Defending champion Tyler Stites set the quickest time on Toyota of Redlands Lake Perris time trial on the Redlands Classic for the third 12 months in succession. His Project Echelon teammate Brendan Rhim was second and Joe Laverick (Ribble Rebellion) rounded out the rostrum.
The comparatively flat technical 11.7-mile loop included a pair of sharp left-hand corners close to the beginning after which two out-and-back sections close to the end because the route navigated across the lake in a counter-clockwise path.
Stites solidified his lead within the common classification on his quest to win his third consecutive Redlands Bicycle Classic. Laverick jumped eight locations to second total, 41 seconds down. Owen Wright (CS Velo) moved up one spot, a slim one second additional again.
Racing continues on Saturday with the Arrowhead Orthopaedics Criterium in downtown Redlands. There are 9 corners on the clockwise 1-mile course, with three sharp corners hitting on the strategy to the end on East Citrus Avenue. The males will begin at 4 p.m. for 90 minutes of racing.
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