U.S. 100K Classic wraps-up 2009 NRC; Zirbel and Powers earn titles

National Racing Calendar September 8, 2009 Zirbel and Powers 2009 National Racing Calendar champions as U.S. 100K Classic wraps up NRC The U.S. 100K Classic wrapped up the 2009 USA Cycling Racing Calendar in Marietta, Ga. with Frank Travieso (Athens, Ga./Championship Porsche) taking the fierce downill sprint victory. In the short and fast 10K women's race, sprinter Erica Allar (Fogelsville, Pa./BMW-Bianchi) took advantage of an early Tibco - ValuAct duel and jumped at precisely the right moment to win the dash to the line. Click here for complete results from the 26th and final NRC event of 2009. With many of the NRC's leaders preparing to contest the Tour of Missouri, there was little change in the top of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar standings following the calendar's final event last weekend. Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) was able to squeak out the overall men's NRC title by only seven points ahead of Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG/Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light). The Colavita-Sutter Home-Cooking Light men's squad earned the men's team title by a comfortable 300-point margin. Alison Powers (Boulder, Colo./Team Type I) long-secured the individual 2009 National Racing Calendar title on the women's side, but Team TIBCO edged her Team Type I squad in the women's team standings. The latest version of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar standings is as follows: Men's Individual Standings 1. Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) 1127 2. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG/Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 1120 3. Rory Sutherland (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) 952 4. Karl Menzies (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) 660 5. Alejandro Barrajo (ARG/Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light) 565 Men's Team Standings 1. Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light Pro Cycling Team 2831 2. Bissell Pro Cycling 2531 3. Ouch presented by Maxxis 2015 4. Team Type I 1531 5. BMC Racing 1388 Women's Individual Standings 1. Alison Powers (Boulder, Colo./Team Type I) 1291 2. Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Cervelo-Lifeforce) 905 3. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL/Team TIBCO) 670 4. Tina Pic (Buford, Ga./Colavita-Sutter Home) 632 5. Catherine Cheatley (NZL/Colavita-Sutter Home) 625 Women's Team Standings 1. Team TIBCO 2415 2. Team Type 1 1988 3. Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light Pro Cycling Team 1835 4. Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team 1342 5. Valuact Capitol Cycling Team 1314   *For complete 2009 NRC Individual and Team Standings, visit the NRC page, here and select desired 2009 standings. A complete NRC season wrap will be distributed as soon as possible. The 2010 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar is scheduled to be released September 23 at the Interbike Expo. Photo caption: Frank Travieso wins the fierce sprint to the finish in the NRC's final race of 2009, the U.S. 100K Classic in suburban Atlanta. Photo courtesy: B.D. Andrews bdandrews.com 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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