North Carolina Cycling Talent at Track Nationals

Wrona - Jr National Criterium Champion

North Carolina continues to create outstanding cycling talent. At last month’s US National Championships in Augusta, Georgia 17 year old Thomas Wrona, became the national criterium champion. “Anyone would have won any of the races, it just happened to be my attack that stuck,” is how Wrona graciously described his victory. In a press release [...]

USA Cycling Development Camp finding new talent

USA Cycling Development Camp

This week Furman University is housing 25 young riders that are part of the USA Cycling Development camps being conducted in various locations across the country. The purpose of these camps is to teach the riders skills, but also to help identify candidates for national team selection. To be invited a rider must submit a [...]

Appalachian State has impressive first year

USA Cycling College National Championships, 2011

App State Cycling has been a Collegiate Cycling Division 2 powerhouse over the last five years with a 2008 National Mountain Bike team title and back to back National Cyclocross team titles in 2008 and 2009. The team had numerous individual National Champions and podium finishes as well. The 2010-2011 season brought about a new [...]

Southeast colleges bring home gold from National Championships

Kyle Knott crosses the finish line of DII criterium

The Lees-McRae College cycling team capped an impressive season this weekend at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals in Madison Wisconsin, finishing second in the Division I field just behind Marian University. Lees-McRae continued its championship form at the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships on Apr. 18, capturing its second straight SECCC road title. Brian [...]

New talented cyclist – Philip O’Donnell

Philip O'Donnell

The early season is once again a showcase for new talent. At the Greenville Spring Series a young rider stood out – Philip O’Donnell of Suwanee, Georgia. This fourteen year old was racing in the category Pro 1/ 2 field on restricted junior gears, which means his biggest ratio is a 52×14. With legs spinning [...]