Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium

UnitedHealthcare once again overpowers the men's field as algebra teacher Lauren Stephens surprises the women

A decade after its debut, the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium has become a part of Charlotte's sports culture

UHC left no doubt when it delivered Clarke to victory at the Presbyterian Hospital Criterium, but Wangsgard was the surprise of the night

Men: 1. Hilton Clarke, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 1:52:07.6 2. Alejandro Borrajo, Jamis/sutter Home, in 1:52:08.0 3. Jake Keough, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 1:52:08.1 Women: 1. Nichole Wangsgard, Primal/Mapmyride, in 0:54:52.9 2. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Exergy Twenty12, in 0:54:53.0 3. Erica Allar, Rideclean/Patentit.com, in 0:54:53.1

Aussie criterium veteran captains UnitedHealthcare into the third stop on the 2012 USACrits Series in Charlotte

Colavita's Cliff-Ryan and UnitedHealthcare's Jacob Keough prevail at the Presby

Men's

• 1. Jacob Keough, Unitedhealthcare Professional, in 01:55:35.30
• 2. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Tea, in 01:55:35.60
• 3. Alejandro Borrajo, Jamis Sutter Home, in 01:55:35.60
• 4. Demis Aleman, Jamis Sutter Home, in 01:55:35.70
• 5. Andrew Pinfold, Unitedhealthcare Professional, in 01:55:36.40

• 1. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Coo, in 01:01:04.70
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom, in 01:01:04.80
• 3. Erica Allar, Rideclean P/b Patentit.com, in 01:01:04.80
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, in 01:01:04.80
• 5. Lauren Tamayo, Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 12, in 01:01:05.10

• 1. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, 1:52:55.4
• 2. Jacob Keough, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, 1:52:55.7
• 3. Patrick Bevin, Bissell Pro Cycling, 1:52:55.9
• 4. Luis Amaran, Jamis-Sutter Home-Colavita, 1:52:56.0
• 5. Alessandro Bazzana, Fly V Australia, 1:52:56.0

Erica Allar and Clayton Barrows maintain their overall leads in the USA CRITS series.

The 2010 USA CRITS Championship series has new final races for both men and women. The women’s series will conclude at the Chris Thater Memorial race, after four races. The men’s competition will conclude at the TX Tough Grand Prix, after eight events. The series is now nine events strong, visiting as many states.

The 50-mile twilight crit in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, paid out $13,000 to 2009 winner David Veilleux. The dog-bone shaped course is 1.3 miles long with two long straight-aways that makes the Presbyterian crit a great spectators event.

Canadian David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Tibco’s Brooke Miller scored solid wins in the sixth annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium in Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday. Veilleux rolled the dice during the final laps of the men’s race on Saturday night and came up a winner. Veillieux leapt off the front of a strong 10-man breakaway, where he was the sole Kelly rider, to hold a 14-second gap throughout the remaining three laps of racing.