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USA Cycling Road News The latest road cycling news 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 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. Hamilton outsprints Caldwell for professional road championship by alee@usacycling.org 1 Sep 2008 at 9:10am One of the most decorated American cyclists of his generation, Tyler Hamilton can now add the title of USA Cycling Professional Champion to a randeacute;sumandeacute; that also boasts an Olympic gold medal and Tour de France stage win. The 37-year-old pro on the verge of retirement outsprinted Blake Caldwell in a photo finish, claiming the Stars-and-Stripes jersey by mere centimeters after 177 kilometers and four-and-a-half hours of racing. For the fifth time in the last seven years, Danny Pate recorded a top-five finish, placing third to round out the podium. Zabriskie claims third straight professional time trial title by alee@usacycling.org 30 Aug 2008 at 9:11pm David Zabriskie remains the only athlete to win a USA Cycling professional time trial championship after successfully defending his national title on Saturday - his third straight since the event's inception in 2006. Zabriskie edged runner-up Tom Zirbel by just five seconds to maintain his monopoly on the stars-and-stripes jersey, completing the 33.4-kilometer course in 40 minutes, 39.40 seconds. Christian Vande Velde took home the bronze medal in third. USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings: Aug. 25 by asmith@usacycling.org 26 Aug 2008 at 4:42pm Hilton Clarke won the 25th Annual Chris Thater Memorial Criterium in Binghamton, N.Y. on Aug. 25, while Tina Pic took the victory in the 1.2-rated women's contest. With only two events remaining on the 2008 NRC, Rory Sutherland continues to hold a commanding lead in the overall individual standings on the men's side while 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. Salon Top NDT Rider in Switzerland's G.P. Tell by asmith@usacycling.org 25 Aug 2008 at 6:32pm Six USA Cycling National Development Team members most recently contested the 2.2-rated G.P. Tell in Switzerland, August 20-24. Peter Salon turned in the top overall performance for the National Development Team with a 35-place-finish in the G.C. with teammate Chad Beyer close behind in 37th. Former USA Cycling National Development Team rider Tejay Van Garderen took home several awards throughout the Nations Cup contest, including a stage three victory. USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Standings: August 17 by asmith@usacycling.org 19 Aug 2008 at 3:04am Jeff Louder won the general classification in front of his home crowd at the National Racing Calendar's 31st event, the Tour of Utah. With only three events remaining on the 2008 NRC, 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. USA Cycling supports proposed plan for the future of pro cycling by alee@usacycling.org 18 Aug 2008 at 2:23pm At the Olympic Games on Monday, the UCI held a press conference to publicize a new plan for the structure of professional cycling following weeks of negotiations between the sport's international governing body and Editions Pillipe Amaury, the owner of the ASO and the Societe du Tour de France. As a result, the UCI unveiled key elements of the plan. To show its support of the UCI, the EPA and the proposed agreement, USA Cycling issued the following statement on Monday afternoon from China. Armstrong wins Olympic gold medal in time trial; Leipheimer bronze by alee@usacycling.org 13 Aug 2008 at 5:22pm With a victory in the individual time trial on Wednesday, Kristin Armstrong became just the second woman in American cycling history to win Olympic gold while compatriot Levi Leipheimer continued a streak of bronze medals for U.S. men in the race against the clock. The U.S. now has seven Olympic medals in the time trial to its credit since the event's inception in 1996 - four more than the next best country. Armstrong joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as the only gold medalists in U.S. women's cycling, while Leipheimer continues a streak of bronze since Lance Armstrong (2000) and Bobby Julich (2004). Newsfeed display by CaRP