Taylor Phinney (Boulder, CO/BMC Racing) finished fourth in Saturday’s 250-kilometer Olympic road race around London. With the dramatic backdrop of Buckingham Palace, Phinney just missed in the bunch sprint for the bronze finishing just off the wheel of Norway’s Kristoff Alexander, who finished third. Alexander Vinokurov (KAZ) took the win […]
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Vinokourov Wins Olympic Road Race
Alexander Vinokourov just won the Mens Olympic Road Race in London. Following a break around the streets of London, he and Rigoberto Uran of Colombia broke away from that group. 200 meters from the line, he sprinted around the less experienced Uran and raced to the finish alone to take […]
London Olympic Cycling Schedule
What American Cyclists Have to Say Before Start of Olympics
TAYLOR PHINNEY “It’s a huge honor for me to be at my second Olympics. It definitely feels a bit different this time around. I’ve changed events and grown a lot in the last four years. I’m really looking forward to it. I think we have great support and structure here […]
2012 Masters Track Nationals
Over 300 of the nation’s top masters riders registered for the six-day event which, which takes place on what is considered the country’s fastest velodrome, is likely to see several age-group records broken. The first national titles were in the individual pursuits. Michael Miller (Morgantown, PA/Chester County Cycling Foundation) bested […]
BMC Staff to London
The BMC Racing Team will send seven riders and six staff members to the Olympic Games in London, President Jim Ochowicz announced Monday. Road Race and Time Trial Participants BMC Racing Team riders participating in the 250-kilometer road race Saturday are Cadel Evans (AUS), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Taylor Phinney (USA), […]
Colombia Coldeportes in London
Fabio Duarte spent one of the most important days of the year for Colombians in Bogota: July 20th, Colombian independence day. Even the celebration day couldn’t turn Colombia Coldeportes’ rider away from his focus on the London Olympic Games, where he will take part in both the road and time-trial […]
Schlecks May Go Back to Astana
Rumors are floating that the Schleck brothers will leave Radio Shack and go back to the Astana team next year. A Luxembourg newspaper has reported that they are on the outs with the team management and have filed a report with the UCI about unpaid wages. Vinoukourov who had replaced […]
Radio Shack Nissan Trek Leopard SA Statement
In response to malicious and unfounded rumours, Leopard SA, the company that owns the professional cycling team RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK, through its Board of Directors, formally denies any situation that could be interpreted as close to collapse or to bankruptcy. At its early start in professional cycling and at the […]
Armstrong’s Defense
According to an article on Outside Online, the means the USADA is going to in order to dethrone Lance, it may actually breaking the rules. USADA is not part of the federal government and has no judicial standing. It’s a private non-profit company that is supposed to handle the anti-doping […]
