Best Friends Battle For Stage 1

Stage 1 was the crit race in Aspen this afternoon.  3 22 mile loops from downtown Aspen up to Snowmass Village and back.  The group was broken up over the three climbs with a small peloton staying together until late when Novo-Nordisk's Javier Megias attacked out of the group.  He was later followed by Garmin's Alex Howes and UHC's Kiel Reijnen who caught and passed Megias in the last kilometer.  The two best friends fought out the sprint with Reijnen beating the WorldTour rider for the win and the first yellow jersey.

Stage and Overall Standings:

1. Kiel Reijnen - UHC

2. Alex Howes - Garmin-SHARP

3. Ben Hermans - BMC ( :03)

KOM:

1. Ben Jacques-Maynes - Jamis-Hagens (13)

2. Lachlan Norris - Drapac (11)

3. Matt Cooke - Jamis Hagens (5)

Sprint:

1. Kiel Reijnen - UHC (15)

2. Alex Howes - Garmin-SHARP (12)

3. Danny Summerhill - UHC (10)

Young Rider:

1. Clement Chevrier - Bissell

2. Gregor Muhlberger - NetApp ( :42)

3. James Oram - Bissell ( :42)

Team:

1. BMC

2. TREK ( :03)

3. Garmin-SHARP ( :05)