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One On One With Chris Jones

Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by lyne.

A roadie first, Chris Jones, of Team Rapha Focus, is no slouch at cross racing. Forced off his bike at the beginning of the cross season due to an injury sustained at the Tour of Britain, he came back strong in the latter part of the cross season. One such race was Friday night [...]

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Reactions – USA Pro Cycling Challenge Prologue

Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by lyne.

Reactions from Patrick Gretsch (HTC-Highroad), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervelo), Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Robert Förster (UnitedHealthcare), Danny Pate (HTC-Highroad) and Cadel Evans (BMC) following the USA Pro Cycling Challenge prologue.

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Breathing Through A Straw

Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by lyne.

The pain cave. Breathing through a straw. The deep dark red. Altitude is one of the difficulty presented by the two UCI races this month. Jay Thomson (BISSELL), Lucas Euser (Spidertech) and Max Jenkins (UnitedHealthcare) talk about their preparation and the impact of altitude.

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Make That Four For UHC At NVGP

Posted on 18. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

Another stage, another win for UnitedHealthcare at Nature Valley Grand Prix. But tonight at the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium, they had to work very hard to keep it under control.

Stage 4, 40 laps around a 6-corner, flat course started off fast and aggressive and it stayed that way until the end. Nick Frey (Jamis/Sutter Home) [...]

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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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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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UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team’s Blue Train Rolls Into Philly With A Full Head Of Steam

Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by lyne.

The Blue Train rolls into this weekend’s TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship with a full head of steam following a series of recent podium-topping performances throughout May and early June. On Thursday, June 2, Robert Förster (GER) and Hilton Clarke (AUS) took first and second place respectively, in Northern New Jersey’s BaseCamp International in Basking [...]

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Anatomy Of A Break

Posted on 18. May, 2011 by lyne.

Stage 3 at the Amgen Tour of California played out as expected, the early break was reeled in by the charging peloton, ramping up the speed for the final bunch sprint. But there’s a lot more to it than that, let’s take a closer look at the tactics of the breakaway, with insights from Christian Meier (UnitedHealthcare) and Andy Jacques-Maynes (BISSELL).

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UnitedHealthcare Name Algeri and Greene As Directors

Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by lyne.

In continuing its preparation toward its first season as a Pro Continental squad, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team officially announced today that it has named Eric Greene as its U.S. Team Director and Vittorio Algeri as its European Team Director. Both individuals will report to Mike Tamayo, the Team’s General Manager and Directeur Sportif.
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Fly V Australia Goes 1-2 At Thater

Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by lyne.

Jonathan Cantwell closes out his standout season in the USA with a win at Chris Thater Memorial Crit, leading his Fly V Australia squad with a 1-2 punch. Bernie Sulzberger was 2nd and Hilton Clarke (UnitedHealthcare) 3rd. Updated with Photos

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