North Star Grand Prix
The North Star Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the North Star Bicycle Festival. An event was added in North Mankato in 2016. The North Star Grand Prix is one of only four races on the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour. The 2010 Grand Prix had six stages: three criteriums, two road races and a time trial.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States of America |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National (1999–2017) |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1999 |
| Editions | 19 |
| Most recent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brodie Chapman (AUS) |
The event was known as the Nature Valley Grand Prix until 2013, but was renamed following sponsorship changes. The North Star Bicycle Festival is run by volunteers, proceeds going to Special Olympics Minnesota.
The North Star Grand Prix was cancelled in 2018, which would have been its 20th year. An attempt to bring it back in 2019 failed since it had no cash sponsors and a GoFundMe campaign raised only 6% of the needed funds.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Odessa Gunn | Timex | |
| 2000 |  United States |
Rebecca Quinn | Shaklee | |
| 2001 | United States |
Suzanne Sonye | Saturn Cycling Team | |
| 2002 | United States |
Laura Van Gilder | Trek Plus | |
| 2003 | Australia |
Katie Mactier | Saturn Cycling Team | |
| 2004 | Canada |
Lyne Bessette | Quark | |
| 2005 | United States |
Christine Thorburn | Webcor Builders Women's Cycling Team | |
| 2006 | United States |
Kristin Armstrong | Team Lipton | |
| 2007 | United States |
Kristin Armstrong | Team Lipton | |
| 2008 | United States |
Kristin Armstrong | Cervélo Lifeforce | |
| 2009 | United States |
Kristin Armstrong | Cervélo Test Team | |
| 2010 | United States |
Shelley Olds | Twenty12 | |
| 2011 | United States |
Amber Neben | HTC–Highroad Women | |
| 2012 | United States |
Carmen Small | Optum Pro Cycling | |
| 2013 | United States |
Shelley Olds | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |
| 2014 | United States |
Carmen Small | Specialized–lululemon | |
| 2015 | No race | |||
| 2016 | United States |
Brianne Walle | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 2017 | United States |
Emma White | Rally Cycling | |
| 2018 | No race | |||
