The 38th edition of the Cascade Cycling Classic got underway yesterday in the high desert with stage-1 of 5 and the McKenzie Pass road race. The Men’s winner was Alex Howes of the USA National Team, and Kristy Lay was the Women’s winner.
Defending Men’s Champion Robin Carpenter was third and former 2-time Champion Sergei Vetkov finished 20th.
Stage-2 today is the Skyliners Time Trials in west Bend starting at 10am on Skyliners road.
