The inaugural U. S. Open Cycling Championships is a

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event that was held April 7, 2007 and ran from

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. The race was broadcast nationally in the United States on

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from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.

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. The U.S. Open, developed in partnership with

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and sanctioned by the

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with the men's event part of the

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. The U.S. Cycling Open featured both men's and women's professional fields. According to published reports,http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/10963.0.html Velonews.com: NBC Sports to air inaugural U.S. Open the event attempts to showcase the historic attractions of Virginia just weeks before the 400th Anniversary of America's first permanent English settlement in

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Winners

Men's Event

Women's Event

External links

Official website

References

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