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), […]
BMC: VanGarderen Best Young Rider, Hincapie Makes History
Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team became only the third American to win the best young rider classification at the Tour de France Sunday while teammate George Hincapie made history by reaching Paris and finishing a record 16th edition of the world’s greatest bicycle race. With van Garderen […]
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 […]
Radio Shack 2012 Best Tour Team
RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK successfully secured victory in the prestigious team classification in the 2012 Tour de France, leading Bradley Wiggins’ Team Sky by almost 6 minutes. “Winning the Team Classification (the total of times for the first three riders on each stage) is always special, especially with only six riders […]
Gretsch Proves Himself on Stage 18
During Friday’s eighteenth stage of the Tour de France Patrick Gretsch was part of a very strong breakaway. Unfortunately, the select group, including seven riders who’d in the past won a Tour stage, didn’t get permission from the peloton to stay away. On the rolling roads between Blagnac and Brive-la-Gaillarde […]
