Kendall Ryan sprints to victory in opening stage of Amgen Breakaway Race

American takes surprise victory in Elk Grove

Kendall Ryan wins stage one of the women's Amgen Breakaway Race

(Image credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for AEG)

Kendall Ryan (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) sprinted to victory on the first of the three stages of the Amgen Breakaway Race.

The 124km race around Elk Grove saw attacking racing from the start, and it took a good few kilometres for Lisa Morzenti (BePink) and Whitney Allison (Hagens Berman-Supermint) to get away to form the day's breakaway.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.