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Chaves Tops Sprint in Camaiore

It took just a handful of months for Esteban Chaves to taste his first pro victory after being addressed as one of the most intriguing Colombian prospects in 2011 with his great win at the Tour de l’Avenir. But El Chavo seems to have liked it, as he didn’t wait […]

BMC Ballan won Muur de Geraardsbergen

BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro Ballan won the final stage of Eneco Tour with a late attack before the conclusion of the 207.7-kilometer race. After a decisive attack during the last climb of Muur van Geraardsbergen, with 5 km to go, Alessandro Ballan scored his second victory on roads for the […]

Todd Wells Highest Placed Olympic American MTB

The American men posted the best results in the country’s Olympic mountain bike history as they each placed in the top 15 of the race on Sunday to close the cycling portion of the 2012 Olympic Games. Three-time Olympic performer Todd Wells (Durango, CO/Specialized Factory Racing) finished in 10th place […]

Armstrong vs USADA Delayed a Week

Austin Federal Court Judge Sam Sparks met with Armstrong’s lawyers and the USADA on Friday.  Lance’s lawyers claim the USADA has overstepped its authority when they charged him as running a conspiracy of doping. The USADA wants the judge to dismiss Armstrong’s suit because he was supposed to have accepted […]

Gould Takes Bronze in Olympic Cross Country

Georgia Gould, on a warm, but windy Saturday finished third to earn the bronze medal in the Olympic mountain bike cross-country race at Hadleigh Farm in Essex, United Kingdom. Gould finished third, 1:08 behind gold medalist Julie Bresset (FRA) and six seconds behind Sabine Spitz (GER), who earned the silver […]

Taylor Phinney Second Best in Eneco TT

BMC Racing Team’’s Taylor Phinney scored the second best time of Eneco Tour’s individual time trial in Ardooie. The U.S. Olympian Taylor Phinney was one of the favorites of Saturday’s 17.4-kilometres individual time trial. ““It was a good time trial for me, I really wanted to win today. In the […]

Chaves Wins GP Camaiore in Tuscany

Colombia Coldeportes’ Johan Esteban Chaves took the lion’s share at GP Camaiore in Tuscany, Italy, clinching victory on the saddle of Bianchi Sempre on Saturday, August 11th.  After 199km the 22-year-old rider out-sprinted Sergei Chernetckii and Italian champion Franco Pellizotti on a Bianchi Oltre bike. Chaves was the quickest among five […]

US Mountain Bikers Comment Before Race

Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo.) ON HOW SHE’S USING HER PREVIOUS OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: This (participating in the Olympics) doesn’t become old hat. It’s an amazing experience both times. Knowing how to do your best and tune stuff out and not worry about trying to meet family. I was just telling the new […]