[media-credit id=2 align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit]The ninth annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium in downtown Charlotte brought out the heavy hitters. The women were racing for 25 miles and for a $25,000 total purse while the men were racing for 50 miles and $75,000. In addition the prime bell was going to clang all night long with cash. …
Category: Road
USA National Championships – Road Race
The USA Cycling U23 national road race championship was a race of attrition. With the sun beating down and the black asphalt reflecting the heat back into the riders the winner of this 168 kilometer race was going to be well deserved. The course was a rolling, 24 kilometer loop that featured an elevation gain …
USA Cycling Development Camp finding new talent
This week Furman University is housing 25 young riders that are part of the USA Cycling Development camps being conducted in various locations across the country. The purpose of these camps is to teach the riders skills, but also to help identify candidates for national team selection. To be invited a rider must submit a …
2011 US Pro road race championships
The US Pro road race was once again won by a worthy rider. After 115 miles the race for the national champion’s jersey came down to four riders: Greenville’s hometown hero George Hincapie (BMC), Matt Busche (RadioShack), Ted King (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad). In the last three small laps through the downtown area, …
South Carolina State Road Race Championships
Hot, humid weather greeted racers competing at the South Carolina road race championships. The 15 mile loop was rolling, but the deciding factors in the race was the distance (90 miles) and the humidity that sucked every bit of moisture from the body leaving salty residue on everyone’s kits. With the US Professional road race …