July 2010 Entries
JULY 25, 2010
Bend, OR - For the 2nd consecutive month, Rory Sutherland of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team has won the overall title of a major U.S. stage race. Last month, Sutherland won the Nature Valley Grand Prix in dramatic fashion, with his teammates launching him to a final-stage, final-lap attack that earned the win. This week, Sutherland took the lead of the Cascade Classic on the 2nd day of the 6-day race, and again benefited from tremendous teamwork...
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The workout plan you gave me as I recovered from my broken collarbone was great. During my first group ride, I was able to immediately keep up with the group and actually feel like I came back a little stronger. Your advice around training has been so beneficial I decided to write again for some advice about weight loss. During my recovery time from the collarbone break, I put on a few extra pounds that I would like to get rid of.
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JULY 23-25, 2010
Bend, OR - The Cascade Lakes RR is one of the classic stages of Cascade, with the finish up to Mt. Bachelor Ski resort. It was another stage for the climbers and Erinne proved again that she is one of the top climbers of the North American peloton with a strong 3rd place finish. She also extended her 3rd place GC lead by another 30 sec. over 4th place Alison Powers.
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JULY 23, 2010
Bend, OR – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis is demonstrating yet again at the Cascade Classic that it takes a team to maintain an individual race lead. With race leader Rory Sutherland and 4th overall Marc de Maar the protected riders, it fell to their six teammates to ensure that the high-flying duo stayed fresh and out of trouble en route to the final four-mile climb of the 84-mile third stage.
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JULY 22, 2010
Stage 2 of the Cascade Classic is a 16 mile TT. The course is the same as the one for US nationals without the extra "lollipop" loop at the end. It is similar to the TT at Tour of the Gila - gradual uphill all the way out and fast downhill on the way back. Erinne had a breakthrough TT at Gila, placing 2nd there, so she and the team were hoping for another good ride here and she did not disappoint us!
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JULY 22, 2010
Bend, OR – Rory Sutherland of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis put it another strong time trial in Stage 2 of the Cascade Classic, placing 3rd behind a pair of TT specialists; Ben Day (V Australia) and prologue winner Jesse Sergent (Trek-Livestrong).
“I felt pretty good the first couple days, and I know when I’m feeling good I can...
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JULY 21, 2010
Bend, OR – Marc de Maar and Rory Sutherland of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis are turning into a pretty effective two-pronged attack.
In the opening road stage of the Cascade classic, the two former Rabobank teammates attacked out of a splintering peloton with a few kilometers left on the climb to the finish at Three Creeks Snow Park, with only Fly V Australia’s Darren Lill able to follow. In the end, de Maar’s final...
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JULY 20, 2010
Bend, OR – Rory Sutherland of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis placed 3rd behind the Trek-Livestrong duo of Jesse Sergent and Alex Dowsett in the opening prologue of the Cascade Classic.
Sutherland finished within a second of the top spot. But, because of the short nature of the course – covering just two miles – the time gaps all around were...
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We’ve teamed up with Marilyn Trout, certified USA Cycling Elite Coach to answer V-Club members’ training questions. You can view her coach profile at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mountainpedalscoaching80903
Send your cycling inquiries to Marilyn, and for a limited time, if yours is selected to be answered in our V-Club column, VeloWear will send you a $20 gift certificate that can be used towards...
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JULY 20, 2010
Bend, OR – Team TIBCO/To the Top opened the Cascade Classic with a strong demonstration of the team’s depth. Alison Starnes was the highest placed of four team riders in the top 10 of the opening prologue, taking 3rd place, while Joanne Kiesanowski and Meredith Miller occupied the 5th and 6th positions. Megan Guarnier rounded out the Team TIBCO charge with 9th. Amanda Miller and Brooke Miller both narrowly missed the top 10...
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JULY 19, 2010
Oakland, CA – Summer break is over for the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis stage race squad, though, as Rory Sutherland noted, “it’s not like we stopped working the last four weeks. We just weren’t racing.”
Sutherland and the stage race squad got a hard-earned and much needed break following the Nature Valley Grand Prix as well as le Grand Prix Cycliste de Beauce in Quebec, which ran concurrently in June.
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I have a question regarding my neck. During a ride, I try to be cognizant of stretching my neck by moving my head from side to sideand shrugging my shoulders but I tend to forget as I'm spinning along. After my long ride from the weekend, my neck tends to stiffen up during the week and there is even a little clicking at times.
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JULY 12, 2010 - Grand Rapids, MI - Hilton Clarke of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis took 3rd place in the Grand Cycling Classic on Saturday, taking 2nd in a bunch sprint that just about caught race winner Patrick Bevin (Bissell) on the line.
“We were really close to catching him,” said Karl Menzies of UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis. “I think he won by no more than a bike length.”
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JULY 10, 2010 - Grand Rapids, MI - Cheatley Holds Off Van Gilder for Second!
By: Kirsten Frattini
Joanne Kiesanowski (Tibco-To the Top) won a two-woman sprint against her late-race breakaway companion and NRC leader Cath Cheatley (Colavita-Baci) to capture a victory at the Grand Cycling Classic held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Laura van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) won the bunch sprint for third place.
“This was my first NRC race win this year,” Kiesanowski said.
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I was recently injured on a ride while training for the MS150. I fell off my bike trying to avoid a pothole and fractured my collarbone. ... Any suggestions, training tips and/or DVD's would be appreciated so that I can maintain/stay in shape. Right now I can only use one arm.
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JULY 2, 2010 - While the rest of the team is recovering from a month long racing road trip, Ally, now based on the east coast, is racing the Fitchburg-Longso Classic in MA.
Ally, one of the teams' developing riders, finished off the Fitchburg-Longso classic in good form. Being based on the east coast, she took advantage of the nearby race to gain valuable experience and fitness for Cascade in 2 weeks.
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JULY 2, 2010 - Amber Neben went straight from Bend, OR to Italy for the Giro d'Italia Feminile to race with the US National team.
Here is her report for the first stage:
Muggia-Trieste - July 2, 2010 - The American team for the Giro is Mara, Shelley, and Sinead from PB2012. Carmen and Theresa from Colavita. Alison and Amanda from TIBCO, and me (Webcor!)
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Something to "put ourselves in a better frame of mind" to bridge the gap, push hard over the crest, hang on a wheel and so many other painful situations that may crack us. I use "may" and not "will" because there is a choice involved which is both personal and intentional.
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