Tour de Moore provides another cycling champion
The Tour de Moore is one of the few road races that are a part of the Southeast calendar. With a history going back to 1976, this road race has attracted the Southeast’s most talented riders. Adam Myerson writes on his site that Paul Curley, the 1984 Tour de Moore winner, “taught him how to [...]
POA Summer Series #1
Thursday was the start of the POA summer series of races held at the BMW Performance Center in Greer, South Carolina. The BMW facility has a road loop with various twists and turns which can be used to create anything from a technical or easy loop. This week’s course was five turns: turns 1 and [...]
I’On Village Criterium Smack Down
The quaint I’On Village played host to the I’On Village Smack Down. The course was a 1.3 mile loop that ducked and dove through the residential streets of I’On. The course included a round-a-bout, several sharp turns with one that included a cobblestone section at it’s apex. In addition to the technical aspects of the [...]
Winthrop Lake Criterium
The Winthrop Lake Criterium was the first race in the weekend of events scheduled in what will soon become a destination for cyclists – Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Riverwalk development recently broke ground down the road from the criterium. This outdoors enthusiasts park will feature a velodrome, BMX track, road loop, mountain bike trails [...]
Blythewood Omnium – Sunday Circuit Race
Sunday was the final day of the Blythewood Spring Omnium and the racers faced a rolling 5.1 kilometer loop that included a hill that summited to a right hand corner that led to the finishing stretch. The weather continued to be perfect for bike racing. The heroic move of the day was in the Master’s [...]
The Blythewood Omnium – Saturday Prologue and Criterium
Being contested this weekend is the Blythewood Spring Omnium. Today the prologue was held in the morning followed by the criterium in the afternoon. Sunday is a circuit race held on a 5.1 kilometer circuit. This two-day, three-race weekend was the kick off to the WE RACE series that is being promoted to encourage women [...]
Metzler wins Va Du Mar cyclocross race
The harsh weather was a factor in the Va Du Mar cyclocross race in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. The evening before had seen the temperature drop below freezing with rain showers. One racer described the 3.4 kilometer course as riding in peanut butter. This created a rutted course that made picking a good line through [...]
South Carolina state cyclocross championships
Under a clear blue sky the South Carolina cyclocross state championships were contested at the abandoned Mill Stone golf course. The course had been altered from the October weekend of races that were also held at this venue. The championship loop included more hard pack and golf cart tracks than the October course. Also 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 [...]
French Broad Omnium
While the cycling world’s attention is focused on France here in the Southeast racers were competing in the French Broad omnium held in the Asheville area. The three-day omnium started on Friday with a 20.5 kilometer time trial. Saturday the racers lined up for the infamous road race portion of the omnium. While only 65 [...]
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