June 12/08 9:07 am - Nature Valley Grand Prix: Weather disrupts stage

Posted by Editoress on 06/12/08
 

Nature Valley Grand Prix Minnesota USA

Organization statement
Due to negative weather events, the St. Paul Criterium stage was shortened and will not be included as an official stage in the race. No sprint points, queen of the mountain points or time bonuses will be awarded. The Cannon Falls Road Race will be treated as stage one of the Nature Valley Grand Prix for 2008.

However, an amazing 46 women managed to finish the rain slicked course, and the following is the order of those finishers:

Stage 1 (June 11th): St. Paul Lowertown Criterium

Women
1. Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team)
2. Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO)
3. Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO)
4. Rachel Lloyd (PROMAN Racing)
5. Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO)
6. Shelley Olds (PROMAN Racing)
7. Amber Rais (Team TIBCO)
8. Robin Farina (Cheerwine Cycling)
9. Tina Pic (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)
10. Coryn Rivera (Kahala-La Grange)
11. Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine Cycling)
12. Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine Cycling)
13. Emma Rickards (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team)
14. Christina Ruiter (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
15. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team)
16. Teresa Moriarty (Flanders/MBRC)
17. Rebecca Larson (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team)
18. Meredith Miller (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team)
19. Carmen McNellis (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team)
20. Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Kenda Tire)
21. Morgan Kapp (SouthBay Wheelmen)
22. Kristin McGrath (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)
23. Linda Sone (Flanders/MBRC)
24. Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine Cycling)
25. Carla Swart (Ryan Collegiate)
26. Helen Kelly (Team TIBCO)
27. Victoria Bastide (Team TIBCO)
28. Sharon Allpress (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
29. Andrea Dvorak (Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light)
30. Lara Kroepsch (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
31. Lesley Golenor (HPC powered by Altarum)
32. Shana Sturla (Flanders/MBRC)
33. Shannon Koch (Metro Volkswagen Cycling Team)
34. Lori Jug (Team Kenda Tire)
35. Olivia Dillon (Metromint Cycling)
36. Marisa Asplund-Owens (Cheerwine Cycling)
37. Gina Grain (Webcor Builders)
38. Jadine Riley (Team SHO-AIR)
39. Devon Haskell (Ryan Collegiate)
40. Marni Hambleton (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
41. Flavia Oliveira (Metromint Cycling)
42. Katharine Carroll (Aaron's Professional Women's Cycling Team)
43. Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
44. Michelle Beltran (Metromint Cycling)
45. Megan Elliott (Team Revolution)
46. Bri Kovac (Team Revolution)

Men
Due to negative weather events, the St. Paul Criterium stage was neutralized and will not be included as an official stage in the race. No sprint points, king of the mountain points or time bonuses will be awarded. The Cannon Falls Road Race will be treated as stage one of the Nature Valley Grand Prix for 2008.

NOTE: Tornadoes touched down in Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska on Wednesday.