Tour of Elk Grove

A scheduling conflict with the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah forces organizers to cancel the race moving forward

The 39-year-old says she'll race cyclocross this season but is finished with competing on the road

Results from stage 3 of the 2013 Tour of Elk Grove

Wells prevails in the women's circuit race as Viviani wins the men's finale and the overall

Results from stage 2 of the Tour of Elk Grove

Muprhy and Powers lead the overall standings with one stage to go

Results from stage 1 of the 2013 Tour of Elk Grove

National criterium champion takes the women's tilt in Illinois

The official riders slated to compete in the three-day Tour of Elk Grove that starts Friday

The three-day race near Chicago kicks off with a time trial on Aug. 2

1. Ken Hanson, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, in 2:35:42 2. Alexander Serebryakov, Team Type 1-Sanofi, at 0 3. Charles Huff, Jelly Belly, at 0 4. Francois Parisien, Spidertech-C10, at 0 5. Martin Gilbert, Spidertech-C10, at 0

Ken Hanson and Jade Wilcoxson win stage 2 in Illinois

Men 1. Tom Zirbel, Optum, at 8:23 2. John Murphy, Kenda-5-hour Energy, at 0:02 3. Francois Parisien, Spidertech-C10, at 0:04 Women 1. Alison Powers, NOW and Novartis For Ms, 9:06 2. Anne Samplonius, NOW and Novartis For Ms, at 0:12 3. Jade Wilcoxson, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 0:14

Zirbel and Powers prove fastest over 4.5-mile prologue course

Preliminary startlist for the 2012 Tour of Elk Grove

Men's Stage

• 1. Hilton Clarke, UnitedHealthcare, in 2:20:42
• 2. Jacob Keough, UnitedHealthcare, at s.t.
• 3. Jonathan Cantwell, V Australia, at s.t.
• 4. Ken Hanson, Jelly Belly, at s.t.
• 5. Carlos Alzate, Exergy, at s.t.

Men's GC

• 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis-Sutter Home, in 5:51:34
• 2. Bobby Sweeting, Kenda Pro, at 0:00:34
• 3. Chad Haga, Kelly Benefit, at 0:01:00
• 4. Freddy Rodriguez, Exergy, at 0:01:01
• 5. Farren Rolfe, V Australia, at 0:01:11

Women's Stage

• 1. Leah Kirchmann, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, in 0:48:44.
• 2. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, at s.t.
• 3. Kacey Manderfield, Pure Energy Cycling-Proairhfa, at s.t.
• 4. Anne Samplonius, Now And Novartis For Ms, at s.t.
• 5. Mary Maroon, Rouse Bicycles, at s.t.

Women's GC

• 1. Leah Kirchmann, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, in 1:48:25
• 2. Anne Samplonius, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 0:00:02
• 3. Janel Holcomb, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, at 0:00:08
• 4. Robin Farina, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 0:00:14
• 5. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco/to The Top, at 0:00:15

Bobby Sweeting (Kenda-Geargrinder) and Leah Kirchmann (Colavita-Forno d'Asolo) win stage 2 of the sixth annual Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove.

Peter Kraiker shoots stage 2 of the Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove.

Stage 2

• 1. Robert Sweeting (USA), Kenda Pro Cycling-Spinergy, 3:22:07
• 2. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub), Jamis-Sutter Home, at 0:03
• 3. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita), Geox-TMC, at 0:59
• 4. Andrew Dahlheim (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 1:03
• 5. Chad Haga (USA), Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 1:01

GC

• 1. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub), Jamis-Sutter Home, 3:30:51
• 2. Robert Sweeting (USA), Kenda Pro Cycling-Spinergy, at 0:03
• 3. Chad Haga (USA), Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 0:57
• 4. Fred Rodriguez (USA), Team Exergy, at 1:02
• 5. Darren Rolfe (Aus), Fly V Australia, at 1:08

Peter Kraiker shoots stage 1 of the 2011 Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove.

Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare) and Anne Samplonius (NOW-Novartis) won the kickoff to the Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove in Illnois on Friday.

Tour of Elk Grove, stage 1

• 1. Karl Menzies (Aus), UnitedHealthcare, 7.2km in 8:26
• 2. Tom Zirbel (USA), Jamis-Sutter Home, same time
• 3. Westley Gough (Nzl), Joker Merida, at 0:02
• 4. Rory Sutherland (Aus), UnitedHealthcare, at 0:02
• 5. Jose Fernando Antogna (Arg), Jamis-Sutter Home, at 0:04

GC

• 1. Karl Menzies (Aus), UnitedHealthcare, 8:26
• 2. Tom Zirbel (USA), Jamis-Sutter Home, same time
• 3. Westley Gough (Nzl), Joker Merida, at 0:02
• 4. Rory Sutherland (Aus), UnitedHealthcare, at 0:02
• 5. Jose Fernando Antogna (Arg), Jamis-Sutter Home, at 0:04

July has come and gone and with the Cascade Classic came the second half of the U.S. racing season. The Tour of Elk Grove opens Friday and kicks off the busiest August in memory. Between two major stage races in Utah and Colorado and a run of national criteriums, the eighth month of the year is one of its fullest.

In a season in which the Tour of the Gila and the Tour of the Battenkill each were forced to abandon plans to upgrade to UCI registration, there is some good news on the domestic event front as the sixth annual Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove has been upgraded to the UCI calendar.

Next year's U.S. pro crit championships will be open only to Americans and will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But what about the rough roads?

• 1. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, in 6:11:50
• 2. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:11:58
• 3. Karl Menzies, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team P/b Maxxis, in 6:12:02
• 4. Michael Friedman, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:12:07
• 5. Jeremy Vennell, Bissell, in 6:12:07

The Fly V Australia sprinter bumps overnight leader Karl Menzies (UHC) into third overall.

Karl Menzies finishes third on the day to take the lead in the men's race.

Results from stage 1 of the 2010 Tour of Elk Grove.

Peter Latham wins the time trial and takes the leader's jersey as four Bissell riders crowd into the top 10.

The NRC continues as the Tour of Elk Grove takes place Friday through Sunday northwest of Chicago.

Registration is now open for individual amateur cyclists and professional teams for the 5th annual Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove, Friday-Sunday, July-30-August 1, in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village.

The Tour of Elk Grove features the NRC's biggest pay-out at $155,000.