Women's Prestige Cycling Series standings released

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Mara Abbott (Webcor) also took(Image credit: Matthew Moses)

Standings in the Women's Prestige Cycling Series were announced this week following the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota (June 20-24). Mara Abbot (Webcor Builders) tops the individual and Best Young Rider standings while Rebecca Larson (Aaron's Pro Cycling Team) is in the lead of the Sprinter competitions. Abbot's Webcor Builders team leads the Teams competition.

At Nature Valley, the speedsters came into their own as Rebecca Larson and last year's Series sprint winner Brooke Miller (TIBCO) battled it out for the lead in the Sprinter competition. When the dust settled, Larson had claimed the Wheaties jersey, vaulting herself from sixth to first in the standings while Miller moved from fifth to second. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) fell from first to a close third, followed by Laura Van Gilder (Team Cheerwine) and Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital).

There were no surprises in the other Series competitions. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders) kept the Series individual lead with an impressive second place finish at the Nature Valley GP, despite the win by TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong, who had missed the Series opener at Redlands with a knee injury. Abbot continues to dominate among young riders, claiming the Boost Best Young Rider competition at Nature Valley and likely locking in her win for the Series for that classification. And Webcor stretched their team lead, with a point total that is almost double second-placed TEAm Lipton.