The inaugural U. S. Open Cycling Championships is a road bicycle racing event that was held April 7, 2007 and ran from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The race was broadcast nationally in the United States on NBC Sports from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The U.S. Open, developed in partnership with USA Cycling and sanctioned by the UCI with the men's event part of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour. The U.S. Cycling Open featured both men's and women's professional fields. According to published reports,http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/10963.0.html Velonews.com: NBC Sports to air inaugural U.S. Open the event attempts to showcase the historic attractions of Virginia just weeks before the 400th Anniversary of America's first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia.
Winners
Men's Event Year1st place2nd place3rd place2007 Svein Tuft, Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team Pat McCarty, Team Slipstream Alejandro Borrajo, Rite Aid Pro Cycling
Women's Event Year1st place2nd place3rd place2007 Tina Pic, Colavita/Sutter Home Jennifer McRae, Advil-Chapstick Heather Labance, Advil-Chapstick
External links Official website
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