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crowd-lined streets of Winchester toward the finish in front of city hall, McCormack said he felt confident that he had enough in reserve to edge out the Frenchman.

But Poisson hit his own afterburners in the final 200-meter sprint, edging out McCormack by a half a wheel to take first place and the 10 bonus points awarded to the stage winner. His time was five hours, 25 minutes and 29 seconds.

“The line came too soon for me and it came good for him,” McCormack told reporters following the race.

Bobrik, who took the lead after the race’s third stage in Richmond, told reporters following the race that he remains unconcerned about allowing others to win the stage races. “We only have one plan: not to let the breakaway get too far and to protect our lead — both as the racer and as the team,” he told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

As the overall leader, Bobrik was

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