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Devine has career ride with eighth-place finish on Brasstown Bald
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:48:04 GMT

After wearing the Best Young Riderandrsquo;s Jersey for one stage at the Tour de Georgia, John Devine turned in another strong performance for the USA Cycling National Development Team with an eighth-place finish in the eventandrsquo;s signature stage, the 172-kilometer stage five from Dalton to the top of Brasstown Bald in Towns County. The result signifies one of the best performances of his young career given the world-class field of international competitors racing at the Tour de Georgia.

USA Cycling and filmmaker announce collegiate cycling fundraiser
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:50:05 GMT

USA Cycling and filmmaker Scott Coady announced plans to raise $500,000 for collegiate cycling and the Davis Phinney Foundation by visiting 21 college campuses in 21 days across the entire United States in what is being billed as The Collegiate Tour, Baby!. Mimicking the format of the legendary Tour de France, each stop will be considered a andldquo;stageandrdquo; of the andldquo;Tourandrdquo;. And, just like in the Tour de France, collegiate teams across the country will vie for the opportunity to host a stage.

Twenty Americans to compete in UCI Mountain Bike World Cup opener
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:34:35 GMT

Twenty Americans are slated to compete in the first round of the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series in Houffalize, Belgium this weekend. Nine men will represent the United States as part of a 245-rider elite menandrsquo;s field, while 11 of 128 riders in the elite womenandrsquo;s field will be Americans. Since USA Cycling introduced several financial incentive programs for mountain bike athletes, American participation at the sport's top level has increased dramatically and resulted in a number-three ranking in the world for both men and women.

USA Cycling opens women's European residence center in Italy
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:32:10 GMT

Eight years after opening its menandrsquo;s European residence center in Izegem, Belgium, USA Cycling announced today the opening of a similar facility for its Womenandrsquo;s National Team and development programs in Lucca, Italy. USA Cyclingandrsquo;s womenandrsquo;s European residence center will serve as a home away from home for several developing athletes and current world-class cyclists as they receive the consistent exposure to elite-level competition that is necessary to achieve athletic excellence.

USA Cycling Weekly News Update: April 11 - 17
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:06:33 GMT

Last week, the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendar continued with the Sea Otter Classic, Brooke Miller led the Womenandrsquo;s National Team in Europe, American juniors competed in Paris-Roubaix, the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross season got underway in Spain, American mountain bikers are ranked third in the world, the race schedule for the USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships was released, U.S. BMX riders are ranked number one in the world, the USA Cycling Pro Tour and NRC continued and much moreandhellip;

United States ranked number one in the world in men's BMX
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:45:28 GMT

The United States retained its overall number-one world ranking in menandrsquo;s BMX racing following the first event on the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup calendar according to the latest edition of the UCI rankings published Tuesday. Individually, Donny Robinson and Mike Day are ranked number one and two in the world respectively in the newest Olympic discipline of cycling. American women are ranked fifth overall and are led by Kim Hayashi, who is ranked 11th individually as the highest American woman.

United States ranked third in the world in men's and women's MTB
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:08:48 GMT

The United States is ranked third in the world in both menandrsquo;s and womenandrsquo;s cross country mountain biking according to the latest edition of the UCI rankings published on Monday. In the menandrsquo;s rankings, the United States is ranked third with 535 points behind Australia (705) and Canada (571). In the womenandrsquo;s standings, the United States is ranked an extremely close third with 634 points behind Australia (640) and New Zealand (636). Individually, Todd Wells and Mary McConneloug are the top Americans in the men's and women's standings respectively.

Devine in Best Young Rider's Jersey at Tour de Georgia
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:09:01 GMT

USA Cycling National Development Team member John Devine took over the lead in the Best Young Rider classification at the Tour de Georgia on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Devine placed 18th in stage two andndash; a 217-kilometer trek from Thomaston to Rome andndash; to earn the Best Young Riderandrsquo;s jersey as the competitor with the lowest cumulative time under the age of 23. Devine finished just five seconds off the pace of Tuesday's winner for a cumulative time of 9:01:05 in the first two stages.

Ben King leads Junior National Team at Paris-Roubaix Juniors
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:49:30 GMT

As the worldandrsquo;s top professional cyclists stole the headlines Sunday with their performance in Paris-Roubaix, the andldquo;Queen of the Classicsandrdquo; and arguably the most prestigious single-day bicycle race in the world, the sportandrsquo;s future andndash; including a five-man American contingent andndash; contested the junior version of the race. USA Cyclingandrsquo;s Junior Development Program fielded a team of five riders for the Paris-Roubaix Juniors, a shorter version of the pro race specific to 17-and 18-year-olds, as Ben King was the top finisher.

Miller leads U.S. Women's National Team in Europe
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Women�s National Team continued its campaign in Northern Europe last week with several races in the Netherlands where first-time international competitor Brooke Miller led the squad. Miller scored a career highlight by winning the sprinter�s jersey at the Novilion Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe and also placed 14th in the third round of the UCI Women�s Road World Cup and eighth at the Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo. The women will continue their schedule with the Ronde van Gelderland on April 21 and La Fleche Wallone World Cup on April 25.