Primal/MapMyRIDE Pro Rider Tiffany Pezzulo Wins Tulsa Tough Opener
Pezzulo also notches podium finish in omnium's second race
DENVER - Primal/MapMyRIDE Professional Women's Racing powered by BH Bikes' Tiffany Pezzulo timed a late attack to win the opening Blue Dome Criterium at the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough on Friday, June 10.
Pezzulo also rode for a podium finish in third place in Saturday's Brady Village Criterium.
"Tiff put together an incredible performance this weekend in tough conditions and in a tough field of riders," said Primal/MapMyRIDE Team Director Susannah Gordon. "The team rode great and was able to help Tiffany get in a position to be competitive at the end on Friday and Saturday and she finished the job."
The three-day omnium is the first-year team's final event prior to the USA Cycling Elite Road National Championships in Augusta, GA later this month.
"The Tulsa Tough is such a fun event and suits my strengths well," Pezzulo said. "We raced great as a group and are feeling strong and prepared as we head into our first Nationals race as a team."
Primal/MapMyRIDE member Liza Rachetto also took home a top-10 finish during the three days of racing in Oklahoma.
The eight-member Primal/MapMyRIDE Pro Women's Racing powered by BH Bikes team was formed in 2010 to support professional women's cycling and create an avenue for better feedback on the development of women's specific technologies. BH Bikes sponsors the team with its women's specific Cristal, a top-level road bike with geometry and sizing based on the company's European design experience, input from high-end bicycle retailers and fitters, and customer feedback. Team members also use SIDI's women's specific Genius 6.6 shoes, clothing from Primal's women's line, and will be involved in future product development with all of the team's sponsors.
Additional support of Primal/MapMyRIDE is provided by FSA, Nique, McDonald Audi, Retül, Reynolds, Smith Optics, and Vittoria as second tier sponsors. Third tier sponsors are Breeze Bars, Enzo's Cycling Products, Giro, OS Performance, Lizards Skins and Treads.com.
Over the course of the training season, team members will also be using the iMapMyRIDE smartphone application which tracks and broadcasts speed, distance, and heart rate to the team's group page on mapmyride.com and the team's home page. Cycling fans and potential racers will be able to learn from team members' training regimes by monitoring that data, reading team members' blog posts and interacting with them by using the site's social media tools.
For more information about Primal/MapMyRIDE Professional Women's Racing powered by BH Bikes, go to www.primalprowomensracing.com.
Photo: Lyne Lamoureux, www.PodiumInsight.com
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