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Hanson’s Secret For Dollar Handups

Posted on 17. Sep, 2011 by lyne.

For Ken Hanson, of the Jelly Belly p/b Kenda team, CrossVegas was about having fun and collecting dollar handups.
With no UCI points, Hanson started in 83rd position and after his saddle came lose on the first lap, he decided that it was time to have a good time. For the next four laps, he collected [...]

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Racing At Night

Posted on 09. Jul, 2011 by lyne.

Riders darting in and out of the dark, sounds of gear changing, wheels flashing in the spotlights, yells, a blur of color and movement. All these and more at evening criteriums to the delight of the very often raucous crowds.
Crits are already fast and furious affairs to start with with fields tackling city streets replete [...]

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Anthony Takes Yellow, Van Ulden Wins Explosive Stage At NVGP

Posted on 18. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

KABOOM. Chinks, small chinks but chinks none the less, were seen in the UnitedHealthcare armor on Friday evening and the other teams were ready to take advantage of them in Friday’s Menomonie Road Race, stage 5 at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. The Kelly Benefit Strategie-Optumhealth team made it an all or nothing stage and [...]

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Three-For-Three For UHC At NVGP

Posted on 17. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

Can anyone stop the UnitedHealthcare juggernaut at Nature Valley Grand Prix? Stage 3, the 66.5-mile (107-km) Cannon Falls Road Race was fast from the beginning with attacks flying. Race radio was constantly putting out ‘5 riders with slight advantage’ but everything was quickly brought back. Robert Forster made it 3-3 for the UHC team.

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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 road [...]

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UHC Sweep St Paul Crit

Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

UnitedHealthcare really had a perfect race in stage 2 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. The controlled the Downtown St Paul Criterium from start to finish, and topped it off by not only a win but a sweep of the podium.

The earlier rain had stopped by the time the men lined up at the start line, [...]

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Reactions from Borrajo, Hanson And Cantwell After Riverview Crit

Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis/Sutter Home) doubled up on the third and final race of the St Francis Tulsa Tough. He escaped, along with one other rider, to take the crit win and the overall omnium win.  Ken Hanson (Jelly Belly) took the field sprint for third which moved him up to second overall. Jonathan Cantwell (V [...]

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Reactions from Hanson, Ale and Ani Borrajo After Brady Village Crit

Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

After being boxed in on Friday night, Ken Hanson (Jelly Belly) was able to unleash his sprint to take a close win at the Brady Village Criterium, day 2 of the St Francis Tulsa Tough. Alejandro Borrajo took second with his brother and Jamis/Sutter Home teammate Anibal in third. Read what the three had to [...]

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Staying Upright in Tulsa

Posted on 11. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

Last night’s men pro/1 Blue Dome Criterium was simply a crashfest. The riders went down on the second turn on the first lap and didn’t stop until the finale. It might be easier to say who didn’t go down than who did in the 135-rider field in the first race of the St Francis Tulsa [...]

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Reactions from Cantwell, Borrajo Brothers And Hanson After Blue Dome Crit

Posted on 11. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

After non-stop crashing, the first race of the St Francis Tulsa Tough  came down to a very small field sprint after a split in the field led a 10-rider chase group to catch the 5-rider break with half a lap to go. Emerging from the chase group, Australian Crit Champion Jonathan Cantwell (V Australia) took [...]

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