Buoyed by the success of the World Cup and a bid to host the 2020 Olympics, South Africa announced plans Thursday to hold a cycling event to rival the Tour de France.
The nation’s cycling governing body said it has scheduled the first Tour of South Africa for February in hopes it will become a major tournament on the international cycling calendar.
South Africa has only hosted one previous international cycling event, but it was discontinued a decade ago  … Details
Louisville, Ky. (August 4, 2010) – Eight national champs were crowned in the road races on day two of the USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships as temperatures reached 101 degrees in  Louisville’s Cherokee Park.
Kicking off the day’s festivities were the men in the 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+ fields as they all toed the line together for six laps of the course, just after 8:00 in the morning.Â
In the 80+ category, Carl Grove (Bristol, Ind.) rode his way into a Stars-and-Stripes jersey ahead of silver and bronze medalists Donald Werling (Port Charlotte, Fla.) and Link Lindquist (Foothill Ranch, Calif./Team Velosport).Â
Frederic Schmid(Waco, Texas/Bicycles Outback-Magura) went home with a national title from …Â Details
