Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Elite Men Tom Danielson (Durango, Colo./Garmin-Slipstream)– Road Race and Time Trial Tyler Farrar (Wenatchee, Wash./Garmin-Slipstream) – Road Race Brent Bookwalter (Lookout Mountain, Ga./BMC Racing Team) – Road Race Jeff Louder (Salt Lake City, Utah/BMC) – Road Race Craig Lewis (Greenville, S.C./Columbia-High Road)– Road Race Andrew Bajadali (Boulder, Colo./Kelly Benefit...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
USA Cycling has announced its full women’s squad for the upcoming International Cycling Union (UCI) World Road Championships to be held in Mendriso, Switzerland. Selectors for the governing body only picked two riders for the squad after the nation had the majority of its riders automatically qualify for positions. Mara Abbott and Evelyn Stevens will fill the only vacant spots in the squad,...
USA Cycling (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
Over the last week in American cycling, Women's National Team program rider Mara Abbott rode to second-place overall in the Giro Donne for her trade team and 16-year-old Coryn Rivera claimed the win over the women's field in the San Rafael Twilight Criteirum. Coming up this week, Kentucky hosts the first-ever UCI-sanctioned juniors event in the U.S. - Tour of the Red River Gorge July 14-16
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Today is the last stage of the race, and there's not a lot to say. Eight circuits round the Naples suburb of Grumo Nevano followed by Ina Teutenberg leading the sprint home. Maybe that's why they only put in two flat stages this year. I had been half hoping these last few days that Judith Arndt would pull back enough time and bonuses to make it a real possibility that this race, just like the men's...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
To carry on from where I left off last time. This wasn't planned as an extensive preview, it just developed from a few notes I made for myself while reading up on the teams. I may be wrong at times, feel free to add and correct. AUSTRALIA NAZIONALE Carlee Taylor Tiffany Cromwell Belinda Goss Amber Halliday Lauren Kitchen Shara Gillon Chloe Hosking Myfanwy Galloway The Australians regularly bring a...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Judith Arndt (Columbia-Highroad) won Sunday’s finale and secured the overall at the four-day Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira in Spain. After Columbia-Highroad teammate Mara Abbott and rival Claudia Hausler of Germany had attacked on the last climb, Arndt powered across to the two stage leaders on a dangerous rain-soaked descent. Arndt then outpowered Hausler in the final sprint for the line in the town...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009
Colorado’s thin air and long, grinding mountain passes played to the strengths of climbing specialists Anthony Colby and Mara Abbott, who took solo victories at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race. The iconic Colorado event, which covers 47 miles from Durango to Silverton and ascends the hulking Coal Bank and Molas passes, celebrated its 38th year on Saturday. Gray skies and moisture greeted...
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