Speedweek – Dilworth Criterium

2011 USA Crits Speedweek series had its only North Carolina race in Charlotte. The Uptown Cycles Dilworth Criterium is a daytime, neighborhood race featuring a tree canopy, a tight turn at the bottom of the course and a moderate climb. The United Health Care (UHC) win streak was upset by Frank Travieso (RealCyclist.com). Travieso out [...]
Speedweek – Spartanburg Regional Criterium

With the departure of overall leader Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita), the women’s Speedweek peloton naturally sensed that this was their opportunity to assert themselves in Spartanburg. Early protagonists included Tiffany Pezzulo (Primal/MapMyRide), and Anne Samplonius (Rouse Bicycles). Samplonius was able to capitalize on her team’s continual aggressiveness to achieve some separation from the rest of the [...]
Speedweek – Downtown Walterboro Classic

If there were any signs of flagging energy inside the Speedweek peloton after several days of full-on racing, UnitedHealthCare demonstrated to the crowds at Walterboro that they still had all the firepower necessary to achieve victory. With RealCyclist’s Frank Travieso off on a solo escape for 18 of the 37 laps, UnitedHealthCare launched a team [...]
Speedweek – Beaufort Memorial Cycling Classic

The outcome of the men’s race was decided almost in the first 15 minutes of the event as a group of key riders quickly laid down a blistering pace of 1:15 per lap. Once the field was all strung out behind them, a group of 11 men were able to force a clear separation from [...]
Speed Week race number seven: Sandy Springs

Yesterday it was Australian Karl Menzies of UnitedHealthcare taking the win in the sixth criterium of the Speed Week series. Today in Sandy Springs, Georgia it was still a UnitedHealthcare rider, however it was Jake Keough taking his second win of the week. Menzies wasn’t to be denied a podium spot on the day and [...]
Dilworth Criterium: number six of Speed Week

The Dilworth criterium in Charlotte was the sixth race in the Speed Week series and it was a familiar rider once again on the top step of the podium. Karl Menzies who took the win out of a break away at the Athens Twilight was again victorious, but this time in the field sprint. The [...]
Spartanburg Criterium: race number five of Speed Week

The city of Spartanburg was the fifth stop of the Speed Week series. In the women’s race the Colavita-Baci domination continued with Theresa Cliff-Ryan notching another win. Under the city lights UnitedHealthcare’s Jake Keough came over the top of the Ouch/Bahati Foundation train to take the win. “After being so close the last few races, [...]
Rest day ride with Kenda Pro Team and Bahati Foundation

After a one day break in the action, Speed Week begins again in Spartanburg, South Carolina with race number five and continues tomorrow with number six taking the racers to Charlotte, North Carolina. At this point in the overall standing Hilton Clarke [Bahati Foundation] is in the lead with 3450 points. However by no means is the overall [...]
Athens Twilight Men’s Photo Gallery

Photographer, Eddie Helton downloaded his men’s race photos from the 2010 Athens Twilight Criterium. There are some incredibly gritty shots.
Kenda Pro Cycling Team Jonny Sundt breaks collar bone at Athens Twilight

The Kenda Pro Cycling team had a mixed bag of results at the Athens Twilight Criterium. Luca Damiani was one of the instigators of the winning break and finished sixth. However back in the field, teammate Jonny Sundt had the misfortune of crashing on the backside of the course, breaking his collar bone. A rider [...]













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