Having won the opening stage on Thursday, US-based professional Ciarán Power took another fine result on the concluding day of racing in the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Stillwater.
The Navigators rider went clear of a breakaway group midway through the tough criterium, jumping away on the leg-breaking 24% hill on the circuit, and chased lone leader Trent Klasna (Saturn) all the way to the finish.
Power took second, one minute and 55 seconds behind Klasna, and ended the tough stage race twelfth overall. He was also second in the points classification.
Power's performance in the four-day event will be a huge psychological boost for the Waterford rider, whose confidence appears to have grown following his two stage wins in the FBD Milk Rás last month.
With the national road race championships just two weeks away, he will travel back to Ireland fully intent on improving on his silver medal of twelve months ago.
Filed by Rob Wright
