January 26, 2013 (Minneapolis, MN) – APU’s Rosie Brennan and Reese Hanneman served notice today at the 5/10km Classic Individual Start races in Wirth Park, Minneapolis, at round #5 of the USSA SuperTour Tour de Twin Cities – stage 4 of the mini-tour series. Brennan, the mini-Tour leader, nipped Jennie Bender (CXC) by a mere +0.6s for the victory with APU’s Kate Fitzgerald at 10.3s back in third.

Hanneman had a 5-second margin over Mike Sinnott (SVESF) in second as Torin Koos (Bridger Ski Foundation/Rossignol) claimed the final podium spot followed by Mark Iverson (APU) in 4th in close battle with his teammate Brenton White in 5th. Koos is now leading the mini-Tour series with Sinnott in second and Iverson in 3rd..

USSA SuperTour Tour de Twin Cities wraps up on Sunday with the final race in the mini-tour series a 10/15km FR pursuit-style competition. Next stop for the USSA SuperTour is Aspen, CO, on Feb. 9-10.

Mini-Tour Standings after 4 events

Women
1. Rosie Brennan (APU) 1:19:44.51
2. Jennie Bender (CXC) 1:20:01.60
3. Kate Fitzgerald (APU) 1:20:14.89

Men
1. Torin Koos (Bridger Ski Foundation/Rossignol) 1:35:16.25
2. Mike Sinnott (SVESF) 1:35:33.14
3. Mark Iverson (APU) 1:35:42.22

Full results HERE.
Mini-Tour Standings HERE.