Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./OUCH Pro Cycling) on Tuesday earned her second silver medal of the 2012 Olympic Games by finishing second in the women’s omnium. She adds this to the silver medal she collected over the weekend in the women’s team pursuit. Hammer, who amassed 19 points through the six-event competition, was edged out for …

Brentwood Grand Prix winner Cody O’Reilly (Optum Health pb Kelly Benefits) gives us the play by play of the Brentwood Grand Prix Pro Men’s race after an exciting race that saw him win from a small break that caught the field right before the line for the sprint.

2012 Brentwood Grand Prix – Pro Men & Women – Photos © Christy Nicholson / Echelon Design

The Brentwood Grand Prix hosted the Elite District Criterium Championships along the tree lined streets of San Vicente Blvd. in downtown Brentwood. Large crowds and an expo area added to the ambiance of the event to make for a perfect day at the bike races. A technical and challenging course with a slight rise benefited …

The American women earned the Olympic silver medal in the women’s team pursuit Saturday evening at the velodrome. The women defeated the Australian team in the first round before finishing off the pace of the British trio in the final ride. Additionally on Saturday, Jimmy Watkins (Bakersfield, Calif./Project London 2012) advanced to the quarterfinals of …

Lauren Tamayo is focused. Don’t let her smile and pleasant demeanor off the bike fool you. An accomplished and highly decorated professional road cyclist racing for Exergy Twenty12, this ferociously competitive 28 year-old is ready to make her 2012 Olympics debut in London in the women’s 3-kilometer team pursuit alongside teammates Sarah Hammer (world champion), Jennie Reed …