Veilleux and Lacombe Take First and Second With 13 Second Gap in Pennsylvania

(June 29, 2008)

Report filed by Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling

Minneapolis, Min.,– David Veilleux and Keven Lacombe of the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team blew the field apart yesterday at the Tour of Pennsylvania when the pair created a 13 second gap to take first and second places in the penultimate stage of the race. The move gives the team both the leader’s yellow and sprinter’s green jersey going into the final stage today.

After a very aggressive race, the field entered the final finishing circuits of Pittsburgh with an eight-man breakaway less than one minute up. Ben King and Clay Murfet chased hard to bring down the gap and then with 2.5 kilometers remaining the Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team launched a surprise attack. The unexpected move from Jake Keogh, Veilleux and Lacombe caught the field off guard, allowing Veilleux and Lacombe to open up the six-second lead, guaranteeing both the win and yellow and green jerseys for Veilleux.

“We had a great plan for today’s stage,” says performance director Jonas Carney. “The whole day we were waiting to execute a sudden attack where we’d use our sprinting power to surprise everyone. This win would not have been possible if everyone on the team had not bee committed or executed the plan flawlessly. I’m very proud of these guys – they’ve raced an incredible race so far.”
The Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast team returns to the streets of Pittsburgh tomorrow for a fast, 50-mile criterium to decide the race.
“Today will be a very tough criterium,” adds Carney. “We need to defend the jersey and its’ not over until it’s over.”

For anyone missing any of that action, the Tour is being televised on Versus, the country's leading outdoor action sports cable channel with viewership in 61 million homes or available at www.versus.com

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