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 win in Saturday’s 45-49 year old’s …
Category: Masters
Marhanka wins national championship jersey at Master’s Track Champs
The Upstate has a newly crowned national champion. In a hotly contested points race at the master’s national track championships in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, Darin Marhanka of the POA squad took the stars and stripes jersey. After a rain delay, which forced a pause in the action, 30 laps remained in the points race and Marhanka …
USADA suspends North Carolina master racer for doping
The United States Anti Doping Agency in a press release announced that Peter Cannell of North Carolina has been suspended for two years following a positive result for the anabolic agent drostanolone in an out of competition test conducted April 16th, 2010. The positive result came from a urine sample collected as part of the …
POA Cycling Fall Extravaganza Series
While the field at the Brookwood Church Fall Extravaganza was small, the racing was fast. From the first lap the group was strung out with Wilmar Vargas mentor for the Hincapie Development team was the first to break free of the group. After a few laps of freedom the he was hauled back to the …
Vista Grand Prix
In the shadow of the Colonial Life Arena deep in Gamecock territory the Vista Grand Prix in Columbia, South Carolina was one of the final races of the 2010 season. Throughout the day rain had been a factor in the races. However for the main event of the day, the Pro 1/2/3 race, the rain …