North Carolina Grand Prix: Caroline Mani sweeps C2 weekend for elite women
Katie Clouse second and Lauren Zoerner third in both days of racing in Hendersonville

Caroline Mani (Groove Off-road Racing) swept the C2 races for elite women over the weekend at the North Carolina Grand Prix, the penultimate race for UCI points on USA Cycling’s Pro CX calendar.
The Sunday contest was a carbon copy of the first day as Katie Clouse (Steve Tilford Foundation Racing) finished second and U23 Pan-Am Champion Lauren Zoerner (Groove Off-road Racing) third.
Clouse took the early lead on Sunday at Jackson Park in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and traded the lead with Mani across the next two laps. Mani then took control on the fast, dry course, putting in nine seconds after lap four and another eight seconds on lap five. She held off Clouse by 20 seconds at the finish, Zoerner riding another minute back.
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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).
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