USA Cycling would like to announce that registration for the 2011 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships opens on Thursday, March 31, at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
This year’s competition returns to Madison, Wisconsin, beginning May 6 and runs through May 8.
To register for nationals, simply visit your My USA Cycling page.
Registration Fees and Timeline  … Details
Sarah Hammer(Temecula, Calif./OUCH) moved from fourth to second place in the women’s omnium to earn the silver on the final day of competition at the UCI Track World Championships. With Sunday’s finish combined with gold in the individual pursuit and silver in the team pursuit, Hammer became the first American woman ever to earn three medals in a single cycling world championship.
“Yesterday was a little bit of a rough day for me, but the nature of the omnium is to be able to kind of re-set after a bad event,†explained Hammer. “My goal coming into it was to be able to get top three and that was achieved after a hard fought battle. I’m super pumped to have been able to win the individual pursuit, to have taken silver with my teammates and be able to win another silver today.â€Â  … More
We all know plastic bags damage the environment, but what about the harm they can cause if you’re driving a team director’s car in a bike race? “Sky, that is the last warning!” squawks the Tour of Oman’s chief official over the Sky team car’s race radio as sports director Servais Knaven bowls along at 60kmh with rider Russ Downing and his bike in tow.
Downing’s rear sprocket has just come off worse in a close encounter with a stray plastic bag. Sky’s mechanic tried to fix it – leaning out the window, waving a pair of scissors as  … More