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Gallery: 2014 North Star Grand Prix, stage 5

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at stage 5 of the 2014 North Star Grand Prix

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2014 — Luis Amaran and J.J .Haedo looked for opportunities to attack on the final laps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Race leader Ryan Anderson was almost taken down on a descent by an errant water bottle. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — At the end of a long day in the rain, the yellow jersey group was very wet, dirty and glad to have it all over. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Heath Blackgrove, in the mountain jersey, and best young rider David Santos in the peloton. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The five remaining members of the break climb one of the last short climbs outside Menomonie. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Fabio Calabria leads the break up the first KOM. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — A very strong Gillian Carleton leads the peloton up the final climb before taking the win in Menomonie. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Gillian Carleton takes the win after an early attack on the final lap. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Tom Devriendt led Eric Marcotte through the finish line on the last of four circuits through Menomonie. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Devriende was able to hold off Marcotte and Fabio Calebria to take the win for Belgian 3M team. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — As the women’s race entered the final circuits, Leah Kirchmann took the lead for Optum. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — New national road champion Eric Marcotte showed off the colors in the day’s break. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The men’s podium; Tom Devriendt, Fabia Calabria and Eric Marcotte. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Optum leads the chase through some beautiful country in western Wisconsin. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Optum’s Annie Ewart led Lauren Hall and best young rider Kelly Catlin through the line with one lap to go. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The peloton chased the break past newly mowed hay fields outside Menomonie. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The peloton climbed through thick Wisconsin forest to the first KOM. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Riders near the crest of the KOM with some hardy fans cheering in the rain. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The rain got much heavier as the peloton entered the final circuits. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — These enthusiastic fans had wine and umbrellas to help wait out the rain. “If they can ride in it, we can sit out here and watch them.”

2014 — Carmen Small takes it easy on some very wet and slippery road paint. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — The women’s field rode through green fields and rain most of the day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2014 — Vanderkitten put two women on the podium, with Gillian Carleton in first, Lizzie Williams in third, and Optum’s Leah Kirchmann with another second place. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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