Tulsa Tough

Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home) won the Riverview Criterium on Sunday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Anne Samplonius (NOW-MS Society) launched a late solo break to victory on Sunday in the Riverview Criterium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ken Hanson derailed a fierce Jamis-Sutter Home leadout train Saturday night to win the Brady Village Criterium on the second night of the Tulsa Tough omnium. Hanson (Jelly Belly-Kenda) came good on a load of work from his teammates in the final 10 laps to edge out Jamis’ Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo, respectively.

Jacquelyn Crowell made it two-for-two for the attackers at the Tulsa Tough when she rode a late surge to a solo win in the Brady Village Criterium. Crowell (Team Type 1) attacked the field on the penultimate lap and clung to a narrow advantage at the finish with Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) and day-one winner Jennifer Pezzulo (Primal-Mapmyride) coming through second and third, respectively.

Jonathan Cantwell came through a number of late crashes at the Blue Dome Criterium to win the opener of the Tulsa Tough omnium Friday night. Cantwell (V Australia) made a late split and took a tight win over Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home).

Tiffany Pezzulo timed a long sprint perfectly to win the Blue Dome Criterium on the first night of the Tulsa Tough on Friday. Pezzulo (Primal-Mapmyride.com) came around Christina Smith (Now MS) in the final meters to top a four-up group sprint and take command of the three-day National Racing Calendar omnium.

It’s a double weekend for the National Racing Calendar with the U.S. Air Force Classic and Tulsa Tough and the top American sprinter in Philadelphia last weekend is headed west. Ken Hanson and Jelly Belly-Kenda appear to be coming around after a rough May; they’ll be hunting prize money and NRC points in Oklahoma starting Friday night and you can watch it live at VeloNews.com/live.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloNews.com will present live streaming video of all three races of the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough this weekend.

Brian Jensen and Coryn Rivera win the final event of the Tulsa Tough omnium, as Brad Huff and Jennifer Purcell wrap up their overall omnium wins.

Jelly Belly's Brad Huff wins his second consecutive race at the Tulsa Tough omnium, and Cari Higgins wins her first.

Brad Huff (Jelly Belly-Kenda) and Amanda Miller (Tibco) win Friday’s Blue Dome Criterium, the kickoff to the Tulsa Tough omnium.

Top U.S. squads TIBCO-To The Top and Vera Bradley Foundation will split rosters this weekend, as each team focuses on a pair of National Racing Calendar events – the Liberty Classic and Tulsa Tough.

The U.S. peloton spreads across the country this week, as marquee events are on the calendar in Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

With the NRC's second-biggest prize list at nearly $115,000, Tulsa Tough is a three-day omnium of criteriums.