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UnitedHealthcare Makes It Three-For-Three; Förster Takes Honors – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 3

By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls, Minn. – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team made it three in a row Thursday night by winning the Stage 3 Cannon Falls Road Race at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Robert Förster took top honors and the race lead, while teammate Jake Keough was second and [...]

Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12 Enter Third Stage of Nature Valley Grand Prix in Yellow

Armstrong and Starnes sit in first and third going into tomorrow’s road race stage Bloomington, MN – The second stage of the six stage Nature Valley Grand Prix was tonight in downtown St. Paul. A 28 lap criterium on a 1.4 km circuit, the race had 22 seconds in time bonuses up for grabs. With [...]

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Sweeps Podium – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 2

By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul, Minn. – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team controlled Wednesday’s Stage 2 St. Paul Downtown Criterium from start to finish and topped it off with a sweep of the podium. After a perfect leadout from his teammates that included yellow jersey owner Rory Sutherland, Jake Keough took [...]

World Champion Bronzini Wins Stage; Armstrong Stays in Yellow – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 2

By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul, Minn. – World Road Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) won Wednesday night’s rainy and crash-filled St. Paul Downtown Criterium in an exciting sprint finish, while Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) retained the Nature Valley Grand [...]

Sutherland Back In The Lead After Stage 1 Time Trial – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix

By Lyne Lamoureax, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul – Defending champion Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation) came out with a bang Wednesday at the opener of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. With rain falling off and on, Sutherland stopped the clock at 13 minutes and eight seconds on the six-mile course. His teammate, Adrian [...]

Armstrong Returns To Nature Valley With Dominant Win – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 1

By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul — Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) secured the Nature Valley Grand Prix’s first yellow jersey Wednesday morning at the six-mile St. Paul Time Trial. The former Olympic and world time trial champion’s time of 14 minutes and 30 seconds was 23 seconds ahead of [...]

Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 for Nature Valley Grand Prix

Following a successful run at the 2011 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic, where the team would place four riders in the top ten of the General Classification, including a first and third place finish by Kristin Armstrong and Kristin McGrath, respectively, the ladies of Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12 will take on a stacked field at the [...]

Team Kenda Heads to Tour of Americas’ Dairyland

Chicago, Illinois – Team Kenda presented by Geargrinder will be fielding women in the upcoming Tour of America’s Dairyland series scheduled from June 16 to June 26 in the State of Wisconsin. “We are looking to win the team competition because many of our sponsors are Midwest based,” said Team Manager, Paul Forsythe. The Team [...]

Jamis/Sutter Home’s Tom Zirbel Aims for Victory at Nature Valley Grand Prix

Tyler Wren Adds International Victory to 2011 Results Northvale, NJ – The Jamis/Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team will line up for the 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix with a winning roster of climbers, sprinters, and strong all-arounders. Directeur Sportif Sebastian Alexandre made the announcement. Tom Zirbel, who won the silver medal at the USPRO National [...]

Marvulli Secures Final Endurance Omnium at Fixed Gear Classic Sunday

Blaine, MN – Four-time world champion Franco Marvulli (Assos-Skoda), secured the overall endurance victory in the 2011 MN Fixed Gear Classic on Sunday at the National Sports Center Velodrome, outpacing Dan Harm (Broadmark Capital) and defending champion Colton Barrett (Kelly Benefits Strategies-OptumHealth). Marvulli’s resounding victory in the Tempo Race and close second place finish in [...]

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