Wintergreen Hill Climb

Wintergreen Hill Climb

On Sunday, April 29, Jimmy Picard won the overall title at the hill climb race up infamous Wintergreen in Virginia. Picard, from Richmond, VA, finished with a time of 34:31 over the grueling ascent. Cutaway 3Sports rider Phillip Robb won the Cat 1-2 title, finishing in 36:15. Wintergreen, located southwest of Charlottesville, VA is a [...]

Spartanburg Regional Classic

2012 Spartanburg Regional Classic

Speed Week’s Friday race kicked off a three-day street festival in “Bike Town”, Spartanburg, SC. The downtown race was part of an Omnium weekend and on the National Criterium Calendar. It was great to see the City of Spartanburg so invested in the race, offering up primes and supplying bike-share bikes for a fun, crashed-filled [...]

Terrapin Twilight – Athens GA

2012 Terrapin Twilight - Athens, Georgia

Are you looking for a road trip to watch a bike race? You and your pals should make the annual drive down I-85 to one of the greatest crit races in the world – The Terrapin Twilight in Athens Georgia. This is the flagship race of the national USA CRITS Championship Series. Charlotte has a [...]

Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium

Presbyterian Criterium

The ninth annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium in downtown Charlotte brought out the heavy hitters. The women were racing for 25 miles and for a $25,000 total purse while the men were racing for 50 miles and $75,000. In addition the prime bell was going to clang all night long with cash. On the start [...]

Greenville County trails need our support

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Greenville area residents and visitors are fortunate to be able to enjoy the Swamp Rabbit Trail, exploring its paths by bike or on foot. The completion of a new extension of the trail is cause for celebration. Over on our side of town, we’re excitedly watching the progress on Cleveland Street as the trail is [...]