Theresa Cliff-Ryan Finishes 5th at Downers Grove
Racing for Verducci Breakaway Racing, Theresa Cliff-Ryan proved her elite status against much of the cycling competition last Sunday at the 23rd Annual USA Cycling Elite Women National Criterium Championship in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Pushing hard for a spot on the podium, Cliff-Ryan finished 5th out of 40 riders on the 31 laps of the 50-kilometer course. The Cedar Hills, Michigan native maneuvered the challenging turns of the championship course in front of 15,000 cycling fans on Delta 7’s Ascend Road Bike.
Tina Pic, with the Colavita/Sutter Home team, led the pack around the final corner and took home her 6th National Criterium Championship title. The 2008 defending champion, Brooke Miller, took home a 2nd place podium finish. Check out all results from Downers Grove.
Built with Delta 7’s unique IsoTruss Technology, the Ascend’s stiffness, extreme responsiveness, and light-weight, carbon-fiber engineering made it an extraordinary partner for the tight cornering and breakaway sprinting of the Criterium Championship.