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{{Short description|Three-day cycling event in Tulsa, Oklahoma}}
'''Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Ride and Race''' is a three-day cycling festival in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. It features non-competitive riding through scenic areas around the [[Tulsa Metropolitan Area]] and professional level races. It is held each year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend after Memorial Day.
{{More citations needed|date=April 2014}}
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| name = Tulsa Tough
| current_event =
| image =
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| date = June
| region = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
| localnames =
| nickname =
| discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition = National calendar
| type = [[Stage race]]
| organiser =
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| first = {{start date|2006}}
| number = 25 (as of 2023)
| final =
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Jason Donald (cyclist)|Jason Donald]]|USA}}
| mostwins = {{ubl|{{flagathlete|[[Brad Huff]]|USA}}|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Holloway (cyclist)|Daniel Holloway]]|USA}}}} ''(2 wins)''
| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Summerhill]]|USA}}
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'''Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Ride and Race''' is a three-day cycling festival in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. It features non-competitive riding through scenic areas around the [[Tulsa Metropolitan Area]] and professional level races. It is held each year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the second weekend in June.


Saint Francis Tulsa Tough attracts professional and amateur racers from across the country racing criterium style races on three different venues in the streets of [[Downtown Tulsa]] and along the [[Arkansas River]]. Prize money rivals the largest purses in the nation. The quality of the venues and the top level race operation already has professional teams making Tulsa an important stop on their annual racing schedules.
Saint Francis Tulsa Tough attracts professional and amateur racers from across the country racing criterium style races on three different venues in the streets of [[Downtown Tulsa]] and along the [[Arkansas River]]. Prize money rivals the largest purses in the nation.


In 2008, Tulsa Tough's women's pro races were selected by [[USA Cycling]] to be on the prestigious National Racing Calendar. Based on voting by racers, race officials, and announcers, Tulsa Tough was ranked in the top 10 out of 30 NRC races in only its third year. With this proven success, the men's and women's races were again on the National Racing Calendar for 2009 and after the event were ranked in the top four among all NRC events. Top professional cycling teams plan their domestic racing schedules around NRC events, assuring a high level of national attention on the hosting events.
In 2008, Tulsa Tough's women's pro races were selected by [[USA Cycling]] to be on the prestigious National Racing Calendar. Based on voting by racers, race officials, and announcers, Tulsa Tough was ranked in the top 10 out of 30 NRC races in only its third year. With this proven success, the men's and women's races were again on the National Racing Calendar for 2009 and after the event were ranked in the top four among all NRC events.


Saint Francis Tulsa Tough offers two days of tour rides with 50 km, 100 km, and 100 mi options each day covering nearly 400 miles of Northeast Oklahoma hills and scenery. All routes feature aid stations and rolling support for riders of all sizes and abilities. The tour rides are expected to grow to well over 5,000 riders as cycling enthusiasts discover the challenging, epic riding available in Oklahoma's Green Country.
Saint Francis Tulsa Tough offers two days of tour rides with 50 km, 100 km, 200 km, and 100 mi options each day covering nearly 400 miles of Northeast Oklahoma hills and scenery. All routes feature [[aid station]]s and rolling support for riders of all sizes and abilities.


Saint Francis Tulsa Tough is jointly promoted by the Tulsa Sports Commission and Tulsa Wheelmen and is supported by corporate sponsorship. Guidance for the event comes from an executive committee made up of several Tulsa-area cyclists and business people.
Saint Francis Tulsa Tough has received national attention from major cycling publications and continues to be a topic on cycling forums and in the media.


[[Cry Baby Hill]], the last part of the grueling River Parks Criterium race, serves as the annual finale of the Tulsa Tough race. There, Tulsans line the hill to cheer them on, chug beers and parade around in costumes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-tough-cry-baby-hill-partiers-help-conclude-annual-race/article_51590a28-9090-55a8-b885-e4b39b140e3b.html|title=Tulsa Tough: Cry Baby Hill partiers help conclude annual race with a bang|last=World|first=Tim Stanley Tulsa|work=Tulsa World|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en}}</ref> Although the event began organically with the help of Team [[Soundpony]], it has grown to become one of the largest parties and social events in the city.
Saint Francis Tulsa Tough is jointly promoted by the Tulsa Sports Commission and Tulsa Wheelmen and is supported by corporate sponsorship. Guidance for the event comes from an executive committee made up of several Tulsa area cyclists and business people.


==See also==
==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
*Tulsa Olympics
|+
!Year
!Course
!Men
!Women
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006 || ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Karl Bordine]] ||
|-
| ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Donald (cyclist)|Jason Donald]] ||
|-
| ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Donald (cyclist)|Jason Donald]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007 || ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Escuela]] ||
|-
| ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Grabinger]] ||
|-
| || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Jensen (cyclist)|Brian Jensen]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008 || ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Hilton Clarke]] ||
|-
| || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ivan Stević]] ||
|-
| || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ivan Stević]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |lang=en |title=Tulsa Tough 2009 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/may09/tulsatough09/default |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> || Blue Dome Criterium || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Huff]] || [[Laura Van Gilder]]
|-
| Brady Village Criterium|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Huff]] || [[Shelley Olds]]
|-
| Riverview Criterium || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Ramsey]] || [[Shelley Olds]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |lang=en |title=Tulsa Tough 2010 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tulsa-tough-ne |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Bradley Huff]]|| [[Amanda Miller (cyclist)|Amanda Miller]]
|-
| || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Huff]] || [[Coryn Rivera]]
|-
| || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Jensen (cyclist)|Brian Jensen]] || [[Cari Higgins]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |lang=en |title=Tulsa Tough 2011 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tulsa-tough-ne-1 |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> || Blue Dome Criterium || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonathan Cantwell]] || [[Tiffany Pezzulo]]
|-
| Brady Village Criterium || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Hanson (cyclist)|Ken Hanson]] || [[Jackie Crowell]]
|-
|Riverview Criterium || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alejandro Borrajo]] || [[Anne Samplonius]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |lang=en |title=Tulsa Tough 2012 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tulsa-tough-2012 |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> || Blue Dome Criterium || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Hanson (cyclist)|Ken Hanson]]|| [[Erica Allar]]
|-
| Brady Village Criterium ||{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Luis Amarán]] || [[Robin Farina]]
|-
| River Parks Criterium || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Marcotte]] || [[Alison Powers]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013 || Blue Dome Criterium<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=7 June 2013 |lang=en |title=Luke Keough leads UnitedHealthcare sweep at Blue Dome Criterium |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/st-francis-tulsa-tough-tulsa-ok-2013/blue-dome-criterium/results |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Keough]] || [[Theresa Cliff-Ryan]]
|-
| Brady Village Criterium<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=8 June 2013 |lang=en |title=Luke Keough leads second straight UnitedHealthcare podium sweep at Tulsa Tough |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/st-francis-tulsa-tough-tulsa-ok-2013/brady-village-criterium/results |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Keough]] || [[Theresa Cliff-Ryan]]
|-
|River Parks Criterium<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 April 2014 |date=9 June 2013 |lang=en |title=Luke Keough wins three-out-of-three at Tulsa Tough |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/st-francis-tulsa-tough-tulsa-ok-2013/river-parks-criterium/results |website=cyclingnews.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Keough]] || [[Alison Powers]]
|-
| 2014 || || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Fabrizio Von Nacher]] ||
|-
| 2015 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Holloway (cyclist)|Daniel Holloway]] ||
|-
| 2016 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Holloway (cyclist)|Daniel Holloway]] ||
|-
| 2017 || || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Law]] ||
|-
| 2018 || || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alfredo Rodríguez]] ||
|-
| 2019 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Bassetti]] ||
|-
| 2021 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cory Williams (cyclist)|Cory Williams]] || [[Skylar Schneider]]
|-
| 2022 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Lamperti]] ||
|-
| 2023 || || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Summerhill]] ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tulsatough.com Official website]
*[http://www.tulsatough.com Official website]
*{{Cycling Archives race|11841}}


[[Category:Sports in Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Sports in Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Cycle races in the United States]]

[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006]]
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[[Category:2006 establishments in Oklahoma]]

Latest revision as of 08:56, 8 March 2024

Tulsa Tough
Race details
DateJune
RegionTulsa, Oklahoma
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionNational calendar
TypeStage race
History
First edition2006 (2006)
Editions25 (as of 2023)
First winner Jason Donald (USA)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Most recent Daniel Summerhill (USA)

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Ride and Race is a three-day cycling festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It features non-competitive riding through scenic areas around the Tulsa Metropolitan Area and professional level races. It is held each year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the second weekend in June.

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough attracts professional and amateur racers from across the country racing criterium style races on three different venues in the streets of Downtown Tulsa and along the Arkansas River. Prize money rivals the largest purses in the nation.

In 2008, Tulsa Tough's women's pro races were selected by USA Cycling to be on the prestigious National Racing Calendar. Based on voting by racers, race officials, and announcers, Tulsa Tough was ranked in the top 10 out of 30 NRC races in only its third year. With this proven success, the men's and women's races were again on the National Racing Calendar for 2009 and after the event were ranked in the top four among all NRC events.

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough offers two days of tour rides with 50 km, 100 km, 200 km, and 100 mi options each day covering nearly 400 miles of Northeast Oklahoma hills and scenery. All routes feature aid stations and rolling support for riders of all sizes and abilities.

Saint Francis Tulsa Tough is jointly promoted by the Tulsa Sports Commission and Tulsa Wheelmen and is supported by corporate sponsorship. Guidance for the event comes from an executive committee made up of several Tulsa-area cyclists and business people.

Cry Baby Hill, the last part of the grueling River Parks Criterium race, serves as the annual finale of the Tulsa Tough race. There, Tulsans line the hill to cheer them on, chug beers and parade around in costumes.[1] Although the event began organically with the help of Team Soundpony, it has grown to become one of the largest parties and social events in the city.

Winners

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Year Course Men Women
2006 United States Karl Bordine
United States Jason Donald
United States Jason Donald
2007 Argentina Ricardo Escuela
United States Michael Grabinger
United States Brian Jensen
2008 Australia Hilton Clarke
Serbia Ivan Stević
Serbia Ivan Stević
2009[2] Blue Dome Criterium United States Brad Huff Laura Van Gilder
Brady Village Criterium United States Brad Huff Shelley Olds
Riverview Criterium United States Daniel Ramsey Shelley Olds
2010[3] United States Charles Bradley Huff Amanda Miller
United States Brad Huff Coryn Rivera
United States Brian Jensen Cari Higgins
2011[4] Blue Dome Criterium Australia Jonathan Cantwell Tiffany Pezzulo
Brady Village Criterium United States Ken Hanson Jackie Crowell
Riverview Criterium Argentina Alejandro Borrajo Anne Samplonius
2012[5] Blue Dome Criterium United States Ken Hanson Erica Allar
Brady Village Criterium Cuba Luis Amarán Robin Farina
River Parks Criterium United States Eric Marcotte Alison Powers
2013 Blue Dome Criterium[6] United States Luke Keough Theresa Cliff-Ryan
Brady Village Criterium[7] United States Luke Keough Theresa Cliff-Ryan
River Parks Criterium[8] United States Luke Keough Alison Powers
2014 Mexico Fabrizio Von Nacher
2015 United States Daniel Holloway
2016 United States Daniel Holloway
2017 Australia Scott Law
2018 Mexico Alfredo Rodríguez
2019 United States Sam Bassetti
2021 United States Cory Williams Skylar Schneider
2022 United States Luke Lamperti
2023 United States Daniel Summerhill

References

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  1. ^ World, Tim Stanley Tulsa. "Tulsa Tough: Cry Baby Hill partiers help conclude annual race with a bang". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Tough 2009". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Tough 2010". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Tough 2011". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Tough 2012". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Luke Keough leads UnitedHealthcare sweep at Blue Dome Criterium". cyclingnews.com. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Luke Keough leads second straight UnitedHealthcare podium sweep at Tulsa Tough". cyclingnews.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Luke Keough wins three-out-of-three at Tulsa Tough". cyclingnews.com. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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