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Colorado - American George Hincapie captured the second stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in a crash-marred race that sent Italian rider Daniele Callegarin to hospital with facial and hand injuries.
Hincapie, 38, completed the rainy 209 kilometre stage from Gunnison to Aspen in five hours, 26 minutes, 10 seconds. American Tejay Van Garderen, who rides for HTC-Highroad, became the third race leader in as many days.
Van Garderen leads Hincapie by 16 seconds with four stages remaining.
Another American Tom Danielson was third in the stage to move into third overall, 22 seconds adrift.
Hincapie was a key team-mate of Aussie Cadel Evans last month in Evans's Tour de France victory. Evans finished seventh in the stage, 45 seconds behind Hincapie and is sixth overall.
Callegarin got the worst of an eight-rider crash that also involved Canadian Andrew Randell and American Sergio Hernandez. All three were taken to hospital after the riders hit a cattle guard and went down as the field began one of two ascents.
Callegarin, of Team Type 1, suffered a concussion, two broken hands, severe facial injuries, according to a team spokesperson.
Randell and Hernandez were treated and released.
The race continues on Thursday with 16km uphill individual time trial in Vail.
Leading results of Wednesday's 209km Stage 2 of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge:
Stage 2
1. George Hincapie (USA/BMC Racing Team) five hours, 26 minutes, 10 seconds2. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) st
3. Tom Danielson (USA) st
4. Eduard Beltran Suarez (COL) st
5. Janier Acevedo Calle (COL) st
Selected others:
7. Cadel Evans (AUS) at 45 seconds
19. Frank Schleck (LUX) at 45
Overall standings:
1. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) 10 hours 04 minutes 08 seconds
2. George Hincapie (USA) at 16 seconds
3. Tom Danielson (USA) at 22
4. Levi Leipheimer at 34
5. Christian Vande Velde at 45
6. Cadel Evans (AUS) at 51
