Gallery: 2013 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Minneapolis Uptown Criterium

Chris Barton attacks early in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tyler Brandt and Conner McCutcheon off the front late in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race leader Mike Friedman leads through the corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

J.J. Haedo sat on Friedman’s wheel all race long. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Haedo went to the front when it counted in the Uptown Criterium to take his second win this week. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Nature Valley hosts one of the biggest kids’ races in the country. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Leah Kirchmann was one of the Optum women off the front to draw out Tibco. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Eric Marcotte leads Friedman through the last corner for a points sprint. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Men’s podium of Haedo, McCabe and Friedman. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Shelley Olds looked strong early in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tom Zirbel leads Optum out of the corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Brianna Walle looks like she can hardly wait to get started. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Sprinters Cole House and Freddie Rodriguez take the corner together. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Women’s team directors check out race action from the pits. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tibco takes up the chase for another Optum rider off the front. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tibco and Lululemon led the chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Brianne Walle flies through a corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race leader Jade Wilcoxson is tucked into the back of the Optum train. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race leader Jade Wilcoxson is a graduate of the NVGP’s college of cycling. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Taylor Wiles working for Carmen Small in the corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The women’s podium of Wilcoxson, Olds and Small. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Two young fans get their first look at a bike race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tom Zirbel puts in a big pull on the front with one lap to go. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Casey B. Gibson shoots the Nature Valley Grand Prix's Minneapolis Uptown Criterium