The final stretch up Olive Branch was all Ryan. He created a bit of a gap right from the start, and it took us all the way to the start of the 2nd climb (after that descent) to reel him in. I was trying but it was Lou going to the front that provided what we needed to catch Ryan. Thanks, Lou.

Eventually I was at the front on the final stretch figuring that all contenders were now willing to just sit on my wheel since we were so close to the intersection. This is good strategy since we still had some hard miles left. Forget about that! Ryan still had some zip and got to the top first. Nice push, Ryan.