Rivera seals Golden criterium victory in Women's USA Pro Challenge
Armstrong wins overall
Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) reconfirmed her perch as the country's top sprinter with an uphill stage 3 win, and Kristin Armstrong (Twenty16 Sho-Air) further advanced her goal toward the 2016 Summer Olympics by claiming the overall title Sunday of the three-day Women's USA Pro Challenge.
Rivera, who will begin her final semester at Marian University on Monday morning, bolted to the front of the lead group of about two-dozen riders to win the one-hour criterium in downtown Golden, Colorado. Lauren Hall (Twenty16 Sho-Air) was second, while Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) finished third.
Armstrong, 42, who emerged from her second retirement in April, claimed the opening title trial by 0.12 seconds over another teammate, Allie Dragoo. She increased her advantage with a third place in the second stage and eased up approaching the finish to place ninth in the final stage.
The lead group finish resulted in Armstrong’s 29-second final margin over Tayler Wiles (DNA Cycling). Mara Abbott (Amy D. Foundation) finished third, trailing Armstrong by 51 seconds. It was Armstrong's second stage race in her selective itinerary of her comeback season.
"The time trial didn't help prepare for the World Championships at all, except that it was a workout that I needed," said Armstrong, the two-time Olympic time trial gold medallist. "The worlds will be a different kind of race."
How it unfolded
The final stage of the inaugural women's portion of the USA Pro Challenge began 2 hours and 40 minutes before the start of stage 7 of the men's race from Golden to Denver.
The 56-rider women's field split nearly from the opening 2.25 km loop. A group of six riders moved to the front and then Amanda Miller (Visit Dallas/Noise4Good) had the first sustained solo break. She built as much as a 10-second cushion after a few laps. Meanwhile, a second group of a dozen riders fell back more than one minute to the main field and then quickly lost further contact.
Miller rode at the front until six laps remained before Olivia Dillion (Visit Dallas/Noise4Good) briefly moved into a slight lead. The lagging rest of the field, nearly six minutes back, was then pulled. The lead group rode together for the final five laps. The loop feature a long, wide steady uphill finish and then a short, steep uphill just after the finish.
"Twenty16 just really kept it together, which worked in my favor," said Rivera, who also won the sprinter's stage of the Tour of Utah on August 4. “And then it all came down to positioning and speed at the end.”
Rivera, who claimed her 12th victory of the season, was in second position with two corners remaining.
“The final sprint wasn’t too bad; I thought it was pretty fast,” said Rivera. “You got a lot of speed coming down the hill. It’s just because of how fast it was and how much risk there was, I wanted to go around the final corner in first.”
Armstrong, who also won the time trials time at the Cascade Cycling Classic and USA Professional Road Race Championships, rode near the front throughout the final stage.
“If you don’t deal with the nerves, you won’t do it,” Armstrong said. “Everyone knows to stay away from Kristin Armstrong for 36 hours before a time trial. But as far as my training is going, I feel like I am right on track.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:59:42 |
2 | Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Laura Jorgensen (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:00:07 |
18 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Scotti Lechuga (USA) Unitedhealthcare | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:00:28 |
23 | Amy Charity (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:00:34 |
24 | Alison Tetrick (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:05:58 |
25 | Patricia Schwager (Swi) Team Tibco – SVB | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Meredith Miller (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Julie Emmerman (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Fiona Meede (Irl) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Gwen Inglis (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Kimberley Johnson (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Kristen Legan (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sabrina David (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:07:28 |
45 | Amy Phillips (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Kathryn Bertine (SKN) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Joanie Caron (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jennifer Sharp (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Anna Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ariane Horbach (Ger) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Chloe Dygert (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marisa Rorabaugh (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 5 | pts |
2 | Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 5 | pts |
2 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 15 | pts |
2 | Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:59:42 |
2 | Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:00:07 |
4 | Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:05:58 |
5 | Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:07:28 |
9 | Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Twenty 16 pb Sho-Air | 2:59:06 |
2 | Unitedhealthcare Professional | 0:00:07 |
3 | Team Tibco – SVB | 0:05:58 |
4 | Amy D. Foundation | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Visit Dallas pb Noise4Good | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Colavita/Bianchi pb Fine Cooking | 0:06:26 |
7 | Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:06:32 |
8 | Bmw pb Happy Tooth Dental | 0:11:56 |
9 | Pepper Palace pb Happy Tooth | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | DNA Cycling pb K4 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Colorado Women's Cycling Project | 0:17:54 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 3:50:44 |
2 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:00:29 |
3 | Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:00:51 |
4 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 0:00:58 |
5 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 0:01:34 |
6 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:02:48 |
7 | Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:03:19 |
8 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare | 0:03:23 |
9 | Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 0:03:29 |
10 | Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 0:03:34 |
11 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 0:03:53 |
12 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:04:11 |
13 | Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:04:38 |
14 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:04:42 |
15 | Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:04:49 |
16 | Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:05:59 |
17 | Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:06:22 |
18 | Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:07:35 |
19 | Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:08:52 |
20 | Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:09:31 |
21 | Amy Charity (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:11:03 |
22 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:11:15 |
23 | Julie Emmerman (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:11:42 |
24 | Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:11:56 |
25 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:12:28 |
26 | Laura Jorgensen (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:13:19 |
27 | Scotti Lechuga (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:15:22 |
28 | Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 0:19:27 |
29 | Alison Tetrick (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:19:58 |
30 | Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:20:01 |
31 | Meredith Miller (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:20:04 |
32 | Patricia Schwager (Swi) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:20:12 |
33 | Gwen Inglis (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:20:36 |
34 | Kristen Legan (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:21:00 |
35 | Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:21:33 |
36 | Kimberley Johnson (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:22:07 |
37 | Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:22:13 |
38 | Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 0:22:29 |
39 | Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:24:30 |
40 | Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 0:25:46 |
41 | Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:27:19 |
42 | Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:27:39 |
43 | Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:28:59 |
44 | Jennifer Sharp (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:29:35 |
45 | Sabrina David (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing | 0:29:57 |
46 | Amy Phillips (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:30:47 |
47 | Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:30:53 |
48 | Fiona Meede (Irl) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | 0:31:37 |
49 | Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 0:31:57 |
50 | Kathryn Bertine (SKN) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 0:32:13 |
51 | Anna Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:35:58 |
52 | Joanie Caron (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:39:51 |
53 | Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:45:00 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 31 | pts |
2 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 24 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 21 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB | 11 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB | 8 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 7 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 6 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 20 | pts |
2 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 19 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 10 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 8 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air | 7 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 6 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB | 5 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 5 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | 4 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 3 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 3:53:32 |
2 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare | 0:01:23 |
3 | Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking | 0:04:47 |
4 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:08:27 |
5 | Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:21:42 |
6 | Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:24:31 |
7 | Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB | 0:24:51 |
8 | Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good | 0:28:05 |
9 | Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation | 0:42:12 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Twenty 16 pb Sho-Air | 11:34:50 |
2 | Unitedhealthcare Professional | 0:06:36 |
3 | Amy D. Foundation | 0:16:17 |
4 | DNA Cycling pb K4 | 0:18:04 |
5 | Colavita/Bianchi pb Fine Cooking | 0:20:21 |
6 | Visit Dallas pb Noise4Good | 0:27:43 |
7 | Team Tibco – SVB | 0:34:08 |
8 | Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:37:54 |
9 | BMW pb Happy Tooth Dental | 0:44:27 |
10 | Pepper Palace pb The Happy Tooth | 0:52:33 |
11 | Colorado Women’S Cycling Project | 1:00:34 |
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