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Nature Valley Grand Prix Reduces Men’s Team Size
Minneapolis – The Nature Valley Grand Prix will continue its tradition as a leader in bringing innovations to U.S. stage racing by limiting men’s teams to six riders in 2012. Nature Valley Grand Prix Executive Director David LaPorte said the decision was made after consulting with USA Cycling Managing Director of National Events Micah Rice, [...]
For The Summer
By Amber Pierce A race block can loosely be defined as whatever races and travel occur between when you pack your bag, and when you get home and either unpack and/or re-pack for the next block. Time between race blocks can vary from a single day to a few weeks, depending on the calendar. This [...]
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 [...]
Sutherland Takes Final Stage, Anthony Wins Overall – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 6
By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater, Minn. – The Stillwater Criterium once again provided thrills and excitement to conclude the Nature Valley Grand Prix as defending champion Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) attacked the penultimate time up Chilkoot Hill Sunday to win the final stage. With the assistance of his Kelly Benefit [...]
Big Shakeup In Men’s Standings After Menomonie Road Race – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 5
By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Menomonie, Wis. — The Menomonie Road Race lived up to expectations Saturday at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. At the end of the more than 100 miles of hard racing in the lush rolling terrain of Wisconsin, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team’s winning streak was stopped at four. [...]
Neben Takes Race Lead as Kirchmann Wins Stage – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 5
By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Menomonie, Wis. — It was a battle of a pair of former world time trial champions Saturday at the Menomonie Road Race as Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) took over the yellow race leader’s jersey from Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Rising [...]
Tamayo’s Sacrifice Illustrates Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 Teamwork at Nature Valley Grand Prix
Last lap crash cancels stage finish; overall standings remain unchanged Minneapolis, MN – Despite brilliant racing by Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12, HTC-Highroad, Colavita/Forno d’Asolo presented by Cooking Light and Diadora Pasta Zara, the results of this evening’s stage have no relevance to the overall classification as a late race crash negated both the [...]
Crash Nullifies Uptown Minneapolis Criterium; Defending Champion Olds Out – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 4
Minneapolis – Defending champion Shelley Olds (Diadora-Pasta Zara-Manhattan) was knocked out of the Nature Valley Grand Prix Friday night when a huge crash on the penultimate lap forced race officials to stop the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium and eventually nullify the stage. Race leader Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) was among the 39 riders [...]
UnitedHealthcare Wins Again In Uptown – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 4
Minneapolis – In front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team delivered a second straight stage win for Robert Förster, as well as the team’s fourth victory at the Nature Valley Grand Prix and its second win in two years at the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium. UnitedHealthcare took over [...]
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 Continue to Battle for Yellow at Nature Valley Grand Prix
Stage Three of the Nature Valley Grand Prix sees Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 defend against an onslaught of attacks Bloomington, MN – Yesterday’s 66 mile road race stage started and finished in the quaint town of Cannon Falls. The weather finally cooperated, with blue skies and warm temperatures. The evening race finished with 5 [...]
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