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Kelly Fisher-Goodwin of Colavita/Forno D’Asolo Retires
Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by stephanie.
One of the good warriors of the US women peloton has decided to retire this year. After 11 years of racing, training, and traveling, the very talented sprinter, Kelly Fisher-Goodwin (formerly Kelly Fisher Benjamin) of Colavita/Forno D’Asolo, announced her retirement. We checked in with Fisher-Goodwin to get her thoughts on leaving road racing and her [...]
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Beth Newell – 2011 International Omnium and Points US National Champion
Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by stephanie.
USA Cycling held the 2011 Elite Track Nationals earlier this month in Southern California and Beth Newell (Bell Lap Racing) reigned supreme. She not only won the grueling International Omnium title but the Points title as well.
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Nash Easily Repeats as CrossVegas Champion
Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by stephanie.
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) easily repeated as the CrossVegas winner. She and team mate Georgia Gould separated themselves from the field early on. Nash then lifted her tempo and maintained a significant lead for most of the race. “Georgia and I were working together keeping the gap,” stated Nash. “Perhaps I was keeping a [...]
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Cal Giant/Specialized CycloCross Team Presentation
Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 by stephanie.
Cal Giant/Specialized presented their 2011-12 Cyclocross team to a very enthusiastic crowd of fans and friends at Spokesman Bicycles in Santa Cruz. Team Director Anthony Gallino introduced each rider. The 2011-12 team will be Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, CA), Meredith Miller (Fort Collins, CO), Justin Robinson (Santa Cruz, CA), Teal Stetson-Lee (Durango, CO), and [...]
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Ash and Bahati Win Sacramento Grand Prix
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by stephanie.
Mary Ellen Ash (Metromint) and Rahsaan Bahati (SKLZ p/b Pista Palace) take bunch sprint to win the Sacramenton Grand Prix.
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Swiss National Champion Pascale Maria Schnider Gets Ready for Worlds and 2012 Olympic Games
Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by stephanie.
The 2011 road season began with watching Swiss National Road and Time Trial Champion, Pascale Maria Schnider, being successful in California at the Merco Cycling Classic. Schnider raced as a guest rider for Red Racing. She finished just behind Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) in both the Merced Criterium and the Almond Blossom Road Race stages, and [...]
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RED Racing Cycling Team Riding for Healthy Hearts
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by stephanie.
Many people think of heart disease as a man’s problem, however, women can and do get heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. It is also a leading cause of disability among women. This is the message that members of the RED Racing Cycling team [...]
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Rivera Wins Bunch Sprint as Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12 Repeats Dominance
Posted on 10. Jul, 2011 by stephanie.
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 came to the San Rafael Twilight Criterium with a plan. The plan was to attack and keep attacking, allowing Coryn Rivera to easily win from a bunch sprint. Martina Patella (Red Racing) finished in second and Mary-Ellen Ash (Metromint Cycling) in third. The race began with Rivera teammates Tayler Wiles [...]
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Amber Pierce – Living and Racing in Europe
Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by stephanie.
Amber Pierce, of Team Diadora-Pasta Zara, raced for years on US domestic teams. She raced with the Webcor Builders Women’s Professional Cycling Team and then spent time on Team TIBCO. As an ex-pat living in Graz, Austria, she contemplated leaving Team TIBCO at the end of 2009 and dreamed of racing in Europe full time. [...]
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@JeremyPowers and 140 Characters
Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by stephanie.
Jeremy Powers is that unique professional cyclist who competes both during the road season for the Jelly Belly Cycling Team presented by Kenda and in the 2011 cyclocross season for the Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team. Powers had a very successful 2010. Not only did he win the overall jersey at the Green Mountain Stage Race during [...]

