USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings - May 19

USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings The Mount Hood Cycling Classic marked the 11th event on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, May 13-18. Rory Sutherland (AUS) came out on top of the overall in the five stage contest, while Julie Beveridge (CAN) earned the women's GC victory in Hood River, Ore. To view complete results from Mount Hood, click here. The 1.5-rated Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix continued the NRC in Delaware on May 17 with Scott Zwizanski (Sausalito, Calif.) taking the men's pro race and Laura McCaughey (AUS) earning the victory on the women's side. To view complete results from the Wilmington Grand Prix, click here. With nine men’s races and 11 women’s events on the 2008 NRC now complete, Rory Sutherland (AUS) has a commanding lead in the overall individual standings on the men's side while Leah Goldstein (CAN) is the current women’s leader. The teams currently atop the standings include the Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis in the men’s rankings and the Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team in the women’s. The latest version of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar standings is as follows: Men's Individual Standings 1. Rory Sutherland (AUS/Health Net-Maxxis) 976 2. Ted King (Brentwood, N.H./Bissell) 407 3. Darren Lill (GBR/BMC) 350 4. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell) 338 5. Bradley White (Ventura, Calif./Successfulliving.com) 321 Men's Team Standings 1. Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis 1726 2. Bissell Pro Cycling Team 1214 3. Colavita/Sutter Home Men's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 1092 4. Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 992 5. Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre 840 Women's Individual Standings 1. Leah Goldstein (CAN/Valueact Capitol) 596 2. Felicia Gomez (CAN/Aaron's) 576 3. Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./High Road) 550 4. Julie Beveridge (CAN/Aaron's) 547 5. Leigh Hobson (CAN/Cheerwine) 450 Women's Team Standings 1. Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team 1926 2. Aaron's Cycling Team 1617 3. Colavita/Sutter Home Women's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 1204 4. Team Tibco 910 5. High Road 888   *For complete 2008 NRC Individual and Team Standings, click here. The next race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar will be the Tour de Leelanau on May 24. The 1.1-rated race will serve as a women's UCI event and will take place in and around Traverse City, Mich. On the same day, the men will race the 1.4-rated Kelly Cup in Baltimore, Md. The Tour of Somerville, both a men's and women's NRC event, is also quickly approaching as the 1.4-rated contest is scheduled to take place on May 26 in Somerville, N.J.

About the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Currently in its 12th season, the National Racing Calendar (NRC) is an all-inclusive road cycling series sanctioned and owned by USA Cycling which features the nation’s top Pro-Am events in the United States. With a total prize list of $1.2 million and an overall ranking system that determines the country’s best men’s and women’s individual cyclists and cycling teams at the end of the season, the NRC is the premier season-long national-level calendar that features both professional and amateur cyclists.  The 34-race NRC consists of all forms of competitive road cycling – multi-day stage races, criteriums, time trials, omniums and single-day road and circuit races. For more information on the NRC, visit www.usacycling.org/nrc, or to become a part of the United States’ premier Pro-Am road cycling series, contact USA Cycling National Events Director, Justin Rogers at 719-866-3266 or jrogers@usacycling.org.   About USA Cycling    Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross.  As a membership-based organization and sanctioning body, USA Cycling consists of 64,000+ members, including 57,000 competitive cyclists, 1,500 coaches, 4,000 student-athletes, 2,200 officials, 350 professional cyclists, and 200 certified mechanics. USA Cycling also sanctions 2,500 competitive and non-competitive organized cycling events throughout the United States annually, as well as 1,800 clubs and teams. Associations of USA Cycling include the United States Cycling Federation (road, track & cyclo-cross), the National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), the BMX Association, the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the United States Professional Racing Organization.  USA Cycling is also responsible for the identification, development, support and promotion of American cyclists through various athletic initiatives and programs including the USA Cycling National Development Team, the USA Cycling Women’s National Team, the USA Cycling Junior Development Team, Talent Identification and Regional Development Camps, domestic and international race calendars, direct athlete funding and support programs, and educational camps and seminars. USA Cycling also fields and supports U.S. National Teams for various international events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games, Continental Championship and World Cups across all levels and disciplines of competitive cycling.  USA cycling further supports grass roots and locally-based initiatives through its 32 Local Associations and comprehensive network of licensed and certified coaches and officials. Additionally, USA Cycling conducts National Championship events for amateur and professional cyclists, awarding more than 600 national titles annually to men and women in junior, U23, masters, elite, professional and paralympic categories throughout the various disciplines of competitive cycling. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit www.usacycling.org. For media-related or general inquiries, please contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867 or alee@usacycling.org.