Kristin Armstrong and Rory Sutherland won their divisions in the fifth stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Mankato.
Sutherland, riding for the Healthnet-Maxxis pro team, also won the same stage a year ago.
Sutherland was followed by Anthony Colby, riding for Colavita/Sutter Homes, and Andrew Bajadali, riding for the Kelly Benefits Strategy pro team.
Armstrong, who will compete in the Beijing Olympics in August, also won the fifth stage for the second year in a row. Armstrong, riding for the Cervelo-Lifeforce team, won by almost a minute over Lauren Franges of Team Tibco. Katharine Carroll of Aaron's Professional team was third.
The final stage of the event is today in Stillwater. Family events including an Expo, stunt riders, and live music will kick off the action at 10:30 a.m. Racing begins with the men's start at 1:15 p.m.
Brawl mars Saints' loss to Wichita The St. Paul Saints and the Wichita Wingnuts had a bench-clearing incident in the ninth inning as the Wingnuts beat the visiting Saints 5-2 Saturday night.
The Saints' Kevin Sullivan approached the mound after Byron Embry's first pitch was thrown behind him. The benches emptied and a scrum broke out behind home plate involving numerous players. There were multiple ejections on both sides.
The bench-clearing melee overshadowed a game in which the Saints took the lead in the second inning on a solo homer from Brent Krause. It was Krause's fourth homer of the season.
