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International Tour de Toona

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International Tour de Toona
Race details
DateJuly
RegionAltoona, Pennsylvania
English nameTour of Altoona
Nickname(s)Tour de 'Toona
Disciplineroad cycling
TypeMulti-day multi-stage road race
OrganiserAltoona Bicycle Club
Race directorLarry Bilotto
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions22 as stage race, 2 criterium only
Final edition2011

The International Tour de Toona was a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania in July from 1987 until 2011. The event became the largest pro-am cycling event in North America and had stages spanning Blair, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania. The name was changed to The International for the 2002 edition of the race and then to the International Tour de Toona for the 2004 edition.

In 2008, tour organizers scaled back the event to a one-day criterium race in downtown Altoona. On May 22, 2009, it was announced that the 2009 Tour de Toona would be canceled due to a lack of sponsorship. The 2010 event was again a single day criterium race in downtown Altoona In 2011 the event returned to being a 4-day 4 stage race for both men and women. In 2012, the event was cancelled due to financial mismanagement and the USAC announced the event would not be held again.

Results

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Overall winners

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Year Female Winner Country Team Male Winner Country Team
1987 Sarah Costanzo  United States Greg Yoder  United States
1988 Kathy Steel  United States Gunnar Shogren  United States
1989 Susan DiBiase  United States Laurel Mountain Velo Club Greg Yoder  United States Laurel Mountain Velo Club
1990 Bunki Bankaitis-Davis  United States US National Team Julian Dalby  Ireland Toga Club
1991 Linda Brenneman  United States TGI Friday's Brian McDonough  United States Gotham Cyclists
1992 Karen Bliss-Livingston  United States Worlds Team Graeme Miller  New Zealand BRBC
1993 Eve Stephenson  United States US National Road Race Team Scott Mercier  United States Turin/ACT/Fat City Cycles
1994 Brooke Blackwelder  United States Body Wise Team Scott Moninger  United States Coors Light Team
1995 Phyllis Hines  United States Montgomery-Bell Mike Engleman  United States Team Shaklee
1996 Linda Jackson  Canada Timex-Cannondale Scott Mercier  United States Saturn Cycling Team
1997 Dede Demet  United States Saturn Cycling Team Norman Alvis  United States Saturn Cycling Team
1998 Kendra Wenzel  United States Saeco Timex Charles Dionne  Canada Radio-Energie
1999 Anke Erlank  Russia Timex David Clinger  United States Mercury Cycling Team
2000 Lyne Bessette  Canada Saturn Cycling Team Gord Fraser  Canada Mercury Cycling Team
2001 Geneviève Jeanson  Canada RONA Harm Jansen  Netherlands Saturn Cycling Team
2002 Heather Albert  United States Goldy's Danny Pate  United States Prime Alliance
2003 Lyne Bessette  Canada Saturn Cycling Team Tom Danielson  United States Saturn Cycling Team
2004 Lyne Bessette  Canada Quark Cycling Team John Lieswyn  United States Health Net-Maxxis
2005 Geneviève Jeanson  Canada The Bicycle Store Scott Moninger  United States Health Net-Maxxis
2006 Kristin Armstrong  United States Sergey Lagutin  Uzbekistan Navigators Insurance
2007 Kristin Armstrong  United States Team Lipton Karl Menzies  Australia Health Net-Maxxis
2008 Crit only Laura Van Gilder  United States Cheerwine Cycling Luis Amarán  Cuba Team Cloavita/Sutter Home
2009 no event
2010 Crit only Catherine Cheatley  New Zealand Colavita / Baci Pro Cycling Jeremy Grimm Cleveland Clinic Sports Health
2011 Janel Holcomb  United States Colavita/Forno d'Asolo Scott Lyttle  New Zealand Pure Black Racing
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