
Mattias Skjelmose gets help from a teammate to win sweltering Maryland Cycling Classic
More than 100 pro cyclists pedaled their lightweight bikes across 70 miles of northern Baltimore County roads, up and down hills and beside farmland and water. Then, like a herd of fast-moving, skin-tight-jersey-wearing sheep, they turned south on Falls Road until reaching the streets of downtown Baltimore for a sweltering four-lap sprint to the finish.