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Bicycle Festival

eNews: April 2008

Join us June 7 - 15!

The Great River Energy Bicycle Festival is back and bigger than ever in 2008! Some of the world’s best cyclists will converge on Minnesota for nine days of cycling excitement The 2008 Festival will open with a new event, the MN Fixed Gear Classic on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 & 8. On Tuesday, June 10, we’ll host the sixth annual Rasmussen College Women’s Cycling Summit.

The marquee event of the Great River Energy Festival is the Nature Valley Grand Prix professional stage race, which will take place on June 11 – 15. This event, which is rapidly becoming an American Classic, will again visit Saint Paul, Cannon Falls, Minneapolis, Mankato and Stillwater.

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Festival launches Interactive Web Community

A new feature of the Great River Energy Bike Festival is an interactive web community that includes two new blogs The TRIA Orthopedic Your Cycling blog is a collaborative project in which cycling and sports science experts will provide you with all the information that you’ll need to take your own cycling to the next level. And the Pro Cycling Minnesota blog will feature articles by pro cyclists and team managers about their memories of the Nature Valley Grand Prix and commentaries on the state of cycling today. Visit www.MinnBikeFestival.com.
race Men's racing at Nature Valley Grand Prix by invitation only

The popularity of the Nature Valley Grand Prix (June 11 – 15) has been growing steadily since it joined the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar in 1999, achieving the top ranking of 2.1 in 2007. The men’s field has filled for the past four years, filling more than a month before the official registration deadline for the past two. Teams missed out simply because they weren’t checking the registration page on an almost daily basis weeks before the event. In an effort to put a little order into this chaos, the Nature Valley GP has switched to an invitational format for the men’s race. Teams wishing to attend must submit an application on SportsBase OnLine by May 1. More information can be found on the application page.

Deadline: May 1

The Nature Valley Grand Prix women’s race remains open registration.

Nature Valley Grand Prix adds pro opportunity for top amateur cyclists

A newly announced program, the Nature Valley Pro Ride, will give amateur riders across North America the chance to earn their way onto the Nature Valley Cycling Team to compete in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. Three regional qualifiers have been selected from among the top amateur events across the United States:

East Coast: Tour of Ephrata, Lancaster, Pa, April 26 - 27
West Coast: Wente Vineyards Road Race, Livermore, Calif., April 26
Midwest: Tour of Winghaven, O'Fallon, Mo., June 8

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