Putting the podium in your sights!
Robert Gesink (Rabobank Cycling), who suffered from a severe broken leg last year, took the Stage 7 Mt. Baldy win and the Amgen Tour of California leader’s jersey. With his attack on the last 5 km, Gesink not only erased the 39 seconds needed, he also added 46 seconds going into the final stage in … Read more
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) showed to the world at the Amgen Tour of California that he is a force to be reckoned with, winning four stages out of four by beating some of the fastest men in the world. It was a long hot day on Wednesday for all the riders, where they faced six categorized … Read more
Stage 3, from San Jose to Livermore goes through some roads previously experienced at the Amgen Tour of California with the exception of the addition of the iconic Northern California climb, Mt Diablo. But the climb, that comes 50 miles into the stage, will not make a difference in the stage according to Ben Jacques-Maynes … Read more
Photos from women’s and men’s cyclocross race at the Sea Otter Classic – see also Gould, Berden Win Inaugural Sea Otter Cyclocross Click for larger images
Last Sunday at the Chicago Cyclocross Cup New Year’s Resolution the pit became a battleground, where the mechanics were fighting to get the mucky, thick, icy mud off the bikes, in freezing temperatures in a timely fashion to return a (somewhat) clean bike to their racers. It was brutal. While a few of the bigger … Read more
The CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team is proud to announce the addition of two major sponsors for the 2012 season. KHS Bicycles and Sho-Air International have chosen to partner with the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team. With their support, the team will race a full NRC schedule and build upon the success generated in 2011. The team … Read more
No major changes to the top 5 in the UCI Standings following the World Cup in Namur, Belgium except for a small re-shuffle in the Elite Women’s. Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) still tops the Elite Women’s UCI rankings with 1,900 points, with a 300-point lead on Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) who moved up to second after … Read more
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 at … Read more
It was mission accomplished for single speeder Craig Etheridge (Raleigh) when he crossed the line in second place on Sunday’s Deschutes Brewery Cup in Bend, Oregon. “It’s been amazing.” Etheridge told podiuminsight after his eighth and final podium at the Exergy US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. “It’s been exactly what I’ve always thought should happen … Read more
Not many changes to the top of the UCI Standings following the World Cup in Igorre, Spain – for the men only – this past weekend. Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) still tops the Elite Women’s UCI rankings with 1,900 points, with a 250-point lead on Sanne van Paassen (Brainwash Wielerploeg) of the Netherlands. With her wins … Read more