Rivera seals Golden criterium victory in Women's USA Pro Challenge

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

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:59:42
2Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 1 - Cell 2
3Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVBRow 2 - Cell 2
4Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 3 - Cell 2
5Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 4 - Cell 2
6Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedhealthcareRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 6 - Cell 2
8Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVBRow 7 - Cell 2
9Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth DentalRow 9 - Cell 2
11Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine CookingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 11 - Cell 2
13Laura Jorgensen (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy ToothRow 12 - Cell 2
14Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 14 - Cell 2
16Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 15 - Cell 2
17Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:00:07
18Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 17 - Cell 2
19Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedhealthcareRow 18 - Cell 2
20Scotti Lechuga (USA) UnitedhealthcareRow 19 - Cell 2
21Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:00:28
23Amy Charity (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:34
24Alison Tetrick (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:05:58
25Patricia Schwager (Swi) Team Tibco – SVBRow 24 - Cell 2
26Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth DentalRow 25 - Cell 2
27Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth DentalRow 26 - Cell 2
28Meredith Miller (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy ToothRow 27 - Cell 2
29Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy ToothRow 28 - Cell 2
30Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy ToothRow 29 - Cell 2
31Julie Emmerman (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 30 - Cell 2
32Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 31 - Cell 2
33Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 32 - Cell 2
34Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 33 - Cell 2
35Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 34 - Cell 2
36Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 35 - Cell 2
37Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine CookingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine CookingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fiona Meede (Irl) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels RacingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Gwen Inglis (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s RacingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Kimberley Johnson (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s RacingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Kristen Legan (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s RacingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sabrina David (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:07:28
45Amy Phillips (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy ToothRow 44 - Cell 2
46Kathryn Bertine (SKN) BMW p/b Happy Tooth DentalRow 45 - Cell 2
47Joanie Caron (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 46 - Cell 2
48Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVBRow 47 - Cell 2
49Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth DentalRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jennifer Sharp (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s RacingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Anna Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 50 - Cell 2
52Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 51 - Cell 2
53Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels RacingRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFAriane Horbach (Ger) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFGabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 54 - Cell 2
DNFJannalyn Luttrell (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels RacingRow 55 - Cell 2
DNSChloe Dygert (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho AirRow 56 - Cell 2
DNSMarisa Rorabaugh (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels RacingRow 57 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - km 15.7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare5pts
2Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K41Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - km 27
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air5pts
2Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K41Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare15pts
2Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K44Row 6 - Cell 3
8Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:59:42
2Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine CookingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:00:07
4Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:05:58
5Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. FoundationRow 5 - Cell 2
7Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4Row 6 - Cell 2
8Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB0:07:28
9Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4GoodRow 8 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Twenty 16 pb Sho-Air2:59:06
2Unitedhealthcare Professional0:00:07
3Team Tibco – SVB0:05:58
4Amy D. FoundationRow 3 - Cell 2
5Visit Dallas pb Noise4GoodRow 4 - Cell 2
6Colavita/Bianchi pb Fine Cooking0:06:26
7Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies0:06:32
8Bmw pb Happy Tooth Dental0:11:56
9Pepper Palace pb Happy ToothRow 8 - Cell 2
10DNA Cycling pb K4Row 9 - Cell 2
11Colorado Women's Cycling Project0:17:54
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Final general classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air3:50:44
2Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K40:00:29
3Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:00:51
4Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air0:00:58
5Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air0:01:34
6Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:02:48
7Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:03:19
8Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare0:03:23
9Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental0:03:29
10Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air0:03:34
11Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air0:03:53
12Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:04:11
13Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:04:38
14Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB0:04:42
15Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:04:49
16Olivia Dillon (Irl) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:05:59
17Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:06:22
18Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:07:35
19Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K40:08:52
20Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:09:31
21Amy Charity (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:11:03
22Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K40:11:15
23Julie Emmerman (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:11:42
24Whitney Schultz (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:11:56
25Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB0:12:28
26Laura Jorgensen (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:13:19
27Scotti Lechuga (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:15:22
28Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental0:19:27
29Alison Tetrick (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:19:58
30Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K40:20:01
31Meredith Miller (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:20:04
32Patricia Schwager (Swi) Team Tibco – SVB0:20:12
33Gwen Inglis (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:20:36
34Kristen Legan (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:21:00
35Mia Manganello (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:21:33
36Kimberley Johnson (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:22:07
37Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:22:13
38Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing0:22:29
39Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:24:30
40Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental0:25:46
41Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:27:19
42Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB0:27:39
43Stephanie Wetzel (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:28:59
44Jennifer Sharp (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:29:35
45Sabrina David (USA) Colorado Women's Cycling Project p/b Spark Women’s Racing0:29:57
46Amy Phillips (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:30:47
47Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:30:53
48Fiona Meede (Irl) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing0:31:37
49Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental0:31:57
50Kathryn Bertine (SKN) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental0:32:13
51Anna Christiansen (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:35:58
52Joanie Caron (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K40:39:51
53Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:45:00
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare31pts
2Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lauren Hall (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K421Row 3 - Cell 3
5Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team Tibco – SVB11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation7Row 7 - Cell 3
9Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Gretchen Stumhofer (USA) Amy D. Foundation6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Linda Villumsen (NZl) Unitedhealthcare5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K42Row 12 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mara Abbott (USA) Amy D. Foundation20pts
2Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kristin Armstrong (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Amber Pierce (USA) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth10Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty 16 p/b Sho Air7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tayler Wiles (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K46Row 7 - Cell 3
9Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Team Tibco – SVB5Row 8 - Cell 3
10Amanda Miller (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good5Row 9 - Cell 3
11Robin Farina (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Breanne Nalder (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K42Row 12 - Cell 3
14Kathryn Donovan (USA) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking1Row 13 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Abigail Mickey (USA) Unitedhealthcare3:53:32
2Coryn Rivera (USA) Unitedhealthcare0:01:23
3Emma Grant (GBr) Colavita/Bianchi p/b Fine Cooking0:04:47
4Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K40:08:27
5Courteney Lowe (NZl) Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth0:21:42
6Kristen Arnold (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:24:31
7Alizee Brien (Can) Team Tibco – SVB0:24:51
8Nina Laughlin (USA) Visit Dallas p/b Noise4Good0:28:05
9Christa Ghent (USA) Amy D. Foundation0:42:12
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Twenty 16 pb Sho-Air11:34:50
2Unitedhealthcare Professional0:06:36
3Amy D. Foundation0:16:17
4DNA Cycling pb K40:18:04
5Colavita/Bianchi pb Fine Cooking0:20:21
6Visit Dallas pb Noise4Good0:27:43
7Team Tibco – SVB0:34:08
8Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies0:37:54
9BMW pb Happy Tooth Dental0:44:27
10Pepper Palace pb The Happy Tooth0:52:33
11Colorado Women’S Cycling Project1:00:34

 

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