Cannon Falls Road Race cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions

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For the second time in three years promoters and officials had to cancel the Cannon Falls Road Race stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix because of extreme weather conditions.

Heavy rain and lightning strikes caused race director Dave LaPorte and head official Dot Abbott to make the difficult call just minutes before the men's race was set to start. They had originally proposed running a short race on the 1.9-mile closing circuit in downtown Cannon Falls, but increasingly bad weather and resistance from the men's pro team directors led to the decision to call the whole thing off.

As a result, the overall general classification remains unchanged with John Murphy (Kenda/5-Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder) leading the men's race and Carmen Small (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies leading the women's race.

The Nature Valley Grand Prix will resume racing action on Friday with the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium.