In an amazing show of support well over 200 cyclists showed up at the Hincapie Sportswear office for the ride to support Mark Knights. For those who do not know, Knights is a mechanic at Carolina Triathlon and was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He has had to undergo surgery and is now facing chemotherapy. The …
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Chris Butler wraps up first pro season with BMC
Many professional cyclists ended their season with the World Championships and have returned home for a well deserved break. BMC’s Chris Butler still has a couple more European races before he can pack his bags for Greenville, South Carolina. Butler started his European campaign back in April at the Giro del Trentino. He returned home …
Southeast racers: Tour of Austria
While the cycling world’s focus is on the Tour de France there is another national tour being contested– the Tour of Austria. Obviously overshadowed by the Tour de France, this eight day stage race takes the riders over some challenging terrain and gives the neo-pros and riders not selected to their respective team’s Tour squad …
Amgen Tour of California: Stage 8
HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers withstood an onslaught of attacks at the finale of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday to take the biggest victory in his career. With the whole race split to pieces by the tough climb up from Malibu, Rogers finished safely to retain his overall lead of the race. “It was a …
Chris Butler – Stage 3
Chris Butler – BMC Racing Team Talking about strategy and Robin Williams with Neil Browne at the start of Stage 3 of the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California.