Nebraska Cycling News

Two races marked the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar over the July 12th weekend. Santiago Botero (ARG) rode to the overall win at the Cascade Cycling Classic in Oregon as 2008 Olympian Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho) earned the women's title. Click here <http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?permit=2008-1901>  to view complete results from the Cascade Cycling Classic. Hilton Clarke (Clarmont, Calif.) rode to a victory in the pro men's contest at the 1.5-rated Louisville Metro Police Foundation Criterium. Click here <http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?permit=2008-1893>  to view complete results from this contest.

With 20 men's races and 22 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 Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho) 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 <http://www.usacycling.org/forms/nrc/2008NRCCalendar.pdf>  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 2682
2. Bissell Pro Cycling Team 2123
2. Colavita/Sutter Home Men's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 2123
4. Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 1648
5. Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre 1320

Women's Individual Standings
1. Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho) 870
2. Catherine Cheatley (NZL/Cheerwine) 852
3. Tina Pic (Dahlonega, Ga./Colavita-Sutter Home) 849
4. Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, Pa./Cheerwine) 828
5. Felicia Gomez (Fresno, Calif.) 821

Women's Team Standings
1. Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team 3771
2. Aaron's Cycling Team 2664
3. Colavita/Sutter Home Women's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light 2266
4. Team Tibco 2031
5. Valuact Capitol Cycling Team 1172

*For complete 2008 NRC Individual and Team Standings, click here <http://www.usacycling.org/nrc/> .

The next race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar will be the 1.3-rated Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium <http://www.boisetwilightcriterium.com/> , July 19 in Boise, Idaho.