International Tour de Toona

International Tour de Toona

Race details
Date	July
Region	Altoona, Pennsylvania
English name	Tour of Altoona
Nickname(s)	Tour de 'Toona
Discipline	road cycling
Type	Multi-day multi-stage road race
Organiser	Altoona Bicycle Club
Race director	Larry Bilotto
History
First edition	1987 (1987)
Editions	22 as stage race, 2 criterium only
Final edition	2011

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 reasons and an announcement was made stating the event would not be held again.

Results

Overall Winners

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

External links

• Coverage of 2005 event on Cycling News