Desoto, Texas (March 21, 2009)—The third-annual USA Cycling BMX National Championships welcomed nearly 500 athletes to suburban Dallas on Saturday as competitors of all ages and abilities raced for national titles in the newest Olympic discipline of cycling. And despite all three 2008 U.S. Olympians in the elite men’s field, local Dallas-area resident Jason Rogers (Mesquite, Texas) wound up capturing one of the biggest wins of his career.Â
Rogers took home the Stars-and-Stripes jersey from an elite men’s final that also featured Olympic medalists Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), defending champion Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas), future star Joey Bradford (Monterey, Calif.), Barry Nobles (Wetumpka, Ala.), Danny Caluag (Chino, Calif.) and Matt Kelty (Dover, Del.)….Â
Lance Armstrong will race against the past two Tour de France winners when the five-day Vuelta of Castilla and Leon begins Monday.
The seven-time Tour champion will line up against Spanish cyclists Carlos Sastre (2008) and Alberto Contador (2007) for the first time since his return this season after three and a half years in retirement.
The 37-year-old Armstrong finished 125th in the Milan-San Remo classic on Saturday, his first race in Europe since his comeback from retirement.
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Teams from Woodcreek, Folsom, Oakmont, and individual racers from Roseville High School are wheeling attention to the sport of mountain bike racing.
The Norcal High School Mountain Bike Racing League was founded in 2001 to promote the formation of teams in local high schools as a bridge for junior racers into the competitive world of cycling. In a season there are five to six races to which 34 California high schools send teams.
There are teams in four different divisions – freshman, sophomore, junior varsity, and varsity, and competition is available to both boys and girls….Â
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British sprinter Mark Cavendish won the Milan-San Remo race on Saturday at his first attempt as Lance Armstrong finished well off the pace.
The 23-year-old fastman outpowered German Heinrich Haussler to notch his first major Classic victory by less than half a wheel after 298 km of racing. Norwegian Thor Hushovd was third.
Seven-times Tour de France winner Armstrong lost touch with the leading pack …Â Details
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