Southeast riders continue to podium at Master Nationals

It was another fabulous day for bike racing at the Masters National Championships in Bend, OR. Friday’s criteriums were held on a flat 1.2 kilometer, 4-corner course in downtown Bend. USA Cycling reported that the crowds were at least two-deep around the perimeter of the course. Samantha Smith kept the momentum going for Team Headstrong [...]
Master National Championships – Team Headstrong medals

Racers from around the nation have converged on Bend, Oregon for the 2011 Master Road Nationals. On the race schedule is the individual time trial, road race and criterium. While the competition just started, Greenville resident Christina Lindsey (Team Headstrong) has already medaled. Steve Baker, team manager of the Hincapie Development squad, is in Bend [...]
Marhanka wins his second national track championship title

The Masters Track National Championships continued over the weekend and so did POA’s Darin Marhanka’s winning streak. Earlier last week Marhanka, in a close battle, took the stars and stripes jersey in the points race. After that event the POA rider felt that his form was good enough to win in Saturday’s 45-49 year old’s [...]
Marhanka wins national championship jersey at Master’s Track Champs

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 [...]
USADA suspends North Carolina master racer for doping

The United States Anti Doping Agency in a press release announced that Peter Cannell of North Carolina has been suspended for two years following a positive result for the anabolic agent drostanolone in an out of competition test conducted April 16th, 2010. The positive result came from a urine sample collected as part of the [...]
POA Cycling Fall Extravaganza Series

While the field at the Brookwood Church Fall Extravaganza was small, the racing was fast. From the first lap the group was strung out with Wilmar Vargas mentor for the Hincapie Development team was the first to break free of the group. After a few laps of freedom the he was hauled back to the [...]
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 [...]
USA Cycling Championships awarded to Augusta, GA for next 2 years

Augusta, Georgia will host the USA Cycling Juniors, U23 and Elite Paralympic Road National Championships for the next two years. Rumors at the national championships in Bend, Oregon were strong that the event was going to move to the eastern side of the country and Augusta was a contender for host city. However, no one [...]
Wednesday Night CX Training Series in the Southeast

It’s cyclocross time and Wednesday night is when you get get your ‘cross on. There are several weekly CX training races: Greenville Rec Series in Travelers Rest, South Carolina; the Renaissance Bicycles “Wednesday Will Bury You Series”; and the HCCX series which is being offered at three different locations as the season progress. The Greenville [...]
2010 Atlanta 10K Classic: Women’s Pro Sprint

The 17th annual U.S. 10K Classic held in Atlanta, Georgia included a Pro Women’s Cycling 10K Sprint which rolled out almost immediately following the Pro Men’s Cycling 100K start (100K report here). Much like the men’s race the women’s race brought out quality racers for this short six mile race. Shannon Hutchison-Krupat, Robin Farina (Team [...]





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