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Results and Reports for June 15-21, 2002
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Nature Valley Grand Prix
Minnesota, June 14-16, 2002
The Stages
- Stage 1 - June 14: Road Race, Winona
- Stage 2 - June 15: Criterium, St. Paul
- Stage 3 - June 16: Criterium, Stillwater
Photography
Images courtesy of Frank Rowe
Men's criterium in St.Paul
- The men await anxiously - before the start of the criterium in St. Paul
- The men's peloton speeds through - downtown St Paul
- Plenty of colour at the start - of the men's road race
- The winning break of four riders - sit tightly on their opponent's wheels
- Eventual winner John Lieswyn - takes a nice line through the corner
- The men's field carefully negotiate their way - through a hairpin turn
- John Lieswyn grimaces - as he drives the winning break
- The men's podium - (from left to right) third place Jonathan Page (Wheelworks/Cannondale), winner John Lieswyn (7-Up), runner-up Michael Johnson (Schroeder Iron)
Women's criterium in St.Paul
- You can almost feel the twitchiness - amongst the riders before the start of the women's criterium
- The women safely negotiate a hairpin turn
- It's head down, bum up - when you're in the winning break
- Saturn's Jessica Phillips - leads eventual winner Laura Van Gilder (Trek Plus)
- The winning break - of Kim Davidge (Saturn), Laura Van Gilder (Trek Plus), and Jessica Phillips (Saturn). Van Gilder outfoxes the Saturn duo to win the race.
- The women's podium - (from left to right) Third place Jessica Phillips (Saturn), winner Laura Van Gilder (Trek Plus), runner-up Kim Davidge (Saturn)
Images courtesy of Casimir Sienkiewicz
Men's criterium in Stillwater
- Tight corners - made for some exciting racing
- The Prime Alliance boys blocked - while Horner was away
- The course was fun - except for the hill, and the rain, and the hill, and the rain
- John Lieswyn (7 UP) put the hurt on everyone - including himself
- Considering the weather - the amount of spectators on the hill and around the course were incredible
- Jason McCartney (Jelly Belly) - assesses the damage he's doing to his breakaway companion
- Chris Horner (Prime Alliance) and Jason McCartney (Jelly Belly) - attacked a field of 81 pro men half an hour into the Stillwater Criterium to create a breakaway that held off the field throughout the entire race
