The Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium

Presby Crit

Charlotte, North Carolina again welcomed big crowds for the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium, the seventh race in the USA Crit series with a prize list of over $100,000. In its eighth year, the Presbyterian has become one of the biggest criteriums on the East Coast attracting the best domestic racers. This year the six-rider per [...]

24 Hours of Booty – Charlotte 2011

24 Hours of Booty

In its ninth year the Charlotte 24 Hours of Booty is going stronger than ever. The Booty ride, as it is affectionately known, is a 24 hour ride on a closed 2.97 mile loop through a beautiful residential area of Charlotte. The ride is capped at 1,200 riders, a figure that is easily met each [...]

2011 Friday Night Fights

Friday Night Fights - Parker Kyzer

Downtown Gaffney once again played host to the Friday Night Fights Criterium. This was the second race in the series and while the field wasn’t huge, the quality of the racers more than made up for it. The category 1/2/3 race was the final race of the evening and they would be racing in the [...]

Marhanka wins national championship jersey at Master’s Track Champs

Points champion

The Upstate has a newly crowned national champion. In a hotly contested points race at the master’s national track championships in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, Darin Marhanka of the POA squad took the stars and stripes jersey. After a rain delay, which forced a pause in the action, 30 laps remained in the points race and Marhanka [...]

Bookwalter completes the Tour de France

Bookwalter_Team Photo: BMC/Tim De Waele

Most athletes dream of competing at the highest level in their sport. For cyclists, the highest level is the Tour de France. On Sunday, Rockford High School graduate Brent Bookwalter completed that dream for a second time. “The Tour is the most demanding cycling event in the world, physically, mentally, all around,” he said. Bookwalter, [...]