Boonen Wins His Fourth Paris-Roubaix
Tom Boonen won his fourth Paris-Roubaix (2005, 2008, 2009, 2012) on Sunday, after riding solo for 50km out of 257.5km. He also earned the second “double” of his career. Boonen is the only rider in men’s road racing history to win Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same season twice. Boonen is also the …
Hammer Wins Bronze at Worlds, Makes Olympic Team
Sarah Hammer on Saturday delivered America’s first medal at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Hisense Arena in Melbourne. Hammer won the bronze medal in the women’s omnium in a seesaw battle with Tara Whitten (CAN). In reaching the podium in the women’s omnium at the world championships, Hammer has earned an automatic nomination …
Levi Leipheimer Diagnosed with a Fractured Fibula
Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team announces that Levi Leipheimer was diagnosed to have a fibula fracture on his left leg due to the accident that occurred the day before the start of Pais Vasco, in which he was hit from behind by a car. The x-rays examination confirmed the fracture. At the moment surgery …
San Luis Rey Road Race Celebrate 25th Year
The San Luis Rey Road Race will be returning on Saturday, April 14 to celebrate a quarter century of racing on the scenic roads of San Diego’s North County. This 25th edition of SLRRR will be traversing the same challenging course it’s used since 2009 with 15 mile laps which include a rolling 400′ climb …
2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Route Revealed
The route for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge professional cycling stage race, taking place Aug. 20-26 in Colorado, will take riders on a heart-pounding journey through the breathtaking Colorado Rockies. After making history in the inaugural year by traveling to the highest elevation of any race in North America or Europe – higher than …
Fields and Post Earn National Titles at BMX Nationals
Connor Fields (Henderson, NV/Chase BMX) and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline) took home elite national titles as the USA Cycling BMX National Championships wrapped up on Sunday. Nick Koehler (Tustin, CA) and Danielle George (Palmdale, CA/Supercross BMX) also earned junior elite national titles on the supercross track on the final day of an action-packed week …
