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Show INSIDE We got spirit...? No more navy blue »m on campus Read it on B8 uvu Aug. 25-30 lTFransesco Moncebo Rock Racing 2. Darren Lill Team Type 1 3. Jeff Louder BMC Racing Friday Sept. 4 Women's Soccer vs. Wyoming Orem, Utah 4:00 PM Cross Country Wyoming Invitational Laramie, Wyoming 6:00 PM Ma Mary Beaudln/ UVU Review Utah native Dave Zabriskie (back right) and company ride in the breakaway on the Tour of Utah's final stage in Salt Lake City. Women's Volleyball vs. Utah Orem, Utah 7:00 PM Women's Golf at Weber State Invitational Layton, Utah Sunday, Sept. 6 comes to Utah BEAUDIN Sports editor The top cycling teams in America descended upon the breathtaking mountains of northern Utah to compete in the Tour of Utah - America's toughest stage race. The six-day stage race covered over 300 miles of mountainous terrain, and sent the riders over 30,000 feet of climbing. After the six days of racing, the last man standing was winner Francesco Moncebo and his Rock Racing teammates. Although cycling has traditionally struggled to cause a blip on the American sports Richter scale, the sport, along with its athletes, are hailed as heroes on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Most notably for Americans has been the return of Lance Armstrong to the peloton after three years of retirement. As the cycling world dangles for a foothold on American soil, the Tour of Utah brought some of Utah's best riders to compete in their home state. The presence of Salt Lake City's own David Zabriskie, who has raced in some of the biggest races in Europe, including the Tour de France, made his Tour of Utah debut, bringing spectator's out to line the course throughout the week. The Beehive-State native captured the yellow jersey briefly in the Tour de France in 2005 by beating the field in the prologue time trial. Although he would lose the leader's jersey a few days into the race, Zabriskie has become one of the world's most renowned time-trial riders. Also in the field was last year's winner Jeff Louder, who like Zabriskie, also hales from the state of Utah. While lesser-known than Zabriskie, Louder has posted high-profile results of his own. He won the Redlands bicycle classic earlier this year and has won several stages in races along the way. Louder finished third in this years Tour of Utah. One of the top attractions at this year's tour was the presence of the ever- controversial Floyd Landis. Landis made news back in 2006 when, after winning the Tour de France in heroic fashion, he tested positive for having used performance-enhancing drugs. The cyclist who was once thought of as the heir apparent to Armstrong as the next great American in the sport, was quickly banned from the peloton and had his title stripped away. Now, after a two-year ban, Landis is attempting to return to the highest levels of the sport. UVU cross-country ready for NCAA VKIRA TERRY Sports editor UVU's cross country women's team clinched the Great West Conference Championships last year and this year both the women's and men's teams have been picked to win the conference titles. "We're excited about this year because it's our first year where we can qualify for the NCAA championships," said coach Jli. Scott Houle. Beyond being thrilled for the NCAA championships, Houle said, "The team is excited for just the fact that they've got to a point where we've got pre-season rankings." Houle has brought in many new recruits for this season. "We feel like we've got the best team and that we'll do very well," said Houle. "This season's team goals are to win the confer- ence championship and then just see how we can do at the NCAA championships," said Houle. "It's going to be pretty tough because they only take two teams from our region and there's some great teams there, but I know we have a team put together that can do well and I know we can represent our University very well." With the NCAA championships part of this years schedule, UVU chose not to host a local meet, which they have done in the past as well as attending the local BYU meet. Instead, UVU has put together a schedule that will give them the opportunity to compete against many other great teams. UVU will have one opportunity to compete in state at the Color Country Invitational held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City halfway through the season in mid-October. UVU will kick off its 2009 season at the Wyoming Invitational on Sept. 4 in Laramie Wyoming. Women's Soccer at UTEP El Paso, Texas 1:00 PM 2009 UVU/LaQuinta Inn & : Suites Invitational Friday, Sept. 4 Women's Volleyball Tournament Washington State' Missouri 4:30 p.m. Utah Valley vs. Utarjr 7 p.m. -1 Saturday, Sept. 5 Women's Volleyball Tournament : : Utah vs. Washington State 10 a.m. Utah Valley vs. Mis-*o souri 12 p.m. :-; Utah vs. Missouri •;£ 4:30 p.m. •;*£ Utah Valley vs. Wash" ington State 7 p.m. |