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Nov. 7, 2009McConneloug, Powers tops in Northampton
The 19th annual Cycle-Smart International started off with a bang in Northampton, Massachusetts, Saturday.
Under clear blue skies, the Verge NECC series sprung back into action for its 9th round as the elite fields were won by two local favorites, Mary McConneloug ...
- Nov. 7, 2009USA Cycling reviews Continental team applications
USA Cycling has announced that it has received and is reviewing 12 applications for men's UCI Continental Team status for the 2010 season. The deadline for submitting a team inscription was October 31, 2009 and no other candidates will be accepted for the 2010 season.
The ...
Nov. 7, 2009Barry Wicks' Journal: Lessons from the bear
There is a bear living in my backyard. Not just metaphorically, but a real, live BC bike race, eat the small dog, massive apple sauce poop pile, growling, stinky, large black type of bear out there.
I am not really too concerned about it, aside from the slight danger faced ...
- Nov. 6, 2009Kelly adds depth with Jesse Anthony, Ian MacGregor and others added for the 2010 season.
Kelly Benefit Strategies is adding depth for the 2010 road season with the addition of two experienced all-rounders and two young faces.
"Our biggest strength is our depth," team director Jonas Carney told VeloNews Friday. "We are not a team with one big star, but ...
Nov. 6, 2009Singlespeed ’cross worlds descend on Portland one last time
The Pacific Northwest has long been known for its cyclocross fanaticism. Portland and Seattle have become synonymous with muddy, intense racing. Perhaps most overpowering is the singlespeed cyclocross passion that radiates throughout the region.
In due fashion, Portland ...
Nov. 6, 2009The Mailbag - The good paper, the bad doctor and more
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- Nov. 6, 2009Paolo Bettini is scheduled to appear at the 2nd annual Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego in March 2010
Pro cycling legend Paolo Bettini is scheduled to appear at the 2nd annual Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego, a high performance Italian-themed century ride designed for bicyclists of all abilities.
Considered one of the best classics riders of all time, Bettini won ...
- Nov. 6, 2009Marchante switches to Andalucía-CajaSur; Cioni to Sky
José Ángel Gómez Marchante is hoping to rediscover his lost chispa or spark with a move to Andalucía-CajaSur for 2010.
After winning such races as the Vuelta al País Vasco in 2006 and finishing in the top 5 at the Vuelta a España, Gómez Marchante just ...
Nov. 6, 2009Voigt vows Tour comeback
It was a crash that could have ended a career for many riders, but not for Jens Voigt.
The popular German suffered one of the season’s worst spills when he landed hard on his face while descending the Petit-Saint-Bernard climb in stage 16 at the Tour de France. Despite the ...
Nov. 6, 2009Tech Gallery: Seen and heard in the pits at the Blue Sky Velo Cup
Saturday’s Blue Sky Velo Cup cyclocross race on the Xilinx campus in Longmont, Colorado, might already be a fading memory, but there’s a good chance that a few bikes (and riders for that matter) are still bearing the muddy ...
Nov. 5, 2009Chocolate, Waffles & Cross: Getting schooled, and the importance of a well-oiled pit crew.
Despite the wicked snowstorm, which blanketed Colorado during the week, the energy leading up to the Blue Sky Velo Cup and the Boulder Cup was electric. Everyone was pumped and focused. ’Cross bikes were getting new tires, cables and last-minute adjustments for the pending ...
Nov. 5, 2009A conversation with ... Team BMC's Jim Ochowicz
There are few people who have been more active in shaping American cycling over the past quarter century than Jim Ochowicz.
The man known to friends simply as “Och” was a member of the U.S. Olympic men’s pursuit team at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and managed the ...
