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Gallery: Brown snags U.S. Pro men’s road win

Photos from Knoxville, where Jonathan Brown soled to victory in the men's race at the U.S. Pro Road National Championships.

June 25, 2018 Casey B. Gibson

Photo: Photo by Casey B. Gibson

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USPRO — Race winner Jonathan Brown and Danny Pate in the peloton early in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — The peloton crossed the Gay Street bridge. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — 2017 winner Larry Warbasse led a small group around the U-Turn. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — The first break of the day rolled down the James White Parkway. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Fans at the top of Sherrod Road cheered on the riders. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — The major chase group contained several UCI WorldTour riders, including Kiel Reijnen, Joey Rosskopf, Alex Howes, Brent Bookwalter, and Ben King, but still couldn’t bring back the break. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — EF Education First–Drapac teammates Logan Owen and Nathan Brown on the front of the chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Alex Hoehn of Aevolo showed the pain of the Sherrod Road climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Emerson Oronte charged up the Sherrod Road Climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — When the rains came, Rob Carpenter of Rally drove the break. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Thunderstorms drenched the break and left standing water on the bridges. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Ben — Ben King led Neilson Powless around a corner during the chase at 2018 U.S. Pro National Championships. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Gavin Mannion started the winning break with a strong attack on the parkway. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — The winning break of Brown, Mannion, Rathe, and Carpenter, with downtown Knoxville in the distance. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Jacob Rathe of Jelly Belly-Maxxis rode in the break at U.S. Pro nationals, riding to his first podium at the national championships. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Jonathan Brown crested the final climb up Sherrod Road on his way to the win. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Jonathan Brown soloed to the USPRO road race championship in front of his hometown fans. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — Hometown boy Jonathan Brown celebrated with his fans. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

USPRO — The men’s USPRO Road Race podium of Jonathan Brown, Rob Carpenter, and Jacob Rathe. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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