Watkins, Higgins Sweep Men's and Women's Sprint Events

Carson, Calif. (October 6, 2008)-USA Cycling awarded the final 10 Stars-and-Stripes jerseys over the weekend as the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships concluded at the ADT Event Center velodrome at the Home Depot Center on Sunday.

Catching Up for Spetember 29 through October 5

-by Jamie Naragon

As the road calendar winds down, the Cyclocross calendar is just getting warmed up and this year holds the promise of being one of the most exciting cross seasons ever. So, let’s catch up with the fast mudders.

The USA’s current number one stage racer, Levi Leipheimer, will be the celebrity guest host of the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Racing League’s annual CycleFest dinner, Saturday, November 8, at the Mill Valley Community Center. At CycleFest, Levi Leipheimer will recall stories from his most memorable races, talk about the highs and lows of the 2008 season, and speculate on having Lance Armstrong back in the peloton for 2009.

Atlanta — Team Type 1 is bolstering its strength in the field sprints for 2009 with the addition of Argentinian speedster Ricardo Escuela while re-signing Mexican Moises Aldape, who enjoyed a breakout season of his own.

Carson, Calif. (October 4, 2008)-Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Chipotle) set a new track record in the men's 4,000-meter individual pursuit and won his third national title of the week on Friday at the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships at the ADT Event Center veldorome at the Home Depot Center.

After only two years of operations the Tour of Missouri was recently promoted to international cycling’s big leagues. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced that next year’s week-long, 600-mile race across the Show Me state will be run under the sport’s highest rating, 2HC, which awards premium international competition points to winners.