

Samuel Boardman (USA) Modern Adventure

00:07:04

46

Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Lidl-Trek

00:07:10

47

David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk

00:09:06

48

Antonio Polga (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk

00:09:06

49

Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk

00:09:06

50

Quinten De Graeve (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk

00:09:06

51

Juan Jose Lopez (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk

00:09:06

52

Ethan Dunham (USA) APS Pro Cycling

00:09:06

DNS

Kai Lokey (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

Row 52 – Cell 2

DNS

Stephen Bassett (USA) Project Echelon Racing

Row 53 – Cell 2

DNF

Liam Flanagan (USA) APS Pro Cycling

Row 54 – Cell 2

DNF

Andrew Lydic (USA) APS Pro Cycling

Row 55 – Cell 2

DNF

Alex St. Andre (USA) APS Pro Cycling

Row 56 – Cell 2

DNF

Patrick Welch (USA) APS Pro Cycling

Row 57 – Cell 2

DNF

Lorenzo Conforti (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

Row 58 – Cell 2

DNF

Santiago Ferraro (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber

Row 59 – Cell 2

DNF

Ryan Drummond (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

Row 60 – Cell 2

DNF

Andrew Strohmeyer (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

Row 61 – Cell 2

DNF

Aidan Vollmuth (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

Row 62 – Cell 2

DNF

Luke Walter (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

Row 63 – Cell 2

DNF

Dylan Zakrajsek (USA) Competitive Edge Racing

Row 64 – Cell 2

DNF

Gavin Hlady (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 65 – Cell 2

DNF

Max Walker (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 66 – Cell 2

DNF

Justin Williams (USA) L39Ion Of Los Angeles

Row 67 – Cell 2

DNF

Cory Williams (USA) L39Ion Of Los Angeles

Row 68 – Cell 2

DNF

Milan Menten (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 69 – Cell 2

DNF

Joshua Lebo (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

Row 70 – Cell 2

DNF

Thomas Sullivan (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

Row 71 – Cell 2

DNF

Vaughn Veenendaal (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz

Row 72 – Cell 2

DNF

Ezra Caudell (USA) Modern Adventure

Row 73 – Cell 2

DNF

Oded Kogut (Isr) NSN Cycling Team

Row 74 – Cell 2

DNF

Zac Marriage (Aus) NSN Cycling Team

Row 75 – Cell 2

DNF

Jhonatan Chaves (Col) Nu Colombia

Row 76 – Cell 2

DNF

Emerson Gordillo Sánchez (Col) Nu Colombia

Row 77 – Cell 2

DNF

Sebastian Henao (Col) Nu Colombia

Row 78 – Cell 2

DNF

Oscar Quiroz (Col) Nu Colombia

Row 79 – Cell 2

DNF

Quinn Felton (USA) Project Echelon Racing

Row 80 – Cell 2

DNF

Laurent Gervais (Can) Project Echelon Racing

Row 81 – Cell 2

DNF

Oliver Bleddyn (Aus) Team Jayco-AlUla

Row 82 – Cell 2

DNF

Luca Haines (USA) Team Skyline

Row 83 – Cell 2

DNF

Arnaud Lajoie (Can) Team Skyline

Row 84 – Cell 2

DNF

Chaz Turmon (USA) Team Skyline

Row 85 – Cell 2

DNF

Henry York (USA) Team Skyline

Row 86 – Cell 2