photo: Kurt Jambretz

The Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light put three riders on the podium, including two stage wins, in three of the six days of the 6th Mount Hood Classic, rated UCI 2.2 for the first time.  Tina Pic won the Mt. Tabor Criterium in the first stage and the Cramer’s Mortgage Services Downtown Hood River Criterium in the final stage.  Teammate Dotsie Bausch took third in the Portland Prologue.  The team’s Aussie sensation Tiffany Cromwell was distinguished as a Best Young Rider in five of the six stages and finished 8th in the overall classification.