Kevin McCambridge on the attack at the UCI-ranked Bob Jungels GP junior race in Luxembourg. The Irish cyclist took the initiative impressively.
Having shown some great form on home roads of late, Kevin McCambridge has traveled to Europe and attacked his first UCI-ranked event.
The teenager was riding the Bob Jungels GP (UCI 1.1) in Luxembourg with his club team NRPT-Vitus-Chill when he went on the attack.
While he was hoping others would join him, in a race where fewer than 25 riders have finished in past editions, he was left out there on his own.
Still, he pressed on confidently solo and got some great experience and exposure.
He also demonstrated an impressive willingness to step deep into battle though completely new to this level.
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He spent 45km off the front on his own, with a large
chasing pack behind him getting organised and bringing him back.
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When it did, a winning escape of nine riders got clear. It still had 26 seconds to spare on the line at the end of three hours of racing.
Paul Lahaye of French team CC Villeneuve attacked the escape group and held them off by
just one second to win.
Behind him, his two team mates sewed up the podium; Timothée Laleu and Simon Rifflet taking 2nd
and 3rd for a team clean sweep.
After his
breakaway efforts, Kevin McCambridge managed to stay in what was left of the
peloton and finished in 42nd place.
Will Ryan, a team mate of McCambridge’s, was 39th. Aaron Wade was also in the bunch, in 53rd, while Dylan Traynor was 73rd.
McCambridge picked
up two sprint primes during his solo escape and took 4th in the race’s sprint
competition.
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