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Cycling RSS FeedsJunior world track trials to be held May 24-25 in California - USA Cycling will be holding trials for qualification to attend the 2008 UCI Junior World Track Championships. The trials will take place Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 at the ADT Event Center Velodrome in Carson, Calif....Feed Source: www.usacycling.org Bausch wins continental pursuit title - Dotsie Bausch gave the United States its second medal at the 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships on Monday with a victory in the womenandrsquo;s 3000-meter individual pursuit. Bausch clocked a winning time of 4 minutes, 2.91 seconds to win the gold medal by five seconds over Ana Rocio Bernal (COL). On Sunday, American Cody Oandrsquo;Reilly captured a bronze medal in the menandrsquo;s 15-kilometer scratch race. The 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships continue through May 11.... Women learn track racing basics from some of the best in LA - Dozens of women have been learning the basics of track racing from some of the nation's best in the Ladies Only Track Sessions (LOTS) at the ADT Event Center Velodrome in Los Angeles. The monthly clinics teach women the basic skills needed to ride on the track for only a meager $10 fee. The girls-only program has grown quite the reputation for providing women with opportunities to see what track cyclingandrsquo;s all about whether theyandrsquo;re experienced cyclists or not.... Reed wins world keirin title in Manchester - Jennie Reed gave the United States its first world title in the womenandrsquo;s keirin on Sunday to close out the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. After winning the bronze medal in the sprint on Saturday, Reed gave the U.S. its third medal of the weekend when she sprinted to victory against her five challengers in the keirin final. The U.S. closed the world championships with a total of three medals andndash; two of which were contributed by Reed and one from Sarah Hammer who won the silver in the womenandrsquo;s individual pursuit.... Reed wins bronze medal in sprint, raises U.S. medal count to two - Jennie Reed gave the United States Cycling Team its second medal of the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Saturday with a bronze in the women's sprint. Reed bested Guo Shuang (CHN) in two out of three head-to-head rides to claim her first career world championship sprint medal. After falling in two straight rides to defending champion Victoria Pendleton (GBR) in the semifinals, Reed was sent to the bronze-medal round for a face-off with Guo. Reed won the first heat but was beaten by Guo in the second to set up a third and decisive ride. In the decider Reed edged Guo in a photo-finish to place third overall.... Reed in medal contention with trip to semifinals of women's sprint - Jennie Reed assured herself a chance at earning a second medal for the United States at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships by advancing to Saturdayandrsquo;s semifinals of the womenandrsquo;s sprint. Reed was perfect through her preliminary heats on Friday to set up a head-to-head semifinal match against defending world champion Victoria Pendleton (GBR). If Reed wins her semifinal heat, sheandrsquo;ll advance to the gold-medal final to face either Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) or Guo Shuang (CHN). If she loses, sheandrsquo;ll compete for the bronze medal. ... Hammer wins silver at 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - The United States Cycling Team claimed its first medal of the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Thursday as Sarah Hammer finished second in the womenandrsquo;s individual pursuit. Her silver-medal performance marked her third consecutive visit to the podium at the world championships after winning back-to-back world titles in 2006 and andrsquo;07. As a medalist at this yearandrsquo;s world championships, Hammer will earn an automatic nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. ... Phinney records fastest pursuit yet in 8th-place finish at World's - Taylor Phinney continued his quest for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team on Wednesday, lowering his personal best time in the men's individual pursuit by more than two seconds and recording a new world-record time for a junior. His mark of 4 minutes, 22.358 seconds placed him eighth in his first-ever UCI Track World Championships while his time of 3:17.523 at the 3-kilometer mark andndash; the distance juniors typically race andndash; surpassed the previous world record of 3:17.775 set by Michael Ford (AUS) in 2004. Phinney's previous personal best over four kilometers was 4:24.364.... U.S. National Team for '08 Track World Championships announced - USA Cycling announced today its selections to the National Team for the 2008 UCI Track World Championships. Set for March 26-30 in Manchester, Great Britain, the World Championships will feature nine American athletes and serve as the final major event before this summer's Olympic Games. Representing the U.S. in Manchester will be Michael Blatchford, Adam Duvendeck, Michael Friedman, Bobby Lea, Colby Pearce, Taylor Phinney, Sarah Hammer, Becky Quinn and Jennie Reed.... Reed, Madison team add silver medals to final U.S. medal count - Jennie Reed and the U.S. madison pairing of Colby Pearce and Bobby Lea raised the final U.S. medal count at the Copenhagen Track World Cup to five with a pair of silver-medal performances on Sunday. Reedandrsquo;s second-place finish in the womenandrsquo;s keirin yielded her fourth World Cup medal of the season. With earlier keirin medals in Sydney (silver) and Los Angeles (gold), Reed finished second in the overall World Cup standings to Willy Kanis (NED).... Copyright © 2008, Magic Maldives. All Rights Reserved. |