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03.23.2009 4:27 am

San Francisco Criterium Series issues appeal for sponsors

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

So states the good folks at trailheadmarketing.com. Here’s their release …

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO TWILIGHT CRITERIUM SEEKS SPONSORSHIP

San Francisco, Calif. (March 23, 2009) - Organizers of the San Francisco Twilight Criterium are putting out an appeal for additional corporate sponsorship…

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08.14.2008 11:37 am

Ball’s in Beamon’s court … in a manner of speaking

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Michael Ball is a relative newcomer to the sport of professional cycling, in his second season as the owner of Rock Racing.

Ed Beamon is a respected veteran of the sport, with 25 years of experience — first as a racer…

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07.01.2008 6:37 pm

USA Cycling picks five top pros to compete in the Olympics

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Levi Leipheimer, Big George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie and Jason McCartney will represent the United States next month at the Olympics in Beijing.

Leipheimer qualified as the result of his third-place finish last year at the Tour de France.…

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04.16.2008 5:56 pm

American royalty in Tour de Georgia field

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

OK, that’s what Phil Liggett would say about the American riders in the Tour de Georgia (from which 10 Speed will supply content — aka write stories — for this blog. YAY!)

The TdG will feature the royalty of active American cyclists,…

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04.08.2008 6:27 pm

Dogwood Road Race winners

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are the winners from the Dogwood Road Race on Saturday in Bradleyvill, Mo. The complete results are available at USA Cycling.

Men Cat 1/2: Alex Welch

Men Cat 3: James Vandeven

Men Cat 4/5: Ryan Dupree

Women Cat 1/2/3/4: Christa Voss

Juniors 10-12: Connor Estes

Juniors…

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04.04.2008 2:06 am

A chat with Pat McQuaid, Part I: Cycling in America

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Pat McQuaid and the Union Cycliste Internationale are bullish on America. 

And why not?

In Missouri we’ve seen first-hand the growth of cycling in the United States with the success of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, which joined the Tour of California…

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03.28.2008 4:52 pm

Hillsboro Roubaix this weekend

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’re new to cycling and enjoyed the inaugural Tour of Missouri, you might like the area racing circuit, which starts Saturday with the Hillsboro-Roubaix in Hillsboro, Ill. — about 65 miles north of St. Louis off of Interstate 55.

The event, which…

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03.27.2008 4:51 pm

WADA bails on UCI biological passport

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Oh, boy, what a mess!

The UCI sued former WADA topper Dick Pound the other day, so WADA lashed back and now says it’s withdrawing its support from the UCI’s biological passport system.

Yes, the World ANTI-DOPING Agency won’t support cycling’s international governing body’s plan…

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03.27.2008 4:33 pm

Taylor Phinney, American cycling shine

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Had enough of the alphabet soup in international cycling – ASO, UCI, WADA, USADA, CAS, TdF, et. al.?

Then, take your solace in this one — U.S.A.

For all the whoo-ha in international cycling, cycling in the U.S. has never been stronger. Three major races, domestic races…

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03.26.2008 7:10 pm

WADA responds to UCI suit

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The World Anti-doping Agency is none too happy that the UCI and former topper Hein Verbruggen has sued former WADA chief Dick Pound for alleged derogatory remarks.

WADA, which is sour at the UCI for not helping bankroll the U.S. Anti-Doping…

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