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If you race in the Carolinas there’s a strong chance that you’ve met, seen or definitely heard the deep Southern drawl of 53-year old Glenn Thrift. This self described “red neck from Pickens” has a long history in the sport of cycling. Thrift was originally a runner who would accumulate 80 to 90 miles a [...]
The 35th annual Assault on Mt. Mitchell took place drawing over 1300 cyclists. The 102.5-mile route encompassed 12,000+ vertical feet of cumulative climbing from Spartanburg, SC to the top of Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern U.S. This route is considered to be one of the most challenging in the entire country. This [...]
At the Falls Plaza Park in downtown Greenville, BMC’s George Hincapie was joined by event organizers and representatives from the event’s many partners, including Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS), marking its fifth year in partnership and fourth year as the event’s title sponsor. The USA Cycling Championship’s date was moved to due to [...]
The inaugural High Country Tour Du Life, the first multi-day road race the High Country has seen since the famed Tour Du Pont, was a great success with three days of beautiful weather, great turnout and awesome racing. The race, sponsored by LifeStore Banking and Insurance, took place last weekend and attracted riders looking for [...]
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 [...]
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