Organizers of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah have confirmed that 11 women’s professional and domestic elite cycling teams have accepted invitations to race at the Tour of Utah Women’s Edition: Criterium Classic on August 3 and 4. The Criterium Classic is a part of the National Criterium Calendar (NCC), sanctioned by USA Cycling.
“The Tour of Utah is very proud to provide a national spotlight for the best women’s cycling athletes again this year. The Women’s Edition: Criterium Classic is one of 17 events on the National Criterium Calendar, so it provides valuable points for the NCC standings,” said Alex Kim, race director for the Tour of Utah Women’s Edition.
The race will take place in Logan, Utah on August 3 and Ogden, Utah on August 4, held in conjunction with the first two days of the weeklong Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah men’s stage race.
The top four teams on the current USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar have been confirmed to race in the field, including the 2014 series champion Colavita-Bianchi. Four internationally-sanctioned UCI teams are also confirmed. UnitedHealthcare, which captured the inaugural Tour of Utah Women’s Edition title in 2014, is the top-ranked NCC team and is ranked 11th on the UCI calendar.
Tour of Utah Women’s Edition: Criterium Classic teams
BMW-Happy Tooth Dental
Colavita-Bianchi
DNA Cycling-K4
Fearless Femme-Haute Wheels Racing
ISCorp Cycling-Smart Choice MRI
JetCycling
Monster Media
Pepper Palace-Happy Tooth
TIBCO-SVB
UnitedHealthcare
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