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Kiwi Top 10s in NVGP Women's Roundup |
 Jun 15th, 09. Cath Cheatley finished the Nature Valley Grand Prix with a 5th placing in today's tough Stillwater Criterium, moving her up to 8th in the final GC just behind fellow kiwi Jo Kiesanowski.
The Nature Valley Grand Prix is the top ranked women's professional cycling race in the United States. Thousands of fans line the streets, the press is there in full force and any results in this event get noticed widely.In addition to Jo Kiesanowski and Cath Cheatley's 7th and 8th overall General Classification result, another top 10 kiwi result was earned by Lauren Ellis. Lauren, racing for the NZ Jazz Apples team, finished 7th overall in the Best Young Rider classification. In the sprint classification, Jo Kiesanowski was 10th, helped along by her 2nd placing on the Stage 2 criterium. Whilst it is great to celebrate the top ten individual riders, credit should also go to all the kiwi women who supported their team's results with smart race tactics throughout the six day event. Jo Kiesanowski's Team TIBCO was 1st in the Team Classification, Toni Bradshaw's Lip Smacker 2nd and Cath Cheatley's Colavita Sutter Home 3rd. "We always want to get the overall win," said Kiesanowski, "but we showed that we were the strongest team overall again this week. It was a testament to the team that we finished all eight riders as well." "The whole week was good," she added. "We rode really well together. I'm looking forward to the next stage race." The NZ Jazz Apples team also finished in the top 10 place with their three kiwis Lauren Ellis, Marina Duvnjak, Malindi Maclean and imports Ruth Corset and Dotsie Bausch finishing 8th overall. Dotsie and Ruth finished 3rd and 4th respectively in the Queen of the Mountains competition.
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