David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast) won his second consecutive stage on Saturday and took the overall lead of the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania.

2008 Tour of Pennsylvania, stage 5: Chance Noble (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) took an early flyer.

Photo: Scott Schaffrick

2008 Tour of Pennsylvania, stage 5: The peloton started off in the countryside on its way to steel country.

Photo: Scott Schaffrick

Veilleux finished with his teammate and fellow Canadian, stage 2 winner Keven Lacombe, after dropping the remaining breakaway companion in the final kilometers of the 91-mile stage from Ligonier to downtown Pittsburgh. Phil Gaimon (Fiordifrutta) held on for third.

“It feels great to have the leaders jersey and this was our plan since our meeting in the morning,” Veilleux said. “We planned to have Keven and I jump together and surprise everyone in the last part of the circuits.”

Going into the final stage, Veilleux is two seconds ahead of the previous leader, South African Christoff Van Heerden (Konica Minolta).

Saturday's stage followed a mostly rolling course with one short KOM at mile 22. The KOM points were moot, however, as Peter Stetina (VMG-Felt) had already locked up his lead in the KOM competition by Friday.

Sunday's final stage is a 50-mile criterium in downtown Pittsburgh.