Empire Cycling's Jonathan Chodroff won the first stage of the 2008 Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic race in Massachusetts on Thursday.

Chodroff finished the 6.2-mile race in 16:02, followed by Bissell's Graham Howard less than a second behind. Colatvita's Luis Amaran was third at 9 seconds.

In the women's race, Colavita's Kristin McGrath won with a time of 18:57, followed by Cheerwine's Catherine Cheatley at 5 seconds and Cheerwine's Stacy Marple at 11 seconds.

Complete results are posted. Check back soon for photos from Action Images and a race report by Jeremy Dunn.