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The Battle To Be Crowned King Of The Mountain
Posted on 19. May, 2011 by lyne.
It was on today in the longest stage of the Amgen Tour of California, and by on, we mean hard, fast racing with a raging duel for the King Of The Mountain Points between KOM leader Jonathan Patrick McCarty (Spidertech p/b C10) and Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth).
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Talking California With Candelario
Posted on 15. May, 2011 by lyne.
Thirteen riders have raced in every edition of the Amgen Tour of California since the inaugural race in 2006. One of these riders is Alex Candelario, of Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth. On the day prior to race start, while the weather was still relatively nice, Cando shared some memories of the previous years including his best [...]
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Lots Of Options For KBS-OptumHealth In California
Posted on 14. May, 2011 by lyne.
For the second year in a row, the Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth team looked to international racing to maximize its chance for success for the Amgen Tour of California. “The plan for success was to take our guys and continue to race internationally and give the guys volume and quality of racing that they need.” explained [...]
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Candelario Getting Dirty For A Good Cause
Posted on 17. Dec, 2010 by lyne.
There was a new name showing up in the top 10 of the Elite Men US Cross Championships this past weekend. Well not really a new name but a name that hadn’t been showing up in a long time in results. After ten years of not racing cross, Alex Candelario came back out to get [...]
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Veilleux Ready For New Challenges With Europcar
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by lyne.
7-time Canadian National Champion and current Canadian Crit Champion David Veilleux is moving to Europe and joining the French Pro Continental team, Europcar.
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Leipheimer Takes Over At Utah
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by lyne.
Riding solo, Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny’s) rode away from select group of riders on the tough climb up Mt Nebo to win stage 2 of the Larry H Miller Tour of Utah. He also rode away with the yellow jersey with three stages to go. Can he defend without a team, especially on the tough [...]
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Glencoe GP with David Veilleux
Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by lyne.
Post-race video interview with winner of the Glencoe Grand Prix, David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies). Canadian National Crit Champion Veilleux became the first ever rider from Canada to win both the Canadian and American Criterium championships.
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Veilleux Wins Glencoe GP, Holloway Takes Stars & Stripes
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by lyne.
Stronger or smarter? That’s the question that was posed to Daniel Holloway (BISSELL) a few minutes after he became the new US Pro Crit Champion at the AT&T USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championship in Glencoe, IL. “I guess, after it’s all said and done I was definitely a smarter rider today. Ten laps to [...]
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Worlds Recap
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
A quick recap of how the North American cyclists fared at the 76th World Championships UCI Road World Championships which were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, from Wednesday 23 September in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The competition started with the 33.2 km Men U23 Time Trial won by Jack Bobridge of Australia earned the U23 men’s world title [...]

