Minneapolis (May 24, 2010) – USA Cycling and the organizers of the Nature Valley Grand Prix announced today the selection of the fourth annual Fiber One Collegiate Women’s All-Stars team. The All-Stars include six female collegiate riders chosen to compete against professional cycling teams in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, June 16-20. Â
The team was selected at the 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, held May 7-9, in Madison, Wis. Selection of this year’s team was based on the final overall standings (omnium). Riders on the Fiber One Collegiate All-Stars Team represent different collegiate teams who are not members of a professional or elite amateur team already registered to attend the Nature Valley Grand Prix.
I’m not accustomed to writing articles on cycling. Yes, I am an avid road-biker and finished a grueling 45-mile ride this morning. But, I don’t really follow the sport too closely until it’s time for the Tour De France.
I just had to write a story about Floyd Landis.
For those of you not familiar with Floyd Landis, he was considered to be  … Details
Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs and accused seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of involvement in doping, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping but had always denied cheating, sent a series of e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors acknowledging and detailing his long-term use of banned drugs, the newspaper said … Details
Aguascalientes, Mexico (May 13, 2010) — Following the U.S. team’s successful showing during the road race portion of the Pan American Road and Track Championships, American riders broke two world records and earned an additional five medals in the track competitions last week.Â
Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./American Track Foundation) won continental titles in the individual pursuit and the omnium, and then joined Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif./ATF Empire Coaching Systems) and Lauren Tamayo (Asheville, N.C./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12) to earn another continental title in the women’s team pursuit. Additionally, Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Cedar Springs, Mich./Colavita-Baci p/b Cooking Light)  won the gold medal in the women’s points race while Cody O’Reilly (Santa Barbara, Calif./Bissell)  rode to a silver medal in the men’s scratch race … Details