The International Tour de Toona was a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania in July from 1987 until 2011. The event became the largest pro-am cycling event in North America and had stages spanning Blair, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania. The name was changed to The International for the 2002 edition of the race and then to the International Tour de Toona for the 2004 edition.
In 2008, tour organizers scaled back the event to a one-day criterium race in downtown Altoona. On May 22, 2009, it was announced that the 2009 Tour de Toona would be canceled due to a lack of sponsorship. The 2010 event was again a single day criterium race in downtown Altoona In 2011 the event returned to being a 4-day 4 stage race for both men and women. In 2012, the event was cancelled due to financial mismanagement and the USAC announced the event would not be held again.
Results
Overall winners YearFemale WinnerCountryTeamMale WinnerCountryTeam1987Sarah CostanzoGreg Yoder 1988Kathy SteelGunnar Shogren 1989Susan DiBiaseLaurel Mountain Velo ClubGreg YoderLaurel Mountain Velo Club1990Bunki Bankaitis-DavisUS National TeamJulian DalbyToga Club1991Linda BrennemanTGI Friday'sBrian McDonoughGotham Cyclists1992Karen Bliss-LivingstonWorlds TeamGraeme MillerBRBC1993Eve StephensonUS National Road Race TeamScott MercierTurin/ACT/Fat City Cycles1994Brooke BlackwelderBody Wise TeamScott MoningerCoors Light Team1995Phyllis HinesMontgomery-BellMike EnglemanTeam Shaklee1996Linda JacksonTimex-CannondaleScott MercierSaturn Cycling Team1997Dede DemetSaturn Cycling TeamNorman AlvisSaturn Cycling Team1998Kendra WenzelSaeco TimexCharles DionneRadio-Energie1999Anke ErlankTimexDavid ClingerMercury Cycling Team2000Lyne BessetteSaturn Cycling TeamGord FraserMercury Cycling Team2001 Geneviève JeansonRONAHarm JansenSaturn Cycling Team2002Heather Albert Goldy'sDanny Pate Prime Alliance2003Lyne Bessette Saturn Cycling TeamTom DanielsonSaturn Cycling Team2004Lyne Bessette Quark Cycling TeamJohn Lieswyn Health Net-Maxxis2005 Geneviève Jeanson The Bicycle StoreScott Moninger Health Net-Maxxis2006Kristin ArmstrongSergey LagutinNavigators Insurance2007Kristin ArmstrongTeam LiptonKarl MenziesHealth Net-Maxxis2008 Crit onlyLaura Van GilderCheerwine CyclingLuis AmaránTeam Cloavita/Sutter Home2009no event2010 Crit onlyCatherine CheatleyColavita / Baci Pro CyclingJeremy GrimmCleveland Clinic Sports Health2011Janel HolcombColavita/Forno d'AsoloScott LyttlePure Black Racing
External links Coverage of 2005 event on Cycling News