Toona tightens men's and women's NRC standings

With nine events remaining on USA cycling’s NRC, the overall rankings have become tighter than ever. The biggest mover was Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling) who jumped from seventh to third place after a solid ride in the Tour de Toona.

Pipp finished sixth in the race but due to the non-participation of current NRC leader, Francisco Mancebo, the American was able to claw back much of the Realcyclist.com’s advantage. Jacobe Keough (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) currently lying in second also closed on Mancebo after continuing his successful 2011 season with third place in the Glencoe Grand Prix at the end of June.

Mancebo’s Realcyclist.com team didn’t race the Tour de Toona and thus it unsurprising to see the Spaniards overall lead being diminished. Mancebo had a stellar start to the season, and has said publicly that he is aiming for some of the stage races in the second half of the American summer.

Bissell Pro Cycling assumed the lead in the men's team standings and now holds a 57-point edge on UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling. The two teams have been exchanging the lead all season and with plenty of races left, it’s still unclear which team will take top honours in 2011.

Women’s Standings

The women’s NRC standings are also closer than ever. Amber Neben's (HTC Highroad Women) lead over Janel Holcomb (Colavita-Forno d'Asolo) has been reduced to a slender 54 points. Holcomb took top honours in the Tour de Toona to shave Neben’s margin by 108 points at the top. Canadian Erinne Willock (Team TIBCO to the Top) remains in third place a further 127 points behind Holcomb.

Colavita-Forno d'Asolo continued to build on their lead in the women's NRC team standings. Colavita currently lead by 776 points over second placed Team TIBCO to the Top.

Like the men, much of the movement in the women’s standings comes from a number of higher profile riders being otherwise engaged in bigger races taking place in Europe. The HTC-Highroad Women’s team sent a strong team to the Giro Donne, and thus fell in the standings.

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Men's individual standings Top 25
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Realcyclist.com575pts
2Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare523Row 1 - Cell 3
3Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team385Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia360Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alejandro Borrajo (Arg) Jamis/Sutter Home354Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealt344Row 5 - Cell 3
7Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare343Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare313Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda312Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andres Diaz Corales (Col) Team Exergy311Row 9 - Cell 3
11Carlos Alzate Escobar (Col) Team Exergy305Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team305Row 11 - Cell 3
13Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team247Row 12 - Cell 3
14Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare228Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis/Sutter Home221Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda205Row 15 - Cell 3
17Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Jamis/Sutter Home202Row 16 - Cell 3
18Michael Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing199Row 17 - Cell 3
19Eric Young (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team182Row 18 - Cell 3
20Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis/Sutter Home176Row 19 - Cell 3
21Cesar Grajales (Col) Realcyclist.com166Row 20 - Cell 3
22Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing165Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team162Row 22 - Cell 3
24Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy161Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lachlan Morton (Aus) Chipotle Development Team157Row 24 - Cell 3
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Women's Individual Standings Top 25
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Amber Neben (USA) HTC - Highroad Women536pts
2Janel Holcomb (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo482Row 1 - Cell 3
3Erinne Willock (Can) Team TIBCO/To the Top355Row 2 - Cell 3
4Leah Kirchmann (Can) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo325Row 3 - Cell 3
5Kristin Armstrong Savola (USA)315Row 4 - Cell 3
6Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC - Highroad Women306Row 5 - Cell 3
7Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo300Row 6 - Cell 3
8Joelle Numainville (Can) Team TIBCO/To the Top283Row 7 - Cell 3
9Laura Van Gilder (USA)281Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kathryn Donovan (USA)249Row 9 - Cell 3
11Clara Hughes (Can)244Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Rouse Bicycles' Elite Women's Team213Row 11 - Cell 3
13Samantha Schneider (USA) Team TIBCO/To the Top207Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mara Abbott (USA) Diadora Pasta Zara201Row 13 - Cell 3
15Carmen Small (USA) Team TIBCO/To the Top192Row 14 - Cell 3
16Lex Albrecht (Can)189Row 15 - Cell 3
17Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo183Row 16 - Cell 3
18Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo181Row 17 - Cell 3
19Anne Samplonius (USA)180Row 18 - Cell 3
20Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO/To the Top176Row 19 - Cell 3
21Jennifer Purcell (USA)161Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ally Stacher (USA) HTC - Highroad Women160Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jade Wilcoxson160Row 22 - Cell 3
24Lauren Hall (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo156Row 23 - Cell 3
25Kristin Sanders (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo153Row 24 - Cell 3
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Men's Team Standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Bissell Pro Cycling Team1772pts
2UnitedHealthcare1715Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jamis/Sutter Home1189Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team Exergy1018Row 3 - Cell 3
5PureBlack Racing809Row 4 - Cell 3
6Realcyclist.com801Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda767Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth628Row 7 - Cell 3
9Chipotle Development Team487Row 8 - Cell 3
10Trek Livestrong U23 Team468Row 9 - Cell 3
11Team Type 1391Row 10 - Cell 3
12Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder282Row 11 - Cell 3
13SKLZ p/b Pista Place185Row 12 - Cell 3
14ELBOWZ Racing184Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Rio Grande Racing, Inc174Row 14 - Cell 3
16Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop164Row 15 - Cell 3
17CashCall Mortgage117Row 16 - Cell 3
18California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized74Row 17 - Cell 3
19Chemstar p/b UnitedHealthcare Elite Cycling Team61Row 18 - Cell 3
20XO Communications / Battley H-D58Row 19 - Cell 3
21Hagens Berman Cycling50Row 20 - Cell 3
22Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable / CRCA47Row 21 - Cell 3
23Wonderful Pistachios47Row 22 - Cell 3
24Kelly Benefit Stratergies/Lateral Stress Velo41Row 23 - Cell 3
25Team Globalbike37Row 24 - Cell 3
26BikeReg.com/Cannondale Elite Amateur Cycling Team31Row 25 - Cell 3
27Mercy Elite Cycling Team19Row 26 - Cell 3
28RideClean p/b PatentIt.com10Row 27 - Cell 3
29Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team5Row 28 - Cell 3
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Women's Team Standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Colavita/Forno d'Asolo2449pts
2Team TIBCO/To the Top1673Row 1 - Cell 3
3HTC - Highroad Women1260Row 2 - Cell 3
4Diadora Pasta Zara462Row 3 - Cell 3
5Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing332Row 4 - Cell 3
6Missing Link Coaching Systems/Specialized304Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rouse Bicycles' Elite Women's Team198Row 6 - Cell 3
8Team Kenda p/b Gear Grinder133Row 7 - Cell 3
9ABD Cycling Team36Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nova Cycle Ports Foundation, Inc.9Row 9 - Cell 3
11Webcor / Alto Velo3Row 10 - Cell 3

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