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Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Announces 2010 Events

Minneapolis – The 2010 edition of the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series will feature four national-caliber stage races that promise to showcase the country’s top female cycling talent.
The four events take place in four different states, beginning in March and running through to July:
March 25-28 – Redlands Bicycle Classic (California)
April 28-May 2 – SRAM Tour of [...]

United By Sport LLC announces Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 Professional Cycling Team

A combination of youth and experiences paves the road to 2012 Olympics.

San Francisco, CA – After a very successful four-year development program as ProMan Hit Squad resulting in numerous National Championships and international podiums, General Manager Nicola Cranmer is proud to announce Peanut Butter & Co. as the team’s new Title Partner. United By [...]

Kristin Armstrong, Golden Once Again

Kristin Armstrong (shown above after winning the 2008 Beijing Olympic Time Trial), who had already announced her retirement from the sport at the end of this year, capped a platinum career with a golden effort in the Individual Time Trial at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, which began today and run [...]

Team Type 1 Goes 1-2, Armstrong Takes Final US Race – Boise Twilight Criterium

Boise, Idaho – Ken Hanson (left) won for the second straight week and Aldo Ino Ilesic finished second as Team Type 1 went 1-2 Saturday night at the 23rd annual Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium in Boise, Idaho.
Racing in 95-degree heat on a day when the mercury reached a record 106 degrees earlier, Hanson scored his [...]

Wild Knifes Through As Cervelo Test Team Finishes 1-2 – 20th Giro Donne Prologue

The 20th Giro Donne, the women’s version of the Giro d’Italia, or Giro d’Italia Femminile, began this Friday with a 2.5km Prologue in the municipality of Scarperia, the city of knives.
Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) was fastest over the distance covering it in 3′06 seconds at an average speed of 48.387 km/h. The 26-year [...]

Nature Valley Grand Prix Airs On Universal Sports

Top ranked stage race featured dramatic finishes in men’s and women’s races

The Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar held on June 10 – 14, will air on Universal Sports, the event’s worldwide broadcast partner. Originally slotted for a half hour, the program has been expanded to [...]

Armstrong, Naturally; Sutherland Defends Nature Valley Grand Prix Title

If you ask any title holder, in any sports, they will all make the same claim; defending a title is a tough assignment. Then again, if you are an absolute hammer like Rory Sutherland (OUCH presented by Maxxis) or Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo TestTeam), taking on that type of a challenge is just part of [...]

Kristin Armstrong Cycling Academy

When last we spoke with Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Test Team), she had just returned from her Gold Medal performance at the Beijing Olympic Games. What was originally scheduled as a 15 minute interview, soon turned into an hour long discussion about her winning ride, her career, and the nature of Women’s cycling.
And though Kristin [...]

TRIPLE Exclusive: An Interview with Kristin Armstrong, Part II

Lessons Learned
The latest Velonews covergirl and guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show began her cycling career as most American women have, later in life. Kristin Armstrong’s cycling career arc, however, was anything but typical of most American women. Rather than compete exclusively in the United States, Kristin made the jump to Europe early [...]

TRIPLE Exclusive: An Interview with Kristin Armstrong, Part I

National Treasure
She is one of our country’s most decorated cyclists, yet name association has greatly overshadowed her accomplishments. Then again, Kristin Armstrong may just prefer it that way.
To the casual observer, Kristin Armstrong’s story is chock full of enough plot twists to merit a page turning autobiography. But she will be the first to remind [...]