Due to an ongoing hip injury sustained during one of the worst crashes of his cycling career in Copenhagen last month, Chris Hoy has been forced to withdraw from competing in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which take place […]
Exceptionally strong teamwork by Columbia-Highroad in the GP Almeria in Spain on Sunday culminated with an impressive sprint victory for New Zealander Greg Henderson. Henderson netted his first triumph of 2009 after Columbia-Highroad completely shattered the field in strong crosswinds […]
Milram captain Linus Gerdemann will lead his team in two races this weekend in Switzerland, where he now lives. On Saturday, the German ProTour team starts in the Gran Premio dell’Insubria. The next day, the Grand Prix di Lugano, another […]
Team Milram is opening the Spring Classics season this coming weekend with two one-day races in the Belgian region of Flanders. On Saturday is the 64th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI 1.HC), formerly the “Omloop Het Volk”. The next day the […]
The opening shot for Milram captain Linus Gerdemann and the Tour de France was fired this past weekend. The rider from the Dortmund team underwent a series of aerodynamic tests on the track in Kaarst-Büttgen. His aerodynamics on his time […]
Figures released today show that the 2009 Tour Down Under was the biggest event ever staged in South Australia. Premier Mike Rann today announced the preliminary economic impact and research figures for the event, which was held in South Australia […]
Columbia-Highroad rider Ellen Van Dijk of Holland has taken a remarkable double triumph in the points and individual pursuit rounds of the World Cup track event this weekend in Denmark. Riding for the Netherlands, Van Dijk clocked the fastest time […]
Team Milram starts the first stage of the Volta ao Algarve (February 18-22) this coming Wednesday in Albufeira. Milram captain Gerald Ciolek will be joined at the Portugese classic by seven other riders from the Dortmund team. The flat and […]
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California Women’s Criterium presented by the Redwood Regional Breast Center will assemble some of the world’s top professional women cyclists to compete in Santa Rosa on Sunday, February 15, in the season opening NRC event. […]
“Big Swede” will continue to consult with Garmin-Slipstream while focusing on his own development team February 6, 2009 – Boulder, CO – After 13 years of professional cycling, 34-year-old Magnus Backstedt will step down from the highest level of the […]
Led by its new captains, Gerald Ciolek and Linus Gerdemann, the German ProTour Team Milram will start in the Mallorca Challenge (February 8-12/UCI 1.1). The two stars of German cycling celebrate the season debut at the five-day race series on […]
The 2009-10 USA Cycling Junior, U23 & Elite Road National Championships have been awarded to the city of Bend, Ore., the national governing body announced today. The announcement comes six weeks after the cycling-friendly community was also awarded the next […]
The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team has finalized its eight-member roster for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. Team leaders Ben Jacques-Maynes and Tom Zirbel will equally play critical roles in the success of this high-profile race. Ben Jacques-Maynes returns to […]
Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo.) became the first two-time medalist in U.S. Cyclo-cross history on Sunday, winning a bronze medal in the elite women’s contest behind world champion Marianne Vos (NED) and runner-up Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) at the 2009 UCI […]
He celebrates his 23rd birthday in a few days, and in the meantime Niels Albert offered himself the best present he could dream of: the rainbow jersey at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the Elite category. It was the […]
USA Cycling announced today the addition of Jonathan Page (Northfield, N.H.) to the U.S. National Team roster for next weekend’s UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. USA Cycling originally denied Page’s initial petition to the world championship team, citing his ineligible status […]
A record number of 24 countries will be represented at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide (NED) on January 31st and February 1st. This is three more than the former record of 21 countries in Treviso, Italy, for last […]
This is a crucial year for working with federal policy makers. Our nation has a new President, a new Congress, and a new commitment to improving our transportation and energy infrastructure. Bikes Belong is working closely with key members of […]
