Cycling News

Last 11 road race titles claimed at Masters Road Nationals
The last of 25 road race national titles were decided Thursday at the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships in Louisville, Ky. Three individual winners were crowned, including Paul Martin, John Korioth and Thurlow Rogers, in addition to eight tandem pairs. With the time trial and road race events now in the books, criterium racing is set to take center stage Friday through Sunday at one of Louisville's most historic landmarks - Churchill Downs.

2008 Trustee election candidates announced
USA Cyclingandrsquo;s annual election is set to begin on Tuesday, July 15 and USA Cycling members are encouraged to vote online through their My USA Cycling account. The trustees are representatives of the USA Cycling membership whose mission is to help shape governance policy, association bylaws and racing rules. Voting will begin on July 15 and will remain open until August 15, 2008. Click on the story to read the complete list of candidates and open positions.

Six athletes claim their second national titles in Louisville
Day three of the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships saw another 10 amateur cyclists claim national titles in the road race on Wednesday. Of the champions crowned, six were repeat winners after claiming time trial championships earlier in the week, including Anne Marie Miller, Elizabeth Tyrell, Julie Lockhart, Franz Hammer, Kent Bostick and Kenny Fuller. Only one more day of road racing remains before the master athletes head to Churchill Downs to compete in the criterium events over the weekend.

USA Cycling News Update: July 2
Over the past few weeks in American cycling USA Cycling announced its nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, the USA Cycling election process continued, the Masters Road National Championships kicked-off in Louisville, Melissa Buhl brought home a Four Cross World Title from the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, nine juniors began preparing for the 2008 UCI Junior Road and Track World Championships, endurance off-roaders are preparing for the upcoming Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships on July 4, all five national calendars rolled on and much more....

USA Cycling announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
USA Cycling announced today 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, including all 16 men's athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX). Additionally, five automatic women's nominations across the four Olympic disciplines were announced. Included in the list of nominees is the United States' first five-time Olympic cyclist, George Hincapie, as well as several world champions and world championship medalists. Cycling events at the 2008 Beijing Games begin with the men's road race on Saturday, Aug. 9.

USA Cycling Professional Tour Standings - July 1
David Veilleux took home the overall win in the six-stage American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania, June 24-29. Following the completion of eight events on the USA Cycling Pro Tour, Levi Leipheimer remains atop the overall individual standings, while High Road is the current leader in the team rankings. Only six races remain on the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour.

Four awarded road race titles as Masters Road Nationals continue
After opening day of the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships crowned 30 national champions on Monday in the time trial, a much shorter day on Tuesday saw four women's categories contest the road race. Three winners from Monday's race against the clock - AnnaJean Dallaire, Laura Igoe and Sonia Ross - all added a second national title to their list of accomplishments for the week, while local competitor Tracy Tolson captured a Stars-and-Stripes jersey in the 45-49 road race.

Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar Standings - July 1
Both the cross country and short track races at the Deer Valley National made up the 16th event on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar. Ryan Trebon took the win in the pro men's cross country contest, while Katerina Nash earned the victory in the pro women's race on June 28. In the short track contest, Geoff Kabush topped the pro men's field, while Nash repeated her top performance from the previous day. The cross country race at Blast the Mast will be the next race on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar.

Thirty national time trial titles claimed in Louisville
The opening day of the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships featured time trial action as amateur cyclists age 30 and up contested the race against the clock. In all, 19 individual time trial titles were decided and 11 tandem national titles were won. Monday marked the first day of competition as competitive cyclists from around the country kicked off a week's worth of national championship racing in time trial, road race and criterium events.

USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings - June 30
Kyle Wamsley took home the victory in the 22nd race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, the Cox Charities Cycling Classic, while Rashaan Bahati earned the win in the men's criterium contest at the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix and Brooke Miller won the pro women's race. The next race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar is the 2.3-rated Fitchburg Longsjo Classic in Fitchburg, Mass. which takes place July 3-6.