Connor Fields Wins U.S. Olympic Trials for BMX in Chula Vista
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for BMX on Saturday and will earn the second automatic nomination to the men’s BMX squad that will represent the United States later this summer in London. As discretionary nominees named at the National BMX Hall of Fame induction ceremony following the event, Alise …
2012 Olympic Team Announced, SoCal Riders Selected
USA Cycling announced 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, including 10 male and 11 female athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX). Six of these were automatic nominees and 15 were nominated to the Olympic Team via discretionary selection. All of USA Cycling’s …
Interbike Moves to the Mandalay Bay in 2013
Organizers of the Interbike International Bicycle Expo (Interbike) announced that they have signed a three-year agreement with the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (MBCC) to host the cycling industry’s premier tradeshow beginning in 2013 and continuing through 2015. Interbike believes that the move to the MBCC will provide exhibitors with improved ROI and deliver an enhanced …
Introduction to the Cannondale Slice RS
Cannondale invited SoCalCycling.com to check out the yet to be released Slice RS last month at the Amgen Tour of California. The Stage 5 Time Trial in Bakersfield gave me the opportunity to see the Slice RS in action from a front row seat in the team car as we followed Kristian Koren from Team …
BMC Racing Team’s Hincapie Announces Retirement
George Hincapie announced today that this will be his final season of professional cycling. The three-time U.S. national road champion said the Tour de France and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August will be the last two races of his 19-year career. Hincapie said his decision came after much thought and discussion with people …
RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK Preselects Tour de France Team
The RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK Team Management made a preselection of 14 riders for the 2012 Tour de France (June 30 – July 22), which includes the following riders: Fabian Cancellara, Jakob Fuglsang, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt and …
