2009 Nature Valley Grand Prix

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2009 Nature Valley Grand Prix
Race details
DatesJune 10—14
Stages6
Winning time9h 28' 29"
Results
Winner  Rory Sutherland (AUS) (OUCH–Maxxis)
  Second  Tom Zirbel (USA) (Bissell)
  Third  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) (Colavita–Sutter Home)
Mountains  Chad Gerlach (USA) (Amore & Vita–McDonald's)
Youth   (USA) (Land Rover-ORBEA)
Sprints  Thomas Soladay (USA) (Team Mountain Khakis)
  Team Bissell
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The 2009 Nature Valley Grand Prix was the 9th edition of the Nature Valley Grand Prix stage race. It took place from June 10 through June 14 as part of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. The winner was Australian rider Rory Sutherland of OUCH–Maxxis who won the race on the final criterium. The race included an Individual Time Trial, two road races and three criteriums.[1]

Teams[]

The teams participating in the race were:

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

10 June 2009 – Saint Paul, 4.5 mi (ITT)

Stage 1 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell 12' 36"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 13"
3  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 18"
4  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell + 20"
5  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis + 22"
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey red.svg Bissell 12' 36"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 13"
3  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 18"
4  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell + 20"
5  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis + 22"

Stage 2[]

10 June 2009 – Saint Paul, 60 min

Stage 2 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home 57' 32"
2  Thomas Soladay (USA) Team Mountain Khakis s.t.
3   (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home s.t.
4  Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svgJersey red.svg Bissell 1h 10' 14"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 7"
3  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 12"
4  Karl Menzies (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 20"
5  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell s.t.

Stage 3[]

11 June 2009 – Cannon Falls, 60 mi

Stage 3 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Alejandro Borrajo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home
2  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home
3  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis
4  Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) Amore & Vita–McDonald's
5  Kenneth Hanson (USA) Team Type 1
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Bissell 3h 33' 08"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 7"
3  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 12"
4  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis + 16"
5  Karl Menzies (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 20"

Stage 4[]

12 June 2009 – Uptown Minneapolis, 60 min

Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home 1h 09' 55"
2  Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 0"
3   (CAN) OUCH–Maxxis + 0"
4  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis + 0"
5  Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) Amore & Vita–McDonald's + 0"
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Bissell 4h 43' 03"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 7"
3  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home + 10"
4  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 12"
5  John Murphy (USA) OUCH–Maxxis + 16"

Stage 5[]

13 June 2009 – Mankato, 86 mi

Stage 5 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Andrew Crater (USA) Wheel & Sprocket 3h 34' 47"
2  Chad Gerlach (USA) Amore & Vita–McDonald's s.t.
3  Mike Northey (USA) Land Rover-ORBEA s.t.
4   (GER) Amore & Vita–McDonald's + 10"
5   (USA) Colavita–Sutter Home + 10"
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Bissell 8h 18' 06"
2  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 7"
3  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home + 10"
4  Mike Creed (USA) Team Type 1 + 23"
5  Peter Latham (NZL) Bissell + 23"

Stage 6[]

14 June 2009 – Stillwater, 50 min

Stage 6 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1   (GER) Amore & Vita–McDonald's 1h 10' 14"
2   (USA) Colavita–Sutter Home + 2"
3  Rory Sutherland (AUS) OUCH–Maxxis + 2"
4   (CUB) Colavita–Sutter Home + 10"
5  Tom Zirbel (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Bissell + 10"
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Rory Sutherland (AUS)Jersey yellow.svg OUCH–Maxxis 9h 28' 29"
2  Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell + 1"
3  Lucas Sebastian Haedo (ARG) Colavita–Sutter Home + 21"
4   (USA) Colavita–Sutter Home + 29"
5   (USA) Colavita–Sutter Home + 35"

Classification leadership progress table[]

Stage Winner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
 Mountains classification
Jersey red.svg
 Points classification
Jersey green.svg
 Youth classification
Jersey white.svg
 Team Classification
Jersey yellow number.svg
1 Tom Zirbel Tom Zirbel Tom Zirbel Tom Zirbel Bissell
2 Lucas Sebastian Haedo Thomas Soladay
3 Alejandro Borrajo Kenneth Hanson
4 Lucas Sebastian Haedo
5 Andrew Crater Chad Gerlach Mike Northey
6 Rory Sutherland
Final Rory Sutherland Chad Gerlach Thomas Soladay Bissell

References[]

  1. ^ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/jun09/naturevalley09/?id=stages

External links[]

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