Posts Tagged ‘Nature Valley Pro Ride’
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 [...]
Final Nature Valley Pro Ride Qualifier This Weekend
Minneapolis – Only two spots remain to be filled on the Nature Valley Pro Ride women’s and men’s teams for this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix. Cycling’s version of “American Idol” wraps up with the Quad Cities Memorial Weekend Omnium, which consists of three long-standing criteriums in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The top amateur [...]
Two Nature Valley Pro Ride Races This Weekend
Minneapolis — A big weekend lies ahead for the Nature Valley Pro Ride, cycling’s version of “American Idol.” The Sterling Road Race in Boston on Saturday and Sunday’s Jefferson Cup in Charlottesville, Va., present the opportunity for four riders to gain roster spots on special men’s and women’s teams for the Nature Valley Grand Prix. [...]
Past World Champion Will Direct Nature Valley Pro Ride Men’s Team
Minneapolis – Multi-time world road and track champion Marion Clignet will coach the Nature Valley Pro Ride men’s team at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. She and women’s team coach Michael Engleman will conduct a five-day camp for their squads before they compete in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top-ranked race on the USA [...]
Tour of the Depot Next Stop On Nature Valley Pro Ride
Minneapolis, MN – The first man and woman have been selected for the Nature Valley Pro Ride and two more riders will be set at this weekend’s Tour of the Depot in Utah, April 9-10. Louise Smyth, an elementary school teacher from Shreveport, La., and Scott Simmons, a senior technician at a communications company in [...]
Jefferson Cup Postponed By Snow; Will Retain Nature Valley Pro Ride Status
Minneapolis, MN – The Jefferson Cup, the second event of the Nature Valley Pro Ride, is being postponed because of the high probability for snow on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. The one-day qualifier for Category 1 men and Category 1 and 2 women to compete for a spot in the Nature Valley Grand Prix is [...]
Virginia’s Jefferson Cup Next Stop On Nature Valley Pro Ride
Minneapolis, MN – Rich in history, the Jefferson Cup road race Sunday in Charlottesville, Va., is the next chance for amateur cyclists to secure a coveted spot on the Nature Valley Pro Ride team for the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Named for Thomas Jefferson – whose Monticello home is located only a few miles from [...]
Fayetteville Is First Stop On Nature Valley Pro Ride
Minneapolis, MN – The Nature Valley Pro Ride – cycling’s version of “American Idol” – begins its 2011 talent search for the nation’s top amateur men and women on March 19-20 at the Fayetteville (Texas) Stage Race near Austin. The top amateur in the Men’s Pro/Category 1 race and the winner of the Women’s Open [...]
Nature Valley Pro Ride Is Amateur Cyclists’ Chance to Feel Like A Pro
Minneapolis, MN – Six new events are part of the 2011 Nature Valley Pro Ride, the qualifying races for amateur cyclists to earn a trip to compete against the country’s top men and women professional bicycle racers at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. The Nature Valley Pro Ride selects the top amateur man and woman [...]
Nature Valley Bicycle Festival Announces Donation To Children’s Hospitals And Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN — Organizers of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival, which includes the Nature Valley Grand Prix professional bicycle race, have announced a record-setting donation of $38,000 to the Pediatric Hospice and Pain & Palliative Care Program at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, their benefiting charity since 2003. To date, the Nature Valley [...]
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