North American wrap: $25,000 purse for women in Gastown GP

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Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) can hardly be💯lieve he's won the race(Image credit: ASO/G. Demouveaux)

North American racers competing overseas have used events like the Critérium du Dauphiné and the on-going Tour de Suisse to prepare for the upcoming Tour de France in July, with much success. Check out a few of the other highlights from the peloton last week and a peek at wha𝄹t's to come at the NCC's Tour of America's Dairyland, and what the Gastown Grand Prix race organizers have in store for the women's criterium.

American 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Larry Warbasse (BMC Racing) secured the third spot on the podium during the second stage at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Suisse on Sunday. He was one of three remaining survivors of a six-man break that had gone clear af🐽ter 15 kilometers. He opened the three-up sprint but was passed by stage winner Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) and runner-up Philip Deignan (Team𓆏 Sky).

North American pros had a successful week of racing at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphiné, and none more so than the overall winner from Garmin-Sharp 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrew Talansky. He built his lead on rival contenders Alberto Con🔴tador (Tinkoff Saxo) and Chris Froome (Team Sky), and others, during a breakaway tไhat succeeded to the mountaintop finish on the final stage in Courchevel.

His Canadian teammate Ryder Hesjedal played an important role the victory. "I had great support from the team all week and especially from Ryder,"ꦍ Talansky said. "Thanks to him and the entire team. This is such a special victory." Following the event's closing podium, Talansky was quickly swept away by his team and headed off to France to recon the Tour de France's penultimate stage, a 54km time trial from Bergerac to Périgueux.

Latvia's Toms Skujins gave his American-based continental team Hincapie Sportswear Development a big win on Sunday, earning the prestigious overall title at the UCI 2.2 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Beauce held in the Canadian province of Québec. He won the event's "queen" stage atop Mont-Mégantic where he moved into the race lead and, with help from his teammates, held it through the following three stages. He won the overall race ahead o🧔f Canada's Rob Britton (Team SmartStop) and Romania's Serghei Tvetcov (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis).

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Men's Individual Standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Travis McCabe (Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis)	584	pts
2	Ian Crane (Jamis Hagens Berman)	400	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Ryan Anderson (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	354	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Tom Zirbel (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	294	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Ryan Roth (Jet Fuel Coffee-Norco Bicycles)	290	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Women's Individual Standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO-To the Top)	594	pts
2	Mara Abbott (UnitedHealthcare)	564	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Carmen Small (Specialized-lululemon)	424	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Flavia Oliveira (Firefighters Racing)	416	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Leah Kirchmann (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)	408	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Men's Team Standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1510	pts
2	Jamis Hagens Berman	1438	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	SmartStop Pro Cycling	1116	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	824	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda	468	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Women's Team Standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	UnitedHealthcare	1510	pts
2	Team TIBCO/To the Top	1374	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Specialized-lululemon	960	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	938	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Colavita-Fine Cooking	680	Row 4 - Cell 3

Race organizers of the UCI 2.1 Tour of Alberta 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:announced the 15 teams that will participate in this 🎐year's second edition of the race that begins on September 2 in Calgary and ends on September 7 in Edmonton. The ProTour teams are Cannondale, Orica-GreenEdge, Giant-Shimano, Garmin-Sharp and Belkin Pro Cycling. UnitedHealthcare will be the only professional continental outfit participating in the race. Continental teams include Garneau-Quebecor, Silber Pro Cycling, Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis, Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies, Hincapie Sportswear Development, Team SmartStop, 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda and Bissell Development Team. The Canadian national team will field a composite squad for the race.

American Olympian Dotsie Bausch will provide commentary on La Course for Universal Sports. The women's inaugural one-day circuit race will start and finish along the Cha♛mps-Élysées and is held in conjunction with the final stage of the men's Tour de Francꦛe on July 27 in Paris. She will provide co-commentary alongside Craig Hummer and Todd Gogulski. One hundred cyclists will complete 13 laps of the circuit for a total of 90km that includes a prize purse of 22,500 Euro.

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