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USA Cycling News Headlines The latest news headlines from USA Cycling Stetina 10th in L'Avenir prologue by asmith@usacycling.org 5 Sep 2008 at 10:52pm The USA Cycling National Development Teamandrsquo;s Peter Stetina took 10th-place in the opening 7.5-kilometer prologue time trial of the Tour de Landrsquo;Avenir on September 5 in Challette-sur-Loing, France. Three of his teammates also placed within the top 25, putting the National Development Team amongst the top squads in the early going of the contest easily considered the worldandrsquo;s most prestigious multi-day race for riders under the age of 23. USA Cycling Pro Championships to air on Versus September 7 by asmith@usacycling.org 5 Sep 2008 at 4:32pm The Versus Network will air the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial Championships as part of its andldquo;Cyclysm Sundaysandrdquo; programming this Sunday, September 7 at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Held for the third straight year over Labor Day weekend in Greenville, S.C., the time trial featured a pro-only field who rode in pursuit of a national title over three laps of a technical, 11.1-kilometer flat to rolling circuit. The following day, the all-American peloton saddled up for the 177-kilometer road race that was defined by four ascents up Paris Mountain. USA Cycling to rerun athlete trustee election for USPRO Board by alee@usacycling.org 5 Sep 2008 at 3:50pm Following the 2008 USA Cycling elections, the USPRO Board of Trustees has voted to rerun the election for the two athlete representatives. A special election will be held from Sept. 15 through Sept. 30 to determine the two athletes who will sit on the USPRO Board of Trustees andndash; one of which will also be seated on the USA Cycling Board of Directors. Eligible athletes holding a valid professional road license with USA Cycling can begin voting online via their My USA Cycling accounts at 12:00 a.m. on Sept. 15. Eleven masters earn points race, sprint titles at track nationals by alee@usacycling.org 5 Sep 2008 at 3:09pm Another 11 national titles were decided on Thursday at the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships in San Jose, Calif. as competitors competed in the head-to-head sprints and mass-start points races at the Hellyer Park Velodrome. A total of 46 national titles have now been determined as amateur riders age 30 and up continue to compete for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys on the track. Friday will feature the remainder of the sprints and points race competitions. Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar Standings: Sept. 4 by asmith@usacycling.org 4 Sep 2008 at 11:01pm After winning all three downhill races at the ninth event on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar, the Sol Squared G3, Aaron Gwin won the overall pro men's competition in Granby, Colo. Rachel Bauer earned the overall women's victory. The final race on the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar went off in Wilmington, N.Y. on Aug. 31. Geritt Beytagh earned the pro men's victory and Dawn Bourque won the final pro women's race on the 2008 calendar. National Development Team ready for Le Tour de L'Avenir by alee@usacycling.org 4 Sep 2008 at 9:09pm The future of American cycling will be on display in France as some of the world's top developmental athletes and aspiring professionals ready themselves for Le Tour de L'Avenir, Sept. 5-14. Easily considered the most prestigious multi-day race for riders under the age of 23, Le Tour de L'Avenir, which translates to 'Tour of the Future', will feature six Americans who will be racing for USA Cycling's National Development Team. Winning is tough there - a feat accomplished by an American only once since 1961, by Greg LeMond in 1982. Masters track nationals award pursuit, points race titles by alee@usacycling.org 4 Sep 2008 at 4:06pm Day two of the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships crowned another 17 national champions as athletes contested the endurance-based time trials and a couple of points races. After capturing 500-meter time trial victories on Tuesday, some returned to the track on Wednesday to claim their second Stars-and-Stripes jerseys of the week, including Lawence Nolan, Victor Copeland, Jane Rinard and Bonnie Woodbury. The national championships continue on Thursday with 200-meter time trials, sprints and points race competitions. Seventeen national titles awarded as Masters Track Nationals begin by alee@usacycling.org 3 Sep 2008 at 5:22pm The first 17 national titles were awarded on Tuesday as the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships kicked off at the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose. Awarded on opening day were Stars-and-Stripes jerseys in the time trial sprint events - the kilometer time trial and 500-meter time trial. Local athletes took home 13 of the first 17 championships awarded as amateur athletes age 30 and up will compete throughout the week for one of 164 national titles on the line. Masters win four medals, one world title at Masters Road World's by alee@usacycling.org 3 Sep 2008 at 2:24pm Americans captured four medals and one world title last weekend at the 2008 UCI Masters Road World Championships in St. Johaan, Austria - the annual gathering of the top amateur racers age 30 and up. Kenny Fuller won the world title in the men's 60-64 time trial by a slim 2-second margin over Norwegian Kare Christoffersen. Richard Feldman and Cynthia Swain won silver medals for the United States - Feldman in the men's 35-39 time trial and Swain in the women's 55-59 time trial. As the only medalist in the road race events, Michael Carter won a bronze in the men's 45-49 category. USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings: Sept. 2 by asmith@usacycling.org 2 Sep 2008 at 9:26pm Bernard VanUlden rode to the win in the men's race at the 100K Classic in downtown Atlanta on Sept. 1, while Lauren Franges took the victory in the women's contest. With only one event remaining on the 2008 NRC next weekend, Rory Sutherland continues to hold a commanding lead in the overall individual standings on the men's side while Tina Pic is the current womenandrsquo;s leader. The teams currently atop the standings include the Health Net Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis in the menandrsquo;s rankings and the Cheerwine Professional Cycling Team in the womenandrsquo;s. Newsfeed display by CaRP