Powers, Van Gilder top 2010-2011 Cyclo-cross standings

With the 2010-2011 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Calendar (CXNC) officially in the books, Jeremy Powers and Laura Van Gilder ended the season on top of the elite menand#39;s and womenand#39;s standings with 927 and 1027 points respectively.

Source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=5864

James E. Curtis Thomas C. Johnson Raul J. Walker Timothy V. Lain Keith T. Chavarria Nicole C. Johnson

Jens Voigt: Why I Race

'I will race so fiercely my legs cry'

Source: http://bicycling.com/blogs/hardlyserious/2011/06/28/talking-back/

Elaine A. Blizzard Tammy C. Israel Beth C. Mejia Cynthia K. Austin Ana J. Edwards Davida V. Munson

Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival to feature the MTB XC Nationals

The Sun Valley Chamber and Visitors Bureau today announced the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival presented by Scott Sports, featuring the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships. The weeklong event featuring numerous mountain bike activities will include the three race disciplines of Olympic Cross-Country, Short Track Cross Country and Super D events. Zions Bank will sponsor the Olympic Cross-Country event; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will sponsor the Short Track Cross-Country race and the Super D event sponsored by the Sun Valley Chamber. Other event sponsors include Idaho Tourism, Breakaway Promotions, Sun Valley Events and Metric Marketing Group.

Source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=6328

Darnell W. Goodlow Mitsuko L. Sharp Thomas I. Mendez Joseph L. Braswell George K. Conner Vernon T. Showers

A Gran day out?

The sportives I’ve ridden in the UK have been pretty relaxed, low-key affairs ? a couple of hundred extremely polite riders out not to race, but simply to have a lovely day. It’s a bit different in Italy…Okay, okay I know that although they’re not races the sharp end of a British sportive is is [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2011/06/15/a-gran-day-out/

Thomas I. Mendez Joseph L. Braswell George K. Conner Vernon T. Showers Elaine A. Blizzard Tammy C. Israel

Compton wins UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Kalmthout

Katie Compton won her third UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup of the season on Sunday, crossing the line first in Kalmthout, Belgium. She now leads the UCIand#39;s elite womenand#39;s cyclo-cross ranking.

Source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=5782

Tammy C. Israel Beth C. Mejia Cynthia K. Austin Ana J. Edwards Davida V. Munson Mack N. Rayner

Tour de France Preview With Chris Horner

VIDEO: Bicycling.com's daily diarist on the route

Source: http://video.bicycling.com/video/Chris-Horners-2011-Tour-de-Fran;Tour-de-France-2011-Videos

Mitsuko L. Sharp Thomas I. Mendez Joseph L. Braswell George K. Conner Vernon T. Showers Elaine A. Blizzard

USA Cycling revises eligibility for Elite Track Nationals

USA Cycling has announced a revision to qualification for its USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships. USA Cycling will be discontinuing the Velodrome Championships which have previously been used as qualifying races for the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships.

Source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=6018

Mack N. Rayner Agnes J. George James E. Curtis Thomas C. Johnson Raul J. Walker Timothy V. Lain