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USGP Derby City Cup 2010

October 22, 2010 - October 24, 2010 • Louisville, Kentucky Coverage created by Colt McElwaine

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LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE:

10/22 Friday 6PM-8PM: LIVE Preview Show
10/23 Saturday 1PM-4:30PM LIVE Women's Race/ Men's Race/ Interviews/ Awards
10/24 Sunday 1PM-4:30PM LIVE Women's Race/ Men's Race/ Interviews/ Awards

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The 2010 Derby City Cup presented by Papa John's is the second stop on this year's GreenwareÃÂÃÂ® US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. The local 'cross scene is booming - and with the 2012 UCI Masters World Championships and the 2013 Elite and Master's World's looming the racing here will be hotter than ever. Louisville is gearing up for the return of 'cross on October 23rd and 24th and the debut of racing at Eva Bandman Park. The weekend kicks off on Friday with the Annual Clif Bar Kids' Cross Clinic featuring the athletes of Team Clif Bar - free Kids ranging from 10-16!

Fans can get a headstart on the Weekend's fun by joining us for a Number Presentation Ceremony. Pick up your weekend race numbers, enjoy a beer and stay for dinner. Then, come on down to Eva Bandman on Saturday where spectators can watch the race action, grab some tasty Papa John's pizza, shop the Expo for the latest in cycling gear and enjoy the fun! Racing begins at 8:30 am and the Pros take to the course at 1:45pm! See you there!

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September 19th, 2010 (Louisville, KY) The GreenwareÃÂÃÂ® US Gran Prix of Cyclocross announced an exciting new partnership between the series, the production team at CyclingDirt.org and their media sponsor, VeloNews, to bring live streaming video coverage of all eight days of USGP action to race fans everywhere.

VeloNews.com will feature live race coverage beginning each day with the Elite/Pro Women's race and continue through the Elite/ Pro Men's race and post race press conferences. Viewers can also tune into CyclingDirt.org for pre- and post-race shows, highlight videos, archived race footage and athlete and sponsor features.

The 2010 GreenwareÃÂÃÂ® US Gran Prix of Cyclocross kicks off on September 25th and 26th with the Planet Cup. The Planet Bike Cup features an all-star international pro field that includes: Swiss Champion Christian Heule; French Champion Francis Mourey; German Champion Rene Birkenfeld; Belgian Tim van Nuffel and domestic superstars Jonathan Page;Tim Johnson; Jeremy Powers, Jamey Driscoll, Todd Wells, Chris Jones; Meredith Miller; Georgia Gould; Amy Dombroski; and Sue Butler.

ABOUT THE GreenwareÃÂÃÂ® US Gran Prix of Cyclocross

The GreenwareÃÂÃÂ® USGP is the nation's premiere cyclocross series and has, since 2004, featured the deepest, strongest and fastest professional fields racing on this side of the Atlantic. In 2010 the USGP will broadcast live coverage of every pro race through a partnership with VeloNews.com and CyclingDirt.org. The Series is comprised of: The Planet Bike Cup, September 25th and 26th in Sun Prairie, WI; the Derby City Cup in Louisville, KY , October 23rd and 24th in Louisville, KY; The New Belgium Cup, November 13th and 14th in Fort Collins, CO; and the Stanley Portland Cup, December 4th and 5th in Portland, OR.

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Colt McElwaine 2 years ago

Louisville, KY (October 23rd, 2010) Tim Johnson (Cannondale prepared by CyclocrossWorld.com) and Georgia Gould (LUNA) stormed to victories today at Day One of the GreenwareÂ® US Gran Prix of Cyclcoross Derby City Cup presented by Papa Johnâs Pizza debut weekend of the new Eva Bandman Park Cyclocross Venue.

Racing in warm, dry and dusty conditions the racers sped through a course that took full advantage of the natural features afforded by the new venue including a sand dune section and steep run up and drops in addition to the now legendary Green Monster Fly-Over. One racer remarked that this year âthe Monsterâ was actually a relief.

In the menâs race Johnson, Powers and Trebon took and early lead and rode together at a blistering pace sending up rooster tails of dust in their wake. Eventually Powers was dropped, leaving Johnson and Trebon to battle it out for the top step of the Podium. With five laps to go Johnson opened a gap coming out of the sand pits and never looked back, powering away to win his second race of the 2010 USGP. Powers fought hard to hold on to third, holding off a hard charging group that Todd Wells, Tristan Shouten and Jesse Anthony. Wells who was 20th in the call-up orders, sliced and diced through the field to earn himself the SRAM Aggressive Rider for the day.

In the womenâs race Georgia Gould showed that her form is excellent as a she opened a gap on lap one and never looked back. Meredith Miller and Natasha Elliott, along with several other top women, suffered a crash in the sand which was all the opportunity Gould needed to seize the win. While Miller experienced mechanical trouble, Elliott surged along holding her position ahead of a four woman chase that included Laura Van Guilder, Kaitlin Antonneau, Kathy Sherwin, Duke and eventually Miller.
Nicole Duke, a former downhill champion, took the honors as the SRAM Most Aggressive Rider for her seventh place finish after moving herself up through the field in impressive fashion.
â¨Complete results from all the dayâs races will be posted soon on http://www.usgpcyclocross.com

Top Ten Elite Men:

Tim Johnson (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com)
Ryan Trebon (KONA)
Jeremy Powers (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com)
Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Team)
Tristan Shouten (IS Corp Cycling Team)
Jesse Anthony (California Giant Berries / Specialized)
James Driscoll (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com)
Christopher Jones (Rapha/FOCUS)
Derrick St. John (Garneau Club Chaussure)
Barry Wicks (KONA)

Top Ten Elite Women:

Georgia Gould (LUNA)
Natasha Elliott (Garneau Club Chaussure)
Laura Van Guilder (C3)
Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale p/b/ CyclocrossWorld.com)
Meredith Miller (California Giant Berries / Specialized)
Kathy Sherwin (HUDZ Subaru)
Nicole Duke (The Gear Movement)
Teal Stetson-Lee (California Giant Berries/ Specialized)
Pepper Harlton (Juventus Cycling Club)
Amanda Cary (Kenda / Felt)

SRAM Most Aggressive Rider
Women: Nicole Duke (The Gear Movement)
Men: Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Team)