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premier cycling event, has done poorly so far this year and remains a half-hour behind the leader for the top individual award.
The winner of the individual championship will receive a $50,000 first prize, the major share of the total $250,000 purse for the richest bicycle race in America.
Poisson, along with Irishman Paul McCormack of Team Crest and American Todd Gogulski of Coors Light, broke from the pack at the 72mile mark, about two-thirds of the way through the 125.6 mile trek from Charlottesville. The trio put nearly 10 minutes between them and the pack before the other racers closed the gap late in the ride, cutting the breakaway riders' lead to about five minutes.
Outside Winchester, Gogulski pushed a sprint, but the other two kept stride and gradually pulled away. Gogulski then fell behind, unable to match the breakaway pace.
As the two raced through the
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