Like I mentioned in a previous post, the Giro d’ Italia people have embraced social media and have been posting fresh content on Twitter, blogs and web site. Just yesterday they unveiled a spectacular photo taken by Jered Gruber – a photojournalist who is based in Europe and like a gypsy, he and his wife have traveled the width and breath of Europe covering races. The rider in the photo is Garmin-Cervelo rider Peter Stetina and is shot in the Dolomites. You’ll notice painted on the pavement is “W 108” – a memorial to Wouter Weylandt who was killed in a crash during stage 3 of the 2011 Giro. The 2012 edition of stage 3...
The week in review v...
posted by Neil Browne
Twitter is where I often go to spout off on a number of subjects. Sometimes those 140 character posts are jump off points for other conversations. For those who are not on Twitter or may just pop in occasionally, here are some highlights from the past week. @neilroad: Looking at photos from...
Leipheimer to Quick ...
posted by Neil Browne
“I do not have any official announcement about a team for next year. Just wanted to clear that up. We cool?” – Levi Leipheimer While Levi is coy on the subject, several news sources are already claiming that the RadioShack rider will transfer to the Belgian squad Omega Pharma-Quick Step...
Marhanka wins his se...
posted by Neil
The Masters Track National Championships continued over the weekend and so did POA’s Darin Marhanka’s winning streak. Earlier last week Marhanka, in a close battle, took the stars and stripes jersey in the points race. After that event the POA rider felt that his form was good enough to...
The Presbyterian Hos...
posted by Neil
Charlotte, North Carolina again welcomed big crowds for the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium, the seventh race in the USA Crit series with a prize list of over $100,000. In its eighth year, the Presbyterian has become one of the biggest criteriums on the East Coast attracting the...
24 Hours of Booty ...
posted by Neil
In its ninth year the Charlotte 24 Hours of Booty is going stronger than ever. The Booty ride, as it is affectionately known, is a 24 hour ride on a closed 2.97 mile loop through a beautiful residential area of Charlotte. The ride is capped at 1,200 riders, a figure that is easily met each...
2011 Friday Night Fi...
posted by Neil
Downtown Gaffney once again played host to the Friday Night Fights Criterium. This was the second race in the series and while the field wasn’t huge, the quality of the racers more than made up for it. The category 1/2/3 race was the final race of the evening and they would be racing in the...








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