Rock Hill bike park goes to vote Monday

The proposed Rock Hill cycling center at the Riverwalk planned community is a step closer to reality. Rock Hill officials say they have created a financially sound method to pay for the mix-use cycling center. This Monday Rock Hill City Council members will vote on constructing the five-million dollar park using Recovery Zone economic bonds [...]

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Race Report: Rock Hill Omnium Woman

The Performance Bicycle Racing Team, America’s newest elite women’s cycling team, battled regional and national-level riders in the Rock Hill Spring Cycling Classic, a three day omnium in its 30th year that included street sprints, a road race with a Queen of the Mountains competition, and a criterium. Evie Boswell-Vilt, Nicole Vincent Jordan, and Dana [...]

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Rock Hill Omnium: Day 3 Winthrop Lake Criterium

The battle for the overall Rock Hill omnium winner played out on a one-mile loop located at Winthrop Lake. Dave Forkner of Globalbikes had won the Day One’s street sprints as well as Day Two’s Patriot’s Trail road race. “I don’t think it’s locked up,” Forkner said yesterday when asked about his chances to take [...]

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Rock Hill Omnium – Patriot’s Trail Road Race

It was deja vu for the men’s pro 1 /2 field as last night’s sprint winner Dave Forkner of Globalbikes won the field sprint in day 2 of the Rock Hill omnium – the Patriot’s Trail road race. “I didn’t know what to expect. I had a good season last year with a couple of [...]

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Street Sprints at Rock Hill Omnium

Day one of the Rock Hill omnium started with  350 meter sprints contested in the downtown area.  The street sprints started in the waning daylight with the final sprint heats contested under portable lights. Dashing out from the shadows for the victory in the men’s pro/1/2 field was David Forkner of Globalbikes. Forkner earned his [...]

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Rock Hill Omnium starts tomorrow

There’s good racing in the Southeast starting tomorrow with the Rock Hill Omnium. In its thirtieth year, the Rock Hill Bicycle Club event is a qualifying race for Nature Valley becoming a must attend for elite racers hoping to earn Pro Ride selection in Minnesota. The three-day omnium kicks off Friday night with street sprints. [...]

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Proposed Rock Hill bike park to include velodrome as well as other cycling venues

UPDATE: Plans move forward… (WCNC.com) Rock Hill is contemplating the creation of a bike park located near the Catawba River according to the Herald online. The proposed park would include a BMX park, cyclocross course, road bike loop and mountain bike trails with the centerpiece of the facility a four-million dollar velodrome. The idea for [...]

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