The nation’s youngest track racers were awarded Stars-and-Stripes Saturday at the Richardson Bike Mart USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships. The 10-12 and 13-14 omniums and 17-18 scratch and keirin races highlighted the penultimate day of competition at the Superdrome in Frisco, Texas.
With national titles determined through a compilation of three events throughout the week for younger age divisions, competition wrapped up in both the 10-12 and 13-14 age groups on Saturday  … More
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Believe it or not, Alberto Contador is a lucky man.
The assertion sure sounds paradoxical after the three-time champion hit the road Wednesday during the fifth stage of the Tour de France.
But the Spaniard was fortunate enough to escape with bruises while RadioShack team leader Janez Brajkovic, one of Contador’s main rivals, had to withdraw because of fractured collarbone and a concussion … More
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Erin Laberge sees cougars on her family’s property every year, but a cougar approaching within metres of her was a little too close for comfort.
Laberge, 18, was riding her bike home from work Monday and was just minutes away from her home in the Jingle Pot Road area when she happened upon a cougar near Mountainview Elementary School, on East Wellington Road  … More
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With all four USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships “done and dusted,†as USA Cycling National Championship announcer Dave Towle would put it, USA Cycling’s annual Collegiate National Team Rankings are complete for the year, as well, and one team from each division can lay claim to the coveted number one ranking for the 2010-11 season for good. “What’s especially noteworthy for a lot of the top-tier teams in both divisions,” USA Cycling High School and Collegiate Manager Jeffrey Hansen said, “is that not only are the same teams turning in great performances consistently at each of our four Collegiate National Championships, but they’re  … More
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