Two-time World Champion Giorgia Bronzini will be one of the big name's at the inaugural Exergy Tour, a 5-day Women's stage race hosted by the state of Idaho (U.S.)

Thursday, May 24

2 mi

Boise

Friday, May 25

77 mi

Nampa → Nampa

Saturday, May 26

10.4 mi

Kuna

Sunday, May 27

60 mi

Crouch → Idaho City

Monday, May 28

47 mi

Boise (circuits)

Total Distance

196 mi

2012 Exergy Tour Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Teams and Rosters (official site) Printable Startlist

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News and Updates for Exergy Tour 2012

May 29 update:

Race organizers promise Exergy Tour will be back — cyclingnews

Stage 4 post-race coverage

20 Big Photos from Stage 4 — veloimages

Stage 4 Full/Official Results and Final General Classification — exergytour
Häusler wins final stage of Exergy Tour — cyclingnews
20 Big Photos from Stage 4 — veloimages
Evie Stevens takes inaugural Exergy Tour with final stage attack — velonation
Stevens Claims Exergy Tour Overall — podiumcafe
Stepping forward from the Women’s Challenge to the Exergy Tour — velonews
Stage 4 Podium Ceremony and Press Conference (00:55 English) — KBOI2Sports
Winning team podium ceremony (01:05 English) — ExergyTour
Evelyn Stevens and Clara Hughes at the press conference (01:40 English) — ExergyTour

Stage 4 preview: Boise, 47 mi (circuits)

May 27 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Monday 11:00 MDT (5:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Boise, circuits
Earliest live video: TBA; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 13:00 MDT (7:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Boise, United States

Stage 3 post-race coverage

17 Big Photos from Stage 3 — veloimages

Stage 3 results  
1  Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon      
2  Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies      
3  Megan Guarnier (USA) Team Tibco - To the Top

General Classification after Stage 3  
1  Amber Neben (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon

Stage 3 Full/Official Results and General Classification — exergytour

Teutenberg wins Exergy Tour stage 3; Neben defends overall lead — velonews

17 Big Photos from Stage 3 — veloimages

More Stage 3 Photos — podiuminsight
Stage 3 Highlights (01:20 English) — KBOI2Sports

Foreign Exergy Tour teams compete at disadvantage — kboi2
Evelyn Stevens interview Pre-Stage 3 (02:04 English) — ExergyTour

Stage 3 preview: Crouch → Idaho City, 60 mi (Mountain)

May 27 update:

Exergy Tour Stage 3 Preview With Farina — podiuminsight
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Sunday 12:00 MDT (6:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Crouch, United States
Earliest live video: 11:20 MDT (5:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:00 MDT (9:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Idaho City, United States

Stage 2 post-race coverage

14 Big Photos from Stage 2 ITT — veloimages

Stage 2 ITT (brief) results  
1  Amber Neben (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon            
2  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon         
3  Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized-lululemon

Stage 2 Full/Official Results — exergytour

Neben wins stage 2 time trial in Idaho — cyclingnews

Amber Neben wins Exergy Tour stage 2 TT in Specialized-lululemon sweep — velonews

Neben – “I just really try to stay in the moment” — podiuminsight
Stage 2 ITT Highlights (02:10 English) — KBOI2Sports

Stage 2 preview: Kuna, 10.4 mi (TT)

May 26 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Saturday 11:00 MDT (5:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Kuna, United States
Earliest live video: 11:00 MDT (5:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 13:30 MDT (7:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Kuna, United States

Stage 1 post-race coverage

22 Big Photos from Stage 1 — veloimages

Stage 1 Full/Official Results — exergytour

Cliff-Ryan claims first road stage in Exergy Tour — cyclingnews

Armstrong teammate Cliff-Ryan wins first stage of Exergy Tour — kboi2
Stage 1 Highlights (01:46 English) — KBOI2Sports

More Stage 1 Photos — podiumcafe

More Stage 1 Photos — podiuminsight

Stage 1 preview: Nampa → Nampa, 77 mi (lumpy)

May 25 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Friday 11:15 MDT (5:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Nampa, United States
Earliest live video: 11:15 MDT (5:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:30 MDT (8:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Nampa, United States

Prologue post-race coverage

1 Big Photos from the Prologue — veloimages

Prologue results
1  Tara Whitten (Can) Team Tibco - To the Top                4:09.64   
2  Gillian Carleton (Can) Canadian National Team           + 0:00.34   
3  Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized-lululemon           + 0:00.91   
4  Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon    + 0:02.52   
5  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon         + 0:02.77   
6  Alison Powers (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS             + 0:02.84   
7  Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS                        + 0:04.27   
8  Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 0:05.54   
9  Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon          + 0:05.86   
10 Amber Neben (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon            + 0:07.01

Whitten claims Exergy Tour opener (Full Results) — cyclingnews

Armstrong crashes out, Whitten wins at Exergy Tour prologue — velonews

Kristin Armstrong crashes, breaks collarbone in Exergy Tour race — kboi2

Whitten wins Exergy Tour stage as Canadians sweep top three spots — theglobeandmail

Whitten Fastest, Armstrong Crashes Out At Exergy Tour Prologue — podiuminsight

Start line gallery: Exergy Tour prologue — velonews

Start Gallery: Women's Exergy Tour gets underway — cyclingnews
Prologue Report/Armstrong Highlights (02:27 English) — KBOI2Sports

Whitten wins Exergy Tour prologue in Canadian sweep; Tibco to start in yellow — velonews

Kristin Armstrong crash still. It looked like she carried too much speed into the u-corner/turnaround on the course and locked up the front wheel:

Prologue preview: Boise, 2 mi (TT)

May 23 update:

Prologue Start Order and Times (MDT) — ktvb

Exergy Tour Prologue Preview With Farina — podiuminsight
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Prologue start time: Friday 18:30 MDT (12:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Boise, United States
Earliest live video: 18:00 MDT (12:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:15 MDT (2:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Boise, United States

2012 Exergy Tour Race Preview

May 23 update:

Women’s racing taking a step toward sustainability in Idaho — velonews
May 23 update:

Exergy Tour kicks off Thursday with local heroine Armstrong a favorite — velonews

Top women’s teams heading for inaugural Exergy Tour — velonation

Amber Neben Diary: Back to the beginning in Idaho — velonews

Exergy Tour Preview with Janel Holcomb: Big names come out to play in Boise — podiumcafe

May 20 update:
Elite cyclists begin to arrive in Boise — kboi2

April 23 update:
2012 Exergy Tour: How to Watch — ktvb
2012 Exergy Tour: Racers, Teams, Prizes — ktvb
Teams finalized for 2012 Exergy Tour — cyclingnews

April 10 update:
2012 Exergy Tour route released — cyclingnews

About Idaho — en.wikipedia.org

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

May 23 update: A work in progress for the inaugural women's Exergy Tour live and delayed coverage. Unrestricted links are in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. Highlights and big photos later each day. — Steve

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2012 Exergy Tour Route Map

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