July 27, 2010
Leaders hold NRC advantages; Sutherland takes men's No. 2 spot, Abbott stands third in women's
 Bend, Ore. — USA Cycling continued its 2010 National Racing Calendar last week (July 20-25) with men’s and women’s stage races at the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic.
Giro Donne champion Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12) finished on the podium four of the six days in Bend to win the Cascade Cycling Classic title. Abbott’s performance allowed her to move into third place in the women’s NRC overall standings. Leader Cath Cheatley (NZL/Colavita-Baci p-b Cooking Light) extended her advantage to 150 points over American Alison Powers (Pinecliffe, Colo./Team Vera Bradley Foundation). 
On the men’s side, Rory Sutherland (AUS/United HealthCare p-b Maxxis) leapfrogged the idle Scott Zwizanski (Mill Valley, Calif./Kelly Benefit Strategies) to take over second place in the men’s NRC overall standings. Luis Amaran (CUB/Jamis Sutter Home-Colavita) continues to lead, holding a 191-point edge over Sutherland.
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Men’s Individual Standings
1. Luis Amaran (CUB/Jamis Sutter Home-Colavita) 996
2. Rory Sutherland (AUS/United HealthCare p-b Maxxis) 805
3. Scott Zwizanski (Mill Valley, Calif./Kelly Benefit Strategies) 579
4. Ben Day (AUS/Fly V Australia) 573
5. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell Pro Cycling) 566
Women’s Individual Standings
1. Cath Cheatley (NZL/Colavita-Baci p-b Cooking Light) 977
2. Allison Powers (Pinecliffe, Colo./Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 827
3. Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12) 732
4. Shelley Evans (Scotts Valley, Calif./Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) 529
5. Erinne Willock (CAN/Webcor) 526
Men’s Team Standings
1. Jamis Sutter Home/Colavita 2017
2. United Health Care p/b Maxxis 1927
3. Fly V Australia 1854
4. Bissell Pro Cycling 1517
5. Kelly Benefit Strategies 1421
Women’s Team Standings
1. Colavita-Baci p/b Cooking Light 1957
2. Team Vera Bradley Foundation 1930
3. TIBCO 1809
4. Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12 1693
5. Webcor 1430
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*For complete 2010 NRC Individual and Team Standings, visit the NRC page and select the desired 2010 standings.
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Powers won the women’s prologue on Tuesday, followed by sprinter Tara Whitten (CAN/Keller Rohrback Cycling Team) and the rising star Alison Starnes (Mill Valley, Calif./TIBCO). Cheatley finished first in Wednesday’s opening stage to take the overall lead. Abbott came in second, with Cheatley’s teammate and countrywoman Rushlee Buchanan in third. 2008 Olympian Erinne Willock (CAN/Webcor) won Stage 2 on Thursday, and Abbott posted another runner-up finish to take the overall lead. Powers was third. The leader won Friday’s third stage to extend her advantage over Cheatley and Willock. Two-time Olympian Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL/TIBCO) won the criterium on Saturday, as Cheatley trimmed her deficit with a ninth-place finish, ten spots ahead of Abbott. Whitten won the final stage on Sunday, and Abbott and Cheatley both came in 42 seconds behind her to solidify the final standings.
 In the men’s prologue, Sutherland finished third after Trek-Livestrong teammates Jesse Sergent (NZL), a bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympics, and Alex Dowsett (GBR), the 2010 U23 European time trial champion. Sutherland finished second in Wednesday’s opening stage behind teammate Marc De Maar (AHO), a two-time national champion in the Netherlands Antilles. His back-to-back podium finishes vaulted the Australian into the overall lead, which he never relinquished. In Stage 2, a 15.5-mile time trial, Sutherland finished third behind countryman Ben Day (Fly V Australia) and Sergent. Raymond Kreder (NED/Holowesko Partners) navigated a crash-filled final sprint to win Friday’s third stage, with Darren Lill (RSA/Fly V Australia) finishing second and Sutherland in third. David Tanner (AUS/Fly V Australia) won Saturday’s downtown criterium, followed by Steve Reaney (San Jose, Calif./California Giant Cycling) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell Pro Cycling). Dowsett won Sunday’s final stage, an 83-mile circuit race, with Bissell teammates Frank Pipp (Boulder, Colo.) and Andy Jacques-Maynes (Corralitos, Calif.) claiming the second and third podium spots.
 Cheatley and Buchanan anchored Colavita-Baci in its victory in the team competition, while Abbott led Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12 to second place and Powers paced Vera Bradley to a broze medal. The trio of Day, Lill and Tanner led Fly V Australia to the men’s team title, while Pipp and the Jacques-Maynes bothers paced Bissell to a runner-up finish. Sergent and Dowsett guided Trek-Livestrong to third place.
Full results from the Cascade Cycling Classic are available on USA Cycling’s Website.
The men’s NRC will continue Friday-Sunday (July 30-Aug. 1) in Illinois at the Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove. The following Saturday (Aug. 7) will feature men’s and women’s races at the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium.
**Report compiled by Ryan Schmitz, Communications Intern
Photo captions (top to bottom): Mara Abbott came from behind to win the women's general classification in Bend; Kelly Benefit Strategies stands fifth in the men's team competition; The men's field was very competitive, as no rider won multiple stages; Abbott's win in Bend moved her into third place in the women's NRC overall standings.
Photos credit: Heidi Swift, Swift Plus Creative.
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