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 […]
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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.” […]
Acli-Mate Creates New Sport Drink Flavor
Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink is an all-natural altitude plus energy aid and performance sport drink. The new Colorado Cran-Raspberry flavor has a 100% natural mountain sport drink and endurance formula. There are new and improved packaging and manufacturing processes to meet consumer demand, strict quality standards and rapid company growth. […]
Robbie McEwen set for 2011 World Championships
Team RadioShack’s Robbie McEwen (39) took his first victory of the season by beating Alexander Kristoff and Yauheni Hutarovich in a mass sprint in the fourth stage of the Tour de Wallonie. “The guys did a really good job staying in the front and keeping myself and Manuel Cardoso out […]
Leaks in Lance Armstrong Case
According to an article in the Denver Post, Lance Armstrong’s attorneys say there have been illegal government leaks of grand jury information which have hurt his reputation. They have asked for a court order to force federal agents to discuss their contact with the media. The lawyers have cited more […]
HTC Highroad Sponsorship Woes
Team Manager Bob Stapleton has said that Team Highroad’s future next year is at the moment uncertain. He’s in the process of searching for new sponsors but hasn’t been able to rule out the possibility that the team won’t be able to compete in the Tour de France next year […]
Jeannie Longo 59th national title
The Amazing Jeannie Longo won her 59th national cycling title on the velodrome at Saint Denis on Saturday. She’s now 52 years old and will compete in August for the pre-Olympics in London. She has participated in every Olympic games since women’s cycling in 1984. She’s planning on preparing for […]