U.S. Open Cycling Championships

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The inaugural U. S. Open Cycling Championships is a road bicycle racing event that was held April 7, 2007 and ran from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The race was broadcast nationally in the United States on NBC Sports from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The U.S. Open, developed in partnership with USA Cycling and sanctioned by the UCI with the men's event part of the 2006-2007 UCI America Tour. The U.S. Cycling Open featured both men's and women's professional fields. According to published reports,[1] the event attempts to showcase the historic attractions of the State of Virginia just weeks before the 400th Anniversary of America's first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia.

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[edit] Winners

[edit] Men's Event

Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
2007 Flag of Canada Svein Tuft,
Symmetrics Cycling Team
Flag of the United States Pat McCarty,
Team Slipstream
Flag of Argentina Alejandro Borrajo,
Rite Aid Pro Cycling

[edit] Women's Event

Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
2007 Flag of the United States Tina Pic,
Colavita/Sutter Home
Flag of the United States Jennifer McRae,
Advil-Chapstick
Flag of the United States Heather Labance,
Advil-Chapstick

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/10963.0.html Velonews.com: NBC Sports to air inaugural U.S. Open
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