Monday 19 April 2010 Caleb Fairly wins Tour of the Battenkill, Floyd Landis second in best result since 2009 comeback  Caleb Fairly of Colorado (Holowesko Partners) accelerated past Floyd Landis and rode to a solo victory Sunday in the Tour of the Battenkill in upstate New York.
Fairly was the only rider to counter a move by Landis with about 18 miles remaining. He then left the embattled former Tour de France winner and rode the final six-mile dirt road ascent alone en route to nearly a 2 1/2-minute win.
The second-place finish for Landis was his best result since returning to competition last season after a two-year exile and disqualification from the 2006 Tour de France.
Landis did not have podium finish last season while riding for OUCH.
Fly V Australia's Jay Thomson outsprinted Luca Damiani (Kenda p/b Geargrinder) for third, 19 seconds behind Landis
Top-10 Results
1. Caleb Fairly (USA) Holowesko Partners 4:57:07; 2. Floyd Landis (USA) Bahati Foundation 0:02:24; 3. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 0:02:43; 4. Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda p/b Gear Grinder, same time; 5. Kenneth Hanson (USA) Team Type 1, 0:03:46; 6. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia, same time; 7. Alex Howes (USA) Holowesko Partners, s.t.; 8. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Trek-Livestrong, s.t.; 9. Jonathen Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia, s.t.; 10. Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia, s.t. February 16, 5:31 PM Cycling Examiner James Raia | Posted by joroshiba on Monday April 19 2010 - 11:09:39 |  |
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