Archive for January, 2009
Interview: Andy Jacques-Maynes (part 2)
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
In the first part of the interview, Bissell’s Andy Jacques-Maynes talked about his return to the pro ranks after years of a 9-5 job, a horrendous racing accident in 2007 and his return to full-time, albeit amateur, racing in 2008.
The conclusion of our conversation covers many topics from the 2008 cross season, to his role [...]
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2009 National Racing Calendar – updated
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
Date
Cat
Men/
Women
Race, Location
14-16 15 Feb
2.4
W
Amgen Tour of California Women’s Stage Race, California
26-29 Mar
2.2
M/W
Redlands Bicycle Classic, Redlands CA
26 Apr
1.5
M/W
Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling, Dana Point CA
29 Apr–3 May
2.3
M/W
Tour of the Gila, Silver City, NM
2 May
1.4
M/W
Sunny King Criterium, Anniston, AL
3 May
1.4
M/W
Nalley Historic Roswell Criterium, Roswell GA
7-10 May
2.2
M/W
Joe Martin Stage Race, Fayetteville AR
11-17 May
2.1
M/W (*)
Oregon Pro Cycling [...]
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Oregon Pro Cycling Classic canceled for 2009
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
Another tough blow for North American cycling. The organizers of the Oregon Pro Cycling Classic announced that they could not get the necessary funding for the inaugural edition of the race. Scheduled for May 11-17, the 7-day race was created as a kicked up replacement for the Mt Hood Cycling Classic and was the highest [...]
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Change of direction for the Tour of Missouri
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
The Tour of Missouri announced an overview of its 2009 route and for the first time, the race reverse directions going east to west starting in St. Louis and finishing in Kansas City. The 7-stage race which runs from Sept. 7-13 will bypass southwest Missouri and the riders will go through southeast Missouri for the [...]
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Santa Cruz post-race dinner at Tour of California to benefit USA Cycling Women’s National Team program
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
Join special guest and winner of the 2008 Tour of California Women’s Criterium, Brooke Miller along with members of the USA Cycling Women’s National Team Kat Carroll, Alison Starnes and Amber Rais for a party and fundraiser in downtown Santa Cruz on the evening of February 16 after the conclusion of the Sausalito-to-Santa Cruz leg [...]
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Interview: Andy Jacques-Maynes (part 1)
Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
The name Jacques-Maynes is well known to the North American cycling scene with 30-year old Ben Jacques-Maynes being a force to be reckoned with, but twin brother Andy took a different road to the pro ranks.
Andy followed on the weekend warrior working a ‘desk’ job as a product manager with Specialized and racing with the [...]
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Tour of California countdown: TV schedule and KOM previews by Williams Cycling
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
19 days until the Amgen Tour of California starts in Sacramento. The teams have been announced and now it’s time to plan.
Get your DVRs ready (for USA-based fans). For the first time ever, the VERSUS TV channel will air all nine days of the event, including live coverage of the middle stages for the first [...]
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Bissell’s Omer Kem on the Tour of Wellington – conclusion
Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
In Omer’s first report from New Zealand, two stages of the Tour of Wellington were completed and his teammate New Zealand TT Champion Jeremy Vennell was in third place on GC down by 8 seconds from the leader Australian Road Race Champion Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche).
The duo are racing as part of a 5-man composite [...]
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JJ Haedo wins final stage at Tour de San Luis
Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
For the second year, Argentinean JJ Haedo (Saxo Bank) took the honors in the final stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina by easily winning the bunch sprint. Mattia Gavazzi (Diquigiovanni) was second and Luis Mansilla (Chile), third.
The 28-year old Alfredo Lucero (Argentina-A) safely crossed the line with the bunch to win the [...]
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the week that was
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by lyne.
Training camp season continues for the teams getting ready for the Tour of California. Some teams have concluded their camps such as BMC team in Santa Rosa, the Jelly Belly team in Southern California and Garmin-Slipstream in New Mexico. Others are just starting, OUCH in Temecula, Team Type 1 in Solvang and Bissell and Astana [...]
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