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 …

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 …

Best Southern California Bike Rides & Trails Join SoCalCycling.com’s Strava Club on Strava! Enjoy some of the best bike rides in Southern California that include challenging terrain, scenic bicycle rides along the coast and mountains and fun mountain bike trails to ride on.  Each bike ride include GPS maps and STRAVA cycling routes to help …

Our friends at Cannondale and Peloton Magazine have produced Italiano, which is a beautiful newspaper that celebrates Italy. Italiano takes you inside the Giro d’Italia, looks at past and present riders of the Giro and gives you a taste of Italian culture. Italiano is a must have and provides some great reading with your post …

SoCalCycling.com / Echelon Design Team sponsor Champion System has extended an invitation and special price to SoCalCycling.com’s friends to celebrate the 2012 Amgen Tour of California as hosts of The Champions Brunch at Tra Di Noi of Beverly Hills.  The Champion’s Brunch is an event fully developed and offered by Champion System on May 20th …

SoCalCycling.com caught up with L’Etape du California winner Nate Whitman (Herbalife24) on his recent win in the epic ride that travels the same course as Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California from Ontario to Mt. Baldy. L’Etape Du California Photo Gallery > SoCalCycling.com: What is your riding / racing background and what club …