Van Garderen Wins Amgen Tour, and Peter Sagan, the Lean Green Machine, Wins Stage 8 Santa Rosa, CA., May 19, 2013. By Jen Benepe The boy from Colorado, Tejay van Garderen sealed his first major stage race win at the Amgen Tour of California, which ended today in Santa Rosa, CA after traveling over...
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Mt. Diablo, California, May 18, 2013, By Jim Freibert Czech rider Leopold König overtook Janier Alexis Acevedo in the final meters to win the second to last stage of the big California race. It was one of the biggest climbs in American cycling, 3,865-feet to the summit finish on Mt. Diablo in Stage 7, and...
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By Jim Freibert Coloradan Tejay van Garderen, who has been pleasing American fans at this year’s race won the time trial stage in California on Friday. Now the BMC rider who first impressed fans at the Tour de France last year, has a one minute plus 47 seconds advantage over Mick Rogers of Saxo...
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All photos copyrighted by Lynn Ingram. All Rights Reserved. May 14, 2013.
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By Jim Freibert – May 16, 2013–California. Edited by Jen Benepe Tyler Farrar clinched the finish at the fourth stage of the big California race yesterday. The stage was once again nearly dominated by the internationals, until the finish, when Americans placed one and two to the line The next fifteen places were all...
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By Jim Friebert — May 15, 2013–California Edited by Jen Benepe With his Cannondale team timing their sprint train to perfection, Slovakia’s Peter Sagan delivered his first win at the big California race in stage 3 Tuesday. He was just ahead of Mick Matthews (Orica Greenedge) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda) who was third. Sagan...
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Bu Jim Freibert, Photos, John E. Chico. Editor, Jen Benepe All Rights Reserved.  Record hot temperatures continued to dog riders in the Amgen Tour of California as they completed 11,000 feet of climbing in the second day of racing. Perhaps not surprising then was the Stage 2 victory by a Colombian pro, Janier Alexis Acevedo, who...
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By Jim Freiberg. Photos, John E. Chico.  Editor Jen Benepe. All rights reserved.  The first two days of America’s greatest bike race practically roasted the riders, and the crowds that came to watch them too. Checking every thermometer in the area on Sunday, the temperature on the first day of the Amgen Tour of California...
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TV SCHEDULE UNITED STATES:The Giro d’Italia starts May 4, and will be broadcast starting at 9:45 AM on beIN Sport US. Last year, the Giro was won by by Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Barracuda, becoming the first Canadian rider to win a Grand Tour event and the second non-European rider to win the Giro (the first being Andrew Hampsten in 1988) according to...
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Final Blow to Cycling Groups Who Sought an Indoor Velodrome in the Bronx By Jen Benepe – New York -April 23, 2013 Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that the city will be transforming an old armory in the Bronx into the largest indoor ice facility in the world. The Kingsbridge National Ice Center  will...
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Boston police have updated the fatality number to three now for the total people killed at the Boston Marathon today. One of those three was an 8-year-old boy, and the third person died after being treated for their wounds. Although media reports have been fluid, between 138 and 144 people were wounded. Blood filled...
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Below is the schedule for all the big European professional bike races this year, all of them held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Tourists and fans are allowed to travel to parts of these races and stand on the side of the road, climb or finish and watch the race...
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Love the wobbly wheel in the start for the time trial. Also, isn’t that Mary Ann Miller of Century Road Club Association in there somewhere? The video is a sales piece for one of the UCI-endorsed races for amateurs and masters who love the idea of being in the Tour de France, Tour de...
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March 25, 2013 — By Jen Benepe Damian Alfonso, the Cuban cyclist who made headlines when he qualified for the 2012 cycling event at the Paralympics –and then came in 12th overall in his class, will be recruiting more disabled athletes in Cuba. “This is about Damian giving back,” said his long-time American friend...
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March 13, 2013– Fort Lee, NJ By Jen Benepe Jose Alcala, who provides neutral support for SRAM in professional bike races, picked up a brand new Volvo Polestar XC70 and support motorcycle this week from Providence, RI. He is driving it back to Chicago, where SRAM is based, but on the way stopped by...
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The teammate of Bradley Wiggins, Richie Porte became the first Australian to win Paris-Nice when he won the final time trial on Col d’Eze Sunday. Riding for Team Sky, the 28-year-old Tasmanian clocked 19:16 minutes on the training roads that he is accustomed to near his home in Monaco. It was a great victory...
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Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp surged ahead to the win in the final stretch of the third stage of Paris-Nice in Brioude, putting him also in the overall lead for the 7-day stage race. “Andrew and the team fought hard for today’s stage,” said his Sports Director, Geert Van Bondt. ”Taking the leader’s jersey was...
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Pistorius Applied for 6 More Gun Permits 3 Weeks Before he Shot Steenkamp South Africa–Feb. 22, 2013 “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius has been allowed to leave prison by posting bail. The Olympic runner has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, Riva Steenkamp. After listening to four days of testimony from police officers and the...
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