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The US peloton will reunite in a battle for valuable points and places toward the National Racing Calendar (NRC) ranking at the Nature Valley Grand Prix held June 15-20 in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota. The series leaders Alison Powers (Vera Bradley Foundation) and Luis Amaran (Jamis-Sutter Home p/b Colavita) are up against strong opposition from the top teams in the country. Amaran is leading the NRC individual series by a slim margin of points ahead of runner up Ben Day (Fly V Australia) and ...
Nature Valley Grand Prix Stages
Stage 1
- Location:
- St. Paul (ITT)
- Distance:
- 6.1 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- St. Paul Downtown Criterium
- Distance:
- 40 km
Stage 3
- Location:
- Cannon Falls Road Race
- Distance:
- 65 km
Stage 4
- Location:
- Uptown Minneapolis Criterium
- Distance:
- 40 km
Stage 5
- Location:
- Menomonie Road Race
Stage 6
- Location:
- Stillwater Criterium
- Distance:
- 40 km
Nature Valley Grand Prix Photos
Hilton Clarke (UnitedHealthCare) takes the win with no one in site while teammate Carl Menzies takes second.
- Hilton Clarke (United Healthcare p/b Maxxis) first to the line.
- Riders stop as they try to figure out exactly what's going on.
- Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) - number one for the third year in a row.
- Errine Willock (Webcor) takes the stage win in Manomonie.
- Rory Sutherland (United HealthCare) and Phil Zajicek (Fly V Australia) lead a group back to town after the stage is cancelled.
- Anne Samplonius (Team Vera Bradley Foundation), with the ctiy of Saint Paul in the background, set the early best time of 14'59" and finished 7th overall.
- The Nature Valley Grand Prix podium after stage 1: Alison Powers (2nd), Kristin Armstrong (1st), and Erin Willock (3rd).
- The men's jerseys: APC Best Young Rider - Kevin Soller (Waste Management ), Sport Beans King of the Hill - Peter Latham (Bissel Pro Cycling), Nature Valley Grand Prix Leader - Tom Zirbel (Bissel Pro Cycling), Top Amateur - Nick Frey (Ciclismo Racing), Wheaties Spring Leader and Most Aggressive - Thomas Soladay (Team Mountain Khakis p/b EP-NO)
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