International Tour de Toona

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.

International Tour de Toona
Race details
DateJuly
RegionAltoona, Pennsylvania
English nameTour of Altoona
Nickname(s)Tour de 'Toona
Disciplineroad cycling
TypeMulti-day multi-stage road race
OrganiserAltoona Bicycle Club
Race directorLarry Bilotto
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions22 as stage race, 2 criterium only
Final edition2011

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 mismanagement and the USAC announced the event would not be held again.

Results

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Overall winners

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