Toona tightens men's and women's NRC standings
Pipp moves to third while Bissell overtakes UHC
With nine events remaining on USA cycling’s NRC, the overall rankings have become tighter than ever. The biggest mover was Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling) who jumped from seventh to third place after a solid ride in the Tour de Toona.
Pipp finished sixth in the race but due to the non-participation of current NRC leader, Francisco Mancebo, the American was able to claw back much of the Realcyclist.com’s advantage. Jacobe Keough (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling) currently lying in second also closed on Mancebo after continuing his successful 2011 season with third place in the Glencoe Grand Prix at the end of June.
Mancebo’s Realcyclist.com team didn’t race the Tour de Toona and thus it unsurprising to see the Spaniards overall lead being diminished. Mancebo had a stellar start to the season, and has said publicly that he is aiming for some of the stage races in the second half of the American summer.
Bissell Pro Cycling assumed the lead in the men's team standings and now holds a 57-point edge on UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling. The two teams have been exchanging the lead all season and with plenty of races left, it’s still unclear which team will take top honours in 2011.
Women’s Standings
The women’s NRC standings are also closer than ever. Amber Neben's (HTC Highroad Women) lead over Janel Holcomb (Colavita-Forno d'Asolo) has been reduced to a slender 54 points. Holcomb took top honours in the Tour de Toona to shave Neben’s margin by 108 points at the top. Canadian Erinne Willock (Team TIBCO to the Top) remains in third place a further 127 points behind Holcomb.
Colavita-Forno d'Asolo continued to build on their lead in the women's NRC team standings. Colavita currently lead by 776 points over second placed Team TIBCO to the Top.
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Like the men, much of the movement in the women’s standings comes from a number of higher profile riders being otherwise engaged in bigger races taking place in Europe. The HTC-Highroad Women’s team sent a strong team to the Giro Donne, and thus fell in the standings.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Realcyclist.com | 575 | pts |
2 | Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare | 523 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 385 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 360 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alejandro Borrajo (Arg) Jamis/Sutter Home | 354 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealt | 344 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 343 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare | 313 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda | 312 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Andres Diaz Corales (Col) Team Exergy | 311 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Carlos Alzate Escobar (Col) Team Exergy | 305 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 305 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 247 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 228 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis/Sutter Home | 221 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda | 205 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Jamis/Sutter Home | 202 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Michael Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 199 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Eric Young (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 182 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis/Sutter Home | 176 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Cesar Grajales (Col) Realcyclist.com | 166 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 165 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 162 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy | 161 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Chipotle Development Team | 157 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Amber Neben (USA) HTC - Highroad Women | 536 | pts |
2 | Janel Holcomb (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 482 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Erinne Willock (Can) Team TIBCO/To the Top | 355 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 325 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kristin Armstrong Savola (USA) | 315 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC - Highroad Women | 306 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 300 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Joelle Numainville (Can) Team TIBCO/To the Top | 283 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Laura Van Gilder (USA) | 281 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Kathryn Donovan (USA) | 249 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Clara Hughes (Can) | 244 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Rouse Bicycles' Elite Women's Team | 213 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Samantha Schneider (USA) Team TIBCO/To the Top | 207 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Mara Abbott (USA) Diadora Pasta Zara | 201 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Carmen Small (USA) Team TIBCO/To the Top | 192 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Lex Albrecht (Can) | 189 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 183 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 181 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Anne Samplonius (USA) | 180 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO/To the Top | 176 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Jennifer Purcell (USA) | 161 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ally Stacher (USA) HTC - Highroad Women | 160 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jade Wilcoxson | 160 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Lauren Hall (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 156 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Kristin Sanders (USA) Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 153 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 1772 | pts |
2 | UnitedHealthcare | 1715 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jamis/Sutter Home | 1189 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Team Exergy | 1018 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | PureBlack Racing | 809 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Realcyclist.com | 801 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jelly Belly Team p/b Kenda | 767 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 628 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Chipotle Development Team | 487 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Trek Livestrong U23 Team | 468 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Team Type 1 | 391 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Kenda 5 Hour Energy p/b Geargrinder | 282 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | SKLZ p/b Pista Place | 185 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | ELBOWZ Racing | 184 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Team Rio Grande Racing, Inc | 174 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Team Mountain Khakis p/b SmartStop | 164 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | CashCall Mortgage | 117 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized | 74 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Chemstar p/b UnitedHealthcare Elite Cycling Team | 61 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | XO Communications / Battley H-D | 58 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Hagens Berman Cycling | 50 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Stan's NoTubes / AXA Equitable / CRCA | 47 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Wonderful Pistachios | 47 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Kelly Benefit Stratergies/Lateral Stress Velo | 41 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Team Globalbike | 37 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | BikeReg.com/Cannondale Elite Amateur Cycling Team | 31 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Mercy Elite Cycling Team | 19 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | RideClean p/b PatentIt.com | 10 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team | 5 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Colavita/Forno d'Asolo | 2449 | pts |
2 | Team TIBCO/To the Top | 1673 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | HTC - Highroad Women | 1260 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Diadora Pasta Zara | 462 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Primal/MapMyRider Women's Racing | 332 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Missing Link Coaching Systems/Specialized | 304 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rouse Bicycles' Elite Women's Team | 198 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Team Kenda p/b Gear Grinder | 133 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | ABD Cycling Team | 36 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Nova Cycle Ports Foundation, Inc. | 9 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Webcor / Alto Velo | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |