Posts Tagged ‘Mara Abbott’
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12’s Lauren Tamayo Second in Hotly Contested Criterium – 25th SRAM Tour of the Gila
Strong Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 Terrific Team riding pays off; GC remains unchanged but the time gap increases Silver City, New Mexico – Today’s seemingly benign twenty seven mile downtown criterium certainly proved to be a test to many of the 52 remaining women at the 25th edition of the SRAM Tour of [...]
Gusty Conditions Mark Time Trial, Causes Turbulence In Women’s General Classification – 25th SRAM Tour of the Gila
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 Alison Starnes fifth as winds create opportunity for some and loss for others Silver City, New Mexico – Today’s third stage of the 25th edition of the SRAM Tour of the Gila was marked by windy conditions. With the Pro Women racing early, winds speeds were about 25 MPH [...]
25th SRAM Tour of the Gila Kicks Off With Mountain Top Finish
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 place three riders in the top 15 Silver City, New Mexico – The first stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila 25th edition took the 66 strong women’s Pro field out through the barren terrain of the high desert to a final mountain top finish at nearly 9,000 [...]
Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Begins at Redlands
Minneapolis — New teams and new favorites make this year’s Women’s Prestige Cycling Series wide open when it begins Thursday in California with the Redlands Bicycle Classic. Since 2004, the Series has highlighted women’s racing by giving them a spotlight they do not have to share with men. It is the only national series solely [...]
2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic presented by PossAbilities Announces 27 Men’s Teams and 15 Women’s Teams for this Year’s Event
Redlands, CA — Still reeling from an influx of record entrants for this year’s event, the all-volunteer Redlands Bicycle Classic Organizing Committee has announced the teams and competitors for this year’s race including 15 women’s teams and 27 men’s teams. “We expect to see nothing less than fireworks this year!” says Executive Committee Member and [...]
Tradition-Rich Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Returns For Eighth Year
Minneapolis — The Women’s Prestige Cycling Series opens team registration for its eighth season as strong as ever, with all four stage races returning from 2010. The Series is the only national-level cycling competition solely produced for women, by women. Its origin can be traced back to a discussion at the 2003 Women’s Cycling Summit [...]
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 Misses Clean Sweep of Women’s Prestige Cycling Series
By Sean Weide Minneapolis – Coming into the last event for the 2010 Women’s Prestige Cycling Series, Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 held all of the jerseys and the team classification. However, they let the sprinter’s jersey slip from their grasp, just missing the clean sweep. U.S. national road champion Mara Abbott won both [...]
USA, USA, USA! Abbott Makes History, Evans Takes Finale – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 10
On Sunday, Shelley Evans (US National Team) claimed Stage 10 of the 21st Giro Donne ahead of Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) and Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu), respectively. Evans’ victory capped off a remarkable run of four successive wins by the US National Team and by Americans, in general, in what will long be remembered [...]
Abbott Takes Two, Soldifies Lead – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 9
Last Saturday, US National Team member, Mara Abbott, claimed the “Queen” stage of the 21st Giro Donne, and in the process set up the young American to be the race’s overall queen. Abbott’s talents were once again on display on the 68.5km Stage 9, which featured a climb up the mighty Stelvio. The usual suspects, [...]
Abbott Climbs Into Lead – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 8
Mara Abbott (US National Team), donned in extra stars & stripes as the current US National Road Champion, climbed into the lead of the 21st Giro Donne on Friday after soloing to victory on the 89km Stage 8 from Chiavenna to Livigno. The 2009 Giro Donne runner-up was simply dominating on a stage that featured [...]
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