The final race of The Giordona Crossroads Cycling Classic always draws a top notch field as many of the teams have arrived in town for the following day’s $100,000 crtierium in uptown Charlotte. This year was no exception! DLP hit the race in force looking to make things happen. The race started out fast and within only 10 laps of the course in downtown Statesville a small group of five had escaped the field containing both Boyd Johnson and Chris Judy from DLP racing. Almost immediately the rest of the field hit the panic button as riders from both Team Type 1 and Rite Aid attempted to bridge the gap. However it was not to be as the group of five rolled away on the technical course. With two riders in the group, Boyd Johnson took the initiative to drive the break. Within only a few laps the breakaway had a 1/2 lap lead on the field. As the race went on, Chris and Boyd made a couple of attempts to try and shake Rahsaan Bahati (as he was clearly the fastest sprinter in the group). There attempts were unsuccessful and eventually 4 of the 5 riders ended up lapping the field. Once the break had reintegrated with the field DLP made a couple of attempts to get riders up the road again in hopes of sending Chris up the road without Bahati on tow. However, Bahati marked Chris like a hawk as the lap board counted down. In the finale, the DLP team did a great job getting Chris Judy in position for the sprint, but Chris was no match for the top Sprtiner in the country and ended up settling for 3rd on the night. Chris was happy with the result considering the situation and said his form is good and he hopes to show that in the next coming races. Boyd Johnson ended up in 4th place.