Archive for October, 2008
Tour de Nez on Universal Sports TV this week but only in select markets
Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
An hour recap of the Tour de Nez held around the Tahoe area in California at the end June will air this week, beginning on Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm PDT, on Universal Sports TV in select markets around the United States. The air dates, for this week, are (please check online schedule) Thursday, [...]
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Your 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Champions
Posted on 06. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Over 5 days, the following National titles were awarded at the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships held at at the ADT Event Center veldorome at the Home Depot Center: Taylor Phinney (Garmin-Chipotle) men’s kilometer time trial men’s 4,000-meter team pursuit with teammates Daniel Holloway, Colby Pearce and David Koesel men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit [...]
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Day 5 results of 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships
Posted on 06. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
USA Cycling awarded the final 5 Stars-and-Stripes jerseys as the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships concluded at the ADT Event Center velodrome at the Home Depot Center on Sunday. In the Madison, the Garmin-Chipotle duo of Colby Pearce and Daniel Holloway scored 38 points to beat Guy East (CRCA) and Austin Carroll (Rock [...]
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Vuelta a Chihuahua preview and the return of Raúl Alcalá
Posted on 06. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
The third edition of the UCI 2.2 Vuelta a Chihuahua starts today in Mexico with 17 teams from 8 countries vying for the overall win of the 7-stage, 875.5 km (544 mile) race. The big news is the return of 44-year old Raúl Alcalá who is returning to racing after retiring 14 years ago – [...]
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Repeat winners at Day 4 of USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships as Higgins makes it three, Pearce and Watkins make it two
Posted on 05. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Another National Title for Proman-Paradigm’s Cari Higgins on Saturday at the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships at the ADT Event Center veldorome at the Home Depot Center. The 32-year old Higgins beat Elizabeth Carlson (Verducci/Breakaway Racing) to win the sprint national title, complementing her gold medals in the women’s keirin and elite women’s [...]
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Photos of Friday’s night session at Elite Track National Championships
Posted on 05. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Photos courtesy Vero Images
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Third National title and new track record for Phinney; Proman adds two more golds at Day 3 of USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships
Posted on 04. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Taylor Phinney (Garmin-Chipotle) did it again and this time set a new track record in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit. The 18-year old Phinney won his third national title of the week on Friday at the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships at the ADT Event Center veldorome at the Home Depot Center. Phinney [...]
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the week that was
Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
End of the season and end of an era in Canadian cycling during the past weeks. Some riders are recovering from the Interbike show last week, others are putting away the road bike for a few weeks, still others are picking up the cross bike and heading for the dirt and (hopefully) mud and many [...]
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Team Pursuit, 500-Meter time trial titles awarded in Day 2 of 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships
Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
Four more national champions were determined Thursday as the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships continued at the ADT Event Center at the Home Depot Center with team pursuit and women’s 500-meter time trial contests. In the men’s 4,000-meter team pursuit, Taylor Phinney claimed his second national title of the week when he teamed [...]
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Hilton Clarke is not finishing his season until he has a job
Posted on 02. Oct, 2008 by lyne.
In an unfortunately familiar refrain, USA Crits Finals winner Hilton Clarke of Toyota-United is looking for a job. “I’m looking for a job, I’m riding as hard as I can, I’m not finishing my season until I’ve got a job so it’s not the best thing for US cycling but all I can do is [...]

