How can you tell if a cycling obsession has gone too far? When you pedal away from your wedding reception with your bride on the back of a tandem? When your bike starts sleeping in your bedroom? While moving house again recently, entirely by bicycle, it occurred to me that I had probably crossed a line.
Previously I’ve moved mostly by … More
The 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships culminated Sunday with 18 national champions crowned at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.Â
The nation’s best track cyclists contested the Madison, men’s time trial, women’s team sprint while paracyclists competed in the time trial.Â
Men’s Time Trial
The men’s one-kilometer time trial came down to  … More
The fourth day of the 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships featured many of the best American track cyclists competing in front of more than 1,100 spectators Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The morning session seeded and qualified the riders in the women’s sprint and the men’s and women’s points races, setting the stage for Saturday evening showdowns.
Men’s Points Race
The riders in the men’s points race drilled it for all 40 kilometers of the velodrome with the majority of the 16 sprint laps being hotly contested by several riders  … More
The third day of the 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships witnessed unofficial track and national records and crowned national champions in seven categories in front of more than 600 spectators Friday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.Â
The morning session featured qualifying heats for the men’s team pursuit, men’s sprint, women’s team pursuit along with the men’s and women’s three-kilometer individual pursuit for paracyclists. In the evening, national champions in the team pursuit, women’s kierin, men’s sprint and the paracycling individual pursuit were crowned.
World championship silver medalists  … More