Report and Results: Merco Credit Union Classic – Stage 4 Road Race
The Hilltop Ranch Road Race was the final stage of the Merco Credit Union Classic and featured a course that consisted of a 24 mile loop of rolling hills. After three days of racing, the Hilltop Ranch Road Race was the last chance for riders to go for a stage placing or try to maintain or improve their …
Results: Weekend Roundup
Racing opportunities were abundant once again this weekend. For the speedsters, there was California Bicycle Racing’s Surf City Cyclery Criterium which was held in Costa Mesa. If you prefer to go against the clock, then the San Diego Time Trials at Fiesta Island provided a great event to test your time trialing skills. In addition, …
Rider Diary & Photos: Merco Credit Union Classic, Stage 3 Criterium – By Anthony Canevari, SoCalCycling.com Team
What a day! After dinner with my wonderful host family (that they prepared, cooked, and served for me) I contacted my coach Ashley Knights and talked with him about today’s criterium. It was a .9 mile course with a semi technical and somewhat bumpy terrain. I told him how I was feeling and expressed what …
Report & Results: Merco Credit Union Classic – Stage 3 Criterium
The McDonalds Downtown Grand Prix, a .9 mile criterium, set the stage for the speedsters to throw down on Stage 3 of the Merco Credit Union Classic. US Pro Criterium Champion Ken Hanson (Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies) was the fastest for the day and won the Pro Men’s race, followed by Fabrizio Von Nacher …
Rider Diary & Photos: Merco Credit Union Classic, Stage 2 Time Trial – By Anthony Canevari, SoCalCycling.com Team
When stage racing, especially in the U.S. , time trialing capabilities are crucial to a GC (general classification) rider/contender. Usually the time trial is where most riders really earn there spot in the GC. I for one, have never been a specialist at the time trial. I definitely could improve on it, but tend to …
Sprinter Alzate Joins UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team has announced that Colombian sprinter and former Team Exergy member, Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar, has officially joined the U.S. based Pro Continental outfit. Alzate finished 4th in the USA Cycling’s 2012 National Criterium Calendar (NCC) standings and with his arrival to the 2013 edition of the UnitedHealthcare Blue Train, he …
