Southeast Leadout Oct 1-7

Weekly Southeast Leadout

The Southeast Leadout is a weekly report on cycling in the Carolinas and the greater southeast region. Tuesday night ‘cross training is October 5th and continues to be part of the MOB Series at the SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The following day, Wednesday Oct 6 the Renaissance Bicycles Training Series [...]

Three Peaks Cyclocross Race

Enderline on the podium at Three Peaks

The first year cyclocross race Three Peaks lived up to the pre-race hype of an epic event. This race is modeled after the Iron Cross ‘cross in Pennsylvania and the legendary Three Peaks in England. Like those races the competitors faced a challenging descent, steep 18 to 20 percent ascents and terrain that forced riders [...]

Forest Acres Junior Team – Building the future

Daniel Ward is a Forest Acres rider making a name for himself

Tom Sunday is an active racer, but not satisfied with just participating, this high school coach wanted to give something back to cycling. He noticed that junior participation at the races was lacking. With the help of a friend who donated cycling clothing, Sunday convinced local bike shops to rent race bikes to the junior [...]

Vista Grand Prix

Vista Grand Prix

In the shadow of the Colonial Life Arena deep in Gamecock territory the Vista Grand Prix in Columbia, South Carolina was one of the final races of the 2010 season. Throughout the day rain had been a factor in the races. However for the main event of the day, the Pro 1/2/3 race, the rain [...]

2010 Interbike

2010 Interbike: Cleve Blackwell talking biz

This past week Carolina Cycling News attended the 2010 Interbike trade show. Shortly after our arrival in Las Vegas, we headed to the 2010 Bike Tweetup for a great opportunity to connect with bike folks we usually just see online. There we ran into Chad Andrews (Charlotte, NC) with his Interbike TV film crew for the first [...]