Posts Tagged ‘Kristin Armstrong’
Tara Whitten Leads Canadian Sweep, Armstrong Injured – 2012 Exergy Tour, Prologue
Boise, ID – Three-time world track champion Tara Whitten (Canada) of TIBCO – To The Top won the opening Prologue of the inaugural Exergy Tour today, finishing the two-mile (3.2-kilometer) course in downtown Boise in just over four minutes (4:09.64). It was an all-Canadian podium with Gillian Carleton of the Canadian National Team in second [...]
Exergy TWENTY12′s Armstrong Wins 2012 Amgen Tour of California Women’s Invitational Time Trial
Scorching heat set the tone for today’s Amgen Tour of California Women’s Invitational Time Trial. The terrain was relentless giving no rest for the riders on the challenging 18.4 mile (29.7km) course. This was a true test of fitness today. With the Olympic selection looming, Kristin Armstrong took this opportunity to race over a full [...]
Zabriskie Unloads, General Classification Contenders Rise & Fall – 2012 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 5
Current U.S. National Time Trial Champion Zabriskie Takes Race of Truth and Amgen Leader’s Jersey in Bakersfield; 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong Defeats Field of Top Women Cyclists to Win Second Annual Amgen Tour of California Time Trial Race It came as no surprise to see David Zabriskie (Garmin – Barracuda) stop the clock [...]
Arndt Outduels Armstrong Once Again In Flanders – 9th Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen
German claims second career Ronde van Vlaanderen victory On Sunday, Judith Arndt (GreenEdge Cycling), won the Ronde van Vlaanderen for the second time in her career illustrious career; the first coming in 2008. Coincidentally, both victories would come at the expense of Kristin Armstrong (Team USA), who once again watched as her breakaway companion surged [...]
Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12′s Armstrong Wins Snowmass Circuit Race – Aspen Snowmass Women’s Stage Race
By Nicola Cranmer Snowmass, CO – Beautiful Snowmass at over 8000ft with ‘wildlife on the course’ set the scene for the challenging ten lap race. For the first 3 laps it was gruppo compacto with riders testing their lungs and legs on the uphill/downhill course. Several attacks were quickly thwarted by the altitude and Olivia [...]
Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12 Finishes One, Two in the Aspen Snowmass Women’s Pro Stage Race
By Nicola Cranmer The first edition of the Aspen Snowmass Women’s Pro Stage Race commenced in classy style. While one Olympic Gold Medalist was racing her bike, the other, Connie Carpenter was on the microphone to help set the stage for the women’s time trial. The conditions were calm, although in typical mountain fashion, the [...]
Peanut Butter & Co. Captures Stage Win and Yellow, 2011 BMC Cascade Cycling Classic, Stage 1
Excellent teamwork put Kristin McGrath on the top of the podium By Nicola Cranmer Bend, OR – Today’s first stage of the six day Cascade Cycling Classic featured 74 miles of beautiful but grueling terrain. With mere seconds separating the majority of the field, the racing was animated from the beginning. However, with a start [...]
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12’s Armstrong Podiums – 2011 BMC Cascade Cycling Classic, Prologue
Hundredths of a second separate the top women By Nicola Cranmer Bend, OR – Kicking off today, the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic is the longest consecutively run elite stage race in the country. One of the premier stops on the NRC calendar, the six day stage race features an elite roster of women [...]
Bronzini Takes A Third Stage; Neben Finishes In Yellow – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 6
By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater, Minn. – Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) attacked at the bottom of Chilkoot Hill Sunday to secure her third stage win at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix as Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) held on to win the race overall. Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter [...]
Upset In General Classification Causes Armstrong and Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 to Set Sights on Tomorrow’s Stillwater Stage
Bloomington, MN – Today’s very challenging 81 mile road race took the remaining 80 strong women’s peloton into Wisconsin. Truly a course that traversed through the valleys and over dale, the 81 miles was relentless with its undulating terrain and windy conditions. With the overall classification still very much up for grabs, second place riders [...]
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