International Cycling Classic: Feng rides winning break to retain yellow jersey

A breakaway featuring two veterans of the 2008 Olympics lapped much of the field in the Whitnall Park Road Race on Tuesday, and Pennsylvania native Bobby Lea proved the strongest of the pair.

Lea, a USA Cycling National Champion, beat Feng Chung-Kai and Ricardo Van de Velde to take the win in stage 11 of the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic. Feng finished third, good enough to maintain a 20-point lead over Laurent Beuret in the overall standings. In its 43rd year, the series has riders from Taiwan, Switzerland and the Netherlands on the top three steps of the podium.

The heat was a factor in Monday's road race and will be again in the criterium Tuesday in Hales Corners. The pack splintered and the strongest riders managed to stay well out front for much of the race.

Competition for the overall championship will play out through Sunday, in both the pro ranks and the Masters 1/2/3 category.

Local racers John Fleckenstein (Team Mack) and Brent Emery (Emerys.com/LifeCyclists) are chasing Patrick Briggs (Yahoo Cycling Team) for the Superweek crown.