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Kristin McGrath of Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team
is Best Young Rider at Minnesota’s Nature Valley Grand Prix
Rosters Announced for AT&T Austin Downtown Criterium

Linden, NJ (June 17, 2008) – Kristin McGrath of the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light was named BOOST Best Young Rider at the six-stage Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota. 

Now in her first season racing in Colavita/Sutter Home colors, McGrath is a Colorado native who lettered in swimming and soccer at the University of Tennessee.  McGrath took up cycling after a knee injury prevented her from joining soccer’s pro ranks.   Last year, she rode with the US Women’s Cycling Development Program and the Fort Lewis College Team where she finished first in the team time trial and second in the criterium at the Collegiate Road Nationals.

McGrath’s achievement at the Nature Valley Grand Prix capped off five strong days of racing for the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s and Men’s Cycling Teams.  McGrath’s teammate Tina Pic won the Cannon Falls Road Race and took second in the Minneapolis Downtown Classic Criterium.  The Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team finished the event with two riders in the top 10 for the general classification:  climber Anthony Colby in 6th, reflecting his podium-worthy second place finish in the Cannon Falls Road Race, and Cuban sprinter Luis Amaran in 9th.

The Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light head to Texas where they will race the AT&T Austin Downtown Criterium on June 21st.  The Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team will be represented by its powerhouse criterium squad, including US National Criterium Champion Tina Pic (USA) and winner of the US SpeedWeek Criterium Series; Shontell Gauthier (USA), winner of Maryland’s Bike Jam/Kelly Cup criterium; Nichole Wangsgard (USA), winner of the criterium at Arkansas’ Joe Martin Stage Race; and guest rider Samantha Schneider.

The Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team roster for the AT&T Austin Downtown Criterium will feature several of its strongest sprinters, including Anibal Borrajo (ARG) and Alejandro Borrajo (ARG), winner of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic and Sunset Circuit Race at the Redlands (CA) Cycling Classic; Luca Damiani (ITA), winner of the CSC Invitational; and Kyle Wamsley (USA), who finished 2nd in the UCI-ranked USA Air Force Memorial circuit race.

About the sponsors of the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light

Cycling is more than a sport for the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light.  It’s a heritage, passed down from generation to generation. Colavita/Sutter Home champions cycling’s future through support of pro men’s and women’s teams; the Colavita New Jersey U19 Racing Team, the largest junior cycling team on the East Coast; as well as recreational cycling clubs in 9 states, including California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Texas. Visit www.ColavitaSutterHome.com to learn more.

Colavita USA imports and distributes the #1 brand of Italian extra-virgin olive oil in the U.S. as well as durum wheat semolina pasta, a full selection of balsamic and wine vinegars, and many other fine Italian products.  A family-owned business headquartered in Linden, NJ, Colavita has championed the sport of cycling throughout its 25+-year history. Through its charitable arm, the Colavita Foundation for Children, the company provides bicycles and helmets to children in need.  To learn more about Colavita USA, please visit www.Colavita.com.

Sutter Home Winery is wholly owned and operated by the Trinchero family, Napa Valley vintners since 1948.  The company produces the wines of Sutter Home, Trinchero, Montevina, Wild Bunch, Trinity Oaks, Folie à Deux, Ménage à Trois, Napa Cellars, the number one alcohol-removed wine, Fre, and imports Angove’s, Reynolds Vineyards and Little Boomey wines of Australia.  For more information, visit www.tfewines.com.

Founded in 1987, Cooking Light (www.cookinglight.com/cooking) is the world’s largest food magazine. Each month, more than 11 million consumers turn to Cooking Light to “eat smart, be fit and live well.” CookingLight.com provides daily food and fitness updates, healthy recipes and nutrition advice to millions of unique visitors every year.

For the 2008 season, the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light will be riding Jamis super-light Xenith SL road frames and the