On Monday the Schleck brothers announced that in 2012 their Leopard Trek team will merge with the American Radio Shack team. The new name will be RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. Team Leopard will continue to exist. Yohann Bruyneel wants to have a team to dominate cycling. Not surprisingly, Alberto Contador is not happy […]
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2011 UPCC Stage 5
Today’s race started in Steamboat Springs with an early break. That didn’t last but the later one with Basso, Andy Schleck, TenDam and Peterson stayed away most of the day until the climb just before Breckenridge. They were caught and it was another sprint win for Viviani.
Tom Danielson
Tom Danielson seems to be the new revelation in cycling this year. I first saw him in a little known race in 2002, the Estes Park Cycling Challenge. There was a time trial that started in Estes Park and went up into Rocky Mountain National Park. Tom was smoking! He […]
Franck Schleck in Colorado
Franck Schleck just finishing a training ride near the team hotel in Colorado Springs. The team has been training in Breckenridge and are now in the Springs. He said the altitude isn’t bothering him but they haven’t been to the really high mountains yet.
2011 Pro Challenge-Spectator Details
COLORADO SPRINGS PROLOGUE First rider starts at 1:15pm near the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. There will be one minute between riders. The last ten will have 2-minute intervals. You won’t be able to cross the course once the race begins. By car, northbound i25 traffic should take Exit […]
2011 Leadville 100
Rebecca Rusch finished in 7:31:45 – smashed the record! Gretchen Reeves finished second in 7:35:48 – Reeves just set the second fastest women’s time in history. Pua Mata was third with a time of 07:37:50. Jenny Smith finished in 7:39:13 Wells crossed the finish line in 6:23:38. The second best […]
Thor Hushovd to BMC for 2012
Thor Hushovd has signed with BMC Racing Team for 2012. He’ll now be racing with teammate and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans.
Interview with Jenny Smith
Jenny Smith came from New Zealand to Western State College in Gunnison to run in 1999. They have a good program for cross country middle distance. She met her husband Brian in the winter of 1999 when she was struggling with running. She was 25 years old so she wasn’t […]
Taylor Phinney to ride Vuelta instead of Colorado in 2011
Taylor Phinney will be skipping the inaugural Pro Cycling Challenge in his home state to contest the Vuelta d’Espana instead. It will be his first grand tour and he’s excited. He’ll also be competing in the World Championships in Denmark in September and is hoping to do well in the […]
HTC-Highroad Ends Sponsorship Search
“After an exhaustive search to secure long term sponsorship we have concluded that it’s time to release our team members to pursue other options,” said team owner, Bob Stapleton. “Our team’s success has been based on our outstanding people. It’s in their best interest that we make this decision now.” […]
