Sutherland and Armstrong win Nature Valley overall

National Racing Calendar June 15, 2009 Sutherland & Armstrong win Nature Valley overall Rory Sutherland (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) extended his USA Cycling National Racing Calendar lead after winning the Nature Valley Grand Prix last week in Minnesota. Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Cervelo-Lifeforce) won the opening and closing stages to secure the overall victory against the ultra-competitive women's field at Nature Valley and hold her second-place-spot in the women's NRC rankings. Click here for complete results from the Nature Valley Grand Prix. After 13 total events, Rory Sutherland (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) and Alison Powers (Boulder, Colo./Team Type I) continue to lead the individual standings. Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light took over the lead in the men's team standings while Team Type I remained in the top spot on the women's side. The latest version of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar standings is as follows: Men's Individual Standings 1. Rory Sutherland (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) 785 2. Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) 757 3. Sebastian Haedo (ARG/Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 755 4. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell) 421 5. Alejandro Barrajo (ARG/Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 351 Men's Team Standings 1. Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light Pro Cycling Team 1951 2. Bissell Pro Cycling 1715 3. Ouch presented by Maxxis 1301 4. Jelly Belly Cycling Team 716 5. Team Type I 655 Women's Individual Standings 1. Alison Powers (Boulder, Colo./Team Type I) 1030 2. Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Cervelo-Lifeforce) 905 3. Shelly Olds (Scotts Valley, Pa./Proman) 532 4. Katherine Carroll (Sausalito, Calif./Team TIBCO) 459 5. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL/Team TIBCO) 450 Women's Team Standings 1. Team Type 1 1495 2. Team Tibco 1477 3. Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team 1202 4. Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light Pro Cycling Team 1191 5. Valuact Capitol Cycling Team 941   *For complete 2009 NRC Individual and Team Standings, visit the NRC page, here and select desired 2009 standings. The next event on the 2009 NRC will be the 1.5-rated Tour de Winghaven in St. Louis, Mo. on June 21.   *Photo courtesy Matt Moses Images. Back to top About the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar 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. Currently in its 13th season, the National Racing Calendar (NRC) is the premier season-long road cycling series sanctioned and owned by USA Cycling. With an overall ranking system that determines the best individual male and female cyclists, as well as the best teams, in the U.S., the NRC features the nation’s top Pro-Am events and boasts a total prize purse of $1.3 million. The 32-race calendar is open to both professional and amateur cyclists and 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.

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