Nebraska Cycling News

After winning the Cox Charities Cycling Classic, Kyle Wamsley (Hatfield, Pa.) earned back-to-back USA Cycling National Racing Calendar victories, earning the GC in the four-stage Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, July 3-6. Catherine Cheatley (NZL) came away with the women's victory. To view the overall results from the 2.3-rated event. For complete results from the 24th NRC race of the season.

With 18 men's races and 20 women's events on the 2008 NRC now complete, Rory Sutherland (AUS) continues to hold a commanding lead in the overall individual standings on the men's side while Catherine Cheatley (NZL) takes over as 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) 1396
2. Ted King (Brentwood, N.H./Bissell) 723
3. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell) 643
4. Anthony Colby (Durango, Colo./Colavita-Sutter Home) 589
5. John Murphy (Athens, Ga./Healthnet-Maxxis) 524

Men's Team Standings
1. Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis 2656
2. Colavita/Sutter Home Men's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 2118
3. Bissell Pro Cycling Team 2090
4. Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 1520
5. Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre 1271

Women's Individual Standings
1. Catherine Cheatley (NZL/Cheerwine) 852
2. Tina Pic (Dahlonega, Ga./Colavita-Sutter Home) 849
3. Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, Pa./Cheerwine) 828
4. Anne Samplonius (CAN/Cheerwine) 805
5. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL/Team Tibco) 770

Women's Team Standings
1. Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team 3753
2. Aaron's Cycling Team 2316
3. Colavita/Sutter Home Women's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 2266
4. Team Tibco 1920
5. Valuact Capitol Cycling Team 1148

*For complete 2008 NRC Individual and Team Standings.

The next race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar will be the 2.3-rated Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Ore., July 9-13. The Louisville Metro Police Foundation Crit is also quickly approaching on July 12.