History was made last week by USA Cycling National Development Program (NDP) rider Joe Dombrowski who etched his name in the history books with a win at the Giro Ciclistico d’Italia (known in America as the Baby Giro). After winning two of the nine stages, Joe Dombrowski (Marshall, Va./Bontrager-Livestrong Team) […]
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2012 BMC Tour Team
Defending champion Cadel Evans headlines the BMC Racing Team’s roster for the 2012 Tour de France. Difficult Roster ChoiceOchowicz said it was not an easy task selecting the eight riders who will help Evans during the three-week race that begins Saturday, June 30 in Liège, Belgium. “We have a number […]
2012 Argos Shimano Tour Team
Team Argos-Shimano has announced its final selection for the Tour de France. The following nine riders will appear at the start of the prologue in Liege in Belgium on June 30: Johannes Fröhlinger (GER), Patrick Gretsch (GER), Marcel Kittel (GER), Yann Huguet (FRA), Matthieu Sprick (FRA), Tom Veelers (NED), Koen […]
Harlem Skyscraper Criterium 2012
The 19-event USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar had its 13th contest last weekend as the Harlem Skyscraper Criterium dominated the streets of New York City on Sunday. MEN Jacobe Keough (Sandwich, Mass./UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis), who won the criterium in New York City, continues his rapid ascent up the NCC men’s […]
2012 USA Cycling Juniors, U23, Paralympic Road Nationals
With over 800 riders already registered, the streets of Augusta, Ga., will be filled with high quality racing for the 2012 USA Cycling Juniors, Under-23, Elite & Paralympic Road National Championships, Wed., June 20 until Sun., June 24. Over the five days, riders will compete for national titles in the […]
2012 RadioShack NissanTrek Tour Roster
Radio Shack Nissan Tour de France 2012 Roster includes the following nine riders: Fabian Cancellara Tony Gallopin Chris Horner Andreas Kloden Maxime Monfort Yaroslav Popovych Frank Schleck Jens Voight Haimar Zubeldia Team Directors Alain Gallopin and Dirk Demol
4 Veteran US Cyclists Decline Olympics
AP has reported that four top U.S. cyclists—all former teammates of Lance Armstrong—removed their names from consideration for spots on the Olympic team before its announcement Friday. Leipheimer, Hincapie, Vande Velde and Zabriskie asked to be taken out of the running for places on the road-cycling team for the Summer Games, […]
Dirk Bockel Takes First Ironman in Regensburg
35-year-old Dirk Bockel has won the third edition of the Ironman Regensburg in Germany, his first Ironman victory. The Luxembourgish triathlete of LEOPARD TREK bested Michael Raelert for the win and finished with a time of 8h11m59s, a new course record in Regensburg. “I’m incredibly happy with this result. I […]
Fahlin Rowney 1,2 at Nature Valley
Emilia Fahlin and Loren Rowney finished first and second at the Menomonie Road Race stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix after 131k of racing. It was a sprint finish. “I really wanted to win a stage here,” said Fahlin. “I’ve been trying in the crits. But actually in this […]
Kittel Wins ZLM Toer Stage
Marcel Kittel, edged Australia’s Mark Renshaw in the bunch sprint. Belgium’s Jurgen Roelandts come in third. It is the seventh victory of the Team Argos-Shimano rider this season. Mark Cavendish won the general classification, his first ever stage race victory. The last stage was of no danger for the lead […]
