Shanaze Reade has been given the green light to challenge for gold in both BMX and track disciplines at the London 2012 Olympics paving the way for her to become the first British cyclist to do so.
The Track Cycling will now start at the Olympic Park Velodrome on August 2 and Reade, is she earns selection in the Team Sprint, will be done and dusted by the following day allowingher to concentrate on the BNX competition which starts on August 9
“The final confirmation is fantastic news,” says Reade who won her Third World BMX title this summer. “I can now seriously commit to … Details
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 12, 2010) – Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) was named October Male Athlete of the Month by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today for his performance at the UCI Road World Championships last month.
On Oct. 1, the 20-year-old Phinney became the first-ever American to win a medal in the Under-23 Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Geelong, Australia. In a rare occurrence, he tied for the bronze with Guillaume Boivin (CAN). The bronze was in addition to the U23 time trial world title he won two days earlier on September 29. The pair of gold and bronze medals which Phinney brought home from the Road World Championships mark the first time since 2004 that a U23 rider medaled in both the time trial and road race events.
The USOC named gymnast Alicia Sacramone Female Athlete of the Month for … Details
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American masters really showed their strength last month when the UCI Masters Track World Championships were held at the Anadia Velodrome in Portugal, October 26-31. With 48 medals, including 19 world titles, the U.S. came out on top of the medal count, beating out the track cycling power house nations of Australia and Great Britain.
The red, white and blue won a whopping seven world titles during the opening day’s time trials. Five silvers and a bronze were also picked up on day one.
Wilhelmus Zegers (Miramar, Fla./Hammer Racing Team) won the rainbow jersey in the men’s 45-49 750-meter contest while Reid Schwartz (Chicago, Ill./Midwest Masters Cycling Team) posted a time of  … Details
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