USA Cycling Road NewsThe latest road cycling news from USA CyclingRegistration for junior, U23 and elite road nationals now open- June 20, 2008 Attention junior, U23 and elite road cyclists: Registration is currently open for the 2008 USA Cycling Junior, U23 and Elite Road National Championships at www.sportsbaseonline.com. All participants are encouraged to register online before Friday, July 18 when the registration fees increase by $25 per race. This year's edition is scheduled for July 6-10 in Anaheim, Calif. If you haven't yet registered for the event, you can quickly and easily do so online!http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3682 Online registration for Masters Road Nationals closes on June 24- June 20, 2008 A reminder to all masters road athletes: Online registration for the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships in Louisville, Ky. closes at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 24. If you plan on competing, but have not yet registered, please remember to do so before Tuesday. You will still be able to register on-site, however please remember that all on-site registration is subject to a 100% late charge. The 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships are scheduled for June...http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3679 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings - June 16- June 16, 2008 Both the men's and women's contest at the Nature Valley Grand Prix marked the 19th event on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, June 11-15. The 2.1-rated stage race which took place throughout Minnesota was won by Kristin Armstrong on the women's side and Rory Sutherland on the men's. The next race on the NRC will be the men's only 2.4-rated Tour de Nez which takes place June 18-21 in Reno, Nev.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3668 USA Cycling Professional Tour Standings - June 9- June 9, 2008 Matti Breschel moved himself into the fifth spot in the USA Cycling Professional Tour standings with his field sprint win in Sunday's seventh race on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, the Commerce Bank International Championship. Following the completion of seven events on the USA Cycling Pro Tour, Levi Leipheimer remains atop the overall individual standings, while High Road is the current leader in the team rankings.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3662 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings - June 9- June 9, 2008 Chantal Beltman out sprinted an all-star women's field on Sunday in downtown Philadelphia's Commerce Bank Liberty Classic, the 18th event on the National Racing Calendar. Overall, Rory Sutherland leads the individual NRC standings on the men's side while Leah Goldstein is the current womenandrsquo;s leader. The next race on the NRC will be the 2.1-rated Nature Valley Grand Prix, June 11-15.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3661 Cost to register for '08 Masters Road Nationals increases June 10- June 9, 2008 Attention USA Cycling members: We are just over a month away from this seasonandrsquo;s USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships. If you havenandrsquo;t yet registered for the event, please remember that you can quickly and easily do so online at www.sportsbaseonline.com. Also, please remember the escalating registration fee structure that was introduced to the registration process for the 2008 season after valuable feedback from our members. Beginning Tuesday, June 10 at 12:00 p.m. EDT,.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3644 Pay it Forward: Armstrong, Rivera to join forces at Nature Valley- June 9, 2008 Born from an idea conceived by USA Cycling's endurance program manager and world champion Kristin Armstrong's coach Jim Miller, one of the most successful elite cyclists in American history is teaming up with 16-time junior national champion Coryn Rivera at the upcoming Nature Valley Grand Prix NRC event in Minnesota. Armstrong is using the event as part of her Olympic preparation, but will also be mentoring a member of the national team with promising potential as a 2012 hopeful along the way.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3657 USA Cycling Professional Tour Standings - June 6- June 6, 2008 Following the fifth and sixth races on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, the Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic and the Commerce Bank Reading Classic, Levi Leipheimer remains atop the overall individual standings, while High Road is the current leader in the team rankings.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3659 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings - June 2- June 3, 2008 Kelly Benjamin took the victory in the 16th event on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, the Tulsa Tough Ride and Race, while Luca Damiani and Chatharine Cheatley won the CSC Invitational. With 12 menandrsquo;s races and 15 womenandrsquo;s events on the 2008 NRC now complete, Rory Sutherland and Leah Goldstein are leading the individual standings, while the Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis and the Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team lead the men's and women's team...http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3652 Summerhill finishes seventh at Espoir Paris-Roubaix- June 1, 2008 The USA Cycling National Developmentandrsquo;s Daniel Summerhill finished seventh in the espoir version of the infamous Paris-Roubaix Espoirs in France on June 1. Despite a late race crash, Austin Carroll also fared well, coming in 29th place against some of the best U23 riders in the world.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3648 |