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US Cyclocross Nationals – Day 1 Predictions

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

On Thursday, December 9, the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships will kick-off in Bend, Oregon as the Old Mill District will play host to the National Championships for the second consecutive year. 1,400 cyclists of all ages and abilities will line up to battle each other, and mother nature, in a festival-like atmosphere that features … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #16

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

#16 – Team Quick Step (Preview Ranking: #12) What We Said: It’s not good when your top Grand Tour rider’s name is Kevin Seeldraeyers.  No offense to the guy, but one top-15 finish in a Grand Tour is hardly anything to write home about—especially when you’re from Belgium, a country not known (at least lately) … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-by-Team Season Review: #18

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Here’s the latest instllment of our 2010 Season Review.  We started yesterday with #20 and #19. #18 – AG2R-La Mondiale (Preview Ranking: #19) What We Said: If it weren’t their brown shorts and several days in yellow during last year’s Tour, would you have even known this team existed?  They won five races!  Were it … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #20

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

You might recall our team-by-team preview of the 2010 road season back in February.  Now that the dust is about to settle on another year, it’s the perfect time for a team-by-team review of what we said and what we saw.  So over the next few weeks, we’ll count down the top-20 teams of 2010 … Continue reading →

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2010 Giro di Lombardia/Tour of Lombardy – Preview

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia, the “race of falling leaves,” effectively closes the 2010 road season.   While a few events remain on the calendar, most teams and riders will have called it a year by tomorrow evening.  But despite its end-of-calendar time slot, Lombardy’s a prize any rider would love to take—it’s one of the sport’s … Continue reading →

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Giro del Piemonte – What to Watch

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

Ordinarily, the 96th running of the Giro del Piemonte wouldn’t warrant a preview of its own, but this year’s edition of the Italian semi-classic offers several interesting plot lines.  Here’s a brief rundown of what to watch: 1. Philippe Gilbert won last year’s race, the third event of his Sabatini-Paris-Tours-Piemonte-Lombardia grand slam.  Winless so far … Continue reading →

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