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 …
US Cup XC Series Big Bear Report
Last weekend was the final race of our US Cup XC Series in Big Bear, CA. It’s been quite a while since we’ve been up to the mountains to race, and the conditions didn’t disappoint – sunny skies, cool breezes and lots of alpine trees. Willie (Zuckerman) and I made the drive up for the …
District Road Race Championships Crown New Champions
Many new 2012 SCNCA District Road Race Champions were awarded in Bakersfield last weekend. Congratulations to the following winners in their respective categories: Juniors Road Race Champions – Jr Men 10-12 Eduardo Cruz (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC), Jr Men 13-14 Imeh Nsek (SC Velo), Jr Men 15-16 Seth Veenbaas (SC Velo), Jr Men 17-18 Erik Volotzky …
Race Report: District Road Race Championships
The official blows the whistle and we are off. The race went off to a slow start with a few accelerations on the flats before hitting the climbs of Bakersfield. Since the weather was about 90 degrees, we were set off on a race of attrition over the next 100 miles. Once we got to …
