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NVGP Stage 6 – Stillwater Criterium – Stillwater, MN

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:37:06 +0000

Well the 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix is now in the books. Some great racing in Stillwater gave us Amber Neben (HTC Highroad) and Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optum Health) as our overall winners. From the photographer perspective it was a great event to photograph, plenty of emotion and exciting action. Will be interesting to see what next year brings. Here’s the final race gallery from stage 6 in Stillwater. Over the next few days I’ll process a larger subset of files to round of the coverage of this year’s event. Thanks for looking and the comments I’ve received.

NVGP Stage 5 – Menomonie Road Race – Menomonie, WI

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 01:05:12 +0000

Stage 5 saw lots of action and lead changes in both the men’s and women’s races. At the end It is now Jesse Anthony and Amber Neben who take the Nature Valley Leader Jersey into the final stage in Stillwater. Here’s some photos from today’s action.

NVGP Stage 4 – Uptown Criterium – Minneapolis, MN

admin — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:03:08 +0000

Tonight was the Uptown Criterium. The rain held off until after the event had concluded. The women’s race saw several break attempts sit out front for a while but the Peanut Butter Co/Twenty 12 team worked the front of the peloton and never let it get too far ahead. In the end things were settling down for a field sprint until 200m from getting the final bell a mid-pack crash took out nearly half the field blocking the road. With multiple ambulances on the course to tend to the down riders the stage for the women was neutralized and doesn’t count for the overall. Several riders were transported and last word is that there were no serious injuries. On the men’s side United Healthcare proves tough to beat. An early break saw a rare case of the GC leader being present and he grabbed a time bonus from the first sprint. United Healthcare patrolled the front of the race and much like Saint Paul, in the end it was a field sprint with UHC taking the top two podium spots. Here’s some photos from tonight’s action.

NVGP Stage 3 – Cannon Falls Road Race – Cannon Falls, MN

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:49:07 +0000

Stage 3 is in the books. Unlike last year we had great weather for the Cannon Falls stage. Both races finished with the usual field sprints seen at this venue. Here’s some photos of todays action.

NVGP Stage 2 – Saint Paul Criterium Saint Paul, MN

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:09:44 +0000

Photos from Stage 2 in downtown Saint Paul. The women’s race had some rain but it went away and things dried out a bit for the men. No changes in the overall leaders, so off to the Cannon Falls road race on Thursday.

NVGP Stage 1 – Saint Paul Time Trial – Saint Paul, MN

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:18:19 +0000

Some photos from the Saint Paul time trial held in rainy conditions this morning…

Defending champion Rory Sutherland (United Healthcare Professional Cycling Team) rode into the race lead with a time of 13:08.02.

Current NRC Leader Janel Holcomb (Colavita/Forno d’Asolo p/b Cooking Light) finished 7th on stage 1

Amber Neben (HTC High Road) held the fastest time until the last grouping of riders and had to settle with 4th place.

Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12) rode into the race lead with a 14:30.160 much like she did in the earlier editions she won.

Current US TT Champion Evelyn Stevens (HTC High Road) finished in 2nd place with a 14:53.410

Defending champion Shelley Olds (Diadora Pasta Zara) was off the pace of her rivals and finished over a minute back.

Tria Best Young Rider Rushlee Buchanan (Colavita/Forno d’Asolo p/b Cooking Light), Nature Valley Best Top Amateur Jade Wilcoxson (NVGP Pro Ride), Sport Beans Queen of the HIll and Nature Valley Grand Prix Race Leader Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12)

Adrian Hegyvary (United Healthcare Professional Cycling Team) set the early best time and held onto 2nd place in stage 1.

Stefan Rothe was the top rider from the Nature Valley Pro Ride Qualifiers

Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) rode to a 4th place on stage 1 with a time of 13:23.170

Tom Zirbel (Jamis Sutter Home) was 3rd place in stage 1 with a time of 13:13.7

2010 Nature Valley Grand Prix Galleries

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:09:06 +0000

A selection of photos from each of the stages are now online in the galleries for the 2010 edition of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. You can see some of the action that occurred in the city and out in the country for this years race.

Click here for the gallery.

Some Photos from Stage 6 in Stillwater

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:23:35 +0000

NVGP Stage 5 in Menomonie

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:22:36 +0000

Some of the photos from the Stage 5 Menomonie Road Race.

Photos from Stage 4 Uptown Minneapolis Criterium

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:31:52 +0000