Brent Bookwalter interview from Paris-Nice

Brent discussing today's stage with BMC staff Photo: BMC

Brent Bookwalter of Athens, Georgia is part of BMC’s Paris-Nice squad. Today, stage 6, was critical in the eight-day race. The two stages preceding this 27 kilometer effort were tough – each contained seven categorized climbs. The true contenders of the race were now surfacing and the time trial was either going to cement their [...]

Brent Bookwalter’s breakout year

@DivasTourFrance: Brent Bookwalter

Brent Bookwalter of the BMC Racing Team has had an amazing year and it hasn’t ended yet. The Athens, Georgia resident season started with a big splash at the 2010 Giro d’ Italia. When Brent Bookwalter crossed the finish line on day one of the Giro d’Italia, the BMC Racing Team rider had no idea [...]

Brent Bookwalter inducted into Lees-McRae College Hall of Fame

Brent Bookwalter

Brent Bookwalter of the BMC Racing Team was inducted into the Lees-McRae College Athletic Hall of Fame Friday as part of the college’s homecoming festivities. Bookwalter graduated from Lees-McRae in 2006 after winning seven collegiate mountain biking titles for the Bobcats. As a senior, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native also won the U.S. national Under 23 time trial [...]

Southeast riders: Brent Bookwalter checks in from Tour de France

Bookwalter and Ballan heading to sign-in and the start of a hard stage

Stage 15′s finish is one that will be debated for the ages. The yellow jersey wearer Andy Schleck attacks on the final climb of the day and has a mechanical. Alberto Contador continues the attack and passes. Schleck finally puts his chain back onto the small ring and chases like a mad man on the [...]

Southeast riders: The Tour de France stage 10

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The favorites in the 2010 Tour de France had an uneventful day. Stage 10 was a classic rolling stage with a break of riders too far down the general classification to raise the interest of the peloton. Radio Shack’s Sergio Paulinho took the two man sprint for the win. Fourteen minutes later the main group [...]