Alison Powers new leader of women's National Racing Calendar

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Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis) had a good ride for seventh.(Image credit: Jon Devich)

After finishing fifth overall at the inaugural Exergy Tour, Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS) is the new leader of USA Cycling's women's National Racing Calendar (NRC) standings with 516 points, 63 more than Amber Neben (Specialized-lululemon). Neben finished second overall in Idaho to jump from 10th place in the previous standings into second place.

Carmen Small (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) remains in third place, 12 points behind Neben and 50 points ahead of Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies teammate Jade Wilcoxson, who slid from the top spot into fourth place. Moving into fifth place after winning the Exergy Tour is Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon), six points behind Wilcoxson and six points ahead of Megan Guarnier (Team TIBCO-To the Top).

In the NRC women's team standings, Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies now owns a 507-point cushion over the new second-place team, Team TIBCO-To the Top, which bumped Exergy Twenty12 down to third place. Exergy Twenty12 trails second place by 32 points, but holds a 44-point edge on NOW and Novartis for MS. Remaining in fifth place is FCS-Rouse p/b Mr. Restore, 398 points out of fourth place and 160 points ahead of sixth-place Primal-MapMyRider Women's Racing.

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Women's NRC Individual Standings
1	Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS)	516	pts
2	Amber Neben (Specialized-lululemon)	453	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Carmen Small (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	441	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jade Wilcoxson (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	391	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon)	385	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Megan Guarnier (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	379	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Clara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon)	300	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Kristin Armstrong Savola (Exergy Twenty 12)	300	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Shara Gillow (GreenEdge-AIS)	240	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Claudia Hausler (GreenEdge-AIS)	225	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Kathryn Donovan (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	218	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Jasmin Glaesser	204	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Kristin McGrath (Exergy Twenty 12)	178	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Andrea Dvorak (Exergy Twenty 12)	175	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon)	175	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Joelle Numainville (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	161	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Leah Kirchmann (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	151	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Emily Kachorek (Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing)	150	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Tara Whitten (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	148	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Loren Rowney (Specialized-lululemon)	142	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Amanda Miller (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	122	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Tayler Wiles (Exergy Twenty 12)	121	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Lindsay Myers (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	116	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Janel Holcomb (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	105	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Elizabeth Newell (NOW and Novartis for MS)	99	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Rachel Neylan	99	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Olivia Dillon (NOW and Novartis for MS)	97	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Anna Sanders (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	94	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Courtney Lowe (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	94	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Jacquelyn Crowell (Exergy Twenty 12)	94	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Gillian Carleton	91	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Karol-Ann Canuel	91	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Maria Calle Williams	86	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Lex Albrecht (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	82	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Fabianna Luperini	73	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Flavia Oliveira	69	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Trixi Worrack	67	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Emma Grant (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	64	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Inga Cilvinaite	64	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Tiffany Cromwell	59	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Julie Beveridge	55	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Maaike Polspoel	45	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Robin Farina (NOW and Novartis for MS)	40	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Exergy Twenty 12)	40	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Lauren Hall (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	38	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Anne Samplonius (NOW and Novartis for MS)	36	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Calle Williams	35	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Giorgia Bronzini	35	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Kristen Lasasso	35	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Veronique Fortin (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	32	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Joy McCulloch	31	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Katherine Williams	30	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Ally Stacher	29	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Jessica Cutler	27	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Lea Davison	27	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Samantha Schneider (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	27	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Rochelle Gilmore	25	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Jessica Prinner (ABD Cycling Team)	24	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Rachel Warner (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	21	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Melanie Meyers (Landis/Trek)	19	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Joanie Caron (Colavita-ESPNW Pro Cycling Team)	18	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Denise Ramsden (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	17	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Amity Elliot (Team Kenda p/b Gear Grinder)	16	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Christina Gokey-Smith (NOW and Novartis for MS)	15	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Rhae-Christie Shaw (Exergy Twenty 12)	15	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Alison Tetrick (Exergy Twenty 12)	14	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Lauren Stephens (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	14	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Anna Barensfeld (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	13	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Katie Colclough	13	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Kathryn Hunter	12	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Scotti Wilborne	12	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Alisha Welsh (Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing)	11	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Annie Ewart (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	10	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Ashley James (NOW and Novartis for MS)	10	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Amy McGuire (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	9	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Heather Logan-Sprenger	9	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO/To the Top)	8	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Kathleen Billington (Vanderkitten-Focus)	7	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Cara Gillis (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	6	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Jackie Kurth (Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing)	6	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Jennifer Weinbrecht (Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing)	6	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Pascale Schneider	6	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Rikke Preisler	6	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Julie Emmerman	5	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Lauren De Crescenzo (Team Kenda p/b Gear Grinder)	5	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Mary Maroon (FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore)	5	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Leah Guloien (Colavita-ESPNW Pro Cycling Team)	4	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Amber Gaffney	2	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Catherine Johnson	2	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Rebecca Werner	1	Row 89 - Cell 3

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Women's NRC Team Standings
1	Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1314	pts
2	Team TIBCO/To the Top	807	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Exergy Twenty 12	775	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	NOW and Novartis for MS	731	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	FCS/ Rouse p/b Mr Restore	333	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing	173	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Team Kenda p/b Gear Grinder	27	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Landis/Trek	19	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Vanderkitten-Focus	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Colavita-ESPNW Pro Cycling Team	4	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Men's NRC Individual Standings
1	Francisco Mancebo (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	681	pts
2	Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare)	445	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Chad Beyer (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	404	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Joe Dombrowski (Bontrager Livestrong Team)	332	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Phillip Gaimon (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	278	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Sebastian Salas (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	271	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Livestrong Team)	250	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Evan Huffman (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)	207	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Patrick Bevin (Bissell Cycling)	195	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Christopher Baldwin (Bissell Cycling)	172	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Cycling)	152	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Morgan Schmitt (Team Exergy)	147	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Shawn Milne (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	146	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Cesar Grajales (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	145	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Matt Cooke (Team Exergy)	145	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Michael Friedman (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	145	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Andrew Jacques-Maynes (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	142	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Cycling)	140	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1)	125	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Nathaniel English (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	121	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Alexander Candelario (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	108	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Jesse Anthony (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	105	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Cameron Wurf	99	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Eric Young (Bissell Cycling)	98	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Luis Romero Amaran (Jamis/Sutter Home)	96	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Ian Boswell (Bontrager Livestrong Team)	93	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Tyler Wren (Jamis/Sutter Home)	93	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Jeffry Louder (UnitedHealthcare)	91	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare)	91	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Nathan Wilson (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)	75	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Andrew Bajadali (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	71	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Juan Esteban Arango	71	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Chris Butler	67	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Joseph Rosskopf (Team Type 1)	66	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Julian Kyer (Juwi Solar Elite Cycling Team)	65	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Benjamin Day (UnitedHealthcare)	63	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Stephen Leece (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)	61	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Luis Enrique Amaran	59	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Tom Zirbel (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	55	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Andres Diaz Corales (Team Exergy)	54	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Michael Olheiser (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	54	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Craig Lewis	53	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Joseph Schmalz (ELBOWZ Racing)	53	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Robert Britton	51	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Anibal Borrajo (Jamis/Sutter Home)	50	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Heath Blackgrove (ELBOWZ Racing)	47	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Max Jenkins (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	44	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Robin Eckmann (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)	43	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	K Frank Pipp (Bissell Cycling)	42	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Julien El Fares (Team Type 1)	41	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Michael Creed (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	41	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis/Sutter Home)	40	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Luca Damiani (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	39	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Eric Marcotte (ELBOWZ Racing)	38	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy)	37	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Brunio Langlois	36	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Ignacio Sarabia	33	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	John Murphy (Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder)	31	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Josh Atkins (Bontrager Livestrong Team)	31	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Carter Jones (Bissell Cycling)	30	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Marsh Cooper (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	30	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Christopher Winn	29	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Coulton Hartick (Athletix Cycling Benefiting Globalbike)	27	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Tom Last	24	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	James Oram (Bontrager Livestrong Team)	23	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Petrus Van Dijk (Jamis/Sutter Home)	23	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Devan Dunn (CashCall Mortgage)	21	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Michael Weicht	21	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Carlos Alzate Escobar (Team Exergy)	20	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Carlos Lopez	20	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Javier Megias Leal (Team Type 1)	19	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Tyler Magner (BMC Hincapie Sportswear Development Team)	19	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Cole House (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	18	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Tanner Putt (BMC Hincapie Sportswear Development Team)	18	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Nic Hamilton (Jelly Belly Cycling Team)	17	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Jonathan Hornbeck (Hagens Berman Cycling)	16	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Steve Fisher (Hagens Berman Cycling)	16	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Marlon Perez	15	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	David Santos (CashCall Mortgage)	14	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Chad Haga (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	13	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Evan Oliphant	12	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy)	12	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Christian Helmig (ELBOWZ Racing)	11	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Keck Baker (XO Communications p/b Cisco)	11	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Arles Castro	10	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Hector Rangel	10	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	James Mattis (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)	10	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Joe Lewis	10	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Kiel Reijnen (Team Type 1)	10	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Sean Sullivan (ELBOWZ Racing)	10	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Weimar Roldan	10	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Adam Farabaugh (XO Communications p/b Cisco)	9	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Menso De jong (Jelly Belly Cycling Team)	9	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	David Fleischauer (Hagens Berman Cycling)	8	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Sergio Hernandez (Jelly Belly Cycling Team)	8	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Cameron Peterson	7	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Ian Crane (Hagens Berman Cycling)	6	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Stefano Barberi (CashCall Mortgage)	6	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Aaron Fillion	5	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Ben Hill	5	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Jeff Perrin (Juwi Solar Elite Cycling Team)	5	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Connor O'Leary	4	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Edwin Avila	4	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Jacob Rytlewski (Astellas Oncology Cycling Team)	4	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare)	4	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Austin Allison	3	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Chris Winn	3	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Lee Muse (CashCall Mortgage)	3	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Pierrick Naud	3	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	Tommy Nankervis (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team)	2	Row 109 - Cell 3

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Men's NRC Team Standings
1	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	1250	pts
2	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	799	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Bissell Cycling	772	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder	731	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Bontrager Livestrong Team	698	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	UnitedHealthcare	673	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Team Exergy	391	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized	386	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Team Type 1	261	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Jamis/Sutter Home	239	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	ELBOWZ Racing	159	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Juwi Solar Elite Cycling Team	70	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Hagens Berman Cycling	46	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	CashCall Mortgage	44	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	BMC Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	37	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	34	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Athletix Cycling Benefiting Globalbike	27	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	XO Communications p/b Cisco	20	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Astellas Oncology Cycling Team p/b ABD	4	Row 18 - Cell 3