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Photos – Men Tour de Nez
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by lyne.
Photo Gallery of the men’s Tour de Nez, NRC criterium in Reno, Nevada.
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Photos – Women Tour de Nez
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by lyne.
Photo Gallery of the women’s Tour de Nez, NRC criterium in Reno, Nevada.
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Sweet Solo Win For Pierce At Tour de Nez
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by lyne.
In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Amber Pierce (Diadora-Pasta Zara) soloed to win the Tour de Nez, which for the first time was on the NRC for women. A sweet win in her hometown of Reno, Nevada was made even sweeter by the way she did. Planning a counter-attack after a prime sprint, Pierce took [...]
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Ramsey Solo’s To Win Tour de Nez
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by lyne.
Taking advantage of a lull in the attacking, Daniel Ramsey (Full Circle) took a solo flyer on an unexpected portion of the course to win the Tour de Nez on Sunday, an NRC criterium. With a bit less than 30 minutes to go, Ramsey attacked on a somewhat unexpected spot on the course, right before [...]
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Tour de Nez on Universal Sports TV this week but only in select markets
Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
An hour recap of the Tour de Nez held around the Tahoe area in California at the end June will air this week, beginning on Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm PDT, on Universal Sports TV in select markets around the United States. The air dates, for this week, are (please check online schedule) Thursday, [...]
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Le ouch at the Northstar Road Race
Posted on 23. Jun, 2008 by lyne.
Stop or continue? BMC’s Ian McKissick, ill from intestinal issues, got dropped in the second lap and suffered by himself An exhausted McKissick made it to the finish after his lonely ride. Amazingly, McKissick worked for his teammate in the final stage and finished the race.
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Tour de Nez’ final stage – Bissell takes Northstar at Tahoe Circuit race
Posted on 22. Jun, 2008 by lyne.
Well, it all came down the final stage at the mighty Tour de Nez to decide the overall winner in the general classification. After a brutal day on Friday, the men faced the 44-mile (70 km) Northstar-at-Tahoe Village Circuit Race. The race course is a hilly, difficult 2-mile loop that includes a passage over the [...]
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Sights and sounds from the women’s circuit race at Tour de Nez
Posted on 22. Jun, 2008 by lyne.
For the first time in his history, the Tour de Nez put on a women’s race on Saturday. Due to conflicts with other races, such as the NRC Austin Crit, a small but strong field of 17 riders lined up to tackle the 22-mile (35 km) circuit race in the Northstar at Tahoe village. Sarah [...]
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Sights and sounds from Tour de Nez’ Northstar road race
Posted on 21. Jun, 2008 by lyne.
The stage was set for an explosion with hot temperatures and tight GC for the fourth stage, the tough Northstar at Tahoe Road Race, of the Tour de Nez. On the second lap of the 10 laps around a 6.5-mile course, the 65-man field exploded on the 15% grade climb. For the rest of the [...]
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Sights and sounds from Truckee Crit at Tour de Nez
Posted on 20. Jun, 2008 by lyne.
On Thursday evening, the 70 (or so) riders lined up in front of an enthusiastic crowd in historic Downtown Truckee, for the fast 75-minute Truckee Criterium. Ian McKissick and his 3 BMC teammates had their hands full trying to control the attacks. BMC’s Taylor Tolleson crashed out in Wednesday’s Reno Criterium, and broke his collarbone. [...]

