USA Cycling saw its women’s development initiatives pay off over the weekend as Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12) grabbed the overall classification at the Giro Donne stage race. The national governing body continued its women’s development initiatives in BMX last week as well, hosting up-and-coming women at a world championships prep camp in California. On the grassroots side of USA Cycling’s programs, a regional development camp took place at St. Mary’s College for aspiring young road cyclists … Details
Sandy Beach delivered the goods for the Dave and Buster’s Pro, part of the USBA Body Glove Tour today. Surf was in the 3-6 foot face range with epic high tide half point (surf break) rights and lefts. Gulilherme Tamega, 37 from Brazil, took top honors in the highly contested Pro Men’s division.
“It’s really good to be at Sandy Beach,” exclaimed Tamega. “It was a hard final, I knew I had to get the best waves and I could hear the crowd cheer for the Hawaiians, so I had to get through that.” It was a close match. Current World Champion, Kauai’s Jeff Hubbard, snagged waves right at the horn and had the crowd screaming at the get go. The final was a high performance battle as the lead changed several times during the 25-minute heat … Details